You may have heard that there’s money to be made in pointless sequels to classic movies. That’s the idea behind Predator: The Sequel, which is currently filming here in Austin, Texas. Although the movie will feature the classic, be-dreaded alien, the story looks to be much different than the original. For one, the roughnecks you see in the picture above won’t be there. The movie stars Adrian Brody, Topher Grace, and Walt Goggins. Apparently, the three play brothers who’s father has just died. They embark on a voyage of self-discovery on a train through India, and, on the way, learn something about each other, and themselves, and each other. Also, the movie is called The Darjeeling Limited.

Robert Rodriguez has done some great stuff in the past, so who knows, maybe Predators will be great too. But, after the news that he was turning his faux trailer for Machete into a full-length feature, I’m wonder if he’s just looking for excuses to cut stuff up.

Un film del 2010, regia di Robert Rodriguez, con Danny Trejo / Jessica Alba / Lindsay Lohan / Michelle Rodriguez. Prodotto da ()

Azione / Poliziesco / Thriller

Machete è un ex agente federale messicano tradito dall’organizzazione che lo ha assoldato per compiere un delitto. Con l’aiuto di suo fratello, un prete alquanto atipico, l’uomo pianifica ed esegue una sanguinosa vendetta nei confronti del suo boss.

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Reparto: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson

Sinopsis: Adaptación en forma de largometraje del falso tráiler incluido en Grindhouse. Danny Trejo interpretará a un hombre que deberá vengarse, haciendo uso de la gran cantidad de machetes y cuchillos que esconde bajo su chaqueta.

Vía: ComingSoon

Nach dem grandiosen Erfolg seines Fake Trailers in Grindhouse, hat sich Robert Rodriguez an die Arbeit gemacht, um den Fans das zu geben, was sie wollen: MACHETE. Danny-Die-Coolste-Killermaschine-Trejo trifft in der Verfilmung auf Steven-Ich-Hab-Nur-Einen-Gesichtsausdruck-Seagal. Der weitere Cast ist auch nicht von schlechten Eltern: Robert-Ich-Bin-Der-Beste-Schauspieler-DeNiro, Lindsay-Halb-Lesbisch-Halb-Drogenabhängig-Lohan, Michelle-Roarrrr-Rodriguez, Don-Coolster-Cop-Johnson und Cheech-War-Mal-Der-Welt-Grösster-Kiffer-Marin. !!!UPDATE: Tom-Ich-Bin-Die-Coolste-Horror-Make-Up-Sau-Savini ist auch dabei:

Ja da lacht das Fanboyherz. Und jetzt noch eine weitere Nachricht. Jessica-Ich-Hab-In-Sin-City-Allen-Den-Kopf-Verdreht-Alba schwingt Ihre sexy Hüften im Takt zu Machetes fallenden Munitionshülsen.

Hier das erste Poster:

Achtung Spoiler!!!! Hier die Synopsis:

Machete (Danny Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Jeff Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Cheech Marin) his “holy” brother, and April (Lindsay Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.

Und sollte wirklich einer von euch Lesern den Fake Trailer während dem Grindhouse Film nicht gesehen haben. Kein Problem.

Hier kommt MACHETE:

Check out Jessica Alba in the poster from the film that was just a little old trailer.

I can’t wait to see the posters for Steven Seagal, Robert De Niro and Lindsay Lohan!

Source: Bloody Disgusting

Superblog atualizado me deixou com 80 de popularidade e $146,951 no banco. Meu próximo passo é Audição para uma pontinha num filme. O passo natural de um superblog era render pelo menos uma foto 3 x 4 da minha bunda na Playboy, mas o Be Popular parte para o ramo cinematográfico.

Tal qual Danny Trejo farei pontinhas em filmes. Para isso precisarei de um anel de bijuteria que custa $31,600 e aumenta ataque em 4 e defesa em 11. Não sei bem o que um anel ajudará na minha contratação. “Me deem um papel, eu tenho um anel. E sei fazer rimas.” ou “Uau, contratem essa garota. Ela tem um anel.”

Deixo também registrada a minha dúvida. O que é melhor: fazer um grande papel num pequeno filme ou um pequeno papel num grande filme? Eu fico com a primeira opção. Mesmo que o filme seja pequeno sempre tem um ou dois fãs que o cultuarão, enquanto num grande filme minha pontinha nem será notada.

