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Aubrey Plaza Is One of the Funny People

23 November 2009 1:15 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The rising comedic star talks about this new DVD, Parks and Recreation, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and more.

Around this time last year, I was reading up on Judd Apatow's new directorial effort, Funny People, since I was going to be visiting the set of the film. Among the huge names in the film was a newcomer named Aubrey Plaza, and, if the newcomers in Apatow's previous two films were any indication (See: Jonah Hill and Charlene Yi), I figured this young comedienne was surely on a pretty damn good path. Of course, that was before we knew her as the hilariously deadpan April Ludgate on the wonderful NBC comedy Parks and Recreation and the actress also has the highly-anticipated Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World coming up as well. I recently had the chance to speak with Aubrey Plaza for the new Funny People DVD and Blu-ray release »

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Holiday Preview: A Repertory Calendar

3 November 2009 1:01 PM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

Tim Burton invades New York, New Italian Cinema hits Los Angeles, Harold and Kumar spread holiday cheer in Austin and everywhere you look, they're celebrating All Tomorrow's Parties -- just some of the holiday film fun you can have this winter at your local repertory theater.

More Holiday Preview: [Theatrical Calendar]

[Repertory Calendar] [Anywhere But a Movie Theater]

New York

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In November, the 92YTribeca Screening Room will have some special guests in the house when it hosts the already sold out "A Conversation with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman" on November 10th, with the two longtime collaborators discussing their latest film "Fantastic Mr. Fox." But tickets are still available for the night before (Nov. 9th), when actor Ben Foster and director Oren Moverman will screen their acclaimed new post-war drama "The Messenger". Much of the rest of the month is devoted to Cinema Tropical's Ten Years of New Argentine Cinema series with screenings of Adrián Caetano's immigration »

- Stephen Saito

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Rehearsal Montage from 'Nine' Steps On Stage

20 October 2009 2:44 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Taking a cue from Team America: World Police, the Weinstein Co. has debuted a new rehearsal montage from Rob Marshall's upcoming musical Nine, which is due in New York and L.A. on December 18 and expanding nationwide on Christmas Day.

I am extraordinarily excited to see this film and while I did watch the trailer, I am done watching footage and saving it all for the theater so I didn't watch the footage below, but be my guest, it runs just over two minutes and just below it I have included a special bonus feature.

You can watch it in high definition at Yahoo.

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- Brad Brevet

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #13

18 October 2009 2:24 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I watched a lot this week, but most of it was in theaters and not all at home. On Monday I saw The Road and Where the Wild Things Are (review); Tuesday was Astro Boy; Wednesday was Law Abiding Citizen (review); and Thursday was Good Hair (review) and my second time seeing An Education (review). On top of that I already mentioned how I watched the unrated version of Drag Me to Hell a second time on Blu-ray, which actually is quite bloodier than the PG-13 version that was in theaters, but I would say it detracts from the film's quality compared to the original. Beyond those flicks there are a few more, and as always a few quick words on each follows.

As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. I now have 50 friends on the movie rental site and would love to »

- Brad Brevet

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Balloon Boy Spewage Gets Us Thinking About Classic Hollywood Barf Scenes

16 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Concerned civilians the world over watched in horror yesterday as a runaway helium balloon with six year-old Falcon Heene allegedly trapped inside sailed over the Colorado countryside, only to arrive on the ground safely without child. Falcon, now widely known as Balloon Boy, was napping in the attic the entire time.

Naturally, the Heene family is making the press rounds following the kinda-sorta disaster, and there's already compelling evidence that the whole incident could be a hoax. What's not a hoax, of course, is poor Falcon's on-air vomiting during a recording of the Today Show. Ill timing, really. While I could sit here and think of a variety of different lists — best balloon chases caught on film, the greatest cinema hoaxes of all time — I just can't get my head around the Today Show throw-up. The result of that mental block is this list of the five greatest vomit scenes in movie history. »

- Josh Wigler

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Is Michael Bay the Death of Cinema?

