Chinese movie reviews from all over asia region including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. We will find the latest reviews from all over the web through RSS feeds and show them all in one place. Read as much reviews as you can consume! www.chinesemoviesdvd.com 2012-02-07T17:51:36+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/producer-puts-the-kibosh-on-harrison-ford-and-blade-runner-sequel-rumors/ BeyondHollywood.com

You know, it’s pretty rare that movie producers actually come out and actively deny a movie news scoop on the Internet, especially a casting rumor. As someone who actually writes about this stuff seven days a week, casting rumors are a dime a dozen. Pretty much anyone can make one up, and it’s impossible to call them on it, because it’s reported as rumor, with all the caveats involved. But that’s precisely what Andrew Kosove, whose company Alcon Entertainment is putting the “Blade Runner” sequel with Ridley Scott, has done. The producer reacted to a previous report that had Harrison Ford being in talks to return to play replicant hunter Deckard 30 years after he originally played the role in the original movie. Kosove calls shenanigans on the report, telling Deadline: It is absolutely patently false that there has been any discussion about Harrison Ford being in Blade Runner. To be clear, what we are trying to do with Ridley

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/machete-sequel-is-a-go-plot-details/ BeyondHollywood.com

I guess people are STILL messing with the wrong Mexican. You’d think they would have learned after the first movie, but apparently not. Two years after Danny Trejo’s dangerous Mexican came up from south of the border to wreak havoc on bad guys everywhere, Robert Rodriguez is gearing up for a sequel to shoot as early as this April. The sequel will be called “Machete Kills” (because what else would you call it?), and will find the titular badass once again up to his heavily tattooed neck in trouble. The new film finds Machete recruited by the U.S. Government for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man. Machete must battle his way through Mexico to take down a madman cartel leader and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war across the planet with a weapon in space. Machete takes on an army in an effort to dismantle a plan for global

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/new-on-dvdblu-ray-a-very-harold-kumar-christmas-2011/ BeyondHollywood.com

Laurel and Hardy. Cheech and Chong. Harold and Kumar? Well sure, with a couple of more movies under their belts and maybe a decade or two of totin’ on the big screen, the boys may eventually get there. They already have two films under their belts, and who thought they’d have more than one? I certainly didn’t, which just goes to show you how much I know. The boys (and Neil Patrick Harris as Neil Patrick Harris) return for a third outing in “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas”, due out on DVD and Blu-ray February 7th, 2012 from New Line Home Video. Following years of growing apart, Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrive at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve, his attempts to redirect it to Harold’s house ends with the “high grade” contents – and Harold’s

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/wonder-woman-does-her-thing-in-new-justice-league-doom-pics/ BeyondHollywood.com

Not a whole lot of movie news today, so you get these new images featuring Wonder Woman from D.C. and Warner’s upcoming “Justice League: Doom” original animated movie. Sorry. An adaptation of Mark Waid’s “Tower of Babel” story from the JLA comic. Ra’s al Ghul steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses. Featuring the voice works of Nathan Fillion, Claudia Black, Olivia d’Abo, Michael Rosenbaum, Alexis Denisof, Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Phil Morris, Paul Blackthorne, Carl Lumbly, Carlos Alazraqui, Bumper Robinson, David Kaufman, and Susan Eisenberg. Directed by Lauren Montgomery. “Justice League: Doom” is due out on Blu-Ray, DVD and for Download on February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/couples-2011-movie-review/ BeyondHollywood.com

“Couples” is a Korean remake of Japanese director Kenji Uchida’s popular 2004 offbeat romantic comedy “A Stranger of Mine”, helmed by Jeong Yong Ki, who previously enjoyed success with commercial fare such as “The Righteous Thief” and “Once Upon A Time in Corea”. Like the original, the new version is by no means a straightforward genre outing, following a series of overlapping tales of various couples whose lives intersect thanks to bank robberies, car crashes and a variety of deceptions. Headlined by popular actor Kim Joo Hyuk (“In Love and the War”), the film is very much an ensemble piece, with support from a host of recognisable faces including Lee Si Young (“Meet the In-Laws”), Lee Yoon Ji (“Dream High”), Gong Hyung Jin (“Life is Beautiful”), and Oh Jung Se (“Petty Romance”). The film kicks off with café owner Yoo Suk (Kim Joo Hyuk) having a particularly bad day, experiencing financial difficulties, still being unable to track down missing fiancé

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/the-guns-are-out-in-two-new-dredd-images/ BeyondHollywood.com

Two new images from “Dredd”, staring Karl Urban as the meanest Judge in all of Mega City One, and Olivia Thirlby as his, er, not all that mean-looking Judge partner. But she sure is cute, though, and I hear she’s got other abilities. Is it me or do those costumes look a tad bulky. Overly foamy, even? Wish they would release a trailer for this thing soon, though. All the rumors of trouble behind-the-scenes is a tad disconcerting, and from everything I’ve seen of the film so far, it doesn’t look like it’ll be that big of an improvement over the Stallone version. A trailer that blows us away would change all that. In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO. Also starring Lena Headey as the Big Bad, along with Jason Cope,

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/futuristic-teaser-trailer-for-director-wayne-slatens-patriot-act/ BeyondHollywood.com

I’m a sucker for noir-flavored flicks set in sprawling futuristic cities. Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” and the live-action “Tex Murphy” PC games are to blame for this affliction, though I suppose there are worst cinematic obsessions to have. Director Wayne Slaten seems to have a similar appreciation for the genre, as evidenced by his upcoming sci-fiction endeavor “Patriot Act”. I definitely like what I’ve seen thus far, so here’s hoping the picture gets a release sometime soon. Need a synopsis? I happen to have one: Kane is a retired member of The Legion, a hit squad responsible for the extinction of an alien race. Set in a future communist America, Kane must now hunt a renegade Dropa alien intent on killing the former members of his team. When you’re ready, check out the trailer embedded below

