December 22, 2005
Terrence Malick can't make up his mind
Terrence Malick's "The New World" is coming out Sunday but apparently the poor guy is still editing it.
Newer version is said to include 15-20 minutes of tweaks and trims, but has no major chunks cut out. New Line will release the longer version this weekend, will show it at awards screenings and has sent out DVD screeners of it to such voting groups as members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. New Line execs will see a shorter version soon and decide then which version will go out when the film expands late next month -- around the announcement of Academy Award nominations on Jan. 31. "It's all part of the process of working with Terrence Malick," Mittweg added. "He simply wants 'The New World' to be the best possible film that it can be."
I understand that you want to get the best possible film, but if you're still editing less than a week before your film is supposed to be shown, maybe you've got a problem. But I guess if your original cut was putting audiences to sleep, maybe trimming it down isn't such a bad idea. Although I don't understand how a film featuring Colin Farrell performing pedophelia could possibly be boring.
A small 'World' after all [Variety]
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Mel Gibson puts himself in Apocalypto trailer
You know how to tell you're a huge success? When you start putting yourself into your own movie trailers, looking like a crazy version of Saddam Hussein, and nobody at the studios gives you any grief about it. If you do a frame by frame about 1:45 into the trailer for Apocalypto, you'll see that there's a single frame of Mel Gibson standing around with a cigar in his mouth looking like a jolly old goofball. Hate him or love him, you have to admit that's pretty damn cool. And you also have to admit that I'm stronger than you. Because I am. I work out.
Apocalypto teaser trailer
The teaser trailer for Mel Gibson's Apocalypto has been released. It doesn't tell much more than the short TV spot did, but at least it's better quality and is a little longer. I honestly have no idea how this movie is going to turn out. Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ were great, so I'm assuming this will at least be okay, but these little promo clips just aren't getting me excited. Honestly, the best thing about this entire trailer is the way they do the titles at the end. That, and the naked pregnant lady standing alone in a cave. Why? Because naked pregnant ladies standing alone in caves is awesome. And by 'awesome' I mean 'totally hot'.
Apocalypto teaser trailer [Apple]
Munich Soundtrack - first listen
SoundtrackNet has a sneak preview of John Williams' score for Munich. I don't understand why anybody would be interested in something like this, but to each his own. I gave it a short listen, but there's really nothing 10 seconds of audio can do to change my mind about a movie. Unless, of course, it happens to be 10 seconds of a woman simulating an orgasm. In that case, the watchability of the movie would shoot up by at least 80%.
Munich - First Listen [SoundtrackNet]
Ghost Rider sneak peek
The official Ghost Rider site has a preview teaser of some Ghost Rider footage. I don't want to imply that it looks like crap, but it sort of looks like crap. The effects are nowhere near where they should be, and it actually looks like the cheesy effects of Spawn. Unless something really amazing happens between now and its release, I don't see this thing having any real promise. Maybe they should give up on the CGI and actually light Nicholas Cage on fire. Sure it might hurt, but I bet the audience response would be downright spectacular.
Ghost Rider sneak peak [Official Site]
X-Men 3 Updated Photos
The official X-Men 3 website has some updated photos including Juggernaut, Beast, and some other new characters. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Juggernaut needs to put on 800 lbs and Beast needs to not look like a freakish troll. If you're going to do Beast, then make him look like a beast. Not like a man painted blue with hair glued to his face.
