Behold...The 'Enterprise' Makes Its Appearance!!!

I think this is going to make a few Trekkies out there go abuzz with delirium – it’s an actual screen capture of the starship ‘Entertrise’ that is still in its construction. Remember that the upcoming JJ Abrams version of ‘Star Trek’ focuses on the early days of James T. Kirk and crew, hence the ship ‘Enterprise’ must be in its infancy too. Embrace below the screen shot before a full frontal official teaser trailer hits our senses real soon…

The Actual Bond Girl In 'Bond 22'

I mentioned earlier that Gemma Arterton will be the new Bond girl – true to only a certain degree. See, Gemma will indeed be in the new James Bond flick, now just provisionally titled ‘Bond 22’ (although rumors are flying that the title will be simply ‘007’, which is appropriate considering that ‘Bond 22’ will be the turning of Bond into a true ‘00’ agent.) Gemma will only play a side role as a field agent beside Bond.

The lead Bond girl in 'Bond 22' will be in fact – Olga Kurylenko. Who??? Yes, not that well known except for a starring role beside Timothy Olyphant in the recently not-so-great movie adaptation of the popular game ‘Hitman’.

Olga (don’t you just love Bond girl names? Olga just makes me go ga-ga) is a Ukrainian model-turned-actress that started her movie career in France, starring in movies like ‘L'Annulaire’ which won her an award for her good performance by the Brooklyn International Film Festival and later starred opposite Elijah Wood in the recently splendid movie ‘Paris, je t’aime’.

Olga will be united with major cast members like Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, and Mathieu Amalric, playing the main villain.

She can a sweet lil’ darlin’ of a lady, but what is captivating about her is that, at times of great need, she can turn on the nastiness and be this:

Oh my. Can’t wait. Just can’t wait….

The 65th Golden Globes Winners Announced

The 65th Golden Globes Awards winners was announced with little ceremony and fanfare yesterday, as the on-going writer’s strike took its toll on this year’s awards ceremony with no-shows from celebrities from across Hollywood. As such, the results were marred by somewhat controversial decisions, as deserving individuals and efforts were overlooked, some say as a direct result from their involvements in the strike. The aftermath of such a situation now resulted in many that perceive the Golden Globes with little merit and a whole lot of skepticism. In other words, the reputation of the ever-famous Golden Globes is now in deep scrutiny. Many now question the value of this particular award show, as the decision to award ‘Best Film’ in a Drama category went to the film ‘Atonement’, a British production instead of the much widely-acclaimed films like ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘No Country for Old Men’, both American productions. Other notable sways toward foreigners include British actress Julie Christie winning the ‘Best Actress’ category with the film ‘Away From Her’, Australian Cate Blanchett winning ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for her role in ‘I’m Not There’ and Spaniard Javier Bardem taking home the award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ in ‘No Country For Old Men’. More examples litter the awards show and having now itself being awarded the accolade of the fastest ever broadcasted awards show, clocking at a mere 30 minutes as the host plainly read out the list of winners in a press-conference style format, the 65th Golden Globes will be remembered, and given awards, for all the wrong reasons.

There is no majority winner as awards were given evenly and flatly across the board, probably Here is the list of winners for their respective categories, with its nominees:

Best Film (Drama)
Atonement

Also nominated:
American Gangster
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best Film (Musical or Comedy)
Sweeney Todd

Also nominated:
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
Juno

Best Director - Film
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Also nominated:
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Ridley Scott - American Gangster
Joe Wright - Atonement

Best actor (Drama)
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Also nominated:
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Best actress (Drama)
Julie Christie - Away from Her

Also nominated:
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Jodie Foster - The Brave One
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley - Atonement

Best actor (Musical or Comedy)
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd

Also nominated:
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages
John C Reilly - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best actress (Musical or Comedy)
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose

Also nominated:
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd
Ellen Page - Juno

Best supporting actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Also nominated:
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
John Travolta - Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Also nominated:
Julia Roberts - Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Best foreign language film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France and US)

Also nominated:
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romania)
The Kite Runner (US)
Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
Persepolis (France)

