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Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon Figure from Neca
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon will join Neca’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Universal Monsters toy line in January. Pre-order are up for $34.99.
Packed to the gills with accessories, the 7” scale action figure comes with six interchangeable hands, two harpoon katanas, attachable wrist bone blade, and turtle. It’s packaged in a window box with opening flap featuring art by Daniel Horne.
This is the line’s eighth release, following Raphael as Frankenstein, Leonardo as Ygor, Michelangelo as The Mummy, April as Bride of Frankenstein, Splinter as Van Helsing, Donatello as The Invisible Man, and Casey Jones as The Phantom.
The Boogens...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon Figure from Neca
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon will join Neca’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Universal Monsters toy line in January. Pre-order are up for $34.99.
Packed to the gills with accessories, the 7” scale action figure comes with six interchangeable hands, two harpoon katanas, attachable wrist bone blade, and turtle. It’s packaged in a window box with opening flap featuring art by Daniel Horne.
This is the line’s eighth release, following Raphael as Frankenstein, Leonardo as Ygor, Michelangelo as The Mummy, April as Bride of Frankenstein, Splinter as Van Helsing, Donatello as The Invisible Man, and Casey Jones as The Phantom.
The Boogens...
- 12/15/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hotline TNT have shared their latest single, “Out of Town.” Take a listen below.
Characterized by noisy, lo-fi production and a clear, melodic vocal line, “Out of Town” displays the high energy and lyrical expression that Hotline TNT have been honing-in on. The single follows previous releases, “Protocol” and “I Thought You’d Change” — the former of which got an honorable mention from Consequence’s Song of the Week roundup — which all arrive ahead of the band’s sophomore album, Cartwheel, due on November 3rd via Third Man Records. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Speaking about “Out of Town,” frontman Will Anderson explained that he was inspired by Minnesota acts like The Replacements. “These days most people wouldn’t have the foolishness to start a song by singing the words ‘baby girl,’” Anderson said in a statement. “But I wanted to channel my Minnesotan roots and try it out, Paul Westerberg style.
Characterized by noisy, lo-fi production and a clear, melodic vocal line, “Out of Town” displays the high energy and lyrical expression that Hotline TNT have been honing-in on. The single follows previous releases, “Protocol” and “I Thought You’d Change” — the former of which got an honorable mention from Consequence’s Song of the Week roundup — which all arrive ahead of the band’s sophomore album, Cartwheel, due on November 3rd via Third Man Records. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Speaking about “Out of Town,” frontman Will Anderson explained that he was inspired by Minnesota acts like The Replacements. “These days most people wouldn’t have the foolishness to start a song by singing the words ‘baby girl,’” Anderson said in a statement. “But I wanted to channel my Minnesotan roots and try it out, Paul Westerberg style.
- 10/11/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Black Bear makes its biggest release with ‘Dumb Money’.
Expend4bles is looking to end the action franchise on a high note at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in 577 cinemas through Lionsgate.
Billed as the final film entry in the series, Expend4bles sees the titular team of mercenaries tasked with preventing a Third World War. Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture all reprise their roles, with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran and Andy Garcia all joining the cast.
Expend4bles resurrects the franchise after a nine-year hiatus since 2014’s The Expendables 3.
Expend4bles is looking to end the action franchise on a high note at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in 577 cinemas through Lionsgate.
Billed as the final film entry in the series, Expend4bles sees the titular team of mercenaries tasked with preventing a Third World War. Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture all reprise their roles, with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran and Andy Garcia all joining the cast.
Expend4bles resurrects the franchise after a nine-year hiatus since 2014’s The Expendables 3.
- 9/22/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Scottish animation-cum-documentary about a son coping with his mother’s cancer diagnosis has flashes of originality but feels unfinished
This film from Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson might have been a straightforward piece about Anderson’s mother being diagnosed with mouth cancer and his coming to terms with her getting sick. But instead, it begins with Anderson in front of the camera admitting to his mum that after five years of off-and-on work, the film feels like a failure. “It’s all a bit of a mess,” he says, voice cracking with emotion. What he is going to do, Anderson tells his mum, is show her some of what he’s been working on. So, the film turns into a scrappy documentary with flashes of originality and some interesting things to say about the form itself.
