The more I see from this film, the more I want to see it. According to IMDB, Blood is set to hit these shores sometime in July.

Well, it’s not the Halo movie, but Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp have teamed up for another alien flick, District 9, set to hit theaters on August 14.

Japanese vampires getting the asses kicked—and heads chopped off—by a morose teenage girl, what could be better than that?
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Above is the new trailer for the upcoming Kazuaki Kiriya film Goemon. Much like Kiriya’s previous film Casshern, Goemon is heavy on the CG and looks much like a live action anime. If the final product is anything like Casshern, the visuals will knock you on your ass, while the plots leaves you befuddled. I can’t wait to check it out.

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I caught the 1999 super hero movie Mystery Men last night and saw that singer/songwriter Tom Waits played a substantial character in the film, as the eccentric non-lethal weapons inventor Dr. A Heller.

While Waits has been in a number of films I am always surprised to see him on screen, and equally delighted that he doesn’t get typecast. Although most of his characters are a little odd, Waits’ range is dynamic enough that they don’t all seem the same. caugh-christopher walken-caugh-caugh If you’d like to see Tom Waits in another excellent film be sure to check out Jim Jarmusch’s Down By Law, it’s a completely different genre than Mystery Men, but is still quite excellent. Also, be on the lookout for Terry Gilliam’s fantasy adventure The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus that is coming out sometime next year where Waits plays Mr. Nick.

If you could care less about Tom Waits (shame on you) then you might get a kick out of seeing Paul Reubens playing the part of The Spleen.

Friday The 13th in HD

Here’s the trailer for latest rehash of an old idea, Friday the 13th. As if this franchise hasn’t been run completely into the ground (Manhattan, Space???) Michael Bay has decided to lend a hand in resurrecting the hockey-masked menace one more time. All cynicism aside, I’m actually looking forward to checking this out. I’m a fan of the series and a glutton for punishment. Plus, the release date could hardly be more perfect, Friday, February 13th 2009. So guys if you are looking to get some action on Valentine’s day, be sure to take your lady out to see this flick.

You wouldn’t think it, but slavery is still alive and well, and the documentary Call + Response from Director/Producer Justin Dillon—along with a number of musician, actors and experts—aims to raise awareness of the atrocities that are occurring right under our noses.

CALL+RESPONSE is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. CALL+RESPONSE goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.

Luminaries on the issue such as Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand account of this 21st century trade. Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Rocco Deluca move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it.

There will be another film adaptations of one of my favorite Kurt Vonnegut’s short story Harrison Bergeron titled 2081. The basic premiss is that everyone is supposed to be equal, those who show extrordinary skill in any particular area are given handicaps to bring them down a notch. For instance strong men wear weights, smart people get ear pieces that emit loud noises whenever they think too hard, and the beautiful wear masks. Then there is Harrison who is strong, handsome and smart and he is the one who finally stands up and fights back against the system that enforces this equality. Anyway, it’s a good story, and from the trailer it looks like they might actually do a better job than the 1995 adaptation that starred Sean Astin.

If you are interested in reading Harrison Bergeron and other excellent short stories, check out Kurt Vonnegut’s Welcome to the Monkey House.