Two More for Thor: New Posters Complete the Set : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Textface alert for these two new posters for Marvel’s Thor movie, completing the set which began earlier in the day withthese faceposters featuring Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Hopkins.

Natalie Portman and Idris Elba are pushed both front and centre for these images, and there’s a quiet momentum building for Branagh’s film, though how much it permeates the audience unfamiliar with the comic book is unclear– these posters are striking enough but will they help draw the crowds in the same way the first Iron Man film did?

Thor is directed byKenneth Branaghand Chris Hemsworth as the title character alongsideNatalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, Ray Stevenson and Rene Russo.

We can expect to see it in the UK 28th April 2011.

Synopsis: Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth has punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind.

Here they are,Moviewebhad‘em first.

I’m actually hoping that this is a subtle tease for Branagh’s own stylistic preference for Thor– that this is how the film will look when it appears in cinemas,

But that probably won’t happen. Shame.

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Meek’s Cutoff UK Trailer& Poster : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Soda Pictures have released the official UK trailer and poster for acclaimed western-drama Meek’s Cutoff.

Directed by Kelly Reichardt(Wendy and Lucy), the film starsMichelle Williams(Blue Valentine), Brian Greenwood (Star Trek),Paul Dano(LittleMiss Sunshine), Shirley Henderson (Marie Antoinette) and Zoe Kazan(Fracture).

It’s 1845, and Stephen Meek (Greenwood) is a boastful, rough-hewn wilderness guide who has been hired by three families who want to start new lives on the other side of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Meek constantly tells his charges that he knows the Oregon Trail like the back of his hand, but whenthey veer off for a shortcut he says is foolproof, they soon find themselves in forbidding territory, without water and with Indians on the horizon. While the men of the party travel with Meek, their wives are made to follow them in a separate wagon, and Emily Tetherow (Williams), the strong-willedwife of Solomon Tetherow (Patton), begins openly questioning Meek’s competence among the other women, especially her friend Millie Gately (Kazan). While making their way through the wilderness, the party happens upon a Cayuse Indian (Rondeaux); Meek captures the Indian and proposes they kill him,but Emily bravely speaks up for him, believing he has the right to live and perhaps the knowledge to lead them safely over the mountains.

Meek’s Cutoff will be released in the UK on April 15.

Check out the trailer and poster below:

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New Image from The Hangover 2 : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Brazilian website,Cine Marcado(via /Film) have released this new image from The Hangover 2 which shows our favourite hungover idiots,Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) looking rather lost in Thailand where the sequel to the 2009 smash hit movie is based. I really hope that this sequel lives up to expectations and isn’t a complete flop but I’m sure writer / director,Todd Phillipshas it all under control!

Synopsis: In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy“The Hangover,” Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined.

The Hangover 2 should be with us 27th May 2011.

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Two Surprise Thor Posters Show Goddess of War and the God of Mischief : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Last night, Jon put uptwo more Thor postersannouncing that the set was now complete. We got our information fromthis bannerwhich was released a few weeks ago. It turns out thatIMDbhad a couple of extra posters up their sleeve when they released them all and now we get our first look at The Goddess of War (Sif played by Jaimie Alexander) and the God of Mischief (Loki played byTom Hiddleston).

Thor’s marketing is coming along like an out of control train at the moment with pretty much a new image from the movie every day. You can see the other posters that we’ve put up along withall our other coverage here.

Thor is directed byKenneth BranaghandChris Hemsworthas the title character alongsideNatalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, Ray Stevenson and Rene Russo.

We can expect to see it in the UK 28th April 2011.

Synopsis: Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth has punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind.

LOKI:Younger brother to Thor, the mischievous and clever Loki is jealous of his older brother and often stands in his shadow. But when Thor is banished to Earth, Loki seizes the opportunity to rule Asgard. Through deception and a dangerous alliance, Loki sets his plan in motion and now the fate of the Earth and all the Nine Realms hangs in the balance.

SIF:The most distinguished warrior-maiden in all of Asgard, Sif is known for her boldness, cunning, and weapon expertise. Few can match her in combat… or in beauty. Unlike Thor, she is uninterested in the glamour and theatrics of fame… but like him, Sif craves the thrill of battle and the honor of serving her kingdom.

