While Madre may only be his second feature film to date, writer/director Aaron Burns is no stranger to the world of horror, or indie filmmaking for that matter. His credits include providing visual effects expertise on projects like Planet Terror, Machete, and The Green Inferno (on which he also was in charge of second unit photography and even played the character of Jonah, who was eaten by cannibals in a glorious frenzy of brutality), and he has also worked as a camera operator on Aftershock and played supporting roles in both The Stranger and Knock Knock.
While at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival, Daily Dead caught up with Burns to talk about his disturbing take on parental paranoia. The filmmaker discussed what inspired his latest project, how he wanted to tap into the true horror of Madre’s story—rather than rely on copious amounts of gore—and the importance of trusting female instincts,...
While at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival, Daily Dead caught up with Burns to talk about his disturbing take on parental paranoia. The filmmaker discussed what inspired his latest project, how he wanted to tap into the true horror of Madre’s story—rather than rely on copious amounts of gore—and the importance of trusting female instincts,...
- 3/15/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Just as the way we consume movies has changed in recent years with the advances in smartphone and tablet technologies, the way filmmakers make films has changed as well. In this day and age, companies are developing software and hardware to make life on-set easier for those wielding cameras. With that in mind, the folks at Microsoft have produced an online documentary series about how filmmakers are utilizing their technology in creating art. We’re excited to partner with them to debut the first episode, which you can watch just after the jump. The first episode, which premieres today right here on Film School Rejects, profiles filmmaker Chayse Irvin. Chayse’s recent films include the documentary Spirit in the Stone and Blacktino, a feature film that premiered at SXSW. The episode follows Chayse to various spots in New York City, where he talks about the capabilities of his Surface Pro to capture content for both creative and...
- 9/9/2013
- by FSR Staff
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
On Friday, we told you that Michelle Rodriguez (Blacktino) was returning to the Resident Evil franchise, even though her character Rain Campo, which she portrayed in the original Resident Evil film from 2002 was first turned into a zombie and then got a bullet to the brain at the end of the film.
Now, in addition to Rodriguez and returning franchise castmembers, Sienna Guillory, Boris Kodjoe and Colin Salmon, Oded Fehr (For the Love of Money) is returning for Resident Evil: Retribution as well… despite the fact that even though his character, Carlos Rivera managed to live through Resident Evil: Apocalypse, he was forced to blow himself up at the end of Resident Evil: Extinction (see video below).
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Fehr’s casting came to us via (what else?) a tweet from franchise star, Milla Jovovich:
As I had said previously, there is either going...
Now, in addition to Rodriguez and returning franchise castmembers, Sienna Guillory, Boris Kodjoe and Colin Salmon, Oded Fehr (For the Love of Money) is returning for Resident Evil: Retribution as well… despite the fact that even though his character, Carlos Rivera managed to live through Resident Evil: Apocalypse, he was forced to blow himself up at the end of Resident Evil: Extinction (see video below).
Click here to view the embedded video.
Fehr’s casting came to us via (what else?) a tweet from franchise star, Milla Jovovich:
As I had said previously, there is either going...
- 9/26/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Just last week, we brought you the news about two Resident Evil film veterans returning for the fifth installment. Boris Kodjoe, who played “Luther West” in Resident Evil: Afterlife, and Colin Salmon, who played “One” in the original 2002 Resident Evil.
Now, Tracking-Board reports that the lovely Michelle Rodriguez (Blacktino) is returning for Resident Evil: Retribution as well. Rodriguez portrayed Rain Ocampo in the original Resident Evil film from 2002, which saw her turn into a zombie (see below).
And, she also got shot in the head and died… or did she?
Click here to view the embedded video.
Resident Evil: Retribution directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Boris Kodjoe, Colin Salmon , Sienna Guillory and Michelle Rodriguez is slated to hit theaters on September 14th, 2012.