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/six-posters-for-the-peculiar-chinese-horror-movie-nightclub-school-hospital/ BeyondHollywood.com

There isn’t a whole lot of information about “Nightclub School Hospital” floating around right now, and that’s probably why it’s so appealing. The name is silly, the trailer is odd, and the posters are all over the freaking place. There’s a very strong possibility that the film itself will be a complete waste of time — that’s just a hunch, mind you, and not my official review of the film — but, right now, “Nightclub School Hospital” is an intriguing mystery. For me, anyway. China gets the film on February 10th, 2012. That’s in four days. Here’s hoping an English-subtitled DVD hits the market someone soon. Then again, maybe it’s best if the film remains a mystery. If you missed the trailer the first time around, it’s hanging out below the pics

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/is-harrison-ford-joining-forces-with-ridley-scott-for-the-blade-runner-sequel/ BeyondHollywood.com

I’m not the Harrison Ford fan I once was. The guy has made some seriously questionable choices over the past few years, and the less said about that whole unsightly Crystal Skull affair, the better. Hell, I even tried to enjoy “Morning Glory”, for crying out loud. So am I excited about the fact that Ford might be reprising his iconic role in Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” sequel? Well, not really. Truth be told, I’m just not that interested in seeing a gruff, scruffy, aged Deckard trotting around a sprawling futuristic cityscape in search of Replicants. No offense to Ford, but I don’t know if he’s capable of returning to the role at this stage in the game. Feel free to crucify me now. Anyway, nothing’s been confirmed as of this writing, so this entire article may become entirely irrelevant as soon as someone flatly denies the rumor. What do you think? Am I being too hard on poor Ford?

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/one-seriously-intense-trailer-for-byeon-yeong-joos-crime-flick-train/ BeyondHollywood.com

Apparently I’m a few days late on this one, so I apologize if you’ve already seen the trailer for Byeon Yeong-joo’s upcoming South Korean suspense yarn “Train”. The film is based on a beloved novel by popular Japanese author Miyuki Miyabe, one that follows the danger and intrigue associated with being asked to help locate a missing person. Turns out it’s a lot more perilous than I thought it would be. Amazing. Officially, here’s what the film is all about: When a beautiful young woman disappears, a former detective is asked by the woman’s fiancée to help find her and he quickly finds out she is not who she claims to be. “Train” stars Lee Seon-gyoon, Kim Min-hee, Jo Seong-ha, Kim Byeol, and Jang Dae-yoon. If, like me, you’re a fan of South Korean thrillers, you may have an interest in the clip embedded below. Take a few minutes out of your post-Super Bowl Monday morning and check it out

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/more-super-bowl-tv-spots-act-of-valor-john-carter-and-ghost-rider-2/ BeyondHollywood.com

Surprisingly, no Super Bowl spot for “The Amazing Spider-Man”. Or if there was, I missed it. Instead, here are three more spots, an extended trailer for “John Carter” and 30-second spots for “Act of Valor” and “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”. If you’ve missed any of the spots, you can catch up over at the big list here. From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/super-bowl-spots-for-the-avengers-and-battleship/ BeyondHollywood.com

New extended TV spots for “The Avengers” and “Battleship”. For a complete listing of all movie-related Super Bowl TV spots, see our big list here. Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Based on Hasbro’s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper’s fiance; Alexander Skarsgard as Hopper’s older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper’s crewmate and a weapons specialist on the USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone’s superior (and Sam’s father), Admiral Shane. Loki: “I have an army.” Tony Stark: “We have a Hulk.” When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/the-big-list-of-super-bowl-xlvi-movie-tv-spots/ BeyondHollywood.com

Ah, it’s that time of the year again, when being a sports fan and movie buff merges into one entity — a spoovie fuff, if you will. Whatever you want to call this new breed of sports geek, Super Bowl Sunday is a great day, with movie studios releasing some great (and yes, very expensive) new TV spots and at times, debut trailers for some of the more highly anticipated films of the year. 2012 is no different, and because we like you and don’t think you should have to scour the Interwebs looking for the latest movie TV spots/trailers, we’ve collected them all here in one place. Enjoy, spoovie fuffs. We will be constantly updating this page as new trailers/spots are released, so check back often if you’ve missed anything during the live broadcast. THE DICTATOR G.I. JOE: RETALIATION THE HUNGER GAMES THE AVENGERS BATTLESHIP ACT OF VALOR JOHN CARTER GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE THE LORAX TRANSFORMERS: THE

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/max-landis-explains-the-death-and-return-of-superman-and-why-it-sucks/ BeyondHollywood.com

I actually remember when D.C. Comics decided to kill off Superman in the early ’90s. As I recall, he died fighting a big ass villain named Doomsday, a Hulk clone with rocks or something sticking out of his body. Basically they beat the crap out of each other, and Supes lost. Superman was, literally, beaten to death. At the time, I wasn’t much of a D.C. reader. Sure, I might have picked up the occasional cool Batman crossover or Lobo special, but I didn’t have regular D.C. titles reserved under my name at the local comic book shop. But a major comic book publisher killing off a major character like Superman piqued my interest; that was, of course, the point. If you weren’t reading comics back when they killed off the big boy scout you might not know what happened, why, and how D.C. eventually resolved it. That’s where Max Landis, son of John, and the screenwriter of the superhero