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First Crazy Trailer for Jim Carrey’s Mr. Popper’s Penguins : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

20th Century Fox (viaFandangoand thanks toTrailer Addictfor the embed) have released the new trailer forJim Carrey’s new movie, Mr. Popper’s Penguins. This trailer came out earlier this week and we’re slowly catching up on our trailers after such a crazy couple of weeks!

Mr. Popper’s Penguins is directed byMark Watersand also starsCarla Gugino,Madeline Carrolland the legendaryAngela Lansbury.

Synopsis: An adaptation of the beloved 1938 children’s book, which won the 1939 Newbery Award. Mr. Popper is a house painter whose dreams of Arctic exploration prompt him to write letters to real explorers. One of them sends him a penguin, which he keeps in the icebox. Before he knows it, the painter has a litter of 12 beaked birds. They eat voraciously, leading him to form Popper’s Performing Penguins.

As you’ll see when you watch the trailer, this is completely crazy and brings back memories ofAce Ventura: Pet Detectivefrom 1994! Has it really been that long?!

According to IMDb, it’s set for release in the UK 1st August this year. We’ll obviously keep you posted.

 

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The First image of Shia LaBeouf in The Wettest County in the World : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

John Hillcoat’s latest movie, The Wettest County in the World has somewhat of a dream cast attached which includes the likes ofGary Oldman,Mia Wasikowska,Tom Hardy,Shia LaBeouf,Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke, and Jessica Chastain.

SlashFilmgive us more information on the movie which was apparently scheduled to start shooting last year then died, but as this image of Shia La Beouf and possible co-stars proves, the movie is alive and well and is current filming as I type.

Plot: In 1928, a pair of thieves accost Bondurant’s real life great-uncle Forrest at his Franklin County, Va., restaurant. They’re after a large cache of bootlegging money and end up cutting Forrest’s throat. The story of his survival and his trek to a hospital 12 miles away has taken on mythical proportions by the time SherwoodAnderson arrives in Franklin County in 1934 to research a magazine piece on the area’s prolific moonshiners. Soon after Anderson’s arrival, two anonymous men appear at the same hospital, one with legs meticulously shattered from ankle to hip, the other one castrated, with the by-products of the deed deposited in a jar of moonshine. The arc of the story lies between the attack on Forrest and that on the two men.

This first image comes fromShiantology, a site dedicated to all thing La Beouf!

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Jason Schwartzman Joins Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

It will come as no surprise to fans of Anderson’s and Schwartzman’s thatthe latter has joined Anderson’s new movie, Moonrise Kingdom.

Schwartzman’s acting debut saw him take the lead in Anderson’s second film, Rushmore, which, like all of Anderson’s films, is something of a cult favourite. The two have since worked together on The Darjeeling Limited, which Schwartman also helped to write, and on 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, and their pairing over the years has been incredibly successful. The two clearly must have a great connection with each other, having started their careers much at the same time together, and there is every reason to expect that Moonrise Kingdom will be another Anderson success.

Schwartzman was last seen on the big screen in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World as the last of Ramona Flowers’ boyfriends, he has since been seen on HBO in Bored To Death, playing the lead in a TV series alongside Zach Galifianakis (whose name I always need to double- (okay, triple-)check I’ve spelt right) and Ted Danson.

Moonrise Kingdom has already got an impeccably strong cast lined up for itself, with Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Anderson-favourite Bill Murray attached to star too.The Guardianhave a bit more to say on the plot:

“Moonrise Kingdom is a 60′s set tale which revolves around two young lovers who take off from their New England hometown causing friends and family to embark on a search for them. Willis, according to previous reports, will play the town sheriff, who’s also having an affair with the missing girl’s mother (a role pencilled for McDormand), while Norton has his eye on the part of a scout master. Murray will play the girl’s father.”

I am a really big fan of all of Wes Anderson’s films to date, and I truly can’t wait to see how Moonrise Kingdom turns out. It certainly has potential based on that plot, and given that Anderson will be at the helm with such a terrific cast to work with, at the very least I can see it taking a strong position in my Top 10 of 2012.

Anderson has co-written the script with Roman Coppola (son of Francis Ford Coppola), and filming is to begin in the coming months in Rhode Island. With Owen Wilson’s schedule currently looking relatively light, mostly filled with upcoming animated film Turkeys and David Frankel-directed The Big Year, I am hopeful – expectant, even – that Wilson will be confirmed for Moonrise Kingdom before long. Having starred in all six of Anderson’s feature films todate, it just wouldn’t seem right without him.