28 September 2009 11:01 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Michael Bay's influence on films is undeniable, but in most cases his influence has inspired others toward comedy. "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone delivered Team America: World Police, which was just as much a visual slam on Jerry Bruckheimer films as it was Bay, and they did it again in an episode of "South Park" (watch here). "Robot Chicken" took their own spin on Bay with "Baysplosions" seen to the right and Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg used the director's flashy editing and often used action choreography to bring us Hot Fuzz. Everyone gets the joke, and it's funny, but what has it done for his public image and people's opinions/expectations of his films? I ask this based on a comment left on my posting of the teaser trailer for the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake where someone wrote, "Michael Bay will be the death of cinema. »

- Brad Brevet

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We got your Titan Maximum right here

12 September 2009 8:14 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

It was mentioned a few months ago that some of the folks behind Robot Chicken (including Seth Green) are making a new Adult Swim series called Titan Maximum, which is basically a Voltron parody. I didn't realize when I first heard of this project that there was also a little Thunderbirds in the mix as well. And quite probably some Team America: World Police.

It's too early to tell, but based on the preview, the show certainly looks funny. Unlike Robot Chicken, this show will likely have things like plots and regular characters (the nerd kid from Robot Chicken doesn't count). In that sense, it's more a parody in the vein of The Venture Brothers.Continue reading We got your Titan Maximum right here

 

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- Brad Trechak

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Review: GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

9 September 2009 1:04 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Better late than never, here is our man Adam Mast's review of GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra marks the second film based on a Hasbro toy line this summer, and I'm happy to report that this one is better than the other one. Why? Well, for two reasons. Firstly, G.I. Joe is forty minutes shorter and secondly, its more family friendly. Still, saying G.I. Joe is better than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is faint praise at best.

Directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Van Helsing), this take on G.I. Joe is a cartoon come to life-literally. It features Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayons as a couple of soldiers who join an elite military super force in an effort to put a stop to an evil organization hell bent on destroying entire cities with new weapon technology.

I think that's about the gist of it. »

- Paul

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Tarantino’s 20 in 17.

18 August 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

This past weekend, in order to help promote his new film Inglourious Basterds, famed director Quentin Tarantino recorder a short video for online film-news website Sky Movies (movies.sky.com [1]). The video shows Tarantino naming out his favorite top 20 films of the past 17 years. 17 marks a lucky number for Tarantino, as it was 17 years ago when he directed his first feature length film Reservoir Dogs (‘92). Starting out with a budget of only $30,000, Reservoir Dogs went on to become a cult phenomenon for younger generation filmmakers, grabbing the Grand Jury Prize nomination at Sundance and initially paving the road for Tarantino’s future projects. Why not celebrate with commemorating the best of favorites? Named Tarantino’s favorite, from all films released in the last 17 years, is Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale (2000). “If there has been any movie that has been made since I’ve been making movies that I wish I had made, »

- Eric

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Quentin Tarantino’s Top 20 Films of the Past 17 Years

17 August 2009 9:35 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Regardless of whether or not you think Quentin Tarantino is an egomaniac and regardless of whether or not you're a fan of his films, one of the things you have to love about him is the fact that he's kind of a fanboy in his own right. Let's face it: the guy simply loves film, and he's probably watched more movies (both obscure and mainstream) than just about anyone else on the planet. It's always interesting to hear him talk passionately about the movies that he loves, as witnessed in the recent Oz-ploitation documentary Not Quite Hollywood, for example. Recently, as part of the promotion for his upcoming film Inglourious Basterds (which hits theatres this weekend), he recorded a short video for Sky Movies [1] talking about his Top 20 films of the past 17 years -- that is, his favourite movies that have been released since he first started directing his own flicks. »

- Sean

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Memories of ‘G.I. Joe’ are great; this movie isn’t

17 August 2009 6:50 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

The only hot thing about 'GI Joe'

In a last-second ditching of critics by Paramount Studios, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, was instead screened on U.S. military bases and areas with a high-concentration of military families. You know, “regular folk” who live between the liberal spheres of the East and Left coast. A brilliant tactic by the studio, it aimed to bypass the haughty blowhards to let “real Americans” ultimately judge the film along with offering screenings to a select group of “fanboy journalists.” The outcome was a temporarily elevated score on Rotten Tomatoes which quickly deflated during the film’s opening weekend.