When Anderson gets the call from his mum – “it’s the C-word...
This film from Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson might have been a straightforward piece about Anderson’s mother being diagnosed with mouth cancer and his coming to terms with her getting sick. But instead, it begins with Anderson in front of the camera admitting to his mum that after five years of off-and-on work, the film feels like a failure. “It’s all a bit of a mess,” he says, voice cracking with emotion. What he is going to do, Anderson tells his mum, is show her some of what he’s been working on. So, the film turns into a scrappy documentary with flashes of originality and some interesting things to say about the form itself.
When Anderson gets the call from his mum – “it’s the C-word...
- 9/20/2023
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
The feature is directed by Hassan Nazer.
UK filmmaker Hassan Nazer’s Winners has won the audience award at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), which closed closed on Saturday August 20.
Winners, which had its world premiere at Eiff, is directed by Aberdeen-based Hassan Nazer and produced by Nadira Murray, who is Scottish Uzbek, and Scotland’s Paul Welsh. The ode to Iranian cinema is set in a deprived area in a small Iranian town, where children are required to work to help support their families. A nine-year-old girl strikes gold when she finds an unclaimed Oscar statue.
Eiff has also...
UK filmmaker Hassan Nazer’s Winners has won the audience award at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), which closed closed on Saturday August 20.
Winners, which had its world premiere at Eiff, is directed by Aberdeen-based Hassan Nazer and produced by Nadira Murray, who is Scottish Uzbek, and Scotland’s Paul Welsh. The ode to Iranian cinema is set in a deprived area in a small Iranian town, where children are required to work to help support their families. A nine-year-old girl strikes gold when she finds an unclaimed Oscar statue.
Eiff has also...
- 8/24/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s “A Cat Called Dom” won the Powell & Pressburger Award for best feature film at the 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), while Hassan Nazer’s “Winners” won the audience award.
The Powell & Pressburger jury also gave a special mention to Maha Haj’s “Mediterranean Fever.”
The Norman McLaren Award for British short animation went to “Stay” by Yu Sun, while the Norman McLaren Award for British short film went to “Canvas 5” by Karla Crome.
Anderson and Henderson said: “To screen our first feature at Eiff was an honor, but to take away the first Powell & Pressburger Award is just so special. ‘A Cat Called Dom’ is a film about embracing failure – after Eiff it now feels much more like a success.”
Nazer said: “Winning the audience award at Eiff means everything to me. I have been working towards this since I decided to become a filmmaker.
The Powell & Pressburger jury also gave a special mention to Maha Haj’s “Mediterranean Fever.”
The Norman McLaren Award for British short animation went to “Stay” by Yu Sun, while the Norman McLaren Award for British short film went to “Canvas 5” by Karla Crome.
Anderson and Henderson said: “To screen our first feature at Eiff was an honor, but to take away the first Powell & Pressburger Award is just so special. ‘A Cat Called Dom’ is a film about embracing failure – after Eiff it now feels much more like a success.”
Nazer said: “Winning the audience award at Eiff means everything to me. I have been working towards this since I decided to become a filmmaker.
- 8/24/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
10 films were competing for the Powell and Pressburger award.
Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s 60-minutes documentary A Cat Called Dom has won the inaugural Powell and Pressburger Award for best film at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Anderson and Henderson star in and co-direct the inventive documentary, which had its world premiere at Eiff. The film explores how Will deals with his mother’s cancer diagnosis and also the frustrations of trying to make a film.
The jury, comprised of president Gaylene Gould (founder of creative lab The Space to Come), producer Rosie Crerar and author Sarah Winman,...
Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s 60-minutes documentary A Cat Called Dom has won the inaugural Powell and Pressburger Award for best film at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Anderson and Henderson star in and co-direct the inventive documentary, which had its world premiere at Eiff. The film explores how Will deals with his mother’s cancer diagnosis and also the frustrations of trying to make a film.
