Movie DVDPrice: $49.98
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Lie to Me: Season One
Tim Roth stars as Dr. Cal Lightman, a compelling new drama from the producers of 24, about the world’s leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to expose the truth behind the lies.- Audio: English: 5.1 Dolby Surround
- Language: Dubbed: English / Subtitled: English, French & Spanish
- Theatrical Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 1.78:1
- Pilot
- Moral Waiver
- A Perfect Score
- Love Always
- Unchained
- Do No Harm
- The Best Policy
- Depraved Heart
- Life Is Priceless
- Better Half
- Undercover
- Blinded
- Deleted Scenes
- Sacrifice
Price: $49.98
Air Force One
Terrorists have seized Air Force One thirty thousand feet in the air with the President, his family, and more than fifty other people on board.Price: $14.94
One Night In Vegas
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Sitting ringside was rapper Tupac Shakur, one of the best-selling musical artists in the world. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived. Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night, and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from would be celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy. Director Reggie Bythewood, with the full cooperation of Mike Tyson, tells the story of that infamous night and of the remarkable friendship between Tyson and Tupac. DVD bonus includes Tyson / Seldon coverage from before and after the fight and an interview with Nas, discussing the late rapper.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.\r\n
Price: $14.95
Waiting for Superman: The AMG Review
Davis Guggenheim tackles public education in the United States with Waiting for Superman. From an aesthetic standpoint, the movie is light years beyond Guggenheim’s An Inconvenient Truth (aka “Al Gore’s PowerPoint Presentation”). With its cute animated sequences illustrating various statistics, its effective John Legend-assisted score, and its focus on five bright, adorable kids and their guardians’ quixotic quest to improve their futures, Waiting for Superman goes down easy. The filmmakers deserve credit for addressing such a longstanding, complex, politically incendiary, and urgent issue. The movie has to be seen as a failure, though, in its examination of the public school system and how to improve it.
The film oversimplifies things. Guggenheim offers simple solutions to a very complex problem. He has his heroes (reformers like Washington, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Canada of Harlem Children’s Zone) and villains (“bad” teachers and the union that protects them). While Canada has done amazing work and is a great interview subject, Rhee also gives good interview, but her tenure has been controversial, and Guggenheim doesn’t really address concerns about the allegedly autocratic manner in which she’s run the school system, which has angered many parents.
Guggenheim’s fashionable demonization of the teachers’ union is more troubling. His essential point is that great schools need great teachers, and he suggests that the union and the tenure system are largely responsible for the “impossibility” of getting rid of the “bad” teachers. He doesn’t spend much time defining what a “great” teacher is, or how we recognize that greatness, or train prospective teachers to be great. He doesn’t analyze what makes a “bad” teacher, either, though we do hear about the infamous “Rubber Rooms” of the New York City school system (which were eliminated before the film’s release), and we see some hidden-camera footage of a teacher reading the paper in class. As this is one of his key points, and the stick he uses to beat Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers (which has been around since 1916, long before America’s educational decline), it would have made sense to develop this part of his argument further. If he’s going to say the system needs more good teachers and fewer bad ones (not exactly revelatory, that), he should explain how that might be accomplished, beyond making changes to the clearly imperfect tenure system.
The film also stumbles in focusing solely on the successes of a small number of charter schools. There are a lot of successful public schools (publicly run and union-staffed, unlike the charters) that Guggenheim could have highlighted and that would have lent some balance to the documentary. As it is, he presents charter schools as magical solutions to all the problems of public education, when in fact studies suggest that there are good charters and ineffective ones, just as there are with public schools.
Guggenheim has stated that one of the reasons he focused on charters was so that he could highlight the various school lotteries at the climax of the film. These serve as both a metaphor for the inherent unfairness of our educational system (which is irrefutably worse for those living in impoverished areas) and add drama to the film. By focusing on the lottery prospects of the five children we’ve been following throughout the movie, Guggenheim gives us a rooting interest in their success, which slightly undercuts his real point, which is that all of our children deserve a chance to succeed. Worse yet, he appears to be stacking the deck in order to strengthen his contention that the unions are largely to blame for the state of public education.
Guggenheim presents his solutions, which are embodied in the few effective charters he studies, but he doesn’t explain how their small-scale successes could be implemented on the massive scale of American public education. He suggests that “good teachers” are a key element to successful schools, but gives little indication as to what makes a good teacher, let alone how a school system can produce them. He stacks the deck against the teachers’ unions in favor of what is essentially the privatization of American public education. The film laudably points out that children can succeed at the highest levels, regardless of their background, but it also downplays the devastating effect of poverty on a child’s education. It’s valuable to bring these issues to a wide audience, but Guggenheim doesn’t dig deep enough. In the end, Waiting for Superman is entertaining filmmaking, but shoddy, shallow journalism.
One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season
Same town. Same team. Same father. Different lives. Half-brothers rival each other on and off the basketball court in the wildly popular high-school drama that tallied a whopping 185% audience growth among W18-34 from it series premiere to the first season finale.DVD Features:
Additional Scenes:Over 48 minutes of Unaired Scenes with introductions
Audio Commentary:Commentary by the cast and crew on The Pilot (Disc 1), To Wish Impossible Things (Disc 5), The Games That Play Us (Disc 6)
Documentaries:Building a Winning Team: The Making of One Tree Hill - a never-before-seen making-of documentary with interviews with the cast and crew. Diaries From The Set - A behind-the-scenes vignette with the cast of One Tree Hill.