Now, Tracking-Board reports that the lovely Michelle Rodriguez (Blacktino) is returning for Resident Evil: Retribution as well. Rodriguez portrayed Rain Ocampo in the original Resident Evil film from 2002, which saw her turn into a zombie (see below).
And, she also got shot in the head and died… or did she?
Click here to view the embedded video.
Resident Evil: Retribution directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Boris Kodjoe, Colin Salmon , Sienna Guillory and Michelle Rodriguez is slated to hit theaters on September 14th, 2012.
- 9/23/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
I caught up with director Aaron Burns this past weekend as he packed up to drive back to Los Angeles from Austin, Texas, where his first feature film blacktino got great reception at the SXSW festival.
What would await him in Los Angeles were meetings with distributors, and future projects already in the works. The excitement of what’s to come couldn’t quite be masked in Aaron’s even and thoughtful tone. I’m sure anyone who has met Aaron, and fallen into a conversation about movies, was been mesmerized by his infectious and nostalgic enthusiasm for cinema.
In this interview, the twenty-six year old writer/director talks about youth and racing against his own clock, his primary inspirations, making what he calls “post-race films”, and what lies ahead for his promising career.
The Jurassic Period
Aaron Burns describes his first acquaintance with the idea of becoming a director as a serendipitous occurrence.
What would await him in Los Angeles were meetings with distributors, and future projects already in the works. The excitement of what’s to come couldn’t quite be masked in Aaron’s even and thoughtful tone. I’m sure anyone who has met Aaron, and fallen into a conversation about movies, was been mesmerized by his infectious and nostalgic enthusiasm for cinema.
In this interview, the twenty-six year old writer/director talks about youth and racing against his own clock, his primary inspirations, making what he calls “post-race films”, and what lies ahead for his promising career.
The Jurassic Period
Aaron Burns describes his first acquaintance with the idea of becoming a director as a serendipitous occurrence.
- 3/30/2011
- by Stephanie
- ShadowAndAct
South By Southwest is largely awesome as a condition of place. Austin is an amazing case study that has much going right. It is a city of filmmakers, lovers and scholars with public and private support. An organization with the most visible influence is the Austin Film Society, which sponsors filmmaker financially through the new Texas Filmmakers Fund (partly funding two strong films I saw – Where Soldiers Come From and Five Time Champion) amongst other initiatives. I think SXSW Film has grown partly because Texas filmmaking has grown. There is a large display of strong work including the festival’s Lone Star States showcase. This is as much a local festival as it a national festival (and shockingly less so an international festival, with very little work from other non-traditional Hollywood funding bodies like Europe).
The flexibility of SXSW to discover new voices is one of their leading strengths. If...
The flexibility of SXSW to discover new voices is one of their leading strengths. If...
- 3/29/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
SXSW Film Review
blacktino
Complete Coverage of SXSW Film 2011
Director & Writer: Aaron Burns
Sad, fat, black, latino, nerd. It doesn’t get any worse than that.
Cast: Austin Marshall, Devyn Ray, Tiger Sheu, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey
(World Premiere)
Who’S It For?: I would only recommend blacktino to people who need to learn how not to make a film. If there was a way for me to show this to Aaron Burns four years ago, he’d be my first victim.
Overall
Writer/director/editor/future-movie-director-deity Aaron Burns overindulges on his technical pride and makes blacktino morbidly bloated in the process. Whole subplots serve little purpose to whatever the main plot could possibly be (the story goes from Point A to Point Hat to Point Water Faucet). The film’s attention span is minimal, spurring onto extended sequences/tangents (a party scene, a store robbery, a day-trip...
blacktino
Complete Coverage of SXSW Film 2011
Director & Writer: Aaron Burns
Sad, fat, black, latino, nerd. It doesn’t get any worse than that.
Cast: Austin Marshall, Devyn Ray, Tiger Sheu, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey
(World Premiere)
Who’S It For?: I would only recommend blacktino to people who need to learn how not to make a film. If there was a way for me to show this to Aaron Burns four years ago, he’d be my first victim.
