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Action movies have a way of gripping us—fast-paced, tension-filled, heavy on adrenaline. Among these, the Sniper franchise stands out. It first hit bull’s-eye in 1993, positioning Marine sharpshooter Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) as a cool, calculated force in the jungles of Panama. Since then, it’s grown into an 11-film saga carrying action fanatics through covert ops, betrayal, and explosive missions. The 2017 entry, Sniper: Ultimate Kill, has found fresh fame on Netflix, reigniting interest in the franchise.

These movies pack precision sniping, suspense, father-son dynamics, and globetrotting mayhem. This guide explores the series chronologically—where it all began, how it evolved, why each entry matters, and where to stream the current hit (hint: Netflix).

1. Sniper (1993) | Director: Luis Llosa

Main Leads: Tom Berenger as Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett, Billy Zane as Richard Miller

Set in the Panama jungle, the film introduces us to veteran sniper Thomas Beckett. He’s...

The ever-present Sam Elliott has long been a legend in the Western genre, best known for his unique drawling voice and chiseled "All-American" good looks. Elliott has a constant presence in some of the best Western movies ever made and continues to be an iconic figure five decades into his storied career. His performances are often trademarked by playing complex supporting characters, from quintessential cowboys to gritty gunslingers.

From humble beginnings, playing "card player #2" in the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Elliott went on to play some of the best Western movie characters in iconic roles. Elliot's work in Western classics like The Sacketts and Tombstone set the stage for his career and springboarded him into more popular roles, such as Shea Brennan, in the incredible 1883 Western TV series. Elliott's earnestness, integrity, and maturity make all of his Western roles an essential part of each film or series.

The Lost Boys wasn’t just a massive box office success, it was also a game-changer in vampire media, making the undead hip again and convincing a whole generation that they too could become juvenile vampire hunters (though I know a lot of people who wouldn’t mind joining Kiefer Sutherland’s punk-rock group of dreamy Nosferatu).

And as is often in the case in Hollywood, the film’s near-instant popularity meant that the studio was immediately interested in a follow-up, with director Joel Schumacher even coming up with a pitch titled “The Lost Girls” meant to follow a different tribe of female vampires. Of course, we all know that this project never materialized, and fans were forever left to wonder about what a proper Lost Boys sequel might look like. Or were they?

What a lot of horror fans don’t realize is that we actually did get not...

Only '90s kids raised in video stores — or, more likely, their dads — will recall Luis Llosa's 1993 military thriller "Sniper" with any clarity. "Sniper" stars Tom Berenger as Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett as he becomes lost in the jungle while trying to complete an assassination mission with a militarily inexperienced sharpshooter played by Billy Zane. The bulk of the film takes place in the woods of Colombia, although it was shot in Australia. The film was well-liked but critics noted that it was pretty generic; Roger Ebert gave "Sniper" three stars, noting that it was competent but lacked originality. The film boasts a 38 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but that comes from a mere 13 reviews.

What only fans of "Sniper" might know is that Tom Berenger returned to play Thomas Beckett in Craig R. Baxley's "Sniper 2" in 2002 and P.J. Pesce's "Sniper 3" in 2004. These two sequels...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Halloween III Print Set from One Man Riet

Have a happy, happy Halloween with Marty “One Man Riet” McEwen’s Halloween III: Season of the Witch blacklight poster set. Designed in the style of vintage Halloween costumes, each 18×24 Uv-reactive screen print features black flocking. It’s $100 for the set of three.

Vampira & Svengoolie Figures from Super 7

Horror hosts Vampira and Svengoolie have joined Super 7’s ReAction Figures line. Priced at $20, each 3.75″ scale retro-style toy is packaged on a backer card with artwork by Ed Repka. Sven comes with his trusty rubber chicken.

Midsommar, Pearl, & Talk to Me Prints from Gallery 1988

Sarah Sumeray designed retro comic-style artwork for three modern horror favorites: Midsommar, Pearl,...

Although it may be more obscure than its predecessor, Smokin' Aces 2 has already happened. Written and directed by Joe Carnahan of The A-Team fame, Smokin' Aces has an ensemble cast including Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Common, Alicia Key, Chris Pine, and Matthew Fox. Set in Lake Tahoe, the movie revolves around a Vegas-based magician named Buddy Israel, who faces the wrath of Mob boss Primo Sparazza when he agrees to turn state's evidence against Sparazza's mob.

