tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88914706461821632702024-03-13T12:45:13.656-07:00Movie, ActuallyNicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.comBlogger340125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-52229514500877227022011-02-27T21:11:00.000-08:002011-03-02T05:33:42.290-08:00THE 83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZmaxseO88vw/TWsuEKgzfiI/AAAAAAAAK1g/AyoBdf3YPL8/s1600/oscar-2011-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZmaxseO88vw/TWsuEKgzfiI/AAAAAAAAK1g/AyoBdf3YPL8/s640/oscar-2011-poster.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>So...... a little award show happened just now. Wasn't a big deal or anything. You know... it's just the Oscars. The greatest holiday ever since St. Patrick's Day. So anyway, I've been blogging simultaneously with the awards ceremony which was a fair distribution of prizes as predicted.<br />
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<a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/kings-speech-review.html">The King's Speech</a> took home the Best Picture award along with 3 other awards in Directing, Actor in a Leading Role and Original Screenplay. Along with it was <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/07/inception-review.html">Inception</a> packing in 4 awards all in the technical categories and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/social-network-review.html">The Social Network</a> winning 3 in Music, Editing and Adapted Screenplay.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-thRHRZj21yk/TWsuAL_ucoI/AAAAAAAAK1M/fr6395LqNOg/s1600/MV5BMjA2NDI1NjU2OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDk1MDc1NA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-thRHRZj21yk/TWsuAL_ucoI/AAAAAAAAK1M/fr6395LqNOg/s320/MV5BMjA2NDI1NjU2OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDk1MDc1NA.jpg" width="237" /></a><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N2bCHH9s87I/TWsuDkiKu-I/AAAAAAAAK1c/xxYJ6meBsbc/s1600/MV5BMTUyNzgzMzE3MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzIzMDc1NA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N2bCHH9s87I/TWsuDkiKu-I/AAAAAAAAK1c/xxYJ6meBsbc/s320/MV5BMTUyNzgzMzE3MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzIzMDc1NA.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dvsuXgFkMpA/TWsuCvBvfnI/AAAAAAAAK1Y/u9WFOX4Kx7U/s1600/MV5BMTM4NjY5NDU3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTczOTY1NA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dvsuXgFkMpA/TWsuCvBvfnI/AAAAAAAAK1Y/u9WFOX4Kx7U/s320/MV5BMTM4NjY5NDU3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTczOTY1NA.jpg" width="234" /></a><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zRJLd4DSajU/TWsuBkRm-CI/AAAAAAAAK1U/OlEpwqKpcOA/s1600/MV5BMTkwNzE2MzExNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTE4OTY1NA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zRJLd4DSajU/TWsuBkRm-CI/AAAAAAAAK1U/OlEpwqKpcOA/s320/MV5BMTkwNzE2MzExNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTE4OTY1NA_002.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IbAyxfeAeDA/TWsuBCMcDxI/AAAAAAAAK1Q/D5sKJALGnzQ/s1600/MV5BMjA5NzEyNjU4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTk1MDc1NA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IbAyxfeAeDA/TWsuBCMcDxI/AAAAAAAAK1Q/D5sKJALGnzQ/s640/MV5BMjA5NzEyNjU4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTk1MDc1NA.jpg" width="560" /></a></div>2 awards were given to <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/06/toy-story-3-review.html">Toy Story 3</a> for Best Animated Feature and Original Song while trashy underdog <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/fighter-review.html">The Fighter</a> took home awards for Melissa Leo and Christian Bale for their supporting roles. <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/03/alice-in-wonderland-review.html">Alice In Wonderland</a> also took home 2 awards for Costume Design and Art Direction. While <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/black-swan-review.html">Black Swan</a> claims the Best Actress prize for Natalie Portman.<br />
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The full list of winners are below. And.... GO:<br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST PICTURE</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•The King's Speech</span></b><br />
•127 Hours<br />
•The Social Network<br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Winter's Bone<b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•Black Swan<br />
•The Fighter<br />
•Inception<br />
•The Kids Are All Right<br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST DIRECTOR</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Tom Hooper- The King's Speech</span></span></b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">David Fincher- The Social Network</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Joel Coen and Ethan Coen- True Grit</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Darren Aronofsky- Black Swan</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">David. O. Russell- The Fighter</span><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Colin Firth- The King's Speech</span></span></b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">James Franco- 127 Hours</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Javier Bardem- Biutiful</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Jeff Bridges- True Grit</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Jesse Eisenberg- The Social Network</span><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Natalie Portman- Black Swan</span></span></span></b><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Michelle Williams- Blue Valentine</span></span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Annette Bening- The Kids Are All Right</span></span><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Nicole Kidman- Rabbit Hole</span></span><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Jennifer Lawrence- Winter's Bone</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Christian Bale- The Fighter</span></span></b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">John Hawkes- Winter's Bone</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Jeremy Renner- The Town</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Mark Ruffalo- The Kids Are All Right</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Geoffrey Rush- The King's Speech</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Melissa Leo-<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"> The Fighter</span></span></span></b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Hailee Steinfeld- True Grit</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Jacki Weaver- Animal Kingdom</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Amy Adams- The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Helena Bonham Carter- The King's Speech</span><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">The Social Network</span></span></b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Toy Story 3</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">True Grit</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Winter's Bone</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">127 Hours</span><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">The King's Speech</span></span></b><b style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Another Year</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Inception</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">The Kids Are All Right</span><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•In A Better World</span></b><br />
•Incendies<br />
•Outside the Law<br />
•Biutiful<br />
•Dogtooth<br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ANIMATED FEATURE</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Toy Story 3</span></b><br />
•How to Train Your Dragon<br />
•The Illusionist<br />
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<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST ART DIRECTION</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Alice In Wonderland</span></b></div>•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•True Grit<br />
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<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY</b></div><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•The Social Network<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Black Swan<br />
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<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST COSTUME DESIGN</b></div><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Alice in Wonderland</span></b><br />
•I Am Love<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•The Tempest<br />
•True Grit<br />
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</b></div><b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST FILM EDITING</b><br />
<div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•The Social Network</span></b><br />
•Black Swan<br />
•The Fighter<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•127 Hours<br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Inside Job</span></b><br />
•Restrepo<br />
•Waste Land</div><div style="color: black;">•Exit Through the Gift Shop<br />
•Gasland<br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST MAKEUP</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•The Wolfman</span></b></div><div style="color: black;">•Barney's Version<br />
•The Way Back<br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ORIGINAL SCORE</span></b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•The Social Network</span></b></div><div style="color: black;">•How to Train Your Dragon<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•127 Hours<br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST ORIGINAL SONG</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•We Belong Together from Toy Story 3</span></b></div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><div style="color: black;">•Coming Home from Country Strong</div><div style="color: black;">•I See the Light from Tangled</div><div style="color: black;">•If I Rise from 127 Hours<br />
</div></div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST SOUND MIXING</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•Salt<br />
•The Social Network<br />
•True Grit</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST SOUND EDITING</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
•Tron: Legacy<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Unstoppable</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST VISUAL EFFECTS</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•Iron Man 2</div><div style="color: black;">•Alice In Wonderland<br />
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
•Hereafter<br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•Strangers No More</span></b><br />
•Sun Come Up<br />
•The Warriors of Qiugang</div><div style="color: black;">•Killing in the Name<br />
•Poster Girl<br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•The Lost Thing</span></b><br />
•Madagascar, A Journey Diary</div><div style="color: black;">•Day & Night<br />
•The Gruffalo<br />
•Let's Pollute<br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">•God of Love</span></b><br />
•Na Wewe<br />
•Wish 143<br />
•The Confession<br />
•The Crush<br />
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It is slightly disappointing that misplaced heavyweights like <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/true-grit-review.html">True Grit</a>, Winter's Bone and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/127-hours.html">127 Hours</a> left empty handed. It's even more disappointing that The Social Network didn't win Best Picture, which was what I was hoping for. Now before anyone goes off on me about how great Speech was, let me explain.<br />
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The King's Speech is the better film, but Network is the more important one. Up until now, we haven't had a film immortalized in the Academy that captures our generation and our time. The old days had Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia and On The Waterfront. The 60's had West Side Story, Tom Jones and My Fair Lady. The 70's had The Godfather and The Sting. The 80's had Kramer Vs. Kramer, Ghandhi and Terms of Endearment. The 90's had Titanic and Forrest Gump.<br />
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We haven't had that movie yet that people 50 years from now will look back and remember the Internet generation and technology and youth revolution. The Social Network was our movie. That was supposed to be our time. The King's Speech is just yet another fantastic British film under the shadows of other fantastic British films that will be forgotten in a year or two. Seriously, name me another British period piece that will stand the test of time longer than the likes of Raging Bull or Avatar or Tootsie.<br />