Overall
Writer/director/editor/future-movie-director-deity Aaron Burns overindulges on his technical pride and makes blacktino morbidly bloated in the process. Whole subplots serve little purpose to whatever the main plot could possibly be (the story goes from Point A to Point Hat to Point Water Faucet). The film’s attention span is minimal, spurring onto extended sequences/tangents (a party scene, a store robbery, a day-trip...
- 3/24/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
I think I can safely say IFC covered the crap out of South by Southwest 2011. Stephen Saito and I reviewed over fifteen films and interviewed over forty filmmakers during our ten days in Austin. That's way more films covered than hours either of us slept. Here now is a complete archive of everything we did: reviews, video interviews, and print interviews. At the bottom, you'll also find mine and Stephen's picks for the five best films at this year's SXSW. Enjoy. I know we did.
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
On Friday night, Austin-based filmmaker Aaron Burns brought his first feature-length film, blacktino, to the Paramount Theatre for its world premier. It was an event worthy of SXSW opening night. A food truck was parked on 7th Street, giving out free tacos to the crowd. A photo backdrop was setup for people to take pictures. Even the director was out -- buzzing a bit from opening-night adrenaline -- walking the line and greeting the enthusiastic crowd.
The movie started late, due to delays in seating, but once it did the crowd was no less enthusiastic. Every credit was given a loud cheer. If they showed those awful "FBI warnings" before cinema films, I think even that would have gotten applause. This clearly was a hometown crowd rooting for the home team. They even applauded a shot of the Austin skyline, later in the film.
Blacktino is a dark teen comedy...
The movie started late, due to delays in seating, but once it did the crowd was no less enthusiastic. Every credit was given a loud cheer. If they showed those awful "FBI warnings" before cinema films, I think even that would have gotten applause. This clearly was a hometown crowd rooting for the home team. They even applauded a shot of the Austin skyline, later in the film.
Blacktino is a dark teen comedy...
- 3/15/2011
- by Chip Rosenthal
- Slackerwood
Blacktino is a quirky dark comedy about a half black and latino theater geek named Stefan Daily and is the directorial debut of Austin filmmaker Aaron Burns.
The Set-up
Stefan Daily is raised by his grandmother since being abandoned by his movie producer father and drug addicted mother. Uncomfortable and unsure of himself his only refuge is in the theater department of his high school and his best friend Laura (Devyn Ray). As he deals with trying to be accepted by the other students and the trials of his family life he finds hope in his passion for theatre.
The Good
The movie is sprinkled with humorous beats that hit the mark and is also supported by the performance of Stefan’s best friend Laura (Ray). She delivers as his trusty sidekick/ love interest throughout the film even as he repeatedly makes poor choices and seeks the approval from a...
The Set-up
Stefan Daily is raised by his grandmother since being abandoned by his movie producer father and drug addicted mother. Uncomfortable and unsure of himself his only refuge is in the theater department of his high school and his best friend Laura (Devyn Ray). As he deals with trying to be accepted by the other students and the trials of his family life he finds hope in his passion for theatre.
The Good
The movie is sprinkled with humorous beats that hit the mark and is also supported by the performance of Stefan’s best friend Laura (Ray). She delivers as his trusty sidekick/ love interest throughout the film even as he repeatedly makes poor choices and seeks the approval from a...
- 3/14/2011
- Cinelinx
Rating: 2/5
Writer/Director: Aaron Burns
Cast: Austin Marshall, Devyn Ray, Tiger Sheu, Michelle Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey
The debut feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, Blacktino plays out like Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire if it was a pilot for a sitcom and took place in Austin, Texas, and that’s not a good thing. It certainly might not help that the film had its world premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival in the iconic Paramount Theatre, where an audience full of friends of the cast and crew were giving the film a little more biased love than it really deserved. It’s not without its bright spots however, namely the breakout performance of Devyn Ray who plays Laura, our main character’s best friend.