Gag Reel:Christmas Elf Gag
Music Video:Oh, Chariot musical performance by Gavin DeGraw
Price: $49.98
Review: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Posted by Rodneyon 27. 09. 2010in Headlines, News Chat, Reviews
Thanks for checking out our Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Review
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Staring: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Susan Sarandon
Released: Sept 24, 2010
THE GENERAL IDEA
THE GOOD
Seeing Michael Douglas naturally aging into the man that would be Gekko 23 years later was a treat. Douglas fits the role like an old shoe and all the memories that go with it. He is just as charming and seductive as he was in the original. He is still Gekko, but thankfully he is also Gekko-after-prison and actually evolves with the story instead of just showing up as if the first movie didn’t conclude.
And Shia LaBoeuf? I had hopes for him as an actor and I was not disappointed. While he seems to be attached to projects that earn him some mockery by association, Shia has stepped up his game and he deserves to be in this film. He earned it.
Brolin plays Bretton James, and he is a true product of the corruption and heartless business that the financial world has become. He is the reason for that corruption and very much the “enemy” giving a face to the issues this film addresses. Brolin plays the heartless banker so well he makes Gekko look far less intimidating.
Charlie Sheen makes a cameo appearance as Bud Fox, explaining where he has been for the last 23 years too, and it works well.
THE BAD
Carey Mulligan is wasted in this movie. It seems her only purpose here is to direct hate at Gekko and cry a lot to remind us he is evil. Honestly, if they didn’t have a love interest for Shia LaBoef, I don’t know that it would have mattered at all. She was just another part of his life that gets affected by his situation. He would be just as torn up if a baseball card left by his father was at risk. At least then they wouldn’t have spent all that time trying to convince me to care about his relationship.
There is some pacing issues and there are parts of the film that drag on. That and the forced “purpose” of the film. They couldn’t just make it about Gekko getting out of prison and finding a new way to impact the game he craves? No, they have to throw in some weepy romance, a father daughter redemption story. They could have done this without the obvious “this is why we are doing this” story.
OVERALL
This film will forever be measured against the original, and while Gekko was great to see again, he serves the same purpose in this film as he does in the original. Everyone remembers Wall Street as that Michael Douglas film where he plays Gordon Gekko. But in reality Gekko was a secondary character and the cause of the rise and justification of Bud Fox, and in this film – while its great to see him in his hardass Gekko form – Douglas is secondary.
It really doesn’t stack up to the original as far as impact, but is still a good film on its own, especially with the backdrop of the financial crisis.
I give Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps a 7 out of 10
WB wants 3D Inception and 3D Batman 3
Posted by Rodneyon 28. 09. 2010in News Chat
Seems that Nolan won’t be able to hold out on 3D any longer if WB has anything to say about it.
It appears that with the onset of 3D, WB is looking to double back on Inception, which dodged the 3D bullet and will be insisting that Batman 3 be filmed in 3D as well.
IGN says: Inception is being considered for a 3D conversion, in part because of HBO’s plan to launch a new 3D on-demand channel early next year.Warner Bros.’ 3D plans for Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Inception, as well as his planned sequel to The Dark Knight.
I know the small percentage of 3D nay sayers are very vocal so they sound like a big crowd, but this 3D thing is not a fad, or a fallback gimmick.
But 3D is a new technology this time around, and like the onset of ANY special effect used in film, this doesn’t appear to be a fad.
Yeah, you can stomp your feet around and get sent to bed without your supper screaming that you are going to boycott movies forever if they go 3D. Go enjoy your VHS.
An entire movie network is being launched to provide 3D TV owners with the option of watching movies in 3D, and while not every movie NEEDS to be in 3D, it seems that many effects heavy films are going that way. If this were a passing fad like the old red/blue 3D phase, they wouldn’t be investing this much money in upgrading cinemas, creating home theater technology, and now TV channels being offered in 3D for movies and sporting events.
The big question is, with Nolan writing his own ticket – will he tolerate it and adapt to the new technology, or resist and risk his studio relationships?
He isn’t God. He is just a man who has made some awesome movies.
Weekend Boxoffice Report Sept 24th-26th
Posted by Rodneyon 27. 09. 2010in News Chat
You would expect an Oliver Stone sequel to his now classic Wall Street to hit the number one spot at the boxoffice, but considering the ripe opportunity to make a money pun out of the rake, I expected to see a bigger financial draw.
Money took a Nap, and hopes it feels better next week. Ok… that’s all I have.
Check out the standings for the top 5 films that took your money this week:
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – $19,000,000 – Opening
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole – $16,335,000 – Opening
The Town – $16,030,000 – 2wks
Easy A – $10,700,000 – 2wks
You Again – $8,300,000 – Opening
Opening films took the top two spots, and less than $3million separating the top three and two second week showings in the Top 5.
What did you see this weekend?
