"You don't believe he's the boogeyman?" "No." "Well, you should." Universal has released a final retro-style trailer looking back at the Halloween legacy and this masked murderer Michael Myers. This horror sequel brings back Jamie Lee Curtis, who starred in the original 1978 film as high school student Laurie Strode. At the helm of this new Halloween movie is filmmaker David Gordon Green, who co-wrote the screenplay with Danny McBride. The cast also includes Judy Greer, Virginia Gardner, Will Patton, Toby Huss, Miles Robbins, Jefferson Hall, Haluk Bilginer, Andi Matichak, with Nick Castle (who also starred in the original 1978 film) as Michael Myers. This sequel just premiered at Fantastic Fest this weekend. Our own Jeremy Kirk wrote in his review that, "in many ways, subtle and direct, Halloween is the horror film 2018 needs most of all." Dive in. Here's the retro "heritage" trailer (+ fan art posters) for David Gordon Green's ...
- 9/22/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This weekend officially marks the beginning of blockbuster summer with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Sadly, the movie is supremely disappointing, calling back to some of the elements that make Batman Forever a silly trainwreck (but more on that from our own Jeremy Kirk in his review later). If it wasn't for Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, the movie would be nearly unwatchable. Thankfully, Garfield is charming all by himself, and as an end to a week of shows featuring the cast of The Amazing Spider-Man sequel, Jimmy Fallon sat down with the franchise star on "The Tonight Show", who was willing to show off his new guitar skills and belt out an acoustic version of the classic Spidey theme. Watch below! Here's Andrew Garfield singing the Spider-Man theme song from "The Tonight Show": And just for fun, here's Emma Stone partaking in an epic lip sync...
- 5/2/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Following a bloody first look over a year ago, and playing the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest (where our own Jeremy Kirk mostly enjoyed the film), the first trailer for Eli Roth's latest directorial effort, The Green Inferno, has arrived. There's already a sequel on the way, but that shouldn't really spoil the proceedings as a group of students find themselves captured by the native tribe they were intending on saving. It's just a teaser trailer, so there's not much show, but it's certainly effective. Also, the little disclaimer at the end adds a little ominous flare to the film as well. Is it real? Watch the teaser trailer! Here's the teaser trailer for Eli Roth's The Green Inferno from Moviefone: Eli Roth (Hostel) directs The Green Inferno which he wrote with Guillermo Amoedo (Aftershock), and is also producing with Worldview Entertainment and Sobras International. In the film,...
- 4/16/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Winding down our look back at the year in cinema that was 2013, we're finally taking a look at some of the staff's favorite films of the year. This time it's our awards expert Joey Magidson (follow all his Oscar updates here) and The Golden Briefcase co-host Jeremy Kirk chiming in with their best. Sadly, the podcast's other host, Tim Buel, hasn't been able to catch up on some of the more acclaimed movies of the year, so he didn't feel prepared to deliver a comprehensive list (though you can check out his favorite horror films of the year right here). So without further adieu, here's Joey & Jeremy's 10 Favorite Films of 2013. Jeremy's Top 10 Films of 2013: #10. This is The End The most riotous experience I had in the theater all year, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s This Is the End is an armageddon of comedy. An incredible idea, some were...
- 12/31/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
After premiering at Fantastic Fest this year (check out a review from Jeremy Kirk), the thriller Grand Piano is coming to theaters next spring (and VOD earlier in the year). Elijah Wood plays a concert pianist attempting a comeback after a career-crippling performance in his past. The pressure is already on, but then things get even more stressful as he finds a note scrawled in his sheet music saying he will be killed if he plays one wrong note. It's basically Phone Booth at a piano but with John Cusack on the other end of the threats this time. Our review says calls it a "stylish, quirky thriller that never hits too heavily." Watch now! Here's the first trailer for Eugenio Mira's Grand Piano, originally from Apple: Grand Piano is directed by Eugenio Mira (Agnosia) and written by Damien Chazelle (The Last Exorcism Part II). Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation,...
- 12/17/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The St. Louis International Film Festival is in full swing, but if you’re already tired of preachy documentaries and reading subtitles, you have the chance to enjoy a good, old-fashioned vampire movie. The St. Louis-lensed thriller Shadowland will be screened For Free Sunday night, November 17th at 8:30pm. Writer/producer/director/special-effects artist/llama wrangler Wyatt Weed, along with co-producer Gayle Gallagher, will be on hand after the screening for a Q&A and will be selling DVD’s of the film (which I’m sure they’ll be glad to sign). The event happens at the St. Louis Mx Theater at 618 Washington Ave. (7th Street and Washington Avenue) in beautiful downtown St. Louis. For directions and parking info, visit the Mx Theater site Here
http://mxstl.com/about-the-mx/entertainment/mx-movies
Did I mention it’s free?
