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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
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Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Sophie Okonedo in Skin: Black Daughter of White Parents
28 October 2009 11:32 PM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Sophie Okonedo in Skin Winner of four audience awards, including at the AFI Dallas and Santa Barbara film festivals, Skin tells the factually inspired (and quite curious) story of Sandra Laing (Hotel Rwanda’s Academy Award nominee Sophie Okonedo as an adult; Ella Ramangwane as child), the "black" daughter of "white" Afrikaner parents (veterans Sam Neill and Alice Krige), who until then — South Africa in the 1950s — had been unaware that they must have had some black ancestors. Though raised as a white girl by her parents, Sandra soon discovers the importance of her skin color after she’s officially reclassified as black and is expelled from her school. Her parents then fight a judicial battle to have their [...] »
- Andre Soares
Movie Review: Skin Is Deep
28 October 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The corrosive legacy of South Africa's apartheid system is still being felt, 15 years after that country's first free elections and its move to majority rule. To get a sense of just how deep the lingering effects of institutionalized racism must run, take yourself to Anthony Fabian's Skin, a powerful and compelling drama based on a true story that still resonates. It opens Friday (10.30.09) in limited release. The film looks at the life of Sandra Laing (played by Sophie Okonedo as a teen and adult, Ella Ramangwane as a child), a black-looking child born to white parents in South Africa in the mid-1950s. Though her parents, Abraham and Sannie (Sam Neill, Alice Krige), are in denial as the film begins, it's apparent to anyone who sees Sandra that she is, to use the terms of apartheid, colored, meaning of mixed race... »
- Marshall Fine
Fantastic Fest Review: Under the Mountain
27 October 2009 9:08 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Fantasy films are a tough genre for any but the biggest studios to produce. They're usually large in scope, require copious amounts of expensive CGI, and ideally stem from a well-known literary source to give the film a built-in audience on opening weekend. This is doubly true for children's fantasy as the wee little ones require enough spectacle and effects to keep them coming back to the theater again and again. So what do you do if you don't have a production deal with Walt Disney or Walden Media? What do you do if your film is based on a book with immense popularity... in New Zealand? You hire Weta Workshop for their special effects wizardry and Sam Neill for his general bad-assery. That's what. But will it be enough...? Theo (Tom Cameron) and Rachel (Sophie McBride) are twins living in New Zealand who share the gift of psychic ability and the curse of being red-heads. They've »
- Rob Hunter
Daybreakers - New images from the Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe starrer!
27 October 2009 6:08 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Check out these new pics from Lionsgate's "Daybreakers," starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Michael Dorman, Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas, Vince Colosimo, Paul Sonkkila, Christopher Kirby, Mungo McKay and Emma Randall. Catch Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig-directed and written horror in theatres on January 8th next year. See the official site at www.daybreakersmovie.com. Two-time Academy Award nominee® Ethan Hawke plays Ed, a researcher in the year 2017, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race. »
Vampire Group Shot in New 'Daybreakers' Still
26 October 2009 12:01 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
MTV has scored a look at two new stills from Lionsgate's Daybreakers, which arrives in theaters January 8. Peter and Michael Spierig's follow-up to Undead stars Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo. Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race. »
Exclusive 'Daybreakers' Stills Feature Creepy Vampires, Willem Dafoe
26 October 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
In one fell swoop, my opinion of "Daybreakers" has shifted from "mildly interested" to "holy wow I want to see this now." Okay fine. I was more than mildly interested. The cast, which includes Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill is exciting on its own. And the poster we revealed a few weeks ago, featuring what appears to be a blood farm, is undeniably cool.
But the images we have for you today, part of an MTV Movies Blog week filled with awesome exclusives, seal the deal. Particularly the one you can see a snippet of right here: Willem Dafoe wielding a shotgun/crossbow and giving you the crazy eye. Kickass. The story follows a renegade group of vampires trying to restore humanity to a blood-sucker ruled world. January 8, 2010 seems very far away right now...
