Original Star Wars teaser trailer shows a humble beginning

Back in the 1970's George Lucas was fresh on the scene still and having just come out of his success with American Graffiti, Lucas decided it was time to take his next film out of old Americana and into the stars.

Because your next logical step from making your first popular film is to basically jump to something completely different than what got you noticed in the first place.

But it worked.

On the verge of a possible new teaser coming out for Star Wars Episode VII, the very first teaser ever released for Star Wars: A New Hope has been released.

It has a cheeseball 70's feel that mixes in with Alien, The Black Hole and possibly Tron. You even have the dude who sounds like he'd probably be a huge buzzkill at a party with a voice like that.

Now this teaser was actually released before a lot of the proper edits had been completed and the special effects like colour in the light sabers (yes your eyes aren't fooling you, they are totally white in this teaser), so it looks super low budget.

Not to mention the lighting is terrible and its grainy as hell, not like our digital, super hi-def, max sound films we're used to today, with glitzy big-name stars and fancy lifelike special effects.

When you watch this teaser you wonder, how did this become a series of films, cartoons, video games, toys, merchandise and novels.

How did this little film that looks so cheesy, so 70's, turn into one of the largest franchises, so big that it spawned five more films over the next three decades with at least five more on the way and even helped created some of the film and stereo technology still used today.

It's almost a humbling experience to sit and watch this small clip and realize that great things come from very small beginnings, and imagination has the power to create anything.

It also takes us back to a time when movies were more about the experience, the journey, it wasn't about the hipster attitude of who is or should be in this, and how your favourite story line should have been portrayed, how the filmmaker or writer screwed it all up.

We went to the movies to go on an adventure that we couldn't take in our real lives, we put ourselves in the hands of the directors, actors, editors, and we were taken to magical places we could never have dreamed of.

When those lights went down your excitement and anticipation went up and for just over an hour, your life changed forever.

Take a look at the Star Wars teaser below and maybe inspiration will hit you as it did with Lucas so many years ago.


By: James Bowler

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Avalanche Sharks: Because why not?

If you don't care about things like how can sharks swim through solid materials like snow and you know wood, then you probably will enjoy 'Avalanche Sharks'.

Following quickly on the heels of the surprisingly successful 'Sharknado' and 'Ghost Shark', comes the next SyFy shark-related film.

This time the sharks are apparently living in the mountains and can swim through snow. The also appear out of nowhere and for some reason haven't been noticed at this highly popular ski resort until one of them decides to try eating a person.

I'm not exactly sure how they breathe since snow is frozen water and therefore not able to provide oxygen, but scantily clad teens and implants so who cares right?

Here's some suggestions for SyFy from me for future movies involving sharks: Sharkellites with Sharks from Space, Time Shark with time traveling sharks, The Shark That Knew Too Much, Sharks on a Plane, Sharkie Nights, Sharkageddon with like asteroid sharks or four sharks riding horses, Sharkassic Park, Sharkmeleon, The Amazing Spider-Shark, The Sharkvengers, Shark of Steel...you get the idea.

Check out the ridiculous trailer for 'Avalanche Sharks' below. I mean even the CGI is more garbage than usual in this.

It will never make you wonder if a shark might attack you the next time you go skiing because that's not possible in any way, shape or form.

Oh and just a note, there doesn't appear to be any point where there is an avalanche in this film...which now has the title making even less sense than the movie. Snow Sharks maybe? 


By: James Bowler

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Zero Charisma - Geeksploitation

Zero Charisma is about Scott Weidemeyer (Sam Eidson), an obsessed, obese nerd, who happily spends his days as game master of his “friends” in his fantasy role-playing board game.

But, when Miles (Garrett Graham), a newcomer, joins the game, Scott’s world is turned upside down.

This is Murray tapping out, chat at ya next time.

By: Murray Slack

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The Best Marvel 'How It Should Have Ended' Videos

YouTube is a magical place - you can lose hours on there, clicking from video to video...sometimes you come across something truly special. That's exactly how I found the brilliance that is How It Should Have Ended.