I saw Shadowland twice when it played at the Tivoli a couple of years ago,...
http://mxstl.com/about-the-mx/entertainment/mx-movies
Did I mention it’s free?
I saw Shadowland twice when it played at the Tivoli a couple of years ago,...
- 11/15/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them!), recap additional Fantastic Fest titles, discuss the end of "Breaking Bad" and much more. The shorter main topic of the night was a discussion on filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (A Little Princess, Y Tu Mamá También, Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) in honor of his spectacular new movie Gravity arriving in theaters this week. The guys go over some of his past movies and Jeremy shares some thoughts on Gravity. We're back at it again everyone! Download #172 or Listen Now: [audio href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/firstshowing/EP172.mp3" title="And We're Back at It Again + Cuarón Discussion"]The Golden Briefcase #172/audio] Subscribe via: RSS or iTunes Previous Episode: Fantastic Fest 2013 with Tim, Jeremy & Guests Picks of the Week: Jeremy: Michael J Fox Show / "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Tim: Cheap Thrills / Daylight - "Jar" DVD/Blu-Rays Released: Marvel's...
- 10/3/2013
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them!), talk over the Ben Affleck as Batman in Man of Steel 2 casting news and much more. The main topic of this episode was a discussion on the sub-genre of paranoid thrillers in honor of John Crowley's Closed Circuit starring Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall now playing in theaters everywhere. The guys go over the various examples of paranoia in cinema and how it often crosses genres to utilize its complete potential. Another great episode so listen in! Download #169 or Listen Now: [audio href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/firstshowing/EP169.mp3" title="They Are Always Watching - The Art of Paranoia"]The Golden Briefcase #169/audio] Subscribe via: RSS or iTunes Previous Episode: To Invade One's Home (Guests: Bayer & Snider) Picks of the Week: Jeremy: I Declare War Tim: "Parks and Recreation" / "Modern Family" DVD/Blu-Rays Released: The Great Gatsby...
- 8/29/2013
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
After two years of anticipation, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett's excellent home invasion horror film You're Next is hitting theaters today. Jeremy and I were some of the last Us audience members to see it as an indie darling back at Fantastic Fest 2011 and we couldn't be happier to see it finally in theaters! On this special interview edition of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk chat with one of the film's stars - Aj Bowen. Aj is an established genre actor who audiences have seen before in films such as The Signal, House of the Devil, Rites of Spring, Hatchet 2 and many others. Listen to the interview below. The guys talk with Aj regarding the making of You're Next, his relationship with the zany Wingard/Barrett filmmaking team, working with legendary horror icon Barbara Crampton and plenty more. Please be sure to go out and...
- 8/23/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for for Schwarzenegger & Stallone's Escape Plan, Spike Lee's Oldboy remake, The Curse of Chucky and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on Mexican filmmaker extraordinaire Guillermo del Toro (of Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) in honor of his new film Pacific Rim hitting theaters. The guys go over del Toro's entire filmography, his overall aesthetic and the geekdom he surrounds himself with. The Golden Briefcase is also broadcast Live on Wednesday nights starting ~7:30Pm Pst. You can listen in via our Ustream page or by visiting our own live page right here on Fs. The podcast is just as fun to listen to live while it's being recorded,...
- 7/12/2013
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners, Luc Besson's The Family and James Wan's Insidious: Chapter 2. and plenty more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the many movies and the career of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, Lady in the Water, The Happening, The Last Airbender, After Earth). The guys discuss his cinematic works and all the plot twists and where Shyamalan can go from here. Listen in! The Golden Briefcase is also broadcast Live on Wednesday nights starting ~7:30Pm Pst. You can listen in via our Ustream page or by visiting our own live page right here on Fs. The podcast is just as fun to listen...
- 6/7/2013
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
On this landmark episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for 2 Guns, Adam Wingard's You're Next, This is The End and Winding Refn's Only God Forgives and more. The main topic of the night was an overview of the directing career of Danny Boyle in honor of his new film Trance hitting limited release this week. The guys go over Boyle's ever evolving filmography and discuss the director's various trademarks and abilities. They also talk about movies they'd love to see Boyle tackle and other genres he could explore. The Golden Briefcase is also broadcast Live on Wednesday nights starting ~7:30Pm Pst. You can listen in via our Ustream page or by visiting our own live page right here on Fs. The podcast is just as fun to listen...
- 4/5/2013
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
"I know what my thing is, and I'm going to enjoy doing it..." If you're lucky enough to be in Texas this week down at SXSW, this should be at the top of your must-see list. A trailer has debuted for the newest film from Austin-based filmmaker Emily Hagins (her last was My Sucky Teen Romance) called Grow Up, Tony Phillips. We highlighted the project before as a Kickstart This and our own Jeremy Kirk worked on the film down in Austin. Now it's ready to premiere at SXSW and here's the first trailer for it. Tony Vespe plays Tony Phillips, a high school senior obsessed with Halloween. This looks fantastic, I wish I was able to see it. Watch the first SXSW promo trailer for Emily Hagins' Grow Up, Tony Philips, originally from HitFix: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player A comedy about a Halloween-obsessed high school senior who...
