Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Savage Streets: The Greatest 80’s Film Or The Greatest Film Ever Made? By Damien Sage
Savage Streets (1984)
Starring Linda Blair, John Vernon and Linnea Quigley
Directed By Danny Steinmann
I have a long standing love affair with Linda Blair, in fact she would be my favorite actress were not Sigourney Weaver born (and… a much better actress.) Linda is a strange, mystical creature, born into the world of hardcore, gritty 70’s cinema, but made for the glossy, explosion (and exploitation) heavy, tit-filled, cheesy cinema of the 80’s.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
I remember seeing this film back in the late 90's when it first came out and thinking "Shit, what kind of drugs was the Director taking when he made this film" but that was long before I appreciated the warped yet brilliant literary works of the Legendary Hunter S. Thompson. After watching it again a few years later (and having a bit of knowledge on Hunter) I finally realized how skillful Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro were as actors and how masterful Terry Gilliam was as a Director.
(Belated) DVD Reviews: What War May Bring & Eaters
Yet another straight to DVD review double-bill, you lucky people. They're rather late, but hopefully Mr. Sledge will forgive me for that. Without further ado...
Firstly we have What War May Bring. Directed by Academy Award winner Claude Lelouch, it has been rather miss-sold here in the UK (it's actual title should be What Love May Bring) as an historical action epic. While it certainly contains shakily handled WW2 combat, including a Normandy Landings scene that is unlikely to have Spielberg worrying, it is more of a human drama. Set in Nazi occupied France, it follows the love life of Ilva (Audrey Dana), a young French woman who keeps falling for the wrong men (a Nazi commander, two American GI's at the same time), the film appears to be a passion project for Lelouch, with it being touted as ten years in the making.
Firstly we have What War May Bring. Directed by Academy Award winner Claude Lelouch, it has been rather miss-sold here in the UK (it's actual title should be What Love May Bring) as an historical action epic. While it certainly contains shakily handled WW2 combat, including a Normandy Landings scene that is unlikely to have Spielberg worrying, it is more of a human drama. Set in Nazi occupied France, it follows the love life of Ilva (Audrey Dana), a young French woman who keeps falling for the wrong men (a Nazi commander, two American GI's at the same time), the film appears to be a passion project for Lelouch, with it being touted as ten years in the making.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Anuvahood on DVD
ANUVAHOOD on DVD and Blu-ray from Revolver Entertainment on July 4th. Grossing over £2m at the box office; Writer, Director and Actor Adam Deacon delivers a satirical spoof of the ‘hoodie’ movie, and paying tribute references to the likes of cult American classics such as FRIDAY and HOUSE PARTY.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Random Video - RIP\TORN - Systematic Failure (2009)
On November 30, 2007, RIP\TORN released their first ever single Systematic Failure from the album The Last Time For Everything. On November 30, 2009, we here at Static Omega decided to commemorate this event with Systematic Failure (2009). A new video for their new, heavier, more visceral take on their original song. (And make sure you all stick around til the last shot, it's a doozy.)
Enjoy!
DS
Enjoy!
DS
Monday, June 13, 2011
Michael Bay’s Facebook Profile By Michael Bay (With Akiva Goldsman)
Michael Benjamin Bay
Lives In: Hollywood CA, Steven Spielberg's Ass
Married To: Michael Bay
Knows: English, Ghetto English, Spanglish, Blackanese, Jew, Boomboomsplosion Noises, LeBeoufismness, Mouth Trumpet
Birthday: February 17th 1965
From: Hell
Education and Work
Employers:
Me, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Richard Marx, Satan, Meat Loaf
High School:
San Dimas High
College:
Harvard (my acceptance and time there inspired the hit 1986 film, Soul Man.)
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Quote of the Week : Chopper (2000)
"Look. The bloke's been me best mate since 1975. We've had our fall outs from time to time, it's no big deal. Y'know, it's like... if ya Mum stabs ya whaddya do ? Ya don't get upset. Ya don't get angry, ya go, "Shit, Mum's stabbed me, I better get off to the hospital."