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: Blacktino…...
Writer/Director: Aaron Burns
Cast: Austin Marshall, Devyn Ray, Tiger Sheu, Michelle Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey
The debut feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, Blacktino plays out like Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire if it was a pilot for a sitcom and took place in Austin, Texas, and that’s not a good thing. It certainly might not help that the film had its world premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival in the iconic Paramount Theatre, where an audience full of friends of the cast and crew were giving the film a little more biased love than it really deserved. It’s not without its bright spots however, namely the breakout performance of Devyn Ray who plays Laura, our main character’s best friend.
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: Blacktino…...
- 3/13/2011
- by J.C. De Leon
- GordonandtheWhale
South by Southwest has a whole section of the festival devoted to local films and filmmakers called Lone Star States. Its lineup this year includes "Five Time Champion" starring Betty Buckley, "My Sucky Teen Romance" from 18-year-old filmmaker (and subject of past SXSW doc "Zombie Girl") Emily Hagins, and "Blacktino" from Austin native Aaron Burns. It's the story of a half-black, half-Latino high school nerd (played by Austin Marshall and inspired in part by Burns' own life as a half-black, half-Latino high school nerd himself) and it was all shot here in Austin. The film also features cameos and supporting performances from a few Austin locals and favorites you might recognize like Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, and Danny Trejo. If you're wondering how Burns got such an amazing cast, he did have a bit of help: his executive producer (and real-life mother) is Elizabeth Avellan from Troublemaker Studios.
Here's our chat with Burns,...
Here's our chat with Burns,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Blacktino is nothing short of revolutionary. As a crowdpleaser, it’s so frank about diversity, the notion is reduced to its smallest unit: the individual. Aaron Burns has crafted a rich and lively human comedy blending the dead pan of Napoleon Dynamite (and the better films it influenced, arguably including Juno) and the rich humanity of Mike Leigh.
Austin Marshall is Stefan Daily, an overweight kid whose African American mother is chasing demons unmentioned while his estranged Hispanic father is a Hollywood producer whose latest film is an action adaptation of Citizen Kane, starring Michelle Rodriguez as Citizen Jane.
Stefan’s best friend, Laura (Devyn Ray) is a goth girl –with a valid reason to be, she calls Stefan “Urkle” – after Steve Urkle’s alter ego (there’s another hilarious Family Matters reference a few scenes later). Stefan does not have an easy life: being both bi-racial in a school...
Austin Marshall is Stefan Daily, an overweight kid whose African American mother is chasing demons unmentioned while his estranged Hispanic father is a Hollywood producer whose latest film is an action adaptation of Citizen Kane, starring Michelle Rodriguez as Citizen Jane.
Stefan’s best friend, Laura (Devyn Ray) is a goth girl –with a valid reason to be, she calls Stefan “Urkle” – after Steve Urkle’s alter ego (there’s another hilarious Family Matters reference a few scenes later). Stefan does not have an easy life: being both bi-racial in a school...
- 3/12/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Update: I’ll repost this as new titles are added to the list…
Compared to recent years, 2011 is shaping up to be one of the better years for black cinema, or blacks in cinema, in terms of both volume and variety.
With For Colored Girls now mostly behind us, I’d like to look ahead to what we can expect to see in theaters in 2011.
I did a bit of research, and these are the titles I came up with, all (or most) of which I expect we will see in 2011. Feel free to add any you know of that I didn’t include. I should note that I’m only counting films in which the characters that black actors play are central to the film’s plot, or films directed by black filmmakers, regardless of whether the cast is comprised of black actors or not.
First, on the indie front,...
Compared to recent years, 2011 is shaping up to be one of the better years for black cinema, or blacks in cinema, in terms of both volume and variety.
With For Colored Girls now mostly behind us, I’d like to look ahead to what we can expect to see in theaters in 2011.