Glee: The Complete First Season
Join the club and bring home the fun with Glee Karaoke and Glee Jukebox— available only on DVD! A talented group of high school misfits transforms into a performing sensation with the help of a dedicated teacher. Through laughter, tears, irreverent humor and unforgettable music, they learn to follow their hearts and chase their dreams. Price: $59.98
Sherlock: Season One [Blu-ray]
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A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. Co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock stars BAFTA-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (Hawking, Amazing Grace) as the new Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (The Office, Love Actually), as his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves plays Inspector Lestrade. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain--they live at the same address, have the same names and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed and highly modern-day adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth.Price: $39.98
House, M.D.: Season One
Go deeper into the medical mysteries of House, TV's most compelling new drama, as all 22 Season One episodes and exclusive bonus features come to DVD! Hugh Laurie stars as the brilliant, but sarcastic Dr. Gregory House, a maverick physician who is devoid of bedside manner. While his behavior can border on antisocial, Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving the medical puzzles that other doctors give up on. Together with his hand-picked team of young medical experts, he'll do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case. Check out each gripping episode featuring some of TV's hottest guest stars, including Carmen Electra, Chi McBride, Scott Foley and Sela Ward. It's the intriguing new series TV Guide's Matt Roush hails as "the uncommon cure for the common medical drama."Price: $59.98
Monday, September 27, 2010
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A nice rest in a state mental hospital beats a stretch in the pen, right? Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a free-spirited con with lightning in his veins and glib on his tongue, fakes insanity and moves in with what he calls the "nuts." Immediately, his contagious sense of disorder runs up against numbing routine. No way should guys pickled on sedatives shuffle around in bathrobes when the World Series is on. This means war! On one side is McMurphy. On the other is soft-spoken Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), among the most coldly monstrous villains in film history. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward. Based on Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest swept all five major 1975 Academy Awards: Best Picture (produced by Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas), Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman) and Adapted Screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman). Raucous, searing and with a superb cast that includes Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd in his film debut, this one soars. DVD Features:
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Price: $14.98
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Jersey Shore: Uncensored - Season One
On Jersey Shore, MTV follows eight young adults as they move into a summer house to indulge in everything Seaside Heights, New Jersey has to offer. Jersey Shore uncovers sometimes surprising, often hilarious and usually over-the-top personalities as they juggle work, love, nightlife, friendship and the drama that ensues. Includes all nine uncensored episodes!Price: $19.99
2001: A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray]
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A space mission that could reveal man's destiny is jeopardized by a malfunctioning shipboard computer. A dazzling journey that tops them all -- and showed the way for other effects-packed films that followed.Price: $28.99
Let the Right One In [Blu-ray]
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Oscar, a 12-year-old fragile and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl he befriends, who moves into his building. When Oscar discovers that Eli is a vampire it does not deter his increasing feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent. When Eli loses the man who protects and provides for her, and as suspicions are mounting from her neighbors and police she must move on to stay alive. However when Oscar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can.Price: $24.98
4 Movies in 1: Romantic Comedy (Paris Je T'Aime / The Truth About Love / My Date with Drew / Jack and Jill vs. The World)
Enjoy six-and-a-half hours of butterflies in your stomach, passionate embraces and steamy rendezvous with these four memorable romantic comedies: PARIS JE T'AIME, THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE, MY DATE WITH DREW and JACK AND JILL VS. THE WORLD, all conveniently contained in one case!Price: $19.98
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Mad Men: Season One [Blu-ray]
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Follows the lives of the workers at a 1960's New York advertising agency.Price: $49.99
Letters to Juliet
In Verona, Italy the beautiful city where Romeo first met Juliet there is a place where the heartbroken leave notes asking Juliet for her help. It s there that aspiring writer Sophie finds a 50-year-old letter that will change her life forever. As she sets off on a romantic journey of the heart with the letter's author, Claire, now a grandmother, and her handsome grandson, all three will discover that sometimes the greatest love story ever told is your own.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary with Amanda Seyfried and Director Gary Winick; Deleted and Extended Scenes; The Making of Letters to Juliet: In Italia; A Courtyard in Verona
Price: $26.99
House, M.D.: Season One
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/10/2009 Rating: NrPrice: $59.98
A Nightmare on Elm Street [Blu-ray]
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Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. One by one, he terrorizes them within their dreams--where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves, they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger. Jackie Earle Haley plays the legendary evildoer in this contemporary reimagining of the seminal horror classic.Price: $35.99
Romantic Comedy Pack Quadruple Feature (Along Came Polly / The Wedding Date / Intolerable Cruelty / The Story of Us)
CONTAINS ONE EACH OF........ALONG CAME POLLY - WEDDING DATE - INTOLERABLE CRUELTY - STORY OF USPrice: $19.98
Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 [Blu-ray]
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Often credited as being one of the all-time greatest guitarists, and known amongst his peers as one of the all-time greatest collaborators. The ultimate Clapton collaboration took place on June 26, 2010 at Chicago's Toyota Park. For one day only, Clapton gathered the past, present, and future of guitar music onto one stage for an incredible all-day musical event in front of a crowd of over 27,000. The third Crossroads Guitar Festival was a sold out, 11-hour tour de force with all profits benefiting The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by Clapton for chemically dependent persons. Rhino Entertainment captured every epic note from that blistering summer day in Chicago, and will release over 4 hours of footage in High Definition on 'CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2010.' Fans around the world will have a chance to experience many of the festival's greatest moments, including performances by Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, BB King, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy and many others, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and candid interviews with the performers.