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That's just my opinion. Would love to hear comments. Anyway, congrats to the winners and I'll see ya'll next year.</div>Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-58367827717863378362011-02-26T20:18:00.000-08:002011-02-26T20:18:59.932-08:00Oscar Special: Best Picture Winners From 1929-2010So last year I did this post where I had all the posters of every film that has won Best Picture since the Oscars started in 1929 and people seemed to love it, so I guess this is going to be a new blog tradition on Oscar time.<br />
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Personally I've only seen 56 of these, Yes shameful I know. Leave a comment below, whats your favorite Best Picture winner and why? I'll be back with the winners of the 2011 Academy Awards tomorrow!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHU-TgTeI/AAAAAAAAHFI/7nIEnK83cOE/s1600-h/1929+wings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHU-TgTeI/AAAAAAAAHFI/7nIEnK83cOE/s640/1929+wings.jpg" width="412" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1929</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHoq6IjtI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/vr7VQ9wIRKs/s1600-h/1930+broadway+melody.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHoq6IjtI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/vr7VQ9wIRKs/s320/1930+broadway+melody.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHp2Q7f3I/AAAAAAAAHFY/qKxHuBAQC_4/s1600-h/1931+all+quiet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHp2Q7f3I/AAAAAAAAHFY/qKxHuBAQC_4/s320/1931+all+quiet.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1930 1931</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHs4ZjvOI/AAAAAAAAHFg/r-hPJCRuBJA/s1600-h/1932+cimmarron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHs4ZjvOI/AAAAAAAAHFg/r-hPJCRuBJA/s320/1932+cimmarron.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHxJw5p3I/AAAAAAAAHFo/70tIN2QTj24/s1600-h/1933+grand+hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YHxJw5p3I/AAAAAAAAHFo/70tIN2QTj24/s320/1933+grand+hotel.jpg" /></a> </b><br />
<b> 1932 1933</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YJIk82V-I/AAAAAAAAHHQ/Es7mUyWAlho/s1600-h/1934+cavalcade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YJIk82V-I/AAAAAAAAHHQ/Es7mUyWAlho/s320/1934+cavalcade.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH0QHzktI/AAAAAAAAHF4/kC3QFq6KppU/s1600-h/1935+it+happened+one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH0QHzktI/AAAAAAAAHF4/kC3QFq6KppU/s320/1935+it+happened+one.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1934 1935</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH43me8oI/AAAAAAAAHGA/Ekq-bjqdymo/s1600-h/1936+mutiny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH43me8oI/AAAAAAAAHGA/Ekq-bjqdymo/s320/1936+mutiny.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH8WyUgZI/AAAAAAAAHGI/vK8_2nYUhKw/s1600-h/1937+ziegfeld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH8WyUgZI/AAAAAAAAHGI/vK8_2nYUhKw/s320/1937+ziegfeld.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1936 1937</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH9fJMmsI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/b-DPiKqblXs/s1600-h/1938+emile+zola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH9fJMmsI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/b-DPiKqblXs/s320/1938+emile+zola.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH-3a7zBI/AAAAAAAAHGY/I7N17JBiujM/s1600-h/1939+you+cant+take+it+with+you.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YH-3a7zBI/AAAAAAAAHGY/I7N17JBiujM/s320/1939+you+cant+take+it+with+you.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1938 1939</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIJBtWs6I/AAAAAAAAHGg/vilRu0ylk1k/s1600-h/1940+gone+with+the+wind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIJBtWs6I/AAAAAAAAHGg/vilRu0ylk1k/s640/1940+gone+with+the+wind.jpg" width="406" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1940</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YITPnc4yI/AAAAAAAAHGo/clky2itH2Vo/s1600-h/1941+rebecca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YITPnc4yI/AAAAAAAAHGo/clky2itH2Vo/s200/1941+rebecca.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIU3PN9hI/AAAAAAAAHGw/u6Kk7Sr9UnE/s1600-h/1942+how+green+was+my+valley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIU3PN9hI/AAAAAAAAHGw/u6Kk7Sr9UnE/s200/1942+how+green+was+my+valley.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIcqdVFTI/AAAAAAAAHG4/wlDFJpANHsg/s1600-h/1943+mrs+miniver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIcqdVFTI/AAAAAAAAHG4/wlDFJpANHsg/s200/1943+mrs+miniver.jpg" width="129" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1941 1942 1943</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIdX1iD1I/AAAAAAAAHHA/bd5g0p8HEjs/s1600-h/1944+casablanca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIdX1iD1I/AAAAAAAAHHA/bd5g0p8HEjs/s640/1944+casablanca.jpg" width="436" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1944</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIe8d3RMI/AAAAAAAAHHI/2YgKxDWXHoA/s1600-h/1945+going+my+way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YIe8d3RMI/AAAAAAAAHHI/2YgKxDWXHoA/s320/1945+going+my+way.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKSL1Ay_I/AAAAAAAAHHY/RkaXYPmWZpE/s1600-h/1946+the+lost+weekend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKSL1Ay_I/AAAAAAAAHHY/RkaXYPmWZpE/s320/1946+the+lost+weekend.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1945 1946</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKUD-N5PI/AAAAAAAAHHg/a5vtFQplwJE/s1600-h/1947+the+best+years+of+our+lives.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKUD-N5PI/AAAAAAAAHHg/a5vtFQplwJE/s320/1947+the+best+years+of+our+lives.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKVsParII/AAAAAAAAHHo/0SJLtGB_DBg/s1600-h/1948+gentlemens+agrement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKVsParII/AAAAAAAAHHo/0SJLtGB_DBg/s320/1948+gentlemens+agrement.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1947 1948</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKXH2yPDI/AAAAAAAAHHw/KWE0Juw_hh8/s1600-h/1949+all+the+kings+men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKXH2yPDI/AAAAAAAAHHw/KWE0Juw_hh8/s320/1949+all+the+kings+men.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKeR5zxiI/AAAAAAAAHH4/eU0YmJQ69cI/s1600-h/1950+hamlet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKeR5zxiI/AAAAAAAAHH4/eU0YmJQ69cI/s320/1950+hamlet.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1949 1950</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKfxl_5FI/AAAAAAAAHIA/qz7yH-AAjZ4/s1600-h/1951+al+about+eve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKfxl_5FI/AAAAAAAAHIA/qz7yH-AAjZ4/s640/1951+al+about+eve.jpg" width="408" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1951</b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
<b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKmQvFilI/AAAAAAAAHII/ENx_hAOl-DI/s1600-h/1952+american+in+paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKmQvFilI/AAAAAAAAHII/ENx_hAOl-DI/s200/1952+american+in+paris.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKo80--6I/AAAAAAAAHIQ/FhNfGuNOQSU/s1600-h/1953+the+greatest+show+on+earth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKo80--6I/AAAAAAAAHIQ/FhNfGuNOQSU/s200/1953+the+greatest+show+on+earth.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKqVuDpLI/AAAAAAAAHIY/vxnabeyww2o/s1600-h/1954+from+here+to+eternity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKqVuDpLI/AAAAAAAAHIY/vxnabeyww2o/s200/1954+from+here+to+eternity.jpg" width="135" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1952 1953 1954</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKsiAzErI/AAAAAAAAHIg/HouUYeaAoxY/s1600-h/1955+on+the+waterfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YKsiAzErI/AAAAAAAAHIg/HouUYeaAoxY/s640/1955+on+the+waterfront.jpg" width="432" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1955</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YLwmuoapI/AAAAAAAAHIo/-eW7a3-XLxI/s1600-h/1956+marty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YLwmuoapI/AAAAAAAAHIo/-eW7a3-XLxI/s320/1956+marty.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YL_g4GDiI/AAAAAAAAHIw/NEhUvpfbuDI/s1600-h/1957+around+the+world+in+80+days.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YL_g4GDiI/AAAAAAAAHIw/NEhUvpfbuDI/s320/1957+around+the+world+in+80+days.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1956 1957</b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YMWCB5-1I/AAAAAAAAHI4/nkuf98V4YP4/s1600-h/1958+bridge+on+the+river+kwai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YMWCB5-1I/AAAAAAAAHI4/nkuf98V4YP4/s320/1958+bridge+on+the+river+kwai.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YMuQVPZvI/AAAAAAAAHJA/n5hGQBRBTyU/s1600-h/1959+gigi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YMuQVPZvI/AAAAAAAAHJA/n5hGQBRBTyU/s320/1959+gigi.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1958 1959</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM20bilBI/AAAAAAAAHJI/4M1pdB1R2e4/s1600-h/1960+ben+hur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM20bilBI/AAAAAAAAHJI/4M1pdB1R2e4/s640/1960+ben+hur.jpg" width="428" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1960</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM4b8n0bI/AAAAAAAAHJQ/QzYyI_ZwSU0/s1600-h/1961+the+apartment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM4b8n0bI/AAAAAAAAHJQ/QzYyI_ZwSU0/s640/1961+the+apartment.jpg" width="416" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1961</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM59Aw8OI/AAAAAAAAHJY/kVneUqdH-WY/s1600-h/1962+west+side+story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM59Aw8OI/AAAAAAAAHJY/kVneUqdH-WY/s640/1962+west+side+story.jpg" width="416" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1962</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM9j-9q6I/AAAAAAAAHJg/TFn1pB9XqnI/s1600-h/1963+lawrence+of+arabia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YM9j-9q6I/AAAAAAAAHJg/TFn1pB9XqnI/s640/1963+lawrence+of+arabia.jpg" width="420" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1963</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNHBjEF1I/AAAAAAAAHJo/RsfDSwaRuUA/s1600-h/1964+tom+jones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNHBjEF1I/AAAAAAAAHJo/RsfDSwaRuUA/s320/1964+tom+jones.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNL41RxnI/AAAAAAAAHJ4/L46qlcbbMHQ/s1600-h/1965+my+fair+lady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNL41RxnI/AAAAAAAAHJ4/L46qlcbbMHQ/s320/1965+my+fair+lady.jpg" /></a>1964 1965</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNn1ODJvI/AAAAAAAAHKA/ePamlIfqs8I/s1600-h/1966+sound+of+music.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNn1ODJvI/AAAAAAAAHKA/ePamlIfqs8I/s640/1966+sound+of+music.jpg" width="428" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1966</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNreh_gdI/AAAAAAAAHKI/SrlYlyBNlHQ/s1600-h/1967+a+man+for+all+seasons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNreh_gdI/AAAAAAAAHKI/SrlYlyBNlHQ/s320/1967+a+man+for+all+seasons.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNsJ77sXI/AAAAAAAAHKQ/HmofCJBJUVI/s1600-h/1968+in+the+heat+of+the+night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNsJ77sXI/AAAAAAAAHKQ/HmofCJBJUVI/s320/1968+in+the+heat+of+the+night.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1967 1968</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNtHCarlI/AAAAAAAAHKY/cv_oMtxb31w/s1600-h/1969+oliver%21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNtHCarlI/AAAAAAAAHKY/cv_oMtxb31w/s320/1969+oliver%21.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNvrQX44I/AAAAAAAAHKg/4aYFL6VCHS4/s1600-h/1970+midnight+cowboy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNvrQX44I/AAAAAAAAHKg/4aYFL6VCHS4/s320/1970+midnight+cowboy.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1969 1970</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNwuB0nlI/AAAAAAAAHKo/1dJUTwLPazc/s1600-h/1971+patton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNwuB0nlI/AAAAAAAAHKo/1dJUTwLPazc/s320/1971+patton.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNy_fpUbI/AAAAAAAAHKw/E4lqkT1A4_A/s1600-h/1972+the+french+connection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YNy_fpUbI/AAAAAAAAHKw/E4lqkT1A4_A/s320/1972+the+french+connection.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1971 1972</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YN1NbG32I/AAAAAAAAHK4/s4MwZeS2xN4/s1600-h/1973+the+godfather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YN1NbG32I/AAAAAAAAHK4/s4MwZeS2xN4/s640/1973+the+godfather.jpg" width="426" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1973</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YN2ww3eeI/AAAAAAAAHLA/VmUCs1TGrBo/s1600-h/1974+the+sting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YN2ww3eeI/AAAAAAAAHLA/VmUCs1TGrBo/s320/1974+the+sting.