The jury, comprised of president Gaylene Gould (founder of creative lab The Space to Come), producer Rosie Crerar and author Sarah Winman,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
A Cat Called Dom won the Powell and Pressburger Award Photo: Courtesy of Eiff Justin H Min and Kogonada at Eiff's Closing Gala screening of After Yang Photo: Pako Mera
Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson's A Cat Called Dom was announced as the winner of Edinburgh International Film Festival last night as the festival drew to a close with a screening of Kogonada's After Yang.
The winning documentary, which features an animated cat of the title, the film was made in response to Anderson's mother's cancer diagnosis.
The Norman McLaren jury for British short film, gave their award to Karla Crome's Canvas 5, which sees an anonymous portrait begin to exert a power of its own.
The short animation award was given to Stay. Directed by Yu Sun, it was made using hand embroidery on tracing paper and tells the tale of a woman and her absent father.
The screening of After Yang,...
Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson's A Cat Called Dom was announced as the winner of Edinburgh International Film Festival last night as the festival drew to a close with a screening of Kogonada's After Yang.
The winning documentary, which features an animated cat of the title, the film was made in response to Anderson's mother's cancer diagnosis.
The Norman McLaren jury for British short film, gave their award to Karla Crome's Canvas 5, which sees an anonymous portrait begin to exert a power of its own.
The short animation award was given to Stay. Directed by Yu Sun, it was made using hand embroidery on tracing paper and tells the tale of a woman and her absent father.
The screening of After Yang,...
- 8/21/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A pair of Scottish animators struggle to make a film in A Cat Called Dom, world premiering as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s feature strand. Chiefly a live-action documentary, it shows friends and collaborators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson (The Making Of Longbird) trying to shoot a semi-scripted film for Will’s mother, who has been diagnosed with cancer.
Their footage and outtakes are eventually worked into more of a behind-the-scenes story, showing the frustrations that get in the way of their filming, and the strain on their friendship.
The cat of the title is Dom, an animated feline that lives on Will’s laptop screen and interjects with observations, questions and actions that shed a light on his feelings in a darkly humorous way.
It’s a busy mix and scattershot by its very nature; this is a collage of emotions, events and styles that collide...
Their footage and outtakes are eventually worked into more of a behind-the-scenes story, showing the frustrations that get in the way of their filming, and the strain on their friendship.
The cat of the title is Dom, an animated feline that lives on Will’s laptop screen and interjects with observations, questions and actions that shed a light on his feelings in a darkly humorous way.
It’s a busy mix and scattershot by its very nature; this is a collage of emotions, events and styles that collide...
- 8/17/2022
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
Jewel informed her fans on TikTok that her tour bus caught on fire, but luckily no one was injured.
Along with some photos of the damaged bus in the background, the star appeared to quickly describe the incident. “We had a full bus fire! Nobody was hurt, it happened on an off day in the parking lot of a hotel,” Jewel says in the video.
“Everybody is safe, we saved the vintage guitar and guitar amp. All’s well that ends well, but how about all this bulls––t,” she cracked, likely in reference to the nasty damage her bus went through.
She also mentioned in some overlayed text that the fire was first noticed by a front desk employee who alerted the fire department and her bus driver.
Fire authorities ruled that an electrical issue caused the fire, and it started in the back of the bus. Jewel has been touring alongside Blues Traveler,...
Along with some photos of the damaged bus in the background, the star appeared to quickly describe the incident. “We had a full bus fire! Nobody was hurt, it happened on an off day in the parking lot of a hotel,” Jewel says in the video.
“Everybody is safe, we saved the vintage guitar and guitar amp. All’s well that ends well, but how about all this bulls––t,” she cracked, likely in reference to the nasty damage her bus went through.
She also mentioned in some overlayed text that the fire was first noticed by a front desk employee who alerted the fire department and her bus driver.
Fire authorities ruled that an electrical issue caused the fire, and it started in the back of the bus. Jewel has been touring alongside Blues Traveler,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has unveiled the complete line-up for its 75th Anniversary edition (August 12-17) as it gears up for its first full-scale roll-out since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Palestinian director Maha Haj’s drama Mediterranean Fever, US musician and filmmaker Amanda Kramer’s musical queer thriller Please Please Me, and Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet will be among the 10 feature films competing in the rebooted competition strand for the new Powell and Pressburger Award.