Best animated feature film
Ratatouille

Also nominated:
Bee Movie
The Simpsons Movie

Best screenplay
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

Also nominated:
Diablo Cody - Juno
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin - Charlie Wilson's War

Best original song
Guaranteed - Into the Wild

Also nominated:
Despedida - Love in the Time of Cholera
Grace is Gone - Grace is Gone
That's How You Know - Enchanted
Walk Hard - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best original score
Dario Marianelli - Atonement

Also nominated:
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild
Clint Eastwood - Grace is Gone
Alberto Iglesias - The Kite Runner
Howard Shore - Eastern Promises

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best series (drama)
Mad Men

Also nominated:
Big LoveDamages
Grey's Anatomy
House
The Tudors

Best series (musical or comedy)
Extras

Also nominated:
30 Rock
Californication
Entourage
Pushing Daisies

Best mini-series or film made for TV
Longford

Also nominated:
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
The Company
Five Days
The State Within

Best actor (drama)
Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Also nominated:
Michael C Hall - Dexter
Hugh Laurie - House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - The Tudors
Bill Paxton - Big Love

Best actor (musical or comedy)
David Duchovny - Californication

Also nominated:
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carrell - The Office
Ricky Gervais - Extras
Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

Best actor (mini-series or film made for TV)
Jim Broadbent - Longford

Also nominated:
Adam Beach - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Ernest Borgnine - A Grandpa for Christmas
Jason Isaacs - The State Within
James Nesbitt - Jekyll

Best actress (drama)
Glenn Close - Damages

Also nominated:
Patricia Arquette - Medium
Minnie Driver - The Riches
Sally Field - Brothers and Sisters
Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
Edie Falco - The Sopranos

Best actress (musical or comedy)
Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Also nominated:
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Anna Friel - Pushing Daisies
Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Best actress (mini-series or film made for TV)
Queen Latifah - Life Support

Also nominated:
Bryce Dallas Howard - As You Like It
Debra Messing - The Starter Wife
Sissy Spacek - Pictures of Hollis Woods
Ruth Wilson - Jane Eyre

Best supporting actor (mini-series or film made for TV)
Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Also nominated:
Ted Danson - Damages
Kevin Dillon - Entourage
Andy Serkis - Longford
William Shatner - Boston Legal
Donald Sutherland - Dirty Sexy Money

Best supporting actress (mini-series or film made for TV)
Samantha Morton - Longford

Also nominated:
Rose Byrne - Damages
Rachel Griffiths - Brothers and Sisters
Katherine Heigl - Grey's Anatomy
Anna Paquin - Bury My Heart On Wounded Knee
Jaime Pressly - My Name is Earl

So where did the celebrities go and how did they celebrate this low-key awards event? Here are a few ideas, courtesy of BBC.com:

"We managed to rustle up two champagne glasses... That's as glamorous as it gets." Tom Hooper, Longford director, who said he wore jeans, no shoes and a "scruffy shirt".

"I kinda didn't want to watch. It would just make me tense or nervous. I knew if my phone was ringing when I walked into my hotel room that I would have won, and it was. Nobody calls a loser." David Duchovny, winner for best actor in a TV comedy or musical series, who went to the cinema instead.

"I'd just got off the plane from Los Angeles and I was standing there and it was just perfect. It was perfect to stand there, that was better than being in a proscenium kind of space or at a dinner." Julian Schnabel, director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly found out his film had won best foreign language film while waiting in the baggage claim at New York's John F Kennedy Airport.

"I was at the Brass Monkey Bar in the Meatpacking District in New York, watching it on TV with a bunch of the cast and crew. I was drinking bourbon on the rocks. It was great. This huge cheer went up." Glenn Close on how she learned she had won the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama for Damages.

"I wish I could have thanked everyone publicly. But it was still a great experience. I wouldn't trade it. I will remember this always." Jon Hamm, winner for best actor in a dramatic TV series, celebrated on the roof of the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles.

