I Like to Watch Sep 7, 2008
Noooo, it had to be filled with Steven Segal and Vin Diesel types with tattoo-covered bulging muscles who enjoyed firing their semiautomatic weapons into the air for kicks. When the helicopter with Jack and Kate on it took off from the boat, naturally the boat needed to get blown to shreds by an enormous, fiery explosion. (Salon)
'Babylon': futuristic nightmare Sep 5, 2008
If the multiple and equally horrible The Chronicles of Riddick films weren't enough to tell directors Vin Diesel should never play the lead role in a film, Babylon AD solidifies that idea ... Vin Diesel plays Toorop, a vigilante who aided refugees seeking to cross borders to safer countries in a war-ravaged Darwinistic future ... The one (slightly) redeeming aspect of this movie is that it juxtaposes war-torn areas, smuggling people across borders in harsh climates, with a thriving futuristic... (Daily Collegian, PA)
Babylon: Great scenery, dumb plot Sep 5, 2008
Lawlessness seems to be the general theme and we are soon panning along, following a hooded Vin Diesel in the pouring rain ... Despite my weariness upon entering "another Vin Diesel" flick, I immediately forgot about my doubts ... Vin Diesel plays Toorop, a mercenary. (Juneau Empire)
'Babylon A.D.' a savage fairy tale Sep 5, 2008
Grard Depardieu and Vin Diesel face off in Babylon A.D. By David Hiltbrand MCT September 05, 2008 6:00 AM ... The film also returns Vin Diesel to his ideal mode as a basso profundo decimator ... With Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry and Charlotte Rampling. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'Tropic Thunder' still No. 1, after 3 weeks Sep 2, 2008
Premiering at No. 2 with $12 million over the four-day weekend was the sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D.," starring Vin Diesel as a mercenary smuggling a woman into New York City in a postapocalyptic future. "The Dark Knight" rose a notch from its fourth-place rank the previous weekend and became the second movie in history to top a half billion dollars domestically. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Box office thunders to a record summer Sep 2, 2008
The Vin Diesel sci-fi flick Babylon A.D. was second with $12 million over four days, about $2 million below expectations. Knight was third with $11 million, crossing the half-billion mark with $504. (USA Today -- Life)
'Tropic Thunder' on top during slow holiday weekend Sep 2, 2008
Running second, in its opening weekend, was the sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D." starring Vin Diesel. Overall, the top-12 movies pulled in $93. (KOLD.com, AZ)
'Thunder' echoes at No. 1 with $14.3M Sep 2, 2008
Debuting at No. 2 with $12 million over the four-day weekend was 20th Century Fox's sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D.", starring Vin Diesel. Amid a rush of weak newcomers, "The Dark Knight" held up well, rising a notch from its fourth-place rank the previous weekend. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'Tropic Thunder' Tops Box Office Sep 2, 2008
Running second, in its opening weekend, was the sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D." starring Vin Diesel. Overall, the top 12 movies pulled in $93. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Tropic Thunder' Leads Box Office For Third Week, While 'Dark Knight' Tops $500 Million Sep 2, 2008
Also not laughing this weekend: Vin Diesel (and anyone who saw "Disaster Movie"). Already extensively ragged on by its director, Mathieu Kassovitz, Diesel's sci-fi epic "Babylon A.D." failed to catch on with audiences either, managing less than $10 million for the three-day weekend and just $12 million including the holiday. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Babylon AD' Sep 1, 2008
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Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Sep 1, 2008
Mignola and del Toro agreed at their first meeting that Perlman was the only actor for the role, so it is said they waited seven years, until the producers gave in (they had wanted a big-name actor such as Vin Diesel). Perlman was absolutely the right choice but the whole movie is superbly cast. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Set for more action Sep 1, 2008
