There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!

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Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.

Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based on critical acclaim or Box Office success or even cult following - but a combination of these three factors and how 'cool' it is, thus the term 'fascinating'. One more thing, you'll not see very old movies here - we listed only recent films!

Enough of talk already! Let's see which movies made the top 10!
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Hal Holbrook, who did an exceptional performance in Into the Wild, has new movie entitled That Evening Sun. It was shown at the recent SWSX to much acclaim. The movie also stars, one of tMF's favorites and definitely a talent to watch, Mia Wasikowska.

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Says Holbook of the movie:

I like to call a spade a spade; I like to say what I think. Anyway, there are educatedSoutherners and those who are not very educated for one reason or another. In this picture you see the two kinds of Southerners. So often, Hollywood portrays anybody from the South as some dumb hick who is racist. That's the favorite thing, you know - an uneducated hick. And I think that one of the things that Scott and Walton and Ray wanted to do in this film is to show a wider picture of Southern people.

More about the movie including the trailer after the jump!
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A second trailer (watch it after the jump!), more photos (featuring the lead cast) and an interview with Tobey Maguire at the LA Times. Apparently, the marketing campaign for Jim Sheridan's latest film, Brothers, is well underway!

Our recent spotlight article on Jake Gyllenhaal offered some details on his character, Tommy Cahill. The character study came from Jake's co-star Tobey Maguire during his interview at the LA Times.
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All Facebook posted an article about the current filming of David Fincher's 'The Social Network':

Last week we wrote that Johns Hopkins would welcome the crew of "The Social Network" this week as they'd be filming in front of some of the dorms. Today photos of the shooting are rolling in from Twitpic including shots of Eamon Brooks and Jesse Eisenberg, two of the film's main characters. [ read more ]

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I'm quite certain that one of the actors in the photos is Jesse Eisenberg, but I'm not too sure that the other one is Eamon Brooks. I believe it'sAndrew Garfield. I maybe wrong of course... So try to look at the photos please....
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Is today's business of making movies really going through very rough times? In the case of Fox Searchlight, it seems 2009 is their year of 'financial reckoning'.

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Come to think of it, the studio was the best performer last year - Take a look: Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards as well as a further 7 academy awards. Other Fox Searchlight films receiving Best Picture nominations include The Full Monty, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno.

More about the studio's line up of movies for 2009 and some Box Office reports after the jump!
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I've been reading a couple of movie blogs and finding out what's their take on the latest Sherlock Holmes trailer. One of the most intriguing just got to be Movieline's post, which I'm quoting below:

It's been a long, interesting ride for the Sherlock Holmes promotional campaign, which began with a shot of Robert Downey Jr stripped to the waist and now finishes with a final trailer full of homoerotic banter. "This is not your father's Sherlock Holmes!" the trailer cries. "Did your father's Sherlock Holmes flirt with Watson all day? Did he sublimate his sexual urges for Jude Law into a simultaneous, side-by-side orgasm of gunfire? [ read more ]

Other blogs are not as provocative as Movieline's take on the latest trailer. Total Film simply took note of the additional scenes and the music, saying: There are a few more story fragments and a snippet or two of fresh footage, but it's largely what we've seen before, albeit with the action ramped up and the music more boisterous...

So, what do you think? Oh, yeah you need to watch the trailer! More views after the jump!
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Here we go again! Twilight: New Moon is scheduled for release this coming November 20 but already a fight is brewing between two massive movie audiences - the Twilight fandom versus the Comic book guys!

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Is this the ultimate battle of the sexes? Peter Sciretta @SlashFilm thinks so:

The funniest thing about the rankings is the demographics behind the votes The average Male user rating is a 3.3, while the average female user rating is an 8.0. And while females under 18 rate the film a 8.7, the most popular demo is the "Twilight Mom", females aged 30-44, which have given the film an average rating of a 9.9. Wow... [ read more ]

I'm still wondering how come IMDb already allowed its registered members to vote when the movie is not yet released? Anyway, we have a proposition to make, right after the jump!
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Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. A global cataclysm brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

How's that for an intro of Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster epic, 2012! Watch the trailer after the jump!
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