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YN46CWRVI/AAAAAAAAHLI/tyNiMHMW58s/s1600-h/1975+the+gotfather+part+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YN46CWRVI/AAAAAAAAHLI/tyNiMHMW58s/s320/1975+the+gotfather+part+2.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1974 1975</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOpwMXQrI/AAAAAAAAHLQ/dbOFLkTN9Bk/s1600-h/1976+one+flew+over+the+cuckoos+nest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOpwMXQrI/AAAAAAAAHLQ/dbOFLkTN9Bk/s200/1976+one+flew+over+the+cuckoos+nest.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOq_jHZRI/AAAAAAAAHLY/hINtFbnaltc/s1600-h/1977+rocky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOq_jHZRI/AAAAAAAAHLY/hINtFbnaltc/s200/1977+rocky.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOtOBd-SI/AAAAAAAAHLg/Q1T7twgC4iw/s1600-h/1978+annie+hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOtOBd-SI/AAAAAAAAHLg/Q1T7twgC4iw/s200/1978+annie+hall.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1976 1977 1978</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOvB_ie-I/AAAAAAAAHLo/oR9TrAInBIU/s1600-h/1979+the+deer+hunter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOvB_ie-I/AAAAAAAAHLo/oR9TrAInBIU/s320/1979+the+deer+hunter.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOwFZEoAI/AAAAAAAAHLw/p0X1vx8McQc/s1600-h/1980+kramer+vs+kramer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOwFZEoAI/AAAAAAAAHLw/p0X1vx8McQc/s320/1980+kramer+vs+kramer.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1979 1980</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOxCMtQOI/AAAAAAAAHL4/e7kmt9J5oh0/s1600-h/1981+ordinary+people.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOxCMtQOI/AAAAAAAAHL4/e7kmt9J5oh0/s320/1981+ordinary+people.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOyAFOGfI/AAAAAAAAHMA/hcSv7A7hchQ/s1600-h/1982+chariots+of+fire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOyAFOGfI/AAAAAAAAHMA/hcSv7A7hchQ/s320/1982+chariots+of+fire.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1981 1982</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOzAuOZnI/AAAAAAAAHMI/dVAmjtYJQnU/s1600-h/1983+ghandhi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YOzAuOZnI/AAAAAAAAHMI/dVAmjtYJQnU/s640/1983+ghandhi.jpg" width="408" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1983</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YO0OhQqRI/AAAAAAAAHMQ/lDJcXUJG4EI/s1600-h/1984+terms+of+endearment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YO0OhQqRI/AAAAAAAAHMQ/lDJcXUJG4EI/s320/1984+terms+of+endearment.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YO1HPKZAI/AAAAAAAAHMY/XKxgu6vvxI0/s1600-h/1985+amadeus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YO1HPKZAI/AAAAAAAAHMY/XKxgu6vvxI0/s320/1985+amadeus.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1984 1985</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPKD6tuAI/AAAAAAAAHMg/5m4qAR_BxwY/s1600-h/1986+out+of+africa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPKD6tuAI/AAAAAAAAHMg/5m4qAR_BxwY/s200/1986+out+of+africa.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPLTAjhDI/AAAAAAAAHMo/lzhvtSKloSY/s1600-h/1987+platoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPLTAjhDI/AAAAAAAAHMo/lzhvtSKloSY/s200/1987+platoon.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPMWKjYvI/AAAAAAAAHMw/rdS-3_va3Hk/s1600-h/1988+the+last+emperor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPMWKjYvI/AAAAAAAAHMw/rdS-3_va3Hk/s200/1988+the+last+emperor.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1986 1987 1988</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPO-rRCAI/AAAAAAAAHM4/jRyE2-Gjrso/s1600-h/1989+rain+man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPO-rRCAI/AAAAAAAAHM4/jRyE2-Gjrso/s320/1989+rain+man.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPTDvgzwI/AAAAAAAAHNA/7hnjo6eAPng/s1600-h/1990+driving+miss+daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPTDvgzwI/AAAAAAAAHNA/7hnjo6eAPng/s320/1990+driving+miss+daisy.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1989 1990</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPWBhftNI/AAAAAAAAHNI/2D3JMIJSKcw/s1600-h/1991+dances+with+wolves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPWBhftNI/AAAAAAAAHNI/2D3JMIJSKcw/s640/1991+dances+with+wolves.jpg" width="428" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1991</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPYKXIIrI/AAAAAAAAHNQ/tSgeS9v_0Io/s1600-h/1992+silence+of+the+lambs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPYKXIIrI/AAAAAAAAHNQ/tSgeS9v_0Io/s320/1992+silence+of+the+lambs.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPY5WwiEI/AAAAAAAAHNY/DMOjTGlqaxU/s1600-h/1993+unforgiven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPY5WwiEI/AAAAAAAAHNY/DMOjTGlqaxU/s320/1993+unforgiven.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1992 1993</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPc3p-p4I/AAAAAAAAHNg/_gbwTuxHpLQ/s1600-h/1994+schindlers+list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPc3p-p4I/AAAAAAAAHNg/_gbwTuxHpLQ/s640/1994+schindlers+list.jpg" width="428" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1994</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPgDfYJcI/AAAAAAAAHNo/c-yLIu_iHLw/s1600-h/1995+forrest+gump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YPgDfYJcI/AAAAAAAAHNo/c-yLIu_iHLw/s640/1995+forrest+gump.jpg" width="428" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1995</b></div><br />
<div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQYbakG6I/AAAAAAAAHNw/obbfFJdrOMU/s1600-h/1996+braveheart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQYbakG6I/AAAAAAAAHNw/obbfFJdrOMU/s320/1996+braveheart.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQbRbUnMI/AAAAAAAAHN4/aLmwo0u6XyQ/s1600-h/1997+the+english+patient.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQbRbUnMI/AAAAAAAAHN4/aLmwo0u6XyQ/s320/1997+the+english+patient.jpg" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b> 1996 1997 </b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQdZyAzcI/AAAAAAAAHOA/NV3koFuq75Q/s1600-h/1998+titanic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQdZyAzcI/AAAAAAAAHOA/NV3koFuq75Q/s640/1998+titanic.jpg" width="454" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1998</b></div><br />
<div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQgLb-c3I/AAAAAAAAHOI/o7watq5unnQ/s1600-h/1999+shakespeare+in+love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQgLb-c3I/AAAAAAAAHOI/o7watq5unnQ/s320/1999+shakespeare+in+love.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQhonbGlI/AAAAAAAAHOQ/j7wsNJx3ghA/s1600-h/2000+american+beauty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQhonbGlI/AAAAAAAAHOQ/j7wsNJx3ghA/s320/2000+american+beauty.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>1999 2000</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQjwumQMI/AAAAAAAAHOY/nooquIogcL0/s1600-h/2001+gladiator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQjwumQMI/AAAAAAAAHOY/nooquIogcL0/s640/2001+gladiator.jpg" width="452" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2001</b></div><br />
<div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQm_M9N_I/AAAAAAAAHOg/1KdxMnsrDw8/s1600-h/2002+a+beautiful+mind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQm_M9N_I/AAAAAAAAHOg/1KdxMnsrDw8/s320/2002+a+beautiful+mind.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQorpZK0I/AAAAAAAAHOo/8169n7JMsB4/s1600-h/2003+chicago.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQorpZK0I/AAAAAAAAHOo/8169n7JMsB4/s320/2003+chicago.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2002 2003</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQsFp-oII/AAAAAAAAHOw/_hB31sk-0wk/s1600-h/2004+lotr+return+of+the+king.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQsFp-oII/AAAAAAAAHOw/_hB31sk-0wk/s640/2004+lotr+return+of+the+king.jpg" width="428" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2004</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQtOiqRPI/AAAAAAAAHO4/4KjUaVJzcPY/s1600-h/2005+million+dollar+baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YQtOiqRPI/AAAAAAAAHO4/4KjUaVJzcPY/s640/2005+million+dollar+baby.jpg" width="434" /></a> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2005</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YRLfrpWNI/AAAAAAAAHPA/HmqGEIlrDIw/s1600-h/2006+crash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YRLfrpWNI/AAAAAAAAHPA/HmqGEIlrDIw/s640/2006+crash.jpg" width="438" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2006</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YRNEkw2jI/AAAAAAAAHPI/iZEPhLJHYrA/s1600-h/2007+the+departed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YRNEkw2jI/AAAAAAAAHPI/iZEPhLJHYrA/s640/2007+the+departed.jpg" width="432" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2007</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YROtYIM-I/AAAAAAAAHPQ/WRLCkCCko9Q/s1600-h/2008+no+country+for+old+men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YROtYIM-I/AAAAAAAAHPQ/WRLCkCCko9Q/s640/2008+no+country+for+old+men.jpg" width="434" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2008</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YRfE8sTqI/AAAAAAAAHPY/BDxfeoDMP4o/s1600-h/2009+slumdog+millionaire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/S4YRfE8sTqI/AAAAAAAAHPY/BDxfeoDMP4o/s640/2009+slumdog+millionaire.jpg" width="432" /></a></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>2009</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dYc-Pl-4hRY/TWnQNWo7n7I/AAAAAAAAK1I/_Qk_SsKjmmA/s1600/2010+the+hurt+locker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dYc-Pl-4hRY/TWnQNWo7n7I/AAAAAAAAK1I/_Qk_SsKjmmA/s640/2010+the+hurt+locker.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010</b><br />
<b> </b></div></div></div>Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-8179819054939448022011-02-20T18:38:00.000-08:002011-02-20T18:38:36.896-08:00Photos From The Hobbit SetYou know, the more I think about the setbacks this movie has had since plans for it were first uttered from that Peter Jackson's mouth; the more I think the powers that be is telling us the new Hobbit movies are just not meant to be.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mp7Tc1877Y4/TWHPxexz_rI/AAAAAAAAK08/SKitNGw0e8s/s1600/021811miramar06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mp7Tc1877Y4/TWHPxexz_rI/AAAAAAAAK08/SKitNGw0e8s/s400/021811miramar06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YBtSSua_6WI/TWHQGIAemuI/AAAAAAAAK1E/btWI4SZdjd4/s1600/021811miramar07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YBtSSua_6WI/TWHQGIAemuI/AAAAAAAAK1E/btWI4SZdjd4/s400/021811miramar07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But anyway, <a href="http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/02/19/42324-exclusive-ringer-spy-mr-anderson-shares-miramar-shots/">TheOneRing.net</a> has posted up a few pics from the set of The Hobbit as the crew awaits Peter Jackson who's recovering from surgery to begin principal photography next month.<br />
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Here's to the helming of a great new epic. Hopefully. *cough* <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/01/lovely-bones-review.html">The Lovely Bones</a> *cough*Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-27789820340671142642011-02-17T16:35:00.000-08:002011-02-17T16:35:09.495-08:00Adrianne Palicki Cast As Wonder Woman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1F_K62UuaXI/TV291iRIs7I/AAAAAAAAK0s/7h3z7j8DFXg/s1600/Legion_Wallpapers_CHARLIE_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1F_K62UuaXI/TV291iRIs7I/AAAAAAAAK0s/7h3z7j8DFXg/s640/Legion_Wallpapers_CHARLIE_1600x1200.jpg" width="378" /></a></div>The Internet was abuzz last night with the recent announcement of Adrianne Palicki, star of Legion and Friday Night Lights will be returning to television as the titular character in David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DSVdp_Z-RTw/TV2-SJ6Zw_I/AAAAAAAAK0w/__im6cW1fc8/s1600/425.AdriannePalicki.Wonderwoman.tg.021711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DSVdp_Z-RTw/TV2-SJ6Zw_I/AAAAAAAAK0w/__im6cW1fc8/s400/425.AdriannePalicki.Wonderwoman.tg.021711.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Now I'm a fan of David E. Kelley. Hey, the dude made Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal and Boston Public. He's friggin God. But when you hear about the details of the direction he's taking with this adaptation of the Amazonian warrior, you'd scratch your head to.<br />
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No joke. As Spill.com describes it:<br />
