New Epic Alien Invasion Series from Steven Spielberg

FALLING SKIES is the much-anticipated new drama series from DreamWorks Television, TNT Productions and executive producer Steven Spielberg, starring Noah Wyle. The series will premiere on June 19 in the United States on TNT Channel.

"The launch of FALLING SKIES promises to be a global television event," said Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks. "We're excited that people around the world will be able to experience this great new series."

FALLING SKIES opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few remaining survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force, whose nature and purpose remains a mystery.

This looks like a good series. Hopefully the series doesn't get cancelled after one season leaving an open ending.

Top 10 Travel Destinations for the Ultimate Movie Buff

Have you ever seen a movie and wondered "Wouldn't it be great to visit that place?"

Well, one of my readers have written this post listing some far-flung movie locations that you might want to visit in your next vacation.

Click here to read the post.

Anybody else wants to add to the list?

The Unleashed

"The Unleashed" is the latest horror movie from Dark House Films. The trailer looks quite promising. Dark House Films is a Toronto-based film production company. Not sure if they have produced any other movies, but as a horror moviebuff, I definitely want to see more from them.

Synopsis
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. Lindsay, a childhood friend of Madison's with an adventurous past, hears of Madison's arrival and has every intention of reconnecting a friendship once had. Bizarre and unexplainable events occur within the house after old friends come together and dabble with the infamous Ouija board. With the help of Andrew Porter, a renowned writer and expert on paranormal phenomena whom she met by chance, Madison soon discovers that there is more to the board than she realized and must uncover truths of her family's past to contain what had been unleashed.



The movie will be premiering at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto on June 25th 2011.

Kutcher replaces Sheen

Take my word....Ashton Kutcher can never replace Charlie Sheen!

Kutcher has been confirmed to replace Sheen in the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" starting next season.

Ashton Kutcher with his co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones

While Charlie made a base salary of $1.25 million an episode, Ashton will be making between $800,000 and $900,000.

Anyway good luck to the show.....I think Kutcher sucks....and I'm not the only one who thinks so....check out this post.

Teen Wolf is back!

Does anyone remember Michael J Fox's 1985 classic comedy "Teen Wolf"? The movie has now been remade into a TV series in the vein of other teen series like "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Blood"

Synopsis

Tyler Posey as Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf comes alive as a sexy thriller set against the drama of high school life with a forbidden, romantic love story at its core. Teen Wolf stars Tyler Posey (Maid in Manhattan, Brothers and Sisters), as the newly bitten werewolf, Scott McCall; Dylan O’Brien as his best friend Stiles, Crystal Reed as the mysterious new girl in town, Allison Argent; and Tyler Hoechlin (Road to Perdition, 7th Heaven) as the older and possibly quite dangerous werewolf, Derek Hale.

Always an outsider and often unnoticed, Scott McCall yearns to be recognized in some small way that takes him out of his typical state of high school anonymity.

When his best friend, Stiles (Dylan O’Brien), convinces him to go into the woods one night to join a police search for a dead body, Scott encounters a creature in the darkness. Narrowly escaping an attack with a vicious bite in his side, the next day brings strange surprises for Scott at school and his life will never be the same.

Acquiring superhuman, wolf-like reflexes, hearing and sight, he can now hear things he shouldn’t be able to hear, see with startling accuracy and move with incredible reflexes. Usually a bench warmer, Scott, with his newfound powers, becomes a first team player for the school lacrosse team.

The cast of Teen Wolf

While he sparks the interest of the most popular girl in school, Lydia Martin (Holland Roden, Lost), Scott falls instead for the mysterious new girl Allison Argent (Crystal Reed, Skyline). As the story unfolds, Scott has to suppress his wolfish instincts and urges, contend with other werewolves, as well as fight a family of hunters out to wipe out his kind, the leader of which is the father of his girlfriend.

Teen Wolf is directed by Russell Mulcahy (Razorback, Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction) and is executive produced by Jeff Davis, creator of Criminal Minds.