DVD track-listing:
Disc 1
-Bill Murray Introduction with Eric Clapton
1. Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton - Promise Land
2. Sonny Landreth - Z Rider
-SLIDE GUITAR
3. Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Traveling Shoes
4. Joe Bonamassa & Pino Daniele with Robert Randolph - Going Down
-Bill Murray introduces Robert Cray
5. Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughn & Hubert Sumlin - Killing Floor
6. Jimmie Vaughn, Robert Cray & Hubert Sumlin - Six Stings Down
-TEXAS BLUES
-Bill Murray introduces ZZ Top
7. ZZ Top - Waiting For the Bus
8. ZZ Top - Jesus Just Left Chicago
9. Doyle Bramhall II - Gypsy Blood
10. Doyle Bramhall II - In My Time Of Dying
11. Gary Clark Jr - Bright Lights
12. Sheryl Crow with Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II & Gary Clark Jr - Long Road Home
13. Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II & Gary Clark Jr - Our Love Is Fading
14. Bert Jansch - Blackwaterside
15. Stefan Grossman with Keb Mo - Mississippi Blues
16. Stefan Grossman with Keb Mo - Roll 'N' Tumble
-COUNTRY MUSIC
-Bill Murray introduces Vince Gill
17. Vince Gill, Keb Mo, James Burton, Earl Klugh, Albert Lee - One More Last Chance
18. Vince Gill, James Burton, Albert Lee, Keb Mo, Earl Klugh - Mystery Train
19. Vince Gill, Keb Mo, Albert Lee, James Burton, Earl Klugh & Sheryl Crow - Lay Down Sally
20. Earl Klugh - Angelina
21. Earl Klugh - Vonetta
-Bill Murray introduces John Mayer
22. John Mayer Trio - Who Did You Think I Was
23. John Mayer Trio - Ain't No Sunshine
Disc 2
-Bill Murray introduces Derek Trucks
1. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band - Midnight In Harlem
2. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band featuring Warren Haynes - Comin' Home
3. Warren Haynes - Soulshine
4. David Hidalgo and Cesar Rojas featuring Derek Trucks - Don't Keep Me Wondering
5. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band featuring Warren Haynes, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, Chris Stainton - Space Captain
-Bill Murray introduces Buddy, Jonny & Ronnie
6. Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood - Five Long Years
7. Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood - Miss You
-Bill Murray introduces Jeff Beck
8. Jeff Beck - Hammerhead
9. Jeff Beck - Nessun Dorma
-Bill Murray introduces Eric Clapton
10. Eric Clapton - Crossroads
11. Citizen Cope & Eric Clapton - Hands of the Saints
12. Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff
13. Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck - Shake Your Money Maker
14. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - Had To Cry
15. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - Voodoo Chile
16. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - Dear Mr. Fantasy
-Bill Murray introduces BB King
17. Finale: Eric Clapton, BB King, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughn, Joe Bonamassa, and others - The Thrill Is Gone
Price: $34.99
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Blockbuster to File Chapter 11
From themovieblog.com - click on link below post to visit site for complete story.
I predicted the fall of Blockbuster before 2010 lets out, but it looks like they are making a final push to save their company. This week it is expected that Blockbuster will file for Chapter 11 by the end of this week in an effort to rebuild and come back from this debt.
Hollywood Reporter shares: Investor Carl Icahn, who owns about a third of the firm’s senior debt, is playing a key role. He has led the charge to free Blockbuster of debt and will either return to the company’s board himself or designate a representative, the paper said. Video rental giant Blockbuster is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as today, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing sources.
Are brick and mortar video rental stores even an option for the future of media delivery?
With their main competitors being Netflix and Rogers, both steering away from physical movie rentals and opting for mail-in or online digital delivery, I predict that companies like Blockbuster just don’t stand a chance.
Blockbuster did dive into the mail-in option with the advantage that you could return those movies to a brick and mortar store for faster turn around, but when Netflix started offering online content delivery, the gloves were off.
Now remember, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is a protection plan, not actual financial failure. This allows them a window to ignore their bills while they reorganize and build a strategy to pay them off.
But is there a way out for a service industry so rapidly changing? Has the competition already squashed out any hope of competition from the once massive Blockbuster chain?
2010: The Year We Make Contact [Blu-ray]
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A new time, a new odyssey, a new chance to confront enigmas arising from the daring Jupiter mission of 2001. Crew members aboard the Leonov will rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery. And their fate will rest on the silicon shoulders of the computer they reawaken, HAL-9000. Based on Arthur C. Clarkes 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, director Peter Hyams spellbinder nominated for 5 Academy Awards* stars Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Oscar winner** Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and Keir Dullea.Price: $19.98
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Romantic Comedies (Adam's Rib / Woman of the Year / The Philadelphia Story / Bringing Up Baby)
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Best Actor Academy Award winner James Stewart star in the tale of a faultfinding, bride-to-be socialite who gets her come-uppance. George Cukor directs this screen pinnacle of sophisticated romantic comedy. BRINGING UP BABY When scatterbrained heiress Katharine Hepburn meets mild-mannered museum curator Cary Grant, the results are riotous. Howard Hawks directs a giddy romp thats been hailed as the most glorious laughter-inducing movie ever! ADAMS RIB Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play a married prosecutor and defense attorney assigned to the same sensational attempted-murder trial in this clever courtroom battle of the sexes. Judy Holliday co-stars and George Cukor directs. WOMAN OF THE YEAR Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn show what chemistry is all about as George Stevens directs this witty Oscar winner about the bumpy romance of a meat-and-potatoes sportswriter and a world-renowned political pundit.Price: $27.98
Sons of Anarchy: Season One
The writer of the Shield and the producer of the Sopranos bring you the most ruthless adrenaline-packed new drama of 2009. With over 40 minutes of unaired scenes, the DVD takes you even deeper in the unexplored world of this outlaw Californian Motorcycle Club as its members struggle to balance family life and weapon-trafficking businessPrice: $49.98
The Office: Season One
In this hilarious and faster-paced adaptation of the popular British comedy series, Steve Carell is Michael Scott, the egotistical, insensitive and almost supernaturally incompetent regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company. Michael sees himself as the office funnyman, a fount of business wisdom and his employees' cool friend. He has no clue that his staff merely tolerates his inappropriate behavior because he signs their paychecks. Michael acts as the obnoxious tour guide for an omni-present documentary crew who unflinchingly capture his many shortcomings along with Dunder Mifflin's petty workplace politics, simmering romances and side-splittingly awkward moments.Price: $29.98
Friday, September 24, 2010
The One [Blu-ray]
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In a stunning dual role, international action star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself. The One features riveting martial arts and innovative special effects.Price: $19.95
Dan at TIFF Review: Henry’s Crime
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Thanks for checking out our Henry’s Crime Review
Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Malcolm Venville
Staring: Keanu Reeves, James Caan, Vera Farmiga, Peter Stormar, Judy Greer.
