"Captain America: The First Avenger" Filming Locations

The blokes over at BBC News have done some digging and come across the shooting locations for "Captain America: First Avenger". I have to say I am looking forward to this one, I think it might surprise some people. However, I've been wrong before. Many a time.

America's First Avenger will battle his foes on the streets of Manchester and Liverpool during filming on the big-budget superhero film.

Manchester's Northern Quarter is to be transformed into 1940s New York for a dramatic car chase in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Producers chose the Northern Quarter to recreate New York because of its towering buildings and pre-war architecture.

The location was organised through the Vision+Media film office, based at Mediacity in Salford Quays, which brought the big budget production of Sherlock Holmes to Manchester and Liverpool.

Susan Williams, drama liaison manager, said the company was approached by the studio, which is also behind the successful Spider Man and Hulk films, in February.

"We suggested the area to Marvel as its wide streets, towering buildings and pre-war architecture will make the perfect 1940s New York."

Residents, local businesses and Manchester City Council have all been consulted about the production, which will last about two weeks from mid September.

Details of scenes due to be filmed at Liverpool's Stanley Dock are yet to be finalised.

Jay Baruchel Talks "Justice League: Mortal"

It seems so long ago that fans were fighting over whether or not "Justice League: Mortal" was a good or bad thing for their favorite characters. Whatever your viewpoint might have been, we all know what ended up happening. A combination of script issues, budget issues, tax issues, casting issues, and any other issue you can't think of grounded the project. The folks over at Digital Spy had a chance to ask Jay Baruchel about George Miller's failed project while he was doing a press tour for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".

Do you think it would have won around the blogosphere?

"I'll just say this, if we had been able to make the movie that we had gone down [to Australia] to rehearse, if you had seen the production art I'd seen... it would've been the coolest thing ever. It would have been the neatest vision of Batman and the coolest vision of Superman you've ever seen. It would have been dark and fairly brutal and quite gory and just f**king epic."

What was the problem?

"The problem was that, had it gone to production, it would have been the single most expensive movie in the history of movies. Sometimes people are reticent to spend upwards of $300 million. It was a fun two weeks in Sydney and I got to hang out with one of my idols, George Miller."

Did you get as far as seeing the Justice League heroes in costume?

"I did. My friends, who were training to be Batman and Superman, they were down there for three months training and going to Weta in New Zealand to get their costumes. Weta, which is arguably the greatest special effects house on Earth, they had to cancel everything else. They were doing nothing but our movie. It was going to be f**king dope!"

Sounds like Baruchel, who was lined up to play Max Lord, is painting a pretty picture of what seemed like a troubled project. That being said, I am really interested in seeing the concept art and/or costumes, but by the time that happens I will be in diapers yet again.

"Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" Clip

Activision sent SuperHeroHype with this new behind-the-scenes clip for "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimension" that features the vocal stylings of narrator Stan Lee.

Coming September 7 for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and Nintendo DS, "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" is a thrilling action-packed adventure set in four dramatically different universes from legendary Spider-Man lore, each with a distinct Spider-Man armed with unique skills and strengths, in one original storyline.  Players will be transported to new locations never before seen in a Spider-Man game, from lush jungles and dusty deserts to various urban terrains.  Acclaimed Marvel comic book writer Dan Slott takes players on a mission to contain the magical energy of the Tablet of Order and Chaos, which has been shattered and sent hurtling across parallel universes, and battle fan-favorite villains in a quest to restore the fabric of reality.

Olivia Wilde Goes Nude For "Cowboys & Aliens"

Adam Beach and Olivia Widle of  the Jon Favreau helmed "Cowboys & Aliens" discussed shooting a very revealing scene with The Toronto Sun via SuperHeroHype.

Here is what Adam Beach had to say:

"We just finished shooting Olivia Wilde naked in front of a bonfire in front of 500 Apache warriors. That was beautiful. You won't get to see what I saw, but you'll get a glimpse."

Olivia Wilde's response:

"Did Adam Beach talk to you? Adam Beach is the best. Last night, we did a scene where I'm naked in front of a group of couple hundred Apache. Pretty amazing, pretty interesting."

"I kick-ass in this. I love doing action movies ... This movie is so much fun for me."

What red, white, and blue-blooded American male doesn't want to see Olivia Wilde stark naked under the pale moonlight? I'm not sure that alone is going to sell the movie, but it makes for some good headlines on a slow news day and gives me an excuse to look up pictures of Olivia Wilde. I'm sure Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Sam Rockwell will all have something to contribute before "Cowboys & Aliens" drops on July 29th, 2011.

Shoot em up.

Official poster for "Night Catches Us"

The official poster for NIGHT CATCHES US is now live on Movieline

Marcus (Anthony Mackie, “The Hurt Locker,” “Brother to Brother”) returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement, protecting a dangerous secret in a struggle against the revolution he once embraced and rediscovering a forbidden love (Kerry Washington, “Ray,” “Lift”).

