How Will The Final Chapter In The Epic Resident Evil Saga End? With Tons Of Ass Kicking!
We finally have our first look at the newest and final Resident Evil film. We have followed Alice, our main character played by Milla Jovovich, through Raccoon City and Umbrella Labs. But as she makes her final stand, she returns to Raccoon City to finish what she started.
The film looks as over-the-top and insane as previous installments but I believe this could be the most ridiculous yet!
‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter‘ is scheduled to be released January 2017!
Will you be seeing the finale of Alice vs zombies in theaters?
Let me know in the comments below on what you thought of the trailer.
Netflix Tuesday morning released the latest trailer for Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage,’ and quickly paid homage to the character’s original look (See above photo).
“The world is ready for a bulletproof black man,” said showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker today at Comic-Con. “It’s got a ’90s vibe but very much of today, and I can’t wait for you to see more of it.”
‘Luke Cage’ stars Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Frankie Faison, and Simone Missick. The 13-episode series drops on Netflix September 30.
The supernatural possessed San Diego Comic-Con 2016 when Destination America hosted its Super Supernatural Press Conference and Panel. The press conference featured Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman of Paranormal Lockdown, Adam Berry and Amy Bruni of Kindred Spirits and the ‘godfather of the paranormal’ John Zaffis from Haunted Collector. The group was there to talk about their various experiences within the paranormal, new upcoming shows, and Destination America’s October programming “Ghostober.”
Nick and Katrina talked about what they want to get out of their show, Paranormal Lockdown, and how it takes them to some very dangerous places.
“I want to document the holy grail. Our goal is to document something that is paranormal and out of this world that we don’t fully understand. Unfortunately, sometimes those are very sinister locations,” Nick said.
He also believes that the paranormal has changed in the last several years.
“It’s not at the point anymore where we’re out to prove ghosts exist or disprove ghosts exist. We’re like in the middle trying to discover something new like a scientist trying to discover a new planet,” Nick said.
While Nick and Katrina seek out the darkest and most dangerous locations, Amy and Adam take their new show, Kindred Spirits, in a different direction. They go to the homes of people that are dealing with hauntings to try and help.
“Right now we’re dealing with families and it’s really interesting to see to see how each of them deal with haunting depending on their culture, their religion, what they’ve been dealing with in the past. … That effects even these small homes we’re investigating,” Amy said about how everyone they meet handles the hauntings differently.
“It’s kind of re-adjusting their way of thought to a more a more practical and I guess more explained kind of way so they can really live,” Adam added. “There was a woman, we just did a case, where she didn’t live in half her house. Half the house she shut the door and was like ‘I’m not even going to go in there’ It’s about finding what’s there so she can cope and live in her house.”
Since they are working on a much more personal level, Adam admits that they sometimes look for information in odd places.
“Don’t be afraid to go through someone’s bedside table,” Adam said. “The reason I say this is because we have to investigate the ghost but we also have to figure out who the client is. They tell us a lot of information but we also find a lot of information on their family, their history, their genealogy, where they come from and who they are. … It’s about helping both sides. It’s about being a therapist for the ghosts.” It’s very important to Amy and Adam that they give families accurate information one way or another. “It is terrifying because you’re dealing with families and their emotions and you don’t want to give them any wrong information because they are going to latch onto anything you tell them,” he said.
The discussion of equipment was brought up and how the paranormal has changed over the years.
“Going back to your original question of ‘how has the paranormal changed’. I’ve seen so many more scientists [say] “hey I’m going to put myself out there because I think there’s something going on”. They get involved and they get excited about the field and that’s exciting for me because it’s giving legitimacy and validation for all these people that have had these experiences,” Katrina said.
John was in the room with the most experience as he spent a good portion of his childhood ghost hunting with his Uncle and Aunt, Ed and Lorraine Warren.
“It’s interesting and you have to keep an open mind with all this because your theories, your logic, things change. If it doesn’t and you get stagnant … we’re not going to gain any knowledge,” John said.
“I feel like the more we do this the less we know,” Amy added.