- 3/6/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The 2013 SXSW Film Festival isn't too far away, and we'll have coverage from our own Jeremy Kirk in Texas. In the meantime, the hype surrounding some of the films is kicking off and we have a trailer for one such selection. Scenic Route is directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz with a script from Kyle Killen (the writer of The Beaver, one of my favorite 2011 films), and finds Josh Duhamel with a mohawk and stranded with Dan Fogler in the desert after a road trip goes sour. Rather than taking on the expected horror angle, these two guys are only in danger of each other as they question each other's lives. Watch now! Here's the first trailer for Kevin and Michael Goetz's Scenic Route, originally from Deadline: Scenic Route is directed by commercial and music video directing duo Kevin and Michael Goetz with a script from Kyle Killen (The Beaver,...
- 2/20/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The Godfather of Sound on Sight, Ricky D., and I were recently conversing through email when he broached the topic of me writing an article about the ten best film related podcasts. For those who don’t know me very well I am a big fan of the medium of podcasting when it comes to film. I love good discussion about the world of film, as well as interesting insight about the art form that I am so endeared with. A couple of years ago I began a trek, on my blog, through every single film related podcast I could find. The goal was to experience as much film discussion as I could and to separate the wheat from the chaff. The trek is still ongoing, but at this point I feel like I have a decent handle on what the very best film related podcasts are out of the ones I have listened to.
- 2/17/2013
- by Bill Thompson
- SoundOnSight
Even if you don't know the name Yoshihiro Nishimura, if you've seen movies like Tokyo Gore Police or Helldriver, you are fully aware of the director's unique style of over-the-top gore and imagery that could only come from someone's nightmares. A makeup and special effects artist, as well, Nishimura has dug a long line of memorable images in the nine films he's directed. Therefore, it makes perfect sense for him to be 1 of the 26 directors chosen to contribute to Drafthouse Films' The ABCs of Death, a horror anthology bringing together the best genre filmmakers out there. Luckily we had a chance to speak with him recently. Jeremy Kirk of Fs.net was fortunate enough to be selected as 1 of the 26 websites chosen to speak with the various ABCs of Death horror directors about their style, how they see death in film, and how they view the current state ...
- 2/1/2013
- by Jeremy Kirk
- firstshowing.net
The official line-up for the 2013 SXSW Film Festival, held in Austin as part of the SXSW conference, was revealed today. SXSW announced 109 feature films playing in the festival, with some Sundance hold-overs, premieres, and plenty of surprises. They've got everyone from Richard Linklater to Jeff Nichols to Shane Carruth to Harmony Korine to Destin Daniel Cretton to Fede Alvarez to Emily Hagins to Eric Heisserer to Joss Whedon and just about everyone inbetween. Our own Jeremy Kirk is covering the festival. If you're attending or curious, there is an outstanding line-up of films to be found in the full 2013 selection below. The SXSW Film Festival runs March 8th-16th in Austin, TX, taking place all over the city at various venues. For more details on the films, visit the festival online at SXSW.com. Here is the official 2013 film line-up: Narrative Feature Competition This year's 8 films were selected from 1,191 ...
- 2/1/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After counting down some of the best posters, performances comedies, horror films along with our greatest surprises, biggest disappointments, and worst films of 2012, it's time for the big show. Two of our writers have chosen their Favorite Movies of 2012. Today we have our own Jeremy Kirk and Ben Pearson each chiming in with their Top 10 Movies of the Year from 2012. There's only a few movies in common between them, and there's some very surprising choices, but we'll just let the lists and their recaps speak for themselves as they countdown their personal choices for the best movies of the year. Check out their lists! Jeremy's Top 10 Films of 2012: People make the mistake of saying certain years were "good" or "bad" years for movies. For every person who thinks 1999 was a good year for movies, there's someone arguing 2004 was a horrible year for movies. During ...
- 12/27/2012
- by Jeremy Kirk
- firstshowing.net
Though this year has been chock full of some absolutely great films (everyone at FirstShowing is having a problem locking down their favorite films of 2012), that doesn't mean there weren't some bad apples among the bunch. Rather than individually choosing our least favorite 2012 films, myself, Alex Billington, Ben Pearson, Jeremy Kirk and Tim Buel got together and figured out which films we collectively deemed as the Worst Films of 2012. Some of these appeared in my editorial defending Cloud Atlas as being far from one of the worst films of the year, but others were so bad that I just forgot about them. Check out our picks! Here's our collectively chosen list of 10 movies that we believe were some of the worst of 2012. Each writer submitted a list of their least favorite films, and we finalized this set of them that we felt were just awful. #10. Abraham ...
