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Watch: Official Trailer for ’4:44 Last Day on Earth’ with Willem Dafoe

Feb 232012

“At 4:44AM tomorrow morning, there will be no survivors. The world will end.” IFC Films has debuted an official trailer on IMDb (found via TheMovieBox) for Abel Ferrara’s 4:44 Last Day on Earth, essentially Ferrara’s crazy Southern take on the last days before the end of the world. Willem Dafoe stars with Paz de la Huerta as two of the characters in this near-apocalyptic film described literally as “a look at what would happen if everyone knew the world was ending.” I’m not really sure I’m into this take on that histeria, but I do love savage Dafoe and I do want to see what craziness it tries to address. Give this a shot anyway. ›››

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New Website Tugg.com Hoping to Bring More Movies to More Towns

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Feb 232012

One complaint I hear time and time again is that many great indie films we talk about never show in cities where people live. They never come, or they show up randomly for two weeks then disappear again. So how can you actually get a movie to come to your town and play there? Well, there’s a new site launching called Tugg that’s aiming to solve this problem, or at least attempt to organize local groups. The site is just in pilot stage but can be accessed at Tugg.com. In web lingo, I’d call it Demand It (from Paranormal Activity) meets KickStarter, and if they’ve got all the right studio connections, this will work wonders for film fans all over. ›››

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Seinfeld’s Mr. Kruger in Critical Condition After Apparent Suicide Attempt

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Feb 232012

Daniel von Bargen–probably best known for his recurring television roles on Seinfeld and Malcolm in the Middle–is reportedly in critical condition following a failed suicide attempt. TMZ has the tape of the actor’s 911 call, which begins with the admission, “I’ve shot myself in the head, and I need help,” and only gets more harrowing from there. According to von Bargen’s labored description of the circumstances surrounding the event, the O Brother, Where Art Thou? actor was meant to go to the hospital today to have several toes amputated due to complications with his diabetes. Tragically, he instead put a .38 Colt to his temple, and by the time the police arrived to the scene, he was unable to open his eyes.

Listen to the haunting recording if you want, but you’re definitely better off remembering him by watching this Mr. Kruger “best of” and letting loose a doleful K-OOGER in support of the actor.
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WB Setting Peter Segal & Dan Mazeau to Develop the ‘Bleach’ Movie

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Feb 222012

While we wait for Akira, how about a little Bleach? Warner Bros, who’s developing the live-action Akira, is apparently now moving forward on developing a live-action adaptation of the manga/anime Bleach. We first heard about this project existing a few years ago, but Variety is now saying that Peter Segal (Anger Management, 50 First Dates, Get Smart) and writer Dan Mazeau (Wrath of the Titans, The Flash, Jonny Quest) have come on-board to develop at the studio, and Segal “will produce with an eye toward possibly directing.” Interesting update on another live-action anime project that’s going to get a lot of fan resistance. ›››

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Meet John McClane’s Son… Jai

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Feb 222012

Seen above in a screen test in which Bruce Willis bounces a “What’s the deal with the gun, anyway?” routine off him, Australian actor Jai Courtney has been cast as John McClane’s estranged son, John McClane Jr., in A Good Day To Die Hard.
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Edgar Wright Will Direct That ‘Night Stalker’ Remake Johnny Depp Insists Someone Make

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Feb 222012

With Disney’s popular friend Johnny demanding he get to be Kolchak in a remake of The Night Stalker or he isn’t going to play pirates anymore, the studio today made a large and somewhat surprising move forward by hiring Edgar Wright to direct the reboot. Wright hasn’t been doing a whole lot of directing since Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World failed to impress at the box office, but he recently announced a start on writing a new project with Shaun of the Dead collaborator Simon Pegg, and Marvel–now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation!–has long had him attached to direct an Ant-Man movie. There also still isn’t a writer for this thing, so, basically, it could be a while before anything comes together.

But if and when it does happen, Johnny Depp will be taking the lead in the remake of the 1972 ABC TV movie, which focuses on investigative reporter Carl Kolchak’s pursuit of a serial killer who ends up being one our most enduringly-profitable movie monsters: a vampire! Darren McGavin played Kolchak in the original, but Depp will assumedly make the role his own this time, combining the wide-eyed reporter kookiness of Depp in Hunter S. Thompson mode with all the wide-eyed “oh shit, the murders are being caused by an undead monster!” kookiness of Depp in Sleepy Hollow. In all likelihood, there is going to be quite a lot of wide-eyed kookiness, and Disney is excited to be working with esteemed director Edgar Wright to figure out a way to parlay all that into some sequels and a ride. Maybe the roller coaster drives in one wide eye and out the other?
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New ‘American Pie’ Trailer Gets Right Back to (Several) Cum Jokes

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Feb 222012

Eugene Levy seems quite intent on ruining his streak of over 1500 workdays without incident of being in an American Pie film, and here’s proof of his negligence: a new trailer for American Reunion, featuring Levy proudly announcing his ability to pleasure a woman with just his thumb. Of course, it’s not just Levy this time resorting to this. The rest of the old gang is there, too, waxing nostalgically about how much better things were in high school as the soundtrack quietly begs the bartender for a quarter to put Semisonic on the jukebox just one more time. And, hey, remember masturbation gags? Look how fat and lazy they’ve become in their age!
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Jai Courtney Signed to Play John McClane Jr. in ‘Die Hard’ Sequel

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Feb 222012

Just last year it was reported that Bruce Willis would return again as John McClane in A Good Day to Die Hard, set for a Valentine’s Day release next year. At the time, it was revealed that the story would follow McClane trying to save his son somewhere in Russia where “nothing is what it seems.” Some pretty big names were up to play John McClane, Jr. but a press release from Fox has revealed that “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” star Jai Courtney has landed the coveted role instead, and they’ve included a snapshot of the actor from a screen test alongside Willis, each with guns in hand, which you can see in its entirety below. ›››

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Check Out This Vibrant New Poster for Pixar’s Animated Epic ‘Brave’

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Feb 222012

Later this week a brand new trailer for Pixar’s first venture into the medieval epic will debut online, but in the meantime, we have a vibrant new poster for the anticipated summer release of Brave. Hopefully it’s a film that will help audiences forget that Pixar missed the Oscar boat this year with Cars 2 getting left out of the Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Film. Princess Merida (voiced by “Boardwalk Empire” regular Kelly Macdonald) is front and center on the poster, and in the film she’ll be joined by characters voiced by Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane and more. Look! ›››

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Watch: First Trailer for Sundance Fave ‘The Imposter’ Documentary

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Feb 222012

“From as long as I remember, I wanted to be someone else.” Time to take a look and get an introduction to The Imposter, Bart Layton’s documentary about Frédéric Bourdin, which premiered at Sundance to rave reviews, including my own. Bourdin is a French criminal who deceived authorities and convinced them that he was a 16-year-old missing child from Texas found in Spain. It’s a nearly unbelievable true story, and these are the first glimpses at what they have and where they go in this, with the family and Frederic’s side of it. Now you know what we are all talking about and why this looks so good. Fire up the first trailer below! ›››

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