Nov 6 2009 New 'Sherlock Holmes' Trailer Really Wants You To Say 'Bromance'
If you thought the last Sherlock Holmes trailer was "wtf sherlock homes is not a cage fighter gay," wait until you see this one! You should have roughly he same reaction.
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Oct 26 2009 'Sherlock Holmes' Poster: HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Bravo, tagline writers. "Holmes for the Holidays" is marginally better than "Have a Merry Christmystery!" or "Sher-Lox on a Bagel: Happy Hanukkah!" You did it.
Big version at Cinematical.
Oct 20 2009 New 'Sherlock Holmes' Trailer, Dudes!
Dude! Last night, during the ball game, when you went to pick up more Milwaukee's Best Old BrewDog Lites, you fuckin' missed this new Sherlock Holmes trailer! You gotta see this shit! Iron Man is all like BOOSH punchin' these goddammers! S'all good, though; I internet taped it for you:
Aug 10 2009 'Iron Man 2' Comic Con Preview: I Think I See a Shoulder Gun Thing!
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Want your first look at Don Cheadle's War Machine suit and Mickey Rourke's Star Trek: The Next Generation-inspired laser whips to be shaky, dark, and both visually and aurally indiscernible? Then enjoy the Iron Man 2 footage that was shown at the Comic Con. Besides the aforementioned War Machine and Whiplash scenes, it contains: Tony Stark put on trial by Larry Sanders, Scarlett Johansson jumping around, Sam Rockwell holding guns, and evidence that "I am Iron Man" is basically Tony Stark's equivalent of Urkel's "Did I do that?" What a treat for a Monday afternoon.
Jul 16 2009 Hey, It's Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow
Clad in leather and Amy Adams wig and standing on a crate, Scarlett Johansson appears alongside RDJ and Mickey Rourke on the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly, and the magazine has posted this low-res first look at Johansson in costume as the impractically conspicuous Russian spy, Black Widow.
Inside the issue, Rourke explains how he made sure his character wouldn't be a flat, boring villain. By requesting he have a bird, obviously:
I told Favreau, 'I don't want to just play him as a one-dimensional p----,'" he says. "He let me have a cockatoo, who I talk to and get drunk with while I’m making my suit."
Nothing adds depth to an antagonist like an avian sidekick. There's a reason Jafar from Aladdin is probably our most complex and nuanced villain.
Jun 23 2009 'Sherlock Holmes' Posters: Holmes has Twilight Hair
From the same desaturated universe as Harry Potter, here come the Sherlock Holmes character posters. I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed about the move away from advertising Holmes as a brooding Tom Petty. Which look am I supposed to wear when I'm standing in line opening night?
New Sherlock Holmes Posters [Empire]
May 19 2009 'Sherlock Holmes' Trailer: It's a Fun One
I try not to ever say a movie "looks like a fun one." That's how my grandparents used to describe movies, and I hoped to never devolve to such a simplistic level of critique that judges all films as "fun ones," "renters," or head shakes and disgusted sighs. But I see no other way to describe Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. It genuinely looks like a "fun one." And not like a Transformers fun one, where enjoying the scant moments of fun means pushing aside all the aggravating, brain-hurting, often nonsensical events that led you there. A genuine fun one. Non-Crystal Skull Indiana Jones type fun.
The trailer:
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May 7 2009 Iron Man with Bleached Hair and Sitting in a Giant Donut
Sometimes a headline can say everything that needs to be said.
Star Tracks - Action Figure [People]
May 6 2009 More From That 'Sherlock Holmes' Detective Man Movie
Though Data and Geordi in the Enterprise holodeck will always be my go-to Sherlock Holmes point of reference, because I'm a nerd, USA Today's article and accompanying photo set covering Guy Ritchie's take on the famous detective have given me some renewed interest in the action-adventure reinterpretation. Even producer Joel Silver's quote, "Audiences are interested in seeing something they know," wasn't quite enough to discourage me about this project. You can't fault him for being depressingly honest.
May 1 2009 First Look at 'Iron Man 2'!
Hmm, not much new at first glance. But wait... This wooden case on his desk... Looks like a certain superhero may have finally learned to play the recorder.
Full article at USA Today.
Mar 31 2009 'Sherlock Holmes' Teaser Poster Won't Back Down
I know this new Sherlock Holmes is supposed to be an action-oriented, not-your-turn-of-the-century-grandpa's Sherlock Holmes, but why does that mean he's also '90s Tom Petty? Is this some kind of horrifying new trend? A resurgence of Pettian wardrobe? Maybe it's time to pull out my Mad Hatter costume...