From a critical standpoint, Smokin' Aces performed poorly and, as of today, stands at a subpar rotten tomatoes score of 30%. However, the movie's revenue told a different story, given that it earned $57.3 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $17 million. Even its earnings from DVDs, which mounted up to $35,714,831, were no less impressive considering how they were more than double the movie's budget. Owing to its impressive box office returns,...

Exclusive: Olatunde Osunsanmi, director/executive producer of Star Trek: Discovery, has signed a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the flagship Star Trek Universe series, CBS Studios.

This marks the first overall pact for writer-director-producer Osunsanmi who is already working on the first project under the agreement, sci-fi drama Myth. Osunsanmi is co-writing Myth with Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation creators Olu Odebunmi and Tolu Awosika. Osunsanmi is set to direct the pilot for the project, which he is producing through the Silent Storm Productions banner he recently launched with his wife, writer-producer Lorna Clarke Osunsanmi (All American). CBS Studios will be taking Myth out to market in the coming weeks.

Osunsanmi burst into the scene with the 2009 Universal Pictures movie The Fourth Kind, starring Milla Jovovich, which he directed from a Black List screenplay he wrote based on a recurring nightmare he had as a child. He...

From VancouverFilm.Net, Sneak Peek "The 100" episode "The Red Queen", directed by P.J. Pesce, airing May 1, 2018 on The CW:

"...'Octavia' (Marie Avgeropoulos) is forced to take guidance from an unlikely ally when the future of the bunker and all those inside it is jeopardized..."

Cast includes Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Paige Turco, Henry Ian Cusick, Lindsey Morgan, Richard Harmon, Chris Larkin and Tasya Teles.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The 100: The Red Queen"...

Had you witnessed last night’s episode of Supernatural, you saw the Winchester-British Men of Letters alliance finally start to implode, something we’ve been waiting to see for some time now. But, with the season finale less than two weeks away, it’s expected that major developments occur.

With that, it doesn’t come as too much of a surprise that the trailers become increasingly more vague, even when they’re of the extended variety like the one embedded at the top of this article. Still, we can glean from the footage provided that both the unfolding situations involving the British Men of Letters and Lucifer’s baby will play key roles, unless, of course, the scene hinting at the latter was taken from a future episode.

That aside, it’ll be interesting to watch Mary Winchester finally get her hands on Toni Bevell, whom she still owes payback for brutally torturing her son,...

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2016, including "Arrow", "Bates Motel", "Riverdale" and a whole lot more: 

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Local Production Company: Everything Productions Canada Ltd.

Producer: Elyssa Dutton

Sep 06/16 - Oct 07/16

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Local Production Company: Live Like Line Productions Ltd.

Director: Sean McNamara

Producer: Charles Rapp

Aug 02/16 - Sep 13/16

Ollie

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Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Shane Black

Exec. Producer(s): Bill Bannerman

Producer: John Davis

Oct 17/16 - Feb 08/17

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Local Production Company: Sv Pictures Inc

Director: Jamie Dagg

Exec. Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson

Producer: Jordan Barber

Aug 22/16 - Sep 17/16

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Local Production Company: Tully Productions BC Inc.

Director: Jason Reitman

Exec. Producer(s): Jason Cloth, Ron McLeod, Aaron Gilbert

Producer: Aaron Gilbert, Helen Estabrook

Sep 21/16 - Nov 02/16

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Local Production Company: Hskl Productions Canada Inc.

Director: Stephen Chbosky

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It's billed as a sequel to Cloverfield, but is 10 Cloverfield Lane all it seems? We take a look at the subject of unrelated sequels...

In an era where it's just about impossible to make a high-profile movie without at least something leaking onto the web, producer Jj Abrams seems to have pulled off the ultimate coup in recent months: he and his company Bad Robot have secretly created a follow-up, of sorts, to the 2008 hit monster movie, Cloverfield.

On the 15th January, a trailer landed for 10 Cloverfield Lane, a claustrophobic horror thriller that Abrams described in a statement to Collider as a "blood relative" of that earlier film directed by Matt Reeves.

The premise is this: Mary Elizabeth Winstead's character, Michelle, is injured in a car accident and wakes up in a bunker with 40-something survivalist, Howard (John Goodman).

Howard tells Michelle that some kind of...

