Greatest Movie Insults

The first group is better than the second, which makes sense because he hit more of the iconic stuff first time up. There were a few I didn't know, but I got most of 'em.

Trailer for 3 Musketeers

Or as I like to call it, Pirates of the Musketeerian

Transformers 3 Trailer

Maybe this will erase the sting of part 2.

Real Steel

Hard to believe they couldn't call this Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots.  This could be unbelievably huge if it's well-made.






It's like TRANSFORMERS meets ROCKY

YOUR HIGHNESS Trailer

I totally wasn't a fan of PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (by the same director) but this Trailer (WHICH IS R-RATED WITH SOME BAD LANGUAGE SO BE CAREFUL AT WORK) plays like PRINCESS BRIDE Starring KENNY POWERS.  It looks absolutely hilarious.

Green Lantern Trailer

Not sure if I'm excited about this or not.....

Sharktopus

Oh SyFy, how I love you!

Whatever you were planning for September 25th, cancel it.  You, me, and everybody are watching Sharktopus! It will be Mystery Science Theater 300,000!

New Trailers at INCEPTION

One of the cool things about seeing a Midnight Premiere of a new blockbuster movie is that you get the newest (and potentially bestest) Trailers.  INCEPTION was no exception. (heh heh...that rhymed!) There were six Trailers - five of them brand new! I have them below, along with a few comments.




TRON: LEGACY


My friend Carlos thinks TRON: LEGACY will be bigger than AVATAR.  I think it's more realistic to shoot for being bigger than AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER. Cool preview, though.




WALL STREET 2: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS


The first WALL STREET was fantastic.  No reason this one can't be good, too, I suppose, but I'm not clamoring for it.  I'm more curious to see if male movie-goers connect to the love interest (Carey Mulligan) having shorter hair than the guy (Shia LaBeouf).  Guys tend to like longer hair.  (Not that I'm judging you short haired gals.  Way to buck the trend and rely on your personalities to get men!)




THE TOWN


"From the acclaimed Director of GONE BABY GONE" is scrawled up on screen, which made me giggle.  Not that GBG was a bad movie - it was terrific.  it's just that Ben Affleck directed it.  Affleck, whom I have criticized more than a few times for some of his acting choices and performances, DID do a great job directing that film, but he (still) has so little credibility that they have to downplay his role there, and hope people just remember it was a great film.  THE TOWN looks promising - set in Boston, about criminals...good stuff.  The only warning sign - Affleck is IN this one.  I'm not saying he can't ever give a good performance, but directing oneself is a different proposition than directing others.  I guess we'll see.




DEVIL


Do me a favor: watch the Trailer before you read the rest of this comment.  Are you back?  Good.  I thought the Trailer was incredibly bad-ass, as did everyone in the theater.  I will say, though, that when the credits started appearing at the end the Audience started laughing derisively and booing.  Just goes to show you what expectations can do, which is too bad, because this looks like a terrific concept.  I know I'm intrigued.





DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS - Most of you have seen this Trailer, so there's no need for extensive commentary, but check it out on YouTube if you haven't. (Looks pretty great.)





DUE DATE


Zach Galifianakis went from not getting his Comedic due to being in every other movie coming out.  At some point he risks over-exposure, but I suppose you got to get it while it's hot if you're an actor.  Robert Downey Jr. has always had fantastic comic timing, and even though I got just the barest hint of "better on paper than in execution" feelings ("Let's put RDJ and ZG on the road together!"), I'm still optimistic this will be a scream.

PIRANHA 3D Trailer

Holy Cow this is awesome!

HE-MAN THE MOVIE

I'm sure it's not real, but MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, the movie?  Sweet!





"I HAVE THE POWERRRRRR!!!!"

Sherlock Holmes Trailer

Guy Ritchie could completely screw this up, but Lady Jane Scarlett and I were talking it over, and we agree we're excited. The young Holmes is quite Brash, and I think RDJ is inspired. (Lady Jane didn't didn't even bother to agree; she just swooned and rushed off to find her husband.)

Either way, SHERLOCK HOLMES is now a must see.

Klingon Language - An analysis

From Slate.com an actual Serious Scholarly Article about the Klingon Language.


Which leads me to this question: who's all going to see the new STAR TREK movie?

Trailer - HANGOVER

I'm not usually one to recommend a movie based on drinking and the lottery, but at least the trailer looks funny.

Best Picture Oscar Showcase

As many of you know, the last two years I have joined some friends to watch all Five Best Picture Nominees in one day. It's on February 21, the day before the Oscars. (The picture is last year's pass.)

Here is the link to the AMC Showcase page

It's $30 for an all-day pass, which includes some special souvenirs, and free drinks (and I think popcorn) all day long.


Koz is really hoping we do it this year (after he punked out like LaDanian Tomlinson in a playoff game last year), and I want to as well. Even though it's a pretty good deal, money is always an issue, but the bigger concern for me is health; can I physically get up there and back?

