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• Posted Teaser trailer for Kandahar to News
  For the first time i've heard about Kandahar (Кандагар) about 2 years ago, and it seems like the production is almost over as producers released teaser trailer. The movie is based on the real story of seven Russian pilots (5...
  November 14, 2009 8:49 PM
• Commented on Tak Sakaguchi Shooting In The Ukraine With The Creators Of MONGOL!
  This movie is called "Yakuza's daughter", it's a comedy for Russian market. The main role is played by Japanese schoolgirl Chika Arakawa....
  November 11, 2009 2:47 PM
• Commented on CLASH OF THE TITANS trailer arrives
  The trailer looks like some cheap series from sci-fi channel. Plus, they just stole many ideas from 300 and del Toro....
  November 11, 2009 10:37 AM
• Commented on Two scenes from VIY 2 in anaglyph 3D
  2010. exact date is unknown....
  November 6, 2009 6:55 PM
• Commented on Two scenes from VIY 2 in anaglyph 3D
  Not yet. It will be released on 18 February, 2010....
  November 6, 2009 6:48 PM
• Posted Two scenes from VIY 2 in anaglyph 3D to News
  Viy: The Return (Вий: Возвращение) was 5 years in production, it had changed its genre from horror to mystical adventure, producers promised that it will be Pirates of Caribbean set in quasi Ukraine of 18th century, they also said that...
  November 6, 2009 4:36 PM
• Posted Second trailer for cyber action Na Igre to News
  New trailer for Pavel Sanaev's cyber action Na Igre (On the Game). Actually it's not one film but two! Movies tell the story of teenagers, who somehow acquired abilities from the games, and then got involved into governmental/criminal games. The...
  November 5, 2009 4:26 PM
• Posted Teaser for Russian 3D animation Savva to News
  There was almost no information about 3D project Savva until this teaser trailer appeared several weeks ago. This is a first full-length movie, made by studio, previously known for 3D clips for Russian singer Glukoza. The director, composer and screenwriter...
  November 4, 2009 1:27 PM
• Posted Character posters for cyber action NA IGRE to News
  Not long time ago we had 3 teasers of cyber blockbuster Na Igre (On the Game), directed by Pavel Sanaev. And now producers published posters for the movie. The movie tells the story of teenagers, who somehow acquired abilities from...
  October 27, 2009 12:44 AM
• Posted Na Igre (On the Game) to Galleries
  October 27, 2009 12:26 AM
• Posted Na Igre to Movies
  October 27, 2009 12:20 AM
• Posted Awesome teaser for first Russian 3D fantasy DARK WORLD to News
  I'm glad to present here the first teaser of Russian fantasy movie called Dark World (Тёмный Мир, Tjomnyj mir), that should be released in more than 6 month and it's still in post-production, so the visuals are not final, but...
  October 23, 2009 12:02 AM
• Posted Creation of stone golems in amazing scene from Kniga Masterov to News
  Kniga Masterov (Book of Masters) is a fantasy and the first movie, created by Disney in Russia, this fact makes it noteworthy. And while previous trailer was oriented on Russian audience to show Russian stars in this movie, this amazing...
  October 21, 2009 5:55 PM
• Posted 3 teasers for cyber action NA IGRE (On the game) to News
  Not so long ago we had early trailer of cyber action Na Igre (On the game), and now come new teasers for the movie, that look very intriguing.  The movie tells the story of teenagers, who somehow acquired abilities from...
  October 21, 2009 5:09 AM
• Posted Flying cars in awesome trailer for Bekmambetov's BLACK LIGHTNING - Now HD With Subtitles! to News
  [I've translated trailer and added HD version on youtube, so turn on HD, annotations and fullscreen in your player to enjoy the best quality available on youtube.] Today we got Russian premiere of stunning trailer for Black Lightning (Чёрная Молния,...
  October 19, 2009 11:32 AM
• Commented on Fight clip for THE TOURNAMENT with Scott Adkins and Kelly Hu
  Why does Scott Adkins speak with "Russian" accent in every movie, even thought he is an Englishman and must speak English without accent?...
  October 17, 2009 10:34 PM
• Rated Flying cars in awesome trailer for Bekmambetov's BLACK LIGHTNING - Now HD With Subtitles!
