by Bruce Simmons on September 2, 2010
The upcoming standard Syfy Channel holiday weekend marathon for the Labor Day weekend is a bit Stephen King centric. Which normally, isn’t a bad thing, but since they’ve been playing Stephen King movies on and off every week, well, I’m finding a bit trite. I miss The Twilight Zone marathons! These are daytime listings:
First up on Friday, September 3rd
- Mimic 3 Sentinel
- Nightmare Before Christmas, The
- Curse Of King Tut, The – Part One
- Curse Of King Tut, The – Part Two
- Stephen King’s The Langoliers – Part One
- Stephen King’s The Langoliers – Part Two
- Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers – Part 1
- Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers – Part 2
by Bruce Simmons on September 2, 2010
L-R Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan on the set of Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio is making a huge name for himself in the entertainment industry and I’ll explain why I’ve said this, in this quick Cinema Static Personality Focus!
The first time I took notice of Leonardo DiCaprio, was in James Cameron’s 1997 movie, “Titanic.” Whether that was THE launch project that put him in the limelight or any of the 11 previous hit movies he was in that helped launch him there, I’d say it was the cumulative effort on his part. But if there’s one thing for me, he’s cemented his iconic status in Hollywood with Christopher Nolan’s Inception! Regardless it’s curious to see that he’s had a true Hollywood beginning, as Leonardo DiCaprio was born November 11th, 1974 in Hollywood, CA.
Leonardo DiCaprio in TITANIC
You might remember him from the 1990 TV series “Santa Barbara” in the 5 episodes as the Young Mason Capwell, or as Luke Brower in the 1991 TV series “Growing Pains.” But from TV, he seemed to focus purely on movies. His first credited movie is “Critters 3,” landed his “Growing Pains” role just after that and since then, he’s been seen in 20+ movies.
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by Bruce Simmons on September 2, 2010
Last night an injury occurred on the Chicago set of Michael Bay’s Transformers 3.
During a stunt, a tow cable came loose and hit a car. In hitting the car, it went through the front window and hit the female driver. The car in turn, hit a barrier then coasted for another mile before coming to a stop.
Production was immediately suspended and the woman was airlifted to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Ill..
Production has apparently also been canceled for today also, though it’s not clear it’s related.
Folks, tow cables are the nastiest of monsters when they break. From my years of off-roading, I’ve seen first hand what happens when one of these metal entwined cables, being stretched to their capacity, snaps. They don’t snap often, but I’ve seen damages range from slight dings to the front bumper of the towed car, to punctered front grills and radiators. Imagine snapping a rubber band at something, but then, make it metal.
Our thoughts are with the driver of the Toyota and I hope she’s not seriously injured.
[Eonline]
UPDATE: THR is reporting that the woman received a serious head injury when the tow chain whipped around, slicing into her car and then hitting her. She was an extra on the set. Everyone keep her in your thoughts.
by Bruce Simmons on September 2, 2010
It was inevitable, but a prequel to the Planet of the Apes is in the works and is tentatively scheduled for a June 2011 opening date. But hey, did any Cinema Static readers get the chance to take advantage of audition info for the movie back in early June? Hope so!
The prequel is an origins plot and has a working title called Rise of the Apes and it starts out in present day San Francisco as a precautionary tale about genetic engineering with apes. Great! Might as start tossing buckets of sand at the Statue of Liberty!
Rise of the Apes has a “fresh” creative crew behind it, and by fresh, I’m talking relatively green:
Rupert Wyatt is directing. The more popular of his past works is 2008’s “The Escapist.” The writer / producers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver’s last gig was “The Relic.”
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by Bruce Simmons on September 2, 2010
If you’re headed to Dragon-Con and have an eye for some of the same entertainment that Cinema Static on Brusimm likes, here are a few guests that are scheduled to appear this weekend at the convention. You might recognize folks from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 team, Warehouse 13, Eureka and some names from the much beloved Stargate franchise. Check it out and if any Cinema Static readers have pictures to share, let me know!
- Morena Baccarin
- Scott Bakula
- Trace Beaulieu (MST3K)
- Ben Browder (Stargate, Farsscape)
- Frank Conniff (MST3K)
- John de Lancie (ST:TNG)
- Aaron Douglas (BSG)
- Colin Ferguson (Eureka)
- Jonathan Frakes (ST:TNG)
- Joel Hodgson (MST3K)
- Alaina Huffman (SGU, Smallville)
- Christopher Judge (Stargate)
- Eddie McClintock (WH13)
- Paul McGillion (SGA)
- Jason Momoa (SGA, Conan movie)
- Saul Rubinek (WH13)
- Michael Shanks (SG-1)
- J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K)
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Here’s Dragon-Con’s full guest list, with cancellations, like James Marsters.
by Bruce Simmons on September 2, 2010
It would seem that it’s possible that I may have forgotten to post some of my pics of Olivia Munn from when I saw her in the G4 booth at Comic Con… so I’m trying to make up for that right now! Sorry for the delay, but you know what they say… my 24-hour service never takes more than 10 days! She made a great effort to entertain and engage the crowd. That’s a class act in my book. Need I say more?
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by Bruce Simmons on September 1, 2010
So back in July, did I mention seeing the public appearance of Bruce Campbell at Comic Con? It might have slipped my mind… but here’s one of my pics of Bruce:
Yea… he was at Comic Con but I guess I got a bit distracted about the whole thing!
by Bruce Simmons on September 1, 2010
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It’s still early to chat about it, but Starz is looking to air the prequel, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena in January 2011. As if Spartacus: Blood & Sand sounded exciting, this sounds even more so, looking at the time before Spartacus arrives on the scene! Check out the press release, and the preview video below!
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena will focus on the House of Batiatus, in the days before Spartacus arrived. Batiatus is not yet the head of the family, or the ludus. Gannicus is the undisputed lead gladiator in the Ludus, but in the class-conscious world of ancient Capua, the House of Batiatus still hasn’t earned the respect of local society, or the right for its gladiators to fight in the championship bouts. Gannicus must survive the arena to not only keep his place in the ludus but also rise to become the champion in all of Capua.
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by Bruce Simmons on September 1, 2010
A reader sent me a question asking if NBC’s Persons Unknown will be getting renewed.
It’s 2-hour finale brought in just under 1.6 million viewers and and though that was a tick up from it’s previous episode, reports say that ratings were on a down-slide since it’s premiere episode. Sadly, that can be expected from a show that gets weak network support and preempted or moved around for whatever other programming might require more prominence at the moment. If NBC was kicking the show around, then they should give it the benefit of the doubt and bring it back in a consistent time-slot. But that’s just me.
If numbers have anything to say about it, more than likely Persons Unknown is not returning. But hey, I’ve been surprised before.
by Bruce Simmons on September 1, 2010
(Yes, I know that’s not Brad in the pic, but hey, there are so many hot-headed moments to choose from, what the heck!) Heading to Altanta, where Brad Keselowski paid for his indescretinous accident of slipping up into Carl Edwards during the March 7th race, is where it will seem that all eyes will be on Edwards again.
Despite Carl Edwards thinking he’s continually had good reason to wreck Brad, I have to say, that the more popularized events between these two continue to stem for an over reactionary Edwards. Or a man on a vigilante crusade against a competitor who continually gets the best of him. (Hint, nudge… take a look at the Nationwide points standings.)
Sure, back in 2009 at Talladega, Edwards went flipping through the air off of Keselowski’s nose. But Carl came down on Brad first. Brad merely stood his ground. But of course, the flip was Brad’s fault. Right Carl?
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