BRAVE teaser released on heels of poor CARS 2 reviews

Timing is everything for Pixar, and this teaser release, coupled with Tom Hanks hinting at a Toy Story 4 already in the works will ensure no faith in lost in Pixar.

Warrior

Joel Edgerton (King Arthur, Animal Kingdom) and Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) pack on the pounds in the upcoming action/drama WARRIOR. This actually looks extremely good, and I have to say I'm looking forward to it; something of a mixture between Brothers and Cinderella Man (Basically, family crossed with a redemption theme).

Tom Hardy, the shape shifting forger in Christopher Nolan's Inception, packed on nearly 40 pounds of muscle, which is probably being sustained or added to since his current role is the medically enhanced muscleman Bane in Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. And Joel Edgerton has been fine toning his Australian career with this past years Oscar contender Animal Kingdom. Now I say this knowing he played freaking Gawain in King Arthur, a strong supporting character in a somewhat "Eh" movie, but still to go from that to step brother to Anakin Skywalker in the new Star Wars series. Anyone else catch that? Totally missed it myself. Still it's Star Wars, and he got to leave his mark.

Anywho, check out the trailer...it's gonna be awesome. And the synopsis is at the bottom. Enjoy.




Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of their broken family – within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, Warrior.

An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father.

But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives.

New 3 Minute, Spoiler trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes

This will definitely push you off the fence if you we're still questioning this movie. Not gonna lie, the latest trailer makes me want to go see this....

Lytro: The camera that could change photography forever

Have you ever taken a picture that would have been great if only it were in focus? Of course you have. So have we, countless times. But those days may soon be past all of us with the introduction of Lytro, an entirely new kind of camera that allows users to completely change the focus of a picture after the shutter clicks. And, according to AllThingsD, this next-generation camera will be available before the end of the year.

The secret behind the Lytro camera is a new type of sensor that gathers much more information about the light coming into the camera than the sensors found on all other types of digital cameras. Rather than record a finite amount of information about the light in a photograph, as is the case with other camera sensors, the Lytro sensor records the entire “light field,” which is made up of “all the light rays in a scene,” according to the Lytro website. This includes the color, intensity and direction of the rays of light. Other cameras simply record all the light as a single amount of light.

With this vast amount of data, the focus of a photo can be fully adjusted to match a photographer’s desires, using a computer, in the same way one might use Photoshop to adjusts hue, brightness or contrast on a regular photograph. This means never having to worry about whether auto-focus centered on the right part of a picture, and it makes capturing fast-motion much easier.

The Lytro sensor’s sensitivity to light also makes it possible to take photos in very low-light conditions without the need of a flash. It also makes it possible to take 3D-like photographs with only a single lens, and without the need for glasses to see the immersive effects.

Of course getting into the camera-making business isn’t a cheap endeavor. Not surprisingly (considering the truly astounding capabilities of the Lytro technology), the company has so far managed to raise $50 million from a variety of investors.

“Lytro’s breakthrough technology will make conventional digital cameras obsolete,” says Lytro investor and well-known venture capitalist Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested in Lytro. “It has to be seen to be believed.”

According to Lytro founder and chief executive, the first Lytro camera “will be a competitively priced consumer product that fits in your pocket,” and will be available for purchase by the end of this year. To reserve a camera now, simply visit Lytro.com and enter your email address.

Ashley Judd comes with the funny in FLYPAPER

There’s a bank heist movie coming out starring Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson, Mekhi Phifer, Jeffrey Tambor and Rob Huebel, directed by one of the guys behind The Lion King and written by the guys who did The Hangover. Sounds pretty good, right? Flypaper, directed by Rob Minkoff and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore tells the story of what happens when three separate crews mistakenly decide to rob a bank at the same time. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will come on demand July 15 before opening in theaters August 19. After the jump, check the trailer and read why you didn’t hear much about the film after Sundance.

The End of Spider Man!

Marvel today announced that, for the second time this year, one of their major characters is going to be killed. Spoilers ahead!

Yes, in the grand tradition of comicbook spoilers, Marvel has decided to let the cat out of the bag about the final moments of Peter Parker’s life. The point, just as it always is, is to bring increased sales for at least that issue, expecting non-regulars to the line will all want to have copies of the final issue. It worked well enough earlier this year with the death of The Human Torch, though sales went right back down again after the firstfew issues of FF.

The spoilers deepen as Marvel reveals everything but who the killer will be: Parker is going to die specifically protecting his aunt, fulfilling the promise he made to his uncle so many years ago, and simultaneously becoming a posthumous role-model for another character who will decide to take up the Spider-Man mantle.

So, the Spider-Man line will not be at an end, but Peter Parker will be gone from it. This new young web-slinger will likely join the Future Foundation, and don the new white Spider-Man costume which was announced earlier this year.

"This is the last hurrah. This is it," Writer Brian Michael Bendis told the New York Post, "There's a real point to this and the point doesn't work if we don't stick to our guns."

"I won't lie to you,” he told the Associated Press, "It's embarrassing to say this out loud. Tears were rolling down my face, I was very emotional in writing it. This is a character that I have stayed with the entire time, that I have been almost solely responsible for. It represents such a great deal of my life."

Of course, we all know life is cheap in comicbooks, so Parker may be back someday.

Spider-Man’s death will occur in Ultimate Spider-Man #160, which will be released this Wednesday.

Secret Teaser Shot for "Avengers"?

We don't like to ruin any big surprises, but this news was too good to pass up. I love surprise/secret teaser trailers that we don't know are coming (well not anymore), as they're so much more exciting to experience when they are unveiled. Ain't It Cool News is reporting that Marvel has already shot a teaser trailer for The Avengers that will most likely (but so far unconfirmed) show in front of Thor and/or Captain America this summer. This is big news because Joss Whedon hasn't actually started rolling cameras on The Avengers yet, even though its due out in 2012. Additionally, if you want to hear a few more spoilers about this, read on.

Spoilers from this point on - you've been warned! Harry Knowles of AICN says this teaser includes Loki, the villain from Thor played by British actor Tom Hiddleston and evil brother of that superhero, who has long been rumored to be one of the primary villains in Marvel's The Avengers movie, which Joss Whedon is directing. Additionally, Latino Review says they've learned that Loki is indeed going to be the main villain in Avengers, but that's not all... Apparently he'll be using the cosmic cube (last seen being held by Red Skull) to bring in the aliens known as The Skrulls, who will also be one of Avengers villains, although to what extent we're not sure, or if it might be another big setup for a cinematic universe following The Avengers of 2012.

We've written about this exact situation before - specifically that Loki and The Skrulls would be the villains in The Avengers movie, not the Hulk (which was the original rumor tied to various comic storylines as well). We will not reveal any details about the teaser, not that any are known yet, but that's something that despite now knowing it's coming, I would rather wait and be surprised watching it in theaters before Thor than read about it online. I have a feeling it will be short like a real teaser, but will show Loki kicking ass or coming to Earth. And if you're in a theater packed full of geeks, there is going to be some very loud cheering after this.