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. …

Michael Bay 2nd Life interview

Click here to listen to the Second Life interview Michael Bay and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura.

"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.

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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 …

"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 …

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.

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.

...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 Rotten Tomatoes meter!

It's at 100%!

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 …

Bad toys, bad toys, whatcha gonna do...

"Talk about getting your money's worth. There is so much action packed into every second of "Transformers" that by the time it's over, you may be tempted to go outside and give the box office another 10 bucks." - NY Dailynews.com

"Transformers has some of the best …

Ebert: Bay rocks 'em and socks 'em

Roger Ebert gives it 3 out of 4 stars. Read his review.

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 …

'Transformers' grabs $8.8 mil at box office

By Gregg Kilday

"Transformers," director Michael Bay's screen interpretation of the Hasbro toy line, rolled into theaters Monday and quickly amassed $8.8 million in North America.

Those returns came from showings that ran from 8 p.m. on in 3,050 …

Happy Independence Day!

We're taking the day off to hang out with family and friends, watch Transformers, watch fireworks, and celebrate Independence Day (United States).

If you're celebrating today, too, we wish you a happy and safe Fourth! To everyone else, we thank you for visiting …

$28 million on July 3

Nelson here...

I just spoke to Michael and he informed me that Transformers raked in $28 million yesterday, Tuesday.

Biggest amount ever for a Tuesday.

EW: Optimus Prime Time

''Transformers'' director Michael Bay opens up about working with Steven Spielberg, the art of the action film, and the possibility of a sequel.

...'I've thought more about robots in a year and a half than probably anybody,'' sighs Michael Bay. Slouched in his …