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New Trailer for Soderberg’s ‘The Informant!’ Online

Posted on July 1, 2009

Director Steven Soderberg can pretty much do no wrong, at least in my opinion. His talent and taste make him one of the best and most interesting directors working today. Sure, he might have a few missteps occasionally and release some movies that underperform, but at least he’s never boring and you can rank even his mediocre films higher than many other director’s best. Plus, his film The Limey is one of my all-time favorites.

So, it was with great anticipation that I saw the trailer for his latest project The Informant!, which features a pudgy Matt Damon and tells the real-life story of a bi-polar whistle-blower who must come to grips with the reality that only he knows the truth. At first, before watching the trailer, the title leads you to believe its another of those movies much like The Insider or Michael Clayton. You know, a serious drama.

However, after watching the trailer I’m happy to report that this film is less serious drama and more comedy — which is probably what Soderberg was looking for after two pretty serious films like Che and The Girlfriend Experience. Serious drama or not, its still a great trailer for what I’m sure will be a great movie.

Plus, it features Matt Damon, who I think is really becoming one of the most versatile actors working today. He can do action, drama and comedy and do them all pretty well. Not very many actors can do that.

At the moment, The Informant! has a rather confusing release schedule but it looks to hit theaters sometime towards the end of the year. Check out the trailer after the jump.

Could These Be in the Next iPhone OS3 Update?

Posted on July 1, 2009

iphon3gsliv061911 Over at the iPhone Blog they’re showing what’s supposed to be be in the next update to the iPhone OS. This update will push the version to 3.1 and is reportedly almost ready to be released.

Here’s what the iPhone blog guys say is going to be in the update:

* Voice Control now works over Bluetooth
* Updated AT&T profile to 4.2 — MMS is now enabled or at least has a button
* Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz.
* iPhone vibrates when moving icons
* Non-destructive video editing. Trimming a clip no longer saves over the original. “Save as. . . ” option now available.
* APIs to allow third party apps to access videos and edit them.
* Updated modem firmware to 5.08.01

No way to really know if this is actually what will appear in the update (Unless you happen to be a developer). Truth be told, some of us here at The Flickcast are developers, but we can’t say one way or the other unless we want Apple to get angry — and nobody wants that.

But if is true, this will surly be a great improvement for iPhone users. I’m especially encouraged by the inclusion of MMS in this new update. But having a button isn’t the end of the story. AT&T still needs to enable the feature on their network. Knowing them, it will probably take way longer than it should.

Marvel Unveils First Look at ‘The Marvels Project’

Posted on July 1, 2009

TheMarvelsProject_01_JimenezCover As we may have mentioned once or twice before, we kinda like comics here at The Flickcast. Be they from big companies, small companies, published online or something in between, if its sequential art, we try to read it. Some of the best titles around come from one of the biggest companies in comics, Marvel. Today, Marvel continues the trend by announcing another new bunch of very intriguing titles that all tie-in to what they’re calling The Marvels Project.

This new series of books are, according to Marvel, “from the Captain America Eisner-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting.” They allow readers to “discover the hidden connections that bring together Marvel’s earliest super heroes as the world stands on the brink of war! Who will create the first super soldier? And how does this affect the Marvel Universe today?”

Those are some great questions and ones I’m looking forward to finding out the answers to. Plus, I can’t help feeling this might have something to do with the upcoming feature film versions of Captain America and The Avengers. I guess we’ll have to wait and see on that one.

Issue #1 of The Marvels Project hits the shelves of your favorite comic shop in August. In the meantime, we’ve got several preview pages and some cool covers to show you from the new books right now after the jump.

Check ’em out!

Weblink Wednesday: Flickchart.com

Posted on July 1, 2009

In the new wacky world of social networking, there is just about something for everybody out there, whether you are a fan of music, sports, or poking your BFF. With all these nuances, where is the safe haven for movie geeks? Where can fans and fanatics alike obsess together and talk about how great their favorite Godfather or Star Wars film is. Well, look no further, as the Flickchart has you covered.

Flickchart was created, developed, designed, and is enjoyed by two guys, Jeremy and Nathan, and is a ranking system that allows you to choose your favorite film out of everything out there. From there, you can rank your favorite film in a list, meet new people that share your movie likes and dislikes, and check in on where some classics rank in the rest of the world.

