German-born director Uwe Boll is a throwback of sorts to the pioneers of traveling, self-distributed filmmaking — part storyteller, (perhaps much larger) part huckster. Whatever one thinks of him, he is certainly prolific, cranking out around three movies a year over the last half-decade. Brent Simon recently had a chance to speak with the inimitable Boll about his new film ”In the Name of the King 2,” U.S. presidential politics, his passion project “Bailout,” which 2011 box office hit he can’t believe made so much money, and how his wife doesn’t like his movies. The conversation is excerpted below: ShockYa: ”In the Name of the King 2″ speaks a lot of prophesy and destiny,…

Title: Conan The Adventurer 1991 Animated Series by Hasbro Starring: Garry Chalk, Michael Donovan, Janyse Jaud Running Time: 5 hours, 2 discs, Unrated- for all audiences Conan of Cimmeria is on a quest to search for the evil serpent-man and wizard Wrath-Amon, who imprisoned Conan’s family into living stone. Armed with a sword forged from a mysterious star metal, he and his friends set off on a journey to save Conan’s family and also find adventure. I probably watched this show growing up, and one thing I couldn’t stand about kids cartoon shows is the pandering. There’s always an overly cutesy or annoying character with the weird screechy voice that…

Title: Passion Play Directed by: Mitch Glazer Starring: Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch and Rhys Ifans Running time: 94 minutes, Rated R, Also available on standard DVD Nate Pool (Rourke), a washed up jazz musician gets himself in a bit of trouble and is left for dead in the desert. He happens upon a traveling carnival where he meets the “angel” Lily Luster (Fox) who is working as a sideshow attraction. Determined to get back on his feet he convinces her to leave the carnival with him, intending is to deliver her to gang boss Happy Shannon (Murray). What he doesn’t count on is falling in love…

Title: Drive Angry Directed by: Patrick Lussier Starring: Nicholas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke and David Morse Running time: 104 minutes, Rated R, Also available on Blu-ray & Blu-ray 3D John Milton escapes hell to avenge his daughter’s death and save his infant granddaughter from the satanic magicians who want to sacrifice her under the full moon at midnight. With the help of a badass truck-stop waitress driving a sweet charger and the mysterious “Accountant” on their trail, bodies start to pile up in their wake as they track down the evil Jonah King, and rescue the baby. Who smells an Oscar? Probably not, but Drive Angry was…

I don’t know about the movie as a whole, but in terms of trailers, the Harry Potter franchise is going out with one heck of a bang. Ever since the first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the Potter theme has given me chills time and time again and the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 kicks off with just that. After the unforgettable jingle fades out, we get a series of absolutely incredible visuals charged by a powerful score. If you were of the camp that felt The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 was lacking in action, Part 2 certainly won’t disappoint. The CGI and…

Check out a few more really cool photos from the fantasy film “Where the Wild Things Are” by director Spike Jonze (Jackass Number Two) and starring Forest Whitaker (The Expendables, Street Kings), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Catherine Keener (Hamlet 2, Capote) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Where The Wild Things Are. Synopsis: “Where the Wild Things Are” is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for…

Here’s a few very cool photos from the upcoming fantasy film “Where the Wild Things Are” by director Spike Jonze (Jackass Number Two) and starring Forest Whitaker (The Expendables, Street Kings), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Catherine Keener (Hamlet 2, Capote) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Where The Wild Things Are. Synopsis: “Where the Wild Things Are” is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the…

Warner Bros. Pictures recently released this new Imax movie poster featuring Alexander from the upcoming fantasy film “Where the Wild Things Are” by director Spike Jonze (Jackass Number Two) and starring Forest Whitaker (The Expendables, Street Kings), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Catherine Keener (Hamlet 2, Capote) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Where The Wild Things Are. Synopsis: “Where the Wild Things Are” is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler….

The fantasy/epic graphic novel series “DevaShard” has been picked up by Vanquish Motion Pictures for a film adaptation after a bidding war erupted over the Hong Kong-based publisher Fluid Comics title. Vanquish’s Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta will be producing and co-writing the feature alongside Heather Kenealy. “Underworld” franchise creator wrote the screen treatment. “DevaShard,” which premiered at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, is inspired by Asian mythology and crafted was created by Zen, Keith Burns and Johnny Tam. It follows two forsaken brothers who take different paths in the ancient battle between light and dark magics. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “DevaShard” news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Superherohype.com)

Warner Bros. Pictures recently released this new Imax movie poster for the upcoming fantasy film “Where the Wild Things Are” by director Spike Jonze (Jackass Number Two) and starring Forest Whitaker (The Expendables, Street Kings), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Catherine Keener (Hamlet 2, Capote) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Where The Wild Things Are. Synopsis: “Where the Wild Things Are” is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. Stay tuned…