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<div style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black;"><span class="font-size-3">Wonder Woman is a multiple personality Ally McBeal meets Carrie Bradshaw. </span>Rather than focus on Wonder Woman's role as an Amazonian woman trying to find her place in the world while fighting crime, Kelley has written her as a sobbing, ice-cream eating, Katy Perry-singing man-stalker who juggles three different identities: <b style="font-weight: normal;">Wonder Woman</b> - a streetwise vigilante dressed in leather who makes wisecracks while beating up thugs, <b style="font-weight: normal;">Diana Themyscira</b> - a high powered executive and chairperson of Themyscira Industries (the company that funds her crimefighting), and mousy "everygirl" <b style="font-weight: normal;">Diana Price</b> - a frazzled and sexually-frustrated wageslave who just likes to "hang with her galpals". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ChcVTkJgbl4/TV2-fwCFnFI/AAAAAAAAK04/nCumhK98qY8/s1600/Adrianne-Palicki-1920X1200-34200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ChcVTkJgbl4/TV2-fwCFnFI/AAAAAAAAK04/nCumhK98qY8/s400/Adrianne-Palicki-1920X1200-34200.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>And while I don't mind Palicki's casting, I was really hoping for Megan Gale to play her. Don't know who she is? Google Image her and set the moderate search off. Hu hu.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-12107471514696326132011-02-15T16:44:00.000-08:002011-02-15T16:44:26.459-08:002011 BAFTA Award Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hjXGNKoCoWw/TVsdruR7fiI/AAAAAAAAK0o/UJP5Ybxj-74/s1600/bafta1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="334" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hjXGNKoCoWw/TVsdruR7fiI/AAAAAAAAK0o/UJP5Ybxj-74/s640/bafta1.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>Back from Ipoh ya'll. First of,big shout out to Arcade Fire for restoring some credibility to the Grammy's. And to Will Smith to stop putting his kids in embarrassing promotional crap. Anyway, back in movie world, the BAFTAs happened last night and here's the full list of winners:<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST FILM</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The King’s Speech</b><br />
•The Social Network<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Black Swan<br />
•Inception<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The King’s Speech</b><br />
•Made In Dagenham<br />
•127 Hours<br />
•Another Year<br />
•Four Lions<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER</span><br />
<b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Chris Morris- Four Lions</b><br />
•Gareth Edwards-Monsters<br />
•Nick Whitfield- Skeletons<br />
•Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan- The Arbor<br />
•Banksy, Jaimie D’Cruz- Exit Through The Gift Shop<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST DIRECTOR</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•David Fincher- The Social Network</span></b><br />
•Danny Boyle-127 Hours<br />
•Darren Aronofsky- Black Swan<br />
•Christopher Nolan- Inception<br />
•Tom Hooper- The King’s Speech<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The King’s Speech</span></b><br />
•Black Swan<br />
•The Fighter<br />
•Inception<br />
•The Kids Are All Right<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The Social Network</span></b><br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
•True Grit<br />
•127 Hours<br />
•The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo</span></b><br />
•I Am Love<br />
•Of Gods And Men<br />
•The Secret In Their Eyes<br />
•Biutiful<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST ANIMATED FILM</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Toy Story 3</span></b><br />
•Despicable Me<br />
•How To Train Your Dragon<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST LEADING ACTOR</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Colin Firth- The King’s Speech</span></b></div>•James Franco- 127 Hours<br />
•Javier Bardem- Biutiful<br />
•Jeff Bridges- True Grit<br />
•Jesse Eisenberg- The Social Network<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST LEADING ACTRESS</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Natalie Portman- Black Swan</span></b><br />
•Noomi Rapace- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<br />
•Hailee Steinfeld- True Grit<br />
•Annette Benning - The Kids Are All Right<br />
•Julianne Moore- The Kids Are All Right<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Geoffrey Rush- The King’s Speech</span></b><br />
•Christian Bale- The Fighter<br />
•Andrew Garfield- The Social Network<br />
•Pete Postlewaite- The Town<br />
•Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Helena Bonham Carter- The King’s Speech</span></b><br />
Barbara Hershey- Black Swan<br />
•Lesley Manville- Another Year<br />
•Miranda Richardson- Made in Dagenham<br />
•Amy Adams- The Fighter<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The King’s Speech- Alexandre Desplat</span></b><br />
•127 Hours – A.R. Rahman<br />
•Alice In Wonderland - Danny Elfman<br />
•How To Train Your Dragon- John Powell<br />
•Inception- Hans Zimmer<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•True Grit</span></b><br />
•127 Hours<br />
•Black Swan<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King’s Speech<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST EDITING</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The Social Network</span></b><br />
•127 Hours<br />
•Black Swan<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King’s Speech<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•The King’s Speech<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Alice In Wonderland<br />
•Black Swan<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST COSTUME DESIGN</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Alice In Wonderland</span></b><br />
•Black Swan<br />
•The King’s Speech<br />
•Made In Dagenham<br />
•True Grit<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST SOUND</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•The King’s Speech<br />
•True Grit<br />
•127 Hours<br />
•Black Swan<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Inception</span></b><br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
•Alice In Wonderland<br />
•Black Swan<br />
•Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST MAKE UP & HAIR</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Alice In Wonderland</span></b><br />
•Black Swan<br />
•Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
•The King’s Speech<br />
•Made In Dagenham<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST SHORT ANIMATION</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•The Eagleman Stag</span></b><br />
•Matter Fisher<br />
•Thursday<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">BEST SHORT FILM</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Until The Rivers Run Red</span></b><br />
•Connect<br />
•Lin<br />
•Rite<br />
•Turning<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc99; font-weight: bold;">ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING AWARD</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">•Tom Hardy</span></b><br />
•Aaron Johnson<br />
•Emma Stone<br />
•Gemma Arterton<br />
•Andrew GarfieldNicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-36053082814022021542011-02-13T17:54:00.000-08:002011-02-13T17:54:23.667-08:00First Look At Conan The Barbarian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3mc08HyI/AAAAAAAAKxs/GzMeH63Xlp8/s1600/conan_teaser_poster2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3mc08HyI/AAAAAAAAKxs/GzMeH63Xlp8/s640/conan_teaser_poster2.jpg" width="448" /></a></div>I thought this was a joke until I actually saw the pictures. Really? You're serious about this? Okay then. Your funeral.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3pX3-pfI/AAAAAAAAKx8/Gc70A66qo6U/s1600/temp2190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3pX3-pfI/AAAAAAAAKx8/Gc70A66qo6U/s400/temp2190.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So imdb has revealed the teaser poster and first images of Jason Momoa as Conan the Barbarian in Marcus Nispel's adaptation the iconic warrior character. The film is said to mostly follow the character's origins from it's collection of 1950's short stories on the tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3lae3_QI/AAAAAAAAKxo/AFPJfN-eIgc/s1600/conan_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3lae3_QI/AAAAAAAAKxo/AFPJfN-eIgc/s400/conan_04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There are two reasons why this film is not going to work. Number 1, the director Marcus Nispel hasn't had a single likable film in his resume. He's done the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the remake of Friday The 13th and Pathfinder. Guess what? All of them were shitty films.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3mxYLNFI/AAAAAAAAKxw/xAI7HIk9pg0/s1600/Conan_the_Barbarian_2011__12823632894297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx3mxYLNFI/AAAAAAAAKxw/xAI7HIk9pg0/s400/Conan_the_Barbarian_2011__12823632894297.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Next are the writers. Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, who's credits include Sahara and A Sound of Thunder. Yeah.... boring films.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx45roEXDI/AAAAAAAAKyA/26O4LeIYPE4/s320/15335_0.jpg" width="212" /><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUx47LrlyiI/AAAAAAAAKyE/Cl8PdMVX6V0/s320/rose-mcgowan-91.jpg" width="259" /></div>The only thing I'm looking forward to see is Rachel Nichols and Rose McGowan. These two girls are unbelievably hot and have a track record for taking off their clothes in films. And being that this is a movie where people walk around scantily clad, this should be one fine piece of cinema.<br />
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Conan The Barbarian premieres in August 2011.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-64753483273978207022011-02-11T01:05:00.000-08:002011-02-11T01:05:45.306-08:00Paranormal Activity 2 | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9dhXx5adI/AAAAAAAAKys/lCiZZumk5kA/s1600/paranormal_activity_2_poster01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9dhXx5adI/AAAAAAAAKys/lCiZZumk5kA/s640/paranormal_activity_2_poster01.jpg" width="430" /></a></div>Horror or no horror, this ghost is getting really boring.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9dkV9rBII/AAAAAAAAKzA/hMniXGb9N0M/s1600/Paranormal-Activity-2-movies-16499281-848-473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9dkV9rBII/AAAAAAAAKzA/hMniXGb9N0M/s400/Paranormal-Activity-2-movies-16499281-848-473.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9dfixWsXI/AAAAAAAAKyg/cy2TXk9AEmQ/s1600/MV5BMTkyMzA0ODk4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDAyOTQyNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9dfixWsXI/AAAAAAAAKyg/cy2TXk9AEmQ/s400/MV5BMTkyMzA0ODk4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDAyOTQyNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I really hope this is the last I see of the <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2009/11/paranormal-activity-review.html">Paranormal Activity</a> series, because at risk of ending up like <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/saw-3d-review.html">Saw</a> trash, this genre of found footage and a nocturnal, lazy ghost has gotten old in just two films. Now I saw this movie in the dark and alone just like I did with it's predecessor and I was dead fucking bored.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9diIfcY2I/AAAAAAAAKy0/ij5HbK4AVBs/s1600/Paranormal-Activity-2_Sprague-Grayden-tshirt-cap.bmp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9diIfcY2I/AAAAAAAAKy0/ij5HbK4AVBs/s400/Paranormal-Activity-2_Sprague-Grayden-tshirt-cap.bmp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9ddxPeEHI/AAAAAAAAKyU/KL07TTUSfOw/s1600/MV5BMjA3NTg1NzYyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTkxOTQyNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9ddxPeEHI/AAAAAAAAKyU/KL07TTUSfOw/s400/MV5BMjA3NTg1NzYyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTkxOTQyNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So what we have here is generally the prequel to Paranormal Activity. We follow a family who's mom is related to Katie from the first movie. So we do see Micah and Katie here and there. The family brings home their newborn son but finds their house has been ransacked without anything taken. The dad sets up security cameras all over the house and over the next few weeks, boring ass ghost shit happens.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9diigpZLI/AAAAAAAAKy4/ljp14fL3Ku8/s1600/Paranormal-Activity-2_Vivis-night-cam.bmp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9diigpZLI/AAAAAAAAKy4/ljp14fL3Ku8/s400/Paranormal-Activity-2_Vivis-night-cam.bmp1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9de745uAI/AAAAAAAAKyc/VkVSVVV9ttg/s1600/MV5BMTk5NzUxMTUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjAyOTQyNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9de745uAI/AAAAAAAAKyc/VkVSVVV9ttg/s400/MV5BMTk5NzUxMTUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjAyOTQyNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The gimmick may have worked in the last film thanks to the hype and the fact that the film actually had some genuinely creepy moments, but Paranormal Activity 2 is just dull. Everything that happens in the fist film happens here in painfully predictable jump scare scenes. Person is in kitchen, living room, bedroom. Person is alone. Person is sitting. Kitchen, living room, bedroom is quiet. A chair moves. Que audience screaming. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9djxaD0QI/AAAAAAAAKy8/WtXU490SgWw/s1600/paranormal-activity-2-clip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9djxaD0QI/AAAAAAAAKy8/WtXU490SgWw/s400/paranormal-activity-2-clip.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9debzqU5I/AAAAAAAAKyY/8aF2vCpeTZU/s1600/MV5BMjE4MTAyNDQxOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjAyOTQyNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9debzqU5I/AAAAAAAAKyY/8aF2vCpeTZU/s400/MV5BMjE4MTAyNDQxOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjAyOTQyNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There's just nothing to be surprised of let alone scared of in this sequel. And the fact that we already know what plays out in Paranormal Activity makes this movie absolutely useless. It offers nothing new in terms of scares, and only squeezes in a tiny bit of information to the lore of the first film. This movie is the Saw 3,4,5,6,7 of the Saw series. It's all about how much money this dead horse can ring in before an angry mob is organized outside Lionsgates.<br />