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- Adam Rosenberg
Daybreakers Movie Poster
15 October 2009 12:30 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Lionsgate just released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming film “Daybreakers” by The Spierig Brothers and starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo, Isabel Lucas and Sam Neill. Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race. Stay tuned to Shockya.com [...] »
- Brian Corder
Trailer & Poster: Daybreakers
14 October 2009 1:26 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Here’s the poster (click to enlarge) for Daybreakers that MTV released today. The trailer came out back in June but I don’t think we’ve posted it previously and it looks pretty cool so I thought I’d get it up here!It’s a vampire movie but don’t let that put you off as it looks like a completely new storyline that we’ve not seen the likes of before.
The movie is directed by brothers Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo, Isabel Lucas and Sam Neill.There’s not UK release date as yet but we’ll keep you posted.
Synopsis: Lionsgate take vampires in a new direction with the futuristic sci-fi thriller, Daybreakers. The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. »
- David Sztypuljak
New Daybreakers Poster
14 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Lionsgate has just unveiled new poster for the upcoming vampire thriller, “Daybreakers“.
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher (Ethan Hawke) works with a covert band of vamps (Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan) on a way to save humankind.
The film is directed by Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig (Undead), also stars Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Perfect Strangers), Isabel Lucas (Transformers 2), Christopher Kirby, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo and will hit theaters on January 8th, 2010.
If you haven’t seen “Daybreakers” trailer check it right now!
Daybreakers Poster
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- Allan Ford
New Daybreakers poster dawns
14 October 2009 8:54 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Lionsgate just sent along the latest one-sheet for its upcoming futuristic vampire thriller Daybreakers—one that definitely emphasizes the futuristic vibe over the vampire element. It’s a pretty nifty piece of art, though; check out the poster below.
Set for release January 8, Daybreakers is the follow-up by writing/directing brothers Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig to their zombie opus Undead, and stars Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo and Isabel Lucas. You can see our advance review of the movie here and its official website here, and look for an exclusive set-visit report in Fango #289, on sale in December.
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- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Chris Pine to Become Jack Ryan?
14 October 2009 8:33 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
The Tom Clancy books focusing on CIA agent, John Ryan that spawned movies, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears are all in my list of all-time favourite action movies. The books that Clancy has written were all be converted from the page to the screen brilliantly. They’ve also had excellent casts with high profile actors playing the lead role of Jack Ryan.
Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck have all played the part and today, Variety are reporting that next to take on the lead is Captain Kirk…. I mean Chris Pine!!
The movie has no name as yet but the two books that haven’t yet been made into movies are ‘Red Rabbit’, about a plot to kill the Pope; and ‘The Cardinal of the Kremlin’, where Ryan is still a CIA analyst working his way up the ranks. »
- David Sztypuljak
New poster from Lionsgate's Daybreakers added.
14 October 2009 4:02 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
"Daybreakers" from Lionsgate has a new poster available. The action horror/thriller stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Michael Dorman, Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas, Vince Colosimo, Paul Sonkkila, Christopher Kirby, Mungo McKay and Emma Randall. Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig direct from their own screenplay. Producing are Chris Brown, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst. The film sees theatres on January 8th next year. Two-time Academy Award nominee® Ethan Hawke plays Ed, a researcher in the year 2017, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. »
New Daybreakers Poster Comes Online
13 October 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Lionsgate has just unveiled the brand new poster for Peter and Michael Spierig's Daybreakers! Check it out below...
Two-time Academy Award nominee® Ethan Hawke plays Ed, a researcher in the year 2017, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race.
Daybreakers stars Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Christopher Kirby, Michael Dorman and Vince Colosimo. It will come to theaters January 8, 2010 from Lionsgate.
