1. Link Blowout #75

    LOST Season Finale Call Sheet Spills All - Caution: Contains major spoilers within, supposedly. I didn’t look at it, so I can’t personally vouch. Because I don’t want to ruin SIX SEASONS OF ANTICIPATION.

    Colin Farrell To Star In Fright Night Remake - Inspired casting? We’ll see.

    BTS Photo’s From Red Tails - The George Lucas produced period-flick based on the Tuskegee Airmen leaks a few production pics. Surprise! They included green-screen.

    Thor: Everything We Know - Er, everything TotalFilm knows, that is. Comparisons to 300, lots of British actors, no Nick Fury, and more.

    Trailer: Machete, Super 8 (official in HQ, not the bootleg)

    Lists of the Day

    [E.T.Rex via newsoftheunreal]

    • Link Blowout #74

      Iron Man 2: Augmented Reality Experience - A great IM2 promotional website, requires a webcam and an open-mind. Truly unique, a rarity these days.

      Paramount to Make The Ring 3D - I wouldn’t pay normal admission price to see another Ring film, much less a 3D premium.

      Star Wars -vs- Rush Hour - I’m ashamed that this made me laugh, but it did.

      Watching R-Rated Films Linked to Early Alcohol Use - Riiiiiight…

      Lists of the Day

      [Alien Cursor Dance Party via juliasegal]

    • Link Blowout #73

      Stephen Hawking Warns of Hostile Alien Races - And when Stephen Hawking speaks, the world listens.

      Nightmare On Elm Street Director Refuses 3D Conversion - First the fanboy backlash, then the industry, then the general public? We can only hope.

      David Lynch’s Favorite Films & Directors - I love this man. I don’t understand him, but I love him.

      Trailers: Twilight Eclipse, The Last Airbender, Trek Nation

      Happy Happy Birthday: Jet Li, Jordanna Brewster, Tom Welling

      Lists of the Day

      [Peter Mayhew pic via gunaxin’s Tribute to Chewbacca]

    • Link Blowout #72

      I’ve Seen the Future of Car Insurance - Local auto insurance company Vern Fonk parodies Back to the Future. Awfully.

      Trailer: Iron Man 2 (Chinese Edition) - With a small handful of new footage. May 7th can’t come soon enough.

      If Oscars Were Given For Movie Websites - That’s *official* movie websites, not fanboy news/blogs, unfortunately. Still, a pretty interesting read. I can’t tell you the last time I visited an movie’s official website for anything other than a trailer watch.

      Mining For Gold in Stanley Kubrick’s Archives - An interesting piece on Lunatic at Large, a film about carnies based on a concept found Kubrick’s archive in 1999 by his son-in-law, which has already scored interest from ScarJo and Sam “Moon was robbed” Rockwell.

      How Do Movie Theaters Choose Which Trailers To Play? - Slate unravels the sticky politics behind the mini sneak-peek.

      Lists of the Day

      [Caddyshack Busters via juliasegal]

    • Link Blowout #67

      Anna Faris is Private Benjamin - Finally, a remake casting I can get behind.

      Eastern Promises 2 Moving Forward - The unlikely sequel starts shooting in June with David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortenson returning. I can’t wait. [via filmjunk]

      Video: TronoRail - More video of Walt Disney World’s Tron themed monorail trains than one could ever want.

      Trailer: The Expendables - Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a shite-ton of gunplay and explosions. This can’t possibly go wrong.

      E*Trade Babies Coming To The Big-Screen - Um, no. Unless Lindsay Lohan voices one of the chatty little tikes. Then, yes.

      Lists of the Day

      [Predobear via juliasegal]

    • Link Blowout #66

      Most Minimalist Casablanca Poster Ever - A trend taken too far? … Or not far enough?

      Parannoying Activity - I’ll give you 10 to 1 odds that this spoof will be more clever than the currently planned future D2DVD Lions Gate sequel.

      Plastic Bag - An 18min short-film featuring Werner Herzog as the voice of a plastic bag. I’m pretty sure there’s a message in here somewhere, but it’s so darned subtle, I think I missed it.

      Chinese Sprite Commercial - Directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, etc). They can’t all be Nike, I guess.

      Iron Man 2: Pre-Effects - So stupidly fun I had to link it somewhere. Consider this my apology in advance.

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      [Quentin Tarantino & Christoph Waltz, by Annie Leibovitz via pauvrelolita]

    • Link Blowout #65

      The Blind Side -vs- Ninja Assassin - Videogum side-by-sides the two seemingly polar-opposite films. Similarly predictably and pandering, now *that* I could agree with.

      James Cameron on Why Avatar Lost to Hurt Locker - My interpretation of Cameron’s carefully worded statements = it’s all Hollywood politics. Also, he kind of takes credit for KBigs getting the job.

      Avatar: Advertisement For Paganism - Or… Religious Over-Reaction of the Day!

      Eddie Grant’s “Romancing the Stone” - From the film Romancing the Stone. Vintage music video awesomeness.

      Beyond the Mat, 10 Years Later - A retrospective look at the best pro-wrestling documentary of all-time.

      Jeff Goldblum is Dating “Alex” From Lost - Chaos Theory at its best.

      Daily Lists

      [Avacake via cakelove]

    • Link Blowout #64

      Quentin Tarantino is a Smurf - He’s playing Brainy in the upcoming live-action adaptation. I’m assuming the role of Smug Smurf was taken.

      Curb Your Enthusiasm “Likely to Return” - Larry David said so to TV Guide, which makes today look pretty, pretty, pretty good.

      Steve Pink Talks Gross Pointe Blank 2 and Fear & Loathing Remake - From Hot Tub Time Machine to two unnecessary cash-grabs? Make ‘em 3D, Mr. Pink, and I’m in.