Anyway, assuming this old body can pull through, we're putting out a call to any Monkeys in the Atlanta area. You can't imagine how much fun it is to do this. We get lots of snacks, and argue with everyone around us during the breaks. Yes, by the end you're a bit of a zombie, but it's a good zombie-feeling.

So, like I said, we'd love for all of you to go. Email me (Hyperion) if you're interested, and we'll hook it up!

If Movie Posters were Honest

Holy Taco!

:) LJS

Golden Globes

The Golden Globe Nominations came out the other day. I totally forgot to post them. Here they are:

MOVIES

BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire



BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road



BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler



BEST PICTURE (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona




BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey



BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey




BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight



BEST ANIMATED FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden, Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I've Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)


BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road


BEST SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Written by Eric Roth
Doubt - Written by John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Written by Peter Morgan
The Reader - Written by David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Written by Simon Beaufoy


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Composed by Alexandre Desplat
Changeling - Composed by Clint Eastwood
Defiance - Composed by James Newton Howard
Slumdog Millionaire - Composed by A. R. Rahman
Frost/Nixon - Composed by Hans Zimmer


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Down To Earth" – Wall-E
Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel

"Gran Torino" – Gran Torino
Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens
Lyrics By: Jamie Cullum

"I Thought I Lost You" – Bolt
Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele

"Once In A Lifetime" – Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarmon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street

"The Wrestler" – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen

TELEVISION

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
House (FOX)
In Treatment (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)



BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order
January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)
Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)



BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)



BEST TELEVISION SERIES (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
30 Rock (NBC)
Californication (SHOWTIME)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Weeds (SHOWTIME)



BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)



BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
Kevin Connolly – Entourage (HBO)
David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)



BEST MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE
A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Cranford (PBS)
John Adams (HBO)
Recount (HBO)



BEST ACTRESS (MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE)
Judi Dench – Cranford (PBS)
Catherine Keener – An American Crime
Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO)
Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon – Bernard And Doris (HBO)



BEST ACTOR (MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE)
Ralph Fiennes – Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO)
Kevin Spacey – Recount (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (FOX)
Tom Wilkinson – Recount (HBO)



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Eileen Atkins – Cranford (PBS)
Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)
Melissa George – In Treatment (HBO)
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Dianne Wiest – In Treatment (HBO)



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Denis Leary – Recount (HBO)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
Blair Underwood – In Treatment (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO)




The SAG Award Nominations just came out this morning. I'm not going to take the time to prep all them for posting (also I'm ticked at SAG right now), but you can see them here.


I have thoughts on the TV nominations, but I'm hoping to complete an end-of-the-year TV column, so I'll save my accolades for that. I haven't seen most of the movies, which isn't a surprise, since they often don't come out until late December or even January!

I was shocked THE DARK KNIGHT didn't get a Best Picture nod. I thought it would be a lock. I guess we'll see how Oscar thinks in a few weeks.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What have you seen, and do you agree with these nominations? Disagree? Why?

National Board of Review

The National Board of Review released their Award Winners for 2008.


Best Film
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Top Ten Films
(In alphabetical order) BURN AFTER READING, CHANGELING, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, THE DARK KNIGHT, DEFIANCE, FROST/NIXON, GRAN TORINO, MILK, WALL-E, THE WRESTLER

Best Foreign Language Film
MONGOL

Top Five Foreign Films
(In alphabetical order) THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, ROMAN DE GARE, A SECRET, WALTZ WITH BASHIR

Best Documentary
MAN ON WIRE

Top Five Documentaries
(In alphabetical order) AMERICAN TEEN, THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON), DEAR ZACHARY, ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED

Top Independent Films
(In alphabetical order) FROZEN RIVER, IN BRUGES, IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS, MR. FOE, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, SNOW ANGELS, SON OF RAMBOW, WENDY AND LUCY, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, THE VISITOR

Best Actor
CLINT EASTWOOD, Gran Torino

Best Actress
ANNE HATHAWAY, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor
JOSH BROLIN, Milk

Best Supporting Actress
PENELOPE CRUZ, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Ensemble Cast
DOUBT

Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
DEV PATEL, Slumdog Millionaire

Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
VIOLA DAVIS, Doubt

Best Director
DAVID FINCHER, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Directorial Debut
COURTNEY HUNT, Frozen River

Best Adapted Screenplay
SIMON BEAUFOY, Slumdog Millionaire and ERIC ROTH, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Spotlight Award
MELISSA LEO, Frozen River and RICHARD JENKINS, The Visitor

Best Original Screenplay
NICK SCHENK, Gran Torino

Best Animated Feature
WALL-E

William K. Everson Award For Film History
MOLLY HASKELL and ANDREW SARRIS

The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression
TRUMBO


Most of these movies I haven't seen yet; actually, most of these movies aren't even out, yet! So, I cannot really comment. But it is interesting.