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/looks-like-riddicks-up-to-his-neck-in-trouble/ BeyondHollywood.com

Or, er, water. A new image from the currently in-production “Riddick”, courtesy of star Vin Diesel. Part 3 of the “Pitch Black” franchise, from writer/director David Twohy, finds Riddick once again on the run and facing dangerous foes seeking his hide. Hey, if he wanted an easier life, he wouldn’t have volunteered for the baddest mofo in the galaxy title, which he did. Or so I’ve heard. The sci-fi actioner, also starrin gKarl Urban, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Bokeem Woodbine, Dave Bautista, Conrad Pla, Raoul Trujillo, Nolan Funk, and Keri Hilson, is due out in 2013. Get more images and videos in our “Riddick” preview page

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/new-images-from-g-i-joe-2-wrath-of-the-titans-and-snow-white-and-the-huntsman/ BeyondHollywood.com

Saturday brings you a handful of new images from 2012′s more intriguing offerings, including the Jon Chu-directed “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” featuring another look at Bruce Willis, Sam Worthington and Rosamund Pike in “Wrath of the Titans”, plus more images from the Kristen Stewart-fronted “Snow White and the Huntsman”, many of which looks like screengrabs from the film’s trailer, but they claim it’s official stills, so, you know, we’ll go with that. There are also some new looks at Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace in the sci-fi actioner “Lock-Out”, and another fresh look at “Men in Black 3″ with Will Smith and Josh Brolin. G.I. Joe: Retaliation Wrath of the Titans Snow White and the Huntsman Lock-Out Men in Black

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/poster-artwork-for-the-asylums-upcoming-knock-off-abraham-lincoln-vs-zombies/ BeyondHollywood.com

Although I’m quick to pick on the company for taking big-budget ideas and systematically crapping out low-budget rip-offs, I actually enjoy the vast majority of the movies The Asylum releases. Director Richard Schenkman’s “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies” looks to be no different. The film follows the adventures of the bearded president as he battles legions of the Confederate undead, a literary concept that is currently being transformed into a motion picture by a major Hollywood studio. And while I honestly don’t think its glossy counterpart has anything to worry about, I think I’m more curious about this production than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”. You can own a copy of “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies” when it hits DVD on May 22nd, 2012. The artwork promised in the headline has been carefully embedded below

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/danny-trejo-battles-otherworldly-forces-in-justin-prices-the-cloth/ BeyondHollywood.com

Danny Trejo is the stuff. And while I’m drawn more to his action-oriented endeavors, I won’t pass up an opportunity to watch the busy actor portray a priest in horror flick. Writer/director gives the big guy an opportunity to do just that in his upcoming exorcism effort “The Cloth”. Sure, there are other actors in the film, and it does feature some pretty nifty creature effects, but Trejo is the real reason for my interest. I’m sure that’s why they hired him in the first place. Here’s what the movie is all about: The Cloth is a thriller centered on a secret organization formed by the Catholic Church to counteract the rising cases of demonic possessions across the country. With the arrival of the Devil’s General Kasdeya on earth, the members of the Cloth have only seven days to stop the crossover of the ultimate evil into our realm. To stop Beelzebub’s arrival, their mission depends on Jason (Kyler Willett),

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/some-really-cool-images-from-the-south-korean-anthology-doomsday-book/ BeyondHollywood.com

According to the folks at Film Smash and Asian Media Wiki, the promising South Korean anthology “Doomsday Book” began way back 2006, though financial woes caused the production to crash and burn. Roughly six years down the cinematic road, directors Kim Jee-Woon and Yim Pil-Sung have decided to finish the film, which will consist of three genre-friendly short films. Judging from the photos you’ll find embedded way down below, this one looks pretty spiffy. Check out this detailed synopsis: “Creation of Heaven” (Kim Jee-Woon) – A robot, which works at a temple, finds enlightenment. A robot repair man named Park Do-Won (Kim Kang-Woo) and a Bodhisattva Hye-Joo (Kim Gyu-Ri) then try to protect the robot from the robot company. “Wonderful New World” (Yim Pil-Sung) – A pure young man (Ryoo Seung-Bum) turns into a zombie. “Happy Birthday” (Kim Jee-Woon & Yim Pil-Sung) – A smart man (Song Sae-Byeok), who graduated from KAIST, begins to live with a robot. “The Doomsday

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/first-photos-from-the-south-korean-erotic-thriller-the-taste-of-money/ BeyondHollywood.com

I really enjoyed Im Sang-soo’s “The Housemaid”. It’s not the sort of movie I usually gravitate towards, but I found it to extremely well-crafted and entirely engaging, despite the fact that the story moved at a snail’s pace. The director’s follow-up, the 2012 erotic thriller “The Taste of Money”, doesn’t stray too far from the dysfunction of his previous effort, and I guess that’s okay. Maybe he can make a trilogy out of it or something. Here’s this synopsis should you need it: Young-jak, who is a private secretary of madam PAIK, the center power of Korean conglomerate, witnesses immoral private issues of her wealthy family. Meanwhile, he finds out that madam PAIK’s husband, Mr. YOON is having affair with their Filipino housemaid, Eva. He reports what he witnessed to madam PAIK, and now despaired madam PAIK is greedily seducing Young-jak in order to keep him on her side . Young-jak is deeper into madam PAIK’s family issues when he

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/japanese-horror-flick-life-is-dead-offers-up-important-lessons-on-zombie-stds/ BeyondHollywood.com