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The Bang Bang Club Gets A New Trailer : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

The new trailer for Steven Silver’s The Bang Bang Club has gone live over atRopeofSilicon.

The film, which starsRyan Phillippe(The Lincoln Lawyer),Taylor Kitsch(X-Men Origins: Wolverine) andMalin Akerman(Watchmen), will hit cinemas on April 22, having been picked up by Tribeca Film.

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Based on real events, The Bang Bang Club centres on Greg Marinovich (Phillippe), Kevin Carter (Kitsch), Joao Silva (Neels Van Jaarsveld) and Ken Oosterbroek (Frank Rautenbach), four combat photojournalists who worked through the first free elections in post Apartheid South Africa during the early 90s.

With early reports from its screening at Toronto last year bathing the film in a relatively positive light, it was left to Variety’s Peter Debruge to argue that the filmmakers should have taken more liberties and risks with the story. Regardless of such early reviews, however, the trailer does show considerable promise.

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New Poster& Theatrical Trailer for Last Night Starring Keira Knightley& Sam Worthington : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Ahead of the Tribeca Film Festival 2011, Miramax (viaApple)have just released the brand new theatrical trailer for Last Night which is directed by Massy Tadjedin and stars Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet. We’ve previously seen an international trailer for the movie but this one gives us a much better look at what we can expect from it with a 2:30 second long trailer.

Synopsis: Set in New York City, Last Night is the story of a married couple that while apart for one night, is confronted by temptation that may decide the fate of their marriage. Joanna (Academy Award(R) nominee Keira Knightley) and Michael Reed (Sam Worthington) are 7 years into a successful and happy relationship. They are moving along in their lives together until Joanna meets Laura (Eva Mendes), the stunningly beautiful work colleague whom Michael never mentioned. While Michael is away with Laura on a business trip, Joanna runs into an old but never quite forgotten love, Alex (Guillaume Canet) and agrees to have drinks with him. As the night progresses and temptation increases for the couple, each must confront who they are inside and outside of their relationship. Last Night is ultimately a film about choices– the choice you make to be with someone, to give yourself physically and emotionally, and how to survive all three.

Last Night doesn’t have a UK release date as yet but hits US cinemas May 6th.

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Images from Roman Polanski’s Next Feature Suggest Some Serious Acting‘Carnage’to Come : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Feast your eyes of this veritable powerhouse acting ensemble, present in the set pictures from Roman Polanski’s next feature which have emerged (courtesy ofEmpire).

The film in question is an adaptation of Yasmina Reva’s Tony-winning play God of Carnage (which appears to have been shortened to Carnage) and it tells the story of  two pairs of parents whose meeting one evening to discuss an incident between their children descends into chaos and rivalry.

With the four leads consisting of Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, expect the dramatic sparks to fly, all orchestrated by a filmmaker who is still creatively hungry and eager to show he still has the chops (the Chinatown auteur will be 78 this August!)

Don’t Jodie and John look good together as a couple!

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Rubber UK Poster : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Optimum Releasing have unveiled the official UK poster for twisted killer tyre film Rubber.

Directed by Quentin Dupieux, Rubber revolves around a tyre, Robert, that’s been buried and forgotten in the middle of the desert. When, for some unknown reason, Robert wakes up and discovers his destructive telepathic powers, he soon sets his sights on a desert town…

The film stars Stephen Spinella, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser and Ethan Cohn, and will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from April 11. Check out the poster below:

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Route Irish review : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Ken Loachreturns to the political arena with the taut, violent Route Irish, a cautionary tale about the privatization of modern war propelled by a riveting, intricately plotted mystery.

Ex-SAS private security contractor Fergus (Mark Womack) returns to Liverpool from Iraq to attend the funeral of his friend Frankie (John Bishop) who was killed on‘Route Irish’, the dangerous road between Baghdad airport and the Green Zone. Fergus doesn’t accept the official story of his death, and discovers that a cell phone camera recording of a horrific shooting incident holds the key to the truth of why Frankie died.

Mark Womack’s Fergus is the ferocious heart of the film, and it is a stunning portrayal of a deeply traumatised man consumed with sorrow and anger over his experiences in Iraq and the loss of his best friend. Fergus channels his pain into a determination to get to the bottom of what really happened to Frankie, and to do so he must put himself and others at great risk by questioning colleagues in Iraq via skype and confronting officials of the private security firm that employs him. The plot is intriguingly complicated, but Loach and his long time collaborator screenwriter Paul Laverty are in firm control; the film moves along at a great clip while keeping us aware of who all the key players are and their roles in the conspiracy surrounding Frankie’s death as it unravels.

