Friday, July 30, 2010
Samoan Body Art And Tattoos
Samoan Body Art And TattoosSamoa is a country governing the western part of the Samoa Islands, South Pacific Ocean. It was recognized for the United Nations on December 15, 1976. The whole group of islands, including American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of Samoa 'skills of sailors. Here are some pictures of Samoan Body Art And Tattoos. Samoan Body Art
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Mandeville and Top Cow Shoot for Feature Adaptation of �Crosshair�
Mandeville Films� partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman announced today that Mandeville and Top Cow Productions will join forces to produce a feature film version of Top Cow�s comic book �Crosshair.� Mandeville learned of the project of the eve of San Diego�s Comic-Con, and, after extensive negotiations, closed the deal over the weekend to adapt the comic to the big screen.
Created by Marc Silvestri, written by Jeff Katz, and illustrated by Silverstri and Allan Jefferson, �Crosshair� follows a former CIA assassin turned suburban superdad who faces his most dangerous enemy ever - himself. Justin Weller learns that he has 48 hours until a suppressed program in his brain will turn him into an unstoppable killing machine aimed at the President of the United States. Weller races against the clock to uncover and reverse the source of his trigger.
�When Top Cow showed us this story, we jumped at the chance to work on this project with them,� said Hoberman. �Our companies are similarly aligned with the goal of delivering one-of-a-kind stories.�
�Crosshair is a unique premise in which the main character is both the hero and the villain,� said Lieberman. �This dichotomy is very unsettling, which makes it a fantastic twist for audiences.�
"After working with the Mandeville guys on �Alibi,� we knew Crosshair could not be in better hands,� said Top Cow President Matt Hawkins. �When they said they wanted to turn the property into film, Marc Silvestri and I were incredibly excited."
Mandeville�s partners Hoberman and Lieberman will produce. Crosshair writer Katz will co-produce for Top Cow. Executive producers are David Manpearl of Mandeville, �Crosshair� Creator Silvestri and Top Cow�s Hawkins.
Top Cow lit up the comic book industry when Universal�s adaptation of Top Cow�s �Wanted,� starring Angelina Jolie, scored $207 million in worldwide box office in 2008.
This is the second collaboration between Mandeville and Top Cow. At last year�s Comic-Con, the two joined forces to develop a feature version of Top Cow�s title, �Alibi.�
Saw 3D Movie poster in 3D
Recently certified by Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful horror franchise, Saw 3D will be released this October.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Halloween Horror Nights Scary Film Competition
Rob Zombie and Universal Studios Hollywood� are partnering to recognize the nation's top short-form film making horror genre talent.
Filmmakers have an opportunity to have their scariest short film rewarded with a TV broadcast of their work, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip for two to the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Submit your short film (90 seconds to 3 minutes) by sending 2 DVD copies to arrive by August 14, 2010 to:
Halloween Horror Nights Scary Film Competition
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 5511-5 (Publicity)
Universal City CA 91608
Selected films will be judged by a panel of horror industry professionals including Rob Zombie. Criteria will be storytelling skill, originality and ability to provide a great scare. The judge's top 10 shorts will be posted here in September for public voting.
Go here for Contest Rules and Entry Form.
DORIAN GRAY starring Colin Firth out on DVD Aug 24
AN ICONIC GOTHIC HORROR TALE, BASED ON OSCAR WILDE�S
ACCLAIMED NOVEL, COMES TO TERRIFYING LIFE IN THIS VICTORIAN THRILLER STARRING COLIN FIRTH, BEN BARNES AND REBECCA HALL
DORIAN GRAY
Adapted from Wilde�s 1891 Hedonistic Best-Seller �The Picture of Dorian Gray�, This Lavishly-Appointed, All-Star Thriller Directed by Oliver Parker (St. Trinian�s) Will Make its U.S. DVD & Blu-ray Debut This August for $24.98srp ea�Only From National Entertainment Media
IN STORES AUGUST 24
PORT WASHINGTON, NY � Eternity has its price in DORIAN GRAY, a new horror adaptation from National Entertainment Media based on Oscar Wilde�s landmark Victorian-era thriller. The lavish genre film, starring Academy Award nominee Colin Firth (A Single Man, Mamma Mia!, �Pride and Prejudice�), Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia, Stardust), Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall (Frost/Nixon, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Ben Chaplin (The Water Horse, The New World) arrives in a specially loaded DVD and Blu-ray edition featuring cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and deleted scenes.