Gastarei 10 de energia e ganharei +9 de popularidade e $7,944 – $11,916 de dinheiro. Ou seja, fazer pontinha num filme vale menos do que o anel que eu comprei pra poder participar do filme. Ninguém disse que o caminho da popularidade era tão ruim para os negócios.

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Minha evolução rumo à popularidade:

Pulguinha do Leão Lobo > Stephany > Bobagento (ou Kibe Loco) > Danny Trejo

A atriz Jessica Alba é quem aparece no primeiro pôster de Machete. O filme que é baseado no trailer falso apresentado em Grindhouse, fez sucesso e ganhou uma versão longa metragem dirigido pelo diretor Robert Rodriguez.

Na trama, acompanhamos o renegado Machete (Danny Trejo), ex-agente federal mexicano, que depois de ser caçado pelo chefão do tráfico Torrez (Steven Seagal) vaga pelas ruas do Texas e acaba aceitando de Benz (Jeff Fahey), um relações públicas acostumado a limpar a barra de políticos, uma proposta para assassinar o senador corrupto McLaughlin (Robert De Niro).

Enquanto isso, encurralado por todos os lados, Machete só encontra ajuda na figura de Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), uma picante cozinheira de tacos, de seu irmão “santo” Padre (Cheech Marin) e da patricinha com gosto para armas April (Lindsay Lohan). Tudo isso enquanto é perseguido por Sartana (Alba), uma sexy oficial da Imigração com interesses particulares em Machete.

O filme tem estreia prevista para 2010.

Está acontecendo American Film Market, a feira é conhecida por divulgar novidades da indústria cinematográfica. A primeira delas é o cartaz do filme Machete, novo filme de Robert Rodriguez, na imagem Jessica Alba aparece fazendo o velho papel de  garota sensual. Veja a imagem abaixo:

A ideia do filme surgiu a partir do trailer falso lançado junto com Grind House (que juntava os dois bons filmes Death Proof de Quentin Tarantino e Planeta Terror de Rodriguez) que infelizmente no Brasil não recebeu nenhuma atenção. O trailer agradou tanto que Rodriguez resolveu fazer um longa-metragem da história escrita por ele sobre o personagem que dá nome ao filme, Machete.

Na trama Danny Trejo, vive Machete um ex-agente federal que depois ser traído pelo chefe do tráfico Torrez (Steven Segal), aceita fazer um trabalho para Benz (Jeff Fahley), um relações públicas que vive de limpar a carreira de políticos sujos, o trabalho consiste em matar o senador corrupto McLaughlin (Robert De Niro).

No meio de toda essa enrrascada Manchete é ajudado por uma cozinheira de tacos chamada Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), seu irmão Padre (Cheech Marin) e da estranha patricinha April (Lindsay Lohan).

Com direção da dupla Robert Rodrigues e Ethan Maniquis, Machete estréia em 2010.

Vía Coming Soon Les mostramos el primer teaser poster de Machete en el que podemos ver a Jessica Alba.

”Machete” contará como un tipo duro Mexicano (Danny Trejo) que es traicionado por su propio gobierno, deberá tomarse la justicia con su mano y a su modo…

Machete fue en su origen uno de los trailers falsos de GrindHouse.

Director: Stacy Title
Starring: Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo, Pooch Hall, Anson Mount, Jason Alexander, Billy Dee Williams
Running Time: 84 minutes
Score: 8.25 / 10

This review by Paul -all part of my 31 Days of Horror.

Send me your horror film reviews.

You’ll have to bear with me here readers, this is a hidden gem! I found it on Halloween night after a nights graft in the pub. I came home, feet throbbing, mind far too sober for a friday night, and slammed on the magic Virgin TV box-thingy in the corner with lots of flashing lights.

‘Lets check out the 99p offers shall we?’ I suggested to myself, had a vote, and won.

This was the one that drew my eye instantly. I love Snoop, dont get me wrong, but I’ve never really given him much wieght as an actor (see Mr. Bones or Dr. Bones, it’s so shit I can’t remember the title). I paid my money, made me smoke, cracked the stella and settled down.

It was ace.

The film opens with a fantastic anime sequence, lasting about 10 mins if memory serves me right (regular readers will know that my eyes kinda go quite frequently). It was really top quality and so unexpected I couldnt take my eyes off the screen. Jaw dropping stuff, even Manga Snoop looked a nice balance of cool/evil/unspoken threatening. Then the film moved into the next phase, live action filming, but the film has an old style quality to it. The three interlinking ’short scary stories from The Hood’ have the look of the 70’s Twilight Zone:The Movie. Bright jumpers, off-colour orange everywhere, ya know?

