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Top 10 Horror Films of 2009
25 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
Its that time gang where we look back at the best films of 2009 and this go around I want to look at the best horror films of 2009. In an effort to be as transparent as I can I should point out not every film on my list had a theatrical release in 2009. Some had theatrical releases either small or internationally before but never really got wide release until hitting dvd in 2009. So for that reason I have taken some leeway with my list.
There are tons of great horror films out there and I wish I had seen them all but here is 10 that I think stood out from the crowd and are worthy of being added to any fans collection!
Trick R treat: Trick R Treat was released into various niche film festivals and got rave reviews from horror fans and critics and when it hit dvd it lived up to all the hype. »
Zachary Levi Interview, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
22 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” is the ambitious and entertaining big-screen follow-up to 2007’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” Not content to rest on their laurels, the ‘Munks are preparing yet another “first”: There have been many great movie sequels. There have even been prequels. Now, get ready for the world’s first Squeakquel, in which Alvin, Simon and Theodore finally meet their match – and maybe more – in the newly arrived female trio, The Chipettes.
Many of the original 2007 cast and filmmakers return for “The Squeakquel,” including producers (as well as the voices of The Chipmunks and The Chipettes for the past 30 years) Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman, executive producers Karen Rosenfelt, Arnon Michele Imperato Stabile and Steve Waterman, actors Jason Lee and David Cross, and ‘Munk voice talents Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. New to “The Squeakquel” is director Betty Thomas, who is one of »
Terry Gilliam Interview, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
22 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
The announcement of a new Terry Gilliam film tends to evoke a lively mixture of excitement, curiosity and not a little apprehension. The visionary director has the reputation of a singularly creative maverick, but the transition of his creative projects from the page to the screen has not always been easy.
MoviesOnline sat down recently with Gilliam to talk about his new film, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” The modern-day fantasy adventure about a traveling theatre troupe stars Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Tom Waits and Lily Cole.
The tragic loss of actor Heath Ledger during the production threatened closedown, but Gilliam fought to reconfigure the story without losing the fine performance which his star had already committed to film. Thanks to Depp and Law who generously agreed to help finish the role that Ledger had started, the film was able to be completed. »
Guy Ritchie Interview, Sherlock Holmes
22 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
MoviesOnline sat down with director Guy Ritchie in London recently to talk about his new film, “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, Downey plays the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and Law portrays Holmes’s long time colleague, Watson. The cast also includes Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong and Eddie Marsan.
Ritchie most recently wrote, directed and produced the crime comedy "RocknRolla," featuring an international ensemble cast which premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival before opening in the UK at the top of the box office. "RocknRolla" went on to win the Empire Award for Best British Film.
With “Sherlock Holmes,” Guy Ritchie reinvigorates the classic story of Sherlock Holmes offering audiences a controversial new take on the pivotal relationship between Holmes and Watson while still remaining true to the original source material.
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Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr Interview, Sherlock Holmes
22 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, Robert Downey Jr. plays the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Revealing fighting skills as powerful as his famous intellect, Holmes employs his own unique methods to get to the heart of a case, traveling where no one else would think to go to find what others cannot see.
Jude Law portrays Watson, Holmes's longtime colleague, who is joining him in what may be their last case before the doctor starts a new life as a married man. Rachel McAdams is Irene Adler, a woman from America, who is as alluring as she is dangerous, and whose tempestuous relationship with the detective has become the one puzzle he cannot solve.
Mark Strong plays Lord Blackwood, whose own intellect, combined with merciless ambition, makes him a formidable adversary.
MoviesOnline sat down with the cast recently at the London press »
Karate Kid Remake Trailer
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
All i can say is I wish my daddy wasnt a plumber but was a movie star with his own production company so I to could be a movie star. In all seriousness here is the trailer for Overbrooks Karate Kid remake. The film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in a retelling of the classic Karate Kid. And yes Will Smith owns Overbrook Productions.
I think it looks as good as the original and will fit its demographic well.
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George Romeros Survival Of The Dead Gets Distribution
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
The Wagner/Cuban Companies' Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that it has acquired Us rights to George A. Romero’S Survival Of The Dead, the latest in the legendary and beloved series of zombie films which bowed at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals earlier this year. Romero, one of the most influential and respected horror auteurs of all time, has created a new, terrifying vision that combines viscerally gory undead action with biting social commentary and a return to the black humor and playfulness of his seminal film, Dawn Of The Dead. Magnet will release the film as part of its Ultra VOD program this spring, debuting it on VOD platforms nationwide a month before its theatrical release.
