new news!
avatar.02
Posted by: Neal on 24 June 2009 @ 15:17
In a recent story from The Hollywood Reporter James Cameron unveiled 24 minutes of his 3-D, sci-fi film Avatar at the Cinema Expo.
The film stars Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana and Stephen Lang. On hand at the RAI convention center (in addition to Cameron) to talk about this $300 million production were the film's producer Jon Landau, and Fox's Jim Gianopulos.
"Three years ago, I stood up here and said the 3-D renaissance is coming," Cameron started. "And from what we've seen in the business, we can now say it has arrived."
In Avatar, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran is brought...
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Posted by: Neal on 24 June 2009 @ 15:11
M Night Shyamalan isn't a name you'd associate with Kung Fu spectacle and massive action - in fact, since Unbreakable, he doesn't done a single movie I've wanted to watch. That said, judging from the trailer (see below) for his adaptation of the anime, Avatar: The Last Airbender, it looks like his next movie could see the director back on track as a talent to watch. My interest is piqued...
blood: redux
Posted by: Neal on 24 June 2009 @ 14:53
We might have jumped the gun a little with our extended coverage of Blood: The Last Vampire in the previous issue - the release date has been nudged away from contention with those metallic behemoths from Michael Bay and will now hit UK screens on June 26th. We loved it - go and see it!
rainy premiere
Posted by: Neal on 24 June 2009 @ 14:39
Three top actors from Korea, Japan, and the United States joined forces to promote their new film in Japan. Lee Byeong-Heon, Takuya Kimura and Josh Hartnett were on hand in Tokyo on Wednesday for the world premiere of "I Come with the Rain".
The movie was written and directed by the Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung. It tells the story of a former Los Angeles cop searching throughout Asia for the son of a Chinese billionaire.
Hollywood star Hartnett plays Kline, the police officer. Lee, who recently received good reviews for his role in last year's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird",...
nyaff kicks ass!
Posted by: Neal on 24 June 2009 @ 14:29
The New York Asian Film Festival kicks off today - check out the listing below! There are some movies we've already featured in Impact, but the majority of stuff is fresh from the Far East. Impact's resident New York scribe, Abe Goldfarb, will be attending on our behalf to bring us the lo-down on the festival hilights in our feature report in the upcoming August issue. Those of us unfortunate enough to live an ocean away from Gotham - look what we're missing!
20th CENTURY BOYS (Japan, 2008) | Japan Cuts |
20th CENTURY BOYS: THE LAST HOPE (Japan, 2009) |...
legend of the 7 golden vampires redux
Posted by: mike leeder on 18 June 2009 @ 06:53
As part the announced series of remakes of classic films from the Hammer Films back catalogue, comes the announcement of a remake of the Hammer/Shaws co-production 'Legend of the 7 golden Vampires'. The original starred Peter Cushing & David Chiang, and saw Van Helsing battling Chinese vampires & zombies as well as Dracula himself. Roy Ward Baker directed while Tang Chia & Lau Kar-leung handled the films action sequences.
No word yet on cast or crew, but while the original film was great fun, a remake could really do the concept justice. more news as we get it. Until then we'll...
bill killed?
Posted by: Neal on 4 June 2009 @ 16:10
In shocking news announced today, Kill Bill and Kung Fu star, David Carradine, was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok this morning. Carradine was, apparently, found sitting in the wardrobe by a maid earlier this morning. Thai police are currently investigating.
The star, who was in Bangkok filming his latest movie, Stretch, had been a frequent interviewee in the pages of Impact and most of the Impact team had met him at some point - his irascable attitude and pointedly anti-authoritarian stances will be greatly missed... He is survived by his wife, Annie Bierman, and four children.
The July...
ultimate ultimatums!
Posted by: Neal on 2 June 2009 @ 13:55
District 13 has to rate as one of the best action films of all time - France is a country that does action cinema with a panache that puts Hollywood to shame. Now it seems that the sequel, District 13: Ultimatum, is set to get a UK theatrical run. June 12th is the mooted release date - I for one, can't wait! For a comprehensive look at the making of the movie - head over to the film's official site. In the meantime - check out the action in this trailer!!!
i spit on your rave!
Posted by: Neal on 1 June 2009 @ 15:04
Audience participation will be taken to the next level at this year’s Big Chill festival (Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th August 2009) as fields full of revellers get a Zombie makeover – and transported to the year 2018 – to take part in the shooting of I Spit On Your Rave.
Fast forward nine years; mankind is extinct after a virus is released at the 2012 Olympics and Zombies have taken over the world but, like their human ancestors, they are partial to a party – especially a Summer festival.
From Warp Films and Film4 comes I Spit on Your Rave, a...
get arty?
Posted by: Daryl on 1 June 2009 @ 14:07
If you have ever fancied yourself as a budding comic / manga / any other kind of artist then we recommend you check out rubooks.co.uk. They have a section dedicated to fantasy art including; 50 Robots to Draw and Paint, Comics Crash Course and Discover Manga Drawing (cover pictured). Look out for future issues of Impact where we hope to review some of their offerings.
