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Fan Rant: Why Neveldine/Taylor are Genre Film Saviors

Posted Apr 21st 2008 10:02PM by Eugene Novikov
Filed under: Action, Horror, Thrillers, New Releases, MGM, Fan Rant

In an age ruled by wussy PG-13 horror and sterilized action, the world cried out for a hero. And behold, for it has found one; actually, it has found two. Their names are Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor -- usually credited as just "Neveldine/Taylor" -- and they have come to rescue us from the gutless, joyless, cynical genre films that seem to top the box-office more and more often with each passing year.

So far, Neveldine/Taylor have but two credits to their name: the deranged Jason Statham actioner Crank, and the screenplay for last weekend's twisted, frightening "medical" thriller Pathology. (Here I must respectfully dissent from my co-blogger Jeffrey M. Anderson's thoughtful negative review of the latter.) They've developed a clear m.o. -- gruesome, over-the-top violence, unhinged sexuality, frenetic plotting, a conscious disregard for plausibility -- and a certain contingent of filmgoers are eating it up with a spoon. I don't blame them: movies that don't pull their punches are pretty rare, and it's easy to love these two simply for having the fortitude to go balls-to-the-wall.

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Review: Pathology

Posted Apr 19th 2008 9:32AM by Jeffrey M. Anderson
Filed under: Thrillers, New Releases, MGM, Theatrical Reviews, New in Theaters

Yet another movie withheld from press screenings, Pathology isn't exactly a horror movie, though it does contain a good amount of gore. It inspired me to coin a new subgenre: "secret underground club of life and death" movies. In these films, two or more young people get together and use logic and intellect to cut through the dreary, soul-deadening reality of life and get closer to something more metaphysical, usually involving death or sex or both. Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) is an early example, in which two students kill a man for sport, and then throw a dinner party with the corpse hidden in the very center of the room, just to see what it would be like. Other examples might include Flatliners (1990), Crash (1996) and Fight Club (1999). (Am I forgetting any?) Unfortunately, in conjuring up these other examples, Pathology quickly collapsed in comparison.

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Freaky New Teaser for 'Pathology'

Posted Mar 3rd 2008 2:31PM by Scott Weinberg
Filed under: Horror, Thrillers, MGM

On the surface, Pathology sounds like it could be an ABC Movie of the Week: A group of medical students challenge each other to commit a murder that the others cannot detect once the victim is on the autopsy table. OK, a nifty enough premise, but here's what tells me Pathology won't be your typical medical thriller: It was written by the lunatics who gave you Crank -- plus the flick has been rated R for, and I quote, "disturbing and perverse behavior throughout, including violence, gruesome images, strong sexual content, nudity, drug use and language." Zow! I bet the MPAA had a ball with this flick!

Directed by German first-timer Marc Schoelermann, Pathology arrives via MGM on April 18. (Fair warning, horror freaks: It looks to be a limited release affair.) And if you'd like to check out A) the old trailer just for a reminder, and B) a new teaser trailer that's so ... weird ... I just had to watch it twice to figure out the perspective, click right here. I could embed the teaser here, but I don't want any complaints about the clip's F-bomb, so instead I'll point you towards our friends at The Movie Blog, who've seen a nice hunk of footage from the flick and seem pretty psyched about it!

Plus hey, the flick stars Milo Ventimiglia and Alyssa Milano, so there's some eye candy for both genders.

'Dexter' Will be Joining Gerard Butler in 'Game'

Posted Oct 9th 2007 5:02PM by Jessica Barnes
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Casting

CHUD is reporting that Michael C. Hall (star of Six Feet Under and Dexter) has signed to play the bad guy in the techno-thriller, Game, for Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The film is "set in a dystopian future of implanted nano-devices, where the ultimate online simulation environment is humans remote-controlling other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming. The lead character, played by Butler, is a worldwide sensation, and the top-ranked warrior in a game called "Slayers." With his every move tracked by millions, he battles to regain his identity and bring down the entire system". Hall will play the game's creator and head honcho and is described as the "guy pulling the strings". Now it could just be me, but that sounds like one heck of a cheesy premise -- yet the addition of Butler and Hall could maybe help raise the quality of the material, if only slightly.

Neveldine and Taylor are also behind the upcoming thriller Pathology starring Milo Ventimiglia from NBC's Heroes, headed for theaters on November 30th. Plus, there is still the promise of a sequel to Crank -- although it seems there has been more talk than actual progress on that particular project. Butler had signed on for the film back in May, and he is currently working on Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla and the fantasy film, Nim's Island -- followed by a role in the Untouchables prequel, Capone Rising, so there is no shortage of work coming his way. Hall is still hard at work on Showtime's Dexter, but I would guess he has plenty of time since that's what a season hiatus is for. Game will be produced by Lakeshore and is tentatively scheduled to begin shooting this January.

