Tag: Mad Max

Here Are Your 2016 Oscar Winners!

by J.C. Marquez

After coming up short on five previous Oscar nominations, Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in “The Revenant.”  The film’s director, Alejandro G. Inarritu, won his second consecutive Academy Award for Best Director–becoming the first director to win back-to-back awards in the category since Joseph L. Mankiewicz won in 1949 and 1950 for “A Letter to Three Wives” and “All ABout Eve”.

Brie Larson’s much talked about performance in “Room” earned the actress her first Academy Award for Best Actress, beating out previous winners Cate Blanchett (2014) and Jennifer Hudson (2013).

It was also a huge night for “Mad Max: Fury Road”, as the film took in a total of six Academy Awards (but failed to win for Best Picture and Best Director).

Below is the complete list of winners from tonight’s Academy Awards:

 

Best Picture: “Spotlight”

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”

Best Actress: Brie Larson, “Room”

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Best Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu, “The Revenant”

Best Score: Ennio Morricone for “The Hateful Eight” 

Best Song: Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes for “Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre”

Best Original Screenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”

Best Adapted Screenplay:  Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, “The Big Short”

Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Revenant”

Best Film Editing: Margaret Sixel, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Sound Editing: Mark Mangini and David White, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Visual Effects: Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, and Andrew Whitehurst, “Ex Machina”

Best Sound Mixing: Chris Jenkins, Ben Osmo, and Gregg Rudloff, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Makeup: Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Production Design: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Animated Feature: “Inside Out”

Best Animated Short: “Bear Story”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul”

Best Documentary Feature: “Amy”

Best Documentary Short: “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”

Best Live Action Short: “Stutterer”

 

Are there any actors who you feel were wronged by tonight’s results or did the Academy get it right? Sound off in the comments below!

It Turns Out George Miller WILL Make More ‘Mad Max’ Films!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Phew.

A few days back, word around the web (after an interview with PageSix) was that celebrated director George Miller would not be making any additional Mad Max films, despite talking sequel intentions in the months following last year’s Mad Max: Fury Road release.

Thankfully, it sounds as though this simply isn’t true, and was instead the result of a ‘garbled’ interview. TheWrap caught up with Miller, who said the following:

“That was a completely garbled interview. I was in New York and it was so noisy and the journalist was asking me questions on a red carpet at the National Board of Review. She completely got the wrong fragments of information that were just not true. I said no, [another ‘Mad Max’ movie] will not be next, and she took that to mean I never wanted to make another ‘Mad Max.’ It won’t necessarily be next, but I have two more stories.”

You just let out a major sigh of relief, didn’t you?

Yeah, us too.

So, what would you like to see in the next Mad Max film?

George Miller Is Finished Making ‘Mad Max’ Films

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Last year’s Mad Max: Fury Road, blew everyone’s f***ing minds.

The starkly different-looking film, with its unparalleled action and phenomenal performances is still being talked about, and showed up on more ‘Best of 2015’ lists than I ever thought would be possible (even ours… multiple times).

All of us Mad Max fans, new and old, hoped that Miller would start working on another film as soon as possible, rather than waiting for another 30 years to go by before seeing the franchise continued.

Well, based on the success of Fury Road, It’d be crazy to think that we’ll be waiting long for another Mad Max title, but unfortunately it won’t be coming from Miller. After months and months of talking about where he may take the next film’s, the celebrated director stated the following in an interview with PageSix:

I won’t make more ‘Mad Max’ movies… I’ve shot in Australia in a field of wild flowers and flat red earth when it rained heavily forever. We had to wait 18 months and every return to the US was 27 hours. Those ‘Mad Maxes’ take forever. I won’t do those anymore.”

Yep. We’re upset too.

Who would you like to see in the director’s chair for the next, inevitable Mad Max title? Or, without Miller in charge, would you rather see the series simply retired? Sound out below.

Geekscape 382: An All Out Bladtfest With Christian Bladt!

by Jonathan

Christian Bladt is the host of The Bladcast, a spin-off of the former Dennis Miller podcast, for which he was the producer, writer and our very own Will Sterling’s boss! He arrives on the show to talk about my Amiibo addiction, the crazy pills prescription that is Mario Maker and Kenny’s ruling of the wasteland in the new Mad Max video game! We also discuss some news like the merits of sequels to ‘Cabin in the Woods’, ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Prometheus’ and who Rachel McAdams will play in ‘Doctor Strange’! Plus… would Idris Elba make a phenomenal James Bond? Discuss!

