Why the world needs Superman
Well, its official (atleast from our side), this movie is brilliant and you can check out our review at S-A-M.
We suggest that you see this movie and dont bother seeing it in an Imax threatre. Superman Returns lives up to its hype and I can’t imagine Bryan Singer not making a sequel as he has the Superman formula right and he knows what the audience wants out of a Superman movie.
Just a piece of advice though, if you are planning on seeing this movie in the next few weeks, make sure you are atleast an hour and a half early as we learned it the hard way 
We were sitting on the very first row (closest to the screen).
Today is the day
Today is the day that we get to watch Superman Returns, we will be posting a review on SuggestAMovie tonight and let everyone know what we thought about the movie(without giving away any spoilers).
Till then we have found some Facts about the Man of Steel:
1. One of the all-time greatest good-guy superheroes actually began life as a big, bad bald guy bent on world domination! Comic creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first drew him as a villain in a January 1933 story called “The Reign of the Super-Man,” which appeared in an issue of their comic fanzine Science Fiction. It bombed, so they reimagined him as a superhero.
2. Though he did possess super-strong legs that allowed him to “leap tall buildings in a single bound.” His ability to fly was added in the early 1940s.
3. Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel came up with the name of Superman’s alter ego by combining Clark, as in Clark Gable, with Kent, as in Kent Taylor, an actor who was also Siegel’s brother-in-law.
4. Before Christopher Reeve was cast in Supe’s 1978 big-screen return, director Richard Donner approached three big-name stars about the part. But Robert Redford was too expensive, Clint Eastwood was tied up with Every Which Way But Loose and James Caan told the director, “There’s no way I’m getting into that silly suit.”
5. Following Cage and Burton’s departure, a string of directors and screenwriters dropped in and out, including Wolfgang Petersen, J.J. Abrams, McG and Brett Ratner.
6. Routh auditioned for the teen Superman role in the WB’s Smallville that went to Tom Welling.
7. Halfway through production, Routh received a letter and two Superman S pendants from the late Gail Reeve. “She said she thought I’d be a good Superman,” says Routh. “She wished me luck. I can’t tell you what that was like, to get her blessing. I was nervous, because I had never heard from the family, and it’s frightening trying to fill Christopher Reeve’s shoes.”
8. More than 90 Superman suits, 60 capes and 30 pairs of red boots were used to dress Routh, including different combinations for when he would fly, when he was in an action sequence and when he was just supposed to look Supermanly.
9. In a magnified view, you can see that the yellow background behind the big red S is actually embossed with hundreds of little S’s.
10. Kate Bosworth reportedly beat out a lineup of Lois Lane wannabes that included Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, Keri Russell, Elisha Cuthbert, Mischa Barton, Claire Danes, Sandra Bullock and Beyonce Knowles!??!!!
(The Facts have been taken from Movie.com, Click here to read the complete article)
Lady In The Water
Manoj Night Shyamalan is releasing his movie, ‘Lady in the water’, on the 21st of July 2006. Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard star in this thriller. Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Giamatti) rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
The plot of the movie is based on a bedtime story M. Night Shyamalan wrote for his kids.
Facts about Manoj Night Shyamalan:
He is an avid comic book fan, which was made apparent in his film Unbreakable (2000).
The silver charm worn around his neck was given to him by his father and contains Sanskrit proverbs to keep him safe.
Made many films using a video camera when he was young. When his theatrical films go to DVD, he puts in a scene from one of his childhood films that marks his first attempt at the same kind of movie. The Sixth Sense (1999) includes the ghost story Nightmare on Old Gulf, Unbreakable (2000) includes the action movie Millionaire, Signs (2002) includes the monster movie Pictures, and The Village includes an untitled period piece.
Aside from Wide Awake (1998), Shyamalan has a credited appearance in each of the feature films he has directed.
Shymalan lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania, part of the affluent “Main Line” suburban region of Philadelphia that includes communities like Lower Merion, Upper Merion, Bala Cynwyd, Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, and Villanova.
Birth name - Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
Spiderman 3
Spiderman 3 will be released on the 4th of May, 2007. With the cast that has been almost finalized for the movie, you could say that this movie will be the most anticipated movie of 2007. Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace will join Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco with director Sam Raimi and producers Laura Ziskin and Marvel Studio’s Avi Arad.
We know that Spiderman will be battling Venom and Sandman this time and my guess is that Haden will be Sandman and Topher will be Venom.
Spiderman wears a black suit in the new poster that has been just released!! Click here to download wallpapers and screensavers from the official site.
