It's a Stark Reunion in the SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D Trailer

Back in the days of me actually being into video games, I got Silent Hill. That was a horrible mistake since to this day, it's one of the freakiest and scariest video games I've played. Cue to the when the SILENT HILL movie came out. It was a decent enough movie captured the tone of the game well. It felt like I was one of the few people that actually enjoyed it. Now thanks to Machinima's YouTube channel, we have the trailer for the sequel, SILENT HILL: REVELATION. Check out the trailer after the jump.

CLOUD ATLAS Trailer Shows Everything and Yet Nothing

Here's another book to add to your list to read before the film comes out. The Wachowskis have been hard at work on their latest endeavor, CLOUD ATLAS, which is based on the best selling 2004 novel. 

The film synopsis is described as "an epic story of humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact one another throughout the past, present and future as one soul is shaped from a murderer into a savior and a single act of kindness ripples out for centuries to inspire a revolution." (source EPI)

Makes total sense right? Don't worry, the new trailer clears everything up for you.

I'm still a little lost, though. At least from the trailer, I'm getting a BABEL and THE FOUNTAIN. I dig the whole idea of the story lines interweaving, and I'm hoping The Wachowskis have created something unique and coherent. It's an epic cast, and I'm keeping my hopes up that the film will be just as epic and not end up in a cluster.

CLOUD ATLAS will be released October 26, 2012 starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving and Jim Sturgess. 


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STEP UP REVOLUTION Review- He Said/She Said

STEP UP: REVOLUTION

Directed by Scott Speer

Written by Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Erik Feig, and Patrick Wachsberger

Starring: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman, Adam Sevani, and Peter Gallagher

Synopsis: An inspiring dancer gets involved with a local hip hop group to help them save their land from being bought by a big business man.

Warning: There are some minor spoilers through this review. However, if you've seen movies then this movie is not spoilable at all. Tread lightly

Netflix Instant: Cool TV and Movie Picks- Fantastic Fest Edition!

Look at me! I actually have a Netflix column with a theme! I'm always jealous of my cohort because he is so much better at themes than I am. I would like to take absolute full credit for this theme, but it was definitely his idea. With that said, Fantastic Fest is a wonderful movie festival that happens ever September out of Austin. We were lucky enough to go last year, and we cannot wait to head back in a couple months. Here are some titles that have graced the Fantastic Fest that you can now enjoy!

BULLHEAD

I missed this one last year, but Javi wrote an absolute fantastic piece about this film that makes me want to watch and take notes. This film was released by Drafthouse Films and was nominated for an Oscar this past year. 

SOUND OF NOISE

In my most recent trip to Austin a couple months ago, I saw this unique little film. I didn't know much about the film going in, but I thoroughly enjoyed my experience. A tone-deaf cop is on the trail of a renegade percussionists who terrorizing a Swedish city...with music. It's a fun, absurdist comedy with some really interesting music numbers. Here's the short it's based off of. 

KNUCKLE

One of the features of this past Fantastic Fest, KNUCKLE is a documentary following two Irish families who settle their differences through good old fashioned bare-knuckle fighting. During the festival, the star of the film, James Quinn McDonagh, was challenged to a boxing match by Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League. We were able to witness this battle, and McDonagh was the clear winner, though he probably took it a little easy on League considering League's wife had just given birth to twins a days before. 

That's it for me this week. I can't promise my future columns will be themed, but I will try my hardest. 

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LIFE OF PI Trailer Drops and Makes Me Want a Pet Tiger

After years of development with many different directors attached, including M. Night Shyamalan and Alfonso Cuaron, LIFE OF PI has its first official trailer. Ang Lee came on in 2009 and filming has finally wrapped. Based on the book of the same name, PI follows a young man, Pi, as he survives a sinking of a freighter and finds himself on a lifeboat with a tiger.

Check the trailer after the jump.

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS Review

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS

Directed by: William Lovelace and Dylan Southern

Synopsis: Documentary that chronicles the the week before and the day after the last LCD Soundsystem concert that took place in Madison Square garden on April 2nd, 2011.

MAN OF STEEL Trailers Drop!

Attached to THE DARK KNIGHT RISES this weekend was the much anticipated teaser for MAN OF STEEL. Now, since we saw Batman at an IMAX screening, we did not get to see this trailer. Strangely enough, we didn't have any trailers before RISES. But never fear, that's what the internet is for!

There are two different versions of the trailer. Well, it's actually the same version but with two different voice overs: one by Kevin Costner, as Superman's dad, Jonathan Kent, and the other by Russell Crowe, as Superman's biological father, Jor-El.

Check them out after the jump