Key to all of this is Fergus, who operates as sort of a hard-boiled, Chandler-esque detective as he moves through Liverpool within his aura of seething, barely suppressed violence. Although director Loach disagreed with my reading of Fergus as a kind of Marlowe figurewhen I interviewed him this week, it’s an interesting way to look at his character, and an apt one on many levels. Fergus is deeply disturbed as a result of what he witnessed and took part in in Iraq both in and out of the military, and the only way he can express himself is through verbal (he shouts profanely for much of the film) and physical expressions of anger and violence. Like the investigator protagonists of post WWIIfilm noir,who struggled to transition from the military and the horrors of combat back to civilian life, Fergus is psychologically scarred and deeply cynical, but retains a sense of honour and decency which keeps him moving forward in his quest for the truth, and for revenge.

As always with the work of Ken Loach, characterisation is key and there is a great supporting cast surrounding Womack’s Fergus. Frankie is only seen in a few flashback scenes, but comic Bishop effectively conveys the character’s charm and essential decency. Andrea Lowe as Frankie’s widow Rachel is both tough and vulnerable, a bereaved woman who feels a wealth of conflicting emotions towards Fergus including anger, distrust, and desire. Most interestingly, Kurdish singer and musician Talib Rasool, in the Loach tradition of using non-actors, has a small but important role as a musician with an IT day job who assists Fergus with translation and extracting data from the all important cell phone. He is deeply suspicious of Fergus’ motives and disgusted with the cell phone footage; he only grudgingly comes to trust him, in the end suffering harsh consequences (as do most of the men Fergus calls on for assistance) for becoming involved.

The filmmakers clearly have enormous empathy for former soldiers turned security contractors, while having nothing but contempt for the firms that employ and deploy them. While the work of these soldiers-for-hire is very well paid, they are viewed with distrust (if not contempt) by almost all whom they deal with, and when they return to their home countries suffering from post traumatic stress or physical injuries there is little or no support offered and they are not perceived as any sort of heroes. The company that employs Fergus and Frankie, represented by the slick senior managers that Fergus deals with, are aggressive corporate hacks keen to get out of Iraq and build a much bigger business running national infrastructures. This is the warning that Loach and Laverty ask us to heed; if corporate security firms are running prisons, policing and actual combat today, what services will our governments be farming out to corporations in the near future if we don’t put a stop to this form of privatization?

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Attack the Block Wins SXSW 2011 Midnight Screening Audience Award! : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

SXSW have just announced that British Film, Attack the Block has won the audience choice for the midnight feature at the 2011 festival. This is such amazing news and is thoroughly deserved as the film is just awesome. You canread my review here.

This evening, the movie will screen one last time at SXSW 2011 at midnight in the Alamo Ritz and if you haven’t seen it, you simply must!

Congrats to everyone involved in the movie, especially Joe Cornish for bringing us something so fresh, new and original!

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Confirmed for The Dark Knight Rises, Juno Temple in Talks for Supporting Role : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s involvement in The Dark Knight Rises has been confirmed,Showblitzhas learned.

Gordon-Levitt, who has been in negotiations since February, will star opposite Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman in the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman threequel.

What role he’ll play is still unknown.

In addition, it’s being reported that indie darling Juno Temple, best known for her roles in Notes on a Scandal and Atonement, is being eyed for a supporting role as a street-smart young woman, though no official deal has yet been struck.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises will commence shooting in May.

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New Photo Shows Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: New Dawn : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

These last few years have seen an unwelcome dearth ofKate Beckinsalejumping off of things in a PVC catsuit. Good thing then thatKate Beckinsaleis back in black as Seline, ready to shoot a few lycans and show Rhona Mitra how it’s all done properly.

WithMichael Ealy now castas a detective hot on Seline’s trail, some fifteen years after the events of Underworld: Evolution, and a series of setphotos showing Beckinsale’s stunt double hard at work, the time has come for a photographic teaser of our returning main attraction– my God that catsuit has held up well.

This fourth instalment will centre on Seline and her hybrid daughter as they flee from a sinister corporation determined to breed super lycans for some ambiguously nefarious means.

With Shelter’s Mans Marlin and Bjorn Stein directing a script by John Hlavin and J. Michael Straczynski, Underworld: New Dawn 3D is currently shooting in Vancouver for a January 20, 2012 release.