After being repeatedly stabbed in prison by best friend Jimmy Loughnan (Simon Lyndon), notorious Melbourne crime figure Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read (chillingly played by Eric Bana) let's Police Detectives know his thoughts about the incident from his hospital bed.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Random Video - Psychotropica Excerpt - The Demon Fight By Damien Sage
It has been nearly two years since we unleashed our no-budget feature film "Psychotropica" and, to refresh everyone's memory of it's existence I've decided to post this little segment called "The Demon Fight."
Film Review with Robert Mann - The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part II **
Two summers ago, a Hollywood movie came seemingly out of nowhere to take cinemas by storm. For once it wasn’t a big budget effects blockbuster that was busting blocks at the box office but rather a low budget raucous comedy named The Hangover, a film that not only proved hugely successful in its own right but gave some of summer 2009’s biggest movies a run for their money, an impressive level of word of mouth being generated after the film brought down the house at film industry conference ShoWest with its debut trailer that showcased the film’s simple but ingenious concept, smartly handled gags and hilarious appearance by Mike Tyson and tested very strongly with audiences at test screenings. Warner Bros Pictures clearly knew they were on to something big before the film was even released as they had already set director Todd Phillips to write a follow up alongside Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong – replacing first film writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore – in April 2009 and actively committed to making the sequel that same month, a full two months before the film’s release on June 5th – something which is unusual for any movie studio, the common practice being to wait to see box office results before announcing a sequel to anything that isn’t based on an established property.
Two summers ago, a Hollywood movie came seemingly out of nowhere to take cinemas by storm. For once it wasn’t a big budget effects blockbuster that was busting blocks at the box office but rather a low budget raucous comedy named The Hangover, a film that not only proved hugely successful in its own right but gave some of summer 2009’s biggest movies a run for their money, an impressive level of word of mouth being generated after the film brought down the house at film industry conference ShoWest with its debut trailer that showcased the film’s simple but ingenious concept, smartly handled gags and hilarious appearance by Mike Tyson and tested very strongly with audiences at test screenings. Warner Bros Pictures clearly knew they were on to something big before the film was even released as they had already set director Todd Phillips to write a follow up alongside Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong – replacing first film writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore – in April 2009 and actively committed to making the sequel that same month, a full two months before the film’s release on June 5th – something which is unusual for any movie studio, the common practice being to wait to see box office results before announcing a sequel to anything that isn’t based on an established property.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Money For The Weekend
David O. Russell (The Fighter & Three Kings) has directed three Ketel One Vodka ads featuring a new single from Brooklyn-based band, Alberta Cross, entitled "Money for the Weekend." The song, which appears in all three ads, will be the lead single for the band’s highly anticipated upcoming album, scheduled to drop later this summer. David also shot 6 music videos with the band.
Check out the vid here. Two additional videos are posted here.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The Unleashed Trailer
Now this looks awesome!
Dark House Films, a Cananda-based film production company have produced The Unleashed, and it will be premiering at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto on June 25th.
What's it about?
Madison Kennard, a troubled woman dealing with her dark past, must venture home after an 8 year absence following her mother's death. Almost instantly after her return, Madison must cope with the haunting memories of a childhood best forgotten.
The Peddler Comp!
To celebrate the UK cinema release of THE PEDDLER on 15th July, Network Releasing
invites filmmakers to submit their short film to a contest judged by film director
Eduardo de la Serna, Time Out Film Editor Dave Calhoun, and Managing Director of Network
Tim Beddows.
Pusher
Vertigo Films and Embargo Films are delighted to announce that principal photography will commence on the highly anticipated English language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s film PUSHER, on May 8th, 2011. Directed by LUIS PRIETO, lead cast include international super model and actress AGYNESS DEYN; Brit superstar, RICHARD COYLE(Prince of Persia); BRONSON WEBB (The Tudors/Robin Hood/Dead Man Running) and PAUL KAYE (It’s All Gone Pete Tong/Match Point).