Released: 2010
THE GENERAL IDEA
Henry is an emotionless man with no desires or life goals. One day after returning home to his wife from working a shift at a toll booth he gets a surprise knock at the door by two of his past high-school classmates. The two guys dressed in baseball uniforms ask to use Henrys washroom so that the one guy can puke up some bad hot dogs he ate from a street vendor. As the one guy occupies the washroom Henry drives his old classmate to the baseball game in which he will substitute for Pukie McPuke Puke. Little does he know he just actually became a substitute getaway driver for a bank robbery that will send him to prison. After going through the prison system he decides that once released he will actually rob the bank since “If you did the time, you might as well do the crime.”
THE GOOD
The dialogue in this film was well scripted and in most parts hilarious. I did enjoy the journey Henry took me on. It’s hard to describe this film as a single genre, for it often flip flops from crime to romance to comedy. This is not a bad thing for it does keep the story moving but at the same time does cause you to look at your watch and wonder when the hell they’re going to rob the bank.
There were two actors in this film that stole the show for me, James Caan and Vera Farmiga. Keanu Reeves also played his character well with some very hilariously awkward moments, but his performance was completely over shadowed by his two co-stars.
Vera Farmiga was absolutely a delight to watch. This wasn’t a surprise for me since this actress is one of my favorites. No matter if it’s Henry’s Crime, The Departed, or even Running Scared this actress time and time again shocks me with her comedic timing and amazing dramatic acting. Every scene she was in kept the audience completely engaged, she just delivers her lines so real you find yourself really listening to her. In this film she plays a struggling theatre actress who dreams of becoming a successful hollywood actress but her lack of ever feeling love damages her performances on stage.
James Caan has always been an actor I’ve enjoyed to watch. Lucky for me after the film finished I snuck out the back door to go for a smoke, James Caan had the exact same Idea. After we both lit our smokes I shook his hand offered a compliment and left him to do his thing, for I did not want to intrude his personal space. James was hilarious in this film, truly a perfect character for him to play. He plays a con man who after sentenced to prison relies he really loves prison and has no intention to leave, so every time the day comes for his parol hearing he botches it by acting like a psycho.
THE BAD
The film drags on, like I said before you’ll catch yourself wondering when the robbery is going to happen. When the robbery does finally happen it is brutal. For me, if you’re going to do a heist flick it has to be smart, there were so many holes in this plan to rob the bank it was completely unbelievable and boring. It also seems like in Buffalo you can run into anyone ask them if they want to join you to rob a bank and they’ll be on board.
When Henry is first arrested for being a getaway driver for a robbery he didn’t know was happening (actually hilarious scene) they go through a quick montage that leads to him being in prison. This montage was cut boring and not creative. If you’ve seen The Departed when Leonardo DiCaprio is first put in prison their is a beautifully cut montage that takes you through his time in prison, it’s not overly long or too short, its cut perfectly to see him making connections in prison and how he chose to live out his sentence. It was a fluid scene with a wonderful music choice to push us through the scene. Henry’s crime was the opposite of that.
The other thing that I really did not enjoy was all the theatre scenes. Henry (Keanu) joins Julie’s (Vera) play as a cover so they can dig a hole from under the theatre to the vault of the bank next door. Now I understand that everything that was going on in the play was subtext for what the characters were going through themselves, I get that. It was still overkill for at one point I forgot I was watching a heist comedy and thought I was watching some crappy play with Keanu Reeves with a funny beard. Almost all the play scenes were too long and boring.
OVERALL
Even though I had a lot of bad things to say about this film do not get me wrong it was still a fun film to watch. It’s more of a rental or a “Hey look what’s on TV” kinda movie not a lets spend 13 bucks to watch it in theaters kind of flick. The thing that hurts this film the most is the fact that it cannot figure out itself what kind of movie it is, don’t put too many eggs in one basket if you cannot tell them apart afterward. Also, the thing that killed this film for me the most was how dumb the plan was to rob the bank, even at one point they were using a jack hammer to dig the tunnel in the basement as the actors were performing on the stage above. If any of you have ever stepped foot into a theatre you’d know how ridiculous that is. The film does have a lot of funny moments, so like I said rent it.
Thank you for reading my review, I give Henry’s Crime 7 out of 10
Ultimate Unrated Comedy Collection (Forgetting Sarah Marshall / Knocked Up / The 40-Year-Old Virgin)
Three of the most outrageous and quotable comedies of all time – Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin –are available together for the first time! Judd Apatow’s comic genius is thoroughly exposed with hilarious 2-disc Unrated and Extended versions of each film as well as hours of undeniably funny bonus materials. It’s the wild threesome that everyone wants in their living room!Price: $64.98
First Look at the Witches of Oz
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This strange gem of a film looks to have escaped my notice, and yet another interpretation on the Wizard of Oz is headed to the big screen.
The film follows a grown-up Dorothy Gale, now a successful children’s book author, as she moves from Kansas to present day New York City. Dorothy discovers that her popular novels are based on suppressed childhood memories as the new Wicked Witch of the West arrives in modern day New York to exact her revenge.
The film stars Paulie Rojas as Dorothy Gale, Billy Boyd as Nick Chopper, Eliza Swenson as Billie Westbrook, and Christopher Lloyd as the Wizard of Oz. It also features performances from Mia Sara, Sasha Jackson, Lance Henriksen, Jason Mewes, Jeffrey Combs, Noel Thurman, Sean Astin and Ethan Embry.
