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- Fringe – Season 3 Episode 10 – The Firefly – TV Review
- Sundance 2011: Short Program I Reviews: A Submarine, a Girdle, Tim and Eric
- Don Cheadle Says War Machine Spin-Off in The Works
- Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau Featurette
- New Trailer for Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding
- Sundance 2011 Opening Night Film: Project Nim Review
- New Photo of Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides
- Sundance 2011: Pariah Movie Review
- Photo: Close Up of Spider-Man on The Move with Web Shooters!
- Robert De Niro Producing a TV Show!
- Interview: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena: Meet Dustin Clare and Jaime Murray
- Kiefer Sutherland Says 24 Movie Shooting This Year
Posted: 22 Jan 2011 07:19 AM PST  After a month away, the sci-fi drama “Fringe” has returned to television with new episodes on a new night. The series now airs on Fridays, and to get us back into the groove of things they’ve brought in the big dogs — Christopher Lloyd. The veteran actor appeared on the episode entitled “The Firefly” where he played a character significantly different from the ones he’s portrayed in the past. Check out the review… The Players
Episode Title “The Firefly”This week, the Observer returned to the “Fringe” fold to set off a chain of events that once again test Walter’s love and Peter’s life. It all starts with a futuristic clinic visit to an aging ex-rocker (Lloyd) from his dead son. This leads the team down a path that ultimately forces Walter to once again put Peter’s life in fate’s hands, which is exactly what the Observer wants.The Good:
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Rating: 8/10“Fringe” airs Fridays on Fox at 9 pm.Photo Gallery:   What did you think of this week’s episode of Fringe? Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:09 PM PST  It’s a little jarring to go from a woman trapped in a full-body girdle to an animated pile of feces giving birth in an alleyway; throw in some really dark suspense involving necrophilia and an insane fairytale from Funny or Die’s Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, and you’ve got an idea of what the Short Program served up last night at Sundance. The six films included in the first short program:
Deeper than Yesterday Rating: 6/10The Terrys: Funny or Die brings us the warped story of two utterly deplorable human beings saved when they give birth to a miracle. If you’re a fan of Tim and Eric and like their Adult Swim show, I’m sure you can take a guess at what to expect from their short film about utterly repulsive, trailer-trash junkies who conceive a child. Their humor in this project is a concoction of sexually-explicit, mock-violent slapstick and gratuitous nasty. It was very difficult for me to watch at many points, but it did redeem itself in my eyes when the female Terry gives birth (quite graphically) to a puppet, which then teaches them to be good people.The Terrys Rating: 5.5/10The Strange Ones: a young boy tells a roadside motel clerk a sick and twisted joke that might not turn out to be a joke at all. If you can handle laughing at really dark humor and an unresolved uncertainty as to whether the film is a tragedy or a comedy,(and perhaps it’s both), you’ll really enjoy this film. Merritt Wever, David Call, and Tobias Campbell do a superb job of maintaining the dual undertones of the dialogue. Writer/directors Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein show they are both skilled and brave.The Strange Ones Rating: 6/10The External World: a foray into a series of computer animated worlds draws some not-so-flattering comparisons to real life and teaches us a lesson about the power of animation. If you’re a fan of Don Hertzfeldt’s cartoons, you’ll enjoy this film, which is very much in the same style.The External World Rating: 6/10Worst Enemy: a witty and comical story of physical insecurity, social awkwardness, and why women shouldn’t try to force their bodies into ungodly tight girdles. Lake Belle’s first effort at writing and directing, rather than acting, is funny and very well done. When asked what made her want to make this film, Belle admitted that it was a bit of a “well, why not?” sort of decision, and I certainly hope she keeps making films like this.Worst Enemy Rating: 7/10Fight for Your Right Revisited: featuring Elijah Wood, Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, and John C. Riley. If you ever wondered what happened after they fought for their right to party, this was made for you.Fight for Your Right Revisited Rating: 6/10Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST  Last summer was supposed to be the summer of Iron Man. The highly anticipated sequel Iron Man 2 hit theaters, and despite its financial success it was a critical dud. The movie was uneven to say the least and one of the main problems was the relationship between supposed best buds Tony Stark and James Rhodes. Regardless of our concerns, it appears that the studio has plans for a War Machine spin-off that would have Don Cheadle in his own adventure. MTV recently caught up with Cheadle, while at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and he revealed the developing War Machine plans. "They're developing it now, they're working on that. I think they've hired a writer, so we'll see how it goes. It would be a lot of fun."Do we need a War Machine movie? Seriously? This is a valid question. If the character is anything like he was in Iron Man 2, they need to drop this idea stat. They think he’s good enough for a solo adventure but they don’t want him to add any support in The Avengers. Cheadle said, "I don't think he shows up in [Avengers]. I think he's kind of a lone wolf."We can’t even explain our lack of interest towards this. We love Cheadle and think he’s an amazing actor but his interpretation of the character was lacking. Sorry, Don. Do you want to see War Machine in his own movie? Are you a fan of the character? Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:09 PM PST  Matt Damon is on the run again and this time it has nothing to do with Jason Bourne. The actor’s next film The Adjustment Bureau will have him fighting for his destiny thanks to a group of “adjusters” and their pre-determined mumbo jumbo. Universal has just released a behind the scenes featurette with the stars of the movie, and it’s a little eerie. Check it out…  Synopsis: Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he's ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.The Adjustment Bureau opens in theaters everywhere on March 4, 2011. What do you think of the behind the scenes video? Are you interested in seeing the film? Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:49 PM PST  The adolescent not-so-Little-Red-Riding-Hood is back in a brand new trailer for Catherine Hardwicke’s sexed up adaptation. Red Riding features Amanda Seyfried as the title character who goes on that daunting journey to grandma’s house. In this version, there’s sex, violence, some gore, and did we mention sex? What’s that doing in this anyway? Check out the trailer… The script for Red Riding Hood was written by David Leslie Johnson, who previously penned the screenplay for the horror flick Orphan. This version of Little Red Riding Hood is supposed to be a darker and more adult take on the story. Besides Seyfried, the cast includes Gary Oldman, Lukas Haas, Virginia Madsen, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, and Julie Christie as the grandmother (we're still mad she signed on for this). This isn’t our cup of tea. It looks just like the first Twilight movie but without the vampires. Hardwicke is obviously still living in the past. She’s gotta let it go. And what’s with her obsession with taking stories and filling them with sexual angst? Enough is enough already. Red Riding Hood opens in theaters on March 11, 2011. What do you think of the latest trailer for Red Riding? Are you interested in seeing the film? Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:04 PM PST  Ready for a real life Black Beauty-esq story told through the eyes of the real life chimpanzee, Nim Chimpsky, who was forced into a cruel and pointless experiment by scientists who were trying to get laid with their new “scientific program?” Well then you’re ready for Academy Award winning director James Marsh’s latest documentary, Project Nim, which opened the Sundance 2011 Festival with a bang and a number of tears. This film has yet again confirmed to me that yes, human beings are the most pompous species of all time that assume that the laws of nature and past research do not apply to their elevated level of intelligence. The Players:
Not to digress too far but I have had experience with animal rescue, specifically saving race horses, which may not be the same as a chimp, but both animals are large, energetic, and quite expensive and time consuming. I can tell you that the mission I was on, though filled with good intention was very much a failure because we were never able to scale the project nor give the animals everything they needed. Seeing this same situation unfold in the film but in much worse ways, with people who were not there for to help the animal was horrifying. The basic idea of the scientist running the Nim program was that “if you raise a chimp like a human, it will more or less become human”. INSANE. From the very start of the film a “scientist” gives a baby chimp to a lady he’s banging for her to raise. This stand up mom doesn’t like keep charts of what Nim’s doing, doesn’t speak sign language (like she’s supposed to), gets the baby chimp drunk and high, BREAST feeds it when he’s little and then lets him fondle her when she’s older… and that’s just the beginning. We haven’t even begun to talk about the other people who worked with Nim because they were banging the head scientist, the eventual chemical testing and more…. All that being SAID! The film has quite a bit of humor and the characters in it were like none a writer could ever create. Though some of the story lines were a bit over-done, for the most part the people in the film were actually the focus, Nim was merely the way of being able to tell who they really were and somehow glorify all their faults. It was incredibly well made and it is a great documentary, but I’m not sure what the points of the journey way? This was the FIRST film ever that I almost had to walk out of because of how painful it was to watch. I found myself needing to reach out and do something more than just sit there and watch this horrible story, which I knew would only get worse unfold in front of me. Overall:The film left us on a slightly uplifting note, but with no way to reach out and do something. Yes