First Look at Bane from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

I don't think there's a question that THE DARK KNIGHT RISES will be THE movie next summer.  The craze and anticipation have only been heightened with the release of the teaser poster and trailer.  Now, we have pictures from the set of Tom Hardy as Bane.

Check out the pictures after the break...

I Can't Wait For The Outrage On This One: Lucky McKee's THE WOMAN Trailer Hits

Javi here. There are those movies that you hear are so messed up that you just have to watch them.  The reasons are many but they all lead down the same path of you giving in to your curiosity for some perverse reason.  One of my most recent experiences like this is when I saw ANTI CHRIST just for hearing the outrage coming out of Cannes.  It ended up being one of my favorite movies of the year, and now I can say it's in my top movies of all time.  Last year there was A SERBIAN FILM, if you could get a hold of it, and now it seems that director Lucky McKee's THE WOMAN will be that movie this year. It tells the story of a family man doing some rather questionable things (do married men do anything but?) to a wild woman he finds while he is out hunting. Check out the trailer below.

Rob Gordon will go full Cage for THE FROZEN GROUND

How can THIS guy kill anyone? Isn't he dreamy ladies?

Javi here.  Just real quick to clarify, the phrase "going full Cage" was an awesome phrase coined by the handsome fellas over at The Golden Briefcase, firstshowing.net 's podcast.  Follow the link to listen to them! (Seriously, do it)

Mind you, this guy will play the good cop

Anyway! What has me excited is seeing John Cusack and Nicholas Cage reuniting for another movie since CON AIR, for new coming director Scott Walker's upcoming THE FROZEN GROUND.  According to Deadline, this will have Cusack portraying real life mild-mannered family man Robert Hansen, who instead of taking up golfing, kidnaps young women and hunts them in the Alaskan wilderness.  Nicholas "Bad Lieutenant" Cage will be the good guy in this story, an Alaskan State Trooper, who along with the only surviving victim of Cusack's game, hunt him down and bring him to justice.

I am a huge fan of both these actors both for their bad roles and their good roles, and seeing them together makes me pretty happy.  There's no release date yet, but stay tuned for more news on THE FROZEN GROUND here.

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From The "I Can't Believe This Is A Real Movie" Files: BATTLESHIP teaser arrives!

Not an actual movie set.

Javi here.  I know it's funny for me to make fun of a movie that's based off of a Hasbro property as is director Peter Berg's BATTLESHIP, considering I have a certain amount of love/hate relationship w/the TRANSFORMERS movies and GI JOE: RISE OF COBRA.  The only difference is that the previous two properties had fiction, BATTLESHIP is a board game.  Where the hell are the red pegs? Anyway, earlier today Yahoo released the trailer.  Check it out below.

AFFD review She said: I AM

I AM

A film by Sonali Gulati

AFFD review, She said: OUTRAGE

OUTRAGE

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Written by Takeshi Kitano

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, Tetta Sugimoto, and Jun Kunimura

AFFD review, She said: MIDNIGHT FM

MIDNIGHT FM

Directed by Kim Sang-Man

Written by Kim Sang-Man and Kim Hwi

Starring: Soo Ae, Yoo Ji-tae, and Lee Joon-Ha

Random Trailer Day: SPIDER-MAN and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3

So many speculations surround the new Spider-man movie.  Will it be good?  The original series was pretty great, give or take Spider-man 3, so why reboot the series?  Well, hopefully those questions will be answered once THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is released.  Or we will all still wonder why they rebooted the series.  In any event, here's the official trailer for the new movie, and I have to say, the last half is pretty fantastic:

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN will be released July 3, 2012 starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Sally Field, Dennis Leary, and Irrfan Khan.





Also, today we got our first preview of the new PARANORMAL ACTIVITY movie.  Now, I really enjoyed 1 and 2 of this series.  After seeing 2, I was thoroughly impressed with how the filmmakers were able to build on the story arc of the 1 so naturally.  Yes, a lot of the scares were the same, but I completely dug it.  Now, we have a look at 3, which seems to delve more into the history of the spirit that has tormented the two sisters since childhood.  And I have totally done the sequence at the end of the trailer at sleepovers, but not with the same results...enjoy!

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 will be released October 21, 2011.

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AFFD review She said: ENEMY AT THE DEAD END

ENEMY AT THE DEAD END

Directed by Owen Cho

Starring: Hae-jin Yoo and Ho-jin Chun

AFFD review She said: LOVE IN A PUFF

Directed by Pang Ho-cheung

Written by Pang Ho-cheung and Heiward Mak

Starring: Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung

AFFD Review He Said: THE STOOL PIGEON

THE STOOL PIGEON 

Directed by: Dante Lam

Written by: Dante Lam, Wai Lun Ng

Starring: Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung,  and Kwai Lun-Mei

AFFD review: SAIGON ELECTRIC, She said

Directed by Stephane Gauger

Written by Stephane Gauger

Starring: Van Trang, Quynh Hoa, Ha Pham Anh Hien, Khuong Ngoc, Elly Tran Ha, and Phan Tan Thi

Synopsis: A young, countryside, ribbon dancer moves to the big city and befriends a local hip-hop dancer.  While preparing for the big competition, life and love get in the way of the crew's hopes of winning.