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RATING: 4/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-62715655517053676262011-02-09T19:44:00.000-08:002011-02-09T19:44:00.743-08:00Sammy's Adventure: The Secret Passage | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxs0kaBSI/AAAAAAAAKxQ/ZAej9gHP4oI/s1600/Picture6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxs0kaBSI/AAAAAAAAKxQ/ZAej9gHP4oI/s640/Picture6.jpg" width="442" /></a></div>And the award for most blatant use of Bruno Mars songs in a movie goes to this one.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxyowcuBI/AAAAAAAAKxg/U0XNGwPYDUY/s1600/Sammys_Adventure_800b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxyowcuBI/AAAAAAAAKxg/U0XNGwPYDUY/s400/Sammys_Adventure_800b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxxph1kPI/AAAAAAAAKxc/3VdXO0zbpoI/s1600/Sammys_Adventure_800a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxxph1kPI/AAAAAAAAKxc/3VdXO0zbpoI/s400/Sammys_Adventure_800a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So Sammy's Adventure is this little known animated Belgian film that is making it's rounds through the international market hoping to fish for some foreign nominations I guess. It's practically Around The World In 80 Days set in the life of a sea turtle as it travels the oceans and meets different creatures as humans and global warming threaten to.... uhm... come to think of it, doesn't really threaten anything.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxhtuMkII/AAAAAAAAKw4/AcRIEHRg2yA/s1600/MV5BMTg1MzAzNTI5OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDYwMDU1Mw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxhtuMkII/AAAAAAAAKw4/AcRIEHRg2yA/s400/MV5BMTg1MzAzNTI5OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDYwMDU1Mw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxxGLt1CI/AAAAAAAAKxY/-YfEA3_vQJ4/s1600/sammy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxxGLt1CI/AAAAAAAAKxY/-YfEA3_vQJ4/s400/sammy2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Don't believe the 3D hogs who are hounding this movie. I thought Sammy's Adventure looked fantastic in 3D. Sure they achieved the effect by very cheap means of having a fish or octopus swim to the screen but it was still effective. Certainly more believable to see something that is swimming in 3D than to have say..... a bribe taking demigod that's throwing a poorly animated coin in <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/04/clash-of-titans-review.html">Clash of the Titans</a>. I'm sure you'll forgive the shortcomings of the methods used in a kid's movie.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxkXjVrwI/AAAAAAAAKw8/eGK4av-Wdpo/s1600/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxkXjVrwI/AAAAAAAAKw8/eGK4av-Wdpo/s400/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxf425OFI/AAAAAAAAKww/lQzHDqgyljo/s1600/MV5BMjE2OTEyNDU2OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwMDU1Mw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxf425OFI/AAAAAAAAKww/lQzHDqgyljo/s400/MV5BMjE2OTEyNDU2OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwMDU1Mw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And for a non-Pixar, non-Hollywood studio film, the special effects and CGI of Sammy's Adventure were brilliant. The underwater scenes were just a visual opus of color and spectacle on par with Finding Nemo. There were a few scenes that were not as well animated than the rest and it did take me out of the story a little bit. But quite frankly there isn't much story to Sammy's Adventure to begin with.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxgibSmhI/AAAAAAAAKw0/kGNyu29f_g0/s1600/MV5BMjEwNzM2NTU5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTYwMDU1Mw_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxgibSmhI/AAAAAAAAKw0/kGNyu29f_g0/s400/MV5BMjEwNzM2NTU5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTYwMDU1Mw_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxn9-kdzI/AAAAAAAAKxE/KZurV-HqQ8E/s1600/Picture3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxn9-kdzI/AAAAAAAAKxE/KZurV-HqQ8E/s400/Picture3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The whole Secret Passage thing gets done in the first half of the movie to make way for a barrage of ecological, Green Peace PSA's that get communicated in the most blaring, cheap ways possible. Instead of actually winning over the audience's pathos with some heartbreaking scenes like.. I don't know.. have Sammy's friend die by being chocked by plastic or some Bambi shit, the filmmaker literally has these animated characters look to the screen in 3D and go, "It's up to you humans to ensure we don't go extinct." Uh... yeah. Die.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxfLDUTnI/AAAAAAAAKws/3ANykuFcbcY/s1600/26578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxfLDUTnI/AAAAAAAAKws/3ANykuFcbcY/s400/26578.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxmFAPDlI/AAAAAAAAKxA/1wBvTDgriBU/s1600/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxxmFAPDlI/AAAAAAAAKxA/1wBvTDgriBU/s400/Picture2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Wonderful visuals and 3D at the side, there really isn't much else to recommend about Sammy's Adventure. I felt that the green messages they were presenting in the film was the whole driving force of the movie instead of having some likable characters subconsciously drilling those messages in by having a good story with a lot of obstacles. It's the very basic of children movies. Hey, if a movie about dancing penguins can achieve that without sounding all too forceful on the green message, I was disappointed that Sammy's Adventure couldn't produce that same effect.<br />
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RATING: 3/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-41340212385570238212011-02-09T03:57:00.000-08:002011-02-09T03:57:48.736-08:00Latest Super Bowl XLV TV Spots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TVHtKJfxBDI/AAAAAAAAKzk/S2dJs8pS3nM/s1600/SBXLV_Logo-Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TVHtKJfxBDI/AAAAAAAAKzk/S2dJs8pS3nM/s640/SBXLV_Logo-Image.jpg" width="422" /></a></div>First off.. Black Eyed Peas should die. So the Super Bowl's going on right now in the U.S and that can mean two things. Packers awesomeness and summer movie trailers! Paramount unleashed their TV spots for hell of a lot of their summer lineup including JJ Abrams super secret film, Super 8 and the two new additions to The Avengers universe, Thor and Captain America. I got all the TV spots right here. Enjoy!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="290" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YtYUWKlx8AQ" title="YouTube video player" width="340"></iframe>Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-10548862811740316762011-02-08T18:01:00.000-08:002011-02-08T18:01:57.711-08:00BREAKING NEWS | Cobie Smulders Cast As S.H.I.E.L.D's Maria Hill in The Avengers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TVHcMYvk3-I/AAAAAAAAKzg/qRxAjLqIHXI/s1600/cobie%252Bsmulders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TVHcMYvk3-I/AAAAAAAAKzg/qRxAjLqIHXI/s640/cobie%252Bsmulders.jpg" width="394" /></a></div>You probably know her as Robin Scherbatsky on How I Met Your Mother. Cobie Smulders is about to appear her first significant feature film role as Agent Maria Hill in Joss Whedon's 2012 comic adaptation of The Avengers.<br />
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The Avengers premieres in the summer of 2012. At least I'll watch something epic before the world ends.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-83168172303351478582011-02-07T20:56:00.000-08:002011-02-07T20:56:38.327-08:00Love And Other Drugs | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqcKrk2jI/AAAAAAAAKvs/2cwWlKVzqw0/s1600/love_and_other_drugs_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqcKrk2jI/AAAAAAAAKvs/2cwWlKVzqw0/s640/love_and_other_drugs_xlg.jpg" width="430" /></a></div>Julie Andrews would have a heart attack watching this movie.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqZ0dnMnI/AAAAAAAAKvg/nxX7pnFqrh0/s1600/love_and_other_drugs_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqZ0dnMnI/AAAAAAAAKvg/nxX7pnFqrh0/s400/love_and_other_drugs_12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqaYkcnJI/AAAAAAAAKvk/5CQeg1mBlDg/s1600/love_and_other_drugs_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqaYkcnJI/AAAAAAAAKvk/5CQeg1mBlDg/s400/love_and_other_drugs_16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I can't even begin to count the number of times Anne Hathaway flashed her tits in butt naked nudity awesomeness in the film. It's like the director and Miss Hathaway were trying to find every possible random situation to have her boobs pop out. They weren't even being modest with it, suggestively covering them like in all those "sex" rom coms. No no no. This was a full on Anne Hathaway Showgirls movie, but still a pretty darn good romantic comedy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqfkwab3I/AAAAAAAAKvw/ljKiyoa3dnY/s1600/love_and_other_drugs01_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqfkwab3I/AAAAAAAAKvw/ljKiyoa3dnY/s400/love_and_other_drugs01_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqmsFhCZI/AAAAAAAAKv0/8uu08VtRXNY/s1600/love_and_other_drugs02_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqmsFhCZI/AAAAAAAAKv0/8uu08VtRXNY/s400/love_and_other_drugs02_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So Love and Other Drugs follows Jamie Randall a pharmaceutical rep played by Jake Gyllenhaal who meets Maggie Murdock, a feisty, shallow photographer who suffers from early Parkinson's disease and the two spends the entire movie fucking each other's brains out while trying so hard not to fall in love but like in every romantic comedy, they ended doing so.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqaxQlAnI/AAAAAAAAKvo/5LtQURf_QXk/s1600/Love_and_Other_Drugs_gad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqaxQlAnI/AAAAAAAAKvo/5LtQURf_QXk/s400/Love_and_Other_Drugs_gad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqxqMFTYI/AAAAAAAAKwA/uw6SrUllJxE/s1600/love_and_other_drugs05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqxqMFTYI/AAAAAAAAKwA/uw6SrUllJxE/s400/love_and_other_drugs05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The film is based on a book and from what I've heard, the movie is a very unfaithful adaptation cause the real story of Love and Other Drugs was supposed to be about the life and times of a Viagra salesman. Instead, Love and Other Drugs the movie focuses more on a small segment of the book with it's two leading characters. Now, this is as generic as romantic comedies go. All the archetypes, set ups and conclusions are pretty much the same. The only difference is that the film was in the hands of a competent screenwriter and had two fantastic actors.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqzcop9xI/AAAAAAAAKwE/7R945TuJ_-M/s1600/love_and_other_drugs06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqzcop9xI/AAAAAAAAKwE/7R945TuJ_-M/s400/love_and_other_drugs06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq1dngVTI/AAAAAAAAKwI/Yu50qNSFzbY/s1600/love_and_other_drugs07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq1dngVTI/AAAAAAAAKwI/Yu50qNSFzbY/s400/love_and_other_drugs07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are together on screen, there is just a sparks fly chemistry that's going on between these two. You would not believe that them two aren't doing it in real life. It's a satisfying romance that builds with organic genuine growth and a whole lot of realistic sex. Plus they are just so funny to watch together. The first half of the movie was a shotgun of hilarious jokes being delivered in electrifying fashion between these two and how they react to each other is just as fantastic.