Underworld: Rise of the Lycans delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves).
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Dirty Carnival is the 2nd installment of Director Yoo-Ha's violence-themed trilogy. The first installment dealt with violence at a younger age (high school). Now Yoo-Ha (also the write of the movie) opens with the story that's been told many times before, a young gangster trying to make it big in the world.
Byung-Du is a low level boss in Sang Chul which is his superior boss's gang. He is 29 years old and he hasn't "made" it yet, and his underlings are still dressing in filthy and cheap clothes, his family is about to get kick out of thier house, and all the jobs he gets are being a loan shark and getting the money back from people that owe the gang money. Sang Chul isn't too fond of taking care of Byung-Du either, and with that in mind. After a drinking event with the big boss Hwang, Byung-Du decides to take an offer from boss Hwang, one that will change his life forever. In an effort to not divulge all details about the movie, well we've all seen some forms of gangster movies and all know where this is heading. What makes "Dirty Carnival" stand out from the rest of the crime/mob/gangster movies is that it truely focuses on the struggle of the characters and why they must do what they do. There are three main action sequences in the movie and they shine differently from movies such as "Police Story' or even Kill Bill. They aren't highly stylized or glamorized, rather it shows the brutal reality of a fight. The use of long takes, jump cuts, and realness of the fights will grab the audience to make them feel for the characters. This movie works on many levels that such gangster movies cannot. It is highly recommended.
Review by: David Park a Karmaloop Rep member who won this past months BLOG submission contest.
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‘The time draws nigh when two kings shall rise from the depths of hell…to rock your very soul.’
Jack Black (JB) and Kyle Gas (KG) of Tenacious D have filtered their talent as a rock duo into creating a movie based on their own success story. The Pick of Destiny features Jack Black as a naïve Midwesterner whose move to California leaves him with few friends. He meets local slacker Kyle and they decide to form the world’s greatest rock-n-roll band –Tenacious D. In their struggle to make it big, they decide the answer to their problem lies in a magical guitar pick housed in rock-n-roll museum miles away. The film tells of their quest to the retrieve the pick and achieve rock-n-roll greatness. Judging by what I have heard of their music, I would say that this film will be full of ridiculously entertaining humor. On top of Black and Gass’ talent, this film boasts other such names as Tim Robbins, Ben Stiller, and Colin Hanks-a pretty solid line-up. Fans of their music will be excited to hear that as expected, they have recorded an entire soundtrack to the film. As of now, The Pick of Destiny is scheduled to be released in November. For more, visit the movie’s official site at www.tenaciousdmovie.com.
The tale of America’s most beloved 46-year-old high-school freshmen will be heard by the masses. It appears as though the film adaptation of Strangers with Candy will finally appear in theaters, although in limited release.
Fans of the cult T.V. program have been hungrily anticipating the film adaptation since the show ended almost six years ago. After a few years of development, Strangers with Candy will finally be released on June 28th. The plot of the film serves as a prequel to the show, following series hero Jerri Blank’s (Amy Sedaris) journey out of junkie-whoredom and into the classrooms of Flatpoint High. Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and Greg Hollimon all revive their characters as the demented faculty who make only the most marginal attempts at teaching their students. The films also promises a surprising list of celebrity cameos including Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Justin Theroux, Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman and, oddly enough, designer Todd Oldham. With a script written by Colbert, Dinello, and Sedaris the film should satisfy both new and diehard fans of the original series.
Junebug in any other hands could have been a mess, but Winston-Salem, NC-born director Phil Morrison has done the seemingly impossible. In his first film he’s managed to avoid two of Hollywood’s greatest repeat offences; he’s made a movie that’s virtually stereotype-free about the south that’s also a fish-out-of-water story that’s not overly cliched. Morrison’s most notable work was directing episodes of (one of my favorite shows of all time) The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Upright Citizens Brigade, and music videos for Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo (who also scored the film), Superchunk, and The Feelies, but Junebug is by far his most auspicious work to date. The story follows Madeleine, an affluent Chicago “outsider art” gallery owner who has traveled back to her newlywed husband George’s home town in North Carolina. This is a business trip for Madeleine, whose hope is to show the work of a local absurdist Civil War painter in her gallery. During their stay they live with George’s family, who Madeleine’s meeting for the first time. The next week is spent with Madeleine adjusting to the culture shock and getting to know George’s overprotective mother Peg, his reticent dad Eugene, his jealous younger brother Johnny, and Ashley (Amy Davis in a movie-making performance) as Johnny’s pregnant wife, who’s infatuated by Madeleine’s worldliness. It’s so refreshing to see a smart, funny movie about the south light on slack-jawed hillbillies and goat fucking. Morrison has given the real people around those parts a movie in which their eccentricities have been done justice. Junebug avoids the pitfalls of the fish-out-of-water story by allowing the plot to develop in the same placid way that’s typical of the south. If you know that way of life, Morrison helps you recall the things that make it unique. There are no gimmicks; it’s just the human process of Madeleine adjusting to her new environment and learning about the stock of people that her new husband came from.
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Tronic (www.tronicstudio.com) directed the short film Eternal Double Happiness using curator Sebastien Agneessen¹s (www.formavision.info) Mavi installation as both a backdrop and inspiration for the piece. The protagonist, dressed in the beautiful and whimsical clothes of As Four and Ideologue, explores this world of magical realism that literally comes to life before her eyes. Using a hybrid of live action and animation, her presence triggers the plants and insects to commence a fantastical dance around her. This alternative form of branding opens up new forms of communication.
http://www.tronicstudio.com/media/mov/ETERNALDOUBLEHAPPINESS_web.mov
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