Soon after the teaser trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army went online, the folks at Universal sent out new production photos from the film.
Here after the jump are 22 photos revealed today, along with four previously released images.
Also, today's USA Today has a "First Look" feature on HBII, which says that the movie will "revolve around a world of elves, goblins and trolls forced out of the woods and into city sewers and tunnels because of urban sprawl." While the article is not exactly a first look (the image that accompanied the story has been online for a few days now), it does have some cool quotes from director Guillermo del Toro.
Check out the newly enhanced official Hellboy movie site, which was launched earlier today...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
'Hellboy II' New Production Photos
Movie Review: Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Johnny Deep, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
Rated R
Released date: Dec. 21, 2007
Ow’s uhbou uh meet poi, guvna? An’ perhaps uh touch uh gin ta waas it deown?
Aye, mum, Oi’d luv me a meet poi! Sowch uh taste woyd tickle me knickers, it woyd.
I enjoy a spot of deliciousness, too, every now and again.
The cockney-heavy production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is palatable enough. Macabre dream team Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, and Sacha Baron Cohen lay out a smorgasbord of a Broadway adaptation that will leave audiences drooling or writhing -- depending on their tolerance of anthropophagi (juicy word, eh? Means cannibals).
The film opens with a treat of a credit reel courtesy of Mr. Burton. Those impatient geeks out there that had to watch the opening credits online know what I’m talking about -- it does for blood what Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s credit reel did for chocolate. Just writing about it conjures cravings of a strip steak: extra rare.
There is plenty of blood to go around...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
'Hellboy II' Teaser Trailer
IGN has premiered the teaser trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army, director Guillermo del Toro's sequel to 2004's Hellboy.
You can watch the trailer here after the jump...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
DVD Review: 'Mod Squad' Season 1, Vol 1
Season 1, Volume 1
Starring Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, and Peggy Lipton
Paramount Home Entertainment
Available Dec. 18, 2007
There was trouble in the city. A new generation was breaking the old rules, and the man was trying to take advantage of them. So the fuzz came up with a plan -- find three youngsters who could communicate with the hippies and help bust people who were messing with them. That way, the streets could be safe for everyone to let it all hang out.
Captain Adam Greer found Pete, a rich kid who found himself on the wrong side of the law; Linc, a product of the ghetto that got caught up in a race riot; and Julie, a sweet young thing who found herself homeless and trying anything to survive. Pete, Linc, and Julie became…the MOD SQUAD...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
'Nim's Island' Trailer
Yahoo! Movies has the first trailer for Fox Walden's Nim's Island, directed by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett.
The film, which stars Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, and Gerard Butler, hits theaters April 4, 2008...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
DVD Review: 'Frasier' Season 10
The Tenth Season
Starring Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, Jane Leeves, and John Mahoney
Available December 11, 2007
Paramount Home Video
Late night reruns are never enough. A small dose of Frasier and Niles along with Daphne, Martin, and Roz always lifts the spirit and makes you feel a little bit better about being the nerd you always knew you were ... ahem ... are. With the release of Season 10 of Frasier, witty banter and intelligent humor welcome Frasier enthusiasts back to their little piece of TV home. We fans have been waiting forever for this season to be released and it was not fair that Season 11 beat 10 to the shelves, or more correctly, to Amazon so we could pre-order...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Second Trailer for 'Wall-E'
MySpace has premiered the second trailer for Disney/Pixar's upcoming animated feature Wall-E.
You can watch the new trailer here after the jump...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Superhero Cinema 2008
If 2007 was the year of the sequel, 2008 is the year of the superhero movie. With the obvious money to be made in the genre, production companies are buying up and churning out as many big-screen adaptations as they can, some with skill and respect for the source material, some with hasty disregard for anything than can be remotely described as quality. There have been some phenoms (Spider-Man) and some stinkers (Catwoman), but there’s no shortage in new material. Here’s my best attempt at a rundown of what you can expect to see (or avoid) in 2008, bypassing the fanboy BS and campy (Marvel vs. DC) loyalties...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Contest: 'NBC Rewind' Prize Pack
Here at Geeks of Doom, in conjunction with NBC Rewind, we're giving away a prize pack with some cool NBC-related items!
One winner will receive the following prizes:
-- 1 The Office Christmas Ornament
-- 1 Dwight Schrute Bobble Head
-- 1 Heroes Season 1 DVD
-- 1 Heroes comic book
TO ENTER:...find out all the contest details at Geeks of Doom!