  October 17, 2009 10:31 PM
• Commented on Flying cars in awesome trailer for Bekmambetov's BLACK LIGHTNING - Now HD With Subtitles!
  Why weird?...
  October 17, 2009 8:14 PM
• Posted The "blockbuster" trailer for THE TSAR to News
  About month ago we had the trailer of The Tsar for Cannes, and now comes Russian trailer, that looks like the trailer for historical blockbuster and actually is pretty good.The movie reveals Russian Dark Ages and the reign of Ivan...
  October 16, 2009 9:58 PM
• Posted Russian 3D animation OUR MASHA AND MAGICAL NUT to News
  Usually Russia is not considered as a country of 3D animation, but the latter boom of 3D animation has to change this situation. Today I'll present the movie that could be the first Russian 3D animation but now not even...
  October 12, 2009 1:05 PM
• Commented on First proper trailer for first Russian anime FIRST SQUAD
  Actually it's not a narration, that's an actual speech from the movie. The man in the beginning tells Nadya situation....
  September 25, 2009 4:02 PM
• Posted First proper trailer for first Russian anime FIRST SQUAD to News
  [Fresh off of a sold-out screening at Fantastic Fest 09 we now have a MUCH higher quality version of the trailer for Russian anime First Squad.]It was almost half a year ago when we got the first teaser of Russian...
  September 25, 2009 11:15 AM
• Commented on Absolutely Brilliant Trailer For Paweł Borowski's Polish Thriller ZERO
  Well, the trailer seemed to me like typical eurotrash, but when i read description it was very intriguing. Now i don't know what to believe: my eyes or words. :-)...
  September 23, 2009 3:11 PM
• Rated Russia got her own Indiana Jones in stunning 5TH CENTURIA
  September 23, 2009 6:19 AM
• Posted Russia got her own Indiana Jones in stunning 5TH CENTURIA to News
  Adventures is not a kind of movie you usually expect from Russia. Early trailer (actually it's a promo reel not for theaters) of 5 Центурия (5th Centuria) has working sound and uncompleted special effects, but however has everything you expect...
  September 22, 2009 4:00 PM
• Commented on TIFF 09: HIPSTERS Review
  Stilyagi had 15 mlns production budget and got 17 mlns in theaters. Among 3 big premieres on New Year (that's the most profitable time for movies in Russia) Stilyagi were only 3rd. So because of financial reasons, I do not...
  September 20, 2009 11:56 PM
• Posted Trailer for criminal action Unforgiven to News
  This movie is called Непрощённые (Unforgiven). Six desperate guys meet Alisa, the owner of brothel. She offers them money to revenge murder of her beloved man Vladik. But this job is not simple.The "trailer" (more like promo reel) is 4...
  September 20, 2009 9:33 PM
• Commented on TIFF 09: HIPSTERS Review
  This movie is just awesome. "Well in Russia, any "kowtowing to Western ideals" was a crime punishable by up to ten years in prison and being stilyagi certainly qualified" Actually no, there were no imprisonment for stilyagi, but being stilyagi...
  September 20, 2009 8:39 PM
• Commented on Trailer for Pavel Ruminov's Circumstances
  It will be released on 24th September....
  September 19, 2009 3:08 PM
• Posted Trailer for Pavel Ruminov's Circumstances to News
  Trailer for Pavel Ruminov's second try Обстоятельства (Circumstances), previously known as My wife is a zombi. It seems like it is a kind of homage to romantic comedies of 60s. The movie opens in Russian theaters on 24th September....
  September 19, 2009 12:24 PM
• Posted Daughter kills her Daddy in CLOSE ENEMY to News
  This criminal movie from Russia is called Близкий Враг (Blizkij Vrag), that means Close Enemy. One day the life of young woman and happy wife turned to ruins. Her husband was killed. She decides to find bustards who killed her...
  September 15, 2009 7:35 AM
• Posted Russia pushes American romcoms out of theaters to News
  In previous posts I tried to analyze trends of current Russian cinematographic development, and pointed to historical movies. Another most prominent trend of Russian cinema is romantic comedies (romcoms). 4-5 years ago Russian cinemas were filled with American romcoms of...