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq60YV2xI/AAAAAAAAKwY/2pTOAEYAqtU/s1600/Love-and-Other-Drugs-jake-gyllenhaal-14965152-847-457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq60YV2xI/AAAAAAAAKwY/2pTOAEYAqtU/s400/Love-and-Other-Drugs-jake-gyllenhaal-14965152-847-457.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq48SnI2I/AAAAAAAAKwQ/-aQJZljkLRU/s1600/LoveAndOtherDrugs2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq48SnI2I/AAAAAAAAKwQ/-aQJZljkLRU/s400/LoveAndOtherDrugs2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Jake Gyllenhaal was actually the strongest of the two. He plays a very slick, charming, asshole with the heart of gold character that doesn't take much effort to win over the audience. He was smooth, engaging, relatable and honest. I actually found myself wanting to be this character because he's just cool. That and also because he got to stick it in Anne Hathaway. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqwt-hbMI/AAAAAAAAKv8/uF6YsE9NkR8/s1600/love_and_other_drugs04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqwt-hbMI/AAAAAAAAKv8/uF6YsE9NkR8/s400/love_and_other_drugs04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqtGHSg3I/AAAAAAAAKv4/QKsb86hCPMs/s1600/love_and_other_drugs03_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxqtGHSg3I/AAAAAAAAKv4/QKsb86hCPMs/s400/love_and_other_drugs03_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anne Hathway does play a great love interest. Finally, a female character in a romantic comedy that acts like a real person and isn't falling over herself to make her look cute like Katharine Heigl in an array of shitty Katherine Heigl movies such as the ever-so-wonderful Killers and Life As We Know It. Hathway's character has great depth to her, wearing all her emotions on her sleeves, making it easier for the audience to understand and connect to some of the outrageous actions and choices her character takes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxrGruYsdI/AAAAAAAAKwk/M9b-M_qkDmE/s1600/Picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxrGruYsdI/AAAAAAAAKwk/M9b-M_qkDmE/s400/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq_b3RaKI/AAAAAAAAKwg/exs0czz6UNU/s1600/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxq_b3RaKI/AAAAAAAAKwg/exs0czz6UNU/s400/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div>Plus she is so naked in this movie............ What was I talking about again.<br />
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RATING: 5.5/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-55105768479090043302011-02-07T04:30:00.000-08:002011-02-07T04:30:41.227-08:00First Look At Kristen Stewart in Jack Kerouac's On The Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9goxr6DmI/AAAAAAAAKzU/nK23PxlFC1A/s1600/OnTheRoad014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9goxr6DmI/AAAAAAAAKzU/nK23PxlFC1A/s400/OnTheRoad014.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Thank God the <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2008/12/twilight-review.html">Twilight</a> shit is getting out of her system. It's been awhile since Kristen Stewart did anything that was worth a damn. First images of Stewart playing Marylou in Jack Kerouac's American classic On The Road has been released.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9gzYJ2D_I/AAAAAAAAKzc/PpOxemM1kzE/s1600/OnTheRoad034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TU9gzYJ2D_I/AAAAAAAAKzc/PpOxemM1kzE/s400/OnTheRoad034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's gonna be pretty hard to mess up On The Road, the book is amazing so the film should be amazing. If it is any less, I'll skin the director personally. No release date has been planned yet but the film is due out this year.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-65680199466834326082011-02-06T19:08:00.000-08:002011-02-06T19:08:55.799-08:00The Kids Are All Right | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxg-BipWEI/AAAAAAAAKuE/8M6H5780ivw/s1600/kids_are_all_right_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxg-BipWEI/AAAAAAAAKuE/8M6H5780ivw/s640/kids_are_all_right_xlg.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Dude... let's pee on it's head.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhRRvU4EI/AAAAAAAAKuo/0cwABWBL1uM/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right09_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhRRvU4EI/AAAAAAAAKuo/0cwABWBL1uM/s400/the_kids_are_all_right09_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhIw3UD9I/AAAAAAAAKuQ/ANoNqOGSGt0/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhIw3UD9I/AAAAAAAAKuQ/ANoNqOGSGt0/s400/the_kids_are_all_right03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I gotta say, this movie was more than pretty alright. I saw this a long time ago, right about the time when summer was just about to end and I was put through a ringer of really bad blockbusters. Never in a million years did I think this film would have been nominated for Best Picture but now that I think of it, there's really nothing more modern, current and better than The Kids Are All Right.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhPfDn7oI/AAAAAAAAKuk/r5MxDvWgFrU/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhPfDn7oI/AAAAAAAAKuk/r5MxDvWgFrU/s400/the_kids_are_all_right08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhKHVa1BI/AAAAAAAAKuU/VSqUGHHGodI/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhKHVa1BI/AAAAAAAAKuU/VSqUGHHGodI/s400/the_kids_are_all_right04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So what we have here is an episode of Modern Family on Valium. Joni and Laser played by Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson are siblings belonging to their lesbian mothers who both mothered one of them using a sperm donor's sperm. When Joni is 18, she and her brother seek out Paul, their sperm donor heir go a crazy relationship between Paul, the kids and their mothers.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhYlFj6cI/AAAAAAAAKvA/S3hoU_xWYxE/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right16_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhYlFj6cI/AAAAAAAAKvA/S3hoU_xWYxE/s400/the_kids_are_all_right16_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhRx5ZNsI/AAAAAAAAKus/H3v3RG5S-14/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right10_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhRx5ZNsI/AAAAAAAAKus/H3v3RG5S-14/s400/the_kids_are_all_right10_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>First off.. Mark Ruffalo, dude.. you're awesome. He's actually my favorite character in here, beating out Annette Benning's fantastic performance. I did wish his character had more closure and had a more sweet ending but an indie comedy can only stay sweet for so long. His character is just such a cool guy, very laid back and sometimes awkward to the point that it's laugh out loud funny just watching him stone his way through the train wreck of the twisted plot of the film.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhMoEu8rI/AAAAAAAAKuc/EZGG6SUgYVk/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right06_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhMoEu8rI/AAAAAAAAKuc/EZGG6SUgYVk/s400/the_kids_are_all_right06_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhOMWPWhI/AAAAAAAAKug/GkoaNJ7mqqw/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhOMWPWhI/AAAAAAAAKug/GkoaNJ7mqqw/s400/the_kids_are_all_right07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not sure if Ruffalo intended this, but I loved the way he executed the comedy with his character. He doesn't go all out like Jim Carrey. but rather ground the humor in the subtle, awkwardness of his facial expressions and voice. His method reflects that of Ty Burrel and Julie Bowen of Modern Family. Respect.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhV5qp13I/AAAAAAAAKu4/3iDmYiJ7dtI/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhV5qp13I/AAAAAAAAKu4/3iDmYiJ7dtI/s400/the_kids_are_all_right13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhZ8dfGWI/AAAAAAAAKvE/IiL70IaZwUI/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right17_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhZ8dfGWI/AAAAAAAAKvE/IiL70IaZwUI/s400/the_kids_are_all_right17_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Annette Benning's tight wired performance as Nic, juxtaposes Mark Ruffalo with uncomfortable flair. I don't think that she should have been nominated, because quite frankly this is the poorest out of all of Benning's nominated roles. She's pretty much playing a lesbian, over the top, one dimensional version of Carolyn Burnham and while it did make for some good laughs, I found myself being really annoyed by her.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhFNNEWVI/AAAAAAAAKuM/cLvu7IHxIFc/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhFNNEWVI/AAAAAAAAKuM/cLvu7IHxIFc/s400/the_kids_are_all_right02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhdQqbh4I/AAAAAAAAKvQ/2zidwnvXS9E/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhdQqbh4I/AAAAAAAAKvQ/2zidwnvXS9E/s400/the_kids_are_all_right20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But the scenes with her and Julianne Moore were amazing. You know, for a lesbian movie.. there's really not much lesbian content as far as sex goes. What we have with is just a very cute, genuine, organic relationship between these two characters doing average, normal cute things. The only difference is that they are homosexuals.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhTUmpfbI/AAAAAAAAKuw/pVTr5i29VNA/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right11_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhTUmpfbI/AAAAAAAAKuw/pVTr5i29VNA/s400/the_kids_are_all_right11_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhLTnZhQI/AAAAAAAAKuY/1_zv_e_1Cy4/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhLTnZhQI/AAAAAAAAKuY/1_zv_e_1Cy4/s400/the_kids_are_all_right05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's a really profound social statement this movie makes. And I'm afraid not many Malaysians will totally be into the idea. The Kids Are All Right depicts the conventional family in a very unorthodox setting of today's modern world. The film is riddled with current issues wrapped in a poignant, sweet comedy. And I for one appreciated it's content.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhXCSdRiI/AAAAAAAAKu8/L-9bt_ogXcM/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhXCSdRiI/AAAAAAAAKu8/L-9bt_ogXcM/s400/the_kids_are_all_right14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhUyBRyTI/AAAAAAAAKu0/b7lAlVLKxm4/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhUyBRyTI/AAAAAAAAKu0/b7lAlVLKxm4/s400/the_kids_are_all_right12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But even if you are liberal to the idea of homosexual relationship and families, The Kids Are All Right may still disappoint some viewers who may be yearning for a good laugh out loud comedy film. The comedy in the film is more implied and subtle than you would think and may be hard for some people to pick up. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhb0E-lnI/AAAAAAAAKvM/_MwPWPVCVrA/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhb0E-lnI/AAAAAAAAKvM/_MwPWPVCVrA/s400/the_kids_are_all_right19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhejII7SI/AAAAAAAAKvU/7IKSVXhJdHw/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhejII7SI/AAAAAAAAKvU/7IKSVXhJdHw/s400/the_kids_are_all_right21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The pacing was also a little draggy. The film could have shaved off a scene or two here and there, especially the ones with that chick from America's Next Top Model, but those are small complaints. The ending did leave much to be desired. I felt that the story developed too well to have an abrupt ending like that, mostly dealing with Mark Ruffalo's character. But other than those, I am in love with this film because the performances and writing is just that good.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxha6oSmjI/AAAAAAAAKvI/RJzXBcwIvok/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxha6oSmjI/AAAAAAAAKvI/RJzXBcwIvok/s400/the_kids_are_all_right18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhCPz-eUI/AAAAAAAAKuI/Qm0woSTnfOw/s1600/the_kids_are_all_right01_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUxhCPz-eUI/AAAAAAAAKuI/Qm0woSTnfOw/s400/the_kids_are_all_right01_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So The Kids Are All Right rounds out the 10 Best Picture nominees at the Oscars and I'll say that it's the weakest out of the lot. It's the competitions dark horse and will most certainly leave empty handed. But hey, still a pretty darn good film.<br />