To be honest, I was outta phase when the live action was on, like stepping through the Time Tunnel, but each story was interspersed with more anime, a story within a story (I see plans within plans). Wish I could tell you more, but I can’t. Take my word for it, it was 99p and it really kicked arse. Seek it out.

It was a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there…

Previous 31 Days of Horror reviews: Christine, Pontypool, Diary of the Dead, Doctor Terror’s House of Horror, Wrong Turn 3, Zoltan Hound of Dracula,  Home Movie, The Thing, Vamp, Audition, The Fury, Blood Feast, Paranormal Activity, Braindead, Halloween, Friday the 13th Part 2, Martin, Fright Night, Zombieland

In the past I may have sounded over-excited about the impending release of The Expendables next year. But now the evidence is here, in three-minutes of pure, ball kicking glory. And it’s awesome.

There is always a place in my heart for mindless, shallow, thrill-seeking action films and from the looks of it The Expendables ticks all the boxes.

Make no mistake, there is more testosterone here than gym full of rhinos. But I think we should all take a gleeful delight in the fact that the majority of this trailer involves watching things get blown up, shot at, or beaten up.

The trailer first emerged last night at the movie blog and shows Stallone et al getting stuck in to a hefty glimpse of the final film. The banter between the cast looks good (Statham’s ‘I’m getting a text’ line and Jet Li’s small man complex stand-out here, as well as his ‘I would have winned’ line) and harks back to the glory days of muscle bound action one-liners that made the original 80s action films so amazing.

There’s a few interesting plot teases as well, why are Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren fighting at the end? Aren’t they both on the same side? Mickey Rourke looks ace as the group’s leader. The Stath and Li look great in the high kicking roles. Also interesting is Danny Trejo, conspicuous here by his absence, who many assumed would be the bad guy head honcho - we can just hope that the world’s baddest Mexican will be getting all the screen time he deserves.

Colour me excited.

The story follows a team of mercenaries who head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator.

This trailer might be pulled down by Lionsgate very soon, so check it out now while you still can!

Betty Dravis: Welcome to Dames of Dialogue, Jenny. Christy Tillery-French, co- founder of this select band of female authors, appointed me as celebrity interviewer of the group. As you know, the Dames usually interview people in the publishing industry, but since I co-authored a new book Dream Reachers, they think it will add fascinating variety to interview people from the other arts. You are one of the most popular artists in Dream Reachers and were so helpful to me and Chase Von during its production that I wanted to interview you first.

Jenny, you have done so much in the entertainment industry, I’m sure our readers will enjoy you as much as your current fans do. I know from your section in Dream Reachers about your father’s job choice, but can you tell us a little about that and how you went from there to being such a successful actress?

Jenny McShane: I wanted to be an actress since the age of three when I tortured neighborhood kids by performing on a ledge in my basement with an empty paper-towel holder as my microphone. I asked my parents for a piano when I was in second grade. I had a deep desire to get whatever it was inside out, I think! Most people who know me say I like attention, but I think it is more than that––I like to see people happy. I think music and entertaining lets people momentarily escape whatever stress they may have. When I see people’s faces respond with a happy gaze, it makes me happy. Entertaining helps me to escape, as well, and gives me a deep inner peace.

Betty Dravis: You chose your career for an admirable reason, Jenny, but it looks like it chose you, too. I have to grin at the image of the “little girl you” in that basement. I bet you get a lot of “mileage” from being the “daughter of a pig farmer”…and a lot more laughs, all good-natured and in the right spirit, I’m sure. Nobody can argue with success. I’ll get into some of your movies and your leading men later, but can you tell us about when you first started singing and playing guitar? I understand you formed your own band for a while, but that you recently joined an up-and-coming band with a very unusual name. Do you mind sharing about how you met “Harry the Dog” and where you’re currently performing?

Jenny McShane: I do, oddly enough, get a lot of mileage out of the Pig Farmer’s Daughter line. My mother gets so upset, especially when they included Pig Farmer’s Daughter in an interview The New York Times did on me. “Couldn’t you say Hog Farmer’s Daughter, Jen?” she asked. “It sounds so much nicer.”… I think the funniest thing that ever happened with the pig stories was meeting Smokey Hormel. Smokey was the son of the famous Hormel family, which is where I drove with my family to take our pigs when it was time for them to go to market. Smokey became a guitar player in Bruce Willis’s band. I started playing guitar and singing when I realized I could get out of some more work.