When a strikingly handsome but naive Dorian (Barnes) arrives in Victorian London he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Lord Henry Wotton (Firth), who introduces him to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. Lord Henry's friend, society artist Basil Hallward (Chaplin) paints an exquisite portrait of Dorian to capture the full power of his youthful beauty and when it's unveiled, Dorian makes a wishful vow to give anything to stay as he is in the picture � even his soul. When his flippant pledge is fulfilled � his portrait ages while he does not � the young master descends down a path of horror, wickedness, debauchery and murder in order to hide his terrifying secret.
From director Oliver Parker, who has made a career out of directing Wilde�s plays �The Importance of Being Ernest� and �An Ideal Husband,� comes this stylish adaptation certain to thrill genre aficionados and literary adaptation fans alike. National Entertainment Media presents DORIAN GRAY in 16x9 widescreen (1.78:1). The DVD sports 5.1 Surround Sound and the Blu-ray edition featuresDTS-HD Master Audio; both have English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Both are packed with bonus features, including audio commentary with director Parker and screenwriter Toby Finlay, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes including cast/crew interviews, deleted scenes and more.
Reminder, Reaper Award Submissions Due July 30
Home Media Magazine and DreadCentral.com are excited to bring you Reaper Awards 2010, an awards campaign dedicated entirely to horror on home video. From cult classics to modern blockbusters and direct-to-video gems, we honor horror as it�s meant to be seen � raw and uncensored.
Reaper Award submissions are due July 30. On Oct. 12, �The Grimmys� will be awarded to the best DVDs and Blu-ray Discs of the year at the hauntingly historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
For questions on the submission process or eligibility of titles or to request an extension, contact John Latchem at jlatchem@questex.com or 714-338-6755.
To submit titles, visit HomeMediaMagazine.com/Reaper-Award-Submissions and complete an entry form.
Eligible titles for submission will have been released on home video between Sept. 1, 2009, and July 31, 2010. A panel of judges will choose nominees in each category based on the entire disc treatment � transfer quality, sound and picture, menu design, ease of use, navigation, packaging and other elements relevant to the disc.
The entry fee is $150 per title, per category (i.e., one title in two categories = $300). There is no limit on the number of entries. In addition, event sponsors may receive free entries in accordance with their sponsorship package.
The �Grimmys� are handcrafted Grim Reaper statuettes designed and sculpted by Joe Sena, president of SphereWerx LLC, parent company of the FearWerx horror and EMCE Toy brands. The statuettes were cast by Paul Clarke of EMCE Toys and handpainted and assembled by Sena.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Horror horror everywhere at Comic Con
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Horror took over the advertising inside the main halls of the San Diego convention center during Comic Con 2010. Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Walking Dead and True Blood banners were everywhere. It was nice to see and a welcome change from some of the usual lesser interesting advertising (we won't mention any names).
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Comic Con Report: Stan Winston booth report
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
Metal Life Magazine visited the Stan Winston School of Character Arts booth and got to check out full size movie props from Avatar and Iron Man 2. The school offers instruction in all forms of character arts in physical and digital forms. Classes include puppetry, 2D & 3D sculpture, fabrication, animatronics and more.
Photos by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
The school offers hands on workshops, streaming video lessons and instructional DVDs. If you have an interest in special effects, this school is for you.
"Four decades, four Academy Awards and hundreds of characters, Stan Winston and his legion of artists created film icons that terrify, entertain� and inspire. When the art and technology existed, they mastered it � when it didn�t, they invented it. From concept to creation, Stan Winston laid the foundation for the techniques that drive an entire industry."
Photo by E. Lacey, Metal Life Magazine
http://www.stanwinstonschool.com/
SKYLINE promoted at Comic Con with ad and bubbles
Photo by E. Lacey
Universal's upcoming sci-fi thriller Skyline had a hotel sized ad on the Marriot in San Diego during San Diego Comic Con 2010. The movie is about a group of friends who are awoken in the night by a bright light and when they go outside to investigate, they see everyone else is drawn outside as well. Then everyone rises up into the air and vanishes. A small group of survivors must now struggle against the foes that taking the Earth's population.
In a stroke of advertising genius, there was a bubble machine that made human shaped bubble blobs that were sent up into the air over the San Diego Convention center. These bubble people also vanished into the sky, although not due to an alien force like in the movie. It was awesome to see the reactions of all the Comic Con attendees that saw the bubble people floating away.