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Shia LaBeouf Sprouts Horns : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia) is attached to star in Horns.

The film, an adaptation of Joe Hill’s recent dark fantasy novel, was first announced in October 2009.

Horns centers on a young man, Ig Perrish (LaBeouf), who wakes up one day to find that horns have grown from his head. What’s more, they’re still growing and are somehow tied to the unsolved murder of his girlfriend.

Mandalay Pictures will produce.

LaBeouf will next be seen in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which opens in the UK on July 1, 2011.

Source: Variety

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Trailer and Poster for Dylan Dog: Dead of Night : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Freestyle Releasing have unveiled the official trailer and poster for horror-thriller Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.

Directed by Kevin Munroe, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night is based on Tiziano Sclavi’s comic Dylan Dog, and stars Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs, Kurt Angle and Brian Steele.

In New Orleans, Dylan Dog ( Routh) is an ace detective whose specialty is paranormal cases. Now, he must deal with vampires, werewolves, zombies and a guardian of Hell, all due to a client’s (Briem) case. With the help of Marcus Adams (Huntington), his undead assistant, he will have to persevere for the sake of the Earth.

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night will be released in the US on April 29.

Check out the trailer and poster below:

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Will You Fight Crime With Ellen Page? New Poster for Super Asks the Question : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

This is one of the films making some noise at SXSW in Austin at the moment and if you were a fan of James Gunn’s previous movie, the glorious B-movie Slither, then you’ll already be excited for his take on the real life superhero tale.

This new poster follows on from theRainn Wilsonversionwe posted a few days ago, and keeps up the DIY theme of the film in that it looks like a poster for a High School play– and I mean that in a good way.

Directed by James Gunn, Super starsRainn Wilson(The Rocker),Ellen Page(Juno),Liv Tyler(The Strangers),Kevin Bacon(The Woodsman),Nathan Fillion(Slither) and Linda Cardellini(Scooby-Doo).

After his wife Sarah (Tyler) hooks up with a smooth-talking drug dealer named Jacques (Bacon), Frank (Wilson) transforms himself into superhero “The Crimson Bolt”. Then with the help of a trusty wrench, Frank wages a one man war on crime. Libby (Page), a local comic book store employee, transforms herself into a superheroine named “Boltie” and becomes Frank’s sidekick. The two then team up to take Jacques down.

Here’s the new poster,

First ShowingShowed First.

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The New Trailer for The Smurfs Will Make you Smurf in Your Mouth : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

New Trailer time and this is THE one you’ve been waiting for. By the way– that title is taken from a line in the trailer.

The Smurfs cartoon used to play on Sunday lunchtimes when I was growing up and I never dreamed that they would ever make it to the big screen, and yet here we are, staring a 3rd of August release date in the face. This new trailer gives a lot away, including the plasticine sheen the blue creatures appear to have and exactly how many times do you think they’ll use the word‘Smurf’ instead of a swear? My call right now is 215 times.

The cast for the movie includesJayma Mays,Neil Patrick Harris,who you can see here in all manner of japes and hi-jinx. Katy Perry, Sofía Vergara,Anton Yelchin,Hank Azaria,Alan Cumming, and George Lopez also appear one way or another and the film is directed byRaja Gosnell.

Synopsis: The adventures of a mythical race of little blue creatures in medieval times that must deal with each other and humans, particularly an evil wizard obsessed with capturing them for his own sinister purposes.

So, the trailer looks all kinds of WTS, if you want to dream of small blue things then delve intothe official website. But judge for yourself below,

Will you think…

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Or will you think…

Aarrggghhhhh!

Will you…

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Or will you think…

I was on Friends once.<sadface>...

Probably none, maybe all. It’s time to smurf your smurfing smurf, you smuring smurfers,

Trailer time boy and girls -

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New Green Band Trailer for Bad Teacher Starring Cameron Diaz& Justin Timberlake : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

We’ve had thenaughty sweary version of the Bad Teacher trailer, agreat posterand this evening Yahoo have released the non-sweary Green band version for our viewing pleasure! This movie looks great and is one I’m looking forward to very much with Diaz basically proving that there are a lot of teachers out there who hate school more than the kids that attend them!

Bad Teacher stars Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake Lucy Punch, Thomas Lennon, Eric Stonestreet, is directed by Jake Kasdan and is scheduled for release June 2011.