 NIGHT CATCHES US premieres on VOD, Playstation, Xbox Live, Amazon and Vudu on October 29, and opens in theaters on December 3, 2010.

For more information please visit:

http://www.nightcatchesus.com/

Actresses Varma & Montgomery Joining Cast Of "Human Target"

Actresses Indira Varma and Janet Montgomery are joining the cast of HUMAN TARGET when the series begins its second season Friday, Sept. 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Varma will play ILSA PUCCI, a beautiful, sophisticated and recently widowed billionaire who seeks the help of CHRISTOPHER CHANCE (Mark Valley) after the mysterious murder of her philanthropist husband. Impressed with Chance's expertise, Ilsa offers to become his benefactor and a silent owner of his protection agency, allowing him and his partners, WINSTON (Chi McBride) and GUERRERO (Jackie Earle Haley), access to her unlimited resources, including her trust's vast bankroll, private planes, computer technology and connections to the world's most powerful and influential citizens.

Montgomery will recur as AMES, a gorgeous thief whose chameleon-like abilities allow her to blend into any situation. Winston, familiar with Ames from his days on the police force, offers her a job in an effort to help her get her life on the right track.

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate Indira Varma is most familiar to American audiences as "Inspector Cate Pritchard" on BONES and as "Niobe" from the critically acclaimed historical drama series "Rome." She has also appeared on "Little Britain," "Torchwood," "3 lbs.," "The Whistleblowers," "Moses Jones" and "Luther." Her film credits include "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love," "Canterbury Tales" and "Bride and Prejudice."

British-born actress Janet Montgomery can currently be seen in a recurring role as "Jennie" on the cable comedy series "Entourage." She will next be seen opposite Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in director Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," and she recently wrapped production on the feature comedy "My Idiot Brother" starring Paul Rudd and Zooey Deschanel.

HUMAN TARGET is an action-adventure series based on the DC Comics comic book and graphic novel, centering on Christopher Chance, a unique private security expert who is hired when a threat can't be eliminated through "normal" means of protection.

HUMAN TARGET is a production of Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Television. McG, Matthew Miller, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Brad Kern and Peter Johnson serve as executive producers.

An Invention From The 60's To Change The Face Of TV

It looks like an invention from early 60's is now going going to even further it's surge in the marketplace. In 1962 Corning Inc. invented a type of glass that was very hard to break, dent, or scratch. Problem being,  what is now known as "Gorilla Glass", served no known purpose at the time.

The almost invincible glass finally found that purpose in 2008, protecting the cell phones that our fingers abuse on a daily basis. With just cell phones alone, Corning Inc. has created a 170 million per year operation and Gorilla Glass can be found on over 40 million cell phones and other such devices all over the globe.

Now the company is set to make an even bigger mark on the technology market as television manufactures attempt to make sets even more thin and stylish. Companies are hoping that Gorilla Glass will prove marketable on more than just the look. The glass is lighter, which also means saving on shipping the product among other advantages.

See below for the history of "Gorilla Glass" and head over to Yahoo Finance to further educate yourself.

Corning set out in the late 1950s to find a glass as strong as steel. Dubbed Project Muscle, the effort combined heating and layering experiments and produced a robust yet bendable material called Chemcor.

Then in 1964, Corning devised an ingenious method called "fusion draw" to make super-thin, unvaryingly flat glass. It pumped hot glass into a suspended trough and allowed it to overflow and run down either side. The glass flows then meet under the trough and fuse seamlessly into a smooth, hanging sheet of glass.

To make Chemcor, Corning ran the sheets through a "tempering" process that set up internal stresses in the material. The same principle is behind the toughness of Pyrex glass, but Chemcor was tempered in a chemical bath, not by heat treatment.

Corning thought Chemcor sheets created this way would be the material of choice in car windshields, but British rival Pilkington Bros. intervened with a far cheaper mass-production approach. And another Chemcor adaptation in photochromic sunglasses also fizzled in the retail market.

Fusion draw finally proved its commercial value when Japanese electronics companies, looking for slim sheets free of alkalis that contaminate liquid crystals, turned to Corning's soda-lime LCD glass in the 1980s. Corning rapidly turned into the world's biggest supplier of LCD glass for laptops and that business blossomed around 2003 when LCD technology migrated to TVs.

In 2006, when demand surfaced for a cell phone cover glass, Corning dug out Chemcor from its database, tweaked it for manufacturing in LCD tanks, and renamed it Gorilla.

"The Oxford Murders" Opens August 6th In Portland, Oregon

Opening in Portland August 6th and San Francisco August 13th is Elijah Wood’s THE OXFORD MURDERS!