  September 12, 2009 7:58 AM
• Posted Trailer for cyber-thriller Fighter's Night (Noch' Boytsa) to News
  It seems like Russia now has a kind of boom in cyber / computer games related movies. Probably because Russian scriptwriters try hard to adapt their ideas to young audience of theaters, and of course, the easiest decision would be...
  September 10, 2009 7:27 AM
• Posted 3 in 1: action, sex and sci-fi in NA IGRE (ON THE GAME) to News
  This two-parts movie Na Igre (На игре) was previously known under the title Gamers, but because of title's similarities with the recent American movie Gamer starring Gerard Butler producers decided to change the name. The title uses the play...
  September 9, 2009 1:50 PM
• Posted Meet Ivan the Terrible in The Tsar with English subtitles to News
  The Tsar (Царь) is the Russian selection for Cannes Festival. The trailer looks very promising and seems to have it all: great costumes and large-scale historical reconstruction, catchy plot and high production quality.One of the most prominent trends of Russian...
  September 9, 2009 9:50 AM
• Rated Proper trailer for Psychedelic Drama Я
  September 8, 2009 12:47 PM
• Commented on New Extended Trailer for VAN DIEMEN'S LAND
  Well, Russian cinema has a hell lot of it, and i don't like it....
  September 8, 2009 12:44 PM
• Posted Proper trailer for Psychedelic Drama Я to News
  One day ago Todd posted the trailer of Я, but somehow this video was not complete. So I repost original trailer with original length and try to explain what is the movie about. Я (transliteration: Ya) means I or...
  September 8, 2009 11:45 AM
• Commented on Russia Goes Psychedlic in Я
  The trailer here is not complete. It is 15 seconds, while original is 1:26....
  September 7, 2009 8:20 PM
• Commented on James Cameron's AVATAR Trailer
  Producers created such a huge buzz, but in result is looks like an average modern game's trailer....
  August 20, 2009 5:30 PM
• Commented on Russian SciFi Action Flick SMERSH XXI Gets A Whole Lot Slicker And a Brand New Name.
  Here's early sales reel with terrible English voiceover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpFlEkMJIqk It has more footage. BTW, the English title is The Interceptor. Here's an article about it on Screen Daily: http://www.screendaily.com/rex-media-kicks-off-sales-on-russian-interceptor-trilogy/4041848.article...
  June 26, 2009 10:23 AM
• Commented on The prequels: what if Lucas hadn't directed them himself?
  Episodes 1-3 were absolutely awful, especially ep.1. The most laughable is midichlorians......
  June 12, 2009 2:10 PM
• Commented on Only BRUNO Dares To Ask: How Do You Protect Yourself From A Man With Two Dildos?
  So what's about O.J. ("traditional African name" for black baby)? I don't get the joke....
  April 3, 2009 4:55 PM
• Commented on Stallone goes Bollywood! Trailer for KAMBAKHT ISHQ
  OMG......
  April 1, 2009 8:39 PM
• Commented on How Do You Say HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL In Russian?
  Lol, i thought it's just another Russian rip-off of Hollywood, but when i checked producers and composer, it was kind of a shock, because Hollywood rips off itself in Russia. Lol again......
  February 22, 2009 10:27 AM
• Commented on Trailer and TV Spot for Russian thriller 'Julenka: Deadly Lessons'
  I've seen the movie today. It's about how Lolita went maniac... Lol......
  February 20, 2009 12:59 AM
• Commented on Someone In Russia's Been Watching Some Guy Ritchie ...
  Nekrosoma, lol, Hollywood is also known for plagiarism. For example, 70s in Hollywood was the era of French cinema's plagiarism. As for now, i haven't seen the Hollywood genre movie, based on original idea for a long time. I remember...
  February 16, 2009 8:50 PM
• Commented on Full trailer out for Hiroshi Shinagawa's teenage rumble film 'Drop'!
  The Japanese way of acting was always very strange to me. They overplay, so the acting is not natural....
  February 2, 2009 1:07 PM
• Commented on Poster and Stills for CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA
  Slapstick comedy? It does not look so. Do Indians produce anything different from musicals with dances?...
  December 14, 2008 9:03 PM
• Commented on Johnnie To Goes To Russia! First Teaser For NEWSMAKERS Arrives!
  Looks like b-movie (using Russian measures)...
  November 27, 2008 3:32 AM