Recently, CBS revealed the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 12 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Incandescence," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intense and high drama stuff go down as it's revealed that the entire Dome is about to fall apart, killing everybody, and more! In the new, 12th episode press release: As The Dome's Breakdown Accelerates, The Residents Of Chester's Mill Have 24 Hours To Ensure Their Survival. Press release number 2: When the Dome's calcification process accelerates, Chester's Mill is going to have 24 hours before the barrier's breakdown suffocates everyone inside. While the new deadline puts added pressure on Joe to bring the Dome down, Barbie and Julia are going to race to save his child from The Kinship. Also, Big Jim will try to manage the increasingly volatile Hektor (Eriq La Salle), who is adamant that infected townspeople never escape the Dome.

Recently, CBS delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Extant" episode 4 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Cracking The Code," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff go down as alien messages are being sent through DNA.Molly finds out about it, and more! In the new, 4th episode press release: Molly Discovers That Aliens Are Trying To Communicate With Humans Through A Hidden Message In Their DNA. Press release number 2: As Molly works to create a virus that will eradicate alien hybrids, she is going to discover that aliens are trying to communicate with humans through a hidden message in their DNA. Also, Lucy will help Ethan run away from Charlie in order to help him recover memories of his mother, Molly. The episode was written by Tom Pabst, and it was directed by P.J. Pesce. Episode 4 is set to air on Wednesday night,...

Recently, CW released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Supernatural" episode 18 of season 10. The episode is entitled, "Book Of The Damned," and it turns out that we're going to see the return of Felicia Day as character Charlie Bradbury. Apparently, she's located the Book of the Dead, and more! In the new, 18th episode press release: Felicia Day Returns As Charlie. Press release number 2: Charlie (guest star Felicia Day) is going to call Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) to tell them she found the Book of the Dead which could help remove the Mark of Cain. The Winchesters are going to race to her after she tells them she's been shot by a man named Jacob Styne (guest star Jeff Branson) who says the book belongs to his family and he won't rest until he gets it back. Castiel (Misha Collins) and Metatron (guest star...

The 100, Season 2, Episode 11, “Coup de Grâce”

Written by Charlie Craig

Directed by P.J. Pesce

Airs Wednesdays at 9pm (Et) on The CW

On this week’s The 100, Clarke takes command, Bellamy joins forces with Maya, Octavia straddles the line between Grounder and Sky Person, and Cage usurps his father.

“Coup de Grâce” is not only an astonishingly well-done episode of The 100, but also a brilliant piece of television. While the show is naturally concerned with the flow of its story–and the various pieces of its story falling gracefully into place–The 100‘s biggest concern lies with the characters and how being in this harsh, unforgiving landscape is transforming them. Some of them are broken by it, some of them adapt to survive, and some of them rise steadily to the challenge of living in such a dangerous, lawless place.

Clarke is unequivocally the latter, and...

Recently, CW released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The 100" episode 11 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Coup de Grace," and it turns out that we're going to see some major drama go down between Clarke and Abby when they have a big face-off. Bellamy and Lincoln suffer heavy consequences for their latest actions, and more! In the new, 11th episode press release: Clarke and Abby are going to face off. Press release number 2: Bellamy (Bob Morley) and Lincoln's (Ricky Whittle) attempt to sneak into Mount Weather, will have brutal consequences. Abby (Paige Turco) will fight to stay in control as Clarke (Eliza Taylor) steps up in her new leadership role. In the meantime, with Monty (Christopher Larkin) and Harper (guest star Chelsey Reist) still missing, a desperate Jasper (Devon Bostick) will confront President Wallace (guest star Raymond Barry) and demand answers. Marie Avgeropoulos, Lindsey Morgan,...

Last night, CW released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "The 100" episode 4 of season 2, and it appears to be wicked intense and quite violent as Clarke decides to make some chick her prisoner after getting betrayed while heavy fighting action is going down with some of the other peeps, and more. The episode is titled, "Many Happy Returns.” In the new, 4th episode official plotline: Clarke will end up, getting burned by someone she thought she could trust, prompting her to take matters into her own hands and prove she’s not going down without a battle. Bellamy, Finn and Murphy (guest star Richard Harmon) will race against time to rescue a stranger. Elsewhere, tensions will heat up between Raven and Wick (guest star Steve Talley) while working together, and a surprising reunion occurs. P.J. Pesce directed the episode, and it was written by Kim Shumway.

