The Pulpmovies Trailer Park

Following the events of Daredevil, Elektra Natchios (Garner), sai enthusiast and assassin for hire, is revived by the Order of the Hand, a group of assassins who helped train her. Assigned by the Hand’s current leader, Kirigi, to kill a man, Mark Miller (Visnjic), and his 13-year-old daughter, Abby, Elektra soon befriends them and decides to stand up to her ninja peers. Elektra is especially motivated to do so when she discovers that Miller’s grandfather was an ally of her former mentor, Stick (Stamp). Together, they must take on Kirigi’s lethal quartet (which includes Tengu and Typhoid).

The teaser trailer for Elektra is now online and looks spectacular.

And now, Apple have a whole stack of stuff online for you to enjoy.

Update: Empire Online have an exclusive look at the second Elektra trailer. This film keeps looking better and better.

Another Update: The notorious snog between Elektra and Typhoid Mary is now online as well as a five muinute preview. Enjoy.

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Martial Arts Featurette

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Inside The Editing Room with Rob Bowman

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That Kiss

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Watch the first five minutes of Elektra

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I’m not entirely convinced about a film that is the sequel to a remake, but I have to admit that the imagery in the first trailer for Ring Two does look pretty spooky. And, the film marks the US debut of Hideo Nakata who directed the original Ring series as well as Dark Water, so all is not lost.

The story picks up six months after the horrifying events that terrorized Rachel keller and her son Aiden in Seattle. To escape her haunting memories, Rachel takes Aiden and moves to the small coastal community of Astoria, Oregon, to start fresh. However, Rachel’s resolve quickly turns to dread when evidence at a local crime scene - including an unmarked video tape - seems eerily familliar. Rachel realises that the vengeful Samara is back and more determined than ever to continue her relentless cycle of terror and death.

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This looks spectacular:

Kingdom of Heaven is an epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. A stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed king, falls in love with an exotic and forbidden queen, and rises to knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces - while striving to keep a fragile peace. from Ridley Scott, the master of the modern epic.

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Acclaimed director Michael Radford (Il Postino) and Sony Pictures Classics present William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins.

In Venice, young Bassanio needs a loan of 3,000 ducats so he can properly woo a wealthy heiress of Venice named Portia. To get the necessary funds, Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio’s money, unfortunately, is invested in merchant ships that are presently at sea; however, to help Bassanio, Antonio arranges for a short-term loan of the money from Shylock, a Jewish usurer. Shylock has a deep-seated hatred for Antonio because of the insulting treatment that Antonio has shown him in the past. When pressed, Shylock strikes a frightening bargain in wicked humor: the 3,000 ducats must be repaid in three months, or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. The merchant agrees to this, confident in the return of his ships before the appointed date of repayment.

At this stage of the play, Portia is introduced. Due to her father’s will, all suitors must choose from among three coffers — one of which contains a portrait of her. If a man chooses the right one, he may marry Portia, however, if he chooses wrong, he must vow never to marry or even court another woman. Princes of Morocco and Arragon fail this test and are turned away. As Bassanio prepares to travel to Belmont for the test, his friend Lorenzo elopes with Jessica, Shylock’s daughter (who escapes with a fair amount of Shylock’s wealth in the process). Bassanio chooses the lead casket, which is the correct one, and Portia happily agrees to marry Bassanio that very night.

In contrast to this happiness, Antonio finds himself in a pinch. Two of his ships have already wrecked in transit, and Antonio’s creditors — including the vengeance-minded Shylock — are grumbling about repayment. Word comes to Bassanio about Antonio’s predicament, and he hastens back to Venice, leaving Portia behind. Portia, however, travels after him with her maid, Nerissa disguised as a lawyer and clerk, respectively. When Bassanio arrives, the loan is in default and Shylock is demanding his pound of flesh. Even when Bassanio (backed now by Portia’s inheritance) offers many times the amount in repayment, Shylock, now distraught and semi-deranged with the loss of his daughter, is intent on seeking his fullest revenge. The duke, who sits in judgment, will not intervene.

Portia enters in her guise as a lawyer to defend Antonio. Through a technicality, Portia declares that Shylock may have his pound of flesh so long as he draws no blood (since there was no mention of this in the original agreement). Since it is obvious that to draw a pound of flesh would take Antonio’s life, Shylock conspires to murder a Venetian citizen and forfeits his wealth as well as his loan. Half is to go to the city, and half is to go to Antonio.
In the end, Antonio gives back his half of the penalty on the condition that Shylock bequeath it to his disinherited daughter, Jessica. Shylock also must convert to Christianity. A broken and defeated Shylock accepts in a piteously moving scene. As the play ends, news arrives that Antonio’s remaining ships are returned to port. With the exception of the humiliated Shylock, all will share in a happy ending.

William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice opens in New York and Los Angeles on December 29, 2004. In the meantime, here are the trailers…

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It’s all to common to see directors and writers plundering the past for ideas, but very rare to see it done with as much style as this effort from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society.

The Call of Cthulhu is - not surprisingly - based on the Lovecraft story of the same name, and - in keeping with the early 20th century nature of the story - the film has been shot to look like it was made in the early 20th century. Namely silent and in black and white.

It certainly looks incredibly atmospheric and - as a film made by fans and for fans - it’s certainly one to get hold of when the DVD is released. On the subject of which, they are currently looking for translators for the DVD subtitles, so if you’re fluent in ” Irish, Slovakian, Navajo or some other uncommon language which uses the Latin alphabet” head on over to the official site to volunteer.

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According to Monsters and Critics,

Boogeyman is the tale of a young man called Tim who was left traumatized in his adults years by horific childhood memories. His memories were of terrible events that happened in his old house. The memories were of the so called ‘Boogeyman’. No one ever believed what he said about these happening, so he decides now to go back to his old house and spend a night there to face his traumatic memories.

I’m not entirely sure about this one and have to admit that I’m linking to the trailer primarily because of the Sam Raimi link (his Production Company, Ghost House Pictures, is behind the film) and I probably will get around to seeing it. But I won’t be rushing to the cinema and I am expecting to be disappointed.

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