the story took place in the 70’s-90’s, but why show it to us unless it’s relevant, and if you’re going to move people to want to do something, you have to show them how they can do something to help!Rating: Unratable – Love it but Can’t Stand to Watch ItRelated Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:43 PM PST  Walt Disney Pictures has released a new image from their upcoming sequel Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides. This time the focus (surprisingly) isn’t on Jack Sparrow, it’s on the legendary Blackbeard. The character is played by U.K. actor Ian McShane who looks armed and dangerous in this solo photo. Take a look…  Spending hours in the blazing sun has had some damaging effects on Blackbeard. He’s sporting a serious tan in this photo that would give George Hamilton a run for his money. We’re not sure who’s on the other side of his sword but whoever they are, they’re in trouble! Official Synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid.What do you think of the latest photo from Pirates of the Caribbean? Who do you think Blackbeard is going after in this picture? Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:25 PM PST  If the rest of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is as promising as its opening night offering Pariah, then this is going to be an exceptional year for new directing talent. The film, developed from Dee Rees’ short film accepted to 2007’s festival, is an African-American-lesbian-coming-of-age story. On paper, that may look like the kind of film which is an amalgamation of clichés among marginal independent film communities, but it is not. Pariah is a work of great sensitivity, featuring an ensemble of relatively unknown actors whose nuanced performances hit home in a way that will affect anyone who’s ever been a teenager or a part of a family. Although it is comparable to Precious, but with any luck, it will overshadow it–even without the help of Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. To learn why, continue after the jump… The Players:
The Plot:Pariah is the story of Alike, a seventeen year old girl living in Brooklyn, coming to terms with not only her sexual identity, but her self-worth, as well. She has to hide her homosexuality from her family for fear of being a failure as a daughter, while her inability to embrace it among her gay friends makes her an equal disappointment to them. As she inches closer to accepting her identity, her life becomes increasingly chaotic and she must face her own truths, and stand up for herself on her own.The Good:
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Overall:This is a perfect film for Sundance: It delves deeply and intimately into a personal experience, creating unique and memorable characters, yet it is representative of, and makes accessible a sentiment that may be felt in different cultures everywhere. Without the distraction of celebrity talent, audiences are forced to really engage and join in the unfolding of these characters growth. The whole cast’s performances superb, particularly its lead actress’. This is a beautiful film, and if it makes it out of Park City, deserves to be seen.Rating: 8/10Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:15 PM PST  Spider-Man has been very busy lately. Between jumping on trucks and sulking in the rain, the webbed superhero has had his hands full. Earlier this week we saw some photos and footage of a stunt performer on the film set, but we couldn’t get any details regarding his suit. He was too far away. But now a larger photo has appeared online and it highlights everything, including mechanical web shooters! Take a look…  Can we examine this suit for a minute? This is the first time we see the mask because in the official photo with Andrew Garfield he’s not wearing it. It doesn’t appear to be anything special. The biggest thing to take note of are the mechanical web shooters. In the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy Peter Parker’s web was organic, and there was nothing mechanical about them. Overall, the suit is streamlined and the stunt performer is lean and mean. The look definitely takes a few notes from the Ultimate Spider-Man comic as opposed to the traditional one. Once the movie goes into post production we’re sure Spidey’s ensemble will get hit with a lot of airbrushing and extra gloss for a super photogenic effect. They’ll make it work. What do you think of the new suit? Source: MTV Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:33 PM PST  Oscar winner Robert De Niro isn’t looking to star in his own TV show, but he will produce one! According to EW, the actor has struck up a deal with the CBS network to produce a new crime drama called “Rookies,” and guess what it will center on? Cops! It’s always either cops, doctors, or lawyers with these people isn’t it? De Niro has joined forced with novelist Richard Price on the show, which centers on six fresh faced New York cops, who are desperately trying to balance their new careers with their personal lives. Now, we’re not ones to judge but haven’t we seen this before? Wasn’t there a show on ABC called “Rookie Blue” last year that covered the exact same premise — give or take a few details? We guess no one says no to De Niro regardless of how stale the project is. Conveniently one of the executive producers of “Rookies” is Jane Rosenthal, who happened to produce De Niro’s latest film Little Fockers. Can the eye network mix up with their dramas just a little bit? CBS is seriously starting to pick up regurgitated material. What do you think of Rookies? Will you tune in? Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:20 PM PST  Tonight, is the night that gladiators and statesman return to the Starz network with the prequel series, “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.” The show takes place several years before the arrival of the title character and focuses on another all star champion: Gannicus. Gannicus is played by Australian actor Dustin Clare, and we recently had the opportunity to speak with him and the lovely Jaime Murray (“Dexter“) who plays Gaia on the show. The newbies add more intrigue and sex appeal (is that even possible?) to the series, and they’ll be the ones to watch as the story of “Gods of the Arena” unfolds. Without further ado, allow us to introduce you to Gannicus and Gaia… How did you get pulled into the world of Spartacus? Did you blindly audition or did someone bring it to your attention? Dustin Clare: No, Rob [Tapert, producer] had actually seen my work in a previous series in Australia and was really interested in having me on his show. And, you know, I hadn’t seen the show so I made a point of watching all 13 episodes over the first series before I decided to test for it.Jaime, what about you? Jaime Murray: I didn’t meet anyone on the team until I arrived in New Zealand. I was filming a show in Toronto and I was just coming to the end of the shoot. And, initially, I hadn’t seen the show and I read it and I was like whoa, ‘What the hell is this?’ You know, the language is just so rich and flowery and I had just fell in love with it. And I put myself on tape and then other actors chipped in, (with my little dog running in the background )and that’s how I got the job.  DC: The new guy’s always great because, you know, you get to go in fresh with your own choices and you get to bring new life and breath kind of a new energy into something that’s already established. I play Gannicus. Gannicus is a pretty self-destructive gladiator who I modeled really on Anthony Mundine from the boxing arena. He’s very confident and a cocky fighter, but extremely skilled.Jaime, your character is an old friend of Lucretia’s (Lucy Lawless), who seems to be a bit of a social climber. Do you think she genuinely cares for her or is she just using her to get ahead? JM: I think it could be both, but I do think, yeah, she genuinely loves Lucretia. She doesn’t really have much in the world. You know, it’s a time where women had very little power, they couldn’t vote, they couldn’t own property, they had to be married. It was really looked down on for a woman to be without a husband and she finds herself alone in the world and Lucretia is all she has.  DC: The training this year was slightly scaled down in boot camp to what they had in the first season. It was two weeks. I had three weeks and for myself it was four hours in the morning of circuit training, stunt training and then a lunch break for an hour and then two hours of sword training and then an hour sleep and then one hour in the pool. So it was about seven hours of pretty intense training for me.Jamie, how does it feel to be a part of this boy’s club? There are a lot of scantily clad guys on the show. Is it hard to get used to? JM: Well that’s been my whole career really I think, as an artist in this show, as an actor in this show, so much of it relies on trust. I mean, I think to be a good artist, to be a good actor, you really need to trust the people that you’re working with. In this show it has a lot of physicality, whether you’re a gladiator or whether you’re a scantily clad lady. I really had to look in the eyes of John [Hannah] and Lucy and the actors that I was working with and trust them 100%.Spartacus: Gods of the Arena airs on Starz January 21, at 10 pm. Tune in! Related Posts |
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST  Will they or won’t the make the 24 movie? That’s the question that fans of the defunct Fox series have been asking themselves ever since its cancellation last spring. The last we checked, the studio had rejected a feature script that was submitted by the producers, which made the movie seem less likely to happen. But according to star Kiefer Sutherland, we have nothing to worry about because the film is set to begin production this year! Extra reports that Sutherland has confirmed that the 24 movie will begin shooting in about eight months. He went on to say that he couldn’t imagine letting go of the character without one last mission. “It’s a very difficult thing to take something you’ve done for eight years, almost two hundred episodes, and try to find a story that’s going to be unique and yet service the history of the show as well,” Sutherland said.We’re sure the fans feel the same way Kiefer. While he’s waiting to get back into Jack Bauer mode, Sutherland has plenty of activities to keep him busy. He’s set to star in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, and he’ll appear in the upcoming webseries called “The Confession.” Someone’s a busy bee! Are you excited about the 24 movie? Do you think everything will go according to plan? Related PostsWhat are your hopes for the future? |
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