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On the "ever popular" (I'm not sure I've been there before, but I know I'm going back!) PatrickStewart.org, they are reporting that "Sir Patrick" himself will be the voice role of Max Winters in Kevin Munroe's CG animated TMNT.

Metalosis Maligna is a fictitious documentary, by Floris Kaayk. It's a story about an amazingly "disabling disease which affects patients who have been fittedwith medical implants. Sourcing from such implants a wild metal growth ultimately transforms human patients into mechanical looking constructions."

Well, OK, that's not exactly the title of the movie, but... around this time of year, it's always good to talk about movies, right? Especially ones about Vampires and Werewolves. The folklore is just awesome, I think.

Anyway, the great news is that Yahoo movies has the trailer for the new UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION movie available. Apparently, according to the wonderful folks at Digital Theatre, it's a good idea to pull up a nice comfy sofa, get a bottle of something to drink, and a big ol' tub of popcorn, 'cause the trailer is most of the actual movie! Yeehaw!

The movie, due out January 20th, is directed by Len Wiseman - who was responsible for the same job in the first one. Actors Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in the sequel to the 2003 flick.

Via:[Digital Theatre]

I'll keep this short:

The Revenge of the Sith premieres tonight at midnight. I would love to go, but why bother when the crowds must be just nuts! I figure, if all of the theaters just stop running every other film, and run only RotS on ALL screens, then the crazies will have seen it at least twice in a week, and then I can go see it and not have to be in a packed theater and wait 45 minutes just to get a bucket of popcorn.

Star Wars:
Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
PG13, Science Fiction, 2hrs 20min
Opens on May 19, 2005
Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman ...more

In this final installment of the prequel trilogy, the Clone Wars have raged for two years. The galaxy is divided between Count Dooku's Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Republic, which is led by Chancellor Palpatine. In the political unrest, Palpatine schemes to end the Jedi order, dissolve the Republic and declare himself Emperor of the Galactic Empire, using his clone army and Sith Warriors to do so. Lured by the power offered by Palpatine, Anakin draws closer to the Dark Side. To complicate matters, he and Padme are parents to twins -- Luke and Leia. Fearful of Anakin's turn to the Dark Side, ... Read more In this final installment of the prequel trilogy, the Clone Wars have raged for two years. The galaxy is divided between Count Dooku's Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Republic, which is led by Chancellor Palpatine. In the political unrest, Palpatine schemes to end the Jedi order, dissolve the Republic and declare himself Emperor of the Galactic Empire, using his clone army and Sith Warriors to do so. Lured by the power offered by Palpatine, Anakin draws closer to the Dark Side. To complicate matters, he and Padme are parents to twins -- Luke and Leia. Fearful of Anakin's turn to the Dark Side, Obi-Wan confronts his former student, trying to dissuade him from joining ranks with the Sith. Obi-Wan and Anakin face each other in a duel -- leaving Anakin wounded and presumed dead. Palpatine seizes the opportunity and takes the injured Jedi under his wing. Using technology to heal Anakin, Palpatine creates a new and powerful Sith warrior -- Darth Vader. With Vader at his side, Palpatine lays waste to the Jedis and Dooku's army and creates the new Empire. Now, Obi-Wan and the last remaining Jedis must rally to save Princess Padme and the twins (who have been separated to be raised unaware of each other's existence) in hopes that someday the next generation will lead a revolution to unseat Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine.

Seems like everyone and every "thing" has a blog these days. So, why shouldn't a mini-series turned series have one, too? Well, I can't think of a good reason why they shouldn't and quite frankly, it's a great idea. If you think about it, what better - more timely - way for fans to communicate with people involved with the series, and why shouldn't they be able to communicate back?

It's official! The War of the Worlds trailer is now available online! So, go check it out here on these film sites: IFILM, and Apple.

The Blog-Goddess herself, Xeni Jardin (Obsessed? Me? No!), had this to blog, today: (
Boing Boing: War of the Worlds trailer now online)

"War of the Worlds trailer now online
Trailer's out for the forthcoming Spielberg film starring Tom Cruise, War of the Worlds. The movie is based loosely on H.G. Wells' classic novel (and the 1953 film) in which giant Martian spaceships menace earth. trailer sites: IFILM, Apple (Thanks, David B.)

posted by Xeni Jardin at 08:12:33 AM"

Thank Xeni! I loved War of the Worlds as a kid and can't wait to see what Spielberg does with it... and Tom Cruise. I'm a bit confused about casting him in this movie, but... we'll see. I guess he did well in Minority Report, right?

In other cool movie news, one of my all-time childhood favorites is coming out, and being redone by that weirdo-genius Tim Burton; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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