Recently, CW released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The 100" episode 4 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Many Happy Returns," and it sounds like things will get extremely intense and dramatic as Wick and Raven start bickering with one another. Clarke puts up a major fight after getting surprisingly betrayed by someone she trusted, and more. In the new ,4th episode press release: "After being betrayed by someone she thought she could trust, Clarke (Eliza Taylor) will take matters into her own hands and proves she’s not going down without a flight. Bellamy (Bob Morley), Finn (Thomas McDonell) and Murphy (guest star Richard Harmon) are going to race against time to save a stranger. In the meantime, tensions are going to rise between Raven (Lindsey Morgan) and Wick (guest star Steve Talley) while working together, and an unexpected reunion occurs." Paige Turco, Devon Bostick, Ricky Whittle,...

Tahmoh Penikett, Misha Collins

Supernatural, Season 9, Episode 21: “King of the Damned”

Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming

Directed by P.J. Pesce

Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (Et) on The CW

Throughout the season, there has been two wars for power, as Abaddon has threatened Crowley’s position as the ruler of Hell, while Metatron has set himself up as Angel enemy number one by tossing everyone out of Heaven. With Castiel reluctantly taking up the mantle of resistance leader, Metatron no longer remained uncontested, while Abaddon continued to pose the biggest threat to the world and the Winchesters. This week’s episode sees major blows delivered on both wars, in a compelling outing that sees a key Angel potentially switch sides.

Castiel and Gadreel forming an uneasy alliance is a fascinating development. Since Gadreel was revealed to be falsely residing in Sam, it has been clear that the Angel...

We don't know about you guys, but we're gonna just forget that last week's episode of "Supernatural" happened and instead focus on tonight's Ep. #9.21, "King of the Damned." In fact, here's a clip to help wash away any remaining traces of the bad taste left by that whole spinoff idea.

"Supernatural" Episode 9.21 - "King of the Damned" (airs 5/6/14, 9-10pm): Castiel (Misha Collins) captures one of Metatron’s angels (guest star Gordon Woolvet) and asks Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) for help with the interrogation.

Dean eagerly accepts, which doesn’t go unnoticed by Sam.

Meanwhile, Abaddon (guest star Alaina Huffman) demands Crowley (Mark Sheppard) help her kill Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles). When he refuses, she reveals her shocking bargaining chip.

Also, Castiel (Misha Collins) sets a meeting with Gadreel (guest star Tahmoh Penikett). Pj Pesce directed the episode written by Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner.

Once again The CW has given "Supernatural" an extra episode in its season so instead of just two installments left this year, we have three! What's up next week in Episode 9.21, "King of the Damned"? Abaddon blackmails Crowley, for one thing! Here's the promo.

"Supernatural" Episode 9.21 - "King of the Damned" (airs 5/6/14, 9-10pm): Castiel (Misha Collins) captures one of Metatron’s angels (guest star Gordon Woolvet) and asks Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) for help with the interrogation. Dean eagerly accepts, which doesn’t go unnoticed by Sam.

Meanwhile, Abaddon (guest star Alaina Huffman) demands Crowley (Mark Sheppard) help her kill Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles). When he refuses, she reveals her shocking bargaining chip.

Also, Castiel (Misha Collins) sets a meeting with Gadreel (guest star Tahmoh Penikett). Pj Pesce directed the episode written by Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner.

For more info visit "Supernatural" on cwtv.

Fringe Episodes 512 and 513

“Liberty”

Written By: Alison Schapker

Directed By: P.J. Pesce

“An Enemy of Fate”

Written and Directed By: J.H. Wyman

Original Airdate: 18 January 2012

In This Episode...

This is it Fringe fans. It’s all over. Are you ready?

Broyles lies to get Michael’s location out of one of the loyalists. He sends the info to Olivia. Michael is being held on Liberty Island, which is a fortress. Broyles can’t get them in, and breaching the perimeter would be a death sentence. Olivia has an idea - one that Peter hates. She will go in using the other universe. Walter (naturally) has a stash of cortexiphan hidden away. The idea is that if he injects her with multiple doses it will trigger her powers and give her a window to move between universes. This comes with a huge amount of potential side effects, but Olivia insists that she can handle it.

Two years ago, director P.J. Pesce saw fit to reduce Corey Haim to a mid-credits cameo in Lost Boys: The Tribe, which was both a celebration of douchebag vampires as well as an entirely anticlimactic follow-up to Joel Schumacher's 1987 cult vampire flick. As far as straight-to-dvd efforts go, The Tribe sold deceptively well (290,450 DVD units or roughly $5 million worth), thanks to a few decades of pent-up demand as well as the inevitable sheer curiosity factor. However, any desire to see the franchise continue was quickly sated by The Tribe's utter disregard for any semblance of vampire mythology. The spectacle of those so-called surfer vampires also left no unquenched thirst even to those unfortunate enough to have witnessed this sequel in the depths of the most unforgiving cinematic desert.