Datuk Michelle Yeoh, with costars Melanie Thierry and Vin Diesel in Babylon A.D. ... Vin Diesel is the mercenary Thoorop in Babylon A.D. ... Yeoh is now on-screen in her third Hollywood film this year as nun Sister Rebecca alongside Vin Diesel in the Mathieu Kassovitz-helmed post-apocalyptic action thriller Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel plays mercenary Thoorop who is hired to deliver a package from Russia to New York and the package is a mysterious woman with a secret. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Dark Knight tops $500-million mark Sep 1, 2008
The 20th Century Fox sci-fi thriller Babylon A.D. with Vin Diesel debuted in second place with $9. 7-million, while Overture Films' espionage drama Traitor, starring Don Cheadle, opened at No. 5 with $7. (Globe and Mail)
Babylon is a mess of biblical proportions Sep 1, 2008
Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, M ... Released at the end of the summer with little marketing and no screenings for reviewers, Babylon A.D. has every appearance of being a rote action flick that will go unnoticed by anyone but the most devoted fans of Vin Diesel ... With its incoherent narrative, exposition-heavy dialogue and uncharismatic hero - there are blocks of concrete with more range as actors than Vin Diesel - it's instantly forgettable. (Globe and Mail)
Babylon Drama Aug 31, 2008
The sci-fi actioner, which is set in the near future and stars Vin Diesel as a mercenary transporting a woman from Eastern Europe to America, had a troubled shoot, which apparently went from bad to worse in post-production. Vin Diesel and Mathieu Kassovitz on the troubled set of Babylon A.D. ... Hot action from Vin Diesel's latest. (IGN FilmForce)
Babylon A.D. UK Review Aug 31, 2008
Vin Diesel's career is going from strength to strength. Our hero is Vin Diesel's hardened mercenary 'Toorop' (what a stupid name), who - aided by Michelle Yeoh (playing her usual 'beautiful but deadly' role) - is assigned to transport a beautiful young girl with strange powers (see The Fifth Element ... The second rather serious problem is that this film includes literally some of worst dialogue we've ever, ever heard - even accounting for the fact that this is a Vin Diesel movie. (IGN FilmForce)
Babylon A.D. Aug 31, 2008
Meanwhile, it's hard to imagine quite why anyone still wants to see Vin Diesel in movies, or at the very least why they want to see him play the same character over and over again ... IGN babbles on with Vin Diesel and company. (IGN FilmForce)
Film Review: Babylon AD Aug 31, 2008
Bottom Line: Vin Diesel returneth in this futuristic mess of biblical proportions ... Opens: Friday, Aug. 29 (Fox)After switching things up with "The Pacifier" and "Find Me Guilty," Vin Diesel returns to the action arena with "Babylon A.D.," a towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of Men." A pet project of French filmmaker and sometime actor Mathieu Kassovitz, who along with Eric Besnard adapted the original novel "Babylon Babies" by Maurice G. Dantec, the... (Hollywood Reporter)
Savior or Sinner? It Can Be Tough to Tell Aug 30, 2008
Vin Diesel stars in this futuristic action film, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. August 30, 2008. (New York Times)
Two films will vie with 'Tropic Thunder' for No. 1 at box office Aug 30, 2008
On a New York City street, Toorop (played by Vin Diesel) makes a desperate stand in the movie " Babylon A.D." ... "Babylon A.D.," a post-apocalyptic adventure starring Vin Diesel, shows tracking strength with males under 25. (Los Angeles Times)
Babylon A.D. is a confusing mishmash Aug 30, 2008
In "Babylon A.D.," Vin Diesel stars as tough-guy mercenary Toorop, whos been given one last assignment ... In Kassovitzs defense, the plot appears to have been pared down from an ambitious exploration of religion and technology in a future society to a dopey rip-off of Children of Men, with Vin Diesel as tough-guy mercenary Toorop, whos been given one last assignment ... Starring: Vin Diesel, Mlanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte RamplingDirector: Matthieu KassovitzRun time:... (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Fincher's 'Benjamin Button,' 'Flash of Genius' Aug 30, 2008
