Lee B. Golden III

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Native New Yorker. Been writing for a long time now, and I enjoy what I do. Be nice to me!

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Sylvester Stallone Walks Away From THE EXPENDABLES Franchise

Call it what you will, but the word now is that despite all earlier reports and hopes for a fourth Expendables movie, actor and franchise co-writer/director/star Sylvester Stallone has abandoned the franchise indefinitely. It wouldn’t be the first time either as it’s also the latest franchise dropped by the actor since the knife-twisting news of his departure from Rambo more than a year ago. Nu Image/Millenium head Avi Lerner is reportedly in denial of Stallone’s leave, telling Deadline, “We’ve got disagreements with Sly, but we’ve had them for over a year and a half,… “Right now, each one has opinion. We agreed on 95% of things, but there are certain things in production we don’t agree on. I don’t think it’s over, but what write whatever you want. In my opinion, it’s not dead.” Among those disagreements noted in the report are who would direct, how and where VFX handling […]

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BATGIRL Flies At WB With Joss Whedon In Talks To Direct

Playing on some of his best strengths, director Joss Whedon rocketed the 2012 ensemble superhero throwdown, The Avengers to over a billion a half dollars worldwide at the time. The sequel did less so but in the same vicinity which, without question, maintained Whedon’s veracity as a filmmaker despite his struggles with the project in its standing amid the ever-fluctuating Marvel movie universe. That was the last time we heard of Whedon in anything in the realm of superhero movies until now with breaking reports this week from Variety and EW of a new Batgirl movie now in the works at Warner Bros. Pictures. A DC property like this for live-action wouldn’t be a bad idea either seeing as how Alicia Silverstone donned her own effeminate cape and cowl for Joel Schumacher’s iteration in Batman And Robin with George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell. Whedon has reportedly neared talks to, and […]

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Netflix-Bound GODZILLA: MONSTER PLANET Roars Online With A New Featurette

The global box office success of Jordan Vogt-Robert’s Kong: Skull Island, is doing greatly for efforts to help aid Hollywood in building a cohesive universe that will involve further intake of the other towering menace, Godzilla, on the live-action front. That hasn’t at all hindered the folks over Polygon Pictures (Knights of Sidonia, BLAME!) who are well on their way to bring Netflix viewers their latest high-end offering with Godzilla: Monster Planet, which goes live this November. TOHO Animation unveiled a featurette to help get your feet wet and immersed into the film’s forth-set millieu which sits helmers Shizuno Kobun (Knights of Sidonia, Detective Conan), and Seshita Hiroyuki (AJIN: Demi-Human, BLAME!) in the director’s chair with a screenplay by acclaimed anime writer Urobuchi Gen (Psycho-Pass, Madoka Magika). Per the press release from a few weeks ago: “We’re looking forward to bringing a spectacular entertainment experience for both existing fans of Godzilla and people […]

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AKIRA Lands ‘Get Out’ Helmer Jordan Peele With Talks To Direct

Fact: Actor and comedian Jordan Peele is the person I think anyone commonly would be sought after for a big scale production like the long-gestating Akira movie from Warner Bros. Pictures. Nonetheless, you would be wise to look at the successes the aforementioned comedy star has earned having helmed one of the more zestful flicks as of late, Get Out, for Blumhouse as per his directorial debut. That film has since crossed well past the $150 million dollar barrier since releasing in theaters on February 24 apart from its rave reviews in the weeks following its Sundance premiere if thereafter. Such is the zeitgeist that now embroils the appeal in which Peele now lays potential claim with word via The Wrap that he is now in talks to pick up where Warner Bros. Pictures left off in its efforts to find a director for the long-gestating development of the live-action […]

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Andrei Volgin’s DANCE TO DEATH Drops Bombs And Beats In The Final Trailer

In the time that director Andrei Volgin’s latest film, Dance To Death, has been picking up steam, it’s a film that otherwise looks to share space with other titles as exemplary of Russia’s efforts to stand out in film. It shows, and it looks fantastic, and for what it’s worth, we get just a little more offered in the slick, energizing final trailer for sci-fi thriller which is set to open this month in Russia. Ivan Zhankov leads the tale set in 2070 dystopian Moscow where young contestants are forced to compete for the survival of mankind through a dangerous and deadly game. Also starring are Lusha Ilyashenko, Nikita Volkov and Alexander Tyutin among our cast and thus, if there were ever a case for big-scale Russian productions to lend a greater eye overseas, Dance To Death certainly makes it, methinks. Check out the trailer now.

