Who could possibly want to read/write/talk about movies on a day like this? It’s the day after the Lost Season 5 finale (aka “The Incident”), and that is the topic everyone’s searching, researching and discussing on the web this afternoon. So, we might as well join in the fun by devoting today’s list to that beloved yet frustrating TV show. Of course, we have to keep things at least relevant to the movies, this being a film blog and all, but it’s not really that difficult to do so. For a show that constantly references and pays tribute to movies, it might actually be harder to write about Lost without citing certain film titles.
Many fans of the series are no doubt seeking out and/or devising theories about what will transpire next, in Season 6. We say, try to get inside the movie-loving minds of Lost executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. Surely whatever they’ve cooked up for the final season is inspired by one or more films. Stop your looking into the Bible, philosophy text books and the work of Flannery O’Connor. Instead, start your search for answers with the following ten theories, all based on movies. …Read more
The new action film sequel Crank: High Voltage is being advertised with the tagline “He was dead…But he got better.” Aside from sort of ruining the ending to the first Crank for those of us who haven’t seen it, this copy from the posters has been receiving a lot of attention for how ridiculous it sounds. Fans of the original have to disagree with the tagline, because they know Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) was not dead; in fact it is clear from the final scene that he miraculously survived that fall from the helicopter. Meanwhile, people less familiar with the movie simply find the idea of a dead character being resurrected for the benefit of a sequel to be laughably unacceptable, as if such an idea is unheard of in Hollywood.
But even if Chelios had been officially declared dead at the end of Crank, the sequel certainly wouldn’t be the first to revive a main character for a follow-up. Obviously horror films do it all the time, and it’s not exactly uncommon in sci-fi, fantasy, action and comic book genres, either. Even while ignoring the invincibility convention of contemporary slasher films, we were able to select six sequels in which a deceased (or presumed deceased) character returns.
Warning: Spoilers may be found after the jump. …Read more
I don’t know where I was when this video was being circulated around the ‘net, and I don’t know where I was when it was announced (back in February) that both Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are signed on for anotherBourne Identitysequel. But better late than never, especially when the former is the greatest movie spoof and the greatest fake trailer I’ve ever seen. The reference to Carmen Santiago really clinched it for me. And while I’m a fan of the Bourne movies and thought the third was the best yet, I’d really rather they stopped while they were ahead. An actual Where’s Waldo movie is much more preferred, by myself and probably anyone else watching the above video.
Sharing this spoof (which was directed to our attention by The Movie Blog) and discussing the fourth Bourne movie is at least somewhat related to news of today. Variety reports that The Sigma Protocol, based on the book by Bourne author Robert Ludlum, is moving ahead at Universal (which also handles the Bourne franchise). The action thriller, which focuses on a secret organization that is manipulating the global economy and a hot, young investment banker who’s out to expose the conspiracy, is being scripted by Iron Manwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The duo is set to finish this project before embarking on their remake of Highlander, which, judging by their work on Iron Man, should actually be better than the original.
We’ve had a bit of trouble getting this episode to go through the iTunes feed, so we hope this re-post will fix the problem. The original post, with episode description and embedded player, is here.
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