free; Bill Murray; 'City of Ember' trailer; movie trailers; Tim Robbins; variety; embed; Saw V Teaser Trailer; Vin Diesel returns to the action-genre in Fox's futuristic thriller, 'Babylon A.D.'; August 2008; Fox; Vin Diesel; 'Babylon A.D.' trailer; video; variety; Woody Allen is back behind the camera with Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardhem and Scarlett Johansson topping this Spanish romance. Scarlett Johansson; Javier Bardhem; 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' trailer; Penelope Cruz; Woody Allen; spain;... (Variety)
Soprano family values Aug 30, 2008
Is this really what it's come to for Vin Diesel. Less than a decade ago, he was touted as the Next Big Action Star. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Scoop: Will new Idol judge cover for Paula? Aug 29, 2008
The new films this weekend include the new Vin Diesel sci-fi thriller Babylon A.D. It opens in 3,390 theaters. Babylon will lose some, but not many, tickets to spoof film Disaster Movie because theyre both rated PG-13. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Bombs away for Labor Day weekend Aug 29, 2008
Looking less like he's trying to save the planet than like he's fighting off a really bad hangover, Vin Diesel punches, shoots but ultimately dozes his way through the sloppy sci-fi actioner `Babylon A.D.. In further good news, even director Mathieu Kassovitz is bad-mouthing the movie. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Mini movie reviews Aug 29, 2008
Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh star in this sci-fi thriller about a man escorting a woman from Russia to China. (Stephen Becker, The Dallas Morning News) 90 min. PG-13. (Athens Banner-Herald)
What's Showing Aug 28, 2008
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Gerard Depardieu. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Releases on the Horizon for Aug. 21 Aug 28, 2008
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry and Gerard Depardieu. "Disaster Movie," rated PG-13. (Carroll County Times)
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michael Phelps Aug 28, 2008
rard Depardieu and Vin Diesel. Fox declined to comment on Kassovitz's remarks but did say that it was still planning to release the film, which has already been released in parts of Europe, in the United States on Friday. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Five movies set to open this week, including 'Hamlet 2' Aug 24, 2008
Vin Diesel has been absent from the big screen for quite a while, but he comes back Friday with "Babylon A.D.". He is cast as a mercenary who is assigned to deliver a young woman from Russia to Canada. (The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com)
'Death Race': Bad Max, By Kurt Loder Aug 23, 2008
Statham, the English Vin Diesel, does most of his acting with his brow muscles, which may over-qualify him for this picture. He glowers and broods, beats and gets beaten, while all around him tank-like hot rods go screaming through the bullet-filled air and buying the farm in billowing fireballs. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Need for Speed: Undercover Set for Release Nov. 18 Aug 17, 2008
If I'm looking for tough undercover cop theatrics, I'll go to my local Blockbuster's Vin Diesel section (yes, it's true). You know how everybody has their book. (1UP.com)
M Night Shyamalan's The Happening Aug 10, 2008
For others it takes Vin Diesel driving a Corvette off a bridge while streaming live on the internet. Whatever your deal, you at least demand a minimum of suspense, decent acting, or a few moments where you jump at the buzz buzz WHooooosh editing that s now a prerequisite in any pseudo-drama. (Suite101.com)
Mac remake tops US box office Aug 10, 2008
Animated adventure Robots and the Vin Diesel comedy The Pacifier, both former chart-toppers, completed the top five. Inter-racial. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The Fast and the Furious: Pink Slip Aug 2, 2008
There will be a new game to coincide with the fourth film in the series, which features the full-time return of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. But that can wait. (IGN Wireless Games)
Bear's death and theUS way of banking Jul 31, 2008
DiNorscio, (played in the movie by Vin Diesel) to act as his own attorney But the verdict that the jury delivered on August 26, 1988, was simple and straightforward - not guilty, for all defendants on all charges. Following the 1995 OJ Simpson trial, when the former football star was acquitted of murdering his former wife, legal observers would resurrect an old term for the circumstance of juries acquitting presumably guilty defendants for reasons other than the actual facts of their guilt or... (Asia Times Online)