I did a bit of research, and these are the titles I came up with, all (or most) of which I expect we will see in 2011. Feel free to add any you know of that I didn’t include. I should note that I’m only counting films in which the characters that black actors play are central to the film’s plot, or films directed by black filmmakers, regardless of whether the cast is comprised of black actors or not.
First, on the indie front,...
- 2/23/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The Blacktino Movie Trailer has premiered. Aaron Burns‘ Blacktino (2011) stars Austin Marshall, Danny Trejo, Devyn Ray, Jeff Fahey, and Daryl Sabara. Blacktino‘s plot synopsis: “a dark teen comedy about an overweight half-black, half-hispanic nerd named Stefan Daily. He was raised by his black grandmother in a medium sized suburb of Austin, TX. Struggling to find his place in a mostly white high school, Stefan finds sanctuary among the eclectic mix of social outcasts in the school’s Theatre Department. In the tradition of the great teen comedies of the last thirty years ‘blacktino’ will ensure that the torch of ‘teen angst’ continues to burn bright.” This looks really good. It’s about time we got a teen film this film season that deals with real teen issues in a non-Disney, After School Special way. The last film I saw of this pedigree was Afterschool. The relationship between Stepfan Daily...
- 2/22/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Might Michelle Rodriguez be starring in a new high action spoof of the classic Citizen Kane, aptly titled Citizen Jane, to be released next year? Well - maybe!
A gag trailer was created for Aaron Burns' Blacktino that features Rodriguez doing all sorts of action packed material in a fake trailer for the speculated film. The Citizen Jane trailer actually appears within Blacktino, when a character watches it on TV.
However - we live in interesting times. Machete had its start as a 'fake' trailer, as did Hobo with a Shotgun, and both of those came to be real projects.
Burns is now apparently seriously considering making it a real project. "You know it’s funny because this Citizen Jane idea came out of my head as a joke from day one," he said, "Now, I’m actually getting offers from people who want to make it, and emails...
A gag trailer was created for Aaron Burns' Blacktino that features Rodriguez doing all sorts of action packed material in a fake trailer for the speculated film. The Citizen Jane trailer actually appears within Blacktino, when a character watches it on TV.
However - we live in interesting times. Machete had its start as a 'fake' trailer, as did Hobo with a Shotgun, and both of those came to be real projects.
Burns is now apparently seriously considering making it a real project. "You know it’s funny because this Citizen Jane idea came out of my head as a joke from day one," he said, "Now, I’m actually getting offers from people who want to make it, and emails...
- 10/1/2010
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
As people were clamoring to see Michelle Rodriguez punch Alamo Drafthouse wunderkind Tim League in the cojones repeatedly and violently at Fantastic Fest as part of their annual Debates, they were accosted with teaser posters for a film due out on the 70th anniversary of Citizen Kane's release called Citizen Jane. It starred Miss Rodriguez as Charlotte Foster Jane, and was purported to be an action-movie remake of Citizen Kane where she plays an assassin hunting down the people who murdered her parents. Tagline: She'd Do Anything To Get Her Rosebud.
The teaser trailer that's been tooling around is actually just one of the Drafthouse promos that run before their festivals -- which are usually pretty ecclectically terrific. It features Rodriguez screaming and firing a machine gun in a lake of fire that appears to have come directly from Spy Kids. It's tied in with a voiceover clip of her doing the tagline.
The teaser trailer that's been tooling around is actually just one of the Drafthouse promos that run before their festivals -- which are usually pretty ecclectically terrific. It features Rodriguez screaming and firing a machine gun in a lake of fire that appears to have come directly from Spy Kids. It's tied in with a voiceover clip of her doing the tagline.
- 9/30/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Fantastic Fest, currently going on in Austin, Texas and there have been several posters found around town for a mysterious “remake” of Orson Welles‘ Citizen Kane called Citizen Jane, starring Michelle Rodriguez. The posters list a website (CitizenJaneMovie.com) that contains a teaser trailer for “the new film.”