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Watch The Action-Packed Launch Trailer For ‘Mad Max’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I feel like Warner Bros. did a really bad job released Mad Max today, on the very same day as the release of the probably-last-ever Metal Gear game.

But, the game is pretty awesome (at least from what I’ve seen, my fiancé has been hogging it all day), and the publisher has just released an equally awesome launch trailer to go with it.

The graphics, mechanics, voice acting, music, and more all look great from what I’ve seen so far, and I really can’t wait to get my hands on it. I feel almost as tortured as Max is, however, as once it’s my turn on the PS4, I’ll likely skip Max at first to play the it’s-so-deep-I’ll-never-finish-it Metal Gear Solid V.

Take a look at the launch trailer below, and let us know what you think!

Win a ‘The Director’s Chair’ Poster Featuring George Miller, ‘Mad Max’ Director, From El Rey Network!

by Eric Francisco

When I walked out of the theater after seeing Mad Max Fury Road earlier this year, I asked my buddy, both of us delirious from the two-hour adrenaline rush we had just experienced.”You know what else he directed?” I asked him, referring to Fury Road director George Miller.

“What?” he wondered. I answered, “Happy Feet.”

He burst out laughing. I chuckled, because yeah, it’s funny. But it also shows how versatile of an artist Miller is.

El Rey will be airing a new installment of my favorite docu-series, The Director’s Chair, this Sunday, Aug. 30 at 8pm ET with the legendary filmmaker George Miller himself sitting down with Robert Rodriguez.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS-6bFNsMxQ&feature=youtu.be

 

To celebrate, our friends at El Rey are giving us FIVE (5) of these hella sweet George Miller posters from artists Tim Doyle and Joshua Budich. These limited edition posters can be yours, just head on over to the Geekscape Facebook page for details!

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The Director’s Chair with George Miller airs this Sunday, Aug. 30 at 8pm ET.

The ‘Mad Max’ Game Looks Crazy, Watch The New TV Spot!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It’s been a long time coming (like a whole console generation), but we’re finally just a week away from the launch of the Mad Max video game.

I know how excited Shane’s been for the title, but for some reason it’s slipped under my radar until now. Then I watched this newly released TV Spot and realized that it’s a freaking Mad Max video game.

How could it not be great?

The graphics, mechanics, voice acting, music, and more all look great from the videos that I’ve seen so far, and I really can’t wait to get my hands on it. I feel almost as tortured as Max is, however, as of course the game launches on the same day as the it’s-so-deep-I’ll-never-finish-it Metal Gear Solid V.

Take a look at the spot below, and let us know if you’ll be picking this one up.

Gamescom 2015: ‘Mad Max’ Trailer!

by jake108

Coming off the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, Mad Max promises to bring the world we’re familiar with into a living and playable world. The game seems to blend Max’s tormented past and over-the-top action pretty well.

The game’s story is a stand-alone piece and will not tie into Fury Road. Mad Max also has a tormented video game past of its own. You may remember the first announcement trailer that promised a game coming to last-gen consoles. Obviously that never happened, and the game has since been reworked into what we see above. Regardless, Avalanche Studios seems to have found their way to the game’s completion!

Mad Max is set to release September 1, 2015. 

Tom Hardy Gives Awesome Answer to Dumb ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Question

by Eric Francisco

Mad Max: Fury Road is now everybody’s favorite action movie of the summer even though it’s not even June. Much ado has been made of its uniquely pro-women story and acclaimed female characters, but that hasn’t stopped dumb people from wondering where all the men are.

During this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Tom Hardy was asked by a journalist if he wondered why there were so many women “in a man’s movie.” Watch here at the 9:45 mark.

The Cannes Film Festival ended a few weeks back but this video is now gaining traction.

I genuinely wonder where these people are coming from. We’re at a point when geek culture is finally being more inclusionary, yet there’s pushback to keep this stuff for dudes-only. Maybe the “journalist” didn’t have ill-intentions and really wondered what the film’s star thought about the film’s characters, but what a shitty way to word it.

The Final ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Trailer Is Even More Insane Than The Last One!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m still not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but this insanely cool final trailer for the upcoming Fury Road is making me rethink my entire life.

