2008 December 02 « Entertainment Today and Beyond

COOL new video pumping THE DARK KNIGHT for a best picture Oscar

This is a really good video I caught on YouTube cut by a website called Darkcampaign.com. It’s their way of promoting The Dark Knight for BEST picture. A must see for fans of the film, which is just about everyone! VIEW HERE

December 2, 2008 Posted by Entertainment Today & Beyond | Reviews | Dark Knight Oscar campaign | Leave a Comment

ROB ZOMBIE to RETURN for another HALLOWEEN

Although there hasn’t been an official announcement, shocktilyoudrop is reporting that ROB ZOMBIE will return to direct a sequel to his remake of HALLOWEEN. French directors, Alexander Bustilio and Julien Muary, apparently were involved with the sequel but recently left the project. While Zombie’s re-imagining was financially successful, I’m still surprised that Dimension films and producer Malek Akkad would want him back.

Although Zombie’s Halloween has its supporters, many including myself feel that his version of John Carpenter’s classic original was a misfire considering the source material. Beside his usual interjection of trailer trash characters, the film was way too lopsided as the Michael Myers character received way too much screen time. I also feel Zombies brutally violent style, especially involving female characters, is also a bit much for this specific franchise. It will be interesting to see where he goes with a follow-up as his version left little wiggle room for moving things forward, especially with the Dr. Loomis character played by Malcolm McDowell. Like Michael Myers, this appears to be one franchise that will never die!

December 2, 2008 Posted by Entertainment Today & Beyond | And Beyond - Trailers & News | Halloween sequel | 2 Comments

New PLANET OF THE APES film gets DIRECTOR

There is more news on the PLANET OF THE APES front. According to Cinemablend.com, 20th century Fox has hired writer/ director Frank Scott (The Lookout) to develop their new Planet of the Apes film, a re-imagining of the fourth movie in the original series, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. The project will go under the working title “Caesar” and focus on the primate’s ultimate uprising on a contemporary Earth in 2009. As I stated before, I’m not a fan of any new ape films as I don’t think they can really add anything that the original franchise didn’t give us.

After watching the original 1968 film starring Charlton Heston the other day during the Fox Apes marathon, I must say the film’s director, Franklin J. Schaffner, (Patton) was a tremendous talent. That movie is a perfect example of what great filmmaking is all about.
I would argue that 90% of the directors working today can’t hold a candle to Schaffner’s abilities behind the camera.

December 2, 2008 Posted by Entertainment Today & Beyond | And Beyond - Trailers & News | Caesar: Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes remake, Director Frank Scott, Franklin J Schaffner | Leave a Comment