Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:54AM - By Mali Elfman
2012 crashes into theaters this weekend with all the destruction you could possibly hope for. A few weeks ago in Wyoming not far from the highly explosive Yellowstone National Park, we got to talk to director Roland Emmerich, John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor on their thoughts about big budget action films, the myths behind 2012, and how Roland decides which monuments to destroy and which to leave alone.
If you’re too lazy to read the edited version of the press conference below, you can listen to full press conference here (you might want to skip to about 4 minutes in, there’s a lot of babbling until about 3:10 after Amanda Peet comes in):
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Monday, November 9, 2009 10:53AM - By Mali Elfman
This week in theaters, Roland Emmerich, the master of cinematic world-destruction will be releasing his latest film 2012 with Amanda Peet and John Cusack. The film feels like you’re on a roller-coaster ride with the world crashing down around you. The only way to make the movie even more fun is to add some booze! We all know that Emmerich likes to add a few jokes about religion and politics while coming up with the best damn way to kill everyone in the world, so why not cheers to another Emmerich masterpiece?
Without further ado, I introduce to you, The Roland Emmerich Drinking Game!
Drink Whenever You See:
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Friday, October 2, 2009 11:48AM - By Krystal Clark
Last night the television networks went crazy when over 100 channels premiered a five minute clip from the Roland Emmerich film, 2012. The footage will look eerily familiar to those of you who attended the movie’s panel at this year’s Comic-Con. It’s pretty much the same footage, but they edited out a swear word or two for general audience purposes. The language may be different, but the onslaught of destruction stays the same.
Take a look at the extended clip from 2012…
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:00PM - By Krystal Clark
The 3-D film Battle for Terra takes place in the distant future on the alien inhabited planet of the same name. It’s a peaceful world where gravity doesn’t exist, and it’s occupants float from place to place. On the surface it seems as if it’s citizens have no knowledge of war or suffering, just harmony and equality. When a human space colony which includes the last existing members of mankind attack Terra in an attempt to colonize the planet, the true nature of the Terrians is revealed. A full on battle for Terra’s land and resources erupts with the future of both sides hanging in the balance.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:00PM - By Mali Elfman
So what’s the deal with this film? They’ve had trouble getting it into theaters for the past 2-3 years which makes me a little apprehensive. It’s either a great movie that has had trouble finding a market or it’s a bad movie that someone has finally decided to take on, knowing that they’ll make back their expenditures in DVD sales. So let’s look at what this film has going for it.
The film has been screened at the Toronto Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and many other festivals over the past two years, and has won three awards along the way including one for Best Feature and another for Beat Animated Feature. It was originally titled Terra but has now been named Battle for Terra. Perhaps that will help it sell? And if nothing else it has a really impressive cast with voices by Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, David Cross, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, Dennis Quaid, Chris Evans and more.
Sounds pretty good until you hear that the writer also wrote The Nutty Professor. Scary.
Check out the trailer and decide for yourself…
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Thursday, November 27, 2008 8:27AM - By Mali Elfman Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:35AM - By Mali Elfman
Another film where we get to watch our world fall apart! SO COOL! OK, if you’re not aware about a lot of the superstitions behind 2012, to make a long story short, it’s supposed to be the year that our world ends and EVERYONE dies. This is mainly due to the Mayan calendar ending on December 21, 2012 (although they do say give or take a year). Maybe they ran out of ink, or maybe…. there is some truth to it. Either way Roland Emmerich decided to make a movie about it starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor which is due out July 10, 2009. That gives you plenty of time to prepare for the end of the world!
This trailer is awesome! One of the best I’ve seen for a while. Check it out below…
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