http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/ Intelligent film discussion, news, reviews and competitions en Copyright 2009 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:03:08 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss There's some bad blood flowing between Michael Bay and Megan Fox, and speculation is growing as to whether or not she'll be on the third film, never mind if he will. While Fox has commented on the action fuelled films of Bay, he has returned with some rather churlish and ego filled comments himself, proving that both are playing the same age in the back and forth comments about the film....
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Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content. http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/producer_talks_the_last_airben.html http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/producer_talks_the_last_airben.html News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:48:45 +0000 The script for the TRON sequel, we think called TRON 2 or TRON 2.0. thankfully no longer TR2N, has been reviewed. However right up front I'll let you know that the script appears to be a very early draft and should be rather different to the one we finally see on screen. However there are some interesting reveals to be had and we learn a few things about the planned story, and despite how many different writers have been rewriting this since, many major threads will remain the same. So read on for the review....
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Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content. http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/viewmaster_film.html http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/viewmaster_film.html News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:47 +0000 The director of Heathers, Michael Lehmann, has been putting the record straight about a Heathers sequel it seems, and according to his comments there is no Heathers sequel and there probably won't ever be one, despite what Wynona Ryder says, and she says a lot. She does keep talking about a Heathers sequel, but people need to realise that this is what actors do a lot, they see a potential starring role for them and they start pitching or leaking the idea through the available media channels, the hope being that the more they talk about it, the more likely...
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Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content. http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/shane_meadows_horror_film.html http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/shane_meadows_horror_film.html News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:17:59 +0000 The first full trailer for Planet 51 has arrived online, it had a very distinct feel then and looked fantastic. Now the trailer changes the focus somewhat and it goes from something a little quirky to a little more stock, but don't write it off, it's looking really good and a lot of fun. Planet 51 tells the story of an astronaut from Earth who heads off on a mission to investigate a far off planet. When he gets there he finds that the planet is inhabited with what he would class as green aliens, but they're living in the...
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Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content. http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/asteroids_the_film.html http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2009/07/asteroids_the_film.html News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:17:35 +0000 Karl Malden, aged ninety seven has died in his sleep, at home on Wednesday night. Although he doesn't have a rolling list of credits to his name, his face and distinctive voice will make you remember him immediately, and if you were ever a fan of the television show The Streets of San Francisco, then you'll definitely remember him. However there's much more to him than leading that television series for some one hundred and twenty episodes from 1972 to 1977....
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