US release date is set for November 12, 2010
The Hobbit movie news from Comic Con
We spoke with many people about the Hobbit in an attempt to gather any information available. Comic Con attendees were told by Guillermo del Toro "As a fan, I hope those movies get made. And I hope to God Peter Jackson directs them. They�re beautiful and they�re needed in the world."
Now while this sounds like the movie(s) are not even an active project, Metal Life Magazine did learn that legendary artist John Howe was holed up in New Zealand actively working on The Hobbit art. John is officially listed as a member of the art team and the fact that he is working on the art tells us The Hobbit is under way.
Cast and crew have not been announced although there are many rumors. We will have to wait and see how the financial status of MGM affects this project however. Perhaps Warner Bros can step in.
Now while this sounds like the movie(s) are not even an active project, Metal Life Magazine did learn that legendary artist John Howe was holed up in New Zealand actively working on The Hobbit art. John is officially listed as a member of the art team and the fact that he is working on the art tells us The Hobbit is under way.
Cast and crew have not been announced although there are many rumors. We will have to wait and see how the financial status of MGM affects this project however. Perhaps Warner Bros can step in.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" set for release Jan
Miramax Films have set January 21, 2011 as the release date for their new horror movie, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." Produced by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Johnson, directed by Troy Nixey, the film is about a young girl who accidentally awakens malevolent creatures in her father's house. Sent to live with her father and his girlfriend while they are renovating their house, strange events begin to happen. She must convince the grown ups that these creatures are real and that they are in danger before all is lost.
Starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison and Jack Thompson, this movie promises to deliver a few surprises and should start the year off right.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Jack Sparrow checks in with Comic Con crowd
During the Walt Disney Studios Panel, a surprise greeting from Jack Sparrow from the set of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, was shown.
Here are the details of the in production movie:
U.S. Release Date: May 20, 2011
Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin
Director:
- Rob Marshall
Producer:
- Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producers:
- Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, John DeLuca
Writers:
- Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, �Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides� captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise�this time in Disney Digital 3D�. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), he�s not sure if it�s love�or if she�s a ruthless con artist who�s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne�s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn�t know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa, and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack�s longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid. In theaters Memorial Day weekend, 2011.
Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds himself on an unexpected journey to the fabled Fountain of Youth when a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) forces him aboard the Queen Anne�s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane).
Guillermo del Toro to make HAUNTED MANSION movie
SAN DIEGO, Calif. � July 22, 2010 � Guillermo del Toro surprised the 6,500 fans gathered today at Comic-Con with the announcement that he is currently developing a new film for The Walt Disney Studios based on the classic Disney theme park attraction, The Haunted Mansion.
�Dark imagery is an integral part of the Walt Disney legacy. After all, Disney himself was the father of some really chilling moments and characters - think Chernabog from Fantasia or Maleficent as the Dragon or the Evil Queen in Snow White,� said del Toro. �I couldn't be more excited to be a part of my own adaptation of the original theme park attraction Walt envisioned and that remains- for me- the most desirable piece of real estate in the whole world!"
�Millions of people from around the world visit The Haunted Mansion each year, but no one has ever had a tour guide like Guillermo del Toro,� said Rich Ross, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. �Guillermo is one of the most gifted and innovative filmmakers working today and he is going to take audiences on a visually-thrilling journey like they�ve never experienced before.�
Since August 1969, foolish mortals have dared to trespass on the macabre grounds of Disney�s Haunted Mansion. A hallowed landmark in Disneyland�s New Orleans square, it�s the dwelling place of 999 happy haunts dying to meet new visitors each day. The plantation-style of the mansion�s facade is a sweet deception for visitors. Inside, ghostly doom buggies line the hallways. Since its construction, the mysteries of the mansion have transcended the attraction with stories surfacing about horrifying encounters with the supernatural. Versions of the daunting edifice have been built at other Disney theme parks in Orlando, Tokyo and Paris.
Editor's Note: Perhaps, this time, we will get a proper Haunted Mansion since it sounds like Mr del Toro will not be making this into a silly comedy.
Brad Pitt officially attached to "World War Z"
As confirmed by MTV News, Brad Pitt will be part of the movie "World War Z."
Author Max Brooks confirmed the news during preview night at Comic Con.
Brad Pitt is also confirmed for other Max Brooks "Zombie Survival Guide" related projects.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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