June 2007
The Hollywood Reporter: Sci-fi action that is both smart and funny.
Transformers
Bottom Line: Sci-fi action that is both smart and funny.
By Kirk Honeycutt
Jun 29, 2007
This is noisy fun with characters and plot lines kept simple and flashes of comedy that hit home more often than not.
"Transformers" is a wet dream for …
Chud.com
Nick Nunziata, founder and owner of Chud.com says: "I had a blast. A really entertaining flick. A summer movie that finally delivers."
Chud's Jeremy Smith reviews Transformers and has this to say:
Granted, "value" is a debased term in the middle of the summer …
JuneJun 28 Thursday 07
...He bites back
The director of Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II and now Transformers defends his art, writes Jim Schembri.
THE easiest way to start an argument among cinema lovers is to state categorically that Michael Bay is an artist.
...Maybe it helps to think about it this way: the …
Transformers: HBO First Look
HBO's "First Look" features a 25 minute behind the scenes featurette on the making of Transformers.
Check the HBO schedule.
JuneJun 27 Wednesday 07
"Transformers" director firing on all cylinders
NEW YORK -- Director Michael Bay, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks might be hoping to transform the boxoffice when their "Transformers" movie opens Tuesday, but starring roles in the film for General Motors and eBay, an unprecedented takeover of eBay's home page and …
"Transformers" director firing on all cylinders
NEW YORK -- Director Michael Bay, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks might be hoping to transform the boxoffice when their "Transformers" movie opens Tuesday, but starring roles in the film for General Motors and eBay, an unprecedented takeover of eBay's home page and …
Metal Machine Musings
He’s everything film critics hate about Hollywood but still delivers hit after hit. After redefining the action movie for the MTV generation, what would Michael Bay want with the world’s biggest toy franchise? DREW TURNEY was at the recent Transformers press …
JuneJun 26 Tuesday 07
The Rebirth of Optimus Prime: Behind the Scenes with Director Michael Bay
Nelson here... I mentioned this a couple days ago.
Click here to read the article.
Original link.
JuneJun 25 Monday 07
"Transformers" via Satellite to 4,000 Viewers
Raleigh, NC and Hollywood, CA – L.A. Film Festival – June 25, 2007 – Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital cinema via satellite, today announced that it will deliver the North American premiere of DreamWorks Pictures …
Michael Bay rings NYSE opening bell
Michael and Hasbro rang the opening bell.
http://www.nyse.com/events/1182162037532.html
Watch the streaming video here.
Download the QuickTime video here.
Ctrl-Click and 'Download Linked File' (Mac) or Rt-Click and 'Save Target As' (PC) the link above.
JuneJun 23 Saturday 07
Michael Bay 2nd Life interview
Click here to listen to the Second Life interview Michael Bay and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura.
Transformers: Making the Movie
Click here to read the making of the Transformers movie. This is form the media press kit being given out to journalist and media outlets.
The Canada National Post: "Transformers as the rock 'n' roll equivalent of heavy metal thunder."
Only Michael Bay would have the creative nerve to re-boot the animated Transformers as a live-action motion picture. Sure, Batman and Spidey have fanatic followers, too, but Transformers trippers are multi-generational compulsives. Even in their quietest moments, …
MoviesOnline interviews Bay
Nelson here...
This is by far one of the best interviews I've read in a long time.
Some of the gems. In regards to the screening:
"A lot of the older ladies, like 35, 40, they are like, ‘I didn’t want to come here. I didn’t want to see this. I was dragged …
Access Hollywood interviews MIchael Bay
Check out this Access Hollywood interview with Michael. View it here.
'Transformers' steals spotlight at Taormina
'Transformers' steals spotlight at Taormina
By Eric J. Lyman
June 22, 2007
TAORMINA, Sicily -- DreamWorks/Paramount's "Transformers," the mega-budget summer film based on the 1980s animated series, launched the summer season Thursday at the 53rd annual Taormina …
Wire Magazine: 'subgenre known simply as "Michael Bay"'
Nelson here...
The July 2007 Wired Magazine feature Optimus Prime on the cover and an article on the Transformers film. It's a very good and entertaining read.
Among the quotes:
"I knew there were fans.... I didn't know there were people who'd hunt you down. …
JuneJun 12 Tuesday 07
Transformers Asia Junket Heats Up Seoul
Transformers Asia Junket Heats Up Seoul
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Director Michael Bay and rising star Megan Fox sizzled up Monday night's Asia junket for their mega-action robot film "Transformers,'' held at N Seoul Tower. The film's character model …
JuneJun 11 Monday 07
South Korea Transformers press conference
Michael Bay and Megan Fox attend the press conference in South Korea.