When we were growing up, my parents made a music room for us in the house. Mom and Dad loved to listen to me play the piano at night after chores. I honestly liked playing but knew it would also make them forget about extra things that might need to be done. My father is one of twenty-two children. His brothers and sisters and mother were all very musical and I was in heaven when I went to my grandma’s house and heard them all singing and playing various instruments together. It was so beautiful. My grandmother played the violin and was an expert tap dancer, so she was always the highlight of the show.

It was such a sense of achievement when I learned to play guitar and piano and could sit in with Dad’s family and keep up. I took piano lessons at the convent next to the Catholic school, from Marguerite McPartland, another Irish lass. The piano was great, as you can read music and it helps you learn other instruments easily. I can play accordion and guitar based on the basics of the piano lessons.

I did have my own band, called Little Ruby, for a little bit seven years ago. I put it together to keep myself busy when I wasn’t working in acting. In April of this year I joined a band called Harry the Dog and the Traveling Soul Circus. My boyfriend is from England and has a whole crew of English people in LA who really stick together like a posse. He is friends and a big fan of Harry Bridgen’s band. I accidentally ran into Harry at an English pub called Cat N Fiddle on Sunset. I overheard one of Harry’s friends saying they were looking for a female guitar player because a girl in the band was going on tour with Pink. When I heard Pink, that grabbed my attention! I am a big fan of Pink, so I asked if I could audition to be in the band and Harry agreed. I took Bruno Frasca, the expert guitar player in the band, to Chateau Marmont and proceeded to play the piano and the guitar for the guests that were there that night. The last song I played on the guitar was “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers. All the other hotel guests joined in; even the actor Josh Hartnett enjoyed it and was singing along. Needless to say, I was invited to join the band. I am on guitar and back-up vocals for the group. I also helped the band write and record a very cool song titled “American Man.”

Betty Dravis: That’s a fun, interesting story, Jenny. Best of luck with the group! I haven’t had the good fortune to be in the LA area to see you perform, but I’ve seen YouTube videos and photos on various Hollywood websites. You certainly are a good singer, pick a mean guitar and your energy is endless. How do you keep in such fine shape? And please give us some links to your various websites.

Jenny McShane: I do have a lot of natural energy. I think it was growing up with all the manual labor. Now I have to work out at least five times a week just to feel like I am doing something. It makes my spirit positive to run, lift weights, ride a bike, etc. I think if you are an entertainer it is your responsibility to respect your fans and show them you have morals and drive. I love to watch Rocky as many times a year as I can; it inspires me. Drive and being in great shape is something I admire in any performer. Who likes to drive a dirty car? is how I look at it! I love that Clint Eastwood is in top shape to this day. Any of the performers I admire are always in great shape in person!

I have my own website which is www.jennymcshane.com But I need to get some updates on there! I also post my current gigs on my FaceBook page.

Betty Dravis: I hear you loud and clear about updating your website, Jenny. That seems like an endless task, especially for someone who does as much as you. I’ve seen five of your movies: Furnace, which is your latest (with the very handsome Michael Pare); Shark Attack, in which you starred with Casper Van Dien; The Watcher, starring Keanu Reeves, where you played the lead female detective; Shark Attack 3, where you co-starred opposite John Barrowman; and Stag. I expected Stag to be an actual stag party, which is not to my taste, so was pleasantly surprised to see that it was about something tragic that happened at the beginning of a stag party, rather than going in-depth with a so-called “sex” movie. It has some nudity, but is more of a thriller, IMO. How many movies have you been in, Jenny? Dream Reachers goes in-depth on this subject, so keep it brief. Then tell us about some of your modeling jobs. I’d love to hear your take on that, as I’m sure our readers will.

Jenny McShane: I have been in about twenty movies, but only on four television shows. I never keep an exact tab, though. The movie Stag has a real message. The film is quite scary as it shows kids and adults that some of our decisions can end up affecting our entire lives. After filming Stag, I met a director in London who told me his eighteen-year-old son had been drunk driving and hit and killed two people and would be serving the rest of his life in prison. The character I played in Stag was difficult to play. The original script had the back-story that was not included in the movie. The mother of the two sisters in the movie was dying of cancer and since they didn’t have insurance, they stripped to get the money quickly to help the family.