Finding out at one point that this might have been an Asylum film (who apparently prides themselves on making bad, cheap, and quickly produced films) just gave me shivers. I am really curious about this film and I would have lost any interest if I knew Asylum would be cutting its corners.
We also have the poster, which is less inspiring than the above clip, but there nonetheless.
I am really looking forward to seeing what they do with this.
Corey Feldman talks New Lost Boys Trilogy and TV
Lost Boys was a great film and that nostalgia got us an updated sequel, which stood fine on its own but wasn’t quite worthy of the Lost Boys title, and now the Frog Brothers are back with Lost Boys 3: The Thirst out on Bluray and DVD on October 12th, Corey Feldman is talking about the plans they have should the release be a success.
Live for Films quotes Feldman: It also looks as if they are going on tour with a theatrical Lost Boys show. “What we’re going to do is have a live theatrical experience with Live Nation and the House of Blues. It will give fans the opportunity to come to the House of Blues and see the original Lost Boys in a theatrical setting. They’ll also get a sneak peek of the new film and they can come in costume – there will be a costume contest – my band Truth Movement is going to perform.”“If [The Thirst] performs as it seems it’s going to, we’re open to not only another sequel, but we’re talking three more films, a second trilogy. We’ve plotted out three more films that could bring back more original characters. We’re also talking a television series.”
A theatrical road show? And have you heard Corey Feldman’s band? Hardly a draw.
Now if The Thirst is at least decent and they plot a trio of films that work, I would be interested in a Lost Boys trilogy or even a TV show, but TV is already littered with offshoot vampire shows, and the film market is also cluttered with Vampires.
This can only last so long and it may be too late for the vampire fad by the time they do any of this. Seems Feldman is riding this nostalgia to put himself back in the public eye.
Hopefully this all works out for the sake of The Lost Boys franchise.
Joaquin Phoenix could join J Edgar Hoover Biopic
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Joaquin Phoenix has resurfaced and thanks to Casey Affleck coming clean about the documentary being fake has opened the door for Phoenix to actually get some work that isn’t in a soup kitchen.
And the first guy to turn his head to Joaquin’s return is Clint Eastwood, who hopes that Pheonix will play J Edgar Hoover’s lover in the biopic of the longstanding FBI Director.
Live for Films shares: It looks as if Dirty Harry himself could be helping him. Vulture report that Clint Eastwood wants him to play J. Edgar Hoover’s reputed paramour and protégé, Clyde Tolson. As the associate director of the FBI from 1947 to 1972, Tolson was in daily close contact with Hoover at the office, but even more interesting, the pair also dined, socialized in night clubs, and even vacationed together.Fresh from the fake break down mess that was I’m Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix needs a role to distance himself from that and remind people that he is a great actor.
I could see Joaquin pulling off this role and if Eastwood gets his Hoover, we could get some sexy hot scenes of Leonardo DiCaprio smooching with Phoenix.
And who doesn’t want to see that?
Ok, its more about the story of J. Edgar Hoover’s long running career at the FBI that spanned 25 years which of course will have to include his covert romances.
ETs Behind the Scenes coverage of Scream 4
Last night Entertainment Tonight featured a behind the scenes look at Scream 4.
Check it out:
Blockbuster Canada is not Part of Blockbuster’s Chapter 11
This will be the first of a series of posts that I am publishing that explores the current market of Movie Rentals and how some of the changes to the market affect how and where we get our movies.
After hearing the news that Blockbuster would be filing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, I was put in touch with with Barry Guest, Vice President and General Manager of Blockbuster Canada, and he had some great news to share about Blockbuster. Well, great news for his side of the business anyways.
It appears that amidst the official filing of Voluntary Chapter 11 (protection against bankruptcy for the reorganization and revitalization of the company) that Blockbuster Canada is not named among their assets, and would remain functioning as the separate entitiy that it is.
TMB: We heard yesterday that Blockbuster was filing for Chapter 11, and it appears that here in Canada, you are not.
BG: Yes, that was filed and confirmed this morning that the US had filed Voluntary Chapter 11 and that the legal filing excludes Blockbuster Canada. We are a different company, we have our own assets and cashflow to maintain our business and to deliver our business objectives and strategies.
TMB: Was the current situation something that Blockbuster US could have avoided?
BG: I cannot comment on the US and how they run their business. I can comment that the Canadian is quite different. “By Mail” services haven’t taken hold here the way they did in the US. We have had a very solid growth plan over the past years and have over 440 stores coast to coast. [We] still maintain a positive market share and are growing that market share in the industry.
TMB: Netflix is now offering direct streaming content to Canada? How does this affect Blockbuster Canada?
BG: Netflix announced yesterday, and I think that competition is a good thing. They have not launched “By Mail” subscription and that’s what their business was founded on in the US. They also are offering older content, and older content on new devices will be interesting to see how that performs. There is some unclarity on facebook and twitter about volume you stream and service [provider] you have will maybe bring additional costs to you as a consumer.
From Blockbuster Canada’s perspective it would make sense for us to evolve into different channels of distribution. That’s not an announcement.
The recaptolization of our US parent will only help us get to broader strategies here in the future.
TMB: So, not an announcement but more of a “something you may be looking at”?
BG: Absoultely. And not because of the filing, and not because of Netflix. We have been looking at that for some time now.
TMB: Because it would make logical sense to keep up with the evolution of the industry and do what makes sense for the business as a whole?
BG: We will be formulating our own plan, and watching the marketplace closely and digital content from everything that has been reported to us. Still the Canadian consumer gets most of its rental via hard goods through our stores across the country.