It’s easy to see why.

The latest entry in the burgeoning toy trash genre, G.I. Joe is a classic case of futility. From tragic performances to an equally dreadful script, the movie is not a movie at all: it’s a giant bloated »

- Erik Buckman

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G.I. Joe Movie Review take two

10 August 2009 4:40 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Yo Joe!

G.I. Joe, which started as a doll line in 1964, soon exploded into a full-fledged franchise that exists to this day, spawning a comic book line, a cartoon series, a reimagined cartoon series, video games, and even a couple of animated movies. After Michael Bay’s successful 2007 adaptation of Transformers, Paramount saw fit to adapt G.I. Joe for the big screen, recruiting director Stephen Sommers, who made the only two good Mummy movies, and the entertaining, if slightly self-indulgent Van Helsing.

G.I. Joe takes place in the “Not Too Distant Future”, where a man named McCullen, owner of a corporation called M.A.R.S, has developed a nanotechnological weapon that can eat through tanks, and even entire cities. During a delivery of the weapon, to a group led by “Duke” and “Ripcord”, a mysterious and violent force attacks, killing nearly all of their men. Before »

- Maximus Meridius

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Review

10 August 2009 12:16 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra is a lad’s fantasy, the high-tech, big budget cinematic equivalent of blowing up G.I. Joe dolls with M-80s in the backyard. And perhaps that’s as it should be. Since Paramount declined to screen the movie for the press ahead of time, like most critics I paid for a ticket and saw G.I. Joe with its intended audience — a bunch of guys between 20 and 35, with nothing better to do on a Friday afternoon than watch stuff go kaboom. From their enthusiastic response, I’d say that they got exactly what they paid for, and more.

Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui:  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

“The new action movie isn’t as bad as you think. It’s much, much worse… ‘G.I. Joe’ is like watching fireworks with a blindfold on: it’s deafening and you feel under attack. »

- Allan Ford

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August 7: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

7 August 2009 1:11 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re too busy cooking your way through Julia Child’s magnum opus and blogging about it to get out of the house. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see that movie about Amy Adams stuffing her husband’s face with all her gourmet cooking?” you can reply, “No, I was busy stuffing my face with other foodie flicks.” Instead Of: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Stephen Sommers’ new action flick about a team of heroes who fight villains with advanced technology, withering one-liners, and supermodel good looks... Watch: Oh dear, can you do better than Team America: World Police, the South Park guys’ 2004 puppet sendup of the United States as the global supercop, »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Garofalo attacks 'cowardly' Parker, Stone

3 August 2009 5:38 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Janeane Garofalo has described Trey Parker and Matt Stone as "cowardly" for their attack on her in Team America: World Police. The comedienne and actress was mocked for her political stance in the 2004 marionette movie, with her character being killed by a gunshot to the head in one scene. Garofalo told The Guardian: "I didn't like that at all. I didn't see it, but I know about it. The only upside to it was I was given far more credit for being famous that I've ever been given in my life. "What am I getting my head blown off for? For (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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Catching Up With Janeane Garofalo

1 August 2009 5:35 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Janeane Garofalo is talking about how it felt to have her head blown off by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in Team America: World Police. "I didn't like that at all," says the actor and comedian. "I didn't see it, but I know about it. The only upside to it was I was given far more credit for being famous that I've ever been given in my life." A long-standing opponent of the war in Iraq and the Bush administration, Garofalo was portrayed in the movie as an empty-headed harpy, joining Alec Baldwin and Tim Robbins as appeasing stooges to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. "What am I getting my head blown off for? For speaking out against an immoral, illegal and unjustified invasion and occupation? What they did was cowardly. To try and get yourself off the hook by saying... »

- The Guardian

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The Wright Stuff Brings Toronto An Army of World Police!

