‘Supernatural’ Preview Clips For ‘Like A Virgin’

Supernatural is the gift that just keeps on giving. After five increasingly good seasons of top-notch action-adventure/horror television, fans wondered if the sixth could possibly stack up -- especially considering creator Eric Kripke was leaving the show.

Now, eleven episodes in, it’s pretty safe to say that Supernatural is still one of the best shows on the air – despite a rocky first couple of episodes.

When we last left Supernatural, Death broke Sam’s soul out of hell and reinserted it back into his body, against his body’s wishes. The concern at the time was -- what happens to a soul that has been brutally tortured by both Satan and Michael the Archangel for a year in Earth-time, and something like a hundred years in Hell-time?

When Death retrieved the soul, he placed a metaphysical partition inside Sam’s mind to block out the terrible memories, but there was a 40% chance it wouldn’t work. And even if it did work, the partition would probably (eventually) fall apart, leaving a wrecked Sam Winchester shell in its place.

This Friday, the show returns after the winter hiatus, and we’ve got two clips for your viewing pleasure:

“Like A Virgin” Preview

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“Like A Virgin” Clip

Obviously, Sam will wake up from his soul-injection coma and the partition will work, at least for a time, but Supernatural isn’t known for happy endings. In fact, it’s known for being possibly the saddest genre show on television. There are going to be terrible ramifications, as a result of what happened in episode 11, and you can pretty much guarantee that the partition is going to come down. Will Sam then turn into a vegetable, as we’ve been led to believe? Or is he made of stronger stuff than that?

Recently, it was revealed that Supernatural would likely return for a seventh season. The show is doing surprisingly well in its Friday night time-slot and the President of CW wants to see it come back.

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Supernatural airs Fridays @9pm, on The CW

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Nic Cage is Rage On Wheels in ‘Drive Angry 3D’ Clips, TV Spots, & Poster

Like a bat out of hell, sporting a fresh new blonde hairdo and a nasty scar around his left eye, Nicolas Cage will be back in theaters next month with Drive Angry 3D -- an R-Rated thrill ride from director Patrick Lussier, the man that threw pickaxes at the camera in his 3D remake of My Bloody Valentine.

A couple of new clips and TV spots have been released for the upcoming crazy Cage vehicle (not the one currently in theaters, Season of the Witch), along with another poster that features the Oscar-winner looking… less than utterly pleased.

Drive Angry 3D stars Cage as Milton, a hard-edged, recently-deceased criminal who breaks out of Hell in order to save his infant granddaughter from being sacrificed by a vicious cult (no, not the one that broke Cage’s kneecaps in The Wicker Man). Milton teams up with Piper (Amber Heard), a waitress with a ’69 Charger who is also seeking to make amends for her past deeds, and the two pursue the cult’s merciless leader (Billy Burke) -- all while a demonic agent known only as The Accountant (William Fichtner) attempts to capture Milton and return him to the Devil’s lair.

Those that watched either the international trailer or U.S. theatrical preview know that Drive Angry 3D aims to be a guilty pleasure of the most deliciously exploitative kind -- one that offers tons of explosions, car crashes, gunfire, Amber Heard’s bare legs, and Nic Cage at his most badass in the third dimension. For more of just that, watch Fitchner’s Accountant destroy a blockade of police cars via a hydro-truck in the clip below:

There’s another very NSFW clip online from Drive Angry 3D that answers the question: “What happens when you put a fully-dressed Nic Cage, three thugs, along with some booze, bullets, and a naked broad in a hotel room together?” Check it out HERE - if you dare.

Finally, be sure to check out the tamer but still action-heavy Drive Angry 3D TV spots and poster (via IMP Awards) below:

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Drive Angry 3D crashes into 2D and 3D theaters around the U.S. on February 25th, 2011.

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5 Clips from FX’s New Series ‘Lights Out’

The FX  network has made a name for itself in the crowded cable television landscape with their edgy and outstanding original programming. If you’ve tuned in at any point over the last several months, you’ve probably noticed how aggressively they’re promoting their upcoming boxing drama, Lights Out.

So far, the ads have only been brief teases that establish the basic premise of the series and its tone, but the simple fact that it’s on FX might be the most compelling reason to check it out. With a track record that includes shows like The Shield, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Justified, Sons of Anarchy, and Terriers (which was a favorite of mine) -- it’s hard not to be curious.

The January 11th premiere of Lights Out is right around the corner and Geek Tyrant noticed that FX recently debuted some new clips on the show’s YouTube channel. Before you check them out, here’s a brief synopsis of the series for anyone not up to speed:

Lights Out, from Executive Producer/Showrunner Warren Leight (In Treatment), stars Holt McCallany (CSI: Miami) as an aging former heavyweight boxing champion who struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters after retiring from the ring. Financial problems leave him at a perilous crossroads – battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector. Catherine McCormack (Braveheart) co-stars as “Theresa Leary,” Lights’ wife who is finishing her medical residency; Pablo Schreiber (Law & Order) as “Johnny Leary,” Lights’ brother and business manager whom Lights put through college; and Stacy Keach (Fat City) as “Pops,” Lights’ father and former trainer who runs the boxing gym owned by Lights. Clark Johnson (The Shield, The Wire) and Norberto Barba (In Treatment, CSI: NY) directed the pilot episode. Series Creator Justin Zackham (The Bucket List), Phillip Noyce (Salt) and Ross Fineman are also Executive Producers. Lights Out is produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.