- 12/21/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Our own Alex Billington named Don Coscarelli's film John Dies at the End as one of his favorites at Sundance, and Jeremy Kirk called it a fun mind-trip. Now audiences will see this wacky horror film for themselves as it hits VOD this winter and limited theaters in February. A great new poster just recently surfaced and hot on its heels is this new trailer that definitely gives us more to chew on than the teaser trailer from last September. Paul Giamatti, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Doug Jones and more star in this film about a wild drug trip and the battle to save humanity. Here's a new trailer for Don Coscarelli's John Dies at the End originally from Apple: It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions.
- 10/29/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
As October slowly winds to a close, the air turns crisper, the leaves go red(der?), and the mailboxes of film critics everywhere find themselves stuffed quite fuller, as we enter into (drum roll, please), Official Awards Season. As we approach the bevy of awards shows and spectacles, it’s time to start rolling out the first wave of big-time nominations. Today, that wave includes documentaries. The 28th International Documentary Association Awards have today announced their five nominations for their Feature category, and there are certainly some recognizable names among the picks. Most notably, Lauren Greenfield’s The Queen of Versailles, Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man, and Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War all made the cut, joined by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon’s The Central Park Five and Peter Gerdehag’s Women With Cows. Versailles and Sugar Man have both consistently played on the festival circuit this past year, and...
- 10/22/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Just over a week after Liam Neeson said that he couldn't imagine making Taken 3, the box office numbers for Taken 2 just might mean he gets a big enough paycheck to change his mind. The sequel (which our own Jeremy Kirk rather disliked) scored $49.5 million at the box office last weekend, and that's enough for Fox and writer Robert Mark Kamen to make another one. The writer recently spoke with Hollywood.com (via ComingSoon), and he says, ""We didn't start talking about it until we saw the numbers. But then we said, 'Oh, okay. I think we should do a third one.' And Fox wants us to do a third one." Oh, joy. It's always good to hear that a sequel is getting made because the studio wants more money and not because there's already the idea for a good story. Critics have not been kind to the movie...
- 10/9/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Holy crap. Summit has debuted a brand new red band (as in, be careful where you watch this) trailer on Yahoo for the "deeply horrifying" psychological horror film Sinister, directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by C. Robert "Massawyrm" Cargill. We first featured a trailer for this thriller starring Ethan Hawke back in June, but now we have this red band creepy ass follow-up and it will chill you to your bones. Especially that final shot. Our own Jeremy Kirk reviewed it at SXSW, calling it "welcomed discomfort". I'd say so. The cast includes Clare Foley and James Ransone, with a cameo by Vincent D'Onofrio. Take a peek. Watch the new red band trailer for Scott Derrickson's Sinister, originally from Yahoo: Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Day the Earth Stood Still) directs Sinister which he also wrote along with newcomer C. Robert Cargill. Ethan Hawke...
- 9/18/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Now that you've seen it, what did you think? What is Real? What is Rekall? Welcome to Total Recall. Arriving in theaters this weekend is Len Wiseman's sci-fi action-packed take on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", retitled again to Total Recall. This time, not set on Mars, Colin Farrell stars as Doug Quaid. He's joined by Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, John Cho, Bill Nighy and Bryan Cranston as the bad guy, Cohaagen. So how is this remake/update? Did it top Arnold & Verhoeven? Is it entertaining at least? Once you've seen it, post a comment with your thoughts on the 2012 Total Recall. Note: I have not personally seen this new Total Recall yet, as I am not the biggest Len Wiseman fan. So here's an excerpt of the review by Jeremy Kirk we published earlier today to fuel things up: "This latest...
- 8/4/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There are multitudes of podcasts out there, many of which are film-related, and it can be hard to find some that are worth seeking out week-to-week. These ten podcasts are guaranteed to entertain for an hour (some much longer) whenever and wherever they’re listened to. The following range from straightforward reviews to comedians trying to outdo each other with film-related jokes, so there is something on this list for everyone. Nine of the podcasts are available on a weekly basis, so you can make a habit of listening on your daily commute or while doing chores. All of them are easily accessible on iTunes and on RSS feeds.
iTunes has a convenient new Podcasts app which is helpful in managing all of your podcasts. You can find it here.
Is there a film podcast I missed? List some of your favorites in the comments below and I’ll be sure to check them out.
iTunes has a convenient new Podcasts app which is helpful in managing all of your podcasts. You can find it here.
Is there a film podcast I missed? List some of your favorites in the comments below and I’ll be sure to check them out.