Not to be deterred by titular irony (or, for that matter, common sense), a third installment has been helmed by Dario Piana...

Chicago – Does anyone else remember when crappy straight-to-dvd sequels were pretty much reserved for horror movies and kid’s flicks? Sure, we expected a new “Leprechaun” or “Air Bud” movie every now and then, but the action market has really gotten into this game recently and produced their share of junk. Take for example the awful “Smokin’ Aces 2,” a shoot-em-up that makes Joe Carnahan’s original look like a genre classic by comparison.

“Smokin’ Aces” Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0

To be fair, the original “Smokin’ Aces,” also recently released on Blu-ray to coincide with the ignominious debut of its quasi-sequel, Is a genre classic to a lot of young fans who turned it into a massive hit on the home market. Action films always do well on DVD and “Smokin’ Aces” is an unapolegetic bullet opera with a ridiculously talented cast.

Watching “Smokin’ Aces” again in glorious HD (Universal’s 1080p transfers...

Smokin Aces 2 is a bad movie, folks. I don't know what else to say about it. It's a shitty, shitty film. It's irredeemably bad. It's boring. It's aimless. It's pointless. It's ineptly directed, barely written, and terribly acted. The effects are laughable, the pacing is irregular, and the plot is nonexistent. It shouldn't be watched. It doesn't deserve its title, it doesn't deserve Vinnie Jones, and it doesn't deserve your time.

Lookit: I dug the original Smokin' Aces. It was solid, tightly-paced, well-constructed escapist fare that breezed toward a killer Mexican stand-off. Granted, it was little more than a long, elaborate setup for a 20-minute shoot-out, but the setup was painless and the shoot-out was glorious. Also, the capping of Ben Affleck nearly atoned for a decade's worth of cinematic sins.

Smokin Aces 2: Assassins' Ball works from the same premise, but there's no energy and nothing to excite your...

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball Quick Thoughts: I'm a fan of the original Smokin' Aces as a piece of escapist fun. It's also a film I would recommend fans of absurd black-comedy action features pick up and add to their collection. However, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball (referred to as Smokin' Aces: Blowback in all of the special features) just isn't up to par, and for the most part it can't really help but look like the direct-to-dvd/Blu-ray film it is. Tons of obvious green screen work, second rate effects and an aging Tom Berenger as your biggest star doesn't exactly spell out top quality. Director P.J. Pesce was obviously working with a minimal budget and he did what he could with what he had, but a stand-out film experience this is not.

Luckily, Pesce is used to this sort of cheap follow-up fare having directed the...

Not long after the certifiably insane Smokin' Aces came and went and then sold a Lot of dvds, we started hearing all sorts of little stories about sequels, prequels, or any sort of follow-up. Clearly someone at Universal (besides Aces director/co-writer Joe Carnahan, I mean) saw the potential in keeping this franchise afloat, even if that meant remanding the subsequent sequels to the "lesser" direct-to-video market. And even those who adored Smokin' Aces would have to see the logic there: Pretty much all the characters from the first flick were dead, and even those who survived ... aren't exactly huge stars.

So off to the video shelves we go with Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball, and this time the directorial reins are in the hands of P.J. Pesce -- and if you're looking for a guy to bang out a direct-to-video sequel, Mr. Pesce is your man. His previous...

Film Rating: 5/10

Bluray Rating: 8/10

Director: P.J. Pesce

Writers: Olatunde Osunsanmi, Olumide Odebunmi, Tom Abrams, P.J. Pesce, Joe Carnahan (story & characters)

Cast: Tom Berenger, Tommy Flanagan, Autumn Reeser, Vinnie Jones

Studio: Universal

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When I’m sent DVD’s to review, I feel I have a a sense of responsibility to make sure that I bring you the best and well rounded view that I possibly can. When straight-to-dvd sequel, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball came through my letter box from Universal Pictures, I thought to myself…. I want to watch this but I haven’t seen the first one! That was soon rectified by bumping it up to the top of my LoveFilm list and off we went!

The original Smokin’ Aces had an ensemble cast which included Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven and Chris Pine as well as being directed by Joe Carnahan. The second installment however was less impressive having just one member of the original cast in the form of Tommy Flanagan (the guy in Gladiator who was Russell Crowe’s side-kick...