What do you think about Blockbuster reorganizing? Can they find a plan that works that serves the consumer?
Hereafter Poster Online
A new poster is revealed for the upcoming Clint Eastwood supernatural thriller Hereafter and it looks creepy awesome.
And check out our review of the movie when it screened at Toronto International Film Festival here.
James McAvoy Talks Professor Xavier In X-Men: First Class
Most fans loved the casting decision director Matthew Vaughn took when he chose James McAvoy to be his Professor Xavier in the new X-Men: First Class movie. Now, until we get a glimpse or footage of the young actor’s performance, fans won’t know how it compares to the Professor Xavier, Patrick Stewart gave us in the original X-Men trilogy. Here’s what McAvoy said about that challenge.
Collider reports: He followed up with more serious discussion of his approach, how he’d like to link his Xavier to Stewart’s by the end of First Class. Hit the jump for his precise comments, in both print and video form.McAvoy explained what he hopes to accomplish over the course of the film in an interview with MTV: “I think the fun about these films, when you go back and you either reboot or do a prequel, is you get to see how people became who they are. That means that you have to do them differently and by the end of the movie you have to do them the same way. The interesting journey is what happens to them, what changes them, what makes them evolve — not just mutate, but emotionally and psychologically evolve. I would suggest by the end of the movie and the start of the next movie, it’ll be more like what Patrick does. Or maybe not. Maybe it will still be in a period of flux, if there is a new movie.”The Scottish actor seems up for the challenge, confident enough to joke, “I’m basically going to try and bury Patrick’s performance.”
Makes sense to me. I believe that this guy is up for the challenge, and that he will give a good performance of the character set in that time. I totally agree with his take on making it his own and then slowly changing the character to resemble more and more Stewart’s performance/state. Also, notice that he refers to possibly being more sequels. This bodes well for the X-Men fans out there. This guy is just going to get better and better. Fassbender made an excellent choice here.
What do you guys think? You like him as Professor X? What would you like to see in his performance?
Mel Gibson’s The Beaver may Not be Released
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So terrible when the darker side of individuals comes forward, but its news when that individual is a movie star or director. And the recent public exposure of Mel Gibson’s dark side is affecting not only The Beaver (a film directed by Jodie Foster and staring Mel Gibson) but rumour has it, affecting Gibson’s shot at an Oscar for the role.
Deadline shares: My Deadline awards columnist Pete Hammond has picked up on Oscar buzz for Mel’s performance in The Beaver, the Jodie Foster-directed feature which Summit Entertainment is still contemplating whether to release this year, next year, or ever. It’s a difficult dilemma for the studio given Gibson’s domestic disputes and the alleged racial slurs and sexist epithets and alleged physical and verbal abuse of his girlfriend that’s come out from behind closed doors. Plus, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences members are known to hold grudges for a myriad reasons even under normal circumstances. The voters are supposed to judge the merits of the performance and not the man behind it. But the Hollywood concensus now is that Mel’s a louse. But isn’t showbiz filled with louses who are also great moviemakers?
This is a topic that perplexes me to the bone.
Media is all the rage saying that Mel Gibson will never recover from the social faux pas that he has delivered in the past few years, and Crazy Mel is paying the price for it. Jodie Foster is defending him, and this may have double purpose. Crazy Mel stared in her currently “in the can” film The Beaver, and Summit is sitting on it wondering if they should release it at all. They are waiting for the wind to blow over on Mel’s public image and maybe never will even if there is talk that his performance may be Oscar worthy.
So why not forgive Mel? After all, people run to the defense of confessed Child Molester and Fugitive Roman Polanski because he makes good movies. Olvier Stone is a legendary director who often shoots anti-Semetic from the hip with less than popular statements. Woody Allen had sex with his own step-daughter. Creepy.
But Hollywood is full of dirty laundry lists and we attach public opinion to their projects affecting their success.
To a lesser degree, most of the popular Hollywood elite have their dirty moments. Tom Cruise continues to get bashed for his unique and crazy religious views despite recovering from his insane overzealous jumping on Oprah’s couch. But he is still loved as an actor.
Where do we draw the line?
I don’t get bent over Mel Gibson making some inappropriate statements while drunk (the drunk driving on the other hand I could slap him for). Still, it doesn’t change his ability as an actor, and if someone is willing to give him a job, then I think that movie should come out. Everyone’s financial investment in producing that film is affected by this decision. Sure most people got paid just to make it, but what about the people who risked their money for it?
Do you want to see Gibson/Foster’s The Beaver? I do.
Does the personal lives and public appearance of a celebrity make you not want to see a movie? Should a film not be judged on its performance not the performers?
Scarlett Johansson Getting Black Widow Spinoff Film?
Posted by Franciscoon 23. 09. 2010in News Chat
Aside from developing one of the most challenging and awesome movies in superhero/geek history (The Avengers), Marvel is also starting the process into doing what the fans need the most after that: keeping the hot and sexy, Scarlett Johansson in a tight, cleaveaged suit fighting crime…Thanks you Marvel!
SuperHeroHype reports: “We’ve already started discussions with Scarlett about the idea of a solo movie and have begun putting together concepts,” said Feige in a press conference for the Iron Man 2 Blu-ray/DVD today, “but ‘The Avengers’ comes first.” Johansson is reprising her role as the character in the ensemble film, heading into production with Joss Whedon at the helm and planned for a summer 2012 release.Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed that discussions are already in the works to have Scarlett Johansson reprise her role as Natasha Romanoff in a Black Widow spinoff film, though the project will take a backburner while The Avengers is in development.