- 7/25/2012
- by Jeremy Sollie
- Obsessed with Film
Though our own Jeremy Kirk and Alex Billington have already seen Moonrise Kingdom (read both of their reviews here and here), I'm still with a majority of you in waiting until the film expands to a wider release and hits a theater nearby. However, that doesn't stop us from enjoying a hilarious and very meta piece of marketing for the film featuring Jason Schwartzman in character as scout leader Cousin Ben, showing Wes Anderson's film to his troop from the film itself. This could result in a major paradox sending Doctor Emmett L. Brown into a frenzy, but it's a hilarious video to keep audience awareness high. Here's the promo for Moonrise Kingdom, which Wes Anderson directed himself, for Funny or Die: Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, his seventh feature film, was filmed on an island in New England. It recounts a tormented and surprising story of children...
- 6/19/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
John Gholson is a life-long Avengers fanboy who has previously covered all manner of superhero news at AOL. After dabbling with comic book self-publishing in the '90s, John moved on to study sequential art at the Savannah College of Art & Design, and currently produces a regular web comic, ‘Appetite for Destruction,’ for Tapsauce.com. You can read hisSpider-Man Countdown here at Movies.com every other week. In Jeremy Kirk’s final edition of the box office tracking Reject Report for FilmSchoolRejects.com, he speculates that The Amazing Spider-Man will top out this Summer with a take of $185 million. He bases this on the box office returns for films like Batman Begins, whose grosses hovered right under the $200 million dollar mark, and the fact that...
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- 5/15/2012
- by John Gholson
- Movies.com
Jeremy Kirk is a writer for Film School Rejects, First Showing, and co-host of The Golden Briefcase podcast.
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- 4/13/2012
- by GATW Guest Writer
- GordonandtheWhale
This is a review show of the week’s movie releases from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website! Hello everyone, this is episode 33 of the “Movie Night” podcast! This week Rudie Obias is joined by Jeremy Kirk of FirstShowing.net and FilmSchoolRejects.com to talk about the new Indonesian high-paced, action film, “The Raid: Redemption.” Afterwards, Rudie Obias & Perri Nemiroff review the movie adaptation of the widely-popular young adult series, the dystopian, “The Hunger Games.” “The Raid: Redemption” features Iko Uwais, Ananda George and Ray Sahetapy. It was written and directed by Gareth Evans “The Hunger Games” features Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Wes Bentley, Woody Harrelson, Lenny [ Read More ]...
- 3/24/2012
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Yesterday was an experiment in transportation. I'm usually loath to be without my car, but downtown traffic is tough, parking is expensive and sometimes you need to quickly get from point A to point B. So, after watching Paul Williams: Still Alive yesterday at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, I determined to leave my car parked there and take the shuttle downtown for the Paramount show, The Raid: Redemption.
As I waited in line for the shuttle, however, I saw one of the Catch a Chevy cars and along with my friend Jeremy Kirk (@jeremykkirk), Film School Rejects writer and Golden Briefcase host, we hopped in.
The Catch a Chevy program is like a free taxi to anywhere SXSW-related. As long as you have a badge, they will take you to satellite venues, party locations, the convention center, even the airport. The driver told us you can visit http://www.
As I waited in line for the shuttle, however, I saw one of the Catch a Chevy cars and along with my friend Jeremy Kirk (@jeremykkirk), Film School Rejects writer and Golden Briefcase host, we hopped in.
The Catch a Chevy program is like a free taxi to anywhere SXSW-related. As long as you have a badge, they will take you to satellite venues, party locations, the convention center, even the airport. The driver told us you can visit http://www.
- 3/13/2012
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
In a couple of hours, we’ll start live-blogging our little hearts out as Neil pretends to know what “chiffon” is, and after the red carpet, we’ll sink into that fifth drink while reveling in the sheer majesty of the 2012 Academy Awards. Stifling cynicism can take a taxi outta town for a while, because no matter what, if you want to see it, there’s still something magical about this night. Part of that magic is being completely wrong. We’re confident now, but when the winners are announced, there’s always the tiny possibility of a big surprise. So who did you put down in your office pool to take home gold tonight? Our team spent all week tossing out their best analyses, and it all comes down to this. Here’s who we picked. Would you take us up on these bets? Best Picture War Horse The Artist - “Jean Dujardin’s performance is...
- 2/26/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The 2012 SXSW Film Festival has announced another 11 films as part of their "Midnighters" line-up this year. We covered their reveal of the first 130 features selected for SXSW in Austin starting on March 9th, but these midnights are as exciting as they feature some of the more buzzed-about horror/genre titles. There's even one that says "Super Secret Screening" without any hints as to what it could be. Maybe it's just [Rec] 4 to follow-up [Rec] 3? I'm sure we'll find out soon. Our own Jeremy Kirk will be covering the fest. If you're also attending or curious, check out the midnight selection, some potentially fantastic films in here. The SXSW Film Festival runs March 9th-17th in Austin, TX, taking place all over the city at various venues. For more details on the films, visit the festival online at SXSW.com. Here is the official midnight line-up: Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – ...