Modeling is the way I started in the business. There is some misinformation about modeling. Modeling is a job description and every model isn’t perfect. The majority of modeling I did was commercial as opposed to editorial. Editorial models were stunning, in my eyes. We commercial models were basically girl-next-door types. I did a lot of Budweiser/Anheuser Busch ads and catalog shoots, as well as Target and Dayton Hudson ads when I started. I also did a lot of industrial shoots for various companies, including Fingerhut, 3M, etc. I don’t consider photos that I do now to be modeling, but rather publicity for my likeness.

Betty Dravis: That’s a modest appraisal, Jenny. I can see the girl-next-door in you, but I also see the “stunning” that you see in others. In fact, you look so different in so many photos and movies that you’re like a chameleon…which is a wonderful attribute for an actress, so keep on doing what you’re doing. But back to the acting, who was the first big actor you met and what were your feelings at the time? Cowboy actor Jim Davis was the first one I met. He was quite popular in the 50s, if I have my dates straight, but I remember him more as J.R. Ewing’s father in the later Dallas TV series. Meeting him was impressionable, but it didn’t move me nearly as much as meeting Clint Eastwood later, a story I relate in Dream Reachers.

Jenny McShane: Oh, Betty, I love the story of how you met the iconic Clint Eastwood. He’s one of my favorite actors. The first actor I met was Kyle T. Heffner. I met Kyle in a café in Chicago, during one of my mother’s visits. He was the third lead in a film I loved–– Flashdance! He also starred on Golden Girls and Seinfeld. He was working in Chicago in a play with Brian Donehy, another actor I loved. My thought when meeting him was: I have just met somebody who can tell me how to become an actor because he is one! Since then, Kyle has coached me on any role I really wanted. I think it was meant to be, as he knows everything about me and keeps me the person I first was… And I guess I do that in return, now that I have had some success. I keep him in check and he does the same for me! Being in the business for a long while now. I have seen people get big breaks and totally screw them up with bad decisions. I think the acting profession can be compared to gambling: There are no guarantees and it feels like you are walking a tight rope at all times. I don’t think there is any performer who has had smooth sailing. My profession isn’t an easy life.

Betty Dravis: I’ve heard that you’re well respected in Hollywood for your dependability and professionalism, Jenny. That says a lot for what you’ve learned. What is your routine when working on a movie…your schedule? Which role was your biggest challenge? And are you between roles now? If so, what do you do to fill the time while waiting?

Jenny McShane: My routine when I am working on a movie is to get my environment situated and feel at home first. Next I try to get into the community and find some down-home people to hang out with after work. As a performer you can’t take a drive with a stranger, so it takes a little bit of detective work. But I usually find some good people and end up keeping in touch years later. I like to find out about the places I am working in, if I can, and what the people are like and what makes them tick. One of my first movies was shot in Moscow, Russia. Wow, did I go through some scary moments there. The Russian people are very scared of “The Americans” and don’t trust us, so that was a very uneasy time. I guess it was like being a skunk and thinking you could go hang out with the cats after work.

I have had the amazing opportunities to work on films in Bulgaria, Russia, India, London, South Africa and Canada. I am between jobs right now and I know a lot of fellow actors are, as well. Work is very lean out there right now, but it is for everyone, so I am keeping busy with my band until I land the next gig. The people at Gibson Guitars have been amazing by giving me different guitars every time I play with my band. That inspires me to play as much as I can because I love Gibson Guitars. Currently the band that I am playing in, Harry The Dog and the Circus of Lost Souls, is doing a series of four concerts at The Unknown Theater in Hollywood. The Unknown Theater is four years old and is a nonprofit theater similar to Steppenwolf in Chicago. If you haven’t seen the theater, you have to go just to admire the beauty of the place.

I have a few bites on the line, in fishing terms, as far as jobs go, so as soon as I land a job, my vacation is over. I pray that our economy and world come to peace, the troops come home from Iraq and we can all have a great Christmas and end 2009 with a bang!

Betty Dravis: That’s my prayer, too, Jenny… I suppose most actors do similar things to fill the time, but now tell us what you love about acting? What do you hate? I’d enjoy seeing you in a hit TV series…one that would make you a household name. What are your thoughts about that? This curious mind wants to know…as I’m sure our readers do.

Jenny McShane: What I love about acting is getting paid to do something I love which I know a lot of people would love to do. I meet people everyday that are doing manual labor just to support their families and give their children education and opportunities they never had. I also love the actors I admired when I was growing up and have now had the opportunity to work beside.

