War Horse
Filmdrunk had the quickness of mind to run this gag comparing Spielberg's upcoming War Horse with Stiller's Simple Jack, and I salute him for it. But even though those funny pink pills I took last night make quick thinking pretty …
Oh, dear, Megan, Part 3
Wrapping up our coverage of Megan Fox's photobombing of her replacement Rosie Huntington-Whitely at the Transformers: Dark of the Moon VIP screening at the IMAX Waterloo in London. Director Michael Bay also paused for a few pics, and apparently, that …
Oh, dear, Megan, Part 2
Continuing our coverage of Megan Fox's photobombing of Rosie Huntington-Whitely at the Transformers: Dark of the Moon screening at the IMAX Waterloo in London... In explaining the difficulties that arose between Fox and director Michael Bay on the Transformers set, …
Oh, dear, Megan, Part 1
So as I'm sure everybody in the free world knows, Rosie Huntington-Whitely replaced Megan Fox as Shia LaBeouf's arm candy in the latest installment of the unbelievably profitable Transformers franchise. Why the switcheroo? It may have something to do with …
Anatomy of a Press Photo: Transformers: Dark of the Moon VIP Screening at the IMAX Waterloo in London
Look, I know Rosie Huntington-Whitely is a former(?) Victoria's Secret lingerie model, but seriously... And you'll have to pardon me while I switch blog-mode from silly to bitchy, but I thought Michael Bay would have figured out how to CGI …
Oh, NOW I get it...
Ever since I first saw the trailer, I've been trying and trying to figure out how anyone thought it was a good idea to remake Footloose. And then, how anyone thought it would be a good idea to add some …
Review: Bad Teacher
Cameron Diaz has always been a game actress, the pretty girl who still played along with the boys when things got gross. But in Bad Teacher, she stops playing along and starts playing against - "Anything you can say, I …
So, What Are You Doing Tonight?
If you answered anything besides, "Going to see The Big Sleep at Cinema Under the Stars," well, then I guess you aren't interested in seeing the the violence-screen's all time rocker-shocker. Violence, I tell you! Drugs! Wild debutantes! Pornography! Blackmail! …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Footloose II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjI6OHVk00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNJluKik2s&feature=related Goonies are good enough for me!
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Footloose
Hey, you guys? How come no one told me the Footloose remake was a Michael Bay film? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjI6OHVk00
(More) Reviews!
Whoops! Somehow, we forgot to mention David Elliott's take on Submarine, 3 Backyards, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, The Art of Getting By, City of Life and Death, and maybe even Beginners. Could be time to stop pouring …
Picture Story: Grand Opening of the Newly Refurbished Coronado Village Theater
We'll have text on this later today, but for now, here are some (hopefully) pretty pictures to look at: The restored sign above the theater: Ticketbooth: Door into ticketbooth from lobby: Concession stand with mural: Seats in lobby: Custom carpet …
Your "Extremely Tenuously Connected to the Cars 2 Premiere" Post of the Day
So, Sacha Baron Cohen is all set to tempt the critical fates with The Dictator, a film which, thanks to its blunt title, cannot help but call to mind Chaplin's The Great Dictator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJOuoyoMhj8 Of course, mocking Saddam Hussein (via …
So, What Are You Doing Tonight?
If you somehow never manage to find yourself wandering the sunshiney Prado in Balboa Park, hearing the sweet strains of violins emanating from some cool upstairs interior, and then slipping in to sit and listen to the San Diego Youth …
Reviews!
Slow week. I should have a little something on Bad Teacher up tomorrow, and in the meantime, you can check David Elliott's reaction to Pixar's Cars 2. Hey: bad headline contest! I'll start: Cars 2: Is Pixar Running Out of …
Charlie Kaufman, Ante Up
New York had the right idea when it ran a comparison of the recently uncovered (by the Feds!) Celebrity Poker Ring and the Matt Damon poker film Rounders. But it didn't go far enough: instead of being compared to a …
Aaaaaaand Part 4
Last one, I swear. All apologies to Office Space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJxxRi7AeE
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Zookeeper, Part 2
The good times, they just roll on and on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJxxRi7AeE
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Zookeeper, Part 1
Trailer for Zookeeper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJxxRi7AeE&feature=related