The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Just yesterday, we shared a photo that gave us a look at Edward (Robert Pattinson), Bella (Kristen Stewart) and their new daughter Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy). There were hints that more glimpses at the Cullen family might be on the way and sure enough, a bunch of new photos from the movie have made their way online. Vampires ahead! 

Entertainment Weekly appears to be set to showcase the second part of the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn in their next issue. As you'll see below, Edward, Bella and their daughter Renesmee are on the cover of the June 22 issue. And unlike the photo we shared yesterday, which had Bella standing protectively in front of Renesmee, blocking most of her from view, this one gives us a good look at the gorgeous, rapidly aging half-vampire child. 

EW has also shared a number of photos from the movie, a couple of which you can see below. Those who've read the book (or surmised from the end of Breaking Dawn Part 1) know that Jacob plays a key role in Renesmee's life, so it's no surprise that he's shown smiling here in this photo. 

I'm wondering if this might not be Bella's first (official) introduction to her daughter. In the book, Renesmee is still a baby when Bella wakes up, but it's possible the movie will fast-forward Renesmee's aging even more rather than feature a different version of her in every scene. Thoughts? 

And this one reflects the darker side of the story, which comes in the form of the sinister Volturi. Here we see Dakota Fanning as the pain-inducing Jane and Cameron Bright as her twin brother Alec. 

EW has a number of other photos in their slideshow that you can check out here, some of which include a look at some of the other vampires, and one that has Bella arm wrestling with Emmett. 

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 arrives in theaters November 16. More on the film can be found in our Blend Film Database. 

Red Dawn

Red Dawn

Pinch yourself if you must, but it seems that Red Dawn has released its first commie-repelling trailer.

From what we see, the film, much like its 1984 predecessor, is an action tour de force in which young American teenagers led by an ex-marine played by Chris Hemsworth hand in their textbooks in exchange for rifles and rocket-launchers to repel an invasion of freedom-raping ravagers. These evil-doers decided to break all-sorts of no-fly-zone rules to parachute into neighborhoods just like YOURS.

Now, we're going to see what kind of bad-assery today's youth of America are capable of wreaking when the enemies of capitalism take away their Facebook and Xbox Live.

The Wolverines want you to check out the trailer below.

Long-delayed by the financial collapse of MGM Studio, as well some international political controversy which prompted the film's creative team to re-edit the context of the film's original villains (the Chinese) into the North Koreans, the film will soon finally see theaters three long years after it was completed.

This remake of the classic 1984 film directed by John Milius, which starred Patrick Swayze and a gathering of other 80's icons now enjoys a benefit it wouldn't have if it was released when originally-intended: A legitimate star in Chris Hemsworth, who of course, would go on to film Thor and become a bankable marquee headliner.

It has also invested in a solid supporting cast featuring Adrianne Palicki (whose role as Lady Jaye in G.I. Joe Retaliation has coincidentally also been delayed), Josh Hutcherson (who, among other big-budget flicks, has since starred in a little art house favorite called The Hunger Games. Heard of it?), as well as fanboy favorite, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Red Dawn directed by Dan Bradley will finally arrive at theaters on November 21, 2012.

Tai Chi 0

Tai Chi 0

The often-misunderstood form of Ta’i Ch’i Ch’uan, or simply “Tai-Chi,” has been used in Kung Fu flicks before, including Yuen Woo-Ping’s Tai-Chi Master, with Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh. The upcoming Tai-Chi Zero appears to be the very first to blend this beautiful, free-flowing style with a steampunk setting.

This style attracts many westerners for its low-impact kata and health benefits, but is rarely explored in western culture for its actual combat potential. Though beautiful and primarily used in America as a workout and meditation routine, Tai-Chi is a real combat system, with many forgetting that the style has been used to fell skilled boxers in full-contact matches.

The upcoming Tai-Chi Zero seems to be one part Jackie Chan and one part Tetsuo Iron Man, starring a character whose abnormally large forehead makes him both a target for bullies and a master of the form.