Classic Trailer - A Bucket Of Blood
A few years back I went on a quest to watch a host of films revered for their terribleness. One such film was The Killer Shrews. Fun as it was it was definitely a bad film. But along with it in a 2 for 1 DVD package a Roger Corman "classic". The title alone jumped out to me as the name of the bar from the infamous song Stackerlee or Stagger Lee or Stackolee.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Honey 2 Clip Treat
"I, I Can Be A Freak. I, I Can Be A Freak. I, I Can Be A Freak."
Kat’s slick dances moves as the HD Crew audition for the Battle Zone.
Kat’s slick dances moves as the HD Crew audition for the Battle Zone.
Visibly Smart Video Comp!
ASUS UK, alongside partner Intel, has announced the launch of the ‘Visibly Smart’ short video competition; a celebration of the creative strength in British filmmaking and a chance for talented teams to win a video commission from ASUS UK as well as their own N Series notebooks.
Film Review with Robert Mann - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules ***½
Considering that, as the title suggests, they revolve around a rather wimpy lead character, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films have to date proven surprisingly mighty, their opening weekends at the US box office, where the first film beat up romantic action comedy The Bounty Hunter on its opening weekend and the second one – which was released there in March but is only now getting its UK release – well, sucker punched Sucker Punch on its first weekend, exemplifying this – how often is it that you get to say that two major Hollywood movies have been completely pulverised and totally embarrassed by a little film that, for all intensive purposes, should never have posed any kind of threat to them?
Considering that, as the title suggests, they revolve around a rather wimpy lead character, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films have to date proven surprisingly mighty, their opening weekends at the US box office, where the first film beat up romantic action comedy The Bounty Hunter on its opening weekend and the second one – which was released there in March but is only now getting its UK release – well, sucker punched Sucker Punch on its first weekend, exemplifying this – how often is it that you get to say that two major Hollywood movies have been completely pulverised and totally embarrassed by a little film that, for all intensive purposes, should never have posed any kind of threat to them?
Monday, June 6, 2011
If My Childhood Were An Overly Complicated, Implausible Name, What Would It Be? By Damien Sage
This is a little game I have played with my friends in the past. Think of the best, most important aspects of your childhood and mash them all together in the form of a name.
Mine Is:
Film Review with Robert Mann - X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class *****
While continuing to be popular performers at the box office, the X-Men films have been in a state of disarray in terms of how well received they have been ever since X-Men and X-Men 2 director Bryan Singer bailed on the franchise to direct Superman Returns, leaving the reins in the hands of Rush Hour director Brett Ratner, whose third and final instalment of the original trilogy was much maligned by many a critic and many a fan upon its release back in 2006. And the woes of the franchise only increased with the first prequel movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine which, despite being directed by a filmmaker who showed considerable promise, was even worse received than The Last Stand, with the film that was released in cinemas not really being director Gavin Hood’s film at all but rather a bastardisation resulting from 20th Century Fox studio head Tom Rothman’s effective hijacking of the film and the bringing on board of Superman director Richard Donner to shadow direct.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Roadside
Bloody Disgusting have some stills from Roadside.
"The film is a high concept thriller that finds Dan Summers and his pregnant wife, Mindy, in a fight for their lives when they are held hostage in their car by an unseen gunman on the side of a desolate mountain road."
Random Video - SOMETHING (1980) - Trailer by Damien Sage
Recently unearthed from the Static Omega Films Archive, here is the trailer for the 1980 Drive In Hit "SOMETHING."
This summer there is nothing to be afraid of... but, there is.... SOMETHING!
This summer there is nothing to be afraid of... but, there is.... SOMETHING!
Enjoy,
Damien Sage
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