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RATING: 7/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-72062296438486055442011-02-02T21:55:00.000-08:002011-02-02T21:55:57.186-08:00First Look At Captain America: The First Avenger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZbdtDo7XI/AAAAAAAAKh4/nkifeNc0xVM/s1600/l_458339_01cda245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZbdtDo7XI/AAAAAAAAKh4/nkifeNc0xVM/s640/l_458339_01cda245.jpg" width="394" /></a></div>So yesterday ComingSoon posted up new hi-res images of Captain America: The First Avenger featuring Chris Evans as the titular character and Hugo Weaving as Red Skull.o check it out:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZbeX2zKmI/AAAAAAAAKh8/_RxG6Uggagg/s1600/captainamericathor1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZbeX2zKmI/AAAAAAAAKh8/_RxG6Uggagg/s400/captainamericathor1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZbdQihfxI/AAAAAAAAKh0/VnxgXdfq5kE/s1600/captainamericathor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZbdQihfxI/AAAAAAAAKh0/VnxgXdfq5kE/s400/captainamericathor2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think it looks okay. They've done a good job wearing down the uniform into a more believable, realistic attire for the Avenger's universe. But what the heck are those things in the background of the first pic?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeJLUuemI/AAAAAAAAKiE/-UY0ShH9dyQ/s1600/MV5BMTc3OTQyNDk4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODE4NDUwNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeJLUuemI/AAAAAAAAKiE/-UY0ShH9dyQ/s400/MV5BMTc3OTQyNDk4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODE4NDUwNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeKQuWPJI/AAAAAAAAKiI/hWrfYyEzYK0/s1600/MV5BMTg4MDM3MTY3OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTI4NDUwNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeKQuWPJI/AAAAAAAAKiI/hWrfYyEzYK0/s400/MV5BMTg4MDM3MTY3OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTI4NDUwNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The film is being directed by Joe Johnston, who you may have probably seen helming movies like Hidalgo, October Sky, Jumanji and The Pagemaster. Personally I don't think this movie is going to be any good. Cause Johnston is literally incapable of making a realistic war character or movie without swaying into children fantasy. I always pictured this movie to be Saving Private Ryan-like but only time will tell.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeMZJgx3I/AAAAAAAAKiQ/6qltnlpfwFk/s1600/MV5BMTk1NjA3NDI0N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI4NDUwNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeMZJgx3I/AAAAAAAAKiQ/6qltnlpfwFk/s400/MV5BMTk1NjA3NDI0N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI4NDUwNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeL0NC-aI/AAAAAAAAKiM/eLeTDnalSNk/s1600/MV5BMTgzNzY2NjY2OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjI4NDUwNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTZeL0NC-aI/AAAAAAAAKiM/eLeTDnalSNk/s400/MV5BMTgzNzY2NjY2OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjI4NDUwNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Captain America: The First Avenger premieres in Malaysian cinemas on 21st July 2011.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-86160774503670742011-02-01T22:14:00.000-08:002011-02-01T22:14:19.647-08:00Rabbit Hole | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY2SWRnxSI/AAAAAAAAKs0/7-FibmxPO_s/s1600/rabbit_hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY2SWRnxSI/AAAAAAAAKs0/7-FibmxPO_s/s640/rabbit_hole.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>Secondhand Serenade would call this the feel good movie of the year.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY1CJN-4lI/AAAAAAAAKso/hJDGPr5c16g/s1600/rabbit_hole06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY1CJN-4lI/AAAAAAAAKso/hJDGPr5c16g/s400/rabbit_hole06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY0AOp3xXI/AAAAAAAAKsc/iDgpKjUQVZs/s1600/rabbit_hole01_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY0AOp3xXI/AAAAAAAAKsc/iDgpKjUQVZs/s400/rabbit_hole01_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is a very strange yet welcoming departure for director John Cameron Mitchell. Rabbit Hole has been getting some criticism for it's story being unoriginal. Sure, the concept of Rabbit Hole has been done to death in other melodramatic movies in the 80's but what sets this apart from the rest and why I placed it in my <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/top-25-films-of-2010.html">Top 25 Films of 2010</a> is because Rabbit Hole is one acting powerhouse of a film lead by Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYz_NfmwuI/AAAAAAAAKsU/1GiUCOMQwb4/s1600/aaron-eckhart-howie-corbett-and-nicole-kidman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYz_NfmwuI/AAAAAAAAKsU/1GiUCOMQwb4/s400/aaron-eckhart-howie-corbett-and-nicole-kidman.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNX2zZhwI/AAAAAAAAKtk/Vj_s3DeO0a4/s1600/nicole-kidman-rabbity-gal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNX2zZhwI/AAAAAAAAKtk/Vj_s3DeO0a4/s400/nicole-kidman-rabbity-gal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So Rabbit Hole is about Becca and Howie, a couple in a turbulent moment of their marriage as they deal with loss, guilt, grief and each other when their 10 year old son was accidentally killed in a car accident. Their relationship begin to shatter as they begin doing different things to cope with the loss. Howie begins a close friendship with a woman from their support group and Becca begins seeing Jason, the teenager who ran over her son. Everything later is family drama goodness.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY0A4lWauI/AAAAAAAAKsg/eoKwjkeInfU/s1600/rabbit_hole02_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY0A4lWauI/AAAAAAAAKsg/eoKwjkeInfU/s400/rabbit_hole02_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNkKKsKKI/AAAAAAAAKt0/D4GeviNUF9Q/s1600/rabbit_hole07_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNkKKsKKI/AAAAAAAAKt0/D4GeviNUF9Q/s400/rabbit_hole07_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is a really well written movie. Rabbit Hole was formerly a play on Broadway being adapted by the same writer to the big screen. The emotional drama intentionally hammed up for the stage blasts through, almost traumatizing to watch at times. And I loved how it is all very real. The fights and drama in the movie all stem from the most stupid, unrelated events yet sort of reminds me of how most of my fights with family members start. The build ups are fantastic and the conclusions are desolate and heartbreaking. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYz_izpKCI/AAAAAAAAKsY/cqbF3hG7H20/s1600/nicole-kidman-as-becca-corbett-in-rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYz_izpKCI/AAAAAAAAKsY/cqbF3hG7H20/s400/nicole-kidman-as-becca-corbett-in-rabbit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUZq3KSNdEI/AAAAAAAAKtA/5M-rnL6l_p0/s1600/rabbit_hole05_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUZq3KSNdEI/AAAAAAAAKtA/5M-rnL6l_p0/s400/rabbit_hole05_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And this wouldn't have worked without the actors. There is just this electrifying chemistry between Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. This was certainly a Nicole Kidman tour de force. It's little roles like these that remind me that beneath the glamor, there is a reason why Nicole Kidman is regarded as one of the best actresses working today. Her portrayal was difficult yet inspirational to watch as her character's emotional trauma begin to crack through her facade of normalcy with painful yet cathartic consequences.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYzxjkHWqI/AAAAAAAAKsM/bsw6xBQnzMw/s1600/aaron-eckhart-as-howie-corbett-in-rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYzxjkHWqI/AAAAAAAAKsM/bsw6xBQnzMw/s400/aaron-eckhart-as-howie-corbett-in-rabbit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYzyP9Gr5I/AAAAAAAAKsQ/IP1kPkI8kK4/s1600/aaron-eckhart-as-howie-corbett-in-rabbit.jpgf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYzyP9Gr5I/AAAAAAAAKsQ/IP1kPkI8kK4/s400/aaron-eckhart-as-howie-corbett-in-rabbit.jpgf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As a producer, Kidman did a great job at hand picking Aaron Eckhart to play her husband. Unlike Kidman's character, Eckhart wears his pain on his sleeve, unashamed of baring his wounded humanity. It's a rare pleasure to see Eckhart do a dramatic role every now and then because when he's in the zone, he's bloody marvelous.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY2S9U7SmI/AAAAAAAAKs4/sjd1QeySp-s/s1600/rabbit-hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY2S9U7SmI/AAAAAAAAKs4/sjd1QeySp-s/s400/rabbit-hole.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNmJpMlVI/AAAAAAAAKt4/5x_rEo6ak2Q/s1600/rabbit_hole10_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNmJpMlVI/AAAAAAAAKt4/5x_rEo6ak2Q/s400/rabbit_hole10_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The film does inject some much needed comic relief with Dianne Wiest who provides a lot of warmth and wisdom as Becca's mother, but doesn't really get a defining moment. And also Sandra Oh and Tammy Blanchard who I should really commend for making the most out of throw away characters to help advance the already paper thin shield of emotional baggage of Kidman and Eckhart's performance.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY1c_ZjRwI/AAAAAAAAKsw/a23udpn-_CY/s1600/rabbit_hole09_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY1c_ZjRwI/AAAAAAAAKsw/a23udpn-_CY/s400/rabbit_hole09_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY1cKs5zNI/AAAAAAAAKss/0I1X9M4O-JY/s1600/rabbit_hole08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY1cKs5zNI/AAAAAAAAKss/0I1X9M4O-JY/s400/rabbit_hole08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Ultimately what gives this film its power is that Mitchell's focus is always fiercely rooted in the reality of the situation, side-stepping the potential sentimentality of the subject matter, choosing to highlight the sorrow of Becca, Howie and Jason that strike quite a visceral chord. The scenes on the bench between Kidman and Teller contain moments of such purity as to be heartbreaking - and to me, the final montage is one of the most sublime and emotionally resonant endings I've seen in awhile.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY0khz6bWI/AAAAAAAAKsk/Ge3hNvnWufo/s1600/rabbit_hole04_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUY0khz6bWI/AAAAAAAAKsk/Ge3hNvnWufo/s400/rabbit_hole04_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNdtyIHxI/AAAAAAAAKts/HjjqUyoB4uc/s1600/rabbit_hole03_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfNdtyIHxI/AAAAAAAAKts/HjjqUyoB4uc/s400/rabbit_hole03_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Rabbit Hole isn't to be missed. It's a fascinating, deep, and moving film that will knock you on your feet. Kidman is terrific, but not without Eckhart, Wiest and Teller. At a nice, short running-time, Rabbit Hole will have an impact on your day<br />
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RATING: 8/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-23724867926481722832011-02-01T01:04:00.000-08:002011-02-01T01:04:00.307-08:00Screen Actors Guild Award Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfKi9eMhiI/AAAAAAAAKtc/2zjXBaQdoy8/s1600/Screen-Actors-Guild-Awards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfKi9eMhiI/AAAAAAAAKtc/2zjXBaQdoy8/s640/Screen-Actors-Guild-Awards.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>So the SAG Awards were last night. Nothing that interesting to report here. The awards went to the predictables in every film category though there were some exceptions over in the television category.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfKhsx4MbI/AAAAAAAAKtU/SA6lNm2fnwE/s320/MV5BMTMyMDE5NzUyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjQyNjA0NA.jpg" width="211" /><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfKhFHtPgI/AAAAAAAAKtQ/8PBO77MXkoA/s320/MV5BMTMxODk4NTYyMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgyNjA0NA_002.jpg" width="213" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfKgBmxbPI/AAAAAAAAKtM/4L9EtZBFnBQ/s320/MV5BMTk0OTM3MDEzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTUyNjA0NA_002.jpg" width="233" /><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUfKiQEPySI/AAAAAAAAKtY/MM-dWy4OBIM/s320/MV5BMTUyMjQ2NTM2Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTYzNjA0NA.jpg" width="216" /></div><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/kings-speech-review.html">The King's Speech</a> were the big winners of last night, sweeping the top ensemble and male lead prize while <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/fighter-review.html">The Fighter</a> and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/black-swan-review.html">Black Swan</a> raked in 2 and 1 awards respectively. Boardwalk Empire continues to stump Mad Men with Steve Buscemi and the ensemble beating out the AMC's drama while Modern Family upsets Glee in the comedy ensemble category.<br />