There is nothing I hate about acting! I love it all! I would love to be in a hit TV series. I had a blast in an episode of Don Johnson’s TV hit Chase Nash; I played guitar and sang my rendition of “Desperado.”… I have a great casting director fan that is a fan of April Webster. I came close to getting two TV series with April Webster. I think I will when the timing is right. It has to be the right fit. I wish I could play a gunslinger in an old Western. The character has to be totally ME, so hopefully it comes my way soon. I am a big fan of The Mentalist and Mad Men. Those television series fit the actors in the cast like gloves! Hopefully, one of those talented writers reads this and thinks of me…

Betty Dravis: You have certainly met a lot of big names…people you led us to while creating Dream Reachers. Chase and I are grateful to you for introducing us to the famous photographer Jim Marshall, who photographed huge talents, like The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix…too many to list. In fact, he was the only photographer used by The Beatles near the end of their career. You graciously gave me his phone number and he was so helpful, putting me in touch with the right people at Rolling Stone magazine when we needed to use a picture of Tanya Tucker on one of their old covers. What a charming man! And you put me in touch with Mike Regan, VP of Marketing and Acquisitions for Melee Entertainment, when we needed permission to use movie stills from Avi Lerner, the BIG producer of Slumdog Millionaire and other huge box-office hits.

But for your next question, what advice do you have for aspiring actors?

Jenny McShane: Be prepared for the opportunity. Know your craft and then make the steps to go for it. If you want something bad enough, you can get it!

Betty Dravis: That’s great advice, Jenny…thought provoking… Do you have a current mentor? If so, tell us about him or her and about others who have influenced your life…your career.

Jenny McShane: My current mentor is Jonathan Brayley (my boyfriend of six years) who came from England to be an actor. He is a great film editor and now is directing a documentary. He never studied to be an editor. He met people from England who wanted to see him succeed. I believe that if you are a nice person and passionate about what you want, it happens triple fold. My boyfriend never had the opportunity to become an actor, so he gives the actors his best performance as an editor.

I have also learned to never give up! Another one of my mentors I had the good fortune to meet is the great attorney Robert Shapiro. He and his family have a large number of people they have helped through the years. The Shapiros lost their son to an accidental overdose a few years ago and have created a foundation to inform and help other families who are dealing with similar circumstances. Robert Shapiro is a strong man who has seen it all and keeps fighting to make the world a better place and set a good example for the human race.

Betty Dravis: I’ve read about the Shapiros and they are true humanitarians. Thanks for sharing their story. But LOL, Jenny, this question was going to be about Jonathan. Since you beat me to it, I would like to know more about his current project.

Jenny McShane: You knew I wouldn’t go long without talking about him, didn’t you, Betty? Thanks for your interest… Jonathan is currently directing and editing a documentary about the state of the United States economy. He traveled to most of the states to interview people who have survived tornadoes, bombings, Hurricane Katrina, etc. before the economic crash happened. It is a great piece that shows us that we can get through this economic crisis if people who had everything taken in all those other disasters are still standing and surviving.

Betty Dravis: That sounds like an inspiring, uplifting project. Tell Jonathan I wish him great success and to let us know when it’s released… But now for the fun question! I waited till near the end to put you on the spot, but do you mind sharing the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you in connection with your acting or your music?

Jenny McShane: The most embarrassing thing that ever happened to me while acting was when I fumbled a line and actor Don Johnson screamed at me, “Where did you go to acting school––in the barn?” LOL… If he only knew… But he pushed me to give the best performance, so I’m not complaining.

That brings to mind another embarrassing thing, but this is a hard one… It’s something John Barrowman said on film, but before I tell about that, let me say that John is an amazing actor and singer. He has won Tonys for his Broadway and West End performances. The award I most admire and envy is the Tony for the opening of Sunset Boulevard (on the West End with Patti LuPone). John is one of those actors who likes to keep the crew on their toes at all times and, to my understanding, never encountered any farm atmosphere, if that makes sense; like mosquitoes in your hotel room (which you find out later were recently emptied Bulgarian Army Barracks) or other situations like that. Well, I am used to this as I grew up in that atmosphere, so when actors were freezing in Russia, I was taking my peanut butter jar out of my pack with my long underwear and having a nice sleep.

So with that said, the crew on Shark Attack 3 was a little upset by the fuss John was creating and he sensed it, so he wanted to bring them back by jolting them with a line I have never heard in any movie! The crew and the director laughed for more than a half hour at that line. It was so weird and out of the blue that I didn’t know how to respond. I never thought the line would be left in the movie––but it was! I heard that Lions Gate purchased the movie without watching the whole thing, so it was a blooper that the editor kept in the movie. The line was so often repeated that it actually made the movie and made Lions Gate a lot of money because no one who sees it can believe it. They repeat it and then everyone has to see the movie themselves to hear it with their own ears.

