Tuesday in Action — The Prodigies, Looper and The 10 Best Picture Films

posted 02-08-11 by Max Tedaldi

The Prodigies Based upon Bernard Lenteric’s novel La Nuit des Enfants Rois (The Prodigies), this upcoming french film follows a group of gifted youngsters whose past traumas cause them to wreak havoc against the world, and by the world they mean NYC. The animation of this trailer looks a little bit blocky, but any deficiencies [...]

Monday in Action — Robocop, The Superbowl and Robin Rumors

posted 02-07-11 by Max Tedaldi

Robocop Ending With all of the excellent, genre-defining, action films of the 80′s it can be easy to overlook the class Paul Verhoeven film Robocop. It has balls-to-the-wall cyborg action, not to mention one impressive score. The DVD extras of Robocop feature some alternate endings that are worth checking out, but the original ending still [...]

Friday in Action — The Director’s Superbowl At The Mountains of Madness

posted 02-04-11 by Max Tedaldi

The Director’s Superbowl With the biggest television event of the year coming up this Sunday, people across the nation will be forgoing popcorn in the cineplex in favor of nachos and buffalo wings on the couch. But, that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy some film during your Superbowl. What would happen if NFL commissioned [...]

Thursday in Action — Kill Bill Inspiration, Young Vader and Introducing Bucky

posted 02-03-11 by Max Tedaldi

Young Vader If you know a man who does not identify his childhood with this commercial than he is probably not worth knowing. Equal parts adorable and nerdy, this commercial is the crowing achievement of Volkswagen. The car? Does anyone really care when you have a mini Vader walking around attempting to tap into the [...]

Wednesday in Action — The Dark Knight Rises, Outcasts and Pond Jumps

posted 02-02-11 by Max Tedaldi

JGL in DKR? This is a rumor that has been circulating ever since Joseph Gordon-Levitt became an action star in Nolan’s Inception. Nolan reported enjoying his work with JGL and when Thomas Hardy was cast as The Dark Knight Rises villain Bane everyone suspected that Nolan would also enjoy reuniting his Inception duo. Well, Nolan [...]

Tuesday in Action — The Brocial Network, Battle Angel, and The Three Musketeers

posted 02-01-11 by Max Tedaldi

The Brocial Network You don’t get to 500 million bros without making several enemies. From the team that brought us the Inception spoof, Inebriation comes a whole new type of parody that’s a whole lot more broverwhelming. Battle Angel Collider had a chance to speak with James Cameron this past weekend (lucky dogs!), and they [...]

Monday in Action — Superman, Ender’s Game and The Darkest Matter

posted 01-31-11 by Max Tedaldi

Superman This is where I get to brag a little bit and give myself a big ol’ pat on the back for my inclusion of Henry Cavill on Zack Snyder’s Superman short list. Boasting aside, I think that it’s about time Cavill got some Hollywood love. His “almost-got-the-role” list is depressing in a “this-guy-should-already-be-a-superstar” kind [...]

Friday in Action — Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Con Air and Legos

posted 01-28-11 by Max Tedaldi

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter There were some big names being thrown around in reference to the coveted role of the most bad-ass president to ever hunt vampires. Adrien Brody, Timothy Olyphant and Eric Bana were supposedly testing for the lead role in Timur Bekmambetov’s (Wanted) Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. The magical Ouija board of lead [...]

Thursday in Action — The Dark Tower, Black Mamba and Spidey Swings

posted 01-27-11 by Max Tedaldi

The Dark Tower Epic sprawling story written by a literary legend? Check. Made up language? Check. Comic books and novels? Check. It’s no surprise that Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman are seeing gold in their eyes when they look at Stephan King’s The Dark Tower. The series of book and comic books comprise what King [...]

Wednesday in Action — Looney Tunes, ThunderCats, and The Sunset Limited

posted 01-26-11 by Max Tedaldi

Return of Looney Tunes If you went to see Yogi Bear in theaters you probably noticed two important things. First off, you may have become acutely aware that your soul was being slowly drained by a Hollywood succubus, the proportions of which haven’t been seen since From Justin to Kelly . Secondly you might have [...]

Kevin Smith Rants on the State of Red State

posted 01-25-11 by Max Tedaldi

Red State – Coming 2011 from Red State on Vimeo. Kevin Smith’s latest film is a stark digression from his typically raunchy and wordy comedic films. Red State is a horror film, a first for Smith, that makes some metaphorical stabs at the bigots of America. Red State premiered at Sundance this year and is [...]

Tuesday in Action — Matrix Misfire, Machotaildrop and Mega Python vs. Gatoroid

posted 01-25-11 by Max Tedaldi

Matrix Misfire The big action story to make the entertainment rounds yesterday was the rumor of a Matrix 4 and 5 that Keanu Reeves apparently confirmed during a talk in London. This morning a denial emerged from Keanu’s reps saying that Neo was never even in London let alone giving a speech. This is looking [...]

Monday in Action — Matrix Sequels, Ninja Turtles, and The Disco Exorcist

posted 01-24-11 by Max Tedaldi

Matrix 4 & 5 Keanu Reeves recently spoke at the London School of Performing Arts and decided that England was as good a place as any to drop a gigantic action bomb upon an unsuspecting public. Reeves stated that the brothers Wachowski . . . er . . . Lana and Andy had just finished [...]

Friday in Action — Husk, The Son of No One and Hunting on the Savannah

posted 01-21-11 by Max Tedaldi

It’s Friday. You’re trapped behind your desk and the only thought getting you through the mundane droning of Kim in accounting’s grating voice is the sweet release you know is coming your way at 5pm. In preparation/acknowledgment of that glorious moment, plug in your headphones and watch the best that action in action has to [...]

Thursday in Action — The Three Musketeers, Superbowl Trailers and Spidey Flips

posted 01-20-11 by Max Tedaldi

The Three Musketeers Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Three Musketeers is set to arrive in theaters this coming Fall and features some seriously talented actors. Luke Evans, Juno Temple, Mads Mikkelsen, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich, and Orlando Bloom will all star in the swashbuckling tale from Alexandre Dumas. These are [...]