'Sherlock Holmes' ShoWest Poster [Coming Soon]
Oct 30 2008 Last Minute Costume Ideas from 'Sherlock Holmes' Set
The Bad & Ugly has some new shots from the set of Guy Richie's Sherlock Holmes that give a better look at Jude Law as Watson and Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes. Still need a Halloween costume for the weekend? Just get a fedora, tilt it to a jaunty angle, and you're ready to wow the crowds as the world's greatest detective, RDJ style. Next year it will be passé; this year it's cutting edge, so much so that you'll probably have to keep telling people you aren't a hobo.
Oct 13 2008 See the RDJ and Jude Law as Fictional Sleuths
Just Jared has put up some photos of Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Watson from the set of Guy Ritchie's new action take on the character. With all the ascots and suspenders, it's like a regular accessories seldom used in modern culture convention on that set! I don't know.
More shots here, of a Chaplin-esque Sherlock.
Sep 19 2008 It's Elementary That Jude Law is Playing Watson, Watson
Variety reports that, in addition to slowly, inadvertently transforming into Phil Collins, Jude Law will be taking on the role of Watson in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes:
Jude Law is negotiating to join Robert Downey Jr. in "Sherlock Holmes," the drama that Guy Ritchie will direct for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures.Law is expected to close a deal shortly to play Watson, the super-sleuth's sidekick.
Does this guy love being in sleuth movies or what? He was in that movie Sleuth, then there's this movie with a sleuth... and... hmm... you know... there's probably one or two I'm forgetting, so we'll say that's three or four sleuth movies. And this could probably get a sequel if it does well, so that's six. So yeah, I was right in saying this guy loves being in sleuth movies. He's in like seven.
Jude Law in talks for 'Sherlock' [Variety]
Sep 12 2008 The Presumed Oscar-Winning Poster of 'The Soloist'
It's true; life does have a mind of its own--and we're powerless to control it! But it's like my mom always used to say: "When life gives you Jamie Foxx ridiculously playing a schizophrenic bum savant, make Oscar bait."
The Soloist Poster [IMPA]
Sep 11 2008 If You Run Out of Oscars, It's Because 'The Soloist' Has Them All
Here's the trailer for The Soloist the semi-real inspirational story of reporter Robert Downey Jr. finding redemption by helping schizophrenic hobo Jamie Foxx play the cello. The only way this thing could be better Oscar bait is if they painted it gold, put it in a wig and makeup, and had it give some coquettish glances to the Oscar statues. "Hey, booooooys!"
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Aug 28 2008 'Rain of Madness' is Free on the iTunes
Rain of Madness, a documentary parody of Apocalypse Now documentary Hearts of Darkness chronicling the making of Tropic Thunder (the fake Tropic Thunder within real Tropic Thunder, obviously) is now available for free on iTunes. It sounds like a thick, mucusy wad of meta I can't yet bear to swallow, but you can check it out here. I'll probably just wait for the fake book within a book.
Jul 8 2008 'Tropic Thunder' International Trailer, for the Fart-Loving Foreigners
It still feels like watching an extended MTV Awards sketch to me--largely because the last MTV Awards sketches were just extended commercials for this movie--but there is a new international trailer for Tropic Thunder. If there was any question whether Ben Stiller's latest would be a biting satire or just a collection of fart jokes, let me point out that this trailer literally contains a fart delivered as a joke. I'm not saying the film will necessarily consist entirely of fart jokes, but I'm the kind of guy who finds some mold on his bread and throws away the whole loaf. By which I mean I'll wait until this sweeps the MTV Movie Awards before I'll bother with it.
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Jun 9 2008 'Incredible Hulk' Commercial Exploits 'Iron Man' Popularity
Smart thing done in this new TV commercial for The Incredible Hulk: revealing that Robert Downey Jr. has a brief cameo as Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. Stupid thing done this new TV commercial for The Incredible Hulk: revealing that Liv Tyler acting style is pretending she's a totem honoring meekness. See both chilling reveals below the cut.
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May 23 2008 'Tropic Thunder' Poster is Triumvirate of Laughs
This is the version of Cerberus that guards the gates of Comedy Heaven. To get through you have to resist laughing, which is clearly impossible after seeing those wacky expressions, so it's likely no one will ever reach Comedy Heaven.
Tropic Thunder Poster [IMPA]