I can’t repeat it in polite company, and I don’t know the links where your readers might hear it themselves, but there are takes all over YouTube. Look under Shark Attack 3. Incidentally, the director Eli Roth sent me an email recently informing me that Shark Attack 3 (AKA Megalodon) has a cult following because of that line. I had heard that and I still think it’s very weird. I do have to say that there were clips of John and me on England’s popular Jonathan Ross Show; it was in front of one of my favorite actresses Emma Thompson and they didn’t show the line… Thank God… That showing helped my name and likeness in England.

Betty Dravis: I heard that infamous line in the movie, Jenny, and I think it was too crude of Barrowman, joke or no joke! But if it helped the movie sales in the long run and no harm was done to you, then…all’s well that ends well. Speaking of endings Jenny, your last question may take a bit of thought, but it’s a simple question. I polled my friends and they agreed on what most women would like to know: Of all your co-stars, which one is the best kisser! This would also be a good place to share a few impressions of your other sexy co-stars, if you don’t mind.

Jenny McShane: That question doesn’t take much thought at all, Betty! Hands down, Don Johnson is the best kisser ever! Don Johnson has that Elvis thing going on! I think he will make the ladies melt until he’s a hundred!

As for my other co-stars, Casper Van Dien and Keanu Reeves were hilarious. Keanu invited me to a premier of another movie he had done after The Watcher: The Gift, at Paramount Studios. I didn’t know that Casper Van Dien, my co-star from Shark Attack, was there, so when Keanu quipped, “I guess all your boys are here tonight, McShane,” I burst out laughing.

I was also surprised when Keanu asked me how it was…working with Casper Van Dien. I hope this comes out right… I mean, Keanu Reeves was about to make sixty million dollars for Matrix 2 and 3 and he still has a deep caring and curiosity about others. What?? That blew my mind. Keanu has to be the nicest actor I have ever worked with, hands down. I heard that he split his back profit on Matrix with the crew! Isn’t that awesome?

Michael Madsen is another giving and amazing actor. Michael is so nice to the crew and actors and is just fun to be around. John Barrowman and I had a blast in Bulgaria, chasing each other on go-carts. Ja Rule, Danny Trejo, and Michael Pare on The Furnace were all amazing…. And I can’t forget Tom Sizemore! What a character! Who needs to watch movies when you have that character on your set––living and breathing…

I am also honored to know and learn from Danny Trejo. He has been in the business a long time and is finally shooting the hugest movie of his career, with Robert Rodriquez directing. Cheech Marin and Don Johnson are in it. It’s called Machete!! How weird is that? It’s interesting to think that the same Danny Trejo who helped Ja Rule and me learn better angles and fighting stances in The Furnace is now going to be a megastar! Which reminds me––Cheech Marin is amazing too. He is a big guitar player and so are Don Johnson and Keanu Reeves. I have found with most actors I have worked with that music and acting run hand in hand.

As long as I have my guitar, I can always play at the beach for lunch, if all else fails!

Betty Dravis: Wow, Jenny, all those stories are fascinating. You certainly have an exciting life and I doubt if you’ll end up singing for your supper…but come to think of it, that’s what you do with Harry and the Dog. Hmmm… I’ve enjoyed our time together, Jenny. Thanks for sharing your life with the Dames of Dialogue and our readers. As you so often tell others, you rock!

Jenny McShane: This was a fun interview, Betty, and thanks, Dames, for having me. Keep writing those awesome books. You all do, indeed, rock!

I like Rob Zombie. House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects are twisted fun. Since I like Zombie and I haven’t seen much in the way of animated horror, I was pretty excited about this. The great thing about working in animation is all the outrageous things you can do that you couldn’t possibly do with human beings.

After a hard day of working on the set of his new porno film, El Superbeasto goes to relax at his favorite strip club. He instantly falls in lust with a stripper named Velvet Von Black. Meanwhile Dr. Satan believes he has seen the mark of the devil on Velvet’s ass and has sent his gorilla to kidnap her. Torn between eating his chicken wings and saving Velvet, El Superbeasto let’s the gorilla get away. He recruits his sexy sister and sidekick Suzi X to help. Will they be able to prevent Dr.Satan from marrying Velvet and taking over the world?