You know what? If you engage in sexual relations with a zombie, you’re probably going to get an STD that’s going to magically transform your perverted ass into the walking dead. You wanna know something else? I honestly wouldn’t feel sorry for you. I’m not one to pass judgment, but, you know, that’s kind of gross. Director Kosuke Hishinuma’s “Life is Dead”, an adaptation of Tomohiro Koizumi’s manga, isn’t one to shy away from such ribald subject matter. Truth be told, I’m not sure if this one is supposed to be funny or no. Could be dead serious. Either way, I really want to see it. And, yes, that’s kind of gross, too. Try wrapping your mind around this plot synopsis: Zombies can turn humans by both biting them and as a STD. There are also levels of Zombification. Now that this virus is running rampant the government is trying to control it by putting a collar on ever zombie

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/the-big-bad-space-nazis-are-still-coming-in-new-iron-sky-poster/ BeyondHollywood.com

I was sitting at home the other day wondering whatever happened to Timo Vuorensola’s “Iron Sky”, his Nazis-from-the-moon movie that I’ve been hearing about and seeing snippets from for years now. The first teaser trailer showed up way back in 2009, in fact. Then 2011 brought us a second teaser trailer, and now 2012 brings this new poster. Towards the end of World War II the Nazi scientists made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity. From a secret base built in the Antarctic, the first Nazi spaceships were launched in late ‘45 to found the military base Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) on the dark side of the Moon. This base was to build a powerful invasion fleet and return to take over the Earth once the time was right. Now it’s 2018, and it’s the time for the first American Moon landing since the 70′s. Meanwhile the Nazi invasion, that has been over 70 years in the making, is on its

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/forgotten-action-cinema-metalstorm-the-destruction-of-jared-syn/ BeyondHollywood.com

It’s been a while since I’ve had the time to do this column, so I thought it only fitting that I tackle one of the worst motion pictures in my extensive collection of absolute crap, namely director Charles Band’s “Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn”. Although I love it with every fiber of my being — I actually own this T-shirt and squealed with delight when it arrived in the mail — I must admit that it’s not exactly the easiest movie to love. The story doesn’t make a lick of sense, there are too many extended POV shots involving automobiles, the ending openly insults your intelligence — things that would make most film fanatics pull the proverbial plug ten minutes in. Despite everything that works against poor “Metalstorm”, it’s deliriously enjoyable. If the plot involving an evil dictator’s scheme to take control of a Cyclopian race doesn’t boggle your impressionable little mind, perhaps Tim Thomerson’s half-assed Harrison Ford/Han solo impersonation

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/two-new-character-posters-for-director-tarsem-singhs-mirror-mirror/ BeyondHollywood.com

When I watch the trailer for “Immortals” director Tarsem Singh’s “Mirror Mirror”, I cringe. There’s something about it that makes me want to punch children. That having been said, chances are I’ll watch the blasted thing when it arrives on Blu-ray, just to see the pretty, pretty colors. Singh is an incredible filmmaker, and while I’m leery of the direction he’s head with the story, it’s sure be a visual delight. Hopefully those words won’t come back to bite me in the end. For those who live under rocks, a synopsis: An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright. Anyway, below you’ll find two new character posters for the film. Don’t get too excited, though — it’s just Nathan Lane and Armie Hammer, the latter of whom played twins in “The Social Network”. That’s for those of you who didn’t know who he was.

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/jane-levy-is-the-evil-dead-remakes-female-lead/ BeyondHollywood.com

On the heels of adding Shiloh Fernandez to their remake of “The Evil Dead”, Sam Raimi and the boys have now added Jane Levy, the star of ABC’s “Suburgatory” as the film’s leading lady, a role recently vacated by “Mirror Mirror’s” Lily Collins. There is actually no real female lead in the original “Evil Dead”, though Embeth Davidtz did fill a sorta-leading lady role in the third movie, 1992′s “Army of Darkness”. In the remake, Levy will play Mia, “one of five young people who head to the remote cabin where evil awaits. Recovering from a recent overdose, Mia is particularly vulnerable.” Fede Alvarez is directing the remake, which will follow most of the plot beats of the Raimi original, minus an Ash character. Fernandez will play the male lead. “The Evil Dead” remake scares in

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/platinum-studios-developing-comic-book-movie-the-weapon/ BeyondHollywood.com

Platinum Studios, the company behind “Cowboys and Aliens”, seems to publish comic books with an eye towards turning them into movies. Or as they refer to their creations, “exploitable comic book characters”. They finally got “Cowboys and Aliens” made after a long development process, and they’re still working on an “Atlantis Rising” movie, though honestly, that one’s hit more road bumps than I can recall. Their most recent stab at cinematic glory is “The Weapon”, from writer Fred Van Lente (“Marvel Zombies”). “The Weapon” is about a martial arts enthusiast, Tommy Zhou, that has discovered a means to create solid objects from light — and invented a superhero persona to promote it, The Weapon! Not believing the legends his grandfather told him as a child, Zhou’s inventions unsuspectingly make him the target of a millennia-old assassin cult that’s convinced he’s unlocked the ancient mystical techniques of the Order of Wu-Shi-’The Way of the Weapon.’ He sounds a bit like Iron

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/creepy-british-girls-star-in-the-opening-scene-of-the-woman-in-black/ BeyondHollywood.com

Wanna know how Daniel Radcliffe’s old-fashioned horror tale “The Woman in Black” begins? Here’s the opening scene, complete with introduction by the former Harry Potter kid turned honest to goodness adult. Hard to believe DanRad is all grown up now. Where did the time go? Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a widowed lawyer whose grief has put his career in jeopardy, is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric. But upon his arrival, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a deadly secret. Although the townspeople try to keep Kipps from learning their tragic history, he soon discovers that the house belonging to his client is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is determined to find someone and something she lost… and no one, not even the children, are safe from her vengeance. Also starring Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Shaun Dooley, Alisa Khazanova, Liz White, Alexia Osborne,