Kristal Todd Jul 16, 2008
I stalked Vin Diesel at Disneyland with my video camera. It happened about two years ago. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Return of the hero Jul 6, 2008
Vin Diesel Never mind the fake Hollywood name that Mark Vincent uses, largely because if you have a problem with it, he ll ask You want to take this outside. Say no. Upcoming tough guy film: Babylon A.D. in theaters August 29. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Holy Red Ink, Batman! Jun 29, 2008
There's an action game, "Wheelman," featuring actor Vin Diesel. "This Is Vegas" is due out in August. (Forbes -- Technology)
RZA: 'Bobby Digital' To Live On In Comics, Films Jun 28, 2008
RZA has developed a martial arts film with Hollywood pal Eli Roth called "The Man with the Iron Fist," which he says has "the blessing" of his "teacher," Quentin Tarantino, and he collaborated with Hans Zimmer on the score for the forthcoming Vin Diesel science fiction film "Babylon A.D.". He also hopes to complete "The ," which he says will be his final solo album, in the near future. (Billboard.com)
Brendan Fraser becomes summers action king Jun 25, 2008
Vin Diesel and Jason Statham also gear up for adventure ... And if Fraser isnt man enough for you, how about some high-voltage action with Vin Diesel or Jason Statham ... Starring: Vin Diesel, Grard Depardieu, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong, Melanie ThierryDirector: Mathieu KassovitzStory: Diesel stars as a mercenary hired to safely transport a woman (Thierry) who may be infected with a virus that could take out the entire human race. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Movie reunion Jun 24, 2008
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reprise their roles as outlaw and cop ... Mean machines: Vin Diesel is back as Dominic Toretto. (USA Today)
Getting Into Wheelman Jun 13, 2008
Vin Diesel's latest game foray is shaping up, and we take it for a test drive ... When I last saw , Midway's upcoming action driving game starring Vin Diesel, it was at the company's Las Vegas event in April ... You get to play as Vin Diesel as the Wheelman, an American get 000005B4 away driver exploring the criminal underworld of Barcelona. (IGN PC Games)
Vin Diesel gets daddy role Jun 9, 2008
US action film star Vin Diesel and his girlfriend, model Paloma Jimenez, are new parents of a baby girl, People magazine reports in its online edition. The girl was born on 2 April but her birth was just announced, the magazine said. (iAfrica.com)
Action's Evolution Jun 8, 2008
In both cases, the films had a straightforward premise and a charismatic actor (Vin Diesel) at or near the center of the action. Cohen showed how to do it: Keep the story simple, keep the stakes big, get a vigorous star people want to look at and let it roll. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Writers' strike causes California recession Jun 7, 2008
Daddy Diesel Actor Vin Diesel is a dad. Diesel and his girlfriend, model Paloma Jimenez, welcomed a baby girl in Los Angeles on April 2, his representative, Meredith O'Sullivan, said in an e-mail yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Eastwood fires back at Spike Lee Jun 7, 2008
--People reports Vin Diesel and his girlfriend, model Paloma Jimenez, have quietly become parents of a baby girl. (Having intimate knowledge of childbirth, we are betting there was nothing quiet about it. (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)
Vin Diesel: Dad for the first time Jun 7, 2008
Vin Diesel is a father for the first time ... Vin Diesel is a father for the first time. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Pacifier' star now has real use for them Jun 7, 2008
Vin Diesel, girlfriend welcomed baby girl on April 2 ... NEW YORK - Vin Diesel is a dad. (MSNBC -- News)
Vin Diesel Is a Dad Jun 7, 2008
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More of this story Jun 7, 2008