- 2/8/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The official line-up for the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, held in Austin as part of the SXSW conference, was revealed today. SXSW announced 130 feature films playing in the festival, with some Sundance hold-overs, new premieres, and plenty of surprises. The two big Hollywood movies getting their world premiere there are 21 Jump Street, with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, and Drew Goddard's long lost The Cabin in the Woods, which Lionsgate is finally releasing in April. Our own Jeremy Kirk will be covering the festival. If you're attending or just curious, there is quite a fantastic line-up of films to be found from the list below. The SXSW Film Festival runs March 9th-17th in Austin, TX, taking place all over the city at various venues. For more details on the films, visit the festival online at SXSW.com. Here is the official 2012 film line-up: Narrative Feature Competition This year’s...
- 2/1/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
As exclaimed by Jeremy Kirk: "Yes! We all get to keep saying the name Benedict Cumberbatch!" Indeed we do. Variety, with extra confirmation from Deadline, is reporting that on-the-rise British actor Benedict Cumberbatch has nabbed the villain role in J.J. Abrams' currently untitled Star Trek 2. This kind of throws a wrench in the mix, considering we were all following Edgar Ramirez for Khan, and now Variety says he "landed the role that Edgar Ramirez had auditioned for last month." So who is the villain? Someone new, perhaps? Benedict currently appears on "Sherlock" on BBC right now and he was also in War Horse. Cumberbatch isn't the only one joining the cast, as Variety also reported that another on-the-rise British actor named Noel Clarke (from "Doctor Who", Heartless, Centurion, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) is set for a role as "a family man with a wife and young daughter.
- 1/5/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
They’re like great radio shows of the Web. You can collect them and re-listen to them at any time! They’re podcasts, and today I’m going to list some of my personal favorites. These are all about my favorite subject: movies! I have the equivalent of a week total of the podcasts that are listed here on my iTunes. These aren’t in any particular order--not by popularity, not by year, not by hosts, not alphabetically. If you like these, please give them a listen. All of these are available for free on iTunes, but please visit their websites!
Podcast: The Hollywood Saloon
Location: TX/CA Hosts: Andy Siems and John Jansen Website: http://www.hollywoodsaloon.com
These two guys have an absolute out-and-out love of film. Shows ranging from “Apocalypse Hollywood” to “Never Happened” include serious discussions on film grammar, direction, and execution and also fun and loose topics on sci-fi,...
Podcast: The Hollywood Saloon
Location: TX/CA Hosts: Andy Siems and John Jansen Website: http://www.hollywoodsaloon.com
These two guys have an absolute out-and-out love of film. Shows ranging from “Apocalypse Hollywood” to “Never Happened” include serious discussions on film grammar, direction, and execution and also fun and loose topics on sci-fi,...
- 1/3/2012
- by Zack Parks
- GeekTyrant
Why Watch? Perhaps the most stunning, deeply-felt zombie short film of all time. Everything here from the cinematography to the effects to the storytelling shines like the finest brains offered up on a silver platter while a gorgeous rendition of “Mara’s Lullaby” plays in the background. What seems silly on face – following a man dressed in a penguin costume who has recently turned undead – becomes truly affecting. It’s one of the few zombie films to deliver a haunting sadness and crucial empathy for the infected. Simply put, it is mind-blowing. (And the end credits hit even harder.) It’s the best zombie short film you’ll see all year. What does it cost? Just 7 minutes of your time. Check out Zombie In a Penguin Suit for yourself: Zombie In A Penguin Suit (2011) Trust us. You have time for more short films. Hat tip to Jeremy Kirk for sending this my way. And...
- 10/20/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 18 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and is joined by Jeremy Kirk, a writer for FilmSchoolRejects.com and the co-host of The Golden Briefcase on FirstShowing.net, they discuss “The Thing,” the prequel to John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. Also, Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” “Melancholia” and “The Skin I Live In,” as part of the 49th New York Film Festival. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “The Thing” features Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen and...
- 10/15/2011
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Hey everyone, we're launching a fun contest today for our official podcast The Golden Briefcase, hosted by Tim Buel & Jeremy Kirk. If you haven't been listening, they host a fantastic weekly audio show talking about all things cinema, with guests, and are just about to hit episode #80 tomorrow. The other day I was browsing through my podcasts in iTunes and glanced at the logo for Tgb. While it's simple and effective, I thought we could come up with something much more worthy of an awesome podcast hosted by two movie geeks, so we're hosting a redesign contest this month to win a $100 Amazon gift card. Read on for info! Here's the details! We're not looking to redesign the logo from scratch, we're simply looking to redesign and improve the iTunes podcast image (as seen below) - it is a 600px by 600px image that represents your podcast on ...
