The Nic Cage Matrix

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"Near Dark": Behind the Scenes with Kathryn Bigelow and crew

Shitty quality pictures, but who cares? It's Lance Henriksen and kids with guns on them!!

Gutes Programm: Die Fantasy Filmfest Nights

Am 19. + 20. März ist es wieder soweit. Die Fantasy Filmfest Nights stimmen für das Festival im August ein und bieten dieses Jahr ein paar echte Knaller. Kultregisseur Takashi Miike's neues Schlachtplatte wird genauso gezeigt, wie ein Film, dem Venedig-Jurypräsident Quentin Tarantino so gut fand, dass er ihm 2 Preise geben musste. Trolle, Kannibalen, Serienkiller, alte Bekannte und sogar ein 3D Film. Hier sind die Trailer:


Burke and Hare: 
Altmeister John Landis und sympathisch, komische Massenmörder gleich Kultverdacht. 





I Saw The Devil
Ultrastylischer Korea Slasher von "Bittersweet Life"-Regisseur Ji-Woon Kim. Bleibt zu hoffen, dass die internationale Version gezeigt  wird in der man Zeuge eines Serienmörders ist, der seine Opfer nicht nur genüsslich tötet, sondern auch verpeist. 





Thirteen Assassins
Takashi Miike's neuester Streich, Remake eines Samurai-Streifens aus den 70iger Jahren. 





Essential Killing
Der Film den Tarantino gleich mit 2 Preisen überhäufte.





Schlock-Remakes:

Erstaunlich auch wie raffiniert zwei in Deutschland streng verbotene Retro-Schocker in die Neuzeit gebeamt werden konnten: SAW-Spezialist Darren Lynn Bousman zieht mit seinem Remake von MOTHER´S DAY alle Ekel- und Fiesheitsregister und lässt Rebecca De Mornay in einer Wahnsinns-Performance glänzen.
Und auch die junge Sarah Butler ist im Reboot von I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE mitnichten unterzukriegen und startet einen Rachefeldzug gegen ihre Peiniger, der (autsch) tief unter die Gürtellinie zielt.









The Hole 3D
Joe Dante goes 3D...





The Troll Hunter
Ja, ja die Norweger! Eine herrliche Komödie mit Trollen ; ) 

Utagawa Yoshimori: Japanische Kunstholzschnitte

Bad Ass Motherfucker of the Day: Reb Brown

Reb Brown in "Strike Commando" -- Stay tuned till the end for an jaw dropping slow mo screeming an killing montage from the one and only über soldier Reb Brown: 

Holy Crap: John Woo producing a 3D "The Killer" Hollywood remake!

One thing is obvious, John Woos "The Killer" from 1989 is sacred material. No one should touch this magnificent picture, take it to Hollywood and give it one of those cheep ass Nic Cage treatments. But, when Woo himself has his hands in the game, maybe it isn't going to be that bad. 



Producer John Woo said: “While all my films are special to me, THE KILLER is truly one of my favorites. We are thrilled to reinvent it as an English-language film and know it’s in capable hands by the incredible visual style and tender emotion John H. Lee brings to all his films.”

here comes the press release: 

Los Angeles, 31 January 2011: Essential Entertainment has joined Lion Rock Productions in its remake of THE KILLER in 3D, currently in pre-production, which will be directed by John H. Lee (A Moment to Remember, Saying Good-bye Oneday) and written by Josh Campbell. Jung Woo-Sung (Reign of Assassins, The Good, The Bad, The Weird) will star in this English language re-telling of John Woo’s iconic action masterpiece, with additional cast to be announced shortly. The film will be produced by Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II) and Terence Chang under their Lion Rock Productions banner. Essential Entertainment will be handling worldwide sales.

John Fremes, President of Worldwide Distribution at Essential Entertainment said: “John Woo’s THE KILLER is one of the most influential and classic action films of all-time. The 3D version will no doubt appeal to fans of the original as well as capture a new generation of enthusiasts.”

Set in present day, an elite Asian assassin risks everything to protect a beautiful singer that he unintentionally blinded, but can only do so with the help of an LAPD detective who is trying to catch him.

        THE KILLER in 3D was brought into Essential Entertainment by attorney

        Howard Frumes, Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes, & Labowitz, LLP.

Lion Rock Productions has also independently produced, in addition to its numerous studio films, RED CLIFF, the highest grossing film in China at the time of its release, as well as the upcoming martial arts swordplay drama REIGN OF ASSASSINS, released by The Weinstein Company.

In addition to THE KILLER in 3D, Essential Entertainment is handling the international sales on Barney’s Version, The Expatriate, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, The Music Never Stopped, and Red Dog, which will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival— screening in competition as part of Generation 14plus.