August 6, 2010:
Portland, OR: Living Room Theaters

August 13, 2010:
San Francisco, CA: Opera Plaza Cinemas 4

THE OXFORD MURDERS: When an elderly woman is viciously murdered in Oxford, her body is discovered by two strangers whose lives are immediately changed forever: Arthur Seldom (John Hurt), a prestigious professor of logic, and Martin (Elijah Wood), a young graduate student who has just arrived at the university hoping to be Seldom’s pupil.

It quickly becomes clear that hers is the first in a series of increasingly bizarre murders, with each victim’s corpse marked by strange symbols. Professor and student join forces to try and crack the code, setting into motion an elaborate game with the killer with ever-increasing stakes.  As Martin gets closer to the facts, he grows increasingly unhinged from his grasp on the world around him.

Based on Guillermo Martinez’s award-winning novel, THE OXFORD MURDERS is an edgy and intelligent thriller from cult-favorite director, Álex de la Iglesia.

Official Trailer

Official Site: http://www.magpictures.com/theoxfordmurders/

Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Oxford-Murders/

“The Town” to Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced today that Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ crime drama “The Town” will premiere at this year’s 35^th annual festival. The Gala Presentation, which marks the North American debut of the film, will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, “The Town” opens in North America on September 17, 2010.

There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. And most of the professionals live in a one-square-mile neighborhood called Charlestown. One of them is Doug MacCray (Ben Affleck), but he is not cut from the same cloth as his fellow thieves. Unlike them, Doug had a chance at success, a chance to escape following in his father’s criminal footsteps. Instead, he became the leader of a crew of ruthless bank robbers, who pride themselves on taking what they want and getting out clean. The only family Doug has are his partners in crime, especially Jem (Jeremy Renner), who, despite his dangerous, hair-trigger temper, is the closest thing Doug ever had to a brother.

However, everything changed on the gang’s last job when Jem briefly took a hostage: bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). When they discover she lives in Charlestown, Jem gets nervous and wants to check out what she might have seen. Knowing what Jem is capable of, Doug takes charge. He seeks out Claire, who has no idea that their encounter is not by chance or that this charming stranger is one of the men who terrorized her only days before. As his relationship with Claire deepens into a passionate romance, Doug wants out of this life and the town. But with the Feds, led by Agent Frawley (Jon Hamm), closing in and Jem questioning his loyalty, Doug realizes that getting out will not be easy and, worse, may put Claire in the line of fire. Any choices he once had have boiled down to one: betray his friends or lose the woman he loves.

Academy Award^® winner Ben Affleck (“Good Will Hunting,” “Gone Baby Gone”) directed and stars in “The Town,” a dramatic thriller about robbers and cops, friendship and betrayal, love and hope, and escaping a past that has no future.

The film also stars Rebecca Hall (“Vicky Christina Barcelona”), Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”), Oscar^® nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker”), Blake Lively (“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” TV’s “Gossip Girl”), Titus Welliver (“Gone Baby Gone”), Oscar^® nominee Pete Postlethwaite (“In the Name of the Father,” “Inception”), and Academy Award^® winner Chris Cooper (“Adaptation”).

“The Town” is produced by Academy Award^® winner Graham King (“The Departed”) and Basil Iwanyk (“Clash of the Titans”) from a screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard, based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. The executive producers are Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, William Fay and David Crockett, and Chay Carter served as co-producer.

The behind-the-scenes creative team was led by Oscar^®-winning director of photography Robert Elswit (“There Will Be Blood”), production designer Sharon Seymour (“Gone Baby Gone”), Oscar^®-nominated editor Dylan Tichenor (“There Will Be Blood”), and costume designer Susan Matheson (“The Kingdom”). The music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and David Buckley, who previously collaborated on Affleck’s “Gone Baby Gone.”

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a GK Films Production, a Thunder Road Film Production, “The Town.” The film has been rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use.

"Bran Nue Dae" Official Trailer and Poster

 Bran Nue Dae is a charming new Australian-based, music-driven road movie/romantic comedy starring Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush that literally bursts onto the screen with unbridled energy and fun.  Loosely based on one of Australia's most beloved and popular musicals, Bran Nue Dae is a foot stomping tour-de-force centering on the romantic adventures of a young aboriginal couple set against the spectacularly beautiful Australian landscape.  

MTV Australia calls Bran Nue Dae, "Hilarious...A Celebration. The Next Homegrown Cinema Classic." And The Sunday Mail called this Number One Australian Movie of the Year "An Exuberant Musical Road Movie!"

Coming to US theaters exclusively September 10, 2010!

Directed by Rachel Perkins

Written by Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins & Jimmy Chi

Based on the stage musical "Bran Nue Dae" by Jimmy Chi & Kuckles

Running Time: 88 minutes

Rating: Not Rated 

Visit the official website: http://brannuedaemovie.com/

Become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/brannuedaemovi