Is it All or Nothing for Game Releases in 2009? Jul 2, 2009
I just finished the new Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy 2) and Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) wannabe vampire "reinvent". It's not completely awful, but it's awfully close. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Flooded film set all in a day's work Jun 29, 2009
Other recent films include The Proposition, shot in outback Queensland, V For Vendetta and Hellboy II.. "I'm enjoying the business very much at the minute," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Digital TV might promise more than it delivers Jun 19, 2009
(OK, I'll turn it on now and read for you the first things that pop up: Hellboy II/Next Friday/ Don't Tell Babysitter's Dead/ House on Haunted Hill. You get my drift. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
IN MY LIBRARY: GUILLERMO DEL TORO Jun 16, 2009
"It's five blocks from my family home," says the Mexican-born, LA-based director of "Pan's Labyrinth" and the "Hellboy" films. "There's a huge room that's just horror, another that's art books, another that's fairy tales and so on.". (New York Post -- Opinions)
What the heck do you know about Hellboy? Jun 16, 2009
What the heck do you know about Hellboy ... What the heck do you know about Hellboy ... Universal PicturesRon Perlman stars as the gruff, cigar-chomping, muscle-bound dude who protects the world from toothy monstersin "Hellboy II: The Golden Army.". (MSNBC -- Movies)
Hobbit Habit Jun 5, 2009
Having tackled Hellboy and Blade, he is about to start filming his two part film version of J R R Tolkien's Middle Earth drama The Hobbit ... 2008: Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2006: Pan's Labyrinth 2004: Hellboy 2002:Blade II 2001: The Devil's Backbone 1997: Mimic 1993: Cronos. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Lost in translation: 10 of the best lost lands Jun 4, 2009
From Sid and Marty Krofft's creation to Hellboys Troll Market ... The Troll Market from Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Combine the deformed faces youd find in Tattoines red-light district with the sleaze of a summertime Manhattan street fair, and you approximate what Guillermo Del Toros hidden Troll square beneath the Brooklyn Bridge looked like. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Del Toro takes stab at vampires in first novel Jun 2, 2009
Director and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro, who indulged his love for the fantastical in hit movies including Pan's Labyrinthand Hellboy I and II, now is letting his imagination loose on vampires in his first novel. The Strain (William Morrow, $26. (USA Today -- Life)
Twilight Wins Big at MTV Awards Jun 1, 2009
Best Villain Derek Mears (Friday the 13th), Dwayne Johnson (Get Smart), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night), Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) ... Best Fight Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson (Bride Wars), Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet (Twilight), Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army), Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride (Pineapple Express). (Suite101.com)
Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week Jun 1, 2009
The director of "Pan's Labyrinth" and the "Hellboy" films -- now working on "The Hobbit" -- co-authors this sci-fi vampire opus that's a cross between "The Hot Zone" and "Salem's Lot" with Chuck Hogan, whose r;sum; is largely composed of mass-market thrillers. It's a competently constructed piece of entertainment, and we'll give it bonus points for shaking up some vampire clich;s. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Sid and Marty Krofft bring 'Land of the Lost' to the big screen May 31, 2009
"In the feature, Rick Marshall is recast as a blowhard "quantum paleontologist," with Will (Danny McBride) as a redneck souvenir hunter, and Holly (Anna Friel) as Rick's adoring assistant. And while the dinos are very much CG, the Sleestak still feel tech-lite, with performers donning costumes designed by the same creature effects house employed for "Hellboy. ""It's a little clich. (Boston Globe)
Saturday's TV: Jamie's Journey May 22, 2009
Fellow artists Stan Lee (Spiderman), Jim Lee (X-Men) and Mike Mignola (Hellboy) are among those who laud Giraud's versatility, which has seen him move from westerns to science fiction to the fantastical, from realism to absurdism, from landscapes to gritty characterisations, always with a willingness to find radically different styles to express different aims. His contributions also extend to film in the form of the sci-fi thriller Alien, the landmark animated technology film Tron, the doomed... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Top 10 Angels and Demons May 13, 2009
When artist and writer Mike Mignola first created Hellboy, the concept of the demonic hero ; as begrudging and sarcastic a hero as he was ; had hardly been established in the mainstream. And while Hellboy certainly doesn't act like an evil demon should, he certainly looks the part ... Tall and bulky with crimson flesh and the nubs of what once had been long, piercing horns, Hellboy looks the most like a traditional demon of almost anything included on this list, but it was his human-like heart... (IGN FilmForce)
