Written By: Dan Geer

The alien invasion genre is one that has existed for decades, making it seem tired and worn out to many by now. While we may have enjoyed movies like The War of the Worlds and Independence Day in the past, it is really difficult to bring anything new to the table with each and every new movie in the genre, with District 9 probably being the least formulaic one we’ve had in a long time.

So where does that leave us with director Jonathan Liebesman‘s Battle: Los Angeles? To be honest, as far as the alien invasion aspect of it goes, not a whole lot except for maybe tons of gritty, butt-kicking action sequences and special effects that explode with realism. The movie starts off right away with the invasion, taking as little time as is necessary to set up the characters and making sure that we get right into the action. Nothing wrong with that, really, since that is the main reason people will be drawn to go see the film initially. It is truly a two-hour, jaw-dropping, mind-numbing display of visual chaos that completely entertains.

But where the film really excels is not in the visual spectacle (although it is impressive), but rather its heart. Make no mistake; unlike The War of the Worlds, Independence Day and even District 9 – this is a military-focused war film at its core with a true war hero at its heart.

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Source: FEARnet | Posted By: Dan Geer

One of the most frightening films I have ever seen (maybe the most frightening) is The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin. In fact, as unbelievable as it sounds, I just watched the film in its entirety for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It took me that long to finally have enough guts to sit down and watch it.

Coincidentally, filmmaker Mick Garris recently sat down with Friedkin to discuss his career in filmmaking on Post-Mortem with Mick Garris. The five-part interview will air on FEARnet starting March 14th, as well as Verizon FiOS starting March 19th and On Demand (VOD) as of March 21st. Believe me when I say that this is one interview you do not want to miss! Hit the jump for the official press release, hi-res photos and an exclusive video clip from the interview!

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Source: Super 8 The Movie | Cinemablend | Posted By: Dan Geer

Remember the good old days when movies with stories of young kids setting out on some sort of great adventure were commonplace? For the longest time, the era of films like Stand by Me, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, The Goonies and The Sandlot were a lost or forgotten art form. For this very reason, director J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) and executive producer Steven Spielberg set out to recapture that magic with a little film called Super 8, set to hit theaters June 10th.

While that may seem like a little ways away yet, the first official trailer will be attached to Battle: Los Angeles, which hits theaters today! What’s even better than that is that you can simply hit the jump to check out the trailer right now!

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Source: Amazon.com | Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer

Well, this is it!

Pretty much every fan of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was let down that only the theatrical versions of the films were released on Blu-ray last year (hence the low sales). Collider reports that those versions were also “mediocre” transfers, so most people really had no reason to pick up the set.

However, we all knew that the Extended Editions were coming, and we now know that they will be released either later this year or some time next year in one set, and that it is available for pre-order now!  Hopefully these transfers are better. Hit the jump for details as well as a “trailer” for the release!

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Source: FOX All Access on Facebook | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever since FOX All Access carried the story that a script for The X-Files 3 may be in the works and never shot it down (even though David Duchovny did), X-Philes from all over have been posting messages on their Facebook page almost daily, asking to get the film made and showing that the fandom has clearly not died down at all.

In response, FOX All Access posted an update on Facebook indicating that discussions are indeed happening and that a script is in the works after all! Read on for the quote!

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Source: Entertainment Weekly | Posted By: Dan Geer

If the half-second glimpse of Hugo Weaving as Red Skull in the Super Bowl spot for Captain America: The First Avenger wasn’t enough to wet your appetite for the new movie out this July, hit the jump to check out a new photo of him from Entertainment Weekly!

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Source: StarWars.com | Posted By: Dan Geer

As was announced last September, the Star Wars saga will be converted to 3D for theatrical release starting in 2012 with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Now, thanks to StarWars.com, we know that the official release date for Episode I will be February 10, 2012! Hit the jump for an excerpt from the announcement.

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Source: Batman News | Posted By: Dan Geer

When the announcement was made that Anne Hathaway will be playing Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight Rises, fans everywhere wondered if that meant that Catwoman will be making an appearance in the film, or if only the character of Selina Kyle will be in it as a love interest and never actually becomes Catwoman. Hathaway seems to think she will be playing the famous feline in the film, based on a comment she made on Oprah Winfrey’s post-Oscar special. Hit the jump to watch the clip!

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Source: Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last June, PCM brought you the news that Cartoon Network is rebooting Thundercats, the classic animated series from the 1980s. While Lion-0, Panthro, Cheetara, Mumm-ra and others won’t be returning to TV until later this year, the first official trailer for the series is available to watch now! Hit the jump to check it out!

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Source: FEARnet | Posted By: Dan Geer

Award-winning filmmaker Mick Garris, host of FEARnet‘s signature series Post-Mortem with Mick Garris, has conducted many interviews with horror film legends on the show, including Roger Corman (which we featured here), Robert Englund and Frank Darabont.

More recently, Garris sat down with Halloween creator John Carpenter to discuss his career. While this five-part interview does not debut on FEARnet until Monday, February 28th (and also Verizon FiOS cable channel 197 starting March 4th and On Demand March 7th), FEARnet was kind enough to send us the official press release as well as photos and an exclusive preview clip of the interview. Hit the jump to check them out!

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