Synopsis: Some teachers just don’t give an F. For example, there’s Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She’s foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can’t wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she’s dumped by her fiancé, she sets her plan in motion to winover a rich, handsome substitute (Justin Timberlake) – competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy (Lucy Punch). When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher (Jason Segel), the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers, and even herself an education like no other.

 

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SXSW 2011–The City Dark–Trailer, Screening Times : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Do we need the darkness of the night sky, and the light from the stars above?

The City Dark, a documentary in competition at the SXSW 2011 film festival, sets out to answer that question. Following the journey of filmmaker Ian Cheaney, the environmental documentary features interviews with astronomers, and scientists who share their view on the darkness, starlight, and the dangers of light pollution from the urban landscape.

Growing up in the natural beauty of Maine, Cheaney moves to New York City, only to discover the stars in the night sky are wiped out by the lights of the city. This compels him to learn more about the missing stars and the issues surrounding it.

SCREENINGS

7 pm Saturday, March 12th, Vimeo Theater– Austin Conv. Center

11:15am, Sunday, March 13th, Alamo Lamar South

4:30pm, Friday, March 18th, Alamo Lamar South

 

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World Premiere of THE CITY DARK at SXSW film festival a new feature documentary from the co-creator of KING CORN

Austin, TX— THE CITY DARK, a new feature documentary by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ian Cheney, premieres Saturday, March 12th in the Documentary Feature Competition at the South by Southwest Film Festival. The film chronicles the disappearance of darkness, revealing the surprising impact of light pollution on human health, the environment, and our culture’s relationship to the night sky.

Many Americans are familiar with the bright orange glow that floats above every city at night; it’s estimated that 2/3 of all Americans cannot see the Milky Way from their own backyards, and across the world, 2/3 of all humans live under skies polluted by artificial light. But might we be losing more than our view of the stars?

THE CITY DARK follows filmmaker Ian Cheney, who grew up an amateur astronomer in Maine but moves to New York City and discovers skies awash in electric light. Posing a deceptively simple question,“What do we lose, when we lose the night?” the film leads viewers on a quest to understand what is lost in the glare of city lights. Astronomers atop Haleakala in Hawaii lament the city lights fogging their newest observatory, designed to detect killer asteroids headed for earth. Biologists along the Florida coast trace the death of thousands of hatching sea turtles to their disorientation by Miami’s lights. In Chicago, viewers learn that migratory birds, accustomed to navigating by the stars, are colliding by the millions into brightly lit office buildings all across the US. Cancer researchers at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania unravel the shocking relationship between exposure to light at night and the risk of breast cancer in shift workers. Each visit deepens viewers’ understanding of both the measurable and intangible benefits of darkness, while asking us to pauseand consider whether darkness is a natural resource — an overlooked part of the wilderness needing our protection. A cast of quirky characters includes luminaries like astrophysicist Neil deGRasse Tyson and author Ann Druyan alongside volunteer bird-rescuers and sidewalk stargazers. Blending a humorous tone with majestic footage of the night sky, what unravels is an introduction to the science of the dark, and an exploration of the human relationship to the stars.

SXSW screenings

Saturday, March 12th, 7pm, Vimeo Theater– Austin Convention Center*

Sunday, March 13th, 11.15am, Alamo Lamar South

Friday, March 18th, 4.30pm, Alamo Lamar South

(*Screening followed by sidewalk stargazing with local astronomers)

About the director

Ian Cheney is a Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker. He grew up in New England and earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Yale. After graduate school he co-created and starred in the Peabody Award-winning theatrical hit and PBS documentary King Corn (2007), directed the Sundance Channel documentary The Greening of Southie (2008), and co-produced the Planet Green documentary Big River (2019). Ian also maintains a 1/1000th acre farm in the back of his’86 Dodge pickup, which is at the center of his recent 1-hour film Truck Farm (2010). An avid astrophotographer, he travels frequently to show his films, lead discussions and give talks about sustainability, agriculture, and the human relationship to the natural world.

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New Images from Duncan Jones’Source Code : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

Two new images from Source Code for you this morning, including a decent look at the source code‘chamber’ from whichJake Gyllenhaaljumps into the body of a man who died in a train bombing eight minutes before the fateful event. Living these eight minutes over and over Gyllenhaal’s character has to find the bomber and prevent a further threatened bombing.