"People are going swimming actually. I guess that's what you do, isn't it, after you win a Golden Globe? You go for a swim." Atonement producer Tim Bevan, speaking from his Hollywood hotel on how he planned to celebrate his film's win for best dramatic motion picture.

"It's nice not to be in a tuxedo." Sweeney Todd producer Richard Zanuck, who watched the Globes announcement from his son's home in Beverly Hills.

A Star Is Trekking This Way Soon

I thought this might interest those Trekkies out there. As all Trekkies would have already known, there will be a new 'Star Trek' movie coming out in December 2008, directed by JJ Abrams of the Alias, MI3 and Cloverfield (producer) fame. Starring Zachary Quinto from ‘Heroes’ as a young Spock and Chris Pine as a James T. Kirk from ‘Princess Diaries 2’, this upcoming ‘Star Trek’ version will spotlight on the crew’s earlier adventures, before the crew even boarded the famed starship ‘Enterprise’. Little information is known at the moment, as the producers are all tight-lipped about the plot, heck, even an official teaser has not been shown yet. However, it is widely rumored that the star actors from the original series will appear in this version, in some form or manner. Hhhmmm, interesting…Anyway, the official teaser will only appear in-front of the upcoming movie ‘Cloverfield’, also by JJ Abrams, on the January 18th and will go online 3 days later. Meanwhile, to satisfy the already salivating fans of ‘Star Trek’, here’s a little fake teaser I found on ‘Youtube’ that had me convinced. Yes, it is a fake teaser, but one hell of a good fake teaser. Just hearing that Nimoy’s voice just helps convince me on anything really. Check it out below:



And here's first official teaser poster:


And followed by this:



I'm sure more kick-ass posters will appear soon as the release date draws near. Stay tuned...

The 65th Golden Globes Officially Cancelled

You might know this already but I’m gonna post it anyway: it is official and it is true, the 65th Golden Globe Awards this year is CANCELLED. Every year we get to enjoy a unique awards ceremony that gives accolade to the best achievements in film and television, and also serves as a deserving prequel to the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards, as well as often being seen as a forecaster of Oscar winnings that shortly follows the Golden Globes. However, there will be no such luxury this year as the on-going writers strike claimed its very first major victim. NBC and the President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Mr. Jorge Camara announced that:

“The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom is officially cancelled.

“We are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not take place this year and that millions of viewers worldwide will be deprived of seeing many of their favorite stars celebrating 2007’s outstanding achievements in motion pictures and television. We take some comfort, however, in knowing that this year’s Golden Globe Award recipients will be announced on the date originally scheduled.”

The “announced on the date originally scheduled” in question just means a watered-down version in a form of a 1-hour press conference, telecast “live” from The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom on January 13th. NBC will officially beam-out the live telecast worldwide.

So, I guess we have to shove the champagne back into the fridge and hope that this writer’s strike does not claim its 2nd victim: The Academy Awards. Now that will be heart-breaking.

The Actual 'Cloverfield' Monster???

I’m all hyped up about this ‘Cloverfield’ movie. Aren’t you? I mean, the marketing for a movie like this has been just spectacular, with little glimpses of the monster, clips of the movie released here and there, realistic news reels, I mean, all the cloak-and-dagger stuff really helped to create a buzz and anticipation for this movie. I just hope the actual movie do not disappoint (but sadly, usually it does. I hope this one is an exception).

Now, new developments has emerged that an actual photo of the ‘Cloverfield’ monster was leaked all over the net. Of course, the movie studio claims that it is false. But is it really? Remember ‘Independence Day’ with Will Smith? Photos of the aliens were all over the media, studios claimed it was false, but it turned out to be true. So, you see the trend here? Back to ‘Cloverfield’, if you do not want to see the supposedly false monster design and spoil the all your enjoyment in the cinema, then scroll straight right down. If you are well tired of these cloak-and-dagger marketing bull, then CLICK HERE for a model photo of the monster. Apparently it's a toy model based on the movie. Studios all claim that the design is fake, so it's up to you to judge the turth.