Like its predecessors, George A. Romero’S Survival Of The Dead takes place in a desperate, nightmarish world where the dead walk the earth, relentlessly attacking the living. »
New UK Trailer for Mel Gibsons Edges of Darkness
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
Below fresh from the studio you can checkout the new UK Trailer for Edges of Darkness. Edge Of Darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father.
When his only child, twenty-four year old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her murder. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder -- and to CIA operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone) who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption. »
Jackass 3D
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
All I can say is oh dear I am not sure I want to watch Jackass in 3D. The third installment of Jackass from Paramount Pictures and MTV Films will hit theaters on October 15, 2010, this time in eye-popping 3D. Johnny Knoxville and the boys will begin shooting in late January with Dickhouse Production’s Jeff Tremaine at the helm and producing alongside Spike Jonze and Knoxville.
The addition of 3D to the new film will raise the mayhem factor to new heights, promises star/producer Johnny Knoxville. “We're going to take the same 3D technology James Cameron used in Avatar and stick it up Steve O's butt. We're taking stupid to a whole new dimension.” 


2002’s “Jackass: The Movie” earned more than more than $64 million and was heralded as “a disgusting, repulsive, grotesque spectacle, but also hilarious and provocative. God help me, thumbs up” by esteemed critic Richard Roeper. »
Sherlock Holmes (2009) Movie Review
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
Both Sherlock Holmes and Guy Ritchie are known for their associations with the criminal underground; Holmes as the brilliant and relentless pursuer of criminal mystery in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless stories, and Ritchie as the filmmaker and foul-mouthed bard of London’s underworld. Ritchie’s big-screen interpretation of Sherlock Holmes is fun, witty, action-packed, and rated PG-13 in the Us. Ergo, while it’s a very good film in its own right, it’s a poor Sherlock Holmes story and an even worse Guy Ritchie film.
Sherlock Holmes picks up well into the exploits of the eponymous detective and his stalwart compatriot, Dr. Watson. So well into their exploits, in fact, that Watson has become somewhat fed up with Holmes’s eccentric shenanigans. As a new case emerges however, one seemingly rooted in black magic and apocalyptic portents, Holmes and Watson match wits with a man who has »
Avatar Movie Review
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
Sigourney Weaver said in an interview that James Cameron created Avatar to be the ultimate movie he would have wanted to see as a 14 year old kid, and in that respect he has absolutely succeeded. Cameron has created a sweeping epic that is beautiful, heartfelt, and exciting. And come on, what 14 year old kid wouldn’t want to watch dragons fighting helicopters?
Avatar takes place on a distant planet called Pandora where humans have discovered a valuable new mineral. This mineral is so valuable that the company and their hired guns are willing to drive out the natives, the Na’vi, to get at it. Our main character is Jake Sulley, a paraplegic ex-marine who travels to Pandora to pick up where his identical twin brother left off. Jake’s brother was a scientist who had signed up for the Avatar program in which a human’s consciousness could be »
Kick Ass Red Band Trailer: Hit Girl
21 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
Below you can checkout the brand new red band trailer for Kick Ass called Hit Girl. Clearly since its a red band trailer it contains content which is targetted towards a mature audience. Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name -- Kick-Ass -- assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There's only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers.
His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) - and forges a friendship with another fledging super hero, »
Box Office Report, Avatar is King
20 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
Dude here again. Only two more box office reports left for 2009, can you believe it? What a crazy year it's been, from the Mall Cop to the New Moon, and everything in between. It certainly has been a roller coaster ride, full of terrible movies making far too much money, while more deserving films got swept under the rug. It's all part of this ridiculous game that gets played out every week. A game which I bet on every week in Vegas, hoping to make a fraction of the Transformers 2 gross.
To date, I haven't made a dime, mostly because I insisted on betting obscene amounts on movies like Ninja Assassin.
This weekend, James Cameron came around to change everyone's game. Did he succeed? Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $73.0, 3452 screens, »
Avatar... A Whole Lot of Hype Movie Review
20 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST
I went to see Avatar on Sunday to checkout what all the fuss is about and to engulf myself in the glory that is James Camerons latest blockbuster which has a price tag of reportedly $500million. The film did very well this weekend bringing in over $200million world wide but I felt myself asking throughout the film.. whats all the hubbub about?
Avatar is a good movie but its a formula movie. You have seen the plot done a hundred times in a hundred different movies and frankly is really lacking originality. Where the movie is truly original is in its visual FX but at the end of the day for me visual FX do not make the movie. In fairness I went to see it in 3D to checkout his brand new 3D technology but the showing was full and I decided to go to the 2D screening rather then going home empty handed. »
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