Plot synopsis:
Citizen Jane stars Michelle Rodriguez as Charlotte Foster Jane, a lethal assassin hell bent on avenging the murder of her parents in this guns blazing, action packed retelling of Orson Welles 1941 classic, “Citizen Kane.” She will do anything for her Rosebud…
The film also stars Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey and Daryl Sabara.
Citizen Jane Poster
Is this real? A joke?
The poster features a release date of September 5th, 2011. “Citizen Kane” was released on September 5th, 1941, making it a difference of 70 years. A copyright notice on the website lists Urban Arson, which is an anagram for Aaron Burns, a visual...
Plot synopsis:
Citizen Jane stars Michelle Rodriguez as Charlotte Foster Jane, a lethal assassin hell bent on avenging the murder of her parents in this guns blazing, action packed retelling of Orson Welles 1941 classic, “Citizen Kane.” She will do anything for her Rosebud…
The film also stars Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey and Daryl Sabara.
Citizen Jane Poster
Is this real? A joke?
The poster features a release date of September 5th, 2011. “Citizen Kane” was released on September 5th, 1941, making it a difference of 70 years. A copyright notice on the website lists Urban Arson, which is an anagram for Aaron Burns, a visual...
- 9/28/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
At the Austin Fantastic Fest, a short campy trailer of Michelle Rodriguez growling and shooting a machine gun on an island of fire gun played to the appreciative audience. (See it embedded after the jump.) The trailer, and the accompanying posters of a black clad Rodriguez holding a gun, promised a remake of Orson Welles’ 1941 classic Citizen Kane. In Citizen Jane, with an announced release date of Sept. 5, 2011, Rodriguez would play a woman looking to avenge the murders of her parents. Various websites wondered if this was a spoof or a camp delight worth getting ready for.
It turns out...
It turns out...
- 9/28/2010
- by Karen Valby
- EW.com - PopWatch
Fantastic Fest is currently going on in Texas, where posters for a mysterious Michelle Rodriguez movie are hanging. Entitled "Citizen Jane," the posters list a website (CitizenJaneMovie.com) that contains a teaser trailer for the new film, which is promoted as a "Citizen Kane" remake. Check out the poster and the teaser below. Plot: The 70th anniversary of the film that started it all. "Citizen Jane" stars Michelle Rodriguez as Charlotte Foster Jane, a lethal assassin hell bent on avenging the murder of her parents in this guns blazing, action packed retelling of Orson Welles 1941 classic, "Citizen Kane." She will do anything for her Rosebud... Looking deeper, the poster features a release date of September 5th, 2011. "Citizen Kane" was released on September 5th, 1941, making it a difference of 70 years. A copyright notice on the website lists Urban Arson, which is an anagram for Aaron Burns, a visual effects artist who...
- 9/28/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Michelle Rodriguez starring in an action-packed retelling of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane? Look at her welding that huge bazooka on the poster. Check out the heat she’s packing in the teaser trailer!
Wait…hold on a minute. Before you all get excited (like I did) over this Grindhouse-esque action fest re-telling of a classic from movie folklore, let me put an end to your geeky anticipation by revealing that Bleeding Cool has unearthed that this is in fact a fake movie trailer created for a coming-of-age comedy called Blacktino from Aaron Burns.
Oh well. Maybe in time we’ll see a surge in interest of this mock viral, which will inspire the creators to produce a full-length version in a similar fashion to what happened with Machete (which Rodriguez actually co-stars in).
Wait…hold on a minute. Before you all get excited (like I did) over this Grindhouse-esque action fest re-telling of a classic from movie folklore, let me put an end to your geeky anticipation by revealing that Bleeding Cool has unearthed that this is in fact a fake movie trailer created for a coming-of-age comedy called Blacktino from Aaron Burns.
Oh well. Maybe in time we’ll see a surge in interest of this mock viral, which will inspire the creators to produce a full-length version in a similar fashion to what happened with Machete (which Rodriguez actually co-stars in).
- 9/28/2010
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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