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Robin Hood 1.02: Yes, I'm still watching. It's curiously addictive in its campiness. I also remain amused at the earnest attempts at political commentary in an otherwise lighthearted show.
Guy: "See, in these strained times the sheriff has made special provision. Outlaws are classed as enemies of war, thus we can hold them without trial and we can execute them without trial."
Marian: "No, that cannot be."
Guy: "We're at war."
Marian: "Yes. In the Holy Land. But that does not mean we dispense with justice here."
All the same, laying it on a bit thick, don't you think?
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Two new teaser trailers for Hot Fuzz, a buddy cop comedy from the writers and director of Shaun of the Dead. [Official Site] [imdb]
Hong Kong megastar Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers) and Asian-American actress Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) will star in Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, a martial arts epic (what else?). The film will be based on the the 600-year-old historical novel, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (not to be confused with "The Return of the King" although their share an acronym) by Luo Guangzhong, which is about the latter years of the Han dynasty when China was divided into three kingdoms: the Wei, Shu and Wu. If you have never heard of this novel, for the sake of comparison, it's like the Shakespeare/Tolkien/Tolstoy of Chinese literary canon. More details about casting at Twitch.
Clips from The Prestige. [imdb]
New international trailer for animated picture, Happy Feet. OutNow also has some high-res stills. [imdb]
Rachel Bilson (OC) has joined the cast of Doug Liman's science fiction flick, Jumper. She replaced Teresa Palmer when the role was reconceived as being a 25-year-old woman rather than a 20-year-old. This is no doubt related to the earlier casting decision to go with the older and more "prominent" Hayden Christensen as the lead instead of Tom Sturridge, who originally had the role. (Coming Soon) [imdb]
Guardian interview with James McAvoy.
Trailer for The Painted Veil, adapted from the W. Somerset Maugham novel and starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton. So far only available on YouTube. I love the music, which I assume is from the film's score by Alexandre Desplat - it's reminiscent of Williams' Asian-influenced Memoirs of a Geisha score, but I actually like this. (ETA: It's Hans Zimmer, I've now found out.) Thanks to trailer_spot for the link. [imdb]
Guy: "See, in these strained times the sheriff has made special provision. Outlaws are classed as enemies of war, thus we can hold them without trial and we can execute them without trial."
Marian: "No, that cannot be."
Guy: "We're at war."
Marian: "Yes. In the Holy Land. But that does not mean we dispense with justice here."
All the same, laying it on a bit thick, don't you think?
~
Two new teaser trailers for Hot Fuzz, a buddy cop comedy from the writers and director of Shaun of the Dead. [Official Site] [imdb]
Hong Kong megastar Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers) and Asian-American actress Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) will star in Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, a martial arts epic (what else?). The film will be based on the the 600-year-old historical novel, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (not to be confused with "The Return of the King" although their share an acronym) by Luo Guangzhong, which is about the latter years of the Han dynasty when China was divided into three kingdoms: the Wei, Shu and Wu. If you have never heard of this novel, for the sake of comparison, it's like the Shakespeare/Tolkien/Tolstoy of Chinese literary canon. More details about casting at Twitch.
Clips from The Prestige. [imdb]
New international trailer for animated picture, Happy Feet. OutNow also has some high-res stills. [imdb]
Rachel Bilson (OC) has joined the cast of Doug Liman's science fiction flick, Jumper. She replaced Teresa Palmer when the role was reconceived as being a 25-year-old woman rather than a 20-year-old. This is no doubt related to the earlier casting decision to go with the older and more "prominent" Hayden Christensen as the lead instead of Tom Sturridge, who originally had the role. (Coming Soon) [imdb]
Guardian interview with James McAvoy.
Trailer for The Painted Veil, adapted from the W. Somerset Maugham novel and starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton. So far only available on YouTube. I love the music, which I assume is from the film's score by Alexandre Desplat - it's reminiscent of Williams' Asian-influenced Memoirs of a Geisha score, but I actually like this. (ETA: It's Hans Zimmer, I've now found out.) Thanks to trailer_spot for the link. [imdb]