News Bites: Terminator Stahl, Braff's Meadow and More Pathology

Posted May 16th 2007 8:02PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Action, Horror, Casting, Deals, Scripts, Family Films, Remakes and Sequels

Slight morsels for you:

So we've been filling you in on the upcoming Terminator 4 sequel, which last had rumors of an Arnie return. Now the folks at JoBlo say that Nick Stahl is considering a return in the role that Edward Furlong made famous. (He is part of the "option package" for upcoming sequels.) I'd be surprised if he didn't. We've been robbed of Carnivale, and he's already wrapped up the other films on his docket -- Quid Pro Quo, Ferris Wheel and The Speed of Thought.
I've finally got some more news for you on Zach Braff's upcoming flick, Andrew Henry's Meadow. In March, there were rumblings that he would be penning an adaptation with his brother, Adam, and Barry Sonnenfeld was in talks to direct it. In an interview with VH1, he's now saying that Cory Edwards will be directing the film, which Braff describes as "if Terry Gilliam had directed The Goonies." It will be his first live-action movie, so I'm curious to see how he deals with the outcast kids who team up to save their parents, like Erik described here.
Finally, there's more cast to add to the upcoming thriller that Jessica Barnes told us about last month, Pathology, which stars super-absorby hero Milo Ventimiglia. He, Alyssa Milano and Lauren Lee Smith will be joined by Keir O'Donnell, who was one of the Clearys in Wedding Crashers, Michael Weston whose last feature role was the dysfunctional dumpee in The Last Kiss and Mei Melancon, who was Psylocke in X-Men: The Last Stand. The film will get shopped at Cannes, and I'm sure someone will pick it up. What studio can refuse a bunch of young actors starring as medical students who make a game to see who can commit the perfect murder?

'Crank' Screenwriters Promise A Sequel

Posted May 1st 2007 2:01PM by Jessica Barnes
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Scripts, Remakes and Sequels

Even though it looks like feelings were pretty mixed when it came to the action flick Crank, it seems that there were enough fans out there interested in a sequel about our adrenaline-challenged friend. Movie Blog spoke with Crank's writer/directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine about the possibility of a sequel while they were doing an interview for Movie Blog's Uncut about their upcoming thriller Pathology. When the topic strayed to Crank, Taylor had this to say: "There will be a sequel to Crank yes. Prepare to Crank again. And you know the 'is it a sequel or prequel' question... IT'S A SEQUEL. We're not selling out and going prequel. We are picking up where the last movie left off." This makes you wonder exactly how they are going to pull that one off, considering how the first film ended.

Since this was just a small aside in a larger interview, there are not many details about the proposed movie, namely if Jason Statham would be returning. Statham is signed on for not one, but two heist movies in the next year, including the sequel to The Italian Job -- The Brazilian Job, and a true-life heist movie titled The Bank Job about one of Britain's great unsolved crimes. Since Taylor and Neveldine are going to be busy for the foreseeable future with Pathology, it might be a while before they can get around to figuring out how to bring their hero back from the dead.

'Heroes' Star Milo Ventimiglia Signs For 'Pathology' Thriller

Posted Apr 3rd 2007 8:31PM by Jessica Barnes
Filed under: Thrillers, Casting, Mystery & Suspense, MGM, Comic/Superhero/Geek

For fans of the TV show Heroes currently suffering from withdrawal until it's return on April 23rd, they can at least content themselves with some casting news for one of the stars. Variety reports that Milo Ventimiglia, has signed to star in the thriller Pathology for Lakeshore and MGM. The story centers on a group of medical students who devise a competition to see who can commit a crime that even their fellow pathologists could not figure out. First-time feature director Mark Scholermann will helm the picture, and the cast includes Lauren Lee Smith; fresh off the horror flick Trick 'r Treat (produced by Bryan Singer), and Alyssa Milano.

For the few, and I mean very few people who are not watching Heroes, Ventimiglia plays Peter Petrelli, the younger brother in a family with "superpowers." He had some big-screen experience last year, playing the son of Rocky in Rocky Balboa, but he is probably most recognizable as the "Rogue-esque" superhero on the NBC hit. Pathology is set to start production this May and is aiming for a fall release, just in time to cash in on some season premier buzz -- although after the last episode, I'm curious to see if he even makes it to next season.

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Fan Rant: Why Neveldine/Taylor are Genre Film Saviors

Review: Pathology

Freaky New Teaser for 'Pathology'

'Dexter' Will be Joining Gerard Butler in 'Game'

News Bites: Terminator Stahl, Braff's Meadow and More Pathology

'Crank' Screenwriters Promise A Sequel

'Heroes' Star Milo Ventimiglia Signs For 'Pathology' Thriller

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