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/icymi-riddick-officially-starts-production/ BeyondHollywood.com

If you haven’t been following Vin Diesel on Facebook, then you might not be aware that he and writer/director David Twohy is already hard at work on the third entry in their Riddick franchise. The film is underway, and here’s the press release, with a whole new synopsis, to prove it. Universal Pictures, One Race Films and Radar Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun on the action-driven, sci-fi thriller Riddick. The shoot will take place in Montreal. The latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000′s hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004′s The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however,

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/a-screaming-new-poster-for-silent-house/ BeyondHollywood.com

New poster for Elizabeth Olsen’s “Silent Hill”, Chris Kentis and Laura Lau’s remake of the Uruguayan film of the (slightly) same name. I could be wrong, but I don’t think good things are currently happening to Olsen’s character in the poster. Call it a hunch. Olsen stars as Sarah, a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family’s secluded lake house during a trip with her father and brother. Supernatural shenanigans befall the poor girl, slowly but surely driving her towards the edge of madness. Or does it? “Silent House” is supposed a “real time journey, experienced in a single uninterrupted shot”, but I’ll leave it up to you to decide if that’s true or not. The film opens March 9th, 2012, and the new poster is below. You can check out the trailer above if you missed it the first time around

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/videopress-duotone/ WordPress.com News

Would you like to post videos to your blog while you’re on the go? Are you interested in a photography theme that’s also video-friendly? Well, look no further, because we have some news for you. The VideoPress upgrade, which allows you to upload and embed your own videos on your blog, now comfortably handles videos from iPhones and iPads. You can shoot vertically or horizontally, and we’ll take care of rotating it for you so that your video looks great when it’s published on your site. If you don’t already have VideoPress on your WordPress.com account, head on over to VideoPress.com, we’ll get you up and running in no time. And don’t forget to install the free WordPress App on your iPhone or iPad! Duotone: Now Video-Friendly If you’re a photoblogger, you’re probably familiar with the cool Duotone theme, which changes color to match the first image in every post and page. The big news is that Duotone now seamlessly supports VideoPress videos, so now you can engage visitors with photographs and videos! Learn More about VideoPress If you use VideoPress on your self-hosted WordPress site, keep an eye on the VideoPress Blog – we have some exciting annoucements coming out soon, just for you! You can find more details about VideoPress by checking out the following resources: VideoPress.com WordPress Support: VideoPress

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/shiloh-fernandez-will-battle-deadites-in-the-evil-dead-remake/ BeyondHollywood.com

Hey, guess what, folks, the remake of “Evil Dead” has found its male lead, and it’s “Red Riding Hood’s” Shiloh Fernandez. Yeah. Excited yet? The remake will be brought to you by Fede Alvarez, who wrote and will direct (with a script rewrite by Diablo “Juno” Cody). It will be more of the same, but with some differences. This time around, there will be no Ash character, though pretty much everything else will be the same as the Raimi film, including kids in a cabin, demons being summoned by a Book of the Dead, and other deadite shenanigans. Sexual violations by way of tree branches may or may not be repeated. With a leading man in the cabin, the production now needs to replace Lily Collins, who previously thought about joining, but then ultimately decided to bail for greener — and no doubt, less bloody — pastures. Original director Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and star Bruce Campbell will produce the

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/eric-kripkes-revolution-gets-picked-up-by-nbc/ BeyondHollywood.com

“Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke’s new show, “Revolution” has been given a pilot order from NBC. The show is co-produced by the suddenly very prolific J.J. Abrams, but let’s face it, like most shows Abrams has his name on nowadays, it’s just that, his name on a show. It’ll make the show easier to sell, of course, and that’s probably the point. So what’s “Revolution” about? A high-octane action drama following a group of characters struggling to survive and reunite with loved ones in a world where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist. Now that’s an intriguing premise. I don’t even know how that even works on a conceptual level, but it’ll be fascinating to find out. Kripke, of course, is the creator of “Supernatural” on the CW, about two brothers who scour the Midwest killing demons and saving the world. That show has really suffered now that he’s left the day-to-day business of running it, and he

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/because-your-day-hasnt-kicked-enough-ass-heres-the-trailer-for-an-osama-bin-laden-zombie-movie/ BeyondHollywood.com

I’m not sure what to say about this. It is a thing, a thing that is happening, and it’s called “Osombie”. The premise is simple really, Osama Bin Laden returns from the dead as a flesh-eating zombie and raises an army of zombie terrorists. Take a moment to let that one sink in. And of course there is a trailer for “Osombie”, which is embedded below. There are explosions, deserts, blood, shirtless dudes, and, of course, zombies. Like I said, I’m having trouble coming up with things to say about this movie. How about this: balls. It certainly is a bold move to make a film about zombie Bin Laden. Then again, I’m a big fan of Nazi-zombie movies, so who am I to judge? A bit soon? Perhaps. But you know what? Good for director John Lyde and writer Kurt Hale for just going for it. There’s a big-budget Hollywood killing-Bin Laden movie in the works, so why the

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/ready-for-more-insidious-a-sequel-is-in-the-works/ BeyondHollywood.com

Not surprising that everyone involved with the first movie, including writer/co-star Leigh Whannell and his co-hort James Wan would want to come back for a sequel to the lo-fi horror movie. After all, the film has earned almost $100 million worldwide from a meager $1.5 million production budget, including $54 million at home. It’s also earned $7 million in DVD sales. Not bad for a movie that succeeded almost purely on word of mouth. So of course they’re going to do a sequel. What makes this sequel probably worth following, though, is that everyone involved in the first movie is expected back, with Whannell first onboard to write a script to the sequel and Wan currently in talks to direct again. Says Whannell: Insidious was the most fun project I’ve ever worked on. From start to finish it was an absolute joy—from the writing of the screenplay, all the way to the first screening of the film at the Toronto

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.yesasia.com/us/en/entertainment-news.html YumCha!