In the meantime, here’s another teaser to hype things up even more:

International Monster Madness

The international marketing onslaught for the upcoming blockbuster ‘Cloverfield’, produced by J.J. Abrams of ‘Alias’ and ‘MI3’ fame, has hit full gear and just recently released more footage of the monster's attacks. Now concentrating on the Atlantic Ocean, an oil rig (Chaui Station) gets bumped by the ‘Cloverfield’ monster and all hell is breaking loose. The footage is recorded in various foreign languages and you can observe below the Spanish version of the monstrous carnage:




And here’s an English version, with slight differences:

Tagruato inglés
Uploaded by UrulokiBlog

Don’t you just love these marketing people nowadays? They can think of everything. They went a step further with an “official press release” too regarding the disaster event from the fictional company “Tagruoto”:

“There has been an altercation at the Chaui Station. Although details are limited at present time, be assured that Tagruato is taking every measure necessary to ensure the safety and well being of all staff and crew. Specialty teams have been deployed, and are working aggressively to restore harmony at the site.

The cause of the problem is currently being investigated, although it is suspected that an eco-terror cell is responsible for the disturbance.We have top investigators on our side. Everything will be resolved shortly, and all problems will be fixed.

If you have any questions, please contact us at +81-3-5403-6318 for further instructions.”


Call that number if you dare. If you well intrigued by all these, go check out ‘Tagruato’s website by clicking here. ‘Cloverfield’ opens in US cinemas on January 18th.

Sweet Like Chocolate

If you like action movies, then I’m sure you have seen (or should have seen) ‘Ong Bak’ and ‘The Protector’ which are Thai productions that feature some of the most kick-ass and in-your-face action sequences since Jackie Chan first beat-up his first bad guy on screen. Now, the director of those two Thai action wonder films, Mr. Prachya Pinkaew, is ready to unleash further thumping Thai action with his latest sweetly named but explosive follow-up, ‘Chocolate’. However, Tony Jaa, the action guy in the previous movies, will not feature this time around. But after you watch the trailer below, he will not be missed, I’m sure.

What is impressive in the ‘Chocolate’ trailer is that is it slightly different from the usual trailers you see out there nowadays. Remember those Jackie Chan movies right at the end, when they show the audience all the failed stunts and we see how the actors whine in agony after a stunt has gone wrong? Well, Mr. Prachya decided to ‘Ohhh’ and ‘Ahhhh’ us waaaaaayyy before the movie has ended, and some of the stunts-gone-wrong clips are included right into the trailer. How can you not love the guy? Watch on:



So my question is, where's the chocolate? Hhmmmm...

And The Next Bond Girl Is...

The long anticipated announcement of the next Bond girl in the upcoming second Bond movie with Daniel Craig (at the moment is simply titled “Bond 22”) is here and the lucky lass is no other than…Gemma Arterton. WHO??? That’s the most common expression from most people as she is relatively unknown and uncommon among the circle of film. British born and graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London) in 2007, she has made low-key performances on stage plays such as Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” in London. However, her up-coming slate looks rosier as she is currently involved with Guy Ritchie’s ‘RocknRolla’ and Jonathan Gershfield’s comedy, ‘3 and Out’. But of course, the plump Bond girl role will definitely rocket her into the publicity radar and more high-profile roles will most probably follow.

Emma may not be exactly the hottest of all the Bond girls (Famke Janssen playing Xenia Onatopp (stop grinning) in 'Goldeneye' still rocks as the sexiest Bond girl is all of Bond-dom in my book. Those eyes, those thighs!!! Even her name oozes sexiness. With sex as her primal weapon and the only Bond girl seen on screen having an orgasm with James Bond, she can sleep with me and then kill me anyday), here's a little biodata of this soon-to-be-star:

Biodata:

Age: 22
Height: 5’ 7”

Hair: Brunette

Eyes: Brown
Nationality: British Natural

Accent: London / RP

New Photos of Indy!!!

I'm back from my New Year's Pangkor Island trip!!! It was a blast and shall blog about it later. Anyway, slow times at the movie updates as virtually everyone seems to be still suffering from their New Year hangovers. But managed to find a few new pictures of the highly anticipated 'Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.' Enjoy!!!