2. Reese Witherspoon plays a juvenile delinquent!
3. It’s darkly comic.
4. It's trashy, but in a good way.
5. It's so much better than the sequel, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby.
22 March 2009
Five Reasons To Watch Freeway
1. It's a twisted retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
2. Reese Witherspoon plays a juvenile delinquent!
3. It’s darkly comic.
4. It's trashy, but in a good way.
5. It's so much better than the sequel, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby.
2. Reese Witherspoon plays a juvenile delinquent!
3. It’s darkly comic.
4. It's trashy, but in a good way.
5. It's so much better than the sequel, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby.
18 March 2009
17 March 2009
Guys And Dolls
Boy meets girl doll:
Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) fell for Bianca, a life-sized doll he ordered through the Internet in Lars and the Real Girl.
Kenneth Winslow (Desmond Harrington) ended up in a bizarre love triangle with Lisa Bellmer (Melissa Sagemiller) and a custom-crafted silicone doll named Nikki in Love Object.
Jerry Espenson (Christian Clemenson) had a relationship with Patty, a life-sized sex doll in Boston Legal. He later began a real relationship with Leigh Swift (Mary Gross), an objectaphile who subsequently left Jerry for an iPhone!
Jake Train (Alex House) developed romantic fantasies around Tani, a Barbie-like doll owned by his younger sister in The Safety of Objects.
Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) fell for Bianca, a life-sized doll he ordered through the Internet in Lars and the Real Girl.
Kenneth Winslow (Desmond Harrington) ended up in a bizarre love triangle with Lisa Bellmer (Melissa Sagemiller) and a custom-crafted silicone doll named Nikki in Love Object.
Jerry Espenson (Christian Clemenson) had a relationship with Patty, a life-sized sex doll in Boston Legal. He later began a real relationship with Leigh Swift (Mary Gross), an objectaphile who subsequently left Jerry for an iPhone!
Jake Train (Alex House) developed romantic fantasies around Tani, a Barbie-like doll owned by his younger sister in The Safety of Objects.
16 March 2009
15 March 2009
14 March 2009
Get Your Geek On
Geektastic characters from film and TV:
• The Geek aka Farmer Ted (Anthony Michael Hall) not only bagged the prom queen but also Samantha Baker’s (Molly Ringwald) underpants in Sixteen Candles. Anthony Michael Hall also played Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club and Gary Wallace in Weird Science, making him the geek of choice in 80s teen films.
• Augie Farks (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) was a Live Action Role-Play loving geek in Role Models. Christopher Mintz-Plasse also played über-geek Fogell aka McLovin in Superbad.
• Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) was a shy computer geek, turned powerful witch in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, later shedding her geeky persona (as well as Warren’s skin!) as Dark Willow. Alyson Hannigan also played band geek Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie films.
• Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano) was Kevin Arnold's (Fred Savage) spectacle wearing, allergy suffering best friend in The Wonder Years. Internet rumours that Josh Saviano grew up to be shock rocker Marilyn Manson were (unfortunately) untrue.
• Star Wars fan Sam Weir (John Francis Daley), "comic genius" Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine), and Dallas fanatic Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) were the socially challenged geeks of the title in Freaks and Geeks.
• The Geek aka Farmer Ted (Anthony Michael Hall) not only bagged the prom queen but also Samantha Baker’s (Molly Ringwald) underpants in Sixteen Candles. Anthony Michael Hall also played Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club and Gary Wallace in Weird Science, making him the geek of choice in 80s teen films.
• Augie Farks (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) was a Live Action Role-Play loving geek in Role Models. Christopher Mintz-Plasse also played über-geek Fogell aka McLovin in Superbad.
• Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) was a shy computer geek, turned powerful witch in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, later shedding her geeky persona (as well as Warren’s skin!) as Dark Willow. Alyson Hannigan also played band geek Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie films.
• Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano) was Kevin Arnold's (Fred Savage) spectacle wearing, allergy suffering best friend in The Wonder Years. Internet rumours that Josh Saviano grew up to be shock rocker Marilyn Manson were (unfortunately) untrue.
• Star Wars fan Sam Weir (John Francis Daley), "comic genius" Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine), and Dallas fanatic Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) were the socially challenged geeks of the title in Freaks and Geeks.
12 March 2009
Five Reasons To Watch Mean Girls
1. It's written by Tina Fey, the creator and star of 30 Rock.
2. It's directed by Mark Waters, who also directed The House of Yes.
3. Rachel McAdams is fabulous (but evil) as Regina George.
4. The "Jingle Bell Rock" scene is great.
5. It is so fetch!
2. It's directed by Mark Waters, who also directed The House of Yes.
3. Rachel McAdams is fabulous (but evil) as Regina George.
4. The "Jingle Bell Rock" scene is great.
5. It is so fetch!
11 March 2009
Five Signs You're Watching A Bad Horror Film
1. The critic's quote is from an audience member, rather than an actual film critic.
2. It's the sequel, or the sequel to a sequel etc in a franchise that just won't die (much like the villain in it).
3. It's an American remake of an Asian horror film.
4. It relies heavily on (bad) CGI.
5. The film causes unintentional laughter, rather than actual scares.
2. It's the sequel, or the sequel to a sequel etc in a franchise that just won't die (much like the villain in it).
3. It's an American remake of an Asian horror film.
4. It relies heavily on (bad) CGI.
5. The film causes unintentional laughter, rather than actual scares.
10 March 2009
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05 March 2009
Five Reasons To Watch But I'm A Cheerleader
1. It's directed by Jamie Babbit, who also directed Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
2. Jamie Babbit wrote the story too, while screenwriter Brian Wayne Peterson wrote the script.
3. The costume and production design is great (pinks and blues are used to reflect the themes of the story etc).
4. The soundtrack, including "Chick Habit" by April March and "Glass Vase Cello Case" by Tattle Tale, is also great.
5. It's "A comedy of sexual disorientation"!
2. Jamie Babbit wrote the story too, while screenwriter Brian Wayne Peterson wrote the script.
3. The costume and production design is great (pinks and blues are used to reflect the themes of the story etc).
4. The soundtrack, including "Chick Habit" by April March and "Glass Vase Cello Case" by Tattle Tale, is also great.
5. It's "A comedy of sexual disorientation"!
04 March 2009
"Based On True Events"
I want to see this film based on the poster, but not because it says it's based on true events because I seriously doubt that the events that happened in reality are anything like what will be depicted in the film. It's probably about as "true" as The Strangers was.
According to the IMDb, The Strangers was partially based on an incident that occurred during director Bryan Bertino's childhood. A stranger came to his door in the middle of the night asking for someone who wasn't there, and then left. He later found out several homes in his neighbourhood had been broken into that night. The film was advertised as being inspired by true events, giving many people the impression that the events that occurred in the film had actually happened.
According to the IMDb, The Strangers was partially based on an incident that occurred during director Bryan Bertino's childhood. A stranger came to his door in the middle of the night asking for someone who wasn't there, and then left. He later found out several homes in his neighbourhood had been broken into that night. The film was advertised as being inspired by true events, giving many people the impression that the events that occurred in the film had actually happened.
10 February 2009
Extreme Makeunder
Three great makeovers makeunders:
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) was hideously transformed into Brundlefly after something went wrong in the lab... something very wrong, in The Fly.
12-year-old Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) hurled insults, profanities and projectile vomit after she became possessed in The Exorcist.
Bob Wolverton (Kiefer Sutherland) looked like he'd been "beaten with the ugly stick" after getting shot a whole buncha times by Vanessa Lutz (Reese Witherspoon) in Freeway.
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) was hideously transformed into Brundlefly after something went wrong in the lab... something very wrong, in The Fly.
12-year-old Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) hurled insults, profanities and projectile vomit after she became possessed in The Exorcist.
Bob Wolverton (Kiefer Sutherland) looked like he'd been "beaten with the ugly stick" after getting shot a whole buncha times by Vanessa Lutz (Reese Witherspoon) in Freeway.
09 February 2009
05 February 2009
Five Reasons To Watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1. It's based on the stage production by Richard O'Brien, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Jim Sharman.
2. It’s considered to be the longest running theatrical release in film history.
3. Tim Curry is brilliant as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania.
4. The songs are an absolute pleasure.
5. It's a cult classic!
2. It’s considered to be the longest running theatrical release in film history.
3. Tim Curry is brilliant as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania.
4. The songs are an absolute pleasure.
5. It's a cult classic!
04 February 2009
Not For The Faint-Hearted
I really want to see Grace, a horror film written and directed by Paul Solet, not just because of my love of horror films but also because apparently two audience members fainted during a screening at the Sundance Film Festival.
Grace is based on Paul Solet's 2006 short film of the same name and stars Jordan Ladd as Madeline Matheson. Here's the plot summary from the IMDb:
Grace is based on Paul Solet's 2006 short film of the same name and stars Jordan Ladd as Madeline Matheson. Here's the plot summary from the IMDb:
Madeline Matheson is eight months pregnant and determined to deliver her unborn child, Grace, naturally. When an accident leaves Grace dead inside her, Madeline insists on carrying the baby's corpse to term. Weeks later, when Madeline delivers, the baby miraculously returns to life... with an appetite.Other films that have reportedly caused people to faint include The Exorcist, Interview with the Vampire, and Saw III.
03 February 2009
24 Hours
Three films set during one day:
The Breakfast Club is about five high school students (a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal) who are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention.
Dazed and Confused follows a group of high school students and incoming freshman on the last day of school in May 1976.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is about a high school senior who fakes an illness so he can skip school and spend the day in Chicago with his girlfriend and his best friend.
The Breakfast Club is about five high school students (a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal) who are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention.
Dazed and Confused follows a group of high school students and incoming freshman on the last day of school in May 1976.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is about a high school senior who fakes an illness so he can skip school and spend the day in Chicago with his girlfriend and his best friend.
02 February 2009
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