X-Men: First Class Trailer Debuts

Posted 9 years ago by Movies

As anticipated, if a little late, today Fox released the first trailer for X-Men: First Class. This X-Men prequel is helmed by Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn and stars James McAvoy as Professor X, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, and a whole bunch of people I’ve never heard of playing characters I’m not familiar with. We’ll be back with reactions later.

What do you think?

‘Thor’ Super Bowl Teaser Commercial

Posted 9 years ago by Movies

Thanks to today’s sporting event we’ve got another quick (but awesome) look at Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Thor film. Along with Captain America, this is a movie I can’t wait to see.

It’s short but there are quite a few new scenes, including glimpses of Asgard, buff Chris Hemsworth, and some kind of creature about to get it’s face hammered.

Thor comes out in the US on May 6th.

Captain America: The First Avenger Super Bowl Teaser

Posted 9 years ago by Movies

The one good thing about the Super Bowl every year (in my opinion) is that we get a few new movie trailers to watch, and this year has quite a few. This commercial teaser for Captain America: The First Avenger is the one I was looking forward to most, as it’s the first footage to premier anywhere. I think it looks awesome, and I’m still very excited about this one. The pre-super-soldier Steve Rogers looks amazing puny, and I was surprised they included a quick shot of the Red Skull.

And a bonus, here’s the first teaser poster that was released a couple days ago. What do you think?

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Fan Documentary ‘Star Wars Begins’ Represents Four Years of Hard Work

Posted 9 years ago by Movies

Super fan Jambe Davdar recently completed work on his film documentary of Star Wars: A New Hope. His “Star Wars Begins” combines numerous sources for a comprehensive look inside the landmark 1977 film. The project he calls “the ultimate audio/visual commentary” took nearly four years to complete.

Oddly enough, this is the third Star Wars-based documentary produced by Davdar. The filmmaker previously created “Building Empire” and “Returning to Jedi” about the final two movies in the original trilogy. The new production can be found in 14 parts on YouTube. A downloadable DVD image for each documentary can be had, provided you know where to look. (*Cough* Bit Torrent *cough*.)

I previously watched Davdar’s “Building Empire” and I can’t wait to spend some time with “Star Wars Begins.” His Pop-Up Video style of presenting information over the existing film is a great way to learn more about George Lucas’ creation. He also intercuts alternate angles, rare footage, and various interviews for a compelling presentation.

Henry Cavill Cast as Superman

Posted 9 years ago by Movies

Henry Cavill is Superman

English actor Henry Cavill has been cast as Superman in the upcomming Christopher Nolan produced, Zack Snyder directed reboot. Apparently he’s almost played a lot of huge roles, like James Bond, Batman, and even Superman in the failed McG version. This is probably why I’ve never heard of him, but I’ll admit, he looks the part.

A lot of bloggers are whining that Henry isn’t from America, but I’m sure he’ll do fine. Christian Bale is British and crazy and he made a pretty awesome Batman.

What do you think of this casting?