- 10/11/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
[1] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [2]! Header Photo [3]: "The Return of Tarzan", by Canadian artist Daryl Mandryk. Blastr [4] lists 6 villains we think should return to cause trouble in Star Trek 2 [5] Today's t-shirt of Ript Apparel [6] is a Star Wars-inspired design "The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades". Jeremy Kirk [7] lists 55 Things he Learned From the Cannibal! The Musical Commentary. MTV finally brings their not-so-hidden Twilight agenda to the forefront, in this funny interview with Anna Kendrick.
- 9/30/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
We've already seen the grotesque poster for the unsettling sequel, tossed up an audio review featuring our own Tim Buel, with Brad McHargue & James Marsh, after the film screened at Fantastic Fest (see all our coverage right here), and let our own Jeremy Kirk's not-so-flattering review speak for itself. Now it's time for you to be the judge as the full length theatrical trailer for The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), the sequel to Tom Six's grotesque horror film The Human Centipede: First Sequence, has finally made its way online. There's not much to say about this one, except to watch the trailer below at your own risk. Watch the full trailer for Tom Six's The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) via Yahoo: You can also watch the Human Centipede (Full Sequence) trailer in High Definition on Yahoo Tom Six's follow-up to The Human Centipede (Full Sequence...
- 9/26/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Last September I attended my first film festival, Austin’s Fantastic Fest. While it was my first film festival, I doubt it can be topped. It caters to my film tastes very well and there is no filler. I fell in love with Alamo Drafthouse the minute I stepped into the first auditorium. I traveled with Jeremy Kirk who writes for FirstShowing.net from St. Louis, Missouri to Austin, TX for a grueling 14 hours throughout the night and ended up staying awake for about 40 hours that first day. This year, I won’t be the only one covering the fest for the site. I will have Michael with me to help. We could of never gone to this festival without you, the readers. So, we want to know what kind of coverage you want from the festival.
Again, we really thank everyone for coming to the site and are looking...
Again, we really thank everyone for coming to the site and are looking...
- 9/9/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 6 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias is joined by Kevin Carr from FatGuysattheMovies.com and Jeremy Kirk from the Golden Briefcase on FirstShowing.net, both Kevin and Jeremy also write for FilmSchoolRejects.com, they discuss the latest comic book movie from Marvel Studios, “Captain America: The First Avenger”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Captain America: The First Avenger” features Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L Jackson. It was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and was...
- 7/24/2011
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
[1] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [2]! [3] Check out [4] this rad 80's-themed wedding cake from Cake Wrecks’ Sunday Sweets. Jeremy Kirk [5] offers 4 tips for making a good prequel. Watch Sam Fuller's screen test for the role of Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part 2. [6] Artgerm [7] created [8] these pieces for DC's licensing dept for the Green Lantern movie. Spike [9] lists the Top 10 Wimpiest Leading Men. Captain America is a... junkie [10]? Harry Shuldman [11] has written an article titled "How My View of Kevin Smith...
- 6/6/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we talk with sex symbol and film legend Angie Dickinson, discuss the parasitic relationship between studios and theaters, talk Bellflower‘s marketing strategy, and play a game we’re calling “Co-Directors.” Former assistant theater manager, massive film fan, and creative director at Rock Sauce Studios John Gholson explains how studios and theaters work together. He also makes a sex comedy featuring Andy Griffith seem just as enticing as it is in real life. Angie Dickinson has starred in over 50 films, played iconic roles from Rio Bravo to Ocean’s Eleven, and she was kind enough to spend some time talking to us about working with Sam Fuller and Frank Sinatra, creating her characters, and how movie-making has changed. Fsr’s own Culture Warrior (and one of the Talking Heads) Landon Palmer braves a segment where we come up with directors we’d like to see work together...
- 4/20/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Some know him as @ManMadeMoon on Twitter, others know him as "Zowie Bowie", but everyone knows him as the talented filmmaker who broke out with the incredible indie sci-fi Moon in '09. Director Duncan Jones has finished and is about to release his second feature film - Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier sent back in an 8-minute time loop to try and prevent the bombing of a train. I first met Duncan during Sundance when I interviewed him for Moon and have remained friends ever since. It was an honor to catch up with him again last week to talk about all things Source Code and life since Sundance 2009. Enjoy! Watch Alex's full video interview with Source Code / Moon director Duncan Jones: I haven't reviewed Source Code yet, but our own Jeremy Kirk published his from SXSW. I have seen the film and really enjoyed it,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
'... the ride Snyder takes you on is so vividly conceived, so deliriously bizarre and wonderful,' writes Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald.
By Eric Ditzian
Abbie Cornish in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros.
We'll say this about Zack Snyder: The guy knows how to stir up passion in moviegoers, whether those intense feelings skew toward the aggressively negative or the bow-down-before-a-cinematic-god positive. Just take a peek at reviews for the director's adaptation of "Watchmen" in 2009.