There will be gala screenings for previously announced opening film Aftersun by Edinburgh-born filmmaker Charlotte Wells and closing film After Yang by South Korean-us director Kogonada, as well as New Zealand director Armağan Ballantyne’s comedy Nude Tuesday, which will play mid-way through the festival.
Kogonada, who has been invited to curate a selection of films under the Eiff’s Carte Blanche sidebar, has chosen Kor-eda Hirokazu’s After Life,...
Palestinian director Maha Haj’s drama Mediterranean Fever, US musician and filmmaker Amanda Kramer’s musical queer thriller Please Please Me, and Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet will be among the 10 feature films competing in the rebooted competition strand for the new Powell and Pressburger Award.
There will be gala screenings for previously announced opening film Aftersun by Edinburgh-born filmmaker Charlotte Wells and closing film After Yang by South Korean-us director Kogonada, as well as New Zealand director Armağan Ballantyne’s comedy Nude Tuesday, which will play mid-way through the festival.
Kogonada, who has been invited to curate a selection of films under the Eiff’s Carte Blanche sidebar, has chosen Kor-eda Hirokazu’s After Life,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Nude Tuesday’ to be Central Gala as Edinburgh Reveals Competition Titles for Reimagined Major Award
Armağan Ballantyne’s gibberish comedy “Nude Tuesday” will be the central gala at the 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff).
In the film, which has previously played at Tribeca and Sydney, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru Bjorg Rasmussen (Jemaine Clement) in an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage. Upon arrival, the path to their reconnection is met with increasingly absurd farce. The film is spoken entirely in an improvised, gibberish-esque language with subtitles created by Julia Davis.
The festival has reimagined its major award, the Michael Powell Award for best British feature. “With a renewed commitment to internationalism and cultural exchange, the principles on which the Edinburgh Festivals were founded, Eiff will present the Powell & Pressburger award for best feature film. This competition of 10 films is composed of a mix of U.
In the film, which has previously played at Tribeca and Sydney, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru Bjorg Rasmussen (Jemaine Clement) in an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage. Upon arrival, the path to their reconnection is met with increasingly absurd farce. The film is spoken entirely in an improvised, gibberish-esque language with subtitles created by Julia Davis.
The festival has reimagined its major award, the Michael Powell Award for best British feature. “With a renewed commitment to internationalism and cultural exchange, the principles on which the Edinburgh Festivals were founded, Eiff will present the Powell & Pressburger award for best feature film. This competition of 10 films is composed of a mix of U.
- 7/20/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The programme comprises of 87 features, with 12 world premieres.
The 75th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line-up, including the world premieres of Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum’s documentary Husband and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s animated feature A Cat Called Dom, and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet.
Taking place from August 12-20, the edition marks the festival’s return to August for the first time since 2009. It is also the first under the creative leadership of Kristy Matheson and the first to feature the all-new Powell and Pressburger Award,...
The 75th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line-up, including the world premieres of Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum’s documentary Husband and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s animated feature A Cat Called Dom, and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet.
Taking place from August 12-20, the edition marks the festival’s return to August for the first time since 2009. It is also the first under the creative leadership of Kristy Matheson and the first to feature the all-new Powell and Pressburger Award,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
First Look At Vladislav Alex Kozlov’s Feature Doc ‘American Superman’
Exclusive: Here’s a first-look at American Superman, a doc about the late Chris Dennis, a well-known homeless man living in LA how was affectionally known as ‘Hollywood Superman.’ Footage from Vladislav Alex Kozlov’s feature will be seen at the LA Shorts Fest on July 22, released as a short film called The Duel in which Dennis meets Italian actor Franco Nero. American Superman, meanwhile, tells the story of Dennis, who cloaked himself in Superman garb and entertained fans and tourists along Hollywood Boulevard for more than 20 years. Kozlov hopes the screening will help his feature-length doc find a distributor and alert awards voters.
