When [It] Strikes Me

In the world of “I Cannot Fracking Wait” debuts, AMC’s The Walking Dead, based on the graphic novel series by Robert Kirkman is pretty much atop my TV list… at least since the premiere of ABC’s V.  Well AMC just debuted a four and a half minute trailer for the series and announced it’s start date: 10 PM on Halloween night, this October.  Can… not… wait….

They played Official Trailer #2 for Tron Legacy at the Inception IMAX showing last weekend.  It got me even more jazzed than the first; also, any movie with Olivia Wilde is gonna be worth seeing in IMAX.

Over at GeekTyrant, they’ve posted a player for six tracks by Daft Punk for the upcoming Tron Legacy soundtrack. I’ve embedded the tune from the first trailer. It’s got a great vibe to it. Along with the Sunshine soundtrack, I do believe I’ll be buying that one.

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The new David Simon (The Corner, The Wire) series on HBO is getting ready to kick off on Sunday night, April 11th.  They’ve just released the extended trailer and I could not (pardon the expression) be more jazzed about it.

Check-i-check-it out:

Last week I linked to two anticipated 3D releases, and today I’m gonna follow up with two of the action movies I’m pretty jazzed for in 2010.

Matt Damon and the team from the Bourne trilogy are joining up again for Green Zone, a thriller set in immediately post-invasion Iraq.  It promises great action and intrigue.

Meanwhile, in the world of comic-book blockbusters, Robert Downey Jr. will be reprising Tony Stark for Iron Man 2.  This one ain’t gonna be high art, but it should be balls-to-the-wall good in a Michael Bay style of filmmaking.

Trailers… after the bounce: Read more…

I bought some IMAX stock last month because I do think Avatar (which I reviewed here) has brought us forever into the era of the 3D blockbuster.  I don’t think this will be something that fizzes out over time, though I’m hardly going to go rushing to buy a 3D-TV for my apartment.  I think that IMAX likely will stake out its claim to super-high def 3D entertainment and that Hollywood will continue its current trend of producing blockbusters in both 2D and 3D.

Two of the more intriguing products coming out are the reboot of 1981 Harry Hamlin vehicle Clash of the Titans and the sequel vehicle starring newly minted Academy Award Best Actor Jeff Bridges, Tron Legacy.  I admit a personal bias toward the Greek mythology bastardized by Hollywood, but I’m really pretty jazzed about seeing CGI neon in 3D.  Both [should / could] be awesome.

I’ve linked their HD trailers, after the jump: Read more…

I honestly couldn’t really care much about the death of Corey Haim.  Yeah, anyone throwing their life away on drugs is tragic, but Corey Haim’s death is really no more so than your local neighborhood crackhead.  That said, he was in some kickass movies.  Silver Bullet, Lucas, Lost Boys and, of course, that movie where Nicole Eggert got nekkid.  [Pause... reflect... getting creepy so get back to typing]

Anyway, Lost Boys was freaking awesome, so in honor of Haim’s passing we will remember his best movie career scene… starring the most powerful stereo in the world:

YouTube user Campetin who runs SL-LOST has ammassed an impressive array of LOST related videos and authored some amazing IPF (In Preparation For) videos for Seasons 6 and 5.

Courtesy of him, we start with the latest ABC promo for tonight’s launch.  I’ve posted the IPFs thereafter.

CLICK THROUGH THE JUMP FOR THE IPF VIDEOS Read more…

Umm… Awesometown.  Actually going into space on the repair mission for the greatest scientific tool of the modern era, and you do so with an IMAX 3D camera?  You, fine sirs, rock.

Behold:

Jack Bauer is back, but this time in the City.  Fox’s “24″ comes to New York City and premieres on Sunday night with a 2-hour run, to be followed on Monday with another 2-hours.  I hope to blog about each week on Tuesday mornings.  I’m going to be doing all four hours on Monday night via the ole DVR. And yes, I’m psyched.

I’ve stated before that David Simon is a genius and one-half of the team that brought us real winners “The Wire” and “The Corner“, the latter of which I should have a review up for in the next week or so.  It turns out the Simon has reupped with HBO and, along with former collaborator Eric Overmyer (but not Ed Burns), will be strutting on down from his comfort zone in Baltimore and entering Overmyer’s realm in N’Awlins.

Below is the teaser trailer for “Treme”, a series focusing on musicians in New Orleans’ destitute yet musically inspired Treme neighborhood (formally known as Faubourg Tremé). The cast includes several familiar faces, including Wendell Pierce (Bunk Moreland on “The Wire”), Clarke Peters (Lester Freeman on “The Wire” and Fat Curt on “The Corner”) and Khandi Alexander (Fran Boyd on “The Corner”). Joining them are film “star” Steve Zahn and HBO veteran Kim Dickens (Joannie Stubbs on “Deadwood”).

I could not be more psyched (then again, I was psyched for the “V” reboot, too).