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 19 and you know we have to celebrate this direct-to-dvd sequel. We have a brand new contest lined up and we're giving away copies of these new DVD's to our readers. You know these discs will go fast, so enter this contest today.Winners Receive:Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball DVDSmokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball water bottle to win this new DVD for your collection today. Federal agents once again match wits with a cadre of creative killers in the high-octane feature-length film Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball. Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing...

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1051/-ready-aim-fire

'Ready Aim Fire' takes viewers behind-the-scenes at the weapon coordination and gun training facilities on-set. This action packed clip features the weapon experts teaching actor Autumn Resser how to shoot a gun and maintain the utmost safety on-set. The clip also features appearances by co-stars Martha Higareda and David Richmond-Peck.

"Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball." is the sequel to the 2006 film. It is directed by P.J. Pesce and features an ensemble cast that includes Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Tommy Flanagan, Martha Higareda, Ernie Hudson, Vinnie Jones, Carrie Keagan, Keegan Connor Tracy and Autumn Reeser.

Own "Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball” on DVD or Blu-Ray January 19th 2010.

Click here to watch the explosive clip now...

Universal Studios Home Entertainment have given us these awesome new character cards for their latest, straight-to-dvd movie, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball. It’s directed by P.J. Pesce and star Tommy Flanagan, Clayne Crawford, Vinnie Jones, Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Autumn Reeser, Carrie Keagan, Keegan Connor Tracy and Martha Higareda. The connection to the first movie is that Walter Weed (Berenger) has a price on his head and a group of FBI agents are assigned to protect him.

These new images are characters cards in the style of playing cards….. (see what they did there?!) and give you a brief run down on who is who in the land of all things Smokin’ Aces 2! Click each of them below to enlarge.

If you’ve not already seen it, you can also check out this new and exclusive clip that we were given showing one of the FBI agents meet his demise.

Here’s a brand new exclusive clip from Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball which is directed by P.J. Pesce and star Tommy Flanagan, Clayne Crawford, Vinnie Jones, Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Autumn Reeser, Carrie Keagan, Keegan Connor Tracy and Martha Higareda. The connection to the first movie is that Walter Weed (Berenger) has a price on his head and a group of FBI agents are assigned to protect him.

This new clip shows one of the team on over-watch, making sure that no one infiltrates the perimeter. As you’ll see though, it’s not as straightforward as he hopes it might be!

Smokin’ Aces: Assassins’ Ball is out to buy on DVD and Blu Ray 25th January. Click here to buy through Amazon.

CraveOnline has launched the official website for Universal Studios Home Entertainment's Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball , hitting Blu-ray Hi-Def, DVD and digital download on January 19. At the site, you can watch videos, learn about the characters and view photos. You can also check out the "Assassins' Lineup" where you can become an assassin, create your own "Assassin Alias," and vote for your favorite character in the "Assassins' Bracket." The studio is also holding a "2 Die for Sweeps," which you can enter to win a trip to Chicago. You can visit the site here ! Executive produced by Joe Carnahan ( Narc ), the writer/director behind Smokin' Aces , and directed by P.J. Pesce ( Lost Boys: The Tribe ), Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball...

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Universal gives up the goods on the Smokin' Aces sequel. This is a direct to DVD flick, but should be entertaining as the first installment. It's all about over-the-top action-sequences and cool deaths anyways. Here's what one gets from the DVD release:

Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, the all-new movie about the adrenaline-pumping world of blood, bullets and badasses, is blasting its way onto Blu-ray™ Hi-Def, DVD and digital download January 19, 2010. Also available On Demand. Executive produced by Joe Carnahan (Narc), the writer-director behind the shockingly edgy hit Smokin’ Aces, and directed by P.J. Pesce (Lost Boys: The Tribe), Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball features a sexy cast, whip-smart script and hyper-kinetic visuals. And, with the return of infamous assassins Lazlo Soot and the Tremor Brothers from the original theatrical film, audiences will experience a furious frenzy of explosive action that will keep them...

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming “Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball,” a prequel to Joe Carnahan’s kinetic hitman flick.

“Smokin’ Aces 2″ synopsis: Federal agents once again match wits with a cadre of creative killers in the high-octane feature-length film Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball. Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey (Martha Higareda), a power-tool wielding psychopath (Vinnie Jones) and a deadly master of disguise (Tommy Flanagan). Also in the hunt is the fan-favorite Tremor family from the original film, featuring nymphomaniacal gun-nut (Autumn Reeser) and her lethal kinfolk (Maury Sterling, Michael Parks and C. Ernst Harth). Baker (Clayne Crawford...

