Savage Popcorn

Richard at Filmstalker has found the the trailer for Uwe Boll’s Postal at BollBashers.com. You can try watching it if you really want to, but the site was down when I looked and Richard’s remarks don’t entirely fill me with enthusiasm:

Oh dear. If this really is reflective of the content then I think there’s going to be some harsh words said. Frankly it looks as though he’s just set out to film some of the worst things he can think of.

Now, I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan in the world of the German maestro. But the first comment gave me pause to - very briefly - reconsider my position.

There is no way someone could make films this bad without doing it on purpose. Someone in on the joke HAS to be in on this. And the payof HAS to be huge.

Is Uwe Boll the bastard love child of Andy Kaufman?

* For those that missed the joke, the title of this post came from here.

Following where ISOYM leads, I’ve just added a profile to the film related social networking site Withoutabox.

I’m not convinced that anything will come of it, but I’ll keep an eye on it for a while and see what happens. Anyone else out there have a profile?

The Church of Scientology has announced that Tom Cruise is the “chosen one”, and destined to spread the word of Scientology around the world.

I wonder if he’s looking on the bright side of life yet.

According to executives at 20th-Century Fox, Canada is the worst source of movie piracy.

Fox are reportedly threatening to delay the release of new movies in Canada unless the authorities take steps to crack down on the piracy.

All together now…

As mentioned earlier, I am rather looking forward to Zach Snyder’s soon-to-be-released 300.

I’ve seen four spectacular looking posters for this film and now (via CHUD) comes what Warner Bros. have promised will be the final one-sheet for the film.

Enjoy.

Nominations for the 27th Annual Razzie awards have been announced and Little Man and Basic Instinct 2 are leading the pack with seven nominations each.

Bloodrayne gets six nominations and the remake of The Wicker Man and Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause are both nominated for five Razzies.

Ron Howard gets a well deserved nod for The Da Vinci Code, as does M. Night Shyamalan for Lady in the Water.

Winners will be announced the day before some other ceremony, which has also just announced their nominations for 2006.

Over recent days, a number of rumours have been flying around the internet claiming that - after Ain’t it Cool News posted a very negative script review - Rob Zombie, the director of the latest installment of the Halloween franchise, has been sent back to the keyboard to hammer out another draft.

I haven’t really paid a great deal of attention to this up to now. I thought Rob Zombie’s first directorial effort was dire and as for the franchise itself… The original Halloween was a milestone in horror cinema which still stands up today, and I have to admit that I did like Halloween III. But for the rest - Michael Myers returns from the dead… hack, slash, hack, yawn. I really can’t bring myself to care.

However, while discussing the rumours, Devin at CHUD does make an interesting point on the subject of the rising popularity of script reviews:

More and more I think that the people doing script reviews just don’t know enough about the whole process to make an informed judgment about how that paper will become a movie. It’s like reviewing blueprints instead of a building. Obviously there’s interest in knowing how a film is being approached, what the story beats are, etc, but I’m concerned that the business of reviewing scripts – which briefly went mainstream when the LA Times tried their hand at it recently – is bad for the movie industry. Maybe filmmakers should be allowed to make the movie they want to make – is meddling from fans on the internet who know nothing about making movies any better than meddling from suits in studios who don’t understand the genre/original material/director’s vision?

It is worth bearing in mind that cinema is a collaborative art form. While obviously important, the script does not represent the end of the creative process - and it does change as shooting progresses. Even if it didn’t, the director, the actors, the cinematographer, the sound designer, the editor and everyone else who is involved in the making of the film has an impact on it.

A script review tells you little more than the synopsis. We would do well to bear this in mind when talking about films that haven’t been made yet.

Jonathan Calder spotted this gem from the Guardian’s Corrections and clarifications column:

A rigid application of the Guardian style guide caused us to say of Carlo Ponti in his obituary, page 34, January 11, that in his early career he was “already a man with a good eye for pretty actors …” This was one of those occasions when the word “actresses” might have been used.

This is incredible. Watch this first, then this.

Wardytron at Harry’s Place has posted a list of some of the madder complaints sent to Channel 4. The most topical - and funniest - of the lot is:

“I am finding Davina McCall’s huge rear really offensive. I used to pleasure myself when she came on screen, but now she just doesn’t do it for me. I really want someone to call me to talk about this.”

’nuff said.