On February 2, 2012, Media Asia held a special gala premiere in Hong Kong for Romancing in Thin Air, the latest film from director Johnnie To and his frequent collaborator Wai Ka Fai. The two filmmakers were joined by stars Sammi Cheng, Louis Koo, and Wilfred Lau. At the ceremony before the premiere, Wai and To shared anecdotes about the shooting of the film, which took place over 3000 meters above sea level in China's Shangri-La County. To lamented that even though Shangri-La was a beautiful place to film, nearly half the film crew grew ill due to the high altitude of the region and the tight schedule of the shoot. Wai, both the writer and the producer of the ... Read More

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/first-official-image-from-riddick/ BeyondHollywood.com

Vin Diesel has been dropping set images from “Riddick” featuring the actor posing in his Riddick gear for the last few weeks, but this certainly looks like an actual official image from the movie itself. I could be wrong, of course, but if this is Diesel just posing around on set, he sure went to a lot of trouble. So why is the studio allowing Diesel to drop stills from the movie left and right on his Facebook page, instead of giving it to Entertainment Weekly or Yahoo or Apple? Probably because Diesel has nearly 30 million followers on his Facebook account, and if you count the people who are fans/friends of those people … yeah, I think you get the gist. Dude probably gets more eyeballs on these images when he posts them on his Facebook account than he could if he gave it to all those sites I mentioned combined. “Riddick”, which finds the former convict once again

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/the-amazing-spider-man-defacing-a-national-monument-near-you/ BeyondHollywood.com

Hey, foreign readers, did you happen to notice a certain familiar looking red wallcrawler logo defacing YOUR prized buildings recently? That would be Sony Pictures’ Spidey emblem promoting their upcoming “The Amazing Spider-Man”. The little bugger has been around the world, showing up on the sides of buildings famous and not so famous. The viral marketing stunt has hit 13 different countries so far, including Rome, Paris, Madrid, Rio, London, Berlin, Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York, London, Moscow, and Seoul, South Korea. In case you missed it, or didn’t even know it was hitting your hood, here’s a video to show where it’s traveled. Spidey and his untold story, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Fields, Julianne Nicholson, Campbell Scott, Rhys Ifan, Irrfan Khan, Annie Parisse, Chris Zylka and directed by Marc Webb, gets told (again) July 3, 2012. Get more images and videos in our “The Amazing Spider-Man” preview page

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/sharon-stone-gets-attachment-to-tony-kayes-sexual-thriller/ BeyondHollywood.com

Sharon Stone and sexual thrillers go together like Sharon Stone and 20 years ago. What about Sharon Stone, sexual thrillers, and 2012? That … remains to be seen. The former “Basic Instincts” star is certainly going to be giving it a shot, as Stone has signed up to front director Tony Kaye’s “Attachment”, a thriller that will have Stone playing a married woman who has a one-night stand with a student, an oops moment that comes back to haunt her when “the lover begins to date her daughter and stalk her family.” Kaye is most famous for directing the Edward Norton movie “American History X”, and is recently playing the festival circuit with the Adrien Brody starrer “Detachment”. So basically he’s going from “Detachment” to “Attachment”. Both films are about teachers and students. Not sure if the two films are related, though. Kaye will start shooting “Attachment” in April

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/katherine-heigl-starring-in-a-movie-that-milla-jovovich-just-did-last-year/ BeyondHollywood.com

It’s like the dueling killer asteroid movies all over again. Well, not quite. A scant year after Milla Jovovich came out with the serial killer thriller “Faces in the Crowd”, Katherine Heigl has now signed on to star in the similarly themed “Face Blind”. In “Faces in the Crowd”, which for all intents and purposes went straight-to-DVD last year, “Resident Evil’s” Milla Jovovich played a woman who is attacked by a serial killer, leaving her with a disease that prevents her from recognizing faces. A problem, since that same serial killer comes back for her, believing she had seen his face. What’s a girl to do? In “Face Blind”, Heigl would play “a psychologist struck with a rare affliction that makes it impossible to distinguish people by their faces.” A problem, since she’s currently being stalked by a man who had previously stalked one of her patients. Problem is, no one believes her, including her husband who thinks she’s going

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/whedon-confirms-no-spider-man-or-wasp-in-the-avengers-during-twitter-global-chatfest/ BeyondHollywood.com

Fanboys on Twitter probably already know that Joss Whedon and members of his “Avengers” crew (Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, and Clark Gregg) recently pulled a Twitter chat with fans around the world earlier this week. Among the topics discussed were rumors that have been floating about in recent days, including a possible appearance by The Wasp or that Spider-Man guy. In short, the answers to both those two questions are No, and No. Or, more specifically: Question: For JW, was there an Avenger you wanted to put in the movie but couldn’t make it work for whatever reason be it budget or time? #Avengers Answer: “I’m a fan of the Wasp. She’s goofy and sting-y.” And: Question: For JW: what about the Spiderman cameo in #Avengers? Answer: “There is no Spider-Man cameo. But the Avengers do turn off the dark.” And here’s the rest of the Twitter chatfest. There are a lot of fanboy questions, and the kind of

