Movie Trailer: Alex Proyas’ Knowing
IGN has the first trailer for Alex Proyas’ Knowing. My first impression is that the film looks rather generic and boring, which is sad considering how much I am rooting for Proyas. The director gained critical acclaim for his 1998 sci-fi thriller Dark City, but his follow-up efforts (I, Robot and Garage Days) have been pretty uninspired. The concept of Knowing sounds interesting, but this trailer is less than exciting, especially compared to DJ Caruso’s Eagle Eye. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
Watch the trailer in High Definition on IGN. Knowing is set to hit theaters on March 20th 2009.
Official Plot Synopsis: In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Fast forward 50 years to the present: A new generation of students examines the contents of the time capsule and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young CALEB MYLES. But it is Caleb’s father, professor TED MYLES (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As Ted further unravels the document’s secrets, he realizes it foretells three additional events-the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son. When Ted’s attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from taking place.
This gripping supernatural thriller charts one man’s faltering steps towards belief in the ultimate order of the universe even as he finds himself surrounded by mounting chaos. With the reluctant help of DIANA WHELAN (Rose Byrne) and ABBY, the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the cryptic prophecies, Ted’s increasingly desperate efforts take him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster-and the ultimate sacrifice.
The 11th Annual Hollywood Awards
The 11th Annual Hollywood Awards
The 11th Annual Hollywood Awards brought out Tinseltown’s best for a night of glitz and glamor. A-listers such as Casey Affleck, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Connelly, and Megan Fox gave paparazzi something to clamor about.
Casey Affleck took home the award for “Hollywood Breakthrough Acting.” And to sweeten the moment, Casey’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” co-star Brad Pitt presented him with the trophy.
Jennifer Connelly raised eyebrows with a salmon-colored minidress and a kinda-sorta-maybe up-do that didn’t “do” too much for her look.
But Megan Fox more than made up for any lacking of hotness elsewhere. The 21-year-old babe showed up in a white dress looking stunning. She’s said to be starring in a new comedic supernatural thriller called “Jennifer’s Body.” But for now, Megan’s Body is doing just fine for itself!
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Ellen Page Does SNL, Drops Raimi Role
Ellen Page Does SNL, Drops Raimi Role
With her hoodie pulled over her head, Ellen Page quietly made her way through the streets of New York City on Friday afternoon (February 29).
The Juno actress was on her way to NBC Studios for her appearance on Saturday Night Live, which airs later this evening.
Aside from the SNL gig, it was recently announced that Miss Page will not be appearing in Sam Raimi’s supernatural thriller Drag Me to Hell due to scheduling conflicts caused by a change in the start date of the production.
A joint statement from Ghost House Pictures and Mandate Pictures told: “We were racing to start production so that we could accommodate Ellen’s schedule. But like so many other productions trying to start before the potential SAG strike date, this one needed more time and we had to push back the start of production.”
Theaters Give Chace on Halloween
While CW fans get to know him as lacrosse-playing teen-about-town Nate Archibald on Gossip Girl, Chace Crawford has also been busy screaming for his supper.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley, a supernatural thriller starring the 22-year-old heartthrob (who also made magic in the teen-witch chiller The Covenant), has been given a Halloween 2008 release date after indie distributor Freestyle Releasing acquired the U.S. rights to the film, the company announced Thursday.
Crawford plays Joseph, the nice guy who befriends new-girl-in-school Molly (Haley Bennett), who, for unknown reasons, is becoming increasingly freaked out by… something.
Crawford is one on a long list of current and former CW/WB/UPN stars, including Chad Michael Murrary, Jessica Biel, Sophia Bush, Barry Watson, Tom Welling, Kristen Bell, Brandy and Emily VanCamp, who have flashed their scary sides to beef up their big-screen credentials.