Do you think this movie will surpass the releases of Spiderman 1 and 2? Cast your vote here.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Warner Bros have started production of the 5th Harry Potter movie ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. Jason Isaacs returns to the franchise and he plays the role of ‘Lucius Malfoy’. He claims that he will not be needed till september as he has to complete a british TV series.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released simultaneously in theaters and on Imax screens on July 13th, 2007.
The last Harry Potter movie, Goblet of Fire, broke the record for Imax ticket sales, raking in more than $20 million.
“We’re delighted to be working with Warner Bros. Pictures,” Imax coheads Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley Wechsler said in a statement. “The last two Harry Potter films we released to Imax theaters grossed a combined $34 million…This new title gives us a powerful kick-start to next year’s film slate.”
Hasselhoff wants Bush to cry as well
David Hasselhoff was present at the finals of the American Idol and was watching finalists Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks fight for the title and he broke into a tear when the winner was announced.
He is not embarassed by his emotional display and he said ‘Is it wrong for a grown man to cry? Maybe if we had more emotion in the White House we wouldn’t be in this mess we’re in. ‘
“What moved me was the person sitting next to me is my best friend–he has brain cancer. It was his birthday and this was his present.”
“When Taylor Hicks won I said, ‘Isn’t that cool? A guy gets the American Dream.’ Then I look over at my best friend who says, ‘Isn’t it great to be alive?’
Miller’s Crossing
Last night, I finally sat down to watch Miller’s Crossing and it is really worthy of a spot in the top 10 movies ever made. This classic was made by the Coen brothers, who have made movies like The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Hudsucker Proxy, Raising Arizona and O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
This movie is very stylish and very smart and you will not find one boring moment in this movie. The cast includes Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro,Albert Finney and Steve Buscemi. A movie with this kind of star power with the Coen Brothers writing, producing and directing this movie, you can be sure its a fun ride.
Trivia on Miller’s Crossing:
Writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen suffered writer’s block while writing this film. They took a break and wrote Barton Fink (1991), a film about a writer with writer’s block.
When Tom confronts Verna in the women’s washroom, Albert Finney is in the background dressed in drag as the matron (wearing a black dress).
John Turturro based his performance on the film’s cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld.
Sam Raimi and Frances McDormand make cameo appreances in the movie.
The Miller of the title comes from the Coen Brothers’ frequent film editor, Michael R. Miller.
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Darryl Hannah arrested for climbing trees
Darryl Hannah climbed a walnut tree and refused to come down . She was fighting to prevent a Los Angeles farm from being destroyed. She spent 23 days guarding the tree, much of it spent 40ft up among the branches alongside John Quigley, the organiser of the protest.
Videos show Darryl Hannah raising her fist in defiance as police officers moved in using chainsaws to cut through branches .
Trivia about Darryl Hannah:
Is missing part of her left hand index finger. She sometimes uses a prosthetic finger in movies.
Was in a serious relationship with John Kennedy Jr. for several years, but never married due to Jacqueline Kennedy’s disapproval of her son marrying an actress.
Since there was no girls soccer team at Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, she played on the boys team.
Suffers from agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), a phobia she kept secret for many years, fearing it might ruin her acting career
She turned down the role of Vivian in Pretty Woman (1990) because she felt it was denigrating to women. She appeared in Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) as a stripper.
On two occasions has run after and captured muggers in New York City. She says that both men’s faces displayed mixed emotions when they realized who was sitting on their chests, holding them for police.
Bond Crew Destroys $900,000 Worth of Sports Cars in One Day
The Bond Film makers have realized that you need to spend money to make money and they ended up destroying 3 cars in one day. The identical Aston Martin DBS V12 cars were flipped over during the shooting of a high-speed mountain chase.
The luxury V12s were created specially for ‘Casino Royale‘ and automobile experts estimate that if on sale they would retail for $300,000 each.
Do you think George Lucas could have done a cheaper job by using Computer Graphics instead? Well, I guess the film-makers need as much realism as possible since they casted Daniel Craig in the lead role.
Do you think Daniel Craig would make a believable James Bond? Post your views here.
David Fincher teaches how to edit a movie
David Fincher, who has directed movies like ‘Fight Club‘, ‘Panic Room‘ and ‘Se7en’, gives some insight on editing his upcoming film Zodiac on a video clip promoting Apple’s “Final Cut Pro” software.
Click here to see the video on Apple’s website.
Zodiac is a movie about a serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area who taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970’s case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith’s book, the movie’s focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.