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Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Brand new full length Star Trek Into Darkness trailer beams in

With just a couple of weeks' launch to the May 9th outing for Star Trek Into Darkness, we've got one final trailer released for JJ Abrams upcoming piece.

Here is the brand new Star Trek Into Darkness trailer...complete with a look at Benedict Cumberbatch's character...and Klingons???

It follows on from the brand new Star Trek Into Darkness trailer which has just played on the MTV Movie Awards.

Check out the latest look at Into Darkness here...

And new Star Trek Into Darkness poster too

Here's a wrap up of all we know so far for Star Trek Into Darkness:

A new Star Trek Into Darkness trailer is here - and a brand new viral campaign for Star Trek Into Darkness has been unveiled too. AreYouthe1701.com has launched - see if you can spot it in the trailer...

See who the villain of Star Trek Into Darkness is here....

The announcement Star Trek Into Darkness trailer has landed....

Watch the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer.

And as if that wasn't exciting enough, the Japanese trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness has 15 seconds more footage - here it is...including a rather worrying homage to Star Trek The Wrath of Khan - is this where we see the demise of Zachary Quinto's Spock???

Star Trek Into Darkness synopsis

In 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Returning again will be NZ’s own Karl Urban, along with a cast that includes Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Star Trek Into Darkness: releases in NZ on 16 May 2013.

Brand new Byzantium trailer is here

A brand new trailer for Byzantium, the latest vampire thriller from Neil Jordan has been released.

The films stars Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller, Caleb Landry Jones and Danny Mays.

There's no date yet for The Byzantium film's release in New Zealand.

Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan team up as the mother and daughter vampire duo in Byzantium, a new film coming soon from the Crying Game director Neil Jordan.

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Escape from Planet Earth: Movie Review

Vocal cast: Rob Corddry, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Shatner, Jessica Alba
Director: Cal Brunker

It must be time for some kind of school holidays, what with the release of animated fare, The Croods and now Escape From Planet Earth.

In the latest CGI outing, Brendan Fraser stars as little blue man, Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser). He's a brash, blue, bolshy big head Buzz Lightyear type and the hero of the Planet Baab. Much to the chagrin of his brother, Gary (Corddry) who runs the mission control and saves Scorch's bacon every time.

When Scorch heads to the "Dark Planet" aka Earth, he's caught by evil general Shanker Saunderson (William Shatner) after straying into Area 51 - and his brother Gary decides he must do all he can to try and save him, whatever the cost....

Escape From Planet Earth is disposably good fun which skews to the younger end of the spectrum.

With its hues of blues and occasional sci-fi nods, it's certainly fun despite being a little plot light.

There's a degree of lunacy here and there as well as a menagerie of creatures is revealed in Area 51 - but the 3D isn't used as well as it could be, which is a real surprise. While it helps build the backgrounds and the world up, moments which cry out for 3D use and a bit of fun (a scene which erupts into a food fight being the prime example) the tech is largely ignored and under-utilised. Which is a real shame given this is primarily kiddies' fodder.

Fraser gives good idiot as Scorch; Rob Corddry builds his growing reputation as the nerdier, brainier one of the pair - and Shatner seems to riff on his own personality / back catalogue with his portrayal of the General; but it has to be said Alba and Jessica Parker are hardly noticed in their time on screen.

Escape from Planet Earth passes by relatively quickly and with plenty of moments which will amuse here and there - with some adult nods to sci-fi to keep the older end of the spectrum amused as well as a very obvious poke at Pixar Animation, there's certainly a bit of depth here and there in this story of brawns vs brains.

As one character says at one point, "Turn off your brain and hang on", it's probably a fair analogy for anyone else along for the ride, which packs in colourful animation and a relatively lightweight throwaway story.

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Monday, 15 April 2013

New Hunger Games: Catching Fire trailer debuts

A brand new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has just premiered during the MTV Movie Awards:

The Catching Fire trailer is of course the sequel to the phenomenally popular The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence and is based on the Catching Fire book.

Click on the Catching Fire picture to watch the trailer.

It follows the release of a set of new Catching Fire character posters.

They feature Jennifer Lawrence of Katniss, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Lenny Kravitz as Cinna, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch and Stanley Tucci as Caesar. New images of Jeffery Wright as Beetee and Jena Malone as Johanna Mason are also out on site Mockingjay.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire hits NZ cinemas in November.

New Star Trek Into Darkness trailer

There's a brand new Star Trek Into Darkness trailer which has just played on the MTV Movie Awards.

Check out the latest look at Into Darkness here...

And new Star Trek Into Darkness poster too

Here's a wrap up of all we know so far for Star Trek Into Darkness:

Star Trek Into Darkness synopsis

In 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

Returning again will be NZ’s own Karl Urban, along with a cast that includes Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Star Trek Into Darkness: releases in NZ on 16 May 2013.

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Latest movie reviews on Newstalk ZB

This week with Jack Tame on Newstalk ZB, I talk new movie Oblivion, new film Warm Bodies and also look at the DVD release of Dredd.

I also get a gentle ribbing for being at the Doctor Who Lords of Time convention....

http://newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/player/ondemand/887693196-darren-bevan--this-week-at-the-moves---april-13

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Lords of Time Convention - The Four Doctors

The Lords of Time Convention was held in Auckland today and gathered together all four of the Doctors in one place.

Here are some shots from the appearances of all four Timelords in one place.