The film features an entirely new cast, and though the last Mad Max film came five years before I was born in 1985, Fury Road will not act as a complete reboot, and will instead be set following the events of 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

This trailer is gorgeous, action packed, and it instantly excited even a Mad Max virgin like myself. Take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know if you’re excited for this one. Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15th!

The Hype Is Real In This ‘Mad Max’ Gameplay Trailer!

by Shane O'Hare

I’ll be honest. I haven’t been following the new Mad Max game OR movie. I know they exist, and the movie trailer looks badass but that is pretty much it. Heck, I have the issue of Gameinformer with Mad Max on the cover as my mousepad at work and it’s never been opened! (That may be more of an issue with Gameinformer magazine than Mad Max.)

So when I saw this Gameplay Overview trailer come across my digital desk, I wasn’t too interested. BOY WAS I WRONG!

The trailer provides a glimpse into the desperate struggle Max faces after losing it all – his family, his car, his sanity – and the steps he must take to survive in the harsh and desolate Wasteland. For the first time, players get an extended look at the deep car customization, metal grinding vehicular combat, brutal melee combat and a wide range of other activities they can engage in during their quest to build the ultimate survival vehicle, the Magnum Opus, and find solace in the Plains of Silence. All footage in the trailer is in-engine, comprised of actual game play and in-game cinematics.

This looks to be one of those rare few movie tie in games that turn out pretty good. Anyone remember that Wolverine game that was better than the movie? I sure a fuck do.

This trailer has changed my mind on the subject. The world looks gorgeous. The crafting system sounds badass, and I love a game where you start from nothing.

Mad Max hits North America on September 1st. You can pick it up on Xbox One, PS4, PC and…Linux? Yeah, Linux!

Here’s The Gorgeous Full Trailer For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Just yesterday Warner Bros. debuted three sexy new TV spots for next month’s Mad Max: Fury Road, and today they’ve debuted an absolutely gorgeous new trailer that’s chock-full of insane looking new footage.

As I noted yesterday, to this day I’m a Mad Max virgin, but that’s a problem that I’ll definitely have solved by the time May 15th rolls around.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

Take a look at the trailer below, and be sure to let us know what you think!

Three New ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ TV Spots Remind Us How Incredible It Looks!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m still not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but these incredibly gorgeous spots for the upcoming Fury Road are making me rethink my entire life.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

The spots look insane, are action packed, and instantly excite even a Mad Max virgin like myself. Take a look at the videos below, and be sure to let us know how excited you are for this one. Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15th!

Saint Mort’s Nostalgia Nightmare: ‘Exterminators of the Year 3000’ Blu-Ray Review

by Saintmort

This week on Saint Mort’s Nostalgia Nightmare Matt watches and reviews Scream Factory’s Blu-Ray release of Exterminators of the Year 3000. It’s a Mad Max Rip-Off done in a way that only Italian cinema could successfully get away with. Let’s watch!

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Before I discuss this movie I have to address the minor elephant in the room about its release. When Scream first announced plans of releasing this it was to be a double feature with Cruel Jaws. When this was first announced I flipped my shit. I literally posted on a ton of websites and forums losing my mind about this. I couldn’t believe I lived in a world where something as mind-glowingly amazing (and terrible) as Cruel Jaws was going to be released on Blu-Ray. For those of you who don’t know, Cruel Jaws is a wanna be Jaws rip-off (sometimes even advertised as Jaws 5) that skipped the whole annoying “building a shark” thing in favor of stealing footage from various Jaws movies and Jaws rip-off films like Great White/The Last Shark. I couldn’t even wrap my head around how Scream Factory was going to legally release it… turns out they couldn’t either. A few days later they announced that due to the multiple pieces of copyright infringement they were just going to release Exterminators of the Year 3000 on a solo Blu-Ray. It hurt… but I’ve learned to live with it.

I would like to take this moment to just say to whoever is reading this from Scream Factory that you can totally make up for this by finding a way to put Great White/The Last Shark on Blu-Ray. Thanks!

So what is Exterminators of the Year 3000? Well take Mad Max and slash the budget down to roughly $500 and you have this incredible piece of Italian cinema. The film takes place in the Year 3000 (as the title suggests). After nuclear war has turned Earth into a massive desert, water is a rare commodity (sounding sorta familiar yet). The film follows Tommy (a young boy with a bionic arm) and a loner (named Alien) as they search for a well while avoiding bikers and Crazy Bull (their blood-thirsty leader).

