Viggo, Viggo, Viggo…you have been a naughty monkey! Oh, wait…that’s Ghostbusters II. No, I’m thinking Viggo Mortensen, and the man has been busy. Remember when I talked about him going the Edgar Allen Poe route? When I opined that he’s got a horror flick to his credit so it may come off all right? As it turns out, it’s only the start of something! That’s right—Viggo Mortensen’s making a crossover into the horror genre, because he’s plotting another one!
Roads Go Ever, Ever On
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Taking the unofficial award for Trippiest Title, Wong Kar Wai’s My Blueberry Nights has been slowly making the independent film circuit over the past few months. After premiering at Cannes, it garnered mixed reviews - some critics liked it, some critics sort of liked it, and some critics dismissed it as sentimental tripe. The universal opinion? It’s more of a woman’s film, if we’re allowed to say that anymore.
Wong Kar Wai made a bold move in casting Norah Jones, that jazz songstress who is lauded by some and labeled dull by others. With no previous acting experience, she nevertheless went up boldly against actors like Jude Law, David Straitharn, Natalie Portman, and Rachel Weisz. Poor Norah - she didn’t fare too well. Most negative reviews centered around her “stilted” performance.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CASE DESIGNATE “CLOVERFIELD” DoD (7) 31-16-12
EVIDENCE FILE
April 16th, 2008 | 3:48 A.M.
The night I found the tape was the night I saw New York City the first time. Sure, it was a ghost town version of New York City, but a lot of the buildings were still there. The A-bomb doesn’t destroy everything.
Paramount Pictures © 2008
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In a move that strikes me as probably a kind of divine justice struck down on high to prevent us poor mortal types from stepping into it up to our eyebrows, the proposed and already sorta started Justice League movie is on “indefinite hold”, so says the crew at Dark Horizons.
It’s Probably For The Best
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Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed, I tell you. Because some days, things happen that force you to question your place in the universe, your entire way of life, even your very sanity.
And yes, one of those things has just happened to me. You see…I found out about a movie called Dance of the Dead. And when I tell you what it’s about, you’ll be going through much the same reaction yourself.
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With awards season thrown into chaos by the WGA strike, the only major show so far has been that of the Screen Actor’s Guild. With the WGA’s approval, the SAG awards raged on, and the winners have now been announced.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
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Here’s one for the Absolutely No Surprise To Anyone department. Apparently, someone noticed that Cloverfield made several metric tons of money at the box office and thus, with all that clear and original thinking that Hollywood is so famous for, decided it was time to get a sequel going.
And The Audience Gave A Disgusted Sigh and Went to Preorder Tickets
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It’s one thing for the Academy to cast their votes when awards season comes around, but critics have voted the whole year with their reviews. Shouldn’t there be awards for these movies? Well, now there is. Sort of.
The Golden Tomatoes, sponsored by the popular RottenTomatoes.com, calculates positive vs. negative reviews to come up with the year’s best (and worst) films. It divides films into many categories: Wide vs. Limited release, twelve different genres, UK, Australia, and others. Each category features a top ten list, with the best-reviewed film taking the top spot.
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The comic book movie world, meanwhile, is getting more and more disconcerted by the day, it seems. This time I hear that there’ll be a special cameo to the next Hulk movie, and you might well be surprised to find out who it is.
Daaaa Na! Daaaa Na Na!
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On the heels of ripoff artists like The Asylum comes Dingo Pictures, from - where else? - Germany.
About a week before a major Disney film is released, have you ever noticed the cheap ripoff DVDs in the grocery store? The ones with titles like Aladin and Little Dalmatians? These guys are one of the biggest culprits. If you’re childless, you might find yourself at the checkout stand thinking, who buys this crap? Parents, of course - the parents of kids who don’t know the difference between Disney and Dingo.
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