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Butler Sets Sights on ‘Slide,’ Hopes for ‘Happyness’ Director

Butler Sets Sights on ‘Slide,’ Hopes for ‘Happyness’ Director

The actor’s production company, Evil Twins, plans on telling the story of a former baseball player who becomes the talk of the suburbs. Is Butler making Eastbound and Down: The Movie? I hope not.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 26, 2009 | Comments

Exclusive: ‘Law Abiding’ Gerard Butler Talks Revenge

Exclusive: ‘Law Abiding’ Gerard Butler Talks Revenge

The actor and Evil Twins producing partner talked with us about his latest flick (in a very busy year) and about the crazy family that made him who he is today.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 26, 2009 | Comments

Review: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Takes Action, Forgets Logic

Review: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Takes Action, Forgets Logic

‘Law Abiding Citizen’ is a mostly entertaining ’80s style action movie that also happens to be irredeemably stupid.

By Robert Levin on October 16, 2009 | Comments

Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 10.16.09

Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 10.16.09

Kevin Carr takes a look at this week’s movie releases, including Where the Wild Things Are, Law Abiding Citizen and The Stepfather.

By Kevin Carr on October 16, 2009 | Comments

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 136 – Where the Fat Things Are

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 136 – Where the Fat Things Are

Neil and Kevin go Where the Wild Things Are and take a look at Law Abiding Citizen and The Stepfather.

By Kevin Carr on October 16, 2009 | Comments

Review: Law Abiding Citizen

Review: Law Abiding Citizen

An action film asks a great question: if your family were killed and justice wasn’t served, would you go buy a bunch of power tools?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 15, 2009 | Comments

The Deeper Meaning of The ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Poster

The Deeper Meaning of The ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Poster

Robin Ruinsky delves deeper into the images and symbolism of two famous faces and a couple of angry colors.

By Robin Ruinsky on September 10, 2009 | Comments

Review: Gamer

Review: Gamer

Neveldine and Taylor, the brains behind the ‘Crank’ series, exchange Jason Statham for Gerard Butler in the future but they’ve made a slightly more intelligent version of the same movie.

By Robert Levin on September 4, 2009 | Comments

Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 09.04.09

Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 09.04.09

Kevin Carr looks ahead to this week’s movie releases, taking aim at Gamer and All About Steve while being a little kinder to Extract..

By Kevin Carr on September 4, 2009 | Comments

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 130 – Shenanigans!

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 130 – Shenanigans!

So here we are with another weekend of movies that Hollywood deemed unfit for critical consumption. Meh! Such is Labor Day weekend. Go rent a DVD or Blu-ray instead of heading to the cinemas. There’s much more quality stuff out at the video store than in the theaters this week.

By Kevin Carr on September 4, 2009 | Comments

‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Trailer Blows Up All Over You

‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Trailer Blows Up All Over You

Overture Films has released the first trailer for their upcoming thriller Law Abiding Citizen, which stars Gerard Butler as a man out for revenge.

By Neil Miller on August 14, 2009 | Comments

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 124 – F-Force!

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 124 – F-Force!

Neil is back from the nation’s capital after an arduous road trip over half the country. Kevin relishes in making fun of the fact that he hasn’t seen any of the major releases this week. In this early pre-record, Neil prepares to head west, young man, for Comic-Con to worship at the Mecca of Geekdom.

By Kevin Carr on July 24, 2009 | Comments

SNL’s Jason Sudeikis Attempts Jump to Feature Films

SNL’s Jason Sudeikis Attempts Jump to Feature Films

Jason Sudeikis can be seen weekly on SNL and “30 Rock,” and now he’ll be trying his hand at moving pictures with his first co-starring role. Can he make the jump or will his performances in The Rocker and What Happens in Vegas weigh him down?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 17, 2009 | Comments

Neveldine and Taylor Unleash Their First ‘Gamer’ Trailer

Neveldine and Taylor Unleash Their First ‘Gamer’ Trailer

Who knows where sweet dreams come from, or what exactly they are made of. What we do know is that the sweetest of dreams for writer/director tandem Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor — the guys behind the Crank franchise — all consist of intense camera work, big explosions and gun fire, lots of gunfire.

By Neil Miller on May 10, 2009 | Comments

New Gerard Butler Actioner Gets First Poster, Third Name

New Gerard Butler Actioner Gets First Poster, Third Name

The Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor directed action film once known as Game — which stars Gerard Butler as a futuristic prisoner who has become part of a sick and twisted live-action video game — has once again been retitled.

By Neil Miller on May 8, 2009 | Comments

Gerard Butler Scores Laughs in Second Trailer for ‘The Ugly Truth’

Gerard Butler Scores Laughs in Second Trailer for ‘The Ugly Truth’

It is likely that many of you only associate actor Gerard Butler with his role as King Leonidas in Zack Snyder’s 300. Which is a shame, because the guy can really act. As evidence by this new trailer for Robert Luketic’s The Ugly Truth.

By Neil Miller on April 10, 2009 | Comments

Lone Image Delivers First Look at ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Lone Image Delivers First Look at ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is the protagonist of How to Train Your Dragon. He’s the son of Viking King Stoick the Vast, chief of the Hairy Hooligans. But it’s hard to live up to his father’s expectations. Especially when you are faced with training the huge dragon in this photo.

By Robin Ruinsky on March 26, 2009 | Comments

Italian Trailer for ‘Game’ Invokes ‘Tron,’ But With Bullets

Italian Trailer for ‘Game’ Invokes ‘Tron,’ But With Bullets

The folks over at Trailer Addict have posted the first look that we’ve seen from Game, the Gerard Butler led actioner written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the creators of the Crank franchise.

By Neil Miller on March 25, 2009 | Comments

3 Bloody Good New ‘Tales of the Black Freighter’ Images

3 Bloody Good New ‘Tales of the Black Freighter’ Images

The folks at Warner Premiere have provided us with three new high resolution images from Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter, which hits DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 24th.

By Neil Miller on March 23, 2009 | Comments

Feast Your Eyes: Tales of the Black Freighter Trailer

Feast Your Eyes: Tales of the Black Freighter Trailer

As a gentle reminder that Watchmen is coming soon, there’s a new trailer for the animated companion piece to remind us that is, also, is coming soon.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on February 13, 2009 | Comments