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I had no clue what to expect from this movie, if I’m honest I kept putting it off… but within the first 5 minutes I knew I was in for a movie I was genuinely going to enjoy. The film is packed with solid special effects, well done chase sequences, a dark sense of a humor and a boy with a bionic arm. I know I mentioned it once already but I mean, that’s pretty off the wall and amazing.

If you’re like me and enjoy having movie nights with friends filled with beer, pizza and B-movies than you’re in luck. That is 100% what Exterminators of the Year 3000 is.

Exterminators is now available on Scream Factory’s website. The release comes with an interview and a commentary track from actor Robert Iannucci. Also out today is the double feature of Blacula/Scream Blacula Scream

Matt Kelly is the host of the Saint Mort Show Podcast and co-host of the Reddit Horror Club. He also runs the Every Damn DVD blog. Tax season was not kind to Matt os cheer him up and get him something off his Amazon Wishlist to watch.

This New Trailer For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Is So Freaking Bad-Ass

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m still not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but this insanely cool trailer for the upcoming Fury Road is making me rethink my entire life.

The film features an entirely new cast, and though the last Mad Max film came five years before I was born in 1985, Fury Road will not act as a complete reboot, and will instead be set following the events of 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

This trailer is gorgeous, action packed, and it instantly excited even a Mad Max virgin like myself. Take a look at the video below, and be sure to let us know if you’re excited for this one. Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15th!

SDCC 2014: Watch The Insane First Trailer For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I’m not overly familiar with the Mad Max series, but after seeing the first trailer for next year’s Mad Max: Fury Road, that’s something that I need to change fast.

Though the film features an entirely new cast, and though the last Mad Max film came five years before I was born in 1985, Fury Road will not act as a complete reboot, and will instead be set following the events of 1981’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

In the film, “Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.”

The trailer is gorgeous, action packed, and it instantly excited even a Mad Max virgin like myself. You can take a look at the near 3-minute trailer below, and be sure to let us know what you think! Mad Max: Fury Road hits theatres on May 15, 2015!

“Mad Max: Fury Road”—the fourth in the franchise’s history—stars Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) in the title role, alongside Oscar winner Charlize Theron (“Monster,” “Prometheus”) as the Imperator, Furiosa. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) as Nux; Hugh Keays-Byrne (“Mad Max”, “Sleeping Beauty”) as Immortan Joe; and Nathan Jones (“Conan the Barbarian”) as Rictus Erectus. Collectively known as The Wives, Zoë Kravitz (“Divergent”) plays Toast, Riley Keough (“Magic Mike”) is Capable, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”) is Splendid. They are joined by supermodel Abbey Lee as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile, both of whom are making heir big screen debuts. Also featured in the movie are Josh Helman as Slit, Jennifer Hagan as Miss Giddy, and singer/songwriter/performer iOTA as Coma-Doof Warrior. The cast is rounded out by well-known Australian actors John Howard and Richard Carter, supermodel Megan Gale, Angus Sampson, Joy Smithers, Gillian Jones, Melissa Jaffer and Melita Jurisic.

First Official Look At Tom Hardy As Mad Max In ‘Fury Road’

by Shawn Madden

A signed image of Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) as “Mad” Max Rockatansky has surfaced online (via Twitter). While the image may be a bit blurry, this is the first official look at Hardy in George Miller’s Fury Road. Apparently Hardy gave these out to the crew  on the last day of shooting.

“Mad Max Fury Road” sees Mad Max (Hardy) caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the imperator Furiosa (Theron). A battle erupts on the road in front of them over the course of the film as they attempt to push the rig to safer terrain.

No release date has been set yet.

Set Pictures And Concept Art From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

by Shawn Madden

Set photos and some concept art from the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road have made their way online. Filming on the upcoming reboot started last month in Africa. In the upcoming reboot of 1979’s Mad Max we will see the road warrior, played by Tom Hardy this time around, caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa played by Charlize Theron. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult and Zoe Kravityz(X-Men: First Class), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Transformers: Dark Of The Moon), Nathan Jones (Fearless) and Riley Keough (Magic Mike). Check out the photos full of post-apocalyptic goodness from the set below!

Source: CineCommunity