First Trailer for ‘Couples Retreat’ Online

Posted on July 1, 2009

As it’s released with prints of Public Enemies, the first trailer for the new Universal comedy starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, and Jon Favreau has hit the web. The film is about four couples that are having trouble staying afloat, so they all decide to take a vacation to a wacky tropical island filled with wackier people to help make their relationships work. Laughing yet?

The trailer doesn’t make the film look very good, which isn’t surprising since its the same team that brought us 2006’s The Break Up and 2008’s Four Christmases. The film is directed by Peter Billinglsy, long-time friend of Favreau’s, but we know him more as Ralphie from 1983’s A Christmas Story. Overall, the film kind of looks like a less fun, over 30 version of Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Couples Retreat also stars Kristen Bell, Malin Ackerman, Faizon Love, and Kristen Davis and will hit theaters October 9 of this year. Check out the trailer after the jump.

Sci-Fi Channel Announces Comic-Con Lineup

Posted on July 1, 2009

At The Flickcast we love pretty much anything the Sci-Fi Channel shows. Of course, we’re particular fans of anything BSG-related like Caprica and the upcoming The Plan. Yes, we even like some of those Sci-Fi-Original Movies featuring the monster of the week. They’re fun.

So, that said, we’re obviously pretty anxious to see what the network decides to showcase at Comic-Con in San Diego this year. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait any longer to find out because they’ve announced their schedule and we’ve got it for you right here.

The channel will be bringing quite a few shows and cast members to the Con including the cast and creators of Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Sanctuary and Warehouse 13. Also, they’ll be taking over a restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel (which is right across the street from the Con) and re-branding it as Eureka’s “Cafe Diem” for the duration, which will, according to the network, be “the hub of all Sci-Fi activities during the week.”

Click through to see the network’s complete Comic-Con Schedule via their official press release:

New Sam Raimi / Lucy Lawless Series To Debut at Comic-Con In San Diego

Posted on July 1, 2009

The list of new shows debuting at Comic-Con in San Diego just grew by one more. Starz Entertainment plans to showcase its new show featuring Xena and Battlestar Galactica alumi Lucy Lawless at the Con. The new show Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which is Exec. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Steven S. DeKnight, will run for 13 episodes on the network and in addition, will have a tie-in comic book to be published by Devil’s Due.

According to the network, the show “follows the world of gladiators comes to life as the Roman Republic’s most brutal fighters clash in the ultimate arena.” In addition, it “is an entirely new vision of the ancient legend and will utilize virtual environments giving it a unique graphic novel look and style, along with a fresh narrative approach.”

As for the show’s storyline, it “was inspired by the actual slave of the Roman Republic who in 73 BC led a slave revolt that grew to more than 120,000 fighters. Defying the Roman Republic’s legions of soldiers, they campaigned for two years through much of what is now Italy before succumbing to a much larger army. The new series will tell a new set of stories rich in character, action, sex and combat.”

Sounds cool. And really, who doesn’t like Lucy Lawless? Spartacus: Blood and Sand debuts on Starz in January 2010. And, if you happen to be at Comic-C0n on July 24th, be sure to check out the show’s panel featuring Lucy Lawless, Rob Tapert and Steven S. DeKnight. We’ll see you there.

The Flickcast – Episode 14: Revenge of the Fallen

Posted on July 1, 2009

revenge-of-the-fallen-poster Last week on The Flickcast, Chris, Matt and Christina discussed lots of different subjects including Megan Fox as Lara Croft, the new Conan, Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, the return of Futurama and much more.

This week, the trio takes on some new topics such as the proposed remake of An American Werewolf in London, the Watchmen Director’s Cut, the importance of Comic-Con in San Diego, the box office success of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, changes to the number of Best Picture Oscar nominees and the tragic death of Michael Jackson.

Plus, as they do every week, your favorite team makes some great picks. Matt goes back to his youth with the Ghostbusters video game, Christina learns more about confidence scams with David Mamet’s The Spanish Prisoner and Chris just wants to be scared by his pick Slither, a horror/comedy directed by James Gunn and starring Nathan Fillion and Elizabeth Banks.

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