Outlander Review May 12, 2009
The Movie Jesus, Hellboy and The Elephant Man fight an alien -- what's not to like. 8. (IGN FilmForce)
Where Does Wolverine Rank Among The Biggest Superheroes? May 9, 2009
Hellboy (Power Ranking: 9,576) - Whether Red returns for more movies is anybody's guess. But the mere fact that the relatively obscure hero can hang with the big names above shows that Guillermo del Toro, Ron Perlman and crew have given us two films that were anything but hell to sit through. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Strap in for summer movies May 2, 2009
Just look at what was in theaters last summer: "The Dark Knight," "Iron Man," "Speed Racer," " "Sex and the City," "Kung Fu Panda," "Wall-E," "Hancock," "Hellboy 2" and "Mama Mia. "This summer's offerings will be released between May 1 and Labor Day. And the lineup looks like it is taking as big a drop as the economy. It all starts with "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," a fourth dip in the mighty mutants movie pool. Even if "Wolverine" lives up to its highest potential, it just doesn't look to have... (Fresno Bee)
McCain Hosts AMC Movie Marathon May 1, 2009
Other hero-themed marathons on the Cablevision-owned network next month include a Super Heroes marathon hosted by Ron Perlman from Hellboy on May 9, and the Anti-Heroes marathon on May 30, which will be hosted by Aaron Paul from AMCs Breaking Bad. . (TVweek.com)
Summer 2009 movie preview: Ho-hum? Apr 30, 2009
Just look at what was in theaters last summer: The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Speed Racer, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Sex and the City, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, Get Smart, Hancock, Hellboy 2, Mamma Mia. and The X-Files: I Want to Believe. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Mutant Chronicles Apr 28, 2009
rmann, and Hellboy II's -- brought together by Brother Samuel (), a monk who convinces ruler Constantine (a more monotone-than-usual ) to let him have a ship and a squad of troopers so they can go blow up the mutants' underground facility with some kind of ancient bomb ... Hellboy and the Punisher can't save the silliest film we've seen at Cannes thus far. (IGN FilmForce)
Click here to view Apr 14, 2009
As the beefy Jack (who looks a lot like Hellboy), you can fire up the chainsaw attached to your right arm to take out your opponents or make use a variety of objects you find along the way. While the chainsaw is fine, MadWorlds main hook is that it allows you to utilise a lot of objects you find, such as signposts, rubbish bins and rubber tyres to perform a variety of takedowns on your opponents. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
EA and Starz Media Go to Hell Together With Animated Movie Based on Dante's Inferno Mar 30, 2009
Film Romans Joe Goyette ( Dead Space : Downfall ) is the producer on the project, Victor Cook ( The Spectacular Spider-Man, Hellboy Animated: Blood ) is directing and Brandon Auman ( Iron Man: Armored Adventures ) is writing. This is like nothing else out in the marketplace right now a visually stunning project based on one of the most powerful stories ever told, notes Jay Fukuto, Head of Studio for Film Roman. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Interview with Robert Patterson Mar 24, 2009
Twilight: What's Next for Rob Pattinson. - Thompson On Hollywood on Variety. (Variety)
Saturn Noms Unveiled Mar 12, 2009
Greg Cannom (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) (Paramount) Mike Elizalde (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) (Universal) Paul Hyett () (Universal) Gregory Nicotero, Paul Engelen (Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) (Walt Disney Studios) Gerald Quist () (Paramount / DreamWorks) ... Pablo Helman, Dan Sudick (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull) (Paramount / Lucasfilm) John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, Shane Mahan (Iron Man) (Paramount / Marvel) Michael J. Wassel, Adrian De Wet, Andrew... (IGN FilmForce)
PlayStation Network Expands Mar 12, 2009
Movies from Universal Studios available at launch include Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Death Race, The Incredible Hulk, Burn After Reading, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and The Big Lebowski. NBC's TV programming includes The Office, Heroes and 30 Rock, as well as SCI FI's Battlestar Galactica and Eureka. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
NBC Universal Movies, TV Now on PlayStation Network Mar 12, 2009
Other recently released and library titles from Universal Pictures and Focus Features, such as WANTED, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, DEATH RACE, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, BURN AFTER READING, THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN and THE BIG LEBOWSKI, will also be offered for download to own in standard definition or to rent in both HD and SD.. An initial lineup of NBC Universal television programs will include shows such as NBC's THe OFFICE, HEROES and 30 ROCK, as well as Sci Fi's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and EUREKA.... (Multichannel News)