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Super 8mm Thriller, LE ACCELERATOR Shifts Gears Into The Brutal And Bizzare In The Latest Trailers

Forgive my tardiness, kids. My previous device had a heart attack and died a violent, bloody, fiery death and so it’s taken me quite a bit to get my footing back. Thankfully after racking my brain to remember certain passwords, I’m currently using an alternative mobile device to get back to doing some necessary blogging and catching up. Nice little vacation though. No beachfront views unfortunately. Sans laptop or desktop (such is life), I should have a new phone within maybe a week and I can finally tie all ends together with my social medium access. Until then, I’m back, and here to present the latest trailers for a long-awaited project from director Thomas Eikrem titled Le Accelerator. Nope, nothing of the commercial type, though if you’re plenty into arthouse and fancy some bizzare film oddities, this one might be right up your alley. Mind the logline though as it […]

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Luc Besson’s VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS Rockets Online With The Official Trailer

Last November proved to be rather fun and engaging with the fan-attributed lauch of the initial teaser trailer for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Fans even got their own trailer (as did we), and thus, with a release date now set for July 21 in the U.S. following EuropaCorp’s partnership with STX Entertainment, the official trailer is now online and just as full of interstellar action and spectacle. SYNOPSIS: In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a […]

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Arrow Films Acquires VIKING For U.K. Distribution!

Arrow Films Acquires VIKING For U.K. Distribution!

Much like other big scale Russian film productions of late, director Andrey Kravchuk’s epic period action thriller, Viking, has often been the subject of question over wide release potential. The movie made for grand buzz for its local and CIS theatrical reception back in December with Danila Kozlovsky starring from a script by Kravchuk and scribes Andrey Rubanov and Viktor Smirnov, and grossing $25 million dollars for its run. This week, the latest report at Screendaily confirms the film will now gain entry in several more territories with Arrow Films nabbing the title for a UK release. Konstantin Ernst and Anatoly Maximov (Night Watch) produced the film set in the late 10th century Kievan Rus with Kozlovsky as a prince forced into exile following the death of his older brother at the hands of their power hungry younger warlord brother, ultimately to forge the necessary alliances to grow an army […]

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Scott Adkins Action Sci-Fi, INCOMING, Lands At XLRator Media: First Look

Some of you might have noted Brit-kicker, actor Scott Adkins posting the above video of himself sporting a certain bearded look while training at a gym in Belgrade, Serbia. Cool kicks aside, it appears he’s been in town this entire time filming Benattar/Thomas Productions’ latest action thriller sci-fi, Incoming, which has since landed at XLrator Media for U.S. distribution. Adkins stars as a CIA agent who aims to designate an International Space Station-turned-prison facility for his own means in the wake of an uprising by the inmates looking to weaponize it as a missle aimed at Moscow, all while a rookie pilot and a shuttle doctor try to foil the deadly insurrection. Eric Zaragoza makes his directorial debut from a story conceived by producers Rick Benattar and Nigel Thomas, and screenwriter Jorge Saralegui. The film is financed by the UK-based Sharp House is financing the film currently staked under international […]

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Mark Wahlberg And Peter Berg Stretch MILE 22 Into Franchise Territory At CinemaCon