It’s a great premise and Jones has lined upVera Farmiga,Jeffrey WrightandMichelle Monaghanto aid Gyllenhaal. It has its premiere ay SXSW in Austin in a  few day’s time and we can’t wait to see how Jones’ follow up to Moon plays out.

Directed by Duncan Jones (MOON) SOURCE CODE centers on a soldier (Jake Gyllenhaal, JARHEAD) who, as part of an experimental government program to investigate a terrorist incident, finds himself in the body of an unknown commuter living and reliving a harrowing train bombing until he can find out who is responsible for it.

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Win Skyline on Blu-ray : HeyUGuys–UK Movie / Film Blog

To celebrate the release of Momentum Pictures’ movie, Skyline on 21st March, we’ve been given five copies to give away. Remember, whatever you do, don’t look up!

SKYLINE is a terrifying journey into our fear of the unknown, a high-velocity, special effects bonanza that resonates with feelings of urban panic in these dangerous times. Visual-effects masters The Brothers Strause (AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator—Requiem)—whose company Hydraulx has imagined visual effects for Avatar, 2012,Iron Man2,The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonand 300—have directed, produced and financed a spectacular and chilling independent film of epic proportions.

A group of friends are awakened in the dead of the night by a strange, eerie light beaming through their apartment window. Like moths to a flame, a disturbing blue light is throwing the people of Los Angeles into a trance, drawing them outside before a terrifying extraterrestrial force swallows them off the face of the earth. The city streets are empty, the phones are down and TV stations broadcast HD news feeds of nothing but empty chairs. In a matter of hours, we will all be gone.

For Jarrod (Eric Balfour) and Elaine (Scottie Thompson), a simple weekend away to visit friends Terry (Donald Faison) and Candice (Brittany Daniel) becomes a nightmare. As they watch in terror from Terry’s penthouse windows, people across the city are swallowed into massive alien ships that have blotted out the L.A. skyline: life as they know it is finished. With the military struggling to keep the aliens at bay, now it will take every survival instinct they have to elude capture from the thousands of monstrous creatures that are sweeping the city and searching for all humans in their path. From tankers to drones and hydra-like extraterrestrials, the aliens are inescapable and seemingly indestructible.

Eric Balfour (24, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) stars alongsideDavid Zayas(Dexter,The Expendables), Donald Faison (Scrubs), Brittany Daniel (Sweet Valley High),Neil Hopkins(Lost) and newcomers Scottie Thompson (Star Trek) and Crystal Reed (Crazy, Stupid, Love). SKYLINE is directed by brothers Colin Strause and Greg Strause, written by Liam O’Donnell and Joshua Cordes and producer Kristian Andreson.

DVD& BLU-RAY EXTRAS

Deleted and Extended Scenes  (6:56 min)

Commentary by Directors Greg and Colin Strause, Co-Writer/Producer Liam O’Donnell, and Co-Writer Joshua Cordes {On/Off}

• Oliver in Lobby
• Terry& Candice in Closet
• Jarrod& Elaine Paintings
• Extended Cache
• Ray Extended Party Scene
• Painting Scene
• Candice& Oliver in Kitchen

Alternate Scenes  (2:34)

Commentary by Directors Greg and Colin Strause, Co-Writer/Producer Liam O’Donnell, and Co-Writer Joshua Cordes {On/Off}

• Play All
• Candice Sorry
• Oliver’s Backstory

Pre-Visualization (10:03)

Commentary by Co-Director Colin Strause, Co-Writer/Producer Liam O’Donnell, and Co-Writer Joshua Cordes {On/Off}

• Play All
• Pool Escape
• Rooftop Rescue

Trailers

Commentary by Co-Director Colin Strause, Co-Writer/Producer Liam O’Donnell, and Co-Writer Joshua Cordes {On/Off}

• Play All
• Teaser Trailer (1:34)
• Theatrical Trailer  (2:21)

Audio Bonus via ftp:

• Feature Commentary with Directors Greg and Colin Strause
• Feature Commentary with Co-Writer/Producer Liam O’Donnell and Co-Writer Joshua Cordes

To be in with a chance of winning Skyline on Blu-ray, all you need to do is answer the following question using the form below:

Who plays the character Jarrod in the movie, Skyline?

The small print:

• Open to UK residents only
• Only one entry per household will be counted
• The competition will close 21st March 23.59 GMT
• The winner will be picked at random from entries received

The usual T&Cs can be foundhere. Good Luck!

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