Thomas Crown Affair sequel in the works
August 1, 2008
Pierce Brosnan has revealed that they are working on the sequel to The Thomas Crown Affair.
The sequel will be directed by Paul Verhoeven and will have a theme that is similar to the 1964 heist movie Topkapi. Brosnan has assured though that only a “sliver” of Topkapi will be used, among them being the setting, which is Istanbul. This time around the object of the caper is a rare diamond and not paintings.
Renee Russo will not be returning in the sequel but there is talk that Angeline Jolie is in the running for the role of the female lead.
‘Austin Powers 4′ Becoming More Than Just an Empty Threat
July 31, 2008
Well, society, we made it. The Love Guru has come and gone from theaters, and, from what I can tell, relations with India and humor itself still exist despite Mike Myers’ attempts at destroying them. But looks like it’s out of the (someone getting hit by a curry-filled) frying pan, into the fire (which is being lit on someone’s fart, who is a midget in a wig). Myers is reportedly working on an Austin Powers spinoff:
Mike Myers has started writing Austin Powers 4 which will be an homage to his father. “It’s very personal with a father and son theme loosely based on his own life,” an insider tells me. As Myers has previously said, this fourth installment of the super spy spoof movie series will focus on Austin’s arch-villain Dr. Evil, who was based on Blofeld of the Bond films. But what hasn’t been known is that the AP4 plot is really about Dr. Evil and his son (introduced already as Scott Evil, played by Seth Green). Myers is penning his idea with Baby Mama’s Mike McCullers, who collaborated with Myers on Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers 3: Goldmember.
For a big “A.P.” fan like me, only two words spring to mind. Yeeeeaaaaaah, baby!!!*
*Kill me.
New Line Panting For ‘Austin Powers 4′ [Deadline Hollywood]
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‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ Trailer
July 31, 2008
Well, here’s the trailer to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, complete with child version of Voldemort. I’m normally pretty unimpressed by the whole typically-creepy, Damien-esque kid thing, but here it sort of works. Knowing this kid will grow up to be a powerful wizard with the head of Bat Boy, you kind of want him to be pretty weird–otherwise, any of our children could be next!
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‘Sex Drive’ Trailer Somehow Time Traveled Here
July 30, 2008
Well, it’s 2008–only makes sense for another movie about how zany the world of online dating can be! This is just what me and all my friends have been begging for ever since You’ve Got Mail acknowledged that the internet existed, and could be used as a transitory plot device. I particularly like that Sex Drive isn’t even updated to include social networking references, or anything beyond “chat.” No reason to hide that this script was pulled out of the last decade’s dumpster. Why not even throw a Dave Matthews Band poster in the background, really rub in that absolutely no effort has been put into bringing this out of the ’90s. Oh, good, you did. Also, make sure you make the sidekick kid seem like he’s playing a child Charles Nelson Reilly. That won’t be at all weird.
(Thanks, Kyle!)
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Movie Review: Saw IV
July 28, 2008
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It’s quite rare for me not to notice movies that come out in theaters so it was a big surprise that I found out that not only has Saw IV already been released, Saw V is coming out later this year. I am not a Saw fan at all but having seen all three Saw movies, I wouldn’t want to break my run so off I went to find a copy of Saw IV.
Anyone who has seen a Saw movie will known that this is just another run-of-the-mill torture porn. The first one quite innovative for its time but succeeding movies that dealt with torture (like Hostel) has lessened its impact with the succeeding sequels.
As sequels go, it takes a really good story to make succeeding movies emerge from the shadow of the original. And here Saw seems to have stalled. I think the twist in Saw 2 was quite cool and made the movie a good enough sequel for the disturbing first movie. But the third movie failed to deliver a good yarn, but I have to give the movie props for ending with a very memorable scene with Jigsaw apparently getting killed.
The fourth movie begins with Jigsaw, dead in a mortuary table. The first incision on his body is proof that Jigsaw is not going to come back to life or some such nonsense. Death is the final end for him. This was an intriguing beginning as it immediately makes you think, “if Jigsaw’s dead then why the hell is there a new movie.” But, as Jigsaw says in the microcassette that was discovered in his stomach, the games are just about to begin.
The basic plot of the fourth installment is the recruitment of a new person who will continue Jigsaw’s work. Like all Saw movies, the basic template is a whodunit only with more blood, and graphic depictions of eviscerations. There is something to be said about writing the perfect whodunit. I have to admit that Saw 2, did it quite well, but three was a big letdown. All I can say that Saw IV is messier for the simple reason that the writer tried to string together the three previous movies with the fourth one. This gives a lot of complications because timelines are sure to get screwed up, and I think it did with this movie.
I won’t comment too much about the acting because this is, after all, a slasher flick designed to appeal to baser instincts. I just have to say that there were no standouts here. No one really stood out as great actors—except maybe for Tobin Bell, who has proved his mettle before as a talented character actor.
Fans who get off on the creative ways of torture in Saw will also be disappointed because there seems to be far fewer set pieces. And the reason is that the producers really did decide to make a character piece of the fourth movie as a way of really exploring how Jigsaw became who he is.
This is not the best Saw movie of the bunch but for Jigsaw fans, this movie will prove to be indispensable.
Rating: C-
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