Did you know that there was a sequel in the works for 2006’s Smokin’ Aces, with practically none of the original cast? Neither did we, until this trailer came across The Flickcast desk. It would be an interesting take, if it had any of the same people involved as the original film.

While the film doesn’t look like it will do much justice to Joe Carnahan’s original, the trailer was quite clever. It starts off by making sure we see some of our favorite faces from the original, such as Jeremy Piven, and then it throws a record scratch in to tell us that we won’t see them anymore.

Instead of a well-rounded cast consisting of Piven, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Alicia Keys, and tons others, we now treated to the all-star cast of Vinnie Jones, Ernie Hudson, Tom Berenger, and the guy who had...

I still haven't seen Joe Carnahan's Smokin' Aces, but the high energy hitman flick it seems to have a fair amount of fans out there. (Personally I always thought it looked like a Guy Ritchie knockoff, but maybe I'm wrong on that.) At any rate, the film was apparently popular enough to warrant a direct-to-dvd sequel... er, I mean, prequel. Joe Carnahan obviously has better things to do with his time (like directing The A-Team, for example), but he is still credited as executive producer on Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball. The actual director of this flick, unfortunately, is P.J. Pesce -- the same man behind such memorable Dtv flicks as Lost Boys: The Tribe and From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter. None of the big name original cast members are returning for this film, but Tommy Flanagan will reprise his role as Lazlo Soot, and...

I'll admit, I didn't like Joe Carnahan's Smokin Aces as much as I was hoping to. Disappointed is probably the appropriate word. That's not to say there isn't things to like about the film... it just wasn't the balls out action film that many were expecting. And the direct-to-dvd sequel, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball, isn't likely to be any better. In fact, it will probably be a lot worse, especially considering that Lost Boys: The Tribe director P.J. Pesce is at the helm. The press release advertises that the film "features a sexy cast, whip-smart script and hyper-kinetic visuals." The big selling point is that Lazlo Soot and the Tremor Brothers from the original theatrical film make their return. Here is the short plot synopsis (plot? do we really need a plot in a Smokin Aces direct-to-video sequel?): Federal agents once again match wits with a...

Sure, the title of the direct-to-dvd follow-up to Joe Carnahan's wicked violent Smokin' Aces isn't Electric Bugaloo, but I happen to like it better than Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball. So sue me. This prequel, from director P.J. Pesce (Lost Boys: The Tribe), follows the story of several of the world's greatest, sexiest and most obnoxiously insane assassins -- all looking to kill one man, the criminally pedestrian Tom Berenger. More specifically, the plot goes something like this: Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey (Martha Higareda), a power-tool wielding psychopath (Vinnie Jones) and a deadly master of disguise (Tommy Flanagan). Also in the hunt is the fan-favorite Tremor family from...

Fans of Joe Carnahan's 2007 film Smokin' Aces can enjoy an all new action film this coming January. Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 19, 2010. We don't have any cover art images or pricing details as of yet, but you can check out the synopsis and special features below. The film stars Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones and Autumn Reeser. Check out the trailer below.

Federal agents once again match wits with a cadre of creative killers in the high-octane feature-length film Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball. Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins dispatched by mystery man Hal Leuco to win a huge bounty includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey (Martha Higareda), a power-tool wielding psychopath...

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball is hitting Blu-ray Hi-Def, DVD and digital download January 19, 2010. Executive produced by Joe Carnahan ( Narc ), the writer/director behind Smokin' Aces , and directed by P.J. Pesce ( Lost Boys: The Tribe ), Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball features features the return of infamous assassins Lazlo Soot and the Tremor Brothers from the original film. Both the Blu-ray and DVD editions include the rated and unrated versions of the movie. Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball stars Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Martha Higareda, Ernie Hudson, Michael Parks, Autumn Reeser and Vinnie Jones, as well as returning stars from the original theatrical release Tommy Flanagan, Maury Sterling and Christopher...

The Frog Brothers are set to reunite in the second Lost Boys sequel - Jamison Newlander will join vampire hunter Corey Feldman in the film.

Director P.J. Pesce's straight-to-dvd sequel was an unexpected cult hit last year, and now he's planning another Lost Boys outing with Feldman, who has played Edgar Frog in both films.

Feldman will also executive produce The Lost Boys 3, according to website Bloody-Disgusting.com.

