Remember when you thought Nicolas Cage was one of the best actors in the business.  When he made films like Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, Vampire’s Kiss, and Face/Off (and I don’t want to hear he wasn’t great in Face/Off, cause he was).  Well, I’m happy to report the amazing Nicolas Cage is back and he can be seen in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, which opens in limited release this weekend.  While I was one of the people that wondered if Cage and Werner Herzog could do justice to the Bad Lieutenant name, I really shouldn’t have been worried, as Bad Lieutenant is an awesome movie and something that you should go see in a crowded theater this weekend.  Also, Cage hasn’t been this good in years.

So to help promote the film, I recently attended a press conference with Cage.  He talked about his character, making the film, and a lot more.  You can either read what he had to say or listen to the audio after the jump:

When you film on the streets of New York City and you’ve got huge stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson involved in the film, you’re going to get a lot of people taking pictures and video of whatever you’re doing. And that’s what happened the other day on the set of director Adam McKay’s “The Other Guys”, as people snapped pictures of the two filming an action scene that involved destroying an amazing car. If you don’t mind some minor spoilers, hit the jump to see what they were filming and you can also watch a video of a separate stunt from the movie which had some people jumping off a building.

One of my most anticipated films for the rest of the year is “Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans”.  It’s Werner Herzog directing Nicolas Cage and it looks just as insane as I was hoping it would.  You might have seen the unofficial trailer which popped up a couple of months ago, but we now the official theatrical trailer has been released.  While this trailer doesn’t make the film look as weird and as insane as the unofficial one, I think this one does a better job of selling the film.  You can watch the trailer after the jump.

Eva Mendes sure likes to keep busy. Since 2007 she has appeared in seven films, not counting the two in post-production or the one she is currently filming. Though that group includes such notables as “The Women” and the direct-to-DVD “Cleaner,” Mendes is still an actress in demand. She has just been signed to co-star in “The Other Guys,” the latest collaboration between Will Ferrell and his “Anchorman” director Adam McKay. Hit the jump for more info on the project.

Premiering at this year’s Toronto Film Festival is director Werner Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”. While some may have wondered why they needed to make a new “Bad Lieutenant”, after watching this unofficial trailer, I’m sold. Also, while Nicolas Cage has made a few acting choices that I disagree with in the past few years, I’m still a big fan of his work. Here’s hoping a team up with Werner Herzog will be a good one. Anyway, in about a month we’ll know how it turned out. Until then, take a look at a number of new images from the film.

Okay, well clearly this trailer for Werner Herzog’s remake/sequel of Abel Ferrara’s “Bad Lieutenant” wasn’t supposed to go online.

While I’m still not sure if it will be able to match the insanity of Ferrara’s original, it’s sure as shit going to try.  This time the “plot” (as much plot as their appears to be in this complete breakdown of a character’s psyche) doesn’t revolve around the rape of a nun but in trying to track down a homicide witness played by…Xzibit.  If this movie makes a “Yo Dawg, I herd you like…” reference, I will love it forever.

But it doesn’t look like it will need that kind of insanity because Nic Cage definitely has it covered.  It’s also a much better “Ghost Rider” reunion between Cage and Eva Mendes than the wholly unnecessary “Ghost Rider 2″ could ever provide.

Check out this unofficial trailer after the jump.