30 Minutes or Less - trailer and images

Sony has just released the first couple of images for the release of Jessie Eisenberg's comedy 30 Minutes or Less.

I've also managed to find the domestic, ie US, trailer but the only one available has "rude words" in it so be careful when you watch it.

Nick is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds. The duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With only a few hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet. As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.

Hitting cinemas October 7, 2011

STAR WARS; The Complete Saga on Blu-ray

Lucasfilm and Fox has just sent out this piece of information about the upcoming release of the entire saga on Blu-ray. All will be revealed on the Star Wars website at maythe4th.starwars.com. Events kick off at 2pm UK time but there is a countdown on the website so you can't miss it.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - first official trailer

Paramount Pictures released the first poster for the upcoming 3rd movie in the Transformers series. If you missed the trailer then just head over here to see it.

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The Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their defeat in 2009's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. In this new movie, the Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the US and Russia, and once again human Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) has to come to the aid of his robot friends.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits UK cinemas on July 1, 2011

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - the new trailer

Fox has just sent over the latest, international, trailer for the upcoming X-Men movie. If you haven't seen the new poster then that's just below the new trailer.

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X-MEN FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

Find out more at the official website or on facebook
Ripping into UK Cinemas June 1, 2011

Rio Breaks

13-year-old Fabio and 12-year-old Naama live at Favela do Pavao, an enormous slum near Arpoador Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pavao is home to Commando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of Rio’s most heavily armed drug gangs, who rule the community. Their presence is ubiquitous, with gun-toting “soldiers”, mostly teenagers, patrolling the hills and shooting a warning every time a police car comes into sight.

Raised by illiterate grandparents, Fabio cannot read or write and rarely attends school. He is a prime candidate to become involved in Rio’s drug war. His best friend Naama lives nearby and although brought up on the streets he goes to school and wants to become a sporting champion.

Arpoador Beach is the birthplace of surfing in Brazil and holds some of the best waves in Rio. It’s where the favela kids go to surf to escape from the poverty and violence of the hills. Under the watchful eye of Rogerio, the Favela Surf Club offers a sense of community and belonging away from the hardship of everyday life. Surfing gives the kids a water-bound freedom and a hope that they can become the next world champion.

In Rio surfing can save your life. Can the boys win the next competition and escape a potentially grim future?

The film is directed by Justin Mitchell and hits cinemas on June 3, 2011.

Immortals - First look images and other things

Hollywood. Please, from a film fan, stop making this sort of film and be inventive. You should have learnt from the lackluster reviews and audience number from the remake of Class Of The Titans. However if you make it in 3D (unlike Class where you tried to 3D the film with mixed results) you can charge a lot more per seat and make more money that the film deserves. With that off my chest I can say that this look like a cracking film. It does have a huge Zak Snyder 300 feel to the film after watching the trailer. This can be easily explained as the film "produced from the makers of 300".

Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares.

Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion...until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope.

Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders--including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff)--one hero will lead the uprising, or watch his homeland fall into ruin and his Gods vanish into legend. The 3-D epic adventure Immortals is directed by revolutionary visualist Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and produced by Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton, the producers of 300, as well as Ryan Kavanaugh (Dear John, The Dark Fields).

Hitting UK cimemas November 11, 2011

Eros International’s RANA starts shooting

Rajinikanth’s next magnum opus commences shoot in Chennai

London, 28 April 2011: Eros International Plc (Eros International), the largest integrated film studio in the Indian media & entertainment sector, has announced the commencement of the shoot of Rajinikanth’s ‘RANA’ on 29th April 2011. Directed by K.S. Ravikumar, the film’s shoot will commence with a puja by Rajnikanth along with the cast and crew in Chennai to mark the auspicious occasion.

Announced earlier this year, Rana will be a live action magnum opus with Rajinikanth playing triple role and will be released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. Along with Rajini, the film stars Deepika Padukone, Ileana D’Cruz and Sonu Sood.

Speaking on the occasion, Director Mr. K.S Ravikumar said, “Rana has a strong story, a very interesting ensemble cast of actors coupled with super star Rajinikanth in a triple role and promises to have some stunning visual effects that will surely take Indian cinema to the next level.

Mr. Sunil Lulla, Executive Vice Chairman, Eros International Plc added, “It is indeed a proud moment for us and we are very excited to be a part of this ambitious project with Rajinikanth, one of the most popular actors of all times. We are expecting this to be a landmark film for all those associated with this project”.

The music for the film is being scored by A R Rehman, director of photography Ratnavelu and editing would be done by Antony. The technical director is Soundarya Rajnikanth, of Ocher Visual effects UK, a subsidiary of Ocher Studios Pvt Limited, and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios, renowned visual effects luminary and an Emmy award winner, is the creative and special effects director on the film. The film is scheduled to release in FY 2012.

Eros International along with NextGen Films, will produce the film through Rana Production Ltd., UK.