He and Newlander were Frog brothers Edgar and Alan in the 1987 original film, which also starred Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric.

Vinnie Jones has a busy schedule in the near future.

Jones has officially signed on to star in Rob Hedden's romantic comedy "Wedlocked," about a pet photographer who gets involved with a mobster and his daughter (Katharine McPhee).

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jones will play the mobster, who attempts to kidnapp McPhee's character.

The second project Jones recently joined is "Smokin' Aces: Blowback," a "Smokin' Aces" prequel in which he plays an assassin hunting down a mob who is hiding in Las Vegas. P.J. Pesce is directing the film, which will go straight to DVD.

Jones recently starred in "Hell Ride" and "Midnight Meat Train." He will soon be seen in "Year One" and "Not Another Not Another Movie."...

Vinnie Jones has some crimes to commit.

The "X-Men: The Last Stand" actor has signed for two upcoming films: the comedy "Wedlocked" and Universal's Joe Carnahan-produced prequel "Smokin' Aces: Blowback."

In "Wedlocked," Jones plays a Croatian mobster who attempts to kidnap his crush, who is on her honeymoon with the American man she married to get U.S. citizenship. Dave Annable and Katharine McPhee previously were cast in writer-director Rob Hedden's film.

Shauna and David Jackson and Rann and Gina Watumull are producing the independent feature.

In "Blowback," Jones plays an assassin gunning for a mob snitch who is hiding in Las Vegas. Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Tommy Flanagan and Maury Sterling also will star in the film. P.J. Pesce is set to helm the direct-to-dvd release, which Mike Elliott is producing.

Jones, repped by Apa and Elevate Entertainment, next appears in Columbia's biblical comedy "The Year One,...

Sofia Vergara and her Earth shattering ass (seriously, can someone get a plaster mold of that ass and put it in a museum or something so present and future generations can serve and admire it?) has apparently joined the cast of the upcoming P.J. Pesce directed and Joe Carnahan scripted prequel Smokin' Aces: Blowback. She recently spoke to "BlackFilm" about it and mentioned that she'd be playing an assassin. We can only hope that those magnificent dumps feature prominently in the...

I was a little surprised that any studio greenlit a prequel to Smokin' Aces, given that it was a marginal hit at best and the director, Joe Carnahan, has much higher-profile projects in the works. But now the picture is a little clearer. Carnahan has announced on his blog that he won't be the one directing the new movie-- he's passed that duty on to P.J. Pesce, who last made the direct-to-dvd Lost Boys sequel. Carnahan sounds stoked about the news in his post, writing "I think he's going to do a great f*cking job." But you have to wonder if there's a little overcompensating going on. Lost Boys 2 wasn't exactly the best-received sequel that no one really asked for, as you can tell in the comments section below Carnahan's post. But if he trusts the guy, he trusts him. Everyone has to start somewhere, right?...

A third movie in the Lost Boys franchise is reportedly in the works. Sequel Lost Boys: The Tribe, directed by P.J. Pesce, was released on DVD earlier this year. Speaking to Moviehole.net, Pesce confirmed that Warner Premiere is planning another outing after the second instalment sold well. He said: "It actually doubled their projections. Warner Bros. is very happy - and they sent me a bottle of champagne last week." He (more)...

Watch the music video of Aiden’s cover version of the G Tom Mac Classic from ” Lost Boys “. This song appears on the soundtrack to ” Lost Boys 2: The Tribe ” by director P.J. Pesce and starring Corey Feldman, Autumn Reeser and Jamison Newlander. Film Synopsis: The sequel to the 1987 cult hit The Lost Boys takes us to the shady surf city of Luna Bay, California, where vampires quickly dispatch anyone who crosses their path. Into this dark world arrive Chris Emerson (Hilgenbrink) and his younger sister, Nicole (Reeser). Having just lost their parents in a car accident, the siblings move in with their eccentric Aunt Jillian and become new prey for the locals way of life. [...]...

Here’s a couple more great vampire stills from the upcoming horror film “Lost Boys 2: The Tribe” by director P.J. Pesce and starring Corey Feldman, Autumn Reeser and Jamison Newlander. Synopsis: The sequel to the 1987 cult hit The Lost Boys takes us to the shady surf city of Luna Bay, California, where vampires quickly dispatch anyone who crosses their path. Into this dark world arrive Chris Emerson (Hilgenbrink) and his younger sister, Nicole (Reeser). Having just lost their parents [...]...