BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Thursday, February 17, 2011

"Smallville: Masquerade"- February 18

The February 18 episode of the Vancouver-lensed TV series "Smallville" is titled "Masquerade", written by Bryan Q. Miller and directed by Tim Scanlan:

"...'Chloe' (Allison Mack) and 'Oliver' (Justin Hartley) are mistaken for FBI agents investigating a recent string of crimes by 'Desaad' (Steve Byers), and the pair are subsequently kidnapped by Desaad’s minions.

"Desaad tries to infect Chloe with the 'darkness'. Meanwhile, 'Lois' (Erica Durance) tells 'Clark' (Tom Welling) he needs to be more careful with his identity and suggests a disguise..."

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Sneak Peek The Second "Thor" Trailer !!!

Sneak Peek the second trailer for "Thor", the upcoming 3D feature, based on the comic book character of the same name, debuting in Marvel Comics "Journey Into Mystery" #83 (1962), created by writer Stan Lee and illustrator Jack Kirby.

"Thor" is the fourth film to be released in the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe', scheduled for release May 6, 2011 in North America.

Starring actors Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Jaimie Alexander and Anthony Hopkins, "Thor" is directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Mark Protosevich, Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, and Don Payne.

"...The Mighty 'Thor', a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war, is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of 'Asgard' to invade the Earth..."

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"Source Code": Make Every Second Count- April 1, 2011

Sneak Peek the new poster supporting the upcoming Montreal-lensed feature "Source Code", directed by Duncan Jones.

The 'techno-thriller' stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright, set for release April 1, 2011 in North America by Summit Entertainment.

"...When decorated soldier 'Captain Colter Stevens' (Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the 'Source Code', a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life.

"...With a second much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack..."


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Detroit Mayor Behind Erection Of "RoboCop" Statue

Detroit, Michigan-based artist Jerry Paffendorf who set up a website for donations to get a statue of MGM's movie cyborg 'RoboCop', protector of 'New Detroit', has now raised $50,000 to build a RoboCop statue in Detroit, with fund-raising now extended to March 29, to acquire as much money to get the best statue possible.

The group behind the project is working with Detroit mayor David Bing to find a suitable place for erection of the 'Murphy' statue.

The first "RoboCop" feature, budgeted at $13 million, was released in 1987, directed by Paul Verhoeven ("Basic Instinct"), and written by Edward Neumeier/Michael Miner.

Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, "RoboCop" centers on a police officer who is killed, then resurrected as a super-human cyborg, starring Peter Weller as police officer 'Alex Murphy' aka 'RoboCop', Nancy Allen as 'Officer Anne Lewis', Ronny Cox as 'Omni Consumer products' Vice President 'Richard "Dick" Jones', Kurtwood Smith ("That 70's Show") as 'Clarence Boddicker' and Miguel Ferrer as 'OCP' Executive 'Robert "Bob" Morton'.

In addition to being a satirical action film, "RoboCop" includes larger themes regarding the media, gentrification, corruption, privatization and human nature.

The film spawned merchandise, two sequels, a television series, two animated TV series, a television mini-series, video games and comic book adaptations.

The newly restructured MGM considers 'RoboCop' to be a top priority for movie franchise consideration with development continuing on a new feature film.

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