A similar disparity in critical assessments surrounds Snyder's latest offering, the fantastical battle royale called "Sucker Punch." Some reviewers are passionately defending the film and calling out the haters for simply failing to understand what the director was trying to accomplish. Many more, however, are accusing Snyder of being the one who failed to deliver.
Will you love it? Hate it? Have you somehow never even heard of it? Check out what...
By Eric Ditzian
Abbie Cornish in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros.
We'll say this about Zack Snyder: The guy knows how to stir up passion in moviegoers, whether those intense feelings skew toward the aggressively negative or the bow-down-before-a-cinematic-god positive. Just take a peek at reviews for the director's adaptation of "Watchmen" in 2009.
A similar disparity in critical assessments surrounds Snyder's latest offering, the fantastical battle royale called "Sucker Punch." Some reviewers are passionately defending the film and calling out the haters for simply failing to understand what the director was trying to accomplish. Many more, however, are accusing Snyder of being the one who failed to deliver.
Will you love it? Hate it? Have you somehow never even heard of it? Check out what...
- 3/25/2011
- MTV Movie News
'... the ride Snyder takes you on is so vividly conceived, so deliriously bizarre and wonderful,' writes Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald.
By Eric Ditzian
Abbie Cornish in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros.
We'll say this about Zack Snyder: The guy knows how to stir up passion in moviegoers, whether those intense feelings skew toward the aggressively negative or the bow-down-before-a-cinematic-god positive. Just take a peek at reviews for the director's adaptation of "Watchmen" in 2009.
A similar disparity in critical assessments surrounds Snyder's latest offering, the fantastical battle royale called "Sucker Punch." Some reviewers are passionately defending the film and calling out the haters for simply failing to understand what the director was trying to accomplish. Many more, however, are accusing Snyder of being the one who failed to deliver.
Will you love it? Hate it? Have you somehow never even heard of it? Check out what...
By Eric Ditzian
Abbie Cornish in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros.
We'll say this about Zack Snyder: The guy knows how to stir up passion in moviegoers, whether those intense feelings skew toward the aggressively negative or the bow-down-before-a-cinematic-god positive. Just take a peek at reviews for the director's adaptation of "Watchmen" in 2009.
A similar disparity in critical assessments surrounds Snyder's latest offering, the fantastical battle royale called "Sucker Punch." Some reviewers are passionately defending the film and calling out the haters for simply failing to understand what the director was trying to accomplish. Many more, however, are accusing Snyder of being the one who failed to deliver.
Will you love it? Hate it? Have you somehow never even heard of it? Check out what...
- 3/25/2011
- MTV Music News
If you haven't noticed Jeremy Kirk's coverage by now, it's time you realized that the South by Southwest Film Festival is currently happening down in Austin, Texas (all of our reviews from the fest can be found right here). This year the SXSW Title Design Competition had a cool introduction created by Ian Albinson from The Art of the Title Sequence, a website we highlighted back in December of 2009. As a connoisseur of the title sequences in films, he was able to put together A Brief History of Title Design, a slick montage of some of the best and most unique title sequences in cinema. Watch this great video below! Once again, if you haven't checked out the site responsible for this awesome video, The Art of the Title Sequence is a compendium and leading web resource of film and television title design from around the world. "We honor...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
If you haven't noticed Jeremy Kirk's coverage by now, it's time you realized that the South by Southwest Film Festival is currently happening down in Austin, Texas (all of our reviews from the fest can be found right here). This year the SXSW Title Design Competition had a cool introduction created by Ian Albinson from The Art of the Title Sequence, a website we highlighted back in December of 2009. As a connoisseur of the title sequences in films, he was able to put together A Brief History of Title Design, a slick montage of some of the best and most unique title sequences in cinema. Watch this great video below! Once again, if you haven't checked out the site responsible for this awesome video, The Art of the Title Sequence is a compendium and leading web resource of film and television title design from around the world. "We honor...
- 3/16/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Last year we featured a teaser trailer for a film called Rubber about, believe it or not, a sentient rubber tire that rolls around and blows people up because it doesn't like the way humans treat, well, tires. I saw the film in Cannes (read my review) then it played Fantastic Fest int he fall, where our own Jeremy Kirk saw it and loved it (read his glowing review). Rubber is hitting limited theaters in a few months, and Magnet Releasing has released a theatrical trailer that's just as wacky as the film itself. This is easily the weirdest and wackiest film I've seen, but watch out, because not everyone is going to love this (I didn't like it). But enjoy anyway! Watch the official theatrical trailer for Quentin Dupieux's Rubber: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/Rubber-officialNewtrailer480.mp4 http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/Rubber-officialNewtrailer480.jpg 598 338] You can also watch the official Rubber trailer in High Definition on Apple In the Californian desert,...
- 1/19/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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