TEEN WOLF will be shown FIRST and EXCLUSIVELY on AXN Beyond HD (Channel 720) Monday, July 18, 2011 @9:00pm. Simulcast with AXN (Channel 701)

The Magic of Musicals

Are you a fan of Broadway and West-End musicals? Ever wished that you could have a compilation of all your favorite songs in one show? Well, your wish has come true.

Sunway Lagoon is proud to present "Magical Musicals", a tribute to musicals from the last 25 years. You will be mesmerised for with songs and dances from Moulin Rouge!, Mamma Mia!, Dreamgirls, Fame, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Footloose, We Will Rock You, West Side Story, Hairspray and even the latest television musical phenomenon, Glee.

The show will run from June 10 to July 17 with daily show time (except Tuesday) at 7pm and additional show at 9.30pm during the weekend. Ticket prices start from RM100 to RM300. Ticket prices exclude RM3 processing fee. 

My favorite box-sets on DVD

Today I would like to share with you my Top Ten favourite DVD box-sets.

1) Star Wars: The Complete Saga
No fanboy's collection is complete without this box-set. My favorite sci-fi action adventure movie series of all time is not available as in one collectible set.....six movies of the Star Wars saga (Episodes I-VI) together for the first time. There are a number of bonus features as well, most importantly never-been-released deleted scenes from the Original Trilogy for the die-hard fans like me.

2) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Edition)
The greatest trilogy in film history is now available in one set together with over two hours of never-before-seen footage.

3) Alien Quadilogy
The original Alien, made in 1979 by Ridley Scott, was a brilliant hybrid of horror and science fiction, built upon a solid foundation of character development and a realistically imagined future. Now all four movies are available in one package.

4) Rome (Seasons 1-2)
One of HBO's best series is Rome, a violent, brutal portrayal of a turbulent era that saw the death of a republic and the birth of an empire. Unfortunately the series only lasted 2 season. Now both seasons are available on DVD.

5) Back To The Future (The Complete Trilogy)
Robert Zemeckis's classic comedy which launched Michael J Fox's movie career. It's been a long time since I watched the movies and it bring back a lot of memories. It looks a bit outdated though but still funny after all these year.

6) Lost (Complete Collection Seasons 1-6)
Finally I can watch the complete series without trying to remember what happened in the last season. One of the most unique series ever to grace out TV screens, Lost still holds plenty of mysteries and surprises the second time around.

7) Seinfeld (Complete Seasons 1-9)
No show captured the eccentricities of New York like the Larry David-created sitcom Seinfeld. Self-obsessed comedian Jerry Seinfeld is joined in the cast by his neurotic ex-girlfriend, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus); his chronically lazy pal, George (Jason Alexander); and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).

8) The Exorcist (The Complete Anthology)
Although the sequels did not create as much headlines as the first movie, this is still a very creepy series in my books. Watch it with the lights on! This collection includes The Exorcist, The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Exorcist III, Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist.

9) Roots (30th Anniversary Edition)
Finally the 1977 TV mini-series is on DVD. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors, Roots followed several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga began with Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family's saga is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gained emancipation.

10) The Twilight Zone (The Complete Definitive Collection)
For the first time ever, find all 156 complete episodes of Rod Serling's groundbreaking series in one DVD box set, packed in 28 discs. Travel to another dimension of sight and sound again and again through these stellar remastered high-definition film transfers.

Jennifer Aniston Sex Tape

RIP: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)

We will miss you!

Bono's glasses

"Killing Bono" is a new Indie comedy about two brothers who attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as their old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.

This nifty poster for the movie celebrates Bono’s glasses through the years.

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

New Warner Bros Theme Park in London

Warner Bros. has just unveiled their plans for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter! Go behind-the-scenes of all eight Harry Potter films to see authentic sets, costumes, animatronics, props and effects used within the productions! Experience what went into bringing this beloved film series to life. Tickets go on sale later this year!