More Amazing DVD offers

The other day I posted some incredible DVD deals. These are so amazing it's hard to believe, but true. I'm not sure anything can beat 19 seasons of Simpsons on DVD (8 of which aren't even available in America), for $170, but there are a few jaw-droppers that I didn't get to post the other day.

The Cannes Film Festival has a 60th Anniversary package, with 60 movies. They look to be all the winners of the Palm D'Or. It costs $160.


Then there is the Oscar Classic Package. It includes an astonishing 96 movies, including many of the Best Picture Winners (and all nominated movies that are famous) for $210. You should click just to read the list!

And what may be the biggest draw, Disney has their 100 Years of Magic Collection, which actually comes in a Golden Treasure Box! There is a 150 disc edition, and a 132 disc edition. I just looked at both discs, and the only thing the 132 disc edition is missing is a few Barbie cartoons and a couple of Disney Fairy tales. It's not worth 50 extra bucks. Anyway, the 132 disc edition has everything you've ever wanted, from all the regular disney movies, to the Pixar movies, to all the Donald and Mickey and Minnnie and even all the Whinnie the Pooh and Tom and Jerry. You have never seen anything like it. It's regularly priced for 1000 bucks, and the lowest I've seen is $250, but here it's $170.

All of the items have a $17 shipping, but when you consider how much more expensive these would be anywhere else, they're just steals.

Also, remember to visit the home page to get coupon codes for 5, 10, or 15% off.

And feel free to get me something! (I'm going to put up a wish-list tomorrow, Tengri willing.)

More Shopping

Dude, I have deals for you. I found a site called One Click, and the DVD offers are incredible. So much so that I questioned it, but looking into matters, it's legit. They take paypal, and are Visa guaranteed (which means that if your purchase went sour Visa won't charge you for it, same with Amazon or anyone.)

The trick is, it's in (I think) Korea, and as such there is a hefty shipping fee added. Even with that, the deals are still eye-popping, but to get your money's worth I only included Box Sets. Make sure you look at the home page for coupon codes (depending on how much you're ordering.)

Dude, some of these offers aren't even on DVD in America yet. Wait until you get to the very last one! There are multiple versions of several of the offerings (different distributors), so poke around if you want. I am giving the lowest priced ones, but you may want another. For example, the first offering (Deadwood) has another full series set with an additional bonus disc, but it costs 9 bucks more. Enjoy!


Deadwood - The entire Series - 31 Bucks

The Wire - Complete Series, All Five Seasons - 37 Bucks

Friends - Complete Series, All 10 Seasons - 66 Bucks

Lost - first 4 Seasons (everything so far) - 50 Bucks. (I'm not even sure if Season 4 is out in America)

Angel - The complete Series in a cool case - 58 Bucks

Arrested Development - The Complete Series - 25 Bucks

Buffy - The complete Series plus special collector's book inside a coffin - 61 Bucks

Desperate Housewives - First 4 Seasons (everything so far) - 46 Bucks

Dexter - First 2 Seasons - 21 Bucks

Die Hard Collection - All four movies plus 3 bonus discs - 20 Bucks

Everybody Loves Raymond - the Entire series - 83 Bucks

Frasier - The entire Series - 66 Bucks

Gilmore Girls - The entire Series - 65 Bucks

Golden Girls (for your grandmas) - All 7 Seasons - 50 Bucks

Grey's Anatomy - First 4 Seasons - 37 Bucks

Harry Potter - All 5 Movies - 21 Bucks (Wow!)

Lord of the Rings Extended Edition - 12 Discs - 50 Bucks

MacGyver (for Schro) - the entire Series in a cool box - 70 Bucks

Mad Men - First 2 Seasons - 20 Bucks 2nd Season won't be on DVD here for months!

Monk - First 6 Seasons - $43

Navy NCIS - First 5 Seasons - $49

Rome - The complete Series - $27

Scrubs - first 7 Seasons - $38

Seinfeld - All 9 Seasons - $60

Sopranos - The complete series - $50 (this is tremendously less than stores)

Stanley Kubrick Collection - 13 of his movies, which may be all of them - $21

The Tudors - Both Seasons - $21

House - All 4 Seasons - $51

MASH - The complete series in a first aid kit box - $63

The Simpsons - Seasons 1 - 19 (only 11 are available in America) - $170

I am not paid for this. I don't get kickbacks. Just wanted to pass on the deals.

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

I was doing some research into the movie GIGI, and I ran across this little gem, which ends the film. I cannot believe they were able to get away with this song. Were people really that innocent, or is this another Shirley Temple Situation, where they slip the sex in?

There's no way they could remake this now, although I shudder to think what a Cover version would sound like.






EDIT

Skittles left a comment that in the actual film it's Maurice Chevalier. I think the version above was actually first, but I'm not sure. This version is plenty creepy, too. I want to see this movie, now.