Betty White, Cloris Leachman & Robert Englund in SyFy Original

YES on all Counts.  I will absolutely watch this.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Betty White (The Golden Girls), Cloris Leachman (Young Frankenstein), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Colin Ferguson (Eureka) have all been cast in Lake Placid: The Final Chapter!





You may remember the 1999 mild hit Lake Placid which Betty White had a great part in along side Bridget Fonda & Bill Pullman.  White made that film, hands down.

"Englund will play Jim Bickerman, a poacher caught up in the film's latest giant croc attack. Elizabeth Rohm (Law & Order) and Yancy Butler (Kick-Ass) to co-star."

The film is said to be shooting in Bulgaria and will be released in 2012.  

The Help director Tate Taylor to Direct Melissa McCarthy Comedy

It's official.  According to the Hollywood Reporter, The Help director Tate Taylor is set to direct rising star Melissa McCarthy in a comedy which she wrote.

 Taylor is riding the success of The Help, as he should and it looks like since September McCarthy and Taylor have been in talks and finally confirmed the deal with New Line.


 Project centers round an overweight woman who is laid off from her job at Hardee's, discovers her husband is having an affair and decided to go on a road trip with her alcoholic, foul-mouthed, diabetic grandmother.

McCarthy co-wrote the script with her husband Ben Falcone (he plaied the air marshal in Bridesmaids)

Canon Announces 2 EOS C300 Cinema Cameras for High-Resolution Motion Picture Production

If the 5D Mark II changed the game.  This could do it again.  Though the price is not suitable for your average filmmaker.
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Canon held its highly anticipated Cinema EOS event in Hollywood, California this afternoon. Chairman and CEO of Canon, Fujio Mitarai took the stage and declared that the company wanted to "leave no story untold".

Specifications include a completely new, designed-for-cinema 8.3MP 2160 x 3840 Super-35 CMOS sensor (4K resolution) alongside the DIGIC DV III processor.  Recording to dual compact flash cards is achieved with the Canon XF codec (50Mbps 4:2:2 1080p30 MPEG2 MXF). No priority, autofocus or auto exposure/white balance settings are included; the C300 is a completely manual operation.

The C300 body comes complete with a monitor, power adapter and battery, viewfinder, and modular handles and grips. Several new cinema lenses will also be released, including two zoom lenses available with either EF or PL mounts. Three prime lenses (EF mount only) that resolve to 4K will also be launched. The Canon C300 arrives in January at a list price of $20,000.00.

source: engadget


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The Thing (2011) Review

The Thing is not a remake but a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name.  Fans of the original will have problems with this film, but audiences of today will more then likely enjoy it.

I found the origin of The Thing interesting the whole how they discovered it idea.  I enjoyed the setting and most of the characters.  It's a good thing they didn't over glamorize Antarctica by placing a bunch of model-esque actors in the snow.  Seriously, that would have cheapened the film, but overall, they did a fine job with casting.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Deathproof, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Final Destination 3) is a solid actress.  She leads this film with a confidence that is not seen in many 20 something women in the horror genre.  Her character is submissive at first but inquisitiveness which only makes the almost entirely male crew pissed off at her & want to protect her, though she takes the reins and really owns this film by the end.

 My only gripe was adding in Eric Christian Olsen (Fired Up, Beerfest).  I think he was supposed to be Winstead's friend possibly a love interest, I'm not sure what they were thinking.  He's not a bad actor by any means he's just no meant to be in a horror flick as a scientist.  It's just odd.

 Also, the CG is a bit overwhelming.  Yeah, we know what the thing is studio people, but the allure of the original is what you don't necessarily see.  Horror_Guy Keenan from Bloody-Disgusting Radio hit the nail on the head when he said to me, "They stayed on the Thing's faces for far too long."  He's exactly right.  There was no scare tactic here, it's just drawn out by 30 seconds to a minute of you staring at the Thing as it attacks it's victims or as when one of the things is killed.  They just LINGER on the creature too long.  It's a bit annoying.

 The one thing (ha, ha) that I would have liked was a cameo from Kurt Russell.  But alas, it did not happen and I was disappointed.

 If you are near a Universal Studios this Halloween season you can check out "The Thing" house at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.

 I say it's a 7 out of 10.  Not horrible, but not amazing.  Solid performances from all the actors.  Bad CGI.  But it's enough to keep you interested for 2hrs.

@JesseKozel

Back To The Future Nikes Available on Ebay to support Michael J. Fox

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Geeks around the world were worked into a lather when it was announced yesterday that Nike would be producing replicas of Marty McFly's sneakers fromBack To The Future Part II. Sadly, it turns out that the shoes won't have power laces (crap) but they are being made and sold for a very good cause.
Starting tonight and lasting over the next 10 days, 1,500 pairs of 2011 Nike MAGs will go up for auction on eBay and all of the proceeds will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the charity begun by the actor to help cure Parkinson's disease. In promotion of the event, Back to the Future producer Rick Marshall directed a commercial starring Bill Hader, NBA star Kevin Durant, and, of course, Christopher Lloyd:

Michael J. Fox has also posted a video, talking about the auction and the cause each sale will benefit: 

While it sucks that the shoes don't have power laces (only four more years, guys!) this really is better than Nike simply making a buck off of our never ending need for nostalgia. If you were planning on buying these shoes, think about the amount of money you would have been willing to spend and put it towards the auction. Not only will you be helping people in need of your help and support, but you may also get a pair of really kick ass shoes.