Bunker Hill Premiere

Bunker Hill, the new film from independent filmmaker Kevin Willmott will premiere tonight at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas.

Willmott (best known for the faux documentary CSA: The Confederate States of America) directs this drama, dealing with a fictionalized Kansas town that is isolated after a presumed terrorist attack. Cut off from the world, the town's militant past is reawakened and forces coalesce to protect citizens from an unseen enemy. The town's fear leads to the creation of a posse of gunmen, resulting in torture, illegal searches and eventually, murder.

The film stars Emmy Award-winning actor James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) as a former Wall Street executive who heads to Bunker Hill to reconnect with his ex-wife Hallie (Laura Kirk) and two children. Kevin Geer and Blake Robbins also star.

Visit Lawrence.com for showtimes.

Igor trailer

The good folks over at The Weinstein Company have released the trailer for their new animated film Igor. The trailer will be attached to prints of Speed Racer this weekend. Or you can see it now over at Yahoo! Movies.

Igor is the iconic mad scientist helper. In this story, however, Igor wonders what it would be like to become a scientist and works to break the stereotypical role he seems fated to play. The animated film features the voice talents of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Coolidge, Molly Shannon, Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall and James Lipton (playing himself).

The film is slated for release on September 19th.

Destroy Boll. Free Gum!

In what has to be one of the most bizarre publicity stunts in recent memory, the makers of Stride gum have vowed to give away a free pack of gum to every person who signs a petition to stop vile film director Uwe Boll from directing another movie.

Back in April, Boll promised he would stop making films if the petition scores a million signatures. The good folks over at Stop Uwe Boll are working to make that a reality. As of today, they have collected nearly 250,000 signatures.

Now Stride wants to encourage videogame fans (because so many of Boll's films are based on videogames) to join the petition. If the petition reaches the required 1 million signatures by May 14 at 5pm EDT, each signer will receive a digital coupon for a pack of gum.

"Since gamers are one of our most supportive groups, we've been looking for ways to return the favor," said Gary Osifchin, Stride North American Marketing Director in a published statement. "And what better way is there to get gamers' backs than by helping them rescue their cherished videogames from the clutches of Uwe Boll?"

If you're not familiar with Boll's work, be thankful. He makes some awful films. For some reason, he seems to be drawn to videogame adaptations. The three that have been released in the U.S. (House of the Dead, Bloodrayne and Alone in the Dark) have all received horrible reviews.

Boll's new film Postal -- also based on a videogame -- will be released on May 23, 2008.

Clone Wars Poster

Here it is folks. It may not rock as hard as the many beautiful posters of Star Wars films past, but it does look fun. Not exactly an epic feel, but it's engaging. But, it's still animated.

As I mentioned in my Summer '08 Preview, I'm not sure that an animated film can live up to the franchise standard. Sure, it looks neat, but how can animated effects compare with jaw dropping special effects like the AT-AT assault on the planet Hoth or the lightsaber duel between Yoda and Count Dooku?

What are your thoughts on the poster and the coming animated film? Sound off now!