Watchmen Contest

Zach Snyder Launches Contest for Warner Bros.'s Watchmen

Zack Snyder is offering you the opportunity to create "Veidt Enterprises" TV commercials that could end up in Warner Bros.'s feature film Watchmen, scheduled to be released in theaters on March 6, 2009.

To get started, download the standard definition and/or high definition assets from the links below, and then shoot your own original TV commercial that advertises one of the products! Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be either 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length. The products are all made by "Veidt Enterprises," and you can download the product logos for your use as well.

Make your TV commercial in NTSC standard definition (720x486) or higher resolution, upload it, and then others can vote on your work. The contest ends on June 2, 2008. The 40 finalists will win signed posters from Zack Snyder. The top five finalists from user votes will win High-Definition Canon Vixia HG10 camcorders. Up to 20 of Zack's favorite finalists will win $1,000.00, and have a chance to be included in the Watchmen feature film itself.

Contest Website: http://youtube.com/watchmenmovie

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.