Weekly Comic Book Pulls for 12-12-07
Green Lantern #25
I loved the beginning of this crossover, I loved the middle, so why should my opinion change about the end? I loved this issue, from the opening battle scene, to the explanation of the 7 Lantern Corps, to the preview of the next big GL event. I'll admit that it's kind of cheesy, but darn it if Geoff Johns doesn't find a way to make it interesting. So many great moments in the issue, with the denizens of Coast City playing their part in defeating Sinestro, to Cyborg Superman's not quite death, every page gave me another great moment. Ivan Reis brought his A-game for this issue, and the time spent shows. I have to go back and re-read it to see which pages were drawn by Reis and which ones were done by Ethan Van Sciver, but there was so much done well about the art I didn't really notice. I'm calling the Sinestro Corp War a success, and it's certainly in the running for some of the best comics of the year. ---5 out of 5
...come see what else Henchman21 has been reading at GEEKS OF DOOM!
DVD Review: Bring It On: In It To Win It
Directed by Steve Rash
Starring Ashley Benson, Cassie Scerbo, Jennifer Tisdale, Michael Copon
PG-13
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Available Dec. 18, 2007
To be honest, at first, I only took this assignment as a goof. I just thought I'd write a couple of silly things, maybe get a plug in, and then I'd be off into the night like a drunken phantom. That was my plan anyway. I mean, it's a cheerleading movie, right? Keep in mind, that I am a man in his thirties who was asked in all seriousness to write about a movie that is almost exclusively targeted at young girls between the ages of nine and fourteen years old. Then it occurred to me that the things I thought were interesting even in my twenties (like that episode of 90210 when Donna shows up at a clothing factory in a belly shirt and high heels only to discover that she has wandered into a sweatshop full of underpaid immigrants) may fall right into the realm of the very same demographic. In other words, I was probably asked to do this because I may be the only man on the GoD staff who gets it.
Moving on...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
DVD Review: Stardust
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Starring Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
PG-13
Paramount Home Entertainment
On sale: Dec. 18, 2007
Stardust was one of my most anticipated films of the year. Given its light-hearted adult-oriented fairy tale adventure premise, I knew it'd be something I'd enjoy. Add on the fact that it was adapted from one of my favorite novels written by my most favorite author Neil Gaiman, and you get a movie that's made just for me.
My biggest fear -- as always with adaptations -- was, would director and co-screenwriter Matthew Vaughn get it right? Previous to Stardust, Vaughn directed the action flick Layer Cake, which is far from a fantastical special effects masterpiece. Then I read that when setting out to make this movie, Vaughn was going for "Princess Bride meets Midnight Run" (a statement the director reiterates in the "Making Of" featurette on this DVD release) -- not a bad combination...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Peter Jackson to Produce Two 'Hobbit' Films
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, the masterminds behind the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, will produce two films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale The Hobbit, according to a press release issued today jointly by Jackson and the heads of MGM and New Line studios.
The two Hobbit films -- The Hobbit and its sequel -- are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Principal photography is tentatively set for a 2009 start, with the intention of The Hobbit release slated for 2010 and its sequel the following year, in 2011.
Additionally, the announcement stated that Jackson's lawsuit against New Line over Rings accounting practices has been settled...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Comic Review: The Legend of Joe Moon #1
The Legend of Joe Moon #1
Story by Gonzalo Ventura
Art by Manuel Silva and Leonardo Silva
Letters by Martin Blanco
Pit Bros. Productions
Cover price: $2.00; Available now
Chapter 1: "Only the whisky takes away the taste of death"
Right off the bat, I've gotta say that any stories dealing with vampires, zombies, or werewolves are a tough sell. Anyone that's a fan of stories with one (or all) of these creatures has their own preconceived notions about how they should go.
"Vampires should be sensual creatures full of gothic lust…"
"Zombies should never be able to run… "
"Werewolves only transform during a full moon …"
I could go on and on. And whenever a story strays from people's preconceived notions, that story is quickly dismissed. So, as a storyteller, you're always stacking the deck against yourself whenever you decide to use creatures so near and dear to people's hearts...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
DVD Review: The Last Legion
Directed by Doug Lefler
Starring Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai
Weinstein Company/Genius Products
Available Dec. 18, 2007
Before seeing this DVD, I suspected that The Last Legion was an awful movie. I originally intended to see this film shortly after its United States release, but it could only be found at two movie theaters within fifty miles of my home within two weeks after it entered the market. Given the size of the metropolitan area in which I live, this only happens for one reason: the movie is horrible.
So with expectations set rather I low, I watched this DVD and was pleasantly surprised. Is it the next Gladiator? No, but that said, it's not a bad film either. It falls into the category of "flawed but interesting." Whether or not you enjoy The Last Legion depends a lot on if the audience can accept the film's central premise: linkage of the Fall of the Roman Empire with the roots of Arthurian legend...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