With choreography by Sammo Hung, the project has had Jet Li attached in the past and is set to be directed by Stephen Fung of House of Fury. Based loosely on the life of Yang style Tai-Chi founder Yang Luchan, the movie is set to blend reality with fantasy in a feast for the eyes and ears.

Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

The Baby Goose is at it again, but this time he’s got some back up.

The trailer for “Gangster Squad” has finally arrived, and consider us enamored. The Warner Bros film reprises some of our favorite movie pairings: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and director Ruben Fleischer and Sean Penn versus the world.

Honestly, this movie seems to have everything we love about all the actors involved. Emma Stone being sexy. Nick Nolte being a badass. Josh Brolin shooting guns. Ryan Gosling shooting guns. Sean Penn shooting guns. And with all of this set to the backdrop of a crime-ridden Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s, what more could we ask for in a film?

There are definitely some awesome visual cues present here. That scene of the gangsters shooting through a movie theater screen towards the end takes us right back to the badass ending of “Inglorious Basterds.” Gosling staring down the barrel of a gun immediately brings “Drive” to mind. We already know that Fleischer, who also helmed “Zombieland” and “30 Minutes or Less,” has a soft spot for other films, so it’s seems safe to assume he honored some of his favorite gangster and action movies with this flick.

“Gangster Squad” is based on Paul Lieberman’s seven-part Los Angeles Times series “Tales from the Gangster Squad” (you can read it here). The movie also stars Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Robert Patrick. It was supposed to come out on October, but is now listed as “coming soon.” Hopefully we’ll have a new release date soon.

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

Tim Burton’s latest stop-motion feature Frankenweenie echoes quirky motifs from his most beloved pictures and reinstates Burton as the weird genius of Goth.

Filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, Frankenweenie is a humorous, dark and visually impressive animation.

Fans of Tim Burton have long awaited the feature length version of the film. The short version was released at the beginning of his career in 1984 and was a live action film.

This time, Burton tells the Frankenweenie story in his trademark gothic animation style.

The film’s central character is Victor, an aspiring scientist who loves his dog Sparky. They live in the strange town of New Holland.

Victor is a bright, creative and care-free boy, and Sparky is his loyal and innocent companion. Together, they are an unstoppable duo.

But one day, during a game of baseball, Sparky chases a fly ball and unintentionally runs in front of a speeding car. He is killed, and Victor is devastated.

Mr Ryzkuski, an influential and misunderstood science teacher, inspires Victor to bring his best friend back to life by harnessing the power of electricity from one of thunder storms that frequently hit New Holland.

Victor’s experiment is a success, but he must hide his hewn-sewn creation because the people of the town “won’t understand”.

But Victor’s fellow students – particularly the meddling Edgar – eventually learn about Sparky and their interference has monstrous consequences.

Frankenweenie is an excellent film, full of Tim Burton’s odd humour and unique, dark visuals. Presenting the picture third dimensionally was questionable, with some scenes being made a little clunky and awkward visually.

Nevertheless, artsy fans and children alike will enjoy this eccentric homage to Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein.

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

To promote the film’s October 26 release, Warner Bros. has debuted two new TV ads for Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski's Cloud Atlas.

Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Xun Zhou, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant, Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future.

The Impossible

The Impossible

Following the domestic trailer released in August a new international trailer and poster from The Impossible have landed online.

Summit Entertainment’s disaster drama The Impossible, based on a true story, stars Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor as parents of a family torn apart by the deadly tsunami that hit Southeast Asia in 2004.

Last month, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to mostly positive reviews, but has attracted some criticism for being overly manipulative.

However, talented Spanish helmer J. A. Bayona’s (The Orphanage) graphic nature of effects were noticeable along with his use of a new 3-D sound technology, so the crashing and fast flowing water sequences can be almost felt throughout the entire theater; not to mention that Watts and McGregor pull off incredibly emotional and physical scenes.

Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities the night before, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of the earth. As Maria freezes in fear, a huge wall of black water races across the hotel grounds toward her. Based on a true story, THE IMPOSSIBLE is the unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, THE IMPOSSIBLE is a journey to the core of the human heart.