Hump Day Trailer Roundup

In the hopes of making your week a little more tolerable, I present to you, four trailers guaranteed to help you along.

Teeth, directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, is the story of a girl, and her clash with the legend of the vagina dentata.


Machine Girl, directed by Noboru Iguchi, speaks for itself.


The Cottage, directed by Paul Andrew Willams, looks to be another great British horror comedy.


And finally, Chocolate, directed by Prachya Pinkaew (Ong Bak, Tom Yum Goong/The Protector) looks to be one of the greatest martial arts films ever. Assuming you don't find autism-fu offensive.

Quick Update

I apologize for the lack of updates and posts this week. We're currently considering producing a blogcast/podcast here at That Will Teach Them and that has been eating up most of my attention. Expect an obscure DVD review later in the week as well as a trailer premiere. Be Seeing you.

Quantum of Frustration

As I mentioned in an earlier posting, I love the title Quantum of Solace, which has been picked for the new Bond film. However, the mainstream media has decided it sucks and we all hate it. I highly recommend you all read this article about it over at Commander Bond. Also, if your curious as to the meaning of this title and it's context, the article should help you there as well.

Subject Designate Cloverfield

So, I saw Cloverfield with a few friends the other day and I've been wary of posting my thoughts about it until after a long gestation period (i.e. multiple watches and a few years of afterthought... yeah, I'm crazy). However, I will say, it's, at least, fun as hell! If you didn't like it, you either don't know what fun is, or you get sick easily. That being said, there are two reviews I'd like to point you to that sum up my feelings and represent the two sides of the same monstrous-city-fucking coin inside me. One is Tim Lucas' somewhat overly upbeat review here, and Dave Canfield's more reserved review here.

EDIT: Well, it seems Tim Lucas has had a second viewing of the film and now his thoughts are more in line with Dave Canfield's. Read it here.

Quantum of Solace

Yes, it's been revealed that the title of the new Bond film is Quantum of Solace. If your asking yourself, "what the hell does that mean?" all I can say is, read a book! Quantum of Solace is the title of a short story in the James Bond short story collection For Your Eyes Only. I have been lobbying for this title as it fits perfectly with Bond's relationship with Vesper and her's with her boyfriend. So, since I'm excited about this, I thought I'd give you your official rundown on the film.

Cast
Daniel Craig
Craig, of course, returns as the blue collar Bond. He is without a doubt the manliest, most bad ass Bond yet, but despite his awesome performance in Casino Royale, Craig, and the film itself, still have a lot to live up to. Was the first film just a flash in the pan? I seriously fucking doubt it, considering it's in my top 3 Bond films of all time.




Olga Kurylenko
Olga Kurylenko plays the main Bond girl in this affair and goes by the name of Camille.
If your not familiar with Olga, that's not surprising. Her first English language film was the recent Hitman. Her character, Camille, is apparently out for revenge against the same people as Bond, so they team up, and most likely screw.



Gemma Arterton
Gemma Arterton is an up and coming actress who is cute as hell! Apparently she's done a few indie movies (St. Trinian's, 3 and Out) and some Shakespeare so, she should be pretty good. She plays agent Fields who apparently isn't in the picture too much (aka. Solange), but in my opinion, I like her more than Olga.




Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric is a very famous French actor who apparently and has been in a lot of stuff that I've never seen. Currently you can see him in the Oscar nominated film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Mathieu plays the villain of the piece, Dominic Greene. Who might also be... Vesper's supposedly kidnapped boyfriend! Duhnt duhnt dunh!



Jeffrey Wright
And, last but not least, the pimpin'est Felix Lieter of all time is back baby! Oh, and Dench is back as well.








Now, for those of you who want to know what the film is actually about, here is the official plot description (MINOR SPOILERS):


"QUANTUM OF SOLACE continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in CASINO ROYALE.

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr White (JESPER CHRISTENSEN) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (MATHIEU AMALRIC), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (JOAQUIN COSIO). Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop his organization."

Also, here's a tidbit of behind the scenes filming.