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New Daybreakers Poster Gets all Matrix-y
13 October 2009 5:53 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
From Lionsgate, here’s the latest poster for the brothers Spierig’s vampire/horror/sci-fi movie “Daybreakers”, which may be channeling a little bit of the brothers Wachowski’s “Matrix”. Just a tad. “Daybreakers” stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill and is set in the near future where most of the world’s populations have become vampires and taken over society. But what happens when the human population, fed on by the vampires, starts to dwindle? Bad things, kids, very bad things. After hitting the festival circuits, “Daybreakers” lands in theaters January 8, 2010. »
- Nix
Crazy Official One Sheet for 'Daybreakers'
13 October 2009 4:03 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
After nearly half a decade Peter and Michael Spierig (Undead) are about to deliver their sophomore horror film, Daybreakers, which Lionsgate will release in theaters on January 8th. Today the first official one sheet was premiered on MTV and can be viewed beyond the break. Ethan Hawke stars as Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one which has the power to save the human race. Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman and Vince Colosimo also star. »
Exclusive 'Daybreakers' Poster Takes A Look At A Vampire Blood Farm
13 October 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Looking at this poster, you might think it's a scene out of "The Matrix." You'd be wrong though. "Daybreakers" is a vampire flick that hits theaters on January 8, 2010. This is no "Twilight" though. "Daybreakers"' vampires live for human blood, none of that "vegetarian" nonsense. And that's what you see in the poster revealed after the jump: a vampire-run blood farm.
The story is set in 2019, a dystopian future Earth which has been ravaged by a living plague that turns the human population into vampires. The story follows a rebel group among the vampires, blood-suckers who want a return to the human condition. If the story isn't enough to snare you, take a look at the cast: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill all star. Peep the new poster, revealed exclusively on MTV.com, after the jump.
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- Adam Rosenberg
Exclusive Interview with The Spierig Brothers Daybreakers
10 October 2009 5:10 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
One of the many films that premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival was The Spierig Brothers “Daybreakers”. The film stars Ethan Hawke as a brilliant vampire hematologist (blood expert) and he lives in a world where most humans have been turned into vampires due to a plague. Unfortunately, with a vampire society so large, they’ve killed most of the remaining humans and they’re relying on Hawke to provide a blood substitute. The film also stars Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas, and Willem Dafoe.
While I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, I was surprised by how much I liked the movie. It’s a high concept film that also plays as a vampire movie. I think audiences are going to like it when Lionsgate releases it this January. Anyway, while at the festival, I got to interview The Spierig Brothers and you can read our conversation after the jump. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Fantastic Fest 09: Review of Daybreakers
4 October 2009 5:33 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Year: 2009
Directors: Michael Spierig / Peter Spierig
Writers: Michael Spierig / Peter Spierig
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 4 out of 10
In "Daybreakers", the latest film by the Spierig Brothers, the year is 2019 and vampires rule the earth. It's ten years after a single bat bite triggered a viral epidemic that transformed the bulk of the human race into undead bloodsuckers, and society has altered accordingly. The streets are mostly empty during the day, blood is the chief economic good, and the purity of your plasma is directly proportionate to how much money you make. Ed (Ethan Hawke) is a vampire hematologist who has spent every year since the transformation trying to synthesize a plasma substitute; he's hoping to give vampire-kind an alternative to blood-farming the few remaining humans left on the planet. After a chance encounter with a group of human resistance fighters that include ex-vampire Willem Dafoe, Ed »
Trio of New Reviews: Daybreakers , Zombieland
2 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Robert Sims continues his reports from Fantastic Fest '09 and takes a big bite out of the Spierig Bros.' Daybreakers . The vampire film starring Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe and Claudia Karvan initially got some high marks out of the Toronto International Film Fest, but Sims knocks it down a peg. Read his review right here . And, two films I thoroughly love - Zombieland and The Children - are coming your way, the former is in theaters today, the latter hits DVD next week. Peter Brown took on the terrifying tykes and lived to tell about it - read his review . Meanwhile, Allard traversed the land of the dead and had a good time, his 9/10 review is here ! »
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