20 Jan
A solo project written, directed and animated by Kaleb Lechowski, R’ha depicts an alien race who is being interrogated and ‘motivated’ by a machine.
Lechowski is expected to travel to the US to get some meetings to turn his ideas into a feature film.
26 Oct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUBVcit5VM
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. In the film adaptation, Scott Pilrim (Michael Cera) meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). In order to continue to date Ramona, Scott learns that he must defeat Ramona’s “seven evil exes”.
6 Feb
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a lonely teen who decides to become a real-life superhero after being inspired by the heroes of comic books. Teaming up with Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), he soon encounters a mysterious vigilante called Big-Daddy (Nicolas Cage), and his daughter Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz), who are working to bring down the drug baron, Frank D’Amico.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMyNCaTEXMM
12 Nov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfV5CTyVkwI
Angelina Jolie plays a CIA operative (Evelyn Salt) who turns rogue to clear her name after a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper agent. Using her skills and experience as a convert operative, the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues with the question: “Who is Salt?”
Tom Cruise was originally set to play the lead but left and joined Cameron Diaz in an action comedy. Luckily the role was given to Jolie as it would be tedious for film-goers to see Cruise say “somebody is setting me up” again as he was already “set up” in Mission Impossible and Minority Report.
Bourne but with a hot chick.
10 Nov
How to Train Your Dragon is set in a mythical world of vikings and dragons. The story centers around a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccup’s father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down.
3 Nov
In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. The scale consists of four kinds. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind.
The Fouth Kind is a alien abduction movie starring Mila Jovovich (The Fifth Element) that uses ‘documentary footage’ with re-enacted scenes. The title was derived from J. Allen Hynek’s classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the fourth kind represents an alien abduction.
Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, The Fourth kind is based on FBI investigations into the mysterious deaths and disappearance of its inhabitants and psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich) videotaped sessions with traumatized patients that unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.
28 Oct
Sherlock Holmes is a film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle most famous fictional character. Directed by Guy Ritchie (Snatch), Sherlock Holmes is portrayed by Robert Downey Junior (Iron Man), while Jude Law (Cold Mountain, Gattaca) will play Holmes trusted colleague, John Watson.
The film is set in 1891 and will see Holmes and Watson battles using fighting skills as well as Holmes’ legendary intellect against Lord Blackwood to stop a conspiracy that could destroy the country. The film opens with Holmes apprehending the murderous cult leader Lord Blackwood, who promises to return from the dead to exact his revenge as he is being led to the gallows.
Elementary, my dear Watson?
23 Oct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6ISoW_Gas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMGgITiz84g
Andy has grown up and is going to college. He chose to keep Woody while keeping the rest in storage. Unfortunately for the rest, they are accidentally thrown away and ended up at a day care center where they get mishandled by the kids. Arrgggh!
Bo Peep and her sheep are missing from both trailers. I hope she has not been forgotten. There will also be a new toy character voiced by Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords) and Blake Clark will be the new voice for Slinky after the sad passing of Jim Varney.
It has been 10 years since I last saw Toy Story 2 and I am glad the toys have not changed. We may even get to see Toy Story 1 and 2 as a back to back feature in 3D to be released together with Toy Story 3. Now that would be awesomely imba.
20 Oct
Directed by Nora Ephron (You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally). Julie & Julia is based on true events of Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career and Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes from Julia Child’s cookbook in a single year and blogging about the experience at the same time.
Go see it. It is screening at the cinemas now.
12 Oct
Directed by Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones tells the story of a young girl, Susie Salmon, who is murdered but watches over her family; and her killer from heaven.
Next Stop, Chin 