Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (2009)

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Directed by McG.

Starring Christian Bale, Helena Bonham Carter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anton Yelchin, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Moon Bloodgood.

The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be humankind's last true hope for survival in the war against their intelligent robot overlords. Aussie Sam Worthington portrays Marcus, an early version of the Terminator robot, with Anton Yelchin filling Michael Biehn's shoes as a young Kyle Reese in what is planned to be a new trilogy from director McG (Charlie's Angels). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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10 Lame Excuses For Missing THE ...
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"Surely you are going to see The Dark Knight this weekend. Even if you already saw it at a preview screening last night/this morning, you’re probably geeky enough to be planning on seeing it again before Monday morning comes along. After all, Warner Bros. has dispersed a record amount of prints to a record amount of screens and the pundits are predicting a record box office gross for the weekend (never mind the fact that fellow new releases Mamma Mia! and Space Chimps and other still-strong blockbusters Hellboy II, Hancock and Wall-E will be supposedly be assisting in this matter). It’s almost being forced to be a monumental event. So, yeah, you’re totally going. You probably even already bought tickets, since Fandango reports that advance tickets for TDK have been the fastest sell since Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (while writing this I received a new Fandango press release claiming they’re selling 10 TDK tickets per second today). Wait, what? You say you’re skippin ... " [More]

‘Dark Knight’ Trailer With Chil ...
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"Yes, I could have embedded the cool new Watchmen trailer, but the YouTube clips I saw just didn’t do the visuals justice (watch it on Apple.com instead). And sure, I could have shared the long-awaited Twilight trailer, but it doesn’t actually look all that appealing — I know the books are popular, but the adaptation just looks like The Lost Boys meets Dawson’s Creek (if you must, view it on Yahoo!). Anyway, I’m sure you’re seeing The Dark Knight this weekend (unless you have a really lame excuse not to), so you’ll likely see both those trailers, as well as the one for Terminator Salvation, ahead of the film. So, here’s something better, or at least cuter. It’s also very, very silly. Almost to the point of not being worth its time. Fortunately, that Bat-kid riding around on his Bat-tricycle is a real gem. And the outtake at the end with him running after the junior Joker is even more precious. I’m a sucker for anything involving little kids and movies (unless it’s little kids at the ... " [More]

‘Terminator Salvation’ Teaser. ...
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"Remember when trailers would name-appropriately trail the movie? Me neither. I don’t think anyone does. But occasionally trailers are still shown after the main feature. Back to the Future Part III was advertised at the end of Part II, and The Matrix Reloaded ended with a preview of The Matrix Revolutions. As next installments of cliff-hanging series, though, these sequels were like the old serials from which trailers received their name (in one of multiple explanations). I suggest that previews of big movies starring the main actor of the film you’re currently seeing also follow this model. Why? Because after watching this teaser (boy does it tease right) trailer for next summer’s Terminator Salvation, which is showing with The Dark Knight and which stars TDK’s Christian Bale, I’m too distracted by my excitement for the nex season to fully concentrate on the blockbuster at hand. Wouldn’t it be better if Warner Bros. instead slipped this trailer in right before the Dark Knight cred ... " [More]

WB @ Comic-Con (Watchmen, Termi ...
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"Here's a tentative preview of what to expect from the WB movie-wise at Comic-Con Panels have been scheduled for Watchmen, with director Zack Snyder, Terminator Salvation, with the always entertaining McG, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, with director Dave Filoni, producer Catherine Winder, Jeremy Piven, Ludacris and Guy Ritchie will talk RocknRolla Rain (AKA Korean sensation Ji Hoon Jung) will excite fangirls -- though I can't guarantee he'll dress the part -- as Ninja Assassin, with director James McTeigue and fellow star Naomie Harris. The new version of Friday the 13th will also be spotlighted, with Jared Padalecki and Derek Meaks ready to talk Crystal Lake and hockey masks. Source " [More]

Re:Weekly Theme for June 30: Po ...
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"[quote user="leeroy711"] We're going to start this off right, in the future. This weeks them is dedicated to all those films set in the backdrop of the aftermath. "Aftermath of what?" you may ask. War, depression, crime, environmental disaster.............whatever, there all good ideas. In John Carpenter's Escape From New York we learned that crime could lead to a society under martial law. In Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys we found out that it will be a virus that takes us all out. But in my favorite post-apocalyptic film of all time, Jean-Pierre Juenet's Delicatessen we are reasurred that no matter why it happens, we will be eating each other by the end of the day. What are your favorites and more importantly why?????????????? [/quote] I like 12 Monkeys a lot in this vein because I can really see a virus being the source of our post-apocalyptic demise, what with our developments toward biological warfare and our penchant for playing God; plus, this film is just warped enough (a l ... " [More]

Movies screening at Comic-Con 2008
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"Although the final schedule is still not yet determined, IESB has a list of what to expect from each studio. Warner Bros. will be featuring RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Terminator: Salvation, Watchmen and Friday the 13th. Christian Bale, Zack Snyder and the cast of Watchmen, Jared Padalecki are rumored. Paramount will have a Tropic Thunder screening. We have heard there might be something for G.I. Joe and Star Trek. No guests rumored. The Weinstein Company will showcase Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno and possibly premiere the highly anticipated film from Kyle Newman, Fanboys. Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Kyle Newman and Jaime King are rumored. Lionsgate will only focus their attention on Frank Miller's The Spirit and maybe show a little from their upcoming reboot Punisher: War Zone. Frank Miller, Jaime King, Eva Mendes, Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson are rumored. 20th Century Fox will have a little something from the City of ... " [More]

Trailer of the Day: Celebutantes
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"Trailers for novels aren’t the newest idea in the world, but I still think they’re a neat concept. Unfortunately, they can sometimes actually do harm to a book’s appeal, as in the case of Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper’s Hollywood-set novel Celebutantes, which arrives in stores tomorrow. The book has four dramatized “trailers”, or clips, pulled from its pages, the best of which is viewable above. Yes, I said the best of which. And if you think that one is bad, then check out the three other truly embarrassing clips at the book’s MySpace page. So if they’re so bad, why am I sharing them (and possibly helping to promote the book)? Because I wanted to point out that these are the work of McG, who directed the two Charlie’s Angels movies and is currently working on the next Terminator sequel, titled Terminator Savlation: The Future Begins. The actors in these “trailers” are Katrina Begin (featured in the above spot), Cloverfield’s Mike Vogel, My So Called Life’s “Rickie”, ... " [More]

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