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/funky-new-john-carter-trailer-delivers-the-films-best-footage-yet/ BeyondHollywood.com

I’ll be honest with you — nothing I’ve seen of Disney’s “John Carter” has convinced me the film will be anything special. If anything, it looks pretty much like your standard SyFy Channel original movie of the week, but with a bigger budget, though you might not immediately know that from the film’s heavily brown, desert-y background. Of course, the fact that I know nothing of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs books probably don’t help, but then again, I suspect neither will 99% of the film’s potential audience. Having said that, this new minute-long trailer for “John Carter” probably does the best selling of all the previous trailers. It has that funky, fun vibe about it that makes sense given we’re dealing with four-armed Martians that apparently know how to speak English. Taylor Kitsch, who I’m still not convinced has leading man potential in him, looks amusing in the “fish out of water” elements of the film. I wonder if

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/new-themes-currents-and-debut/ WordPress.com News

Today, I’m excited to introduce the latest additions to our collection of premium themes. Designed by Andy Rutledge, Currents, is a responsive, minimal yet attractive premium theme from WooThemes. Currents is perfect for news driven sites. The phrase, “less is more” couldn’t be more true. This clean and minimal design maximises your reader’s focus on the content. Having said that, the theme is packed with many customization options — a wide featured post slider, custom news areas, six alternative color styles, and more. Together, all of these features help you to control how to present current events you want to share with your readers. Think your readers might check your site on a mobile device? No problem! Currents makes your site look great on an iPad, iPhone or any other mobile device. This is not all about this great theme, Currents — so be sure to read about it on the Theme Showcase. Next up is Debut – a beautifully designed theme by Luke McDonald of Press75. Debut is a mobile-ready theme custom tailored to present your content in a professional and eye-catching manner. Five beautifully designed post formats provide you the flexibility needed to display media of all types. Musicians may be specially interested in the audio post format which expands into a multi-track playlist. Highlighting specific content couldn’t be easier with Debut’s Home page template which includes an innovative, customizable content slider as well as a featured area that can display in both grid and list styles. Read about its features in detail in the Theme Showcase!

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/import-from-tumblr-in-3-easy-steps/ WordPress.com News

We’ve recently noticed that a fair number of you have been bringing your tumblelogs over from Tumblr to WordPress.com using one of the variety of Tumblr to WXR conversion tools which exist on the web. We thought you would appreciate an easier way to import your content, so we bring you 3 easy steps to import your content. Authenticate with Tumblr To bring your tumblelog’s content to WordPress.com, head to Tools → Import in your WordPress.com dashboard and look for the Tumblr importer. If you don’t already have an account here on WordPress.com then head over and signup first. Click the link to get started and then enter the email address you used to sign up to Tumblr, your Tumblr password and click Connect to Tumblr. Start the Import The importer will then fetch a list of your blogs and let you pick which one to import. Click Import this blog to get going. Once you have started, the import progress will be shown on the import page and you will be sent an email when the import is finished. We try super hard to make sure that all your Tumblr content, including your Videos, are imported into your WordPress.com blog. Videos you had uploaded to Tumblr are imported into VideoPress and other embeds are converted to use shortcodes. Sometimes the importer finds an embed it can’t convert and a list of these is included in the import completion email for you to check. If your Tumblr site has a custom domain (like you.com instead of you.tumblr.com), then you’ll need to disable the custom domain temporarily while the import is processed. You can do this by going to your Tumblr Dashboard, clicking on the Settings button and then un-ticking the “Use a Custom Domain” checkbox: Then you’ll want to set up Domain Mapping on your WordPress.com blog so that your readers can use the same domain to reach your site as before. Style Your New Site WordPress.com supports Post Formats which allow you to distinguish between the different types of content you post on your site. While you wait for your content to be imported why not customize the design of your site by picking one of our post-format-enabled, Tumblelog-ready themes. If you have any trouble importing your blog  you’re welcome to contact support where one of our Happiness Engineers will be glad to help out. To learn all about WordPress.com’s features, we encourage you to check out our handy tutorial. We also provide comprehensive feature documentation at our support site.

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/darren-aronofsky-would-like-russell-crowe-and-liam-neeson-to-star-in-his-noah-please/ BeyondHollywood.com

For a guy who has delivered as many good movies as he has, and has a buttload of critical acclaim to show for it, Darren Aronofsky sure is having a difficult time getting an A-list Hollywood leading man to front his epic “Noah” movie. What’s an Award-winning director gotta do to get a movie star in this here biblical epic? Lots, as it turns out. After failing to get Christian Bale, the “Black Swan” director then set his sights on Michael Fassbender. Now that THAT hasn’t worked out, Deadline has Aronofsky now looking to Russell Crowe and Liam Neeson, with Crowe for the Noah part, and Neeson for another pivotal role. Obviously the fact that two “hot” actors have already turned down the part and Aronofsky is now going after Crowe probably doesn’t do the actor’s ego any good. This could very well go the way of the “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” movie, which has been having a dickens

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/final-chronicle-trailer-gets-to-the-point/ BeyondHollywood.com

Josh Trank’s “Chronicle” opens this Friday, but until then, here’s a new, final trailer for the film. I could do without the rapping, but whatever, I hear you kids love that stuff. The film is getting such good reviews with the studio folks that Trank is getting all kinds of offers to direct big-budget superhero films. That’s gotta be a good sign, right? By now you probably already know the plot: three high school teenagers locate something shiny (and red) inside a hole in the ground that grants them superpowers. (Because, hell, what else would mysterious holes in the ground grant if NOT powers, am I right?) The kids use their powers for mischief at first, until one of them decides with great power comes great ability to kick ass and rob people. He, uh, does that, and the other two have to stop him. BFFs no more, as it were. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Ashley