      Haim on Haim - Me, Myself, and I - A haunting vid of a young Corey Haim, seemingly under the influence of something, discussing his future in the entertainment industry. Sad. [via]

      A 3D Theory: Hollywood is Frightened - An interesting rant on the state of theater-going amongst the 2nd-coming of 3D gimmickry.

      Tron Legacy Set Interview: Jeff Bridges - An interesting read, Jeff seems to be just along for the ride in this movie, as he is in life in general.

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    • Link Blowout #63

      Lady Geek-Ga - Not only does LG’s  video for “Telephone” feature the P***y Wagon from Kill Bill, but it’s loaded with nods to other geek favorites.

      IGN Dubs Kick-Ass “The Best Superhero Movie Ever Made” - Did someone say overhype?

      Spaghetti Western Poster Roundup - Loads of great vintage posters here. What happened to painted posters?

      Director Russell Mulcahy Defends His Teen Wolf Remake - As if there is ANY  possible defense. < insert misplaced outrage here >

      Quick Pics

      [Hayley “Iron Man” Williams via thebigbadwolf]

    • Link Blowout #62

      The World’s Most Action Packed Action Movie - Everything is Terrible takes on 1987’s truly terrible Deadly Prey. (see above)

      Katherine Bigelow Offered Spider-Man Reboot? - Oh gawd no.

      Complain About Cell-Phone Theater Talkers, Get Stabbed - The movie = Shutter Island. The weapon = a meat thermometer. Yes, a meat thermometer.

      Lady Gaga Borrows The P*ssy Wagon - The iconic yellow truck from Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 makes a strong guest appearance in LG’s latest music video “Telephone”.

      Corey on Corey - Feldman’s thoughts on Haim.

      Luke Wilson Pulls a K-Fed - I don’t normally traffic in these kind of rumors, but holy wow… Somehow I doubt this gain is for an upcoming movie role.

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    • Link Blowout #61

      The Dark Knight Dissected - A Batman rap, see above.

      Hurt Locker Fail - A collection of movie nitpicks mistakes from the *best movie made in 2009.

      Academy Award Winning Movie - A trailer spoof… similar to Charlie Brooker’s “How to Report the News” but with Oscar-bait films.

      Mythbuster Adam Savage’s Quest for the Perfect Blade Runner Gun Replica - He’s movie-prop obsessed. Related.

      Captain America Casting Update - John Krasinski is out (thank gawd), Wilson Bethel (Generation Kill), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four) and Garrett Hedlund (Tron Legacy) are still in.

      The Bible in 3D! - Directed by David Cunningham (I’ve never heard of him either), budgeted at $30 million, based on the book of Genesis. Could be good. Or not.

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      *supposedly

    • Link Blowout #60 - Oscar Edition

      I Want to Thank - An acceptance speech supercut, see above. Also, related.

      Oscar Betting Odds - Jeff Bridges is running 1/6 (bet $60 to win $10) in the Best Actor category, and Avatar leads the Best Picture race.

      Last Minute Controversy Threatens The Hurt Locker’s Chances - Has a loud-mouthed (via email) producer and charges of lax “realism” from real military peoples slowed the films Oscar roll?

      Yet Another Oscar Infographic - Random facts, most of which were new to me.

      The Odds: Best Animated Feature Film Nominations - Charting the Best Animation category hopefuls on the usual stuff as well as factors such as “Too Weird” and “Impediments to Winning.”

      81 Years of Sci-Fi Oscars That Should Have Been - Hard to argue some of these, easy to argue against some as well.

      Where to Watch The Oscars Online - All legal, including Hulu, YouTube, and of course - Oscar.com

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    • Link Blowout #59

      53 Ways 2009’s Oscar Contendors Could Be Imporved With Sci-Fi Tech - Gizmodo hosts a contest; brilliant movie mashups ensue. [via agentmlovestacos]

      Zack Snyder’s Legend of the Guardians Trailer - That owl movie gets a wtf trailer. And this is Snyder’s Watchmen follow-up?

      Free Movies: Alice in Wonderland - Experience the original 1903 cut, streaming online, for free.

      CHUD Reviews Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland - Harsh.

      Madonna… or Depp? - You decide.

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      • Link Blowout #58

        Roger Ebert’s New Old Voice - The man is an inspiration, even if he was totally off-base with his The Lovely Bones review.

        A Muppet Wicker Man - A 32 page photo-comic retelling of the 1973 classic. I don’t know why this exists, but it does.

        Clash of the Titans: Old -vs- New - A monster comparison, and a reminder that I need to rewatch the classic.

        Avatar -vs- Pocahontas - A mashup video containing the audio of Avatar and the visuals of the Disney animated version of Pocahontas. Fits pretty well, methinks.

        District 9 For Best Picture - Making the case for sci-fi in 2010, even though we all know it won’t happen (not this year anyway). For the record: I agree.

          Lists of the Day

          [Tom Whalen art at top via forgreatjustice]

        • Link Blowout #58

          Mexican Stormtrooper

          Cop Out Review - This might just be the fanboy in me talking, but I tend to believe reviews like this over the “critics” when it comes to Kevin Smith movies.

          Nolan Bro’s Directing Justice League and Superman Reboot for DC - Doubt it. Still, stranger things have happened.

          Robert Pattinson Almost Ruined There Will Be Blood - Thank g-d for Twilight.

          The Hottest Princess Leia Stuff - Statues, figures, Lego mini-figs, stamps… wait what? Lego mini-figs? So hot!

          This Kid is Awesome - Nuff said.

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            [Mexican Stormtrooper via sarahptor]