Snowtown

SNOWTOWN is an upcoming Australian film about Australia's most notorious serial killer JOHN BUNTING, responsible for the killing of 11 people in South Australia, referred to as the Snowtown Murders.

The film centers around Jamie, a 16 year old living with his two younger brothers and mother in Northern Adelaide, he longs for an escape from the hopelessness and violence that surrounds him and his prayers are answered when John enters his life. John spends more and more time with Jamie's family, they begin to experience a stability and sense of family that they have never known.

Jamie is so fond of John he begins to pick up and take on some of his traits and beliefs and spends a lot of time with him and his select group of friends. Protection & guidance that John presents to Jamie is initially welcomed however as event occurs and people disappear, Jamie begins to suspect new things about John and his motivations.

When Jamie finally discovers the truth, his hopes for happiness are threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his father figure John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer.

The film is due for release May 19th 2011, the trailer and website is below.



http://www.snowtownthemovie.com

L.A. Noire

LA Noire is an upcoming video game developed by Team Bondi with Rockstar Games. It s set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of 1947, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries.

As the title suggests, the game draws heavily from both plot and aesthetic elements of film noir - stylistic films from the 1940s and 1950s that shared similar visual styles and themes including crime, sex and moral ambiguity and were often shot in black and white with harsh, low-key lighting. The game uses a distinctive coloring-style in homage to the visual style of film noir. The post-war setting is the backdrop for plot elements that reference the detective films of the '40s, such as corruption and drugs, with a classical jazz soundtrack.

L.A. Noire is also notable for using Lightsprint's real-time global illumination technology, as well as Depth Analysis's newly developed piece of technology for the film and video game industries called MotionScan, where actors are recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle. With this technology the look of the characters in the game are almost life-like. Check out a few clips for it below. The game is due out May 17th in the US, May 20th in Europe.









http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/

The Lincoln Lawyer

THE LINCOLN LAWYER is an upcoming mystery thriller film starring Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe & Marisa Tomei. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Michael Connelly. The plot is below:

"Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of his career: Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a Beverly Hills playboy and son of a major businessman who is accused of rape and attempted murder. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develops into a deadly game of survival for Haller."

The film is due out this friday in the States, but will be out in Australia March 31st.

http://www.thelincolnlawyermovie.com

Apollo 18

"While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon."

Apollo 18 is due out April 22nd.

Rubber

Probably the weirdest/stupidest movie trailer i've seen this year by far, but it is only February. RUBBER is a movie about a car tire that goes on a killing spree. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year with negative reviews. It is due to be released february 25th. A tire with psychic killing powers. And I thought Snakes On A Plane was stupid. This is a whole new level.

Scream 4

Yet again, another horror franchise returns again, this time its SCREAM. The fourth movie features original cast of Neve Campbell, David Arquette & Courteney Cox, with also new cast including Emma Roberts & Hayden Panettiere. The film is due for release April 15th. The trailer is below.

Limitless

Saw the trailer for this upcoming thriller a week ago, Limitless stars Bradley Cooper as an intellectual slacker and former cocaine addict, living as a copywriter in a small publishing house. He obtains MTD-48, a Nootropic drug with curious side-effects, upon taking the drug, he discovers MTD-48 boosts his intellect and makes him faster, more intuitive, and more charismatic. By warding off sleep and focusing his attention span, the drug enables him to write a book, learn a foreign language, and predict certain events by detecting patterns in vast amounts of information -- all in a matter of hours. As he becomes more intrigued by the drug, he investigates its mysterious origins, setting in motion a deadly chain of events.

The film also stars Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro, and is due to be released on March 18th 2011. The trailer is below.

Red State

Red State, is the new film written and directed by Kevin Smith, whose claim to fame was writing, directing and starring in such comedy films like Clerks 1 & 2, Mallrats, Dogma, Chasing Amy to name a few. Also known as creating the infamous comedy duo of Jay & Silent Bob, where he plays Silent Bob, who have appeared in most of his feature films.

Red State shows Kevin Smith heading into a different approach, writing and directing a horror film, the synopsis is below courtesy of Sundance & Wikipedia:

"A group of young misfits encounter fundamentalism gone to the extreme in Middle America."

Sundance Film Guide's synopsis:

"Red State begins by following three horny high school boys who come across an online ad from an older woman looking for a gang bang. Boys being boys, they hit the road to satisfy their libidinal urges. But what begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying "holy" force with a fatal agenda."

The film is due for release March 10th 2011.