Mark Neveldine

With a depiction of a distant future that seems all too possible and enough explosions and mayhem to make even “Michael Bay” blush, Gamer provides its audience with a brilliantly executed scifi/action/thriller, not to mention some really thought-provoking social commentary. The writer/director team behind the extremely graphic and cult-popular Crank films, Neveldine/Taylor, is back and have brought their gritty style to a “bigger” budget and deeper story. The film will remind viewers of some of the classic Paul Verhoeven films like Robocop and Starship Troopers; a balls-to-the-wall action film with a much deeper meaning behind it. In the case of Gamer, a look at ... Read Full Story

Reality and video games merge in this high-concept sci-fi action thriller from Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. In the not too distant future, mind-control technology allows humans to control the actions and movements of other humans, allowing reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) to create the ultimate video game. It’s called “Slayers,” and it’s a mass-scale, multiplayer online first-person shooter that’s as controversial as it is popular. In the world of gamers, Simon (Logan Lerman) is a rock star; miraculously managing to keep his character alive week after week, he racks up frags like Billy Mitchell jumps barrels. But unlike Mitchell’s ... Read Full Story

Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player (Butler) from a game called “Slayers” looks to regain his independence while taking down the game’s mastermind (Hall). Release date: September 4, 2009 Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller Actors: Gerard Butler, Milo Ventimiglia, Alison Lohman, Michael C. Hall, John Leguizamo, Efren Ramirez, Terry Crews, Logan Lerman, Amber Valletta, Kei th David, Ludacris, Kyra Sedgwick Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Producers: Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Skip Williamson, Richard S. Wright Writers: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Read Full Story

Gamer (2009) movie review Genres: Action, drama, Thriller Actors : Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Alison Lohman, Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, Kyra Sedgwick, Ludacris, John Leguizamo, Zoe Bell, Terry Crews Directors: Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor Release Date: September 4th, 2009 IMDB rating : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034032/ [LINK] The Plot Line : Gerard Butler plays Kabel who is a deathrow inmate that has become a pop [...] Read Full Story

RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Gamer: Futuristic adventure. Starring Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. Directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine. (R. 95 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The problem with the realistic visions… More: continued here Read Full Story