Paranormal Lockdown will air the longest investigation on Friday, October 28th on Destination America. Nick and Katrina talked about the location, the Black Monk House, in England and how they are going about preparing for such a legendary location.
Kindred Spirits will premiere on Destination America this fall.
Haunted Collector airs Tuesday at 10/9c on Destination America.
The full press conference is a great discussion with lots more information for the paranormal fanatic including shared experiences, how much research they all put into their investigations and even some tips for any novice hunters.
Ever so often an episode comes along of such quality it reminds everyone of how not only how excellent this series can be but how its on a level of its in terms of quality. This episode features the perfect mix of character, action, and intrigue. The character portion is unique because it shows the distinct bond Steven and Amethyst have. Steven isn’t like any human being on the planet and this makes it hard for him to relate to anyone. Amethyst as a Quartz Gem was supposed to be bigger and stronger like Jasper. In Steven’s own words, “It sucks.” Still by trusting in one another they are able to relieve each other of this terrible feeling.
The action of this episode is highlighted by the introduction of a new fusion. Steven and Amethyst become Smokey Quartz, who has the ability to combine a shield and a whip into a yo-yo of death, similar to the old Rygar arcade games. It’s impressive to see how their new abilities are able to have them face off against Jasper.
There is also a lot of new revelations about the series which are lightly touched upon. First it’s revealed there was a fourth Diamond. The Diamonds, the highest class of Gem in existence was thought to be made up of only three individuals: Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, and White Diamond. Jasper makes it known a fourth diamond, Pink Diamond, not only existed but her downfall was caused by Rose Quartz. Second, it’s shown Gem corruption can occur without involvement by the Diamond as Jasper starts to become corrupted by her own inability to accept what is happening to her. This could mean any Gem could become corrupted if they found themselves unable to cope with the world around them and it may very well affect the Crystal Gems later in the series.
With only two episodes left, let’s hope they are as good if not better than this one. Such a feat may be hard to accomplish as this episode was hands down one of the best of the season.
It’s time to once again visit the barn and check in on Peridot and Lapis. Their relationship has definitely changed from what it was the last time they are on screen together. Now they appear to be acting like a pair of college roommates, complete with bonding over a TV show they both enjoy. Also, the two of them have taken up making postmodern art as a way to express themselves. Peridot has also been training herself on how to use her newfound telekinetic powers but unfortunately it’s appears she still has a ways to go before she’s able to properly use them in combat. The two really are acting like individuals who are living away from home for the first time and are still figuring out how to live by their own means.
A new location is also introduced called the Beta Kindergarten, the area where Jasper was created on Earth. It’s always interesting whenever other areas are introduced in Steven Universe’s world. It helps to establish how global the Gem war was and how it everything was affected when it went down.
There is also a great deal of set up here for Jasper, as it builds up she is not only a perfect Quartz soldier but she also has been building an army of wild Gems to do her bidding. It will be interesting to see how the team is able to properly deal with her in the episode which follows it.
This episode really packs a lot into the small running time. It shows a lot of good character development and sets up for a confrontation to occur in the next episode. It’s one of the better episodes and hopefully will be followed up by one just as entertaining.
If you’ve seen Suicide Squad this weekend, you’ve been introduced to a myriad of new characters, and the most important character is one who wears a business suit.
Waller presents Task Force X photo: WB
Amanda Waller, portrayed by Emmy winner Viola Davis, is the Director of A.R.G.U.S. and convinces the government to establish Task Force X, better known as the Suicide Squad. Waller presents a harsh reality, that with more metahumans appearing, bad things happen, and having metahumans available and under government control to combat these things is a good option.
In a world that is demanding better and more fleshed out depictions of female characters, Amanda Waller is as good as it gets. She is a fine alternative to a certain face painted glorified domestic violence victim. Amanda Waller is capable, highly intelligent, not portrayed as a sex or fetish object, and takes ZERO guff from anyone, no matter who they are or what they can do. None of the candidates for Task Force X have any reason to work for her, so she provides incentive. Time off their collective prison sentences, but not without a caveat, a micro explosive planted in their necks to prevent any escape attempts.