I’ll admit that nothing I’ve seen or read about Lights Out strikes me as alarmingly unique, but like most FX series -- it’s more about the execution than how the idea looks on paper. The level of creative freedom afforded to the creators of these shows almost always yields satisfying results.

After watching these clips, I feel a lot more confident about the direction Lights Out is headed in. I’m particularly impressed with the glimpses we’re getting of Holt McCallany’s performance. This first clip is a fifteen-minute profile of his character that fleshes out his back story and it’s easily my favorite of the bunch:

The rest are short montages set to suitably dramatic music and if nothing else, they really highlight the cinematic look and feel of the show:

Lights Out may utilize elements we’ve seen in dozens of other stories, but FX’s original series have always been character-driven, so I’m optimistic that this show will quickly forge its own identity -- especially considering the level of talent in front of and behind the camera.

The fact that it’s on FX isn’t the only draw for me. I’m a boxing fan and still follow the sport pretty diligently. I’ve grown used to the fact that the actual mechanics of a fight are hardly ever translated to film accurately, but I’m still really interested to see how it’s depicted here.

Lights Out premieres on FX January 11th.

Source: FX via Geek Tyrant.

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New ‘Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ Clips

The family-friendly fantasy flick (say that three times fast) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader arrives in theaters next week, now under the 20th Century Fox banner.

A new clip has emerged online from the film, which hopes to attract moviegoers who adore the colorful and imaginative world of Narnia -- or those looking for a distraction until they can glimpse the more monochromatic world of “The Grid” in TRON: Legacy the week after Voyage of the Dawn Treader hits theaters.

The latest Chronicles of Narnia features the return of Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes as Lucy and Edmund Pevensie, off on yet another adventure full of dangerous beasts and magical creatures. Along for the ride this time is their cousin Eustace Scrubb (Will Poulter), a young man with an irritating disposition who is not too pleased about being dragged into a dangerous fantasy world -- needless to say, Eustace gets to do a bit of growing up in the film.

Simon Pegg provides the vocals for the warrior mouse Reepicheep. The pint-sized fellow provides Scrubb with a quick lesson in both manners and fencing, as you’ll see in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader clip below:

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In case you missed them, we’ve rounded up a few more clips from Voyage of the Dawn Treader. These next two videos show Lucy, Edmund, and Eustace’s arrival in Narnia and provides some basic exposition about the film’s plot -  the second one also illustrates just how irritating Eustace can be at times (seriously, the kid’s in a magical world, looking at an enchanted map, and still acting like a disbelieving ass).

Watch those scenes below:

Voyage of the Dawn Treader will hopefully be a fun adventure that benefits from the main cast members being a bit older (and more experienced), as well as the advances in CGI technology, which have come a long way since the big-budget version of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe hit theaters five years ago. Dawn Treader is also both a visually and thematically brighter fantasy tale than the most recent Harry Potter movie, which should help convince ticket-buying parents who passed on the darker, more adult entry in the boy wizard franchise to revisit Narnia instead.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader hits 2D and 3D theaters in the U.S on December 10th, 2010.

Source: 20th Century Fox (via Moviefone)

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‘Sucker Punch’ Clips Are Short & Sweet

The eye-popping scenery, exuberant action and visual panache of the Sucker Punch footage released so far indicates that Zack Snyder explored the deep recesses of his imagination (or, rather, revisited the doodles he made as a 14 year-old comic book nerd with sugar pumping through his veins) in order to come up with this stuff.

Five new clips have been released from Snyder’s Sucker Punch -- which is based off a story of his own creation -- and while they’re brief, they pack quite the visceral punch (pun mildly intended).

Brunette Emily Browning died her hair platinum blonde to play Babydoll in Sucker Punch, which revolves around the character’s attempt to escape a brutal mental institution via the assistance of her fellow inmates: Rocket (Jena Malone), Blondie (dark-haired Vanessa Hudgens), Amber (Jamie Chung) and Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish). Villains in this video game (cheap shot, we know) darkly fantastical adventure include the cruel Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino), and the mysterious High Roller (Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm).

The second Sucker Punch trailer and official movie synopsis provided moviegoers with a better idea of what to expect from Snyder’s project, in terms of story and style -- though whether or not that’s a good thing depends on your personal point of view.

Those that found the plot elements and dialogue on display in the most recent Sucker Punch theatrical preview to be a distraction from the jaw-dropping visuals -- these short, no-holds-barred, action-packed clips will be much more to your liking.

Watch all five Sucker Punch clips below:

Battlemechs, dragons, orc-like monsters, samurai, explosions, gunfire, and a pack of young attractive women clad in black leather armor, ready for battle -- Sucker Punch‘s fantasy sequences look to cover all fanboy bases and feature something for anyone who consider themselves even remotely geeky.

Will the gloomy tale at the heart Sucker Punch be as engaging as the visual mayhem on display? Early reviews are split as to whether or not the film works as a whole, but we’re still eagerly awaiting the arrival of this one in theaters, if only because, well… battlemechs and samurai.

Sucker Punch hits theaters in the U.S. on March 25th, 2011.

Source: Warner Bros.

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