Development of STX Entertainment’s long-awaited Asian action thriller, Mile 22, has been on hold for sometime now. Call it a really slow brew – nearly two years, in fact. Thankfully though, the film is in play at the studio where the film has taken shape to some degree with a few changes since then. Graham Roland’s script currently has Deepwater Horizon star/director pair Mark Wahlberg and producer Peter Berg attached with the actor cast for the role of Silva – last described as a “complex” character, “a salty intelligence hack who has shoveled shit on four continents”. His newest shot at redemption now sees him battling through corrupt cops, criminal overlords and heavily-armed locals in order to escort a compromised informant to an airport 22 miles away. As of this week, Deadline and Variety have it on good terms from events at CinemaCon that they’re looking toward the film as a […]

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SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Invites Rich Friends, New Enemies, And Coming-Of-Age Teen Dilemma In The Brand New Trailer

Where the Russos’ Captain America: Civil War left us off, director Jon Watts picks up for moviegoers with actor Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming for its July 7 release. The week is lit so far with events trickling from CinemaCon and such include the goings-on from Sony in their daring bid to return us to the world of eager superhero Peter Parker in the form of well fitting Tom Holland taking in the title role. “(It’s) the most surreal feeling ever. We’re going to get to see a kid whose trying to do his algebra homework, but also [trying to] make New York a safer place, so it’s a really fun balance between the two.” says Holland (via Movieweb). Also starring are Marisa Tomei as Aunt May with Robert Downey Jr. back once again to assert the continuity of the MCU as Tony Stark/Iron Man, and opposite Michael Keaton back […]

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THE HIT LIST: March 27, 2017

Welcome back to another installment of The Hit List! Nope, no sponsors, no commercial breaks, just me, you, and the creatives out here putting their craft on display for the world, and there’s a lot to cover so let’s get to it! As always we start with a playlist of meaty action and stunt training reels and the first comes from actor, martial artist and stuntman Marcus Shakesheff who has been immersing himself into filmmaking for a few years now. Having established a milestone in Wales with the first Welsh martial arts action pic, Kamikaze, he’s been staying sharp on his own YouTube channel with a slate of videos including his latest kicking reel which kicks things off rightly in the playlist below (more on him later). Following that are reels by Deanna Page, Vonzell Carter, Troy “Taz” Castaneda, Katie Schwartz, Yarett Harper, William Rodriguez and rising star actress and stuntwoman Natascha Hopkins, […]

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Karl Urban’s DREDD To Enforce The Law On 4K Blu-Ray This Summer From Lionsgate Unlocked!

Lionsgate From its Fall theatrical release in 2012 and then on, you will never see me not supporting or endorsing director Pete Travis’s 2000 A.D. hit adaptation, Dredd. Yes, it’s a hit both critically and from a cult perspective, and much more deserving than the reception it got five years ago when fans decided to save their money to make themselves dizzy the following month with Taken 2… I can’t even. Anyway, I’m glad this film is still celebrated by those who know great cinema whem they see it, and that Lionsgate Unlocked is giving it a 4K Blu-Ray release should make for a great way to heat things up this summer when it releases on June 6. For what it’s worth, while we will never see the sequel, Dredd is always a splendid reason to get excited as it’s one of the best action movies in the new millenium […]

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THE RIFT: Kaleidoscope Releases The New Sci-Fi In The UK Today!

Dejan Zecevic’s award-winning sci-fi thriller, The Rift, has a U.S. release pending for certain. In the meantime, following event screenings in Germany, Italy and Portugal in Spain, Jinga Films has announced a March 27 U.K. release as of Monday for the new film courtesy of Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment. Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead), Monte Markham (The Six Million Dollar Man) and Katarina Kas (The Wolf Of Wall Street) star as CIA agents sent to explore the aftermath of a US space craft which has crashed in Serbia. In a derelict building they discover an astronaut who holds the secret to the ill fated mission and is the carrier of a mysterious virus which threatens mankind by bringing the dead back from the grave. Milan Todorovic and Marko Jocic (Apocalypse Of The Dead, Killer Mermaid) produced the film. Check out the trailer below.

