Teaser Trailer Tuesday - "Sassy Pants" (That kid from "The Sixth Sense" is alive!)

     You know, I always wanted to know what happened to Cole after a childhood of seeing dead people. 

Mark Wahlberg is a Tool

     Mark Wahlberg has always kind of gotten on my nerves.  I can't explain it, but I don't like his movies, his acting, his rapping, or that shit-eating grin of his.  Oh, and I also don't like actors who belittle heroes who died on 9/11.  That always grinds my gears a little bit.  

    During an interview with Men's Journal, Wahlberg, apparently inflated by a fat Hollywood ego and dreams of too many "badass" movie stunts floating around in that empty head of his, had the audacity to claim that had he been on one of the planes that went down on 9/11, "...it wouldn't have gone down like it did.  There would have been a lot of blood in that first class cabin, and then me saying, 'Ok, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry."(Slate.com)  

   You know Mark, I am kind of wishing you HAD been on that plane now.  Because honestly, we don't need you making any more more movies about terrible people that live in Boston - Ben Affleck has that covered now.  Your time card is punched, man.  You're free to clock out.  Just remember that in reality, the world is an insanely different place than a Hollywood set, with bullshit cables, a script, and FAKE terrorists and FAKE drug cartels with FAKE machine guns that kill FAKE people. 

    I've said before that Hollywood is just a giant Kraftsman toolbox.  You, sir, are the biggest in the box.  

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Trailer for a Wednesday: "Moonrise Kingdom"

     Wes Anderson's trailers prove to be as Wes Anderson-y as his films.
    Oh, and this will be awesome by the way.

Peter Jackson's "West of Memphis" Innocence Project Documentary Premieres at Sundance Jan. 20th

    
      Awhile ago I posted on this blog regarding Peter Jackson and his wife, Fran Walsh, being involved in the West Memphis Three case of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, who were released this year from prison 20 years after an unfounded murder conviction placed them behind bars for most of their teenage and adult life.  Now, Jackson, Walsh, and documentary filmmaker Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil) are putting their talents to use.  
     Their new joint effort documentary, West of Memphis, premieres at Sundance this upcoming week, and looks riveting.  Jackson certainly seems to stay busy.  The link below is to an article at EW.com that includes an interview with Echols, Jackson, Walsh and Berg, all discussing the film and how it came to be.  Read up and enjoy.  Man, maybe I should be falsely accused of murdering three 8-year-olds.  Maybe then I could finally meet Peter Jackson. 
     Link to article is here.

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TGIF

     I don't know who Hart Crane is, but his life looks pretty messed up.  The directional debut from James Franco.

 

Movies I Watched This Week (So Far)

     Ugh, I know this blog has been lame the last few weeks.  I haven't been able to write as much and keep up, but I will do better, I promise!  Which leads me into my newest segment, "Movies I Watched This Week".  Since I didn't write about the weekend on Monday.  My pulling-ideas-out-of-my-ass skills are improving.

1. Mystic River

      One of my favorite movies of all time, and one of the most depressing reads you'll ever come across, Mystic River is the type of movie you can only watch every few years, just to refresh your memory.  The gruesome somberness of it all is almost too much to handle if you watch it any more than that.  Sean Penn and Tim Robbins garnered two Oscars for their roles, both of them well deserved (especially Robbins).  It's a Clint Eastwood film that in some ways doesn't really feel like a Clint Eastwood film; there's too much darkness and murder and child kidnappings involved.  The storytelling of Eastwood, however, is phenomenal.  Boston is grim and filthy in this story about three friends who grew up together but parted ways after a horrific event.  Another horrific event 25 years later reunites them.  As bleak as that synopsis is, trust me, the movie is bleaker.  Intense, thrilling, and profoundly sad, this one stays with you.

2. Fahrenheit 9/11

      Oh man did I used to hate Michael Moore.  I used to think he was so, SO obnoxious and annoying.  Then I watched some of his movies, and no matter which side of the aisle you find yourself on, no matter what your politics, Moore does tend to make great films.  He has a distinct satirical and emotion style, both off-putting to some and heart-warming to others.  He certainly has balls to go where no other documentary filmmaker would go.   Like to the middle of Guantanamo Bay in a lifeboat.  Or asking senators to enlist their children in the army, as he did in this gem of a film, awarded Hollywood Movie of Year (and some Razzies, which makes me lol) in 2004 when it was released.  Moore examines the US before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Bush administration's response to them.  One thing I did notice about this film was that it seemed like Moore was more distant from the subject than in other films like The Big One, Roger and Me, and Sicko.  He wasn't even on screen that much, not even while doing interviews.  He probably wanted us, more than ever, not to pay attention to him, but to the content.  The subjects he covered could almost be enough material to fill two movies, not one.  Other works of his, such as his newest, Capitalism: A Love Story, seemed to be more focused and the right length of time in ratio to the content.  This was the only thing that distracted me during the film.  But in the end, Moore raised important, startling, and unsettling questions about one of the darkest events America has experience in this millennium.

3. Snow White: A Tale of Terror

     Do be distracted or deceived by the somewhat cool special effects/make-up/costumes this photo depicts.  What a terrible, terrible film.  The writing was wooden and surprisingly unlifelike amid the backdrop of an adaptation of the Brother's Grimm's Snow White tale.  Despite stars like Sigourney Weaver and Sam Neill, the acting seems amateur at best and lazy at worst.  It's almost laughable.  Half of the time it is difficult to even figure out what the hell is going on.  It was never released in theaters, and now I can see why.  Do not waste an hour and forty minutes of your life on this.  By the end of it, you'll be wishing you had a poison apple to eat.


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Trailer for a Thursday - "Prometheus"

     The prequel to Alien, Ridley Scott is still the man behind the wheel on this one.  Not like you couldn't tell it wasn't Alien related from the gradual, linear formation of the title screen.

The Producers Guild of America Announces Nominees for Best Picture

     Here's the official list for Best Picture that the PGA announced today, and to tell you the truth this list disappoints me.  Really, Bridesmaids?  What the hell?  It was a funny movie, but now it has actually become a joke being on this list.  I personally think Tree of Life, Take Shelter, and Another Earth should be included.  At least The Descendents got a nod.  Wow what a bunch of bullshit.  Good thing the PGAs aren't important or anything.

  1. The Artist
   2. The Descendents 
  3. War Horse
  4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  5. Bridesmaids

    

     6. The Help

     7. Hugo

     8. The Ides of March

     9. Midnight in Paris

    10. Moneyball