Beyond Rights Strikes Pre-Sale Distribution Deals With Four Producers
Beyond Rights has struck a series of pre-sale representation deals that mark first-time agreements with four producers. From Lou Reda Productions comes non-fiction event miniseries Eyewitness WWII: Invasion Italy,...
Exclusive: Here’s a first-look at American Superman, a doc about the late Chris Dennis, a well-known homeless man living in LA how was affectionally known as ‘Hollywood Superman.’ Footage from Vladislav Alex Kozlov’s feature will be seen at the LA Shorts Fest on July 22, released as a short film called The Duel in which Dennis meets Italian actor Franco Nero. American Superman, meanwhile, tells the story of Dennis, who cloaked himself in Superman garb and entertained fans and tourists along Hollywood Boulevard for more than 20 years. Kozlov hopes the screening will help his feature-length doc find a distributor and alert awards voters.
Beyond Rights Strikes Pre-Sale Distribution Deals With Four Producers
Beyond Rights has struck a series of pre-sale representation deals that mark first-time agreements with four producers. From Lou Reda Productions comes non-fiction event miniseries Eyewitness WWII: Invasion Italy,...
- 7/19/2022
- by Jesse Whittock, Melanie Goodfellow and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
These days, Jonathan Frakes is a captain in his own right.
The former Star Trek: The Next Generation actor and director makes his living mostly behind the scenes with a plethora of directing gigs, notably on The Glades, Leverage, Burn Notice and even V, to keep on fresh sci-fi.
Jonathan's latest gig is to direct tomorrow night's episode of the Community TV series Bar Karma, an interactive experience engineered by The Sims creator Will Wright and Spike TV founder Albie Hecht, where the internet community literally creates the story for each individual episode.
For those unfamiliar with the show, the official description reads:
“Set at a mystical watering hole at the edge of the universe, Bar Karma stars William Sanderson (True Blood, Lost, Deadwood) as James, the 20,000 year-old bartender, Matthew Humphreys (Obsessed, Big Love, The Forgotten) as bar owner Doug Jones, and Cassie Howarth (Deranged High, Deathclock) as the lone waitress,...
The former Star Trek: The Next Generation actor and director makes his living mostly behind the scenes with a plethora of directing gigs, notably on The Glades, Leverage, Burn Notice and even V, to keep on fresh sci-fi.
Jonathan's latest gig is to direct tomorrow night's episode of the Community TV series Bar Karma, an interactive experience engineered by The Sims creator Will Wright and Spike TV founder Albie Hecht, where the internet community literally creates the story for each individual episode.
For those unfamiliar with the show, the official description reads:
“Set at a mystical watering hole at the edge of the universe, Bar Karma stars William Sanderson (True Blood, Lost, Deadwood) as James, the 20,000 year-old bartender, Matthew Humphreys (Obsessed, Big Love, The Forgotten) as bar owner Doug Jones, and Cassie Howarth (Deranged High, Deathclock) as the lone waitress,...
- 4/7/2011
- UGO TV
The band Parachute is getting ready to release their sophomore album, “The Way It Was.” They admit they took their time with this one but it was well worth it because according to lead vocalist Will Anderson & drummer Johnny Stubblefield, they learned a lot about themselves. Their first single, “Something To Believe In (Jeremiah),” is quickly climbing the charts and they’re proud of it. The conception of the song dates all the way back to when the first album was finished. As time went on, it evolved as the band started playing with it and they finally stumbled upon the arraignment they fell in love with. They were even more excited to share an acoustic performance with us. They stopped by the studio to serenade Fox All Access for a second time. (The first time, when they played “She Is Love,” was the first time they’d ever done a radio interview,...
