Hisss – Indian Snake Lady movie

Hisss, from director Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena) is an upcoming big budget (by comparison) Indian lady snake flick that is making the rounds of buzzness on the internets. These snakelady films were pretty popular back in the day (sorry I can’t give better dates but all my reference books are packed up) both in India and outside the region (Thai, Cambodian, and Hong Kong cinema has plenty of snake lady films as well) Though there hasn’t been much movement on the snake lady front besides the microbudget Indian horror genre, this larger funded, Westerner directed effort might spawn a whole new mess of snake lady films slithering all the way to a theater near you (or more likely, a DVD store near you)

FX artist Robert Kurtzman is who to thank for the snakelady full body makeup effects.

Starring: Irrfan Khan, Mallika Sherawat, Jeff Douchette, Divya Dutta, Raman Trikha.
Mallika Sherawat is probably best known in the west for starring with Jackie Chan in The Myth, in India she is known for her great body, even people like me who only casually browse Indian film message boards looking for information on obscure junk know about her.

Trailer:

Link to the Official site, and the synopsis:

The Curse of the Cobra Goddess – anytime man desecrates or violates the cobra, they are doomed to suffer the petrifying curse of the snake woman, of death and infertility. Only respect and worship can keep the population safe and the women fertile.

Over 4000 years ago the inhabitants of the Indus Valley sculpted the image of the shape shifting snake. These half cobras, half human creatures were said to inhabit an awesome, mysterious temple, made of material unknown to mankind, deep within the jungles, far, far away in the legendary spice forests of the Malabar Coast. Children grew up hearing about the story recounted to their grandfathers, by their forefathers about an ancestor, who had journeyed to the edge of the world, and came back to recount a frightening story about the Snake Goddess and her mate…. and from here the legend travelled across India, and the far east along the silk route – passed on from generation to generation for thousands of years until this day.

It is the year 2008, an American man, named George, packing high tech gear, and evil intentions, makes the arduous journey into the heart of the forbidden forest. He captures a male cobra the size of a large python when he’s at his weakest, while mating. Little does he realize when they embark on testing this mysterious creature in their high-tech lab, what horror and destruction awaits him….

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Let's Reboot Cliffhanger!

Oh, wait, someone beat us to the punch!

Storming into Cannes with an ever-more muscular international slate and standout financial results, Gallic mini-major StudioCanal has announced that it will be teaming with Neal Moritz’s L.A.-based Original Films to reboot “Cliffhanger.”

A big-budget international action-adventure thriller set in a big mountain milieu, the makeover of Renny Harlin’s 1993 pic will center on a group of young climbers.

Check this out:

“Just as they rebooted ‘Star Trek,’ we’re going to do the same with ‘Cliffhanger,’ ” said Moritz, who will produce.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Yes, the Cliffhanger franchise. You remember all the sequels:
Cliffhanger 2: Hangin’ a Little to the Left
Cliffhanger 3: Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper
Cliffhanger 4: The Revenge of Cliff Clavin

What are three remakes that haven't been in my kitchen?

What are three remakes that haven't been in my kitchen?

Just found three kittens

Someone dumped them by the WaterMill station, found them on a late night water run. Three old enough to eat solid food and very hungry. Will post pictures later. Since we’re moving in three weeks there is no way we can keep them, so now I have to find a local shelter, something their owners should have done! Stupid pet dumpers!

Mega is the new black

We got Megaconda, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, and now Megafault! The new Asylum picture where there is this fault so huge, it is mega!
David Michael Latt directs this future SciFi Channel movie of the week

Starring Brittany Murphy, Eriq La Salle, Bruce Davison, and Justin Hartley, this action-packed thriller about a massive global earthquake features huge effects like the one pictured here.

The photo:

Exploding tanker truck causes global earthquake, Michael Bay aroused

Exploding tanker truck causes global earthquake, Michael Bay aroused


Join us next year for Gigaconda, Giga Shark vs Ginormous Octopus, and Gigafault.

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus trailer hits


Well, if they got a shark leaping out of the water and biting the Golden Gate Bridge in half, then I’m there. Probably literally, on the bridge while a giant shark bites it. That’s what I get for living in the bay area.
Thanks to Avery

American Gladiators – The Movie

Are you serious? I am serious!

Johnny Ferraro, creator of the “American Gladiators” TV franchise, is bringing a live-action adaptation of the property to the bigscreen.

The film will be based on the TV show that first aired in 1988 and has been on the air every year except one during the past 20 years. Most recently, NBC aired a primetime installment in 2008. The show has aired in more than 90 countries, with the format adapted for the local market in 14 of them.

Former Legendary Pictures chief marketing officer Scott Mednick is producing “American Gladiators.” The goal is to create an action story that takes place inside the world Ferraro has created.

“I look forward to creating a compelling story that launches a whole new set of characters,” Mednick said.

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