Universal Now Playing On Playstation Mar 11, 2009
Theatricals from the studio, including and Hellboy II, also will be available for rent and purchase. Library episodes of the TV shows and other TV titles will be added to the PlayStation lineup as well. (Multichannel News)
Blockbusters, now playing at a courtroom near you Mar 11, 2009
Shooting hasn't yet started on the project, which will be directed by "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy" director Guillermo del Toro. Blockbusters aren't the only ones plagued by legal battles. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
PlayStation(R)Network's Video Delivery Service Partners With NBC Universal to Offer Lineup of Hit Movies and Television Shows Mar 11, 2009
Other recently released and library titles from Universal Pictures and Focus Features, such as Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Death Race, The Incredible Hulk, Burn After Reading, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and The Big Lebowski, will also be offered for download to own in SD (Standard Definition) or to rent in both HD (High Definition) and SD.. An initial lineup of NBC Universal television programs will include popular and hit shows such as NBC's The Office, Heroes and 30 Rock, as well as SCI... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Spectacle of specs Mar 8, 2009
The next "Hellboy" flick simply must be in 3-D. What we need here is a blend of R-rated and G-rated digital 3-D films. What captivated me most about this new 3-D juggernaut had nothing to do with what was on the screen. (Boston Globe)
Drawing inspiration Mar 7, 2009
Brubaker has high hopes of joining Gibbons, Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Frank Miller (300 and Sin City) in the vanguard of printed-page auteurs who are all the rage in Hollywood ... Sony has launched an ambitious 10-episode web series by Brubaker called Angel Of Death, which stars New Zealand stuntwoman Zoe Bell (Death Proof), Lucy Lawless (Battlestar Galactica Xena) and Doug Jones (Abe Sapien in the Hellboy films). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Latest Blu-ray with Net connection falls short on delivery Mar 5, 2009
The directors of "The Dark Knight" and "Hellboy II" held live chat sessions last year with Blu-ray movie owners. But even this was done with typed-in questions and answers. (Boston Globe)
Henry Selick on 2-D 'Coraline' Mar 2, 2009
Coraline's Selick on the Fantastic Garden - Thompson On Hollywood on Variety. Remarkably, on its fourth weekend, the is still hanging in there--it grossed more than $5 million and placed eighth on its way to some $70-million in total domestic gross--even though. (Variety)
NY's tax credit program revamped Feb 28, 2009
Hellboy 2; Marvel Comics; movie; Selma Blair; sequel; The Golden Army; Three women are stalked by a killer with a grudge that extends back to the girls' childhoods. amusement; horror; Sony Picturehouse; Thriller; trailer; variety; Pixar's latest entry tells the story of a loveable yet mischievous robot named 'Wall-E'; Will Smith plays a superhero with some not-so-super habits in Sony's big-budget 'Hancock. (Multichannel News)
Olympic mementos, bikes stolen from cyclist's home Feb 25, 2009
Also taken were both of Zabriskie's cars, clothing, electronic equipment and computers, along with a set of Marvel sideshow figures depicting characters from the movies "Hellboy," "Alien," "Ironman" and others. Snyder said the distinctive figures are 2 or 3 feet high and very heavy. (MSNBC -- Sports)
OSCAR ROUNDUP Feb 24, 2009
"Slumdog rules Oscars with 8 prizes, best pictureBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELES Slumdog Millionaire took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film s unlikely rise to Hollywood s summit.The other top winners: Kate Winslet, best actress for the Holocaust-themed drama The Reader ; Sean Penn, best actor for the title role of Milk ; Heath Ledger, supporting actor for The Dark... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Billion Dollar Batty Feb 24, 2009
Iron Man, Hellboy 2 also among seven pics up for visual FX award. Connections for The Dark Knight. (IGN FilmForce)
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Congratulates the 81st Annual Academy Award Winners Feb 24, 2009
Oscar nominees insured through Aon/Albert G. Ruben: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "Changeling" "The Dark Knight" "Defiance" "Doubt" "Final Inch" "Frost/Nixon" "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" "In Bruges" "Rachel Getting Married" "The Reader" "Revolutionary Road" "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" "WALL-E" "Wanted" "The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306" Oscar winners insured through Aon/Albert G. Ruben: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "The Dark Knight" "WALL-E" "The Reader" "Vicky Cristina... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oscar Nominations Refresher: 'Slumdog Millionaire,' Heath Ledger Are Among Favorites Feb 23, 2009
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" got an Achievement in Makeup bid, for instance, and "Iron Man" was nominated for Sound Editing and Visual Effects. This report is from. (VHI.com -- Music News)
2009 Oscar Winners List Feb 23, 2009
Achievement In Makeup WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Greg Cannom "The Dark Knight," John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz. Achievement In Sound Editing WINNER: "The Dark Knight" "Iron Man" "Slumdog Millionaire" "WALL-E" "Wanted". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Online ballot Feb 22, 2009
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz). Original Score. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oscar Scorecard Feb 21, 2009
Hellboy II: The Golden Army. BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM. (CBS News)
And the Oscar goes to? Feb 21, 2009
Hellboy II: The Golden Army. MUSIC (SCORE). (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
5 Things You Didn't Know: Iron Ma... Feb 20, 2009
Hellboy in and anti-hero ... Everyone hate's Hellboy even though he does good ... hellboy is a super hero, but those films have so much more editing on the characters, the other films (batman, spider man, iron man. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Ty Burr's Oscar predictions Feb 20, 2009
Should win: "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". The Academy will probably go for the artful mix of digital and latex in "Button," but I prefer the splendid freak-show mutations of Guillermo del Toro's B-movie team. (Boston Globe)
TDK Wins 3 Oscars? Feb 19, 2009
Iron Man, Hellboy 2 also among seven pics up for visual FX award. Indy, Hulk also among 15 visual effects contenders. (IGN FilmForce)
Prospect worsens for S.F. tourism Feb 17, 2009
It was the actor's stunt work, including self-inflicted cutting, according to Novato's Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., which insured "The Wrestler," along with "The Dark Knight," "Iron Man," "Hellboy II" and 42 other Oscar-nominated movies. Least problematic to insure were "walk/talk" productions where the actors are shot in simple scenes and don't engage in activities much beyond dialogue, said Fireman's Fund. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Costumes and Props From Academy Award(R)-Nominated Films: 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Milk' and 'Hellboy II' on Display at Universal Studios Hollywood's Attraction, 'The Universal Experience: Behind the Scenes of Universal Pictures,' Beginning February Feb 17, 2009
Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The costumes from Universal Pictures' multiple Oscar nominated, "Frost/Nixon" and Focus Features' multiple Oscar nominated, "Milk" will be on display along with props from Universal Pictures' Oscar nominated, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" at Universal Studios Hollywood's "The Universal Experience: Behind the Scenes of Universal Pictures," movie-themed attraction designed to put the magic of Hollywood within arms reach of guests, beginning February 17 ... Fans of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
My Name is Bruce Feb 14, 2009
This movie was presented to me by Mark Verheiden (co-writer of Jim Carrey movie The Mask) and the guys at Dark Horse Entertainment who work on the Hellboy films. I thought, 'An hour and half of making myself look like a jerk. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Eye on the Oscars: Tech Roundup Feb 11, 2009
"Hellboy II" features some of the most imaginative design and effects work of the year, especially. Robert Downey Jr.'s breezy performance in the title role set the tone for "Iron Man," and the vfx team was. (Variety)
Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh Shows Support for Best Buddies Feb 11, 2009
You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Pineapple Express, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Relativity's 2008 slate included five of the top twelve highest-grossing films of the year; eighteen of the company's films have opened at #1 at the box office, and eighteen of RML's nineteen summer releases landed in the top three highest earners in their respective opening weekends. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Top 250 Movies of 2008 Feb 10, 2009
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (U). 75,986,503. (Variety)
List of 81st annual Oscar nominations is announced Feb 8, 2009
Makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Hellboy II: The Golden Army.". 22. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Stay in touch Feb 8, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Cate Blanchett was a conspicuous absentee at the first performance of the first show of the first season. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
What the heck do you know about Hellboy? Feb 7, 2009
What the heck do you know about Hellboy ... What the heck do you know about Hellboy ... Universal PicturesRon Perlman stars as the gruff, cigar-chomping, muscle-bound dude who protects the world from toothy monstersin "Hellboy II: The Golden Army.". (MSNBC -- Movies)