- 3/17/2011
- by foxallaccess
- Fox All Access
Boll Kg released a few brand new movie stills from the upcoming horror masterpiece “Seed” by director Uwe Boll (Alone in the Dark II, BloodRayne 2) and starring Will Sanderson and Ralf Moeller. Synopsis: Sam Seed, an insane mass murderer, is scheduled for execution at the hands of Warden Wright. Before the executioner throws the switch, Wright steps in front of Seed, “Do you have any last words?” Seed, ” I’ll see you again.” After three attempts to electrocute, complete with boiling blood that steeps from his eyes, he’s still alive. The executioner, Wright & the doctor collectively agree, that the breathing Seed be pronounced dead. He is bound and buried alive. After biting & clawing his way to the surface, [...]...
- 8/20/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Mention the name Uwe Boll to any film reviewer whose beat includes genre movies, and you'll probably detect immediate signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Anyone who has sat through such stupefyingly bad films as Alone in the Dark and Bloodrayne will understand the reason for the condition and why the director's latest effort, "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," is only going to exacerbate it. The film opened Friday in wide release, naturally without being screened for the press.
Boll specializes in adaptations of video games, and such is the case with this film, based on the popular Dungeon Siege series. A Lord of the Rings-style fantasy adventure, it boasts the filmmaker's largest budget ($60 million) to date as well as a large cast of notable performers who apparently thought reading the script in advance was unnecessary.
Thus, we have action star Jason Statham playing the central character of Farmer, a name that describes the guy's profession as well. Farmer spends his days tilling his fields with the help of his wife (Claire Forlani) and young son. Despite his lethal proficiency with a boomerang, he is a peaceful sort, unwilling even to kill the birds eating his crops.
All that changes when his son is killed and his wife is kidnapped by the Krug, animalistic beasts serving at the pleasure of Gallian (Ray Liotta), a wizard who clearly relishes his villainy. When he's not roughly seducing the king's young daughter (Leelee Sobieski), Gallian plots to kill the aging monarch (Burt Reynolds) and his loyal aide (John Rhys-Davies) and replace him with the sniveling Duke Fallow (Matthew Lillard).
Meanwhile, Farmer, accompanied by his aging mentor (Ron Perlman) and untested brother-in-law (Will Sanderson), races through the countryside in pursuit of his wife, battling the Krug minions and encountering exotic figures likes the sexy leader of a group of tree nymph warriors (Kristanna Loken).
While the film boasts some decently staged, large-scale action sequences courtesy of fight director Tony Ching, it's completely undone by its terrible screenplay, inept direction, oppressive musical score and muddy visual palette. (Regarding the last point, it seems shot neither in black and white nor color but simply brown).
Somehow, despite the utter ludicrousness of the proceedings -- the flaming human catapults being but one example -- the film never achieves a suitable level of camp that would make it at least unintentional fun. It also is terminally boring at its 127-minute running time, making one supremely grateful that a half-hour has been cut for this U.S. release.
The performers vary in their level of commitment to the material. Statham basically sleepwalks through his role, except when performing physical stunts; Liotta, frequently shot through a swirling mist, overacts as if in a silent movie; and Rhys-Davies seems to be nostalgically longing for the Indiana Jones films. Only Perlman manages to maintain his dignity thanks to his sly underplaying, while Reynolds seems merely sad in his ridiculous role as the king, as if wondering how he went from being the industry's No. 1 boxoffice attraction to this.
IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE
Freestyle Releasing
Boll KG Prods. in association with Herold Prods. and Brightlight Pictures
Credits:
Director: Uwe Boll
Screenwriter: Doug Taylor
Producers: Shawn Williamson, Dan Clarke
Executive producers: Uwe Boll, Chet Holmes, Wolfgang Herold
Director of photography: Mathias Neumann
Production designer: James Steuart
Music: Jessica de Rooj, Jenning Lohner
Costume designer: Toni Burroughs-Rutter, Carla Hetland
Editor: Paul Klassen, David M. Richardson
Cast:
Farmer: Jason Statham
Merick: John Rhys-Davies
Gallian: Ray Liotta
Duke Fallow: Matthew Lillard
Muriella: Leelee Sobieski
King Konreid: Burt Reynolds
Bastian: Will Sanderson
Norick: Ron Perlman
Solana: Claire Forlani
Commander Tarish: Brian J. White
Elora: Kristanna Loken
Running time -- 127 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Anyone who has sat through such stupefyingly bad films as Alone in the Dark and Bloodrayne will understand the reason for the condition and why the director's latest effort, "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," is only going to exacerbate it. The film opened Friday in wide release, naturally without being screened for the press.