One-upping the timeless Aity masterpiece "The Two Coreys," the can't-miss premise plunks action star Vin Diesel, former Clipper Vin Baker and iconic Dodger announcer Vin Scully into an RV (a Vin-nebago. and sends them on a cross-country sojourn, from tiny towns to big cities. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Summer season savers May 23, 2008
"Babylon A.D." ---- Vin Diesel is a mercenary hired to transport a woman from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York. "Vicky Christine Barcelona" ---- Who knows. (North County Times)
Lil Wayne To Close BET Awards, Eyes Film Role May 20, 2008
During last week's BET Awards press conference, Lil Wayne also shared that he's in talks to appear in "Furious 4." The movie stars Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez and is scheduled to hit theaters in 2009. Lil Wayne is also slated to appear in the movie "Patriots," starring Forest Whitaker. (Billboard.com)
Coming soon: The post-female American cinema May 8, 2008
Action heroes like Will Smith, Brendan Fraser, Nicolas Cage, Mark Wahlberg and Vin Diesel will run amok, as will funny guys like Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Jack Black and Seth Rogen. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Ordinary superheroes May 7, 2008
Even heir apparents The Rock and Vin Diesel, once vying to be the next Schwarzenegger and Stallone, have been relegated to family comedies and barely releasable B-movies, respectively. (Diesel, once hailed as this generation's Sean Connery, is instead its Dolph Lundgren. (Winnipeg Sun)
Fast and Furious Details Apr 15, 2008
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker will be reprising their roles in -- yup, that's the title -- along with returning hotties Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. The flick will tell what happens when fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). (IGN FilmForce)
All the angles| Apr 7, 2008
Its called the "Rashomon effect" and should be as out of place in a dumb Hollywood action movie as Vin Diesel in an anthropology textbook. But there it is all over 'Vantage Point', finally giving a new angle to the over familiar '24' universe of presidential assassinations, trigger-happy political advisers, frenetic car chases, terrorists with semi-automatic weapons, breathless on-foot pursuits, secret service men talking down their sleeves, risky abductions, double crosses, and all American... (iAfrica.com)
Greenwich Village Artists Apr 6, 2008
Artists today join ranks of many distinguished and well-known celebrities such as Vin Diesel, Toni Dalton and Robert De Niro, Sr. Struggling today to be recognized as a New York City landmark, it is the original home of Bell Labs (1868-1966). One of the first demonstrations of television transmission occurred at Westbeth. (Suite101.com)
I Like to Watch Mar 30, 2008
Tracey Ullman takes on America, "Lost" imitates a bad Vin Diesel movie, and Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" shows us that mute, expressionless humans can be TV stars, too. By Heather Havrilesky. (Salon)
Tobey Maguire hot for sci-fi "Afterburn" Mar 28, 2008
Maguire, who is also producing a live-action adaptation of the anime classic "Robotech," has a cameo in Ben Stiller's August 15 comedy release "Tropic Thunder." Moritz is developing the fourth installment of "Fast and the Furious," which reunites Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, the stars of the first film. (Source: China Daily/Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Argentina commemorates somber anniversary of coup Mar 26, 2008
A: I cannot legally release my colonoscopy video until receive written permission from Vin Diesel, who makes a brief appearance. Dave Barry. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)
'Drillbit Taylor,' why aren't you funny? Mar 22, 2008
In 2008, even an 11-year-old nerd might expect more muscle for his buck -- Vin Diesel, perhaps, or The Rock. But a real tough guy might have been too obvious. (CNN -- Showbiz)
David Zucker out as Midway CEO Mar 21, 2008
Variety: Digital Editions. Daily VarietyThe whole paper. (Variety)
Hail the hackers Mar 18, 2008
Think of classic Hollywood action heroes, and pumped-up gym jocks such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone or Vin Diesel will probably come to mind. However, there is another group of heroes who also battle the forces of evil, using their wits rather than their fists - hackers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
