Film/TV/Theatre News Recap (8/18/06)
Another addition of film/TV/theatre news. Sorry if it's so AICN-heavy.
THREE OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST JOIN FORCES FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24168
For those of you not in the know, Elizabeth Banks is gonna be a star, I tells ya! Watch "Wet Hot American Summer," "40 Year Old Virgin," "The Baxter" and "Slither," then tell me I'm wrong. I dare you.
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ACE VENTURA 3: SON OF ACE?
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24169
I happen to be the only person on Earth who prefers When Nature Calls to the original film, so what the fuck do I know?
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JAPANESE TRAILER FOR CLINT EASTWOOD'S 2-FILM IWO JIMA SAGA
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24172
Either Clint's going to get a lot of shit from Conservatives for telling both sides of this story, or he's going to win another Oscar, once again beating out Martin Scorsese. (Damn you, Dirty Harry!)
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BRUNO KIRBY, YOU WILL BE MISSED
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24175
Watch "When Harry Met Sally" and "City Slickers" in the next week to show some respect. And try to track down his episode of "Homicide: Life on the Streets."
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DARABONT CREAMS HIS PANTS OVER "PAN'S LABYRINTH"
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24176
To answer a previous question, "when is Guillermo Del Toro not making a horror fantasy?" I answer as such: When he's making a horror actioner (Blade II) or a horror suspense (Mimic, Devil's Backbone). Or, of course, a comic book orgasm (Hellboy).
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"HOSTEL 2" CAST
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24177
As long as there's no more slicing of someone's Achilles Tendon, I'm fine with anybody.
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WES ANDERSON STRIKES AGAIN
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24178
It'll never live up to his American Express commercial. "Where's my snack?" "You're eating it." "Oh."
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"SWEENEY TODD" FILM OFFICIAL
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24184
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060817k.php
http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11572
I still think Depp is completely wrong, but I'm very open to surprises.
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CHRISTOPHER WALKEN REPLACES BROADBENT (WHO REPLACED CRYSTAL) IN "HAIRSPRAY"
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24186
http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11591
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=535112
So, we have two people from Pulp Fiction in this movie, as well as the stars of both Grease 1 and Grease 2.
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TRAILER FOR WILL SMITH'S NEW MOVIE THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS REMARKABLY DECENT
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24187
Oscar bait, but I'm biting.
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SILVER SURFER, GAYEST SUPERHERO EVER, MAKES IT TO THE BIG SCREEN WITH THE FANTASTICALLY LAME 4
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24188
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060817i.php
Well, it must mean Galactus is showing up, and that's pretty sweet. Otherwise, the Silver Surfer is a metallic gleam of a queen.
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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S MAGICIAN BATTLE EXTRAVAGANZA!
What could possibly go wrong with this movie, outside of a current overabundance of Scarlett Johannson everywhere.
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THIS IS FOR ALL YOU TRANSFORMERS GEEKS
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24211
and this
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24215
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NEWS ON FAULKNER'S "SOUND AND THE FURY" FILM
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060817h.php
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IS DOMINIC PURCELL THE NEW HULK?
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060817k.php
As long as they finally tell us if this is a sequel, a reimagining, a restart, or what the fuck. Hell, I dig Ang Lee's version, but then he went all Brokeback on us. Give me my modern mythology, dammit!
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JOSE CANSECO MOVIE GOING THROUGH
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060818e.php
Funny story: I interviewed for an internship position with the company producing the film, and despite my status as an Oakland A's fan (especially in the Bash Brother days) and as a hard worker, I guess they realized I wasn't keen on working 40 hours a week for free. Bastards.
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DANIEL CRAIG IN WHAT COULD BE THE MOST BATSHIT CRAZY MAINSTREAM MOVIE IN QUITE SOME TIME
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060818k.php
I should pick up these books one of these days. I love any hokey adventure novel that picks on the Catholic Church. And hey, at least now Nicole Kidman has some company.
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WHO IS REJOINING THE CAST OF "24"?
http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24160
This is all well and good, because Balfour is a notorious killer of new shows, so joining up with what is guaranteed to win Best Drama at the upcoming Emmy's could kill this streak.
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THE GUY WHO ROCKED MY SOCKS ON "INVASION" HAS JOINED "VANISHED"
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-eddiecibrianonvanished,0,5134035.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines
With him on Vanished and Fichtner on Prison Break, I'm a happy man. As long as they can find a home for the luscious Lisa Sheridan as well.