They have done some amazing work over the years, and they listen to what the people want, creating videos the viewers request. The Marvel Cinematic Universe HISHE's are my favourite and I've brought them all together for you to enjoy as well!

Iron Man (2008)

Thor (2011)





Captain America (2011)





The Avengers (2012)





Iron Man 3 (2013)





They're good right? And as a super special bonus, here's the 'Pacific Rim' HISHE because it's absolutely AMAZING!

Pacific Rim (2013)





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Robocop reboot, releases first trailer

By: James Bowler

It's here and its...well robotic.

The RoboCop trailer has finally hit the internet, and it's looking pretty cool.

Here is the synopsis of the film from IMDB:

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. 

Check out the trailer below.

The film stars Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and hits theaters February 7, 2014.

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Natalie Portman Punches Her Way Back Into Thor: The Dark World

Despite rumours that she wasn't returning to the franchise, Natalie Portman is indeed back for the second installment of Thor. We've seen two trailers from the movie so far (you can see the first trailer here, and the second here). And once again, like many of the Marvel movies that came before it, it looks like there's a fair share of comedy, wrapped up in amazing action.





Speaking recently with Static, Portman said she absolutely loves the science fiction and fantasy films and the humour the Marvel franchise brings to audiences:

"I think one of the reasons the Marvel movies do so well is that they keep the comedy amid the action and the drama that is part of these films as well and they keep it entertaining. It’s more like life: even in the worst situations, always making jokes to lighten things up. I really love getting to go into these places that I would just never be able to come up with on my own, and it’s not how my brain works. So just to enter these worlds is so magical and it brings you back to being a kid where you could just have a complete fantastical world." 

In the second trailer, fans were treated to a scene where Jane clocked Loki, saying "That was for New York." Most fans probably got a good laugh out of that scene, and as it turns out, that hit wasn't fake:

"It was actually a punch. We did a few that were fake, but they could tell because I am just bad at that. (laughs) So there were a few real ones because they were like, ‘you are just a little girl, you really can’t hurt him’. So I don’t know, he acted like he could handle it, but I think I actually hurt him." 

There have been rumours circulating that we could lose a character in TDW, and with genius extraordinaire Joss Whedon at the helm of the Marvel brand, especially the films in Phase Two, we know to expect humour  and the possibility of major character deaths. I'm sure most of us are aware of one of his more infamous quotes...

“Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.” 

And with a title of 'The Dark World', we'll likely be seeing the characters go to uncomfortable places we haven't seen in a Marvel movie before. While the first installment of 'Thor' seemed to surprise most Marvel fans, it looks as if the second has the chance to surpass the success of its predacessor. "Thor: The Dark Word' will hit theatres in North America on November 8th.

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'Runner Runner' with Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake - Check out the Trailer

Runner, Runner is an upcoming 2013 American crime drama thriller film directed by Brad Furman, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher, and written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The film stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 27, 2013.

PLOT: 

Richie Furst is a Princeton student who is cheated out of his tuition money by playing online poker. When he learns that the site is hosted from a remote island location, he goes to confront the site's corrupt owner, Ivan Block, but is lured into becoming Ivan's protégé and right-hand man. Their relationship starts to reach a boiling point all while an FBI agent Zbysko, tries to use Richie to bring Ivan down.

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'MAN OF TAI CHI' Trailer - Directed by: Keanu Reeves

Man of Tai Chi is a 2013 Chinese-American martial arts film directed by and starring Keanu Reeves.The film is Reeves' first in a directing role. Man of Tai Chi is a multilingual narrative, partly inspired by the life of Reeves' friend, stuntman Tiger Chen.

Pre-production began in 2008 with years-long script refinements. During Man of Tai Chi's five years of scripting and production, Reeves acted in several B movies with lead roles as Henry in 2010's Henry's Crime and John in 2012's Generation Um.... When the project eventually moved into the production phase, filming occurred on mainland China and Hong Kong. The film premiered in 2013 with showings at the Beijing Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. It is also scheduled to be shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The work was awarded in Beijing and praised by recognized director of action genre films, John Woo.

PLOT: 
A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.

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