Normally I don’t just post the bazillions of press releases that wind up in my mailbox, but this one looks interesting.
Documentary ‘Card Subject To Change’ set for public screenings.
(New Jersey - May , 2010) -- Iron River Films LLC and 3 Count Promotions are proud to announce the public release of the highly anticipated new feature length documentary film Card Subject To Change.
Hey Scott,
Wondering which comic book storylines you would most likely to see animated (time constraints don’t matter). Top 5 DC stories, and if you feel like it Top 5 Marvel… You can throw in some Image/Indy stuff if you like as well.
Also what would you rank as your favorite animated movies produced thus far? (all companies)
I’m not much of a Marvel guy so I probably couldn’t even name 5 story arcs I’ve read, let alone 5 I’d want to see movies about. I’d say maybe Marvels but that one’s already really cinematic and might not work as well. I think the concept of an everyman living out his normal life surrounded by heroes would work well, though.
For DC, I think Identity Crisis (DC Comics)
The SmarK DVD Rant - Paleo-Humor?
So yeah, kind of a weird trend emerged this past summer, as we got counter-programming against the big action movies in the form of new zany comedies about pre-history. You could probably even throw Night at the Museum 2 into that as well, but that DVD isn't out yet so I have to take my tenuous connections where I can get them.
For now, we explore the great question that has baffled moviemakers since the beginnings of film: Are cavemen and dinosaurs funny?
Um, no.
Howdy,
From across the seas I bring you new Lowbrow goodness:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/110200-g.i.-joes-future-hangs-in-the-balance/
I'd titled it Transform and Rise Up: Rise of Cobra and the Future of the G.I. Joe Brand, but editorial whim rules all.
Hope ya dig it.
Indeed I did. Although I still haven’t seen the movie.
Did see Inglourious Basterds as my birthday present to myself, and loved the fuck out of it. Christoph Waltz absolutely deserves the Best Actor award if he does win it, as everyone is predicting already. He’s amazing and brings such overwhelming suspense to the screen every second that he’s on. What I also liked, much like Pulp Fiction before I had seen it 100 times, is that I had no fucking idea where anything was going and every little “chapter” was an adventure in cinema. Did anyone think that the drinking game was going to end up in the place that it did? Or indeed the ending itself, which I went into totally unspoiled and thus it shocked me as intended. It is a bit too long by a half an hour, but we know how much Tarantino loves his dialogue. I’d call it more on par with Jackie Brown than Pulp Fiction, so it’s ****1/2 instead of *****, basically.
Your cable company sure picked a bad time to drop WWE 24/7. They're doing a Wild West theme this month and one of the things they're showing is this "gem" that thankfully they dropped quickly. It makes the old TNT comedy bits look like gold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmCQT_y4MwA
I’m still a little sore over the split between 24/7 and myself, but enough people have e-mailed me this that I figured I should post it. It really makes Fuji Vice look like brilliant modern cinema, doesn’t it?
The SmarK DVD Rant - Cuz This Is THRILLER!
The term "thriller" when it comes to movies is unfortunately a pretty meaningless distinction these days, especially since so few of them actually thrill. It's become kind of a catch-all phrase to cover stuff that isn't easily shoehorned into other genres, but it does make it easier to shoehorn together a pair of smaller reviews into one of my patented two-in-one DVD reviews, so there's that.
The question of course, is "Who watches the Watchmen?"
I was so completely blown away by this, not just because it was a perfect adaptation, but because it was such an amazing comment on superhero movies in general. The people involved acted like ADULTS, complete with consequences for violence and people getting hot and bothered because of an adrenaline rush. Rorschach was PERFECT and even though I knew what was coming, it was still very sad when it happened. Comedian was also very much badass and felt more developed than in the comics, even though he wasn't a character you WANTED to root for or anything.
My only gripes, protected by spoiler vagueness:
- The eventual villain is pretty much telegraphed if you've read the original comics.
- Too much big blue schlong, although it was balanced out by Malin Akerman getting naked, seemingly as per her contract.
- Patrick Wilson probably should have been a bit paunchier, but he nailed the role as well.
Basically once we hit the Rorschach prison sequence my friend turned to me and said "This is EPIC!" and I'm inclined to agree. Probably won't be for all tastes, but it was definitely for mine. Highest recommendation!
The SmarK DVD Rant for Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Poor Bryan Fuller, every project he launches is just too far ahead of the curve for the world and dies before its time. The most spectacular example of that was Pushing Daisies, which had the best pilot I've ever seen and strong ratings to match, but died out in the wake of the writer's strike and a long hiatus. Before that, however, his most celebrated cause was Dead Like Me, which only ran for two seasons on Showtime before getting axed for reasons that are still kind of mysterious today. Ratings were fine, the show wasn't hugely expensive to produce and the network was generally happy with the product despite constant tinkering and notes from Day 1. In fact, Fuller left after the pilot, but his whimsical touch could be seen all through the run of the show. But now, as though revived by the Piemaker, Dead Like Me has been touched and brought back to life!
They probably shouldn't have bothered, though.
Great review from John Orquiola, making a lot of points I had in mind while doing my quickie review...
http://www.backofthehead.com/entertainment/2009-01-01.thewrestler.html
I especially liked his observation about how Randy puts forth a pro wrestling mentality to mundane things like playing Nintendo with a kid. So very true.
Wow. Finally opened here in Saskatoon, and Mickey Rourke is so very deserving of the acting accolades being given to him. Yeah, the wrestling stuff isn't a huge shock if you already know about the staple guns and blades and such (although don't they usually leave the staples out of the gun?), but man what a tragic story on so many levels. It just feels so sadly true to the business, and the parallels with Cassidy (Yowza, Marissa has aged quite well!) and her fall from the peak of her profession are well done as well. And hey, there's even another level, as the 80s hair metal that permeates the soundtrack (the awesomest soundtrack ever, I might add) is made up of bands who are still trying to milk their own former glory and doing the same drugs and ringrats that Randy was. I think, for me, the best piece of acting was the brief period when Randy was working the deli counter and seemed to be so legitimately happy doing such a mundane job, and I think that was even worse for him than his fall from grace in wrestling was.
Just a brilliant piece of cinema. Highest recommendation.
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