Visit the official website here: www.wbstudiotour.co.uk

New Conan poster

Here's the new "flash" poster for the upcoming Conan movie:

X-Men: First Class - Official Trailer

Here are 2 character posters from X-Men: First Class.....

and here's the official trailer:

Winners of the 83rd Academy Awards

James franco & Anne Hathaway - this year's hosts for the Oscars

Here are the winners of this year's Oscars:

Best Picture: 'The King’s Speech'

Best Director: Tom Hooper, 'The King's Speech'

Best Actor: Colin Firth, 'The King's Speech'

Best Actress: Natalie Portman, 'Black Swan'

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, 'The Fighter'

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, 'The Fighter'

Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, 'The King's Speech'

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, 'The Social Network'

Best Original Song: We Belong Together, 'Toy Story 3'

Best Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 'The Social Network'

Best Foreign Language Film: In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3

Another crappy remake?

I could not believe it when I heard that they are remaking "Arthur"! Is Hollywood going to ruin another classic movie?

Can Russell Brand fit into Dudley Moore's shoes? And imagine replacing John Gielgud with Helen Mirren!

In my opinion, Russell Brand is the worst actor I've seen.And Helen Mirren is definitely going downhill by associating herself with this movie.

Anyway, good luck with the movie!

Introducing blinkbox

I came across blinkbox recently and got hooked on it immediately.

 

blinkbox allows you to watch movies and watch TV from anywhere through your PC, MAC, TV or games console!

blinkbox is a video-on-demand (VoD) website that allows users to buy or rent movies and TV shows online.The table below shows you the difference between renting and buying the movies. (Please click on the image to view full size.) 

Difference between Rent and Buy

They've got so many movies on their website, and a lot of them a not even released in this part of the world yet. My favorite movies are the Stieg Larrson Millenium Trilogy, The Town, the comedy The Rebound with Catherine Zeta Jones and so many more. 

And they have TV series as well. My favorite series Supernatural and Chuck are there. And I managed to download the episodes that I missed on TV.

I also downloaded the complete Season 1 of The Big Bang Theory.

Downloading Big Bang Theory

My receipt for the purchas

To download movies, you have to install the blinkbox Download Manager. Once downloaded, you can watch the movie using Windows Media Player. However because of copyright protection, the content uses Digital Rights Media as a security measure. So before watching the movie, you have to enter your LoginID and Password.

There is also a huge section of free movies which you do not have to pay a single cent to watch. There's like more than 600 movies which is being offered for free currently. And believe me some of these movies are classics which are not available at the stores anymore. Movies like the 1998 version of Les Miserables, Nosferatu,and many more.

I only have two grouses with blinkbox. Firstly the service is currently only available in UK. So I had to redirect my proxy to be able to viw the contents. That causes my bandwidth to slow down. Secondly, the price is pretty high if you start converting the currency in Asia-Pacific.

Overall, I like the navigation and user-interface. Most importantly, the content is great. I believe this will be the start to a new revolution in watching movies.

Thor - Official Trailers

Happy Chinese New Year

Here's wishing all my readers a Happy and Prosperous Year of the Bunny.

Superman 2012

Henry Cavill has been cast as Clark Kent aka Superman in the latest movie of the comic-book hero. The film will be directed by Zack Snyder and is due for release in 2012.

The 27-year-old actor was reportedly shorlisted for "Superman Returns" but the role eventually went to Brandon Routh.

Henry Cavill is known for his role in the series "The Tudors". Cavill will soon be seen as Theseus in a mythological special effects and big budget film entitled "Immortals".

Guide on video editing

I discovered a great website which provides guides on video editing. Some of the guides include:

• How to burn a DVD-Video Disc with Nero Burning ROM
• How to rip part of a DVD and upload it to YouTube
• How to rip DVD subtitles to .srt
• How to add permanent subtitles in a video file

Click the logo below to go to the website.