AFFD review: KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR, She said

Directed by Noboru Iguchi

Starring: Itsuji Itao, Asami, and Akira Emoto

Synopsis: Business men are disappearing, and an evil organization called Sigma is responsible.  Only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save the day!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES teaser trailer! Now with a 100% less annoying Harry Potter fans!

Javi here, just wanting to pop in and show you guys the new teaser for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES! So many questions in just a couple of minutes.  And so begins the end of the best superhero movie series....

AFFD review: BATTLE ROYALE, She said

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Written by Koushun Takami

Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, and Takeshi Kitano

Synopsis: In a future Japan, the government passes the Battle Royale Act, which states that every year a class must battle to the death until there is only one survivor.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 review: She said

Directed by David Yates

Written by Steve Kloves

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint

Synopsis: Harry, Ron and Hermione final journey to search and destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in hopes of defeating the Dark Lord once and for all.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS posters and trailer

Holmes is back!  The sequel to the 2009 hit starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law is set to be released later this year.  By the looks of it, the duo is in the midst of another mystery that seems broader in scope.  They've seem to pick up another sidekick, Noomi Rapace, along their journey.

Here's your first glimpse at the new Sherlock Holmes movie:




SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS will be released December 16, 2011 starring Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, and Noomi Rapace.

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Hell yes for the day: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES teaser poster

Rumor has it the teaser trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT rises will be attached to Harry Potter this weekend. Let us hope so.

But for now enjoy and geek out a bit over the new teaser poster:

Hell yes!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES will be released on July 20, 2012 starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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IRON LADY teaser trailer: Meryl looks fierce!

We love her here at WDYMS, and she's pretty much the queen of the cinema. Anything she touches pretty much turns to gold. Now, her new movie, THE IRON LADY, Meryl Streep takes the title role as the notorious enigmatic British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. We've been teased with some pictures of Streep as Thatcher, and now we're treated to a quick glimpse of the upcoming biopic.

It's short, sweet, and Streep, as always, looks fierce and focused in her role. Check it out:

THE IRON LADY will be released January 2012 starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head, and Richard E. Grant.

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Netflix Instant: Cool TV and Movie Picks

Hey everyone, Jonesy back again with hopefully something for everyone:

American: The Bill Hicks Story

A wonderful documentary about the comedian Bill Hicks.  The movie takes a look at the roots of the comedian including insightful interviews with his close family, friends, and colleagues.  Taking his influences from greats such as George Carlin and Richard Pryor, Hicks made a splash on the comedy circuit with his dark humor and spot on culture commentary. 

Spy Kids

I remember this movie being on TV one idle Saturday afternoon, and not thinking much of it, I started watching and feel in love.  Written and directed by Robert Rodriguez (yes, that one), SPY KIDS follows a brother and sister as they try to rescue their parents, who are former spys and have been kidnapped.  A great, fun, and smart family film.

Rubber

As many of you know, here at WDYMS, we went and watched RUBBER a few months ago with not the best experience.  Now that experience is behind us, everyone can experience the magic that is RUBBER for themselves.  This movie is absolutely ridiculous, yet somehow, it's so much fun.  If you can't concede to the premise that a tire comes to life and starts to kill people...then this movie isn't for you.

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Update: The Almost Annual Summer Bet

A couple months ago, we posted about our Almost Annual Summer Bet details.  Well, with one movie in the bag, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, we have the week one results.

( Originally when we set our terms, both movies were being released on a Friday.  However, as we all know, Transformers was moved up two days earlier.  So, we decided that the winner would be the biggest gross after 7 days. )

After 7 days in the theatre, Transformers has made a whopping $188,588,858....damn.  And that's only the 6th best gross for a movie after the first 7 days.  Oh man, do my Harry Potter fans need to come out in droves to help me win this.  Movies 6 and 7 each take spots 10 and 11 respectively on this same list, so there is hope for me.   Only time will tell.  

But seriously...I HAVE TO WIN THIS!

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON is now in 3D IMAX and theaters.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 will be released July 15th, 2011.  

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Harry Potter Clip for today...Snape vs. Harry

Be prepared for a a plethora of clips to hit over the next week.  With only nine days away, we're treated to another clip from HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2.  Prepared for your excitement to exponentially grow even more:



HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 will be released July 15, 2011.

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Harry Potter movie clip!

With HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 being two very long weeks away, we're treated to an awesome clip from the movie.  Here the trio are inside Bellatrix's Gringotts vault...looks exciting!!!!





HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 will be released July 15, 2011.

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LARRY CROWNE review: She said

Directed by Tom Hanks

Written by Tom Hanks and Nia Vardalos

Starring: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts