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Interview: 'Doomsday' Director Neil Marshall

Posted by stephen pryze - Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:37 PM

Prolific writer/director/editor Neil Marshall has burst through the Hollywood gates with his crafty and adrenalized style of filmmaking, making Werewolves scary again with Dog Soliders and caves even scarier with his breakout hit, The Decent. Now, Marshall unleashes a new (and old) vision of the Apocalypse with his Sci-fi/Horror/Action/Adventure "mash-up", Doomsday, released by Rogue Pictures in theaters nationwide this Friday.

An homage to the 80's films that inspired him like The Road Warrior, Escape From New York and hell, even a dash of Excalibur, Doomsday brings us everything we want in an old-fashioned cinematic ass-kicker; Thrills, chills, blood, bombastic explosions, post-punk stylings, hot chicks who hold their own and of course...cannibalism! Do you REALLY want to see Horton Hears A Who when this powder keg of a flick is being unleashed? Come on people!

Marshall sat down with E.C.U. for an in-depth chat on his inspirations for Doomsday, the advantages of being a director and what it was like on the set, orchestrating the end of the world.


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WWE Hawaii Chair Faceoff With Maria Kanellis

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:54 AM

Usually, RAW is the show you want to watch for extreme wrestling action, but today, it’s AOTS. Our own Olivia Munn will face off against the WWE's diva, Maria Kanellis in the world's first WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW Hawaii Chair Showdown!

Fists will fly, hips will swivel and buttons will be mashed! It'll be pandemonium in the squared circle (and by squared circle, we mean some corner of the studio)! Be there!

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'Funny Games' First Look

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:18 AM

Scary movies have gotten lame. Yes, they're as gratuitous and bloody as ever and they've pushed the gore envelope farther than it has ever gone, but, with the exception of masterpieces like Wrong Turn 2, they're just not frightening anymore.

They don't build any real suspense. Good horror movies don't just rely on special effects, they play with your deepest (often times, subconscious) fears, subtly manipulating the psyche to create a feeling of pure terror.

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SXSW Music

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:04 AM

The movies at SXSW are incredible and the interactive forum is amazing, but the best part of the festival is the music. Imagine your current favorite bands playing alongside your future favorites. Sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it is, a dream come true.

At SXSW Mainstream musicians and indie artists come together to create something altogether marvelous. Sadly, some of the music may never be heard again, you'll get an eyeful, not to mention an earful, of what went down every night in Austin when the talented bands of virtuosos picked their instruments up.

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Attack This: New Music Sites

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:51 AM

We're not snobs or anything, but we find that a lot of the music on the radio these days is pretty boring and unimaginative. That's not to suggest that the majority of the new music out there is substandard.

All we're saying is, if you want to find new music that's not mass produced drivel, you're going to have to look a little further than your radio dial. Give a listen to the music on today's sites and surely, you'll find some jams that'll put the mainstream, top 40 stuff to shame.

Check out these indispensible links:

RCRDLBL.COM

Stereogum

Ilike

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Who's Who On YouTube?

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:43 AM

There are any number of colorful characters floating around on YouTube. Most of them are talentless hacks just looking for attention or young rapscallions who enjoy humiliating their friends in front of a web audience of millions, but some are a little more unique.

They have something about them that says, “Hey, I want your attention, but the few seconds of your time will be well worth it.” Today, we’re going to shine a spotlight on one of those and show you just who’s who on YouTube.

Today's web celeb is HotForWords.

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Around The Net

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:42 AM
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Today On AOTS!

Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:37 AM

Hey, gang! On today’s show we’ll show off some exclusive clips from Funny or Die, give a listen to the music of SXSW and we’ll see WWE diva, Maria face off against Olivia Munn in a SmackDown vs. RAW Hawaii chair showdown. It doesn’t get any more awesome than that.