Terminator 5 Has a Release Date

Alan Taylor (Thor The Dark World, Game of Thrones was recently announced as the director for the fifth installment in the Terminator franchise.  Paramount has now set a release date for the film, well, tweaked the original release date.  It was supposed to be released on June 26th, 2015, but is now set to hit the big screen a week later on July 1st, 2015.

This will be the first of a new trilogy of films that Arnold Schwarzenegger is attached to star in. The movie is currently being co-written by LaetaKalorgridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry).  For a spoilerly look at what the current rumors on the plot of the new trilogy are click here.

New Poster for Disney’s Frozen

Disney has released a new poster for their Snow Queen-based animated film, Frozen.  The first trailer was fun, but I’m looking forward to a real trailer.  Tangled was so much fun; it’d be great to have another Disney classic to look forward to at the holidays.

The voice cast includes Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, and Alan  Tudyk.  Official synopsis below, Frozen will open nationwide on November 27, 2013.

In Frozen, a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, so Anna (voice of Bell) must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, on the grandest of journeys to find the Snow Queen (voice of Menzel) and put an end to the icy spell. Encountering Everest-like extremes, mystical creatures and magic at  every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.

Killing Time’s 25 Favorite Movies of All-Time (1,000th Post Celebration)

1,000 POSTS OF KILLING TIME SPECIAL EVENT

KILLING TIME’S 25 FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL-TIME

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, (2001-2003)
 2. Star Wars Episodes III – VI, (1977-2005)
 3. The Dark Knight Trilogy, (2005-2012)
4. Braveheart (1995)
5. Apollo 13 (1995)
6. The Godfather Parts I & II (1972-1975)
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. Road to Perdition (2002)
9. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

11. Inception (2010)
 12. Big Fish (2003)
13. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
 14. Cast Away (2000)
15. Hero (2002)
16. Toy Story 1-3 (1995-2010)
17. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
18. The Truman Show (1998)
19. Groundhog Day (1993)
20. Raiders of the Lost Ark & Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1981-1989)
21. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
22. Amadeus (1984)
23. Memento (2001)
 24. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
25. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

I wanted to do something different to mark 1,000 posts.  I never thought I’d be doing it a little under nine months after I started.  I never thought I’d DO a thousand of these, let alone feel like I was just starting.  These are my favorite movies.  They’re not the BEST movies I’ve seen.  The difference that I know that Citizen Kane is a better movie than Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but-if pressed-I’m taking a Trojan Rabbit with me to the hypothetical desert island.  Because of the rise of franchises and episodic film-making, my rule (and the beauty of making your own list is you make your own rules) is that a franchise counts as one entry and that I can select the entrants that make up the best version of that franchise to me.  Aside from that, I just had fun making it.  I hope, perhaps, that some of you will make your own and we can snark at each other’s choices.

Thanks to all the visitors and friends over these last nine months.  It’s a little thing, but it’s actually not to me right now to be able to write and bring some cool stuff to friends I’ve known for years and friends I’ve made just writing this blog.  You’ve all been very welcoming, very kind and I’ve enjoyed talking with you about the cool little things that help us kill time in-between all the things we’d rather not be doing.  Thank you, you little demented hamsters, you.  Thank you.
Dave Yaeger (Time Killer in Chief)