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October, 2011 Archive
Reel Rumbles #39: ‘Paul’ vs. ‘Fanboys’
20, Oct 2011
by Nigel Druitt
A (not so) long time ago, in a galaxy (not so) far, far away…
Episode XXXIX
It is a period of intergalactically-themed humor. A group of friends, striking at George Lucas‘s fortified base, have launched an attempt to steal a copy of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before its 1999 release date.
Meanwhile, two British nerds, fresh from attending their first ComicCon, attempt to help a drug-addled alien with the voice of Seth Rogen escape our planet.
They are loving and raucous odes to science fiction fandom, locked in deadly combat. Two films will enter, one will leave. Even now, the first bell rings, and the epic battle of Paul vs. Fanboys is under way… Read the rest of this entry »
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- Tags: 1999, Bill Hader, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Fanboys, George Lucas, Greg Mottola, hot fuzz, Jason Bateman, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, Kyle Newman, nick frost, Paul, Sam Huntington, Seth Rogen, Shaun of the Dead, She's Out of my League, Sigourney Weaver, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Superbad, Tropic Thunder, William Shatner
Random Acts of Dancing: Women with Moves
19, Oct 2011
Random Acts of Dancing is an ongoing exploration of the weird, wild and obscure world of cinematic dance scenes.
Back when I wrote those “Getting Emotional with Movies” articles, I wasn’t consciously aware of any pattern to the films I chose. If an identifiable pattern did emerge, I figure the most obvious would be my predilection toward female characters who know how to move it like they mean it. (Check out the posts on Joy, Desire and Exhilaration for further information.) I have noticed, though, that often when I come across a dance number that tickles my fancy, it’s in a film that I didn’t necessarily expect one to pop up. Like Christina Ricci‘s tap dance in Buffalo ’66, or this scene from The GoodTimesKid:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6b2GbsS5lY[/youtube]
In the interest of helping others discover the lesser-known instances of cinematic shaking and shimmying, I put together this random list of some films with female dancing that you may not be aware of. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Oct. 18th
18, Oct 2011
Rank the week of October 18th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time:
NEW RELEASES
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #1487
Win Percentage: 47%
Times Ranked: 8433
Top-20 Rankings: 50
Directed By: Rob Marshall
Starring: Johnny Depp • Penélope Cruz • Ian McShane • Kevin McNally • Geoffrey Rush
Genres: Action • Adventure • Costume Adventure • Fantasy • Sea Adventure • Swashbuckler
- In: New Releases
- Tags: A Better Life, Bad teacher, Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, Blu-ray, Cape Fear, Criterion, Darkness Falls, DVD, Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40, Kuroneko, Monte Carlo, New Releases, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Red State, The Crow, The Goonies, The Guns of the Navarone, The House By The Cemetary, zombie
by Nigel Druitt
Aaron Eckhart has signed on to play Dennis Wilson, drummer and songwriter for The Beach Boys, in a new biopic entitled The Drummer, for director Randall Miller (Bottle Shock).
Eckhart is busy training for the role, learning to play the drums and piano. He will also be singing on screen for the role. The Drummer will chart the last six years of Dennis Wilson’s life, before he drowned in 1983 in Marina Del Rey. This was shortly after he finished his solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue, an album that was re-released in 2008 to rave reviews.
Eckhart is currently shooting the CIA thriller The Expatriate, and has also recently signed on to play the lead in I, Frankenstein, a comic book adaptation being directed by Stuart Beattie.
(via Deadline)
- In: Movie News
- Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Dennis Wilson, Frankenstein, I, Randall Miller, The Drummer, The Expatriate
Netflix Instant Watch Weekly Roundup
17, Oct 2011
by Dan
Netflix is having some issues lately and their API seems to be suffering, making it difficult to highlight the upcoming week’s releases with any accuracy. So now, we’ll start taking a look back at the previous week, while still letting you know if anything awesome is expiring this week…
Here’s the Top Movies That Became Available to Stream on Netflix Over the Past Week:
The Ward (R | 2010)Flickchart Ranking: #7711
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Directed By: John Carpenter
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca • Amber Heard • Danielle Panabaker
Genres: Horror • Supernatural Horror • Supernatural Thriller • Thriller
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