Patrick Lussier follows up My Bloody Valentine 3D with Drive Angry 3D, an action film for Summit Entertainment. Lussier attended the panel, with Nicholas Cage (Kick-Ass), Amber Heard (Never Back Down) and William Fichtner (Heat). The basic plot is the Cage plays a father who seeks revenge against the men who murdered his daughter, and obviously goes about it in a very violent way.
Seven essential Criterion Collection Discs (Out-of-print favorites, such as early John Woo, Spinal Tap, and others are not included). And yes, I realize I’m leaving out a lot of great works. This is a short list. Go to the website and find more.
Okay, punks. If you don’t take part in our weekly competition here at Player Affinity that we’ve been doing for 12 weeks and that you keep ignoring, I will put a curse on you. All you’re required to do is predict which five movies will place in the top five of this weekend’s U.S. domestic box office chart. Simple enough, right? I will make my own predictions here and explain them to you each week to give you some sort of reference point. It’s then your job to enter a comment with your top five.
There is nothing sexier than a spandex clad femme fatale that could beat your face in three times before you hit the ground. And the fact that there are so many enduring franchises on our list says something about the appeal of a strong female protagonist. Player Affinity has rounded up these bloody-thirsty babes into a top ten list in honour of one of the elite of this ilk, Angelina Jolie, whose action thriller Salt hits theatres tomorrow. Let’s lock and load.
The Scott Pilgrim vs. The World panel was quite interesting to say the least. It was full of humor and wit, as well as some surprises for a few lucky people attending the panel. The first one on stage was the film’s director, Edgar Wright, who is most known for his British comedies. As would be expected given his film history, he had lots of humorous things to say during the discussion.
Austin. Couture. Crews Li. Lundgren. Statham. Stallone. With just those few named, it is easy to see that the cast of The Expendables may be the most testosterone-filled cast in the history of film. That being said, the first star to come out for its panel was Terry Crews, who undid his shirt and flexed his muscles for the crowd.
A little while into the panel, the crowd went wild as Whedon “confirmed” his involvement with The Avengers. When Whedon mentioned that he was set to direct The Avengers, the audience went wild. However, he jokingly said it was “just a gig.”