Viola Davis as Amanda Waller photo: Fanpop / Warner Bros.
Waller’s relationship with most anyone has her in a favorable position, holding all the cards. Sitting in a room full of generals and advisers, she commands respect. Her relationship with Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) seems softer than most, but she positioned Flag to get close to June Moone, aka Enchantress, to keep a close eye on her. She even convinces Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) to do a favor for her and even offers some advice at the end of their meeting – “maybe you should stop working nights”.
If you walk out of Suicide Squad, and don’t want to see more of Amanda Waller owning every scene she is in, then you have clearly watched a different movie, and I don’t think we can be friends anymore.
Amanda Waller holds all the cards and has most of the angles covered, and she’s going to be around for a while. Viola Davis has confirmed she has signed on to play Waller for at least 3 films.
Growing up, The Phantom Tollbooth was one of my favorite books. It captured my heart and imagination like few other books could outside of Roald Dahl’s bibliography. The 1961 children’s novel is a perfectly-suited fit for the big screen, but it, of course, doesn’t come without its fair share of challenges. Warner Bros. tried and failed to bring it to the screen with Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Free States of Jones) at the helm, but nothing ultimately came through. But that’s not stopping TriStar from taking another swing at the bat. They’ve just acquired the rights to Norton Juster’s timeless classic.
TriStar Pictures studio executive Nicole Brown acquired the rights from WB last week, as reported by The Tracking Board (via ScreenRant), and they’ve hired rising writer Michael Vukadinovich to tackle the screenplay. Vukadinovich’s first produced film, Rememory, is set to hit theaters soon, while his spec, The Three Misfortunes of Gepetto, found its way onto the Black List a few years back before the actual script itself landed on 2014’s Young & Hungry List. He’s also currently adapting Matthew Quick’s Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, which Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin have considered making his directorial debut.
There’s no director attached at this time. Donald De Line and Ed McDonnell are set to produce, however, and hopefully they’ll get more traction on this one than WB ever did. Of course, if it does come together, it won’t be the first time the book — illustrated by Jules Feiffer — made it onto the big screen. An animated version, directed by Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow and Dave Monahan, was made in 1970, although Juster largely dismissed that version.
Hopefully, the 87-year-old ultimately makes this one more than the last adaptation. This book has the serious potential to become something as beloved as Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz by general audiences.
Done watching Stranger Things for the third time? Great. There’s a hefty list of added titles over at Amazon Prime this month, as well, and (some) of them are calling your name.
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Seasons four and five of House of Lies are coming August 23rd. If you’re looking for something lighthearted or family-friendly, maybe The Kicks is more your speed.
Amazon original series The Kicks premieres August 26th. The show is about a high school soccer player transferring schools and adjusting to life with a new team. While it looks like it will lean on some teenaged cliches, it may just fill the void that the Olympics leaves behind.
Amazon also offers a “Behind the Scenes” documentary on Clockwork Orange, as well as 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining for free. Still not enough Kubrick? They aren’t free, but Lolita, The Killing, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Eyes Wide Shut, Fear and Desire, Spartacus and Full Metal Jacket are all available to rent or purchase, as well.
However, if Kubrick’s not your style, there’s plenty for you, too. Other titles added last week include Cloverfield, Wicker Park, and You’ve Got Mail. And there’s tons more where that came from.
Our Top Picks for What’s On the Way
Shaun the Sheep hits Prime August 10th. This stop-motion animation film from the same brilliant team behind Wallace and Grommit brings another UK sensation to the states. The result of Shaun’s travels? Critical acclaim. Shaun is a family-friendly romp with a storyline somewhat reminiscent of Babe: Pig in the City, but definitely worth a watch.
Coen Brother films Inside Llewyn Davis and No Country For Old Men were/are being added this month, on August 1st and 11th, respectively. August 11th also brings action movie satire American Ultra, and a new stand-up special from Michael Ian Black titled Noted Expert.