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OH, THE PROBLEMS WITH REALITY TV PERSONALITIES
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-ryanstarsupernova,0,4456704.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines
Try not fucking up a Rolling Stones song next time, Ruskie.
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE BETTER SHUT HIS FUCKING MOUTH
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-justintimberlaketaylorhicksamericanidol,0,4688262.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines
Cry me a river, motherfucker. Taylor Hicks owns you.
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HAD SHE JOINED "STUDIO 60," I WOULD BE A MUCH HAPPIER MAN
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-janekrakowskijoins30rock,0,1779072.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines
Darn Tina Fey. At least it got her off of SNL, where she was about to bring it down to bad-1985 comedy level if she continued as head writer any longer.
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"DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS" TO FINALLY CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER
http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11609
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=535119
Never saw it. Don't care to see it. Hate the music. Good riddance.
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HOLY SHIT, THEY MADE A MUSICAL OUT OF THIS? AND IT STARS MY HONEY KERRY BUTLER IN THE RICCI ROLE?
http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11558
Oh Kerry Butler, how you have wooed me onstage in Hairspray. Now you're a conniving wench. Ain't that just grand?
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THE NEXT BIG SONDHEIM REVIVAL GETS A START DATE
http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11554
It is from the same director as the recent revival of Sweeney Todd, but I won't hold that against him. Fucking minimalist.
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TONY KUSHNER DOC TO BE RELEASED THIS FALL ALL OVER YOUR FACES
http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11483
I saw this a couple weeks ago at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, screening at Berkeley Rep. Good yet surprisingly unoriginal documentary on someone who deserves more.
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REACTION TO MARTIN SHORT'S SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MUSICAL
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=535122
Hey, at least it sounds better than Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
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WIDELY ACCLAIMED "FAITH HEALER" CLOSES ITS DOORS
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=534885
Not only was this up for some mega Tony awards, this also played in Dublin last I was there. Darned if the tickets weren't sold out before the engagement even started. I must see Ralph Fiennes onstage one day, and at least shake hands with Senator/Emperor Palpatine.
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And hey, I might have a temporary job with a traveling student film festival as well as an editorial internship at a video game website based out of South San Francisco, so keep those fingers crossed.
posted by Marcus Gorman at
21:35
2 Comments:
My reactions:
1. You need to learn how to fucking use some HTML so I don't have to copy and paste that shit next time.
2. I thought Ace Ventura 2 had more belly laughs, but the first one will always hold a special place in my heart because it features one of my favorite bands, Cannibal Corpse. (The death metal band playing in the club scene.)
3. I've stopped caring about both Eli Roth and Wes Anderson. Smug-ass bastards...
4. The correct spelling is "Happiness." Yeah, I know it probably has some symbolic meaning, but fuck it-- the English language faces enough challenges in the age of "txt msgs."
5. Silver Surfer the gayest superhero ever? Hello, aren't we forgetting Aquaman? Even motherfucking Robin the Boy Wonder can out-testosterone Aquaman. Either way, the first Fantastic 4 movie sucked balls, so I'm certainly not seeing the sequel.
6. What's the videogame website you might have a job with? I may have heard of them. Also, videogame journalism is the field I want to pursue after graduating, and knowing someone in the industry would be (as the kids say) hella tizzite, yo.
Peace out,
Brian R.
02:14
1. I'll learn html soon, at least for those purposes, but I don't have a lot of interest making it all look spiffy. Someone else can do that crap.
2. To me, Ace getting two spears in his legs via Tommy Davidson is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
3. Bow before Wes Anderson. He's not nearly as smug as Roth, Spike, Tarantino, etc. You just get that feeling watching his movies, but he's actually quite humble.
4. Yeah, I don't know the meaning either. But it grabs your attention as a title, especially as a news editor. "Happin...what the fuck?" You'll see it coming a mile away.
5. It's a pretty close tie between Silver Surfer, Aquaman and Robin, but for Vinnie Chase's sake Aquaman has gone out of the running. There's just something way too phallic about Mr. Surfer, and while Aquaman's powers mostly suck (i.e. talking to the fishes: "Hi Aquaman!" "Hi fish! Any trouble afoot?" "Uhm...hi Aquaman!") he's not a silver dildo.
6. The site is GamesRadar. It's still pretty light of a site, but it's something.
11:16
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