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/kevin-bacon-heads-to-tv-for-kevin-williamsons-serial-killer-tv-show/ BeyondHollywood.com

Perhaps following in the footsteps of his wife, who splits her time between fronting a regular TV show while still finding time to do movies and, one presumes, attend to her wifely duties at home, Kevin Bacon is giving TV crime procedurals a shot. The actor who has starred in every film known to man (and was more recently in “X-Men: First Class”0 has signed on to headline “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson’s untitled serial killer crime procedural over at the FOX network. In the untitled show (really, guys, how hard is it to come up with a title for your show, or at least a “working title”? Sheesh), Bacon will play a retired FBI profiler pulled out of retirement when “a diabolical serial killer” (are there any other kind?) starts using technology to “create a cult of serial killers”, and our hero finds himself smack dab in the middle of this unholy scheme. Continuing that whole “I’m only doing this

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/g-i-joe-retaliation-super-bowl-tv-spot-blasts-online-early/ BeyondHollywood.com

Apparently Paramount, unlike the other big studios, doesn’t think you should have to wait until Sunday for their Super Bowl TV spots. Following up on their release of the “Dictator” Super Bowl TV spot earlier today, the studio has now released the spot for the Jon Chu-directed “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”. I know the spot is only 30 seconds long, but it’s interesting that they’re not even trying to pretend Channing Tatum’s Duke is in this one for any length of time. I don’t think he even shows up in the entire 30-second spot. Curiouser and curiouser. In the sequel, the Joes must not only fight those pesky Cobra fellows and their devious, world-conquerin’ plans, but must also battle the U.S. Government that have disbanded them. It’s times like this that I’m glad I’m secretly a sleeper agent for the Chinese Government. Er, I mean, God bless America! The film, starring D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Park, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce,

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/21-jump-street-casa-de-mi-padre-and-the-raid-among-sxsw-2012-film-line-up/ BeyondHollywood.com

If you’re planning on attending the 2012 version of the South By Southwest film festival down in Austin, Texas this coming March, you’ll have plenty to chew on, from big studio releases like “The Cabin in the Woods” and “21 Jump Street”, to comedies like “The Babymakers” and Will Ferrell’s “Casa de mi Padre”, to foreign actioners like Gareth Evans’ “The Raid” and the indie horror “Lovely Molly”. Check out the full list of films domestic and foreign that will be gracing the screens of SXSW this year. I’m pretty sure there will be at least one, or two, or a dozen films that should go on your “Must See” list. NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Booster Director & Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted. Cast: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty, Brian McGrail (World Premiere) Eden

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/the-dictator-super-bowl-tv-spot-drops-early/ BeyondHollywood.com

I guess Sacha Baron Cohen doesn’t quite understand the whole “teasing your 30-second Super Bowl TV spot with a 10-second teaser trailer” thing that all the other studios are going for, because here’s the full 30-second TV spot for his film “The Dictator” that will be showing during the Super Bowl. It features Sacha Baron Cohen in character mocking you about the game, then jumps headfirst into its “Megan Fox is a cheap prostitute” gag, before ending with “the guy with the gun always wins the race” life lesson that we have all learned at one point or another during our public education. Or was that just me? Anyways, does the film look funny to you yet? It better be, given the money they’ll be paying to show this during the Pats-Giants game. Co-starring Anna Faris, John C. Reilly, Ben Kingsley, B.J. Novak, Kevin Corrigan, Megan Fox, J.B. Smoove, and offending May 11, 2012. Get more images and videos in

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/step-up-4-teaser-trailer-totally-breaks-the-rules-of-er-dancing-i-guess/ BeyondHollywood.com

Love’em or hate’em, they make money, and that’s really all that matters. Though at this point the fact that the “Step Up” movies are still releasing sequels in theaters is pretty surprising. But when you consider that the last film, the Jon Chu-directed “Step Up 3-D” cleared an impressive $159 million worldwide from a $30 million production budget (I’m going to guess that barely 1% of that went to the film’s no-name cast of amateur actors and street dancers), it’s really a no brainer. And hey, if you like pretty kids dancing in the streets and doing all manner of wacky gyrations with their bodies, “Step Up 4″ is the film for you. Interesting that that’s all they’re calling it, though. But I guess once you go to “The Streets”, there’s not a whole lot of places you can go after that, except, “Back to the Streets”? Or “The Beach”? Maybe “The Alley”? “Step Up: The Alley” would have sounded

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/step-up-4-teaser-trailer-totally-breaks-the-rules-of-er-dancing-i-guess/ BeyondHollywood.com

Love’em or hate’em, they make money, and that’s really all that matters. Though at this point the fact that the “Step Up” movies are still releasing sequels in theaters is pretty surprising. But when you consider that the last film, the Jon Chu-directed “Step Up 3-D” cleared an impressive $159 million worldwide from a $30 million production budget (I’m going to guess that barely 1% of that went to the film’s no-name cast of amateur actors and street dancers), it’s really a no brainer. And hey, if you like pretty kids dancing in the streets and doing all manner of wacky gyrations with their bodies, “Step Up 4″ is the film for you. Interesting that that’s all they’re calling it, though. But I guess once you go to “The Streets”, there’s not a whole lot of places you can go after that, except, “Back to the Streets”? Or “The Beach”? Maybe “The Alley”? “Step Up: The Alley” would have sounded