Thank you. We can all rest easy now. Aside from getting her into that hot suit for The Avengers, we might also get her for a whole Black Widow film? I’m in. As long as the script is good, and includes of course Marvel universe cameos, references and/or events, I’m good with it. I think Scarlett can change the female superhero curse that Hollywood has had in recent years. If done well, it has a chance. I mean, how can they go wrong with her dressed like that kicking everyone’s ass? And how about this year’s Halloween at this marriage’s house? Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern and Scarlett as Black Widow – cool stuff.
Would you see this? What do you think should go into the film for it to be good? What do you think of her performance in Iron Man 2? From 1-10 how hot is she? 10!!!!!
New Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I Trailer
Posted by Franciscoon 23. 09. 2010in Headlines, News Chat
Warner Bros. has just released an awesome new trailer for director, David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. The film opens on November 19th. The cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy etc. Enjoy…
For those who have not read the books, or don’t know what’s going on in the movies, here’s the official synopsis for this one:
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction—the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.
Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort’s Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort…alive.
Harry’s only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale—the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.
Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became “the Boy Who Lived.” No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.
Nice. I haven’t read the books, but I’ve seen all of the movies. I don’t know what happens in the end, but I’m looking forward to finishing up Harry Potter’s journey. From the trailer, this one looks to have more action and darkness than some of the the other entries. The trailer looks gorgeous (cinematography). It seems Yates might, just might, deliver the best one so far?
What do you guys think of the trailer? What do you think of having part I and part II? Looking forward to finishing Harry Potter up?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wall Street Money Never Sleeps TV Spot Online
A newTV Spot is online for the long waited sequel of Wall Street, with Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
I am really looking forward to this sequel, and while most attempts to sequel a movie 20 years after the fact seem to reek of desperation, this one looks fitting, and looks right.
I am surprised how much I am liking Shia in these clips, and I am hoping he surprises us with this film. I have faith that Douglas won’t let people down.
Mandalay Films Options Firelight
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With a huge vaccuum of fantasy book series turned films coming, every publisher is hoping to fill that gap and become the next Harry Potter, or the next Twilight. Both adapted series’ will draw to a theatrical close next year.
JoBlo shares: The story follows twin teenage sisters, the descendants of dragons who live in secret with their endangered pride. When their mother learns that the pride has a dark plan for one of the girls who possesses the rare talent of fire breathing, she spirits the twins away to live a normal life among humans. Mandalay Pictures has just picked up the rights for Firelight, a trilogy from author Sophie Jordan that revolves around the Draki, a race that claims dragons as their ancestors.
Any one of the dozens upon dozens of supernatural fantasy book series that have flooded the market stands a chance of filling that gap. This book is no different than any other franchise hopeful out there.
Each one we hope has some unique twist or edge to it that for every reason we want to love it as a book, we will want to love it as a movie. Is it a bad thing to mine the current trend in novels for films? Not at all. Frankly, I encourage them to do this. I made a deal with my kids that if they read the book series I will take them to the movie, so I want as many of these as possible to come out.
I also want them to adapt better than Percy Jackson did. Reboot that one with a script closer to the novel and you would have a hit. There was nothing wrong with Percy Jackson except that it strayed too much from the source material, which made up a lot of its built in audience.
I am just happy that its not another Vampire story.
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How I Met Your Mother: Season One
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Justice League Movie is Not in the Plan
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Diane Nelson, President of DC Entertainment (the studio created by WB exclusively to handle DC Comics Properties) has announced that DC has no intention of releasing their character roster to films to eventually make a Justice League film.
Worst Previews reports: She added: “There is not a single thing we’ve done that has been reactive to Marvel from the creation of DC Entertainment to today. People can speculate, but they are wrong.” “People make an assumption that we’re going to mirror Marvel’s strategy, for example with ‘Avengers,’” said Nelson. “We do have a very different attitude about how you build a content slate. And it isn’t necessarily about connecting those properties together to build into a single thing. We think we’ve got great stories and characters that will lend themselves to great standalone experiences, and that’s the way we’re focusing on it.”
I can understand that DC doesn’t want to sound like they are copying their main print competitor at anything, but reactionary? Clearly they are reactionary.
Marvel forms its own studio giving more freedom for Marvel related properties to come out. Suddenly WB decides to make a DC Entertainment Studio so their comic related films do not have to compete with the WB library.
Marvel took advantage of the public’s willingness to take a comic book movie seriously (after DCs Batman Begins/Dark Knight) and launched a plan to take their properties more serious.
They feed each other, and to say nothing they do is reactionary is ignorant. Clearly their willingness to move forward with Green Lantern came after they saw the general audience would be willing to see a superhero movie. And of course they will be making each of them compatible as to suggest they are in the same world.
That they have not planned a Justice League film is just a matter of saying YET. They would be foolish not to consider it, and if they don’t do it because Marvel did it… well that too is reactionary.
Eureka - Season One
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Natalie Portman wants to be Snow White
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Natalie Portman has always been rock solid on projects that she WANTS to do, so hearing that she is courting the idea of playing Snow White in Brett Ratner’s edgier adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytales has me interested.
They say that none other than probable 2011 Oscar winner Natalie Portman (yup, she is suppose to be THAT good in Black Swan) is interested in playing the good-hearted ‘fairest of them all’ with the talented Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, Delicatessen) hoping to direct.
There is a lot of buzz going around about Black Swan for Miss Portman, and she is certainly pretty enough to play the part of the Fairest in the Land.
I am curious to see how Ratner handles these twisted interpretations of the classic Grimm fairy tales (which were initially pretty twisted anyways).
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