Boll specializes in adaptations of video games, and such is the case with this film, based on the popular Dungeon Siege series. A Lord of the Rings-style fantasy adventure, it boasts the filmmaker's largest budget ($60 million) to date as well as a large cast of notable performers who apparently thought reading the script in advance was unnecessary.
Thus, we have action star Jason Statham playing the central character of Farmer, a name that describes the guy's profession as well. Farmer spends his days tilling his fields with the help of his wife (Claire Forlani) and young son. Despite his lethal proficiency with a boomerang, he is a peaceful sort, unwilling even to kill the birds eating his crops.
All that changes when his son is killed and his wife is kidnapped by the Krug, animalistic beasts serving at the pleasure of Gallian (Ray Liotta), a wizard who clearly relishes his villainy. When he's not roughly seducing the king's young daughter (Leelee Sobieski), Gallian plots to kill the aging monarch (Burt Reynolds) and his loyal aide (John Rhys-Davies) and replace him with the sniveling Duke Fallow (Matthew Lillard).
Meanwhile, Farmer, accompanied by his aging mentor (Ron Perlman) and untested brother-in-law (Will Sanderson), races through the countryside in pursuit of his wife, battling the Krug minions and encountering exotic figures likes the sexy leader of a group of tree nymph warriors (Kristanna Loken).
While the film boasts some decently staged, large-scale action sequences courtesy of fight director Tony Ching, it's completely undone by its terrible screenplay, inept direction, oppressive musical score and muddy visual palette. (Regarding the last point, it seems shot neither in black and white nor color but simply brown).
Somehow, despite the utter ludicrousness of the proceedings -- the flaming human catapults being but one example -- the film never achieves a suitable level of camp that would make it at least unintentional fun. It also is terminally boring at its 127-minute running time, making one supremely grateful that a half-hour has been cut for this U.S. release.
The performers vary in their level of commitment to the material. Statham basically sleepwalks through his role, except when performing physical stunts; Liotta, frequently shot through a swirling mist, overacts as if in a silent movie; and Rhys-Davies seems to be nostalgically longing for the Indiana Jones films. Only Perlman manages to maintain his dignity thanks to his sly underplaying, while Reynolds seems merely sad in his ridiculous role as the king, as if wondering how he went from being the industry's No. 1 boxoffice attraction to this.
IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE
Freestyle Releasing
Boll KG Prods. in association with Herold Prods. and Brightlight Pictures
Credits:
Director: Uwe Boll
Screenwriter: Doug Taylor
Producers: Shawn Williamson, Dan Clarke
Executive producers: Uwe Boll, Chet Holmes, Wolfgang Herold
Director of photography: Mathias Neumann
Production designer: James Steuart
Music: Jessica de Rooj, Jenning Lohner
Costume designer: Toni Burroughs-Rutter, Carla Hetland
Editor: Paul Klassen, David M. Richardson
Cast:
Farmer: Jason Statham
Merick: John Rhys-Davies
Gallian: Ray Liotta
Duke Fallow: Matthew Lillard
Muriella: Leelee Sobieski
King Konreid: Burt Reynolds
Bastian: Will Sanderson
Norick: Ron Perlman
Solana: Claire Forlani
Commander Tarish: Brian J. White
Elora: Kristanna Loken
Running time -- 127 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 1/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ray Liotta has joined the cast of Uwe Boll's video game-derived sword and sorcery movie, Dungeon Siege. Producer Shawn Williamson of Brightlight Pictures confirmed that Liotta will play the film's villain, Gallian. Liotta joins Leelee Sobieski, Will Sanderson, Jason Statham and former NFL star Brian J. White as well as German supermodel Eva Padberg, who is making her film debut. "Ray is one of my favorite actors, and I'm really proud that he liked the script so much that this is his first time doing a fantasy period piece," executive producer/director Boll said.
- 7/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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