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By Jim KiernanLast night in NYC I was among the lucky invited to a Warner Bros. hosted presentation for their upcoming May 22 release of the latest entry in the Terminator series, "Terminator: Salvation." Director McG, best known for the quick cutting one-two punch of 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," was on hand to introduce never before seen selections from the film starring Christian Bale as John Conner, the man who leads humanity out of the nuclear ashes following Judgment Day (and previously portrayed by Eddie Furlong and Nick Stahl in T's 2 and 3, respectively).
McG was excited to talk up the footage and the film at length in as much detail as he could in a spoiler free forum. He was down to earth, personable, and very honest about things like both his own and James Cameron's initial unfavorable response to making another Terminator pic, how much he wanted to make a gritty war film that was loyal to the established mythology, and working with the incredibly intense Christian Bale, whom he considers one of the greatest actors of his generation (and, of course, he demanded extensive script re-writes before he'd sign on to the project).
The script draws predominantly from James Cameron's first two films, acknowledges T3 somewhat, and leaves FOXs 'Sarah Conner Chronicles' out in the cold. He said the first film was about saving Sarah Conner, and the second one was about saving John Conner, this one is about saving Kyle Reese. He called it the Holy Trinity of Terminator.
McG promises a character driven film with an elliptical and challenging ending that will piss off a lot of people (and clarified that everything rumored on the Internet regarding the ending has been wrong).
They showed a high octane chase sequence in the desert that heavily evoked "Road Warrior" meets "Matrix" meets "Transformers" with some temp FX, but it is definitely gritty, fast, and loud. The deafening sound design was all there and it was fun to see actors being vaulted and thrown about on wires that will be digitally removed later.
I still have a few movies to see before I get to writing up my list of the Best Movies of 2008, but when I do, there's no question what's gonna be perched at the tippy-top: "WALL*E"!The fact is, not only is "WALL*E" my favorite movie of 2008, but I can honestly say that it's one of the best movies of this DECADE (so far, of course).
Talk about a movie that's loaded with subtext, it's far and away Disney/Pixar's most daring and imaginative film yet -- and that says a lot for the filmmakers behind "Finding Nemo," "Ratatouille" and the "Toy Story" features.
Sure kids will love it, since the "A" story -- about love story between two robots -- is hard to resist. But grown-ups will get more out of it, especially if they peel away the layers to absorb the existential, environmental and post-apocalyptic issues at hand.
That's why I was so very glad when the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named it Best Picture of 2008. That's the first time in the organization's 33-year history that an animated film won the top prize.
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by Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood movie guru
The "Star Trek" universe just about imploded this week when William Shatner went online -- and on the record -- about not being invited to the wedding of George Takei, who played helmsman Sulu on the original "Trek" series and the first six "Trek" movies.
While fans would love to believe that Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew were one big happy family, that wasn't the case. But this is nothing new to the fans who attended "Star Trek" conventions over the years or to anyone who read "Star Trek Memories" -- Shatner's first memoir about the groundbreaking TV show that ran for three short seasons on NBC between 1966 and 1969.
Back in the day, when "Star Trek" was struggling in the ratings, many of the cast members resented Shatner for stealing dialogue and camera time that allegedly should have gone to them.
So this week, the Tribble...er, I mean, the cat's out of the bag -- and I know I'm gonna sound biased here, since Captain Kirk is one of my heroes, but I don't blame Shatner one bit for speaking out.
By Scott MovieMantz
If Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez have indeed reached splitzville, as some tabloid rags recently "reported," you couldn't tell it from their P.D.A. at the San Diego Comic Con.
Both were in town to discuss their upcoming remake of "Red Sonja," the film about the red-haired heroine who first debuted in a Marvel comic.
McGowan leaves next week for five weeks of training to play the title role, and Rodriguez will direct. The movie opens in late 2009.