Clark Gregg is back in the saddle with an Avenger…kind of. Very Good Girls, starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen, hits the Prime waves on August 12th. The film is a coming-of-age story about best friends trying to lose their virginity before college, and features Gregg as Fanning’s dad.
Later in the month, 2011 Cannes-fave Melancholiais free to stream. This inter-planetary drama will go live August 22nd. Kirsten Dunst stars as a newlywed whose wedding kicks off a series of events related to the slow ascension of an alien planet towards Earth.
Our final pick for the month is Elvis & Nixon, an Amazon original out August 25th. According to the trailer, the photo of President Nixon and Elvis Presley in the oval office is the most requested of the national archives. The film attempts to tell one version of the story behind the photo. How much it relies on accuracy and how much on sensationalism remains to be seen.
See the list below for all other titles coming out this August at Amazon Prime:
August 1st
A Good Woman Afflicted Coffee and Cigarettes Foot Fist Way How She Move Joe the King Kalifornia Marathon Man Maxed Out Shattered Species III Tales From the Darkside: The Movie The Eclipse The Others (2001) The Piano
August 8th
Odd Squad Movie Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior The World’s Fastest Indian
Brie Larson has a very bright future ahead of her. The recent Oscar-winner has Kong: Skull Island, Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire and an adaptation of The Glass Castle set for next year. Oh yeah, and she’ll play Captain Marvel for an indie production label called Marvel Studios in the near future as well. But before she suits up for the upcoming superhero film, she’ll step into the director’s chair. The Room actress makes her directorial debut with Unicorn Store, an independent comedy written by Samantha McIntyr (FX’s short-lived Married).
Larson, in addition to directing, will also produce and star in the upcoming film, as reported by THR (via Collider). It tells the story of Kit, “who, after moving back in with her parents, receives a mysterious invitation to a store that will test her ideas of what it really means to grow up.” One assumes Larson will play Kit, but that’s not confirmed at this time. They’re currently looking into financing the film, which shouldn’t be too hard given Larson’s booming popularity of late.
Although Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl) was once attached to direct with Rebel Wilson in the lead, that fell through and producers David Bernad and Reben Fleischer (Zombieland) turned the project in Larson’s direction before she won the Oscar. She previously co-directed the short film The Arm with Jessie Ennis and Sarah Ramos, which premiered at Sundance in 2012 and won the jury prize.
Production hopes to begin in October, before Larson puts on the superhero costume and begins her longterm Marvel commitment. Much like Paul Dano, Kristen Dunst and Idris Elba, fellow actors who also announced their directorial debuts earlier this summer, Larson is a versatile, inquisitive and multi-talented performer, and that should serve her well in the director’s chair. Her desire to switch between indies, blockbusters and mid-range films is positively thrilling, and I’m excited to watch her bounce all around the Hollywood circuit in the years to come.
Indie filmmaker Shane Vader is working on a teaser for his film ‘High Powers.’ Like his role model Sami Rami, Vader wanted to use the teaser to secure funding for a feature film, but Vader needed to raise a modest sum to pay his cast and crew on the teaser. This is where the story gets interesting.
Vader launched an Indiegogo campaign with a goal of $666. With all crowdfunding campaigns, you need to promote your work shamelessly, and that is what Vader did.
Guillermo Del Toro donated $618 to fully fund Vader’s campaign and gave him a little kick in the ass to complete his project.
“I had stepped away from Twitter for a few minutes when I got an email from Indiegogo, saying someone, going by an unidentifiable jumble of letters, had donated $618. My heart started racing as I googled the email address to try and figure out who this helpful person was but I had no luck. I opened up Twitter, and there was my answer. I immediately woke up my fiancée to tell her what happened. We’re both huge fans of Guillermo del Toro’s, as an artist and as a person, and I had to let her know right away. She barely woke up, and I let her keep sleeping while I soaked in the news some more,” said Vader to Forbes.
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Clark Gregg is back in the saddle with an Avenger…kind of. 
Our final pick for the month is