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Paul Greengrass To Tackle Post-Untouchables True Crime Tale, NESS, For Paramount

Brian De Palma’s 1987 crime thriller, The Untouchables, is a longtime favorite for almost any cinephile who loves a good Prohibition era flick. There was even a television show that transpired in the U.S. back in the 1990s that I liked, both inspired by the 1957 book of the same name, and interestingly, other artists and authors have taken its foremost character and even advanced his story even further. Thus, it now appears that Paramount Pictures is back and reviving the character once more according to a new report at Deadline with word of the new film, Ness. Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential) is reteaming with Bourne franchise helmer (a la Supremacy) Paul Greengrass for a story that updates our title lawman’s tale, taking cues from the Image Comics 1998/99 publication, Torso, by Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko. Torso tells the story of the real life “Torso Murderer”, a serial […]

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GHOST IN THE SHELL Gets An Action Packed Final Trailer

Director Rupert Sanders’s Ghost In The Shell continues to sell its stronger points ahead of its release later this week – largely attributed to the stunning visuals and our characters in costume for a pitch that would have any otaku noob believe the film directly pays homage to its animated and manga predecessors. As for whether or not that is the case, I couldn’t tell you. I’ll make my mind up when I see the reviews from the trades but I can’t really wrap my head around some of the changes this film might have made. What’s also confounding is that the director of the 1995 animated movie continues to endorse the film which I’m sure troubles most folks who’ve been vociferous against whitewashing in the wake of this film, a fact further emboldened by a good number of Japanese folks who don’t mind the protagonist having European or Western […]

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Live-Action Manga Drama, BLAZING TRANSFER STUDENT: REBORN Gets Greenlit For Netflix This Winter

Live-action manga fare is abound and now heading to Netflix by way of Shimamoto Kazuhiko’s 1983 manga, Blazing Transfer Student. Detroit Metal City helmer Li Toshio is directing the newly greenlit series based on the manga centered on Takizawa Noboru, a high school student who tries to win over the right to date school idol according to the school’s ground rules where big disputes are settled with fists. The new show will sequelize these events with the caption, Reborn. With the lead, Noboru now serving as the principal of his own high school, Tanbei Academy, the series will explore seven transfer student all named Kakeru who have established themselves within to infiltrate and solve a problem that has national implications. Kansai-based boy-band Johnny’s West is comprising the cast for the eight-episode drama which Netflix will air exclusively in 190 territories this Winter. H/T: ANN

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SHOCK WAVE: Andy Lau Is God’s Anti-Explosive Messenger In The Newest Trailer

Just for upkeep, the latest trailer for Herman Yau’s new movie, Shock Wave, arrived online, and with a much more heavy dose of comprehension thanks to English subs. The film opens on April 20 and with beloved actor Andy Lau fresh and on the mend from an earlier injury overseas in time for the film’s campaign to ramp up as it already has… which doesn’t make his role seem any less pretentious, to be frank. You’ll see why in the trailer below as his character, a senior bomb disposal expert caught amid the standstill between police and a tunnel jammed by armed men whose leader (Jiang Wu) has a vendetta against our hero, is introduced by his own volition as almost something of a endowed nature. That to me feels like biting off more than one can chew and doesn’t do jack for the story in the least in my […]

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL 2 Lands Character Posters And New Trailer

Nothing to see here… just another kick ass trailer for James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 2 opening on May 5. The first one was a lovely surprise hit and with the sequel in bound, I think this one is going to be a blast. Needless to say, I wanna see it with friends. Also online are a batch of character posters that have gone viral which you can view below. Such niceness. ?

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The JUSTICE LEAGUE Comes Together In The New Official Trailer!

Efforts to bring the DCU together at Warner Bros. Pictures remain on going with the development of several of its properties, a few of which are slowly but surely gaining traction; The latter being at least three of the now culminating cast for the first of two Justice League films currently on deck from the studio with a release date set for November 17. SYNOPSIS: In Justice League, fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of […]

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