In 1895 Paris, Polish immigrant Maria Salomea Skłodowska (Rosamund Pike) was already headed toward a scientific breakthrough when she met fellow researcher Pierre Curie (Sam Riley). When the two physicists first collide, she’s a coiled mass of awkward tics. “Radioactive,” directed by Marjane Satrapi, is the saga of how this blunt, fast-walking workaholic proved the existence of three things: radium, polonium (which she named for her home country) and love. Under her married name, Marie Curie, she became the first woman to win the Nobel prize, and less than a decade later, the first anyone to win two.
Once Marie and Pierre’s meet-cute is checked-off and the triumphant couple has thumbed their noses at the establishment, Satrapi and screenwriter Jack Thorne (who penned the 19th-century meteorological adventure-romance “The Aeronauts”) are free to experiment with more daring narrative risks. After sparking audience interest with a closing-night slot at the Toronto Film Festival,...
Once Marie and Pierre’s meet-cute is checked-off and the triumphant couple has thumbed their noses at the establishment, Satrapi and screenwriter Jack Thorne (who penned the 19th-century meteorological adventure-romance “The Aeronauts”) are free to experiment with more daring narrative risks. After sparking audience interest with a closing-night slot at the Toronto Film Festival,...
- 9/7/2019
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
The legacy of Albert Einstein cannot be overstated — even when we take the scientist’s accomplishments for granted, he’s one of our planet’s most famous pop culture figures, recognizable across generations. The way he’s been depicted on screen has ranged from well-researched takes on the man’s life, such as Nat Geo Channel’s new anthology series “Genius,” premiering today, to, shall we say, somewhat more out-there fare.
Read More: ‘Genius’: Albert Einstein Undergoes a Heated Interrogation in Exclusive Sneak Peek — Watch
Below are some of the most notable examples we found featuring the great scientist depicted in a less-than-serious state. What’s interesting about looking at all of these examples together is how on the one hand, Einstein as an icon has been utilized for the sake of comedy for decades now. But when film or TV choose to engage with the reality of the man himself,...
Read More: ‘Genius’: Albert Einstein Undergoes a Heated Interrogation in Exclusive Sneak Peek — Watch
Below are some of the most notable examples we found featuring the great scientist depicted in a less-than-serious state. What’s interesting about looking at all of these examples together is how on the one hand, Einstein as an icon has been utilized for the sake of comedy for decades now. But when film or TV choose to engage with the reality of the man himself,...
- 4/25/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
The Weekend Watch is an open thread where you can share what you’ve recently watched, offer suggestions on movies and TV shows we should check out (or warnings about stuff to avoid) and discover queue-filling goodies from other Fsr readers. The comments section awaits. I’ll get the ball rolling with the movies/TV my eyeballs took in this weekend. It’s always a bit silly when the Hollywood machine decides in advance who the next big star will be, mostly because they’re rarely correct in their prognosticating. Sorry Taylor Kitsch. Sorry Alex Pettyfer. Sorry Yahoo Serious. But the odds increase a bit in the actor’s favor when it’s the press singing those praises. Currently it’s Jack O’Connell who’s being sung about, and the reason why is his breathtaking turn in Starred Up. (Although it’d be more of a star-making performance if we could understand more than 3/4 of the...
- 8/25/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
“Twenty five years. Makes a girl think.” So said Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot, and she was rarely wrong about anything, except maybe her taste in husbands. Cinematically, an awful lot can happen in 25 years and Hollywood as we know it today, emerged from seismic developments that took place a quarter of a century ago. 1989 was a game-changer; an absolutely pivotal year in the evolution of 21st century Hollywood. Chances are, whatever you watch at the multiplex this weekend will be genetically traceable to that dark, iPad-less, internetless, Jedwardless time. For those of us who are not going gentle into the dark night of their forties, the specific date of this Big Bang was August 11th 1989. That was the day that Batman finally opened in the UK.
I had never seen a line of people actually queuing around the block, except in vintage documentaries about Star Wars, but...
I had never seen a line of people actually queuing around the block, except in vintage documentaries about Star Wars, but...
- 8/11/2014
- by Cai Ross
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Back in the summer of 1989, Rick Moranis had three films in the Us top 20 - each going on to be a $100m+ hit....
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On August 4th 1989, the film Parenthood opened at number one in the Us, taking $10.5m on its opening weekend. It knocked Turner & Hooch off the top spot down to second, with Lethal Weapon 2 rounding out the top three.
Parenthood is lots of things. It's a very strong comedy. It's a film that boasts one of the finest comedic ensembles brought together in one movie in the last 25 years. And it's a movie that's spun off two really quite different television series.
But if you look at that top 20 box office chart for the weekend of August 4th-6th 1989, then you might just notice a pretty impressive achievement on top of all of that. For one actor had three films in the top 20, at the same time.
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On August 4th 1989, the film Parenthood opened at number one in the Us, taking $10.5m on its opening weekend. It knocked Turner & Hooch off the top spot down to second, with Lethal Weapon 2 rounding out the top three.
Parenthood is lots of things. It's a very strong comedy. It's a film that boasts one of the finest comedic ensembles brought together in one movie in the last 25 years. And it's a movie that's spun off two really quite different television series.
But if you look at that top 20 box office chart for the weekend of August 4th-6th 1989, then you might just notice a pretty impressive achievement on top of all of that. For one actor had three films in the top 20, at the same time.
- 6/23/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
In honor of the 2014 summer movie season, Team HitFix will be delivering a mini-series of articles flashing back to key summers from years past. There will be one each month, diving into the marquee events of the era, their impact on the writer and their implications on today's multiplex culture. We start today with a look back at the summer of 1989. In many ways, 1989 is a fascinating case study for the direction populist filmmaking was already in the process of taking. Never before had so many sequels descended upon the multiplex. Franchises were exploding in the wake of "Star Wars." Twenty-five years later, well, the more things change, the more they stay the same, I guess. As a 7-year-old living in small-town North Carolina, those franchises sucked me in that summer. It was a formidable few months for me, and so when we decided to crank out a Summer Movies Flashback series this year,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Ranked: The 100 Best Christmas Movies of All Time Your survival guide to those TBS and ABC Family marathons. By: Matt Patches 100. All I Want for Christmas It's like House Arrest, but with all of the charm replaced by tinsel. Not based on the Mariah Carey song (but maybe it would have been better if it had been?). Worth one viewing for Leslie Nielsen as “Santa.” 99. Christmas with the Kranks Awful people celebrate Christmas too, you know! Based on a novel by John Grisham, the quality of this Tim Allen/Jamie Lee Curtis comedy depends mostly on one's tolerance for oafish comedy and the manufactured elements of the holiday. 98. Santa with Muscles Starring Hulk Hogan as a millioniare-bodybuilder-turned-amnesiac-mall-Santa-crime-fighter, Santa with Muscles is a bonkers Christmas adventure that might have been better as a Yahoo Serious vehicle. Maybe. 97. Fred Claus Meet the Parents director David Dobkins throws millions at [...]...
- 12/4/2013
- by Matt Patches
- Nerve
Ever since I was a tiny, starry-eyed little sprocket, I’ve been more than a little obsessed with Australia. I think it probably started the first time I ever watched “Dot & the Kangaroo”.
“Dot & the Kangaroo” is actually kind of a trippy little movie. The part that I remembered the most strongly was actually the part about the Bunyip, a monster that terrorizes just about everyone. Weirdly, however, I remembered the word bunyip without remembering where the heck I had actually heard it. For a long time, I had just assumed that I must have made it up, maybe because of a bad, long repressed experience with turnips or something, except I have never actually hated that particular tuber. They can be quite delicious.
When I was a little kid, a couple of family members had VCRs and they used to have my cousins and me over for slumber parties that included watching movies.
“Dot & the Kangaroo” is actually kind of a trippy little movie. The part that I remembered the most strongly was actually the part about the Bunyip, a monster that terrorizes just about everyone. Weirdly, however, I remembered the word bunyip without remembering where the heck I had actually heard it. For a long time, I had just assumed that I must have made it up, maybe because of a bad, long repressed experience with turnips or something, except I have never actually hated that particular tuber. They can be quite delicious.
When I was a little kid, a couple of family members had VCRs and they used to have my cousins and me over for slumber parties that included watching movies.
- 5/20/2013
- by dragonwomant
- Boomtron
We're back with Part 2 of our 2013 Tribeca Film Festival horror roundup, and while the first sampling provided well defined entertainment, leaving me with no question as to my feelings, this second round left me scratching my head and wondering if I could verbalize my thoughts.
When was the last time you saw a movie and were asked immediately after, “Did you like it?” Probably all the time, right? If the person asking the question doesn’t agree with you, he might ask why, and that takes some thought. This latest batch of reviews required a bit of marinating in my brain juices before I could rant adequately. But I'm ready now so let’s dive in…
Fresh Meat
It’s a common theme. Take a band of criminals and a seemingly happy family and throw them into a hostile confrontation, the results of which will determine who is truly monstrous.
When was the last time you saw a movie and were asked immediately after, “Did you like it?” Probably all the time, right? If the person asking the question doesn’t agree with you, he might ask why, and that takes some thought. This latest batch of reviews required a bit of marinating in my brain juices before I could rant adequately. But I'm ready now so let’s dive in…
Fresh Meat
It’s a common theme. Take a band of criminals and a seemingly happy family and throw them into a hostile confrontation, the results of which will determine who is truly monstrous.
- 5/2/2013
- by Nomad
- DreadCentral.com
When attempting to run down the list of worthy Australians who deserve a biopic, ignorance for the continent.s history means my charts is short. The Wiggles. Paul Hogan. Steve Irwin. Yahoo Serious. Then probably Michael Hutchence, late lead singer of the indie-rock outfit Inxs who died more interestingly than he lived. That.s probably why rival producers are firing up two different biopics, after years of unsuccessful efforts to get a Hutchence movie together, Deadline reports. Hutchence, as you may or may not know, died of asphyxiation in a hotel room in Sydney. Rumors swirled around the mysterious events that occurred prior to his death, but by most accounts, it was a suicide, as those who spoke with Hutchence right before he died said he was depressed and crying. A proper bio likely will cover the formation of the band Inxs, which had massive global pop hits with the...
- 11/23/2012
- cinemablend.com
Singed by poor reviews of his latest film Heroine, Madhur Bhandarkar resorts to quoting an Australian film actor/director Yahoo Serious to underline his point of view in his blog. According to Mr. Serious a filmmaker should find his own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. "Either people will get it or they won’t and that’s what it’s all about." Madhur follows the credo of Mr. Serious in all seriousness and the only thing that matters to him is what his audience thinks Read More...
- 10/10/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Singed by poor reviews of his latest film Heroine, Madhur Bhandarkar resorts to quoting an Australian film actor/director Yahoo Serious to underline his point of view in his blog. According to Mr. Serious a filmmaker should find his own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. "Either people will get it or they won't and that's what it's all about." Madhur follows the credo of Mr. Serious in all seriousness and the only thing that matters to him is what his audience thinks...
- 10/10/2012
- GlamSham
Peter Tseng Billionaire wine collector
A new Australian documentary about the international wine industry will see a theatrical release from major distributor, Roadshow Films.
Red Obsession is produced by Lion Rock Films with David Roach writing and co-directing and Warwick Ross producing and co-directing.
The film, made for just over $1m is currently in post-production.
With a letter of intent from Roadshow, the film is expected in cinemas in early 2013.
Only nine documentaries were released to theatres in 2011, none by any of the major distributors.
Red Obsession’s story of the international wine trade is the backbone to discuss the impact China’s growing influence is having in various industries.
Roach told Encore: “It’s a documentary about wine, but its also about the shift of economic power from West to East. In Australia we look to China to buy our raw material – How much should we buy into their...
A new Australian documentary about the international wine industry will see a theatrical release from major distributor, Roadshow Films.
Red Obsession is produced by Lion Rock Films with David Roach writing and co-directing and Warwick Ross producing and co-directing.
The film, made for just over $1m is currently in post-production.
With a letter of intent from Roadshow, the film is expected in cinemas in early 2013.
Only nine documentaries were released to theatres in 2011, none by any of the major distributors.
Red Obsession’s story of the international wine trade is the backbone to discuss the impact China’s growing influence is having in various industries.
Roach told Encore: “It’s a documentary about wine, but its also about the shift of economic power from West to East. In Australia we look to China to buy our raw material – How much should we buy into their...
- 8/21/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
We all know the type: misogynist douchebag guys decked out in Ed Hardy gear who party hard in packs, fist-bumping at the bar, and bump-grinding up against women as if they owned them -- all while feigning homoeroticism to their mates, and preening themselves in nightclub mirrors. Well, finally they have their own short film. Or short, more appropriately. For years Abe Forsythe has been one of the most interesting Aussie filmmakers. He made his debut feature Computer Boy and uploaded it online in 2000, where it gained a rather large cult following. He followed up with the best stoner movie about Ned Kelly (sorry Yahoo Serious). He's also made a stack of hugely popular short films and ads, including Shock, which won Sydney's Tropfest in 2010. Rather than take the predictable route into mainstream comedy, Abe has...
- 8/18/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Is Brenton Thwaites going to be the biggest Aussie sensation to hit the United States since Paul Hogan or Yahoo Serious? Only time will tell, but Disney has picked the young stud and dropped him into their brewing "Maleficent" alongside Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Juno Temple and more. Not bad for a Hollywood debut.
The young actor will play the prince in the movie that retells the story of "Sleeping Beauty" with Jolie as the evil title character and Fanning as the beautiful narcoleptic who'll wake up with a kiss or whatever. So why is this kid kind of like a big deal? In his native Australia, girls are already swooning for him thanks to his roles on the soap "Home And Away" and the teen show "SLiDE." He's also going to be showing off his ripped bod on Lifetime's upcoming "Blue Lagoon" remake, so in one fell swoop,...
The young actor will play the prince in the movie that retells the story of "Sleeping Beauty" with Jolie as the evil title character and Fanning as the beautiful narcoleptic who'll wake up with a kiss or whatever. So why is this kid kind of like a big deal? In his native Australia, girls are already swooning for him thanks to his roles on the soap "Home And Away" and the teen show "SLiDE." He's also going to be showing off his ripped bod on Lifetime's upcoming "Blue Lagoon" remake, so in one fell swoop,...
- 5/31/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Looking back at 2011 on what films moved and impressed us it becomes more and more clear—to me at least—that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, our end of year poll, now an annual tradition, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2011—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2011 to create a unique double feature. Many contributors chose their favorites of 2011, some picked out-of-the-way gems, others made some pretty strange connections—and some frankly just want to create a kerfuffle. All the contributors were asked to write a paragraph explaining their 2011 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative...
- 1/5/2012
- MUBI
While the world (or America at least) is agog with the mighty Muppets back in cinemas there’s another project from Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel on the way, and today we’ve got the first look at a trailer and poster for The Five-Year Engagement.
The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson, and Rodney Rothman and is perhaps a spiritual sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, something which comments made by Segel and Stoller during the long gestation period have suggested. Note the poster proudly proclaims it to be from the producers of Bridesmaids so expect people to flock.
Segel is joined by Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie and Rhys Ifans in the story which centres around an engaged couple trying to get married.
The tireless internet pioneer Yahoo Serious dished this one out to us all.
Here’s the trailer,
and poster,...
The film is produced by Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson, and Rodney Rothman and is perhaps a spiritual sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, something which comments made by Segel and Stoller during the long gestation period have suggested. Note the poster proudly proclaims it to be from the producers of Bridesmaids so expect people to flock.
Segel is joined by Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie and Rhys Ifans in the story which centres around an engaged couple trying to get married.
The tireless internet pioneer Yahoo Serious dished this one out to us all.
Here’s the trailer,
and poster,...
- 12/7/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As a form of mass entertainment, the once-mighty radio play seems to have gone the way of the Charleston dance and movies starring Yahoo Serious. But that hasn’t stopped horror-loving writer-directors Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter) and Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead) from creating a series of spooky “radio plays for the digital age” under the banner of Tales From Beyond the Pale.
The pair debuted these yarns — which feature the vocal talents of Vincent D’Onofrio, Ron Perlman, and James LeGros amongst others — on the Tfbtp website and are now releasing them on a series of CDs...
The pair debuted these yarns — which feature the vocal talents of Vincent D’Onofrio, Ron Perlman, and James LeGros amongst others — on the Tfbtp website and are now releasing them on a series of CDs...
- 10/31/2011
- by Clark Collis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Courtesy ofMTV
Someanniversaries are more shocking than others. This one blew our minds. Thirty yearsago today the universe-changing network MTV debuted. We remember televisionmilestones like some people connect to graduations or winning the big game. Forus the day we got cable was a victory — all those shows at our fingertips.
We werelucky back in Braintree, Massachusetts, prior to getting the official musictelevision station, we had access to a local network called V-66 that showedshorts from a range of artists from international acts to Boston-based bands.It was amazing, but it didn’t have rock stars like Mick Jagger and Pete Townshendimploring us to get it.
Once we gotit, MTV was always on in our house and we loved every overly hairsprayed,spandex-clad pop singer or metal band that came our way. We remember gatheringwith our friends when Thriller premiered — and watching it every time it airedon our sets.
Then theunimaginable happened.
Someanniversaries are more shocking than others. This one blew our minds. Thirty yearsago today the universe-changing network MTV debuted. We remember televisionmilestones like some people connect to graduations or winning the big game. Forus the day we got cable was a victory — all those shows at our fingertips.
We werelucky back in Braintree, Massachusetts, prior to getting the official musictelevision station, we had access to a local network called V-66 that showedshorts from a range of artists from international acts to Boston-based bands.It was amazing, but it didn’t have rock stars like Mick Jagger and Pete Townshendimploring us to get it.
Once we gotit, MTV was always on in our house and we loved every overly hairsprayed,spandex-clad pop singer or metal band that came our way. We remember gatheringwith our friends when Thriller premiered — and watching it every time it airedon our sets.
Then theunimaginable happened.
- 8/1/2011
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
Here are a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles:
The Night Stalker – Many people might not remember Darin McGavin's as Kolchak in the short-lived '70s supernatural crime series (even fewer might recall Stuart Townsend's turn in the much shorter-lived remake). But, Johnny Depp must've been a fan. He's developing a feature adaptation of the show with Disney and his Infinitum Nihil.
Jamaica – Seth Rogen and his Superbad super-partner Evan Goldberg are backing Jonathan Levine's comedy about a teenager who travels to the Caribbean with his grandmother.
We Froze the First Man – Oscar winner Errol Morris has tapped Paul Rudd to star in his Mad Men-era, non-docu dramedy about the early days of cryogenics. Stranger Than Fiction scribe Zach Helm wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by a Robert F. Nelson's memoir "We Froze the First Man" and an segment from NPR's "This American Life".
Fly Me to the Moon – Diane Kruger and Danny Boon star in this French production directed by Pascal Chaumeil. The romcom centers on a happily-engaged woman with a plan to break her family curse where every first marriage ends in divorce.
Banjo & Matilda –Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) directs this Australian drama written by Young Einstein co-writer David Roach (whatever happened to Yahoo Serious?) . The film follows a city poet and journalist who travels to the edge of the outback in order to track down a political agitator.
If you know of something in the works, you can submit it via our online submission form.
The Night Stalker – Many people might not remember Darin McGavin's as Kolchak in the short-lived '70s supernatural crime series (even fewer might recall Stuart Townsend's turn in the much shorter-lived remake). But, Johnny Depp must've been a fan. He's developing a feature adaptation of the show with Disney and his Infinitum Nihil.
Jamaica – Seth Rogen and his Superbad super-partner Evan Goldberg are backing Jonathan Levine's comedy about a teenager who travels to the Caribbean with his grandmother.
We Froze the First Man – Oscar winner Errol Morris has tapped Paul Rudd to star in his Mad Men-era, non-docu dramedy about the early days of cryogenics. Stranger Than Fiction scribe Zach Helm wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by a Robert F. Nelson's memoir "We Froze the First Man" and an segment from NPR's "This American Life".
Fly Me to the Moon – Diane Kruger and Danny Boon star in this French production directed by Pascal Chaumeil. The romcom centers on a happily-engaged woman with a plan to break her family curse where every first marriage ends in divorce.
Banjo & Matilda –Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) directs this Australian drama written by Young Einstein co-writer David Roach (whatever happened to Yahoo Serious?) . The film follows a city poet and journalist who travels to the edge of the outback in order to track down a political agitator.
If you know of something in the works, you can submit it via our online submission form.
- 7/15/2011
- by Eric Greene
- IMDbPro News
Coming to us in 3-glorious-d this summer is Marcus Nispel’s Conan the Barbarian, and a teaser trailer released a few moments ago brings us growling, husky voices and some sword swirling.
We get to see Jason Momoa as Conan waxing lyrical about his Barbarianing, and look closer into the swirling mists to see other characters from the movie. It is a teaser in the strictest sense – so don’t expect too much, there’s no actual footage from the film but as a first look it’s perfectly passable. In other words – you’ll need more than smoky swordplay and growling to bring in the masses.
Conan also stars Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, Raw Leiba, Saïd Taghmaoui and is directed by Marcus Nispel. The movie adaptions are based on the stories by Robert E. Howard written in 1932.
Enough reading, more sword swirling!
Yahoo Serious ly bought this to us.
We get to see Jason Momoa as Conan waxing lyrical about his Barbarianing, and look closer into the swirling mists to see other characters from the movie. It is a teaser in the strictest sense – so don’t expect too much, there’s no actual footage from the film but as a first look it’s perfectly passable. In other words – you’ll need more than smoky swordplay and growling to bring in the masses.
Conan also stars Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, Raw Leiba, Saïd Taghmaoui and is directed by Marcus Nispel. The movie adaptions are based on the stories by Robert E. Howard written in 1932.
Enough reading, more sword swirling!
Yahoo Serious ly bought this to us.
- 3/12/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I understand why Russell Brand would choose to voice the Easter Bunny in the latest anthropomorphic wet fart brought to you by the same guys that brought us Alvin and the Chipmunks: Apocalypse. He's an annoying British twit with a three-day expiration date, so he has to must capitalize before the rest of the world cuts through that accent and sees him for what he really is: This generation's Yahoo Serious, an epic Yo Yo whose charm apparently resides in his drunken slurring.
But James Marsden? You are better than this, and Hollywood consistently fails to realize your true comedic potential. This guy is funny, and charming, and has great dimples. He's also kind of fluffy, isn't he? But he consistently makes terrible, terrible films (and is apparently the go-to guy for live-action/CGI hybrids).
Anyway, Marsden and Brand will star in Hop, which opens in April ahead of Easter.
But James Marsden? You are better than this, and Hollywood consistently fails to realize your true comedic potential. This guy is funny, and charming, and has great dimples. He's also kind of fluffy, isn't he? But he consistently makes terrible, terrible films (and is apparently the go-to guy for live-action/CGI hybrids).
Anyway, Marsden and Brand will star in Hop, which opens in April ahead of Easter.
- 2/9/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Who wants another comedy centered around a zombie invasion? I didn’t think so. However, that hasn’t stopped writer/director Alejandro Brugués from putting his own personal spin on this oversaturated subgenre with “Juan of the Dead.” Get it? Judging from the teasers lurking below, the film — a sensitive tale about a 40 year-old slacker’s endeavor to save his country from the living dead — doesn’t look half bad. Of course, I’m unusually enamored with the movie’s hero, who strongly resembles a cross between actors John Turturro and Yahoo Serious. Once you see the first trailer, you’ll know precisely what I’m talking about. I’m not entirely sure when “Juan of the Dead” will make its way to North American television screens, but you can rest assured I’ll be all over it. Besides, what else do I have to do? All of this snazzy...
- 8/20/2010
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
You know what's better than a parfait? Knowing the release of Shrek Forever After is just a little more than a month away. And because the film is headed to our multiplexes May 21, Dreamworks has begun rolling out images from the flick to tease our ogre-loving selves. (Well, my self actually loves the Gingerbread Man more, but you get my point.) The fire-topped character in this poster is Rumpelstiltskin, the Brothers Grimm character who hated the process of adoption, so decided to exchange his straw-spun gold for the king's daughter's first-born. I'm guessing the reason his hair is so big...
- 4/15/2010
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
Erin Andrews and Maksim
Snowden: It's a double score showdown! One score for performance (which is boobies jiggling and such) and one for the technique (the actual, you know, dancing). Andrews seems shook, not just by Len's harsh critiques but also by a jacked up back. The good news is she has been stalker free for one whole week. Erin has no poker face at all. Every time she makes a mistake it's written all over her mug. "Flamboyant, aggressive, like a murderess," Bruno said. You can tell already that the neophyte dancers are going to be way too focused on the technique at the expense of the fun.
Morrison: Erin had to be brave last night because she’s struggling with a rib contusion, as diagnosed by the “president of jointvitality” himself. When it comes to made-up doctors, Dancing with the Stars spares no expense! Anyway, she and...