Think Ren and Stimpy with an insane amount of tits and ass, bad language and violence, and you’ll have some idea of what you’re in for. That Rob Zombie is a dirty birdy! El Superbeasto and his sister Suzi X live in a world where humans, monsters and talking animals live in harmony. El Superbeasto is a wrestler who thinks with his dick. Not the sharpest tack in the box, but fortunately for him, his sexy sidekick and sister Suzi X is on hand to save his ass. Not only can Suzi kick some serious ass, but she has also built herself a horny robot that can tranform into a vehicle. The woman they need to save is Velvet Von Black, a potty-mouthed, chain-smoking stripper with a special skill. Velvet can blow into her thumb and inflate her boobs and ass cheeks, and can even use them as weapons. Dr. Satan was once the school nerd, but is now fabulously wealthy. Unable to shake his geeky roots even with his new pseudonym, he seeks to have ultimate power and rule the world. It’s a pretty fun cast of characters. Add in an aristocratic gorilla, hordes of Nazi Zombies, Jack Torrence, Michael Myers, the Bride of Frankenstein, porn stars that turn into werewolves and Captain Spaulding and you’ve got yourself a tour de force of crude frivolity.

“What’s a girl gotta do to get a theme song around here?” Apparently a girl need just ask. Everyone gets a theme song in ‘El Superbeasto’. There are many musical interludes, each making painfully obvious statements about the action on screen. You know, kinda like this, “Here comes Suzi and she’s riding her robot and she’s killing nazi zombies, wearing an eye patch but she’s got big boobs so the guys love her anyway. lalalalalala”. (That is not a direct quote by the way). Some of the songs are pretty hilarious. I quite enjoyed the ‘Catfight’ song, it let’s you know it’s okay to masturbate to animated girls. Afterall, the Japanese have been doing it for years and it’s good for your prostate. I Really dug the Nazi Zombie’s theme song too. But what was with the Loverboy at the end?

Frankly, I thought ‘The Haunted World of El Superbeasto’ could have used a little more haunted world and a little less boobies and hard-on jokes. There are times when the humour felt a little repetitive and a couple times it just fell flat. I would have liked to see a lot more weird monster characters and more battles for El Superbeasto and Suzi. Maybe even a battle for Suzi and Velvet with turtle-neck wearing undead feminists. I still found the film highly entertaining and it made me laugh several times. The nifty retro-ish, colourful animation is a pleasure to look at. The fun and outrageous characters and hilariously obvious songs are worth the price of admission. Although, there wasn’t nearly enough of it, there is some over-the-top horror moments that are quite delightful. Suzi fighting hordes of Nazi Zombies, Satan reeking havoc on the population, and a swarm of rats coming out of a guys ass. ‘The Haunted World of El Superbeasto’ is definitely not for the kiddies or those who are easily offended. You either like this kinda thing or you don’t. It has a couple issues but overall I quite enjoyed it. Recommended.

Dungeon Rating: 3.5/5

Directed By: Rob Zombie

Starring: Tom Papa, Rosario Dawson, Danny Trejo, Paul Giamatti, Sheri Moon Zombie, Geoffrey Lewis, Clint Howard

Tom Savini in Machete

by Ramses Flores – Collider.com

The first images of horror icon Tom Savini in “Machete” have hit the net. Savini is one part of the eclectic cast which includes Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey. 

“Machete is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator. The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Marin) his “holy” brother, and April (Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.”

Tom Savini

Amazon Specials!

Here is our first look at FX guru and genre favourite Tom Savini in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete.

Savini stars alongside Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Lindsey Lohan, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Elise Avellan and Electra Avellan (as the Sexy Nurses) in the feature-lenth version of Rodriguez’s faux trailer made for Grindhouse.

I still find it mad that we are going to see De Niro, Lindsay Lohan and Steven Seagal in the same film.

Machete (Trejo) is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator.

Bloody Disgusting had this and many other photos plus the synopsis below.

“The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Marin) his “holy” brother, and April (Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.”

SE NOS VIENE ”PREDATORS”

Adrien Brody se pondrá al frente del reparto de Predators que completarán Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Walt Goggins , Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Louiz Ozawa y Derek Mears (este último suponemos que se pondrá en la piel del Depredador).

”Predators” es un un nuevo lavado de cara a la saga Depredador y contará como un grupo de personas se quedarán atrapadas en un planeta de Depredadores y descubrirán terrores inimaginables…

Dirige Nimrod Antal (Habitación Sin Salida) y produce Robert Rodriguez.