Jun 17 2009 'Whiteout' Teaser More Exciting Than Whiteout Office Supply
There's either a new teaser for the Kate Beckinsale thriller Whiteout, based on the comic of the same name, or Antarctica's tourism bureau has put together the absolute worst promotional video ever created:
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Nov 19 2008 'The Spirit' Posters Poster
"Guys, I've got this great idea for a poster. OK, so it's a poster, right? But also, it has all these other posters within that poster. Posters within a poster. The sheer audacity will shock everyone into seeing the movie. It's just so many posters, how could you not?"
It's true. Meta posters of the stars' faces are the new standard posters of the stars' faces.
Final Poster for 'The Spirit' [Cinematical]
Nov 17 2008 'The Spirit' Still Attempting to Create Interest with Clips Set to Music
No one seems too convinced by the last few trailers for The Spirit, so Lionsgate has pushed out one more quickie to remind everyone that the film comes out CHRISTMAS DAY. If your gifts aren't enough of a let down for the family, pack the kids in the Aerostar and take them to The Spirit, show them the true meaning of Christmas (disappointment). I particularly like the rockin' version of "Carol of the Bells" in this. It makes me feel like I'm watching a ridiculous, noir-based Home Alone sequel.
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Oct 16 2008 'The Spirit' Still Cranking Out Posters
Good idea getting in for a close-up. After the last few trailers, the less you show of this thing the better.
Sep 29 2008 'The Spirit' Trailer Continues Frank Miller's Love Affair with Beautiful Women, Ridiculous Dialog, and Monochromatic Ties
In case you haven't given up entirely on Frank Miller's The Spirit adaptation, here's the latest trailer. I swear, every time I start to get any hope this could not be horrible, I get punched in the face with another flagrantly, obnoxiously Frank Miller-esque line ("Get me a tie--and make sure it's RED"? Oh, brother), or catch a glimpse of Samuel L. Jackson, his face streaked with mascara and sideburns, in front of an explosion of fire and redness, and realize, no, this will probably be bad. Never forget the comic booklet convention footage.
Sep 19 2008 'The Spirit' Posters Make You Feel Like YOU ARE (Near) The Spirit
New character posters for The Spirit have taken a novel approach to showing the opposition of the film's hero and villain. For the first poster, we get a bullet-riddled Spirit as seen from the perspective his arch-nemesis, The Octopus. So naturally, for the second, we see The Octopus, this time from the viewpoint of... an unseen third-party observer whose view is being obscured by The Spirit's flapping tie? Yes:
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Aug 12 2008 'The Spirit' is Looking Really, Really Bad
Though I've still never picked it up, I always hear how Will Eisner's The Spirit is a groundbreaking, must-read comic series for anyone at all interested in the medium. That information directly contradicts what I'm seeing in this fight scene that was shown at Comic Con, which paints The Spirit as a slapstick comedy with more getting-hit-with-objects-for-comedic-reactions than Home Alone. Also, it takes place in a sewage nebula? Just watch it.
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Jul 15 2008 'The Spirit' Trailer Has Girls, Ridiculous Costumes, '80s Sex Romp Movie Poster Imagery, Girls
It looks like it's of questionable origins, so hurry up and watch this trailer to The Spirit before it's replaced by a take-down notice. My first thought was, "This is like if Frank Miller directed the intro to The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis." My next thought was, "Why was your first thought of a show that went off the air almost two decades before your were born?" I have no idea. Subliminal Nick at Nite?
Apr 25 2008 'The Spirit' Teaser Trailer Reveals Spirit May Wear Some Type of Neck Adornment
Talking at the Spirit panel at New York Comic Con, the lecherous director Frank Miller (strangely, while dressed as a unshaven Spirit) spoke of his unending admiration for his mentor Will Eisner's comic, and of his hope of faithfully recreating it on the screen. So I find it a bit odd that, as many expected, Miller has made the film look like a slightly cleaner Sin City. True respect = smothering the original vision with your own high-contrast fantasy world? Judge the teaser trailer for yourself here, then let me know what you think. Is this guy more obsessed with his city screaming or that f***ing red tie?
And I'm aware this has been up for a few days. Deal.
Apr 4 2008 'The Spirit' Feeds His Cats and Other Set Shots
IMAGE REMOVED AT REQUEST OF LIONSGATE.
Finally someone is dropping all the exaggerated action of comic book movies and giving us what we really want: lonely domesticity!
Update: Sorry, had to take it down. Just imagine a shirtless man in a mask feeding some cats from a comically over-sized bag.
Aug 3 2007 Frank Miller Finds His Spirit
As you may have deduced from my clever headline, Frank Miller has found the star for his adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit in actor Gabriel Macht. Macht, who most recently starred in The Good Shepherd, will fight the villainous Octopus (played by Samuel L. Jackson) as the titular crimefighter who fakes his own death to fight from the shadows. Unfortunately, I'll likely miss most of these plot points when the movie finally comes out as I stare unblinking at that big obnoxious mole.