Snowden: It's a double score showdown! One score for performance (which is boobies jiggling and such) and one for the technique (the actual, you know, dancing). Andrews seems shook, not just by Len's harsh critiques but also by a jacked up back. The good news is she has been stalker free for one whole week. Erin has no poker face at all. Every time she makes a mistake it's written all over her mug. "Flamboyant, aggressive, like a murderess," Bruno said. You can tell already that the neophyte dancers are going to be way too focused on the technique at the expense of the fun.
Morrison: Erin had to be brave last night because she’s struggling with a rib contusion, as diagnosed by the “president of jointvitality” himself. When it comes to made-up doctors, Dancing with the Stars spares no expense! Anyway, she and...
- 4/13/2010
- UGO TV
It's not a new message, of course, but the continuing trend in parent-child relations in Hollywood is that the only real way a father can bond with his son is through sports. If your kid is overweight or an introverted video-game geek, it's just not going to work out, father-son wise. I'm sorry to break that.
Peter Cattaneo will be the latest director to hammer home that message. The director of The Full Monty and, more recently, the little-seen The Rocker, is set to direct What the Puck, based on the true story of a father and son who bond over a messy divorce through their mutual love of ice hockey, a mutual love that leads them to the World Junior Championships in Canada.
If that junior ice-hockey team had only managed a 4-5 season, of course, that father and son wouldn't be talking to each other now -- the...
Peter Cattaneo will be the latest director to hammer home that message. The director of The Full Monty and, more recently, the little-seen The Rocker, is set to direct What the Puck, based on the true story of a father and son who bond over a messy divorce through their mutual love of ice hockey, a mutual love that leads them to the World Junior Championships in Canada.
If that junior ice-hockey team had only managed a 4-5 season, of course, that father and son wouldn't be talking to each other now -- the...
- 2/12/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
By Eric Ditzian
Call it an MTV News trend. Everybody wants to look like those crazy "Jersey Shore" kids. Seriously. It all started when Snooki paid a holiday visit to the Newsroom and bestowed a gift of some severely poofy hair on one of our staffers. As Snickers said as she sprayed, combed and sculpted our co-worker's 'do, "You have to tease the sh-t out of it!"
Days later, plus-sized "Saturday Night Live" jokester Bobby Moynihan donned a wig and an ornamental accent to embody Snooki during a truly amazing "Weekend Update" bit. "Oh, you want to touch my poof?" he asked a rather frightened-looking Seth Meyers. "You can call me Garfield, because I'm orange and I love lasagna!"
Cut to earlier this week, when everyone's favorite emo A-lister, Michael Cera, convinced the "Shore" crew to guido-ify him as part of his PR efforts for his new flick, "Youth in Revolt.
Call it an MTV News trend. Everybody wants to look like those crazy "Jersey Shore" kids. Seriously. It all started when Snooki paid a holiday visit to the Newsroom and bestowed a gift of some severely poofy hair on one of our staffers. As Snickers said as she sprayed, combed and sculpted our co-worker's 'do, "You have to tease the sh-t out of it!"
Days later, plus-sized "Saturday Night Live" jokester Bobby Moynihan donned a wig and an ornamental accent to embody Snooki during a truly amazing "Weekend Update" bit. "Oh, you want to touch my poof?" he asked a rather frightened-looking Seth Meyers. "You can call me Garfield, because I'm orange and I love lasagna!"
Cut to earlier this week, when everyone's favorite emo A-lister, Michael Cera, convinced the "Shore" crew to guido-ify him as part of his PR efforts for his new flick, "Youth in Revolt.
- 1/6/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
It’s a harsh thing to say, but some people just aren’t funny. Bo Zenga is one of those people. He was an executive producer of the dreadful Scary Movie, and an executive producer and co-writer on the atrocious Snoop Dogg-starring Soul Plane. This time around, Zenga is a triple threat, serving as the writer/director and one of the producers of the flagrantly unfunny Stan Helsing, a Scary Movie ripoff/parody (opening today in New York and La) that is a crime against comedy and sets a new standard for adolescent, idiotic, witless humor. Sophie’S Choice has more laughs than this woebegone chaff. So do yourself a favor and skip this incompetent horror satire. No need to thank me, folks. I’m just doing my job.
Do I really have to describe the plot (what’s in a word?) of this film? I guess that’s part of my job too,...
Do I really have to describe the plot (what’s in a word?) of this film? I guess that’s part of my job too,...
- 10/23/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Allan Dart)
- Fangoria
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