8 July 2009 6:37 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

I’ll just let this speak for itself:

Filmmaker Edgar Wright Brings The Wright Stuff Back To The Bloor For A Special One Night Only Event

The acclaimed writer/director will host an evening “In Conversation” with renowned cinematographer Bill Pope, including a special double-bill of Pope classics.

Toronto - On July 26th, 2009 filmmaker Edgar Wright (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) will bring his famed screening series The Wright Stuff back to the Bloor Cinema for a special night to host an “In Conversation” with cinematographer Bill Pope (Darkman, The Matrix Trilogy, Spider-Man 2 and 3).  The evening will also include a double feature of Pope’s work personally selected by Wright as well as an in-depth discussion with the cinematographer himself.

Wright is one today’s true auteur filmmakers while Pope is among the most sought-after cinematographers.  The two are currently collaborating on Wright’s film Scott Pilgrim vs. »

- Todd Brown

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He Said – He Said … Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

25 June 2009 5:00 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Welcome to the He Said/He Said of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. As always, you should see the film before reading this article.

Complete coverage of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Features

Scorecard Review

Video Review

He Said – He Said

Soundtrack listing

Interviews

Megan Fox

Josh Duhamel

Tyrese Gibson

Ramon Rodriguez

Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Farrar

The Autobots and Decepticons once again duke it out with Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox constantly in danger. Is it worth your Independence Day dollar? Let’s get things started with Him No. 1 (Jeff Bayer), followed by Him No. 2 (Nick Allen).

He Said (Bayer)

Two and a half hours? Two and a half hours. Sigh. Out of all the bad decisions I think that is the worst. Forget about the Fallen being a knock-off of Emperor, which would make Megatron, Darth Vader, that’s nothing compared to being completely exhausted by the length. »

- Nick Allen

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G.I. Joe: The Rise Of The Cobra | New TV Spot & Posters

19 June 2009 8:25 AM, PDT | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

America F@*# Yeah! No you are not looking at the sequel to Team America: World Police, but rather G.I. Joe aka the other world police. G.I. Joe: The Rise Of The Cobra releases into the world in less than two months. The Stephen Sommers' (Mummy series) film is getting all geared up with new posters and a TV spot have hit of the ultimate kung fu grip task force including Sienna Miller as The Baroness, Channing Tatum as Duke, Marlon Wayans as Ripcord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander, Dennis Quaid as General Hawk, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Heavy Duty, Christopher Eccleston as Destro, Byung Hun Lee as Storm Shadow, Rachel Nichols as Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara, Ray Park as Snake Eyes and Said Taghmaoui as Breaker. Too bad Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren't writing the theme song for this one. One can dream. Check out the latest TV spot here and posters below. »

- Dave Campbell

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Trailer: G.I. Joe – The Rise Of Cobra - Updated -- 'The French are pretty upset.'

30 April 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

update - domestic version of the trailer has been released and it's below Written by Matt Goldberg "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" may very well be the sequel to "Team America: World Police" but without the puppets. The trailer starts off with a generic bad guy (Christopher Eccleston) launching acid missiles and one hits the Eiffel Tower and starts disintegrating it and the tower comes crashing down. The next line in the trailer is, I shit you not, someone telling the American President, "The French are pretty upset." Best. Understatement. Ever. Of course, the whole trailer has French subtitles (makes sense since it's via Allocine.fr) and since I don't speak French, perhaps the people running in terror from the falling Eiffel Tower could be screaming "We are very upset! This turn of events is unfortunate!" ... »

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