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The full list of winners are as follows:<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE</span><br />
<div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">•The King’s Speech</span></b></div>•The Social Network<br />
•Black Swan<br />
•The Fighter<br />
•The Kids Are All Right<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING CATEGORY</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: black;">•Colin Firth- The King’s Speec</span><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">h</span></b><br />
•James Franco- 127 Hours<br />
•Jeff Bridges- True Grit<br />
•Robert Duvall- Get Low<br />
•Jesse Eisenberg- The Social Network<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Natalie Portman- Black Sw<span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: black;">a</span></span><span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: black;">n</span></b><br />
•Hilary Swank- Conviction<br />
•Annette Bening- The Kids Are All Right<br />
•Nicole Kidman- Rabbit Hole<br />
•Jennifer Lawrence- Winter’s Bone<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"></span></b><b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Christian Bale- The Fighter</span></b><br />
•John Hawkes- Winter’s Bone<br />
•Jeremy Renner- The Town<br />
•Mark Ruffalo- The Kids Are All Right<br />
•Geoffrey Rush- The King’s Speech<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span><br />
<div style="color: black;"><b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Melissa Leo- The Fighter</span></b></div>•Hailee Steinfeld- True Grit<br />
•Amy Adams- The Fighter<br />
•Helena Bonham Carter- The King’s Speech<br />
•Mila Kunis- Black Swan<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE</span><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Inceptio</span></b><b style="background-color: #ea9999;">n</b><br />
•Green Zone<br />
•Robin Hood<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Boardwalk Empire</b><br />
•The Closer<br />
•Dexter<br />
•The Good Wife<br />
•Mad Men<br />
<b><br style="color: #990000;" /><span style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Steve Buscemi- Boardwalk Empire</b><br />
•Bryan Cranston- Breaking Bad<br />
•Michael C. Hall- Dexter<br />
•Jon Hamm- Mad Men<br />
•Hugh Laurie- House<br />
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<b style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Julianna Margulies- The Good Wife</b><br />
•Glenn Close- Damages<br />
•Mariska Hargitay- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit<br />
•Elisabeth Moss- Mad Men<br />
•Kyra Sedgwick- The Closer<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES SERIES</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Modern Family</b><br />
•30 Rock<br />
•Glee<br />
•Hot In Cleeveland<br />
•The Office<br />
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<b style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Alec Baldwin- 30 Rock</b><br />
•Ty Burrell- Modern Family<br />
•Steve Carell- The Office<br />
•Chris Colfer- Glee<br />
•ED O'Neill- Modern Family<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Betty White- Hot in Cleveland</b><br />
•Edie Falco- Nurse Jackie<br />
•Tina Fey- 30 Rock<br />
•Jane Lynch- Glee<br />
•Sofia Vergara- Modern Family<br />
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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SERIES</b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Al Pacino- You Don't Know Jack</b><br />
•John Goodman- You Don't Know Jack<br />
•Dennis Quaid- The Special Relationship<br />
•Édgar Ramirez- Carlos<br />
•Patrick Stewart- Macbeth<br />
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<b style="color: #990000;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SERIES</b><br />
<b style="background-color: #ea9999;">•Claire Danes- Temple Grandin</b><br />
•Catherine O'Hara- Temple Grandin<br />
•Julia Ormond- Temple Grandin<br />
•Winona Ryder- When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story<br />
•Susan Sarandon - You Don't Know JackNicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-23347728637618437142011-01-31T23:58:00.000-08:002011-01-31T23:58:37.674-08:00Casino Jack | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhGOeW6gI/AAAAAAAAKrY/YY7DTvQj-L8/s1600/casino_jack_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhGOeW6gI/AAAAAAAAKrY/YY7DTvQj-L8/s640/casino_jack_poster.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><span id="goog_1836724480"></span><span id="goog_1836724481"></span>Sunkmanitu Tanka Owaci. Yeah figure that one out. Muahahahahah.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgrO_r41I/AAAAAAAAKrA/zsdZktGwd64/s1600/casino_jack09_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgrO_r41I/AAAAAAAAKrA/zsdZktGwd64/s400/casino_jack09_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhGhKqIjI/AAAAAAAAKrc/bbe6b7wyAlE/s1600/casinojack-thumb-585xauto-9014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhGhKqIjI/AAAAAAAAKrc/bbe6b7wyAlE/s400/casinojack-thumb-585xauto-9014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So what we have here is kind of an on and off again entertaining movie. For those who don't know the true story this movie it's based on, this is the story of Jack Abramoff played by Kevin Spacey who was once a super lobbyist in Washington D.C until he was involved in this huge corruption scandal involving swindling tens of millions of dollars from Native American casinos amongst other wonderful wrongdoings like political bribery and murder.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgsBdRVvI/AAAAAAAAKrI/n933fJx7yUM/s1600/casino_jack11_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgsBdRVvI/AAAAAAAAKrI/n933fJx7yUM/s400/casino_jack11_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgrs1jFSI/AAAAAAAAKrE/x9VjpMJSRcI/s1600/casino_jack10_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgrs1jFSI/AAAAAAAAKrE/x9VjpMJSRcI/s400/casino_jack10_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For the most part, Casino Jack is an enjoyable satirical comedy. The problem is that I followed this story quite closely two years back and I know what really went down so I couldn't get the thought out of my mind on how inaccurate this movie was. One being that this is a really emphatic movie about Abramoff. Kevin Spacey here is playing this total douchebag in real life as a sweet, movie loving, wise cracking guy who just did some fucked up shit.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgcv1KKyI/AAAAAAAAKqg/fLD7SeDGyqc/s1600/casino_jack01_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgcv1KKyI/AAAAAAAAKqg/fLD7SeDGyqc/s400/casino_jack01_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgdd7cLDI/AAAAAAAAKqk/53fbFLtTn9I/s1600/casino_jack02_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgdd7cLDI/AAAAAAAAKqk/53fbFLtTn9I/s400/casino_jack02_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I did find myself loving the character Spacey was portraying but that's not how Abramoff is in real life. I mean he's the scummest of scumbags people. But with a bit of belief suspension, you'll find yourself drawn to Kevin Spacey's character because reality aside.. he is one funny guy to watch. When you have a movie where the bad guy is the lead, the director and Spacey did a good job to make Abramoff lovable. Charming really. He reminded me of Jake Gyllenhall's character from Love And Other Drugs where he's this asshole that gets what he wants by manipulating other people, but at the same time, he has such a flair and style to doing it that you can't help but love the guy. Spacey's version is more goofy than flair and it was jackass awesome.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhEv4WQZI/AAAAAAAAKrM/omOL78MyU4I/s1600/casino_jack13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhEv4WQZI/AAAAAAAAKrM/omOL78MyU4I/s400/casino_jack13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhFJFR0pI/AAAAAAAAKrQ/J9b1n3lTNw4/s1600/casino_jack14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhFJFR0pI/AAAAAAAAKrQ/J9b1n3lTNw4/s400/casino_jack14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Great to see Jon Lovitz back to doing good comedy. He was an unmitigated disaster in this. But that's not really a bad thing if you're Jon Lovitz. I thought he was actually what Casino Jack needed at times just to point the film back on the goofy path when things got too serious. Sure, it's a brain dead performance and even more brain dead story development but hey, I was brain dead watching it and I was loving the sillyness.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgoIdEdYI/AAAAAAAAKqw/sbAbDeDtOzg/s1600/casino_jack05_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgoIdEdYI/AAAAAAAAKqw/sbAbDeDtOzg/s400/casino_jack05_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgqgMEZMI/AAAAAAAAKq8/tnQ_zRHcaI4/s1600/casino_jack08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgqgMEZMI/AAAAAAAAKq8/tnQ_zRHcaI4/s400/casino_jack08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On the other hand, there are some disastrously misguided casting choices, beginning with Kelly Preston as Jack's wife and even though she exhibits some swagger towards the beginning to the film, she is unable to keep up with Spacey, Lovitz and Barry Pepper who developed a great camaraderie of goody sillyness while she's stuck playing the one-dimensional wife.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgdva8IDI/AAAAAAAAKqo/6bCHbuEaxzU/s1600/casino_jack03_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgdva8IDI/AAAAAAAAKqo/6bCHbuEaxzU/s400/casino_jack03_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgehDx_yI/AAAAAAAAKqs/2vMj3nLGNZk/s1600/casino_jack04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgehDx_yI/AAAAAAAAKqs/2vMj3nLGNZk/s400/casino_jack04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The story was all over the place at times. Again, this is coming from a guy who knew the case and I can tell you that these guy's really took an artistic license when writing the story. They probably went, "Hmm.. how do I make this funny? Oh I know.. I'll put in some shit that never really happened and have Jon Lovitz turn to the camera and go, ACTING!"<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgpsWghSI/AAAAAAAAKq4/iNJ470EI29Q/s1600/casino_jack07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgpsWghSI/AAAAAAAAKq4/iNJ470EI29Q/s400/casino_jack07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgowNW9fI/AAAAAAAAKq0/h1ow3H3niiE/s1600/casino_jack06_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYgowNW9fI/AAAAAAAAKq0/h1ow3H3niiE/s400/casino_jack06_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think I would have liked Casino Jack more if it was a simple television movie. Many of it's gaping flaws would have been forgiven because it's production value terribly fits that of a cinema format. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhFvB4EyI/AAAAAAAAKrU/K1ux6NnXn_Y/s1600/casino_jack15_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYhFvB4EyI/AAAAAAAAKrU/K1ux6NnXn_Y/s400/casino_jack15_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYiCBhTj9I/AAAAAAAAKrg/kJJkQVNiZS0/s1600/casino_jack12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYiCBhTj9I/AAAAAAAAKrg/kJJkQVNiZS0/s400/casino_jack12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Ultimately, this is a movie for people who aren't that into politics to watch, have fun and learn a small fraction of something. It's a joy watching Spacey and Lovitz interact here but Casino Jack is gravely mediocre at best. Average, amateurish filmmaking.<br />
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RATING: 4/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-29974600807639042982011-01-30T17:51:00.000-08:002011-01-30T17:51:02.496-08:00Meet The New Superman: Henry Cavill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYUrzHGNRI/AAAAAAAAKpc/JMuV8FaMbOc/s1600/Henry+Cavill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYUrzHGNRI/AAAAAAAAKpc/JMuV8FaMbOc/s640/Henry+Cavill.jpg" width="434" /></a></div>Zack Snyder's production of The Man of Steel finally has it's Superman. British actor Henry Cavill, known for his TV role on the period drama The Tudors among other screen credits like The Count of Monte Cristo and Stardust.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYUhI3aLTI/AAAAAAAAKpU/ViRPc9SSG4g/s1600/henry_cavill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYUhI3aLTI/AAAAAAAAKpU/ViRPc9SSG4g/s320/henry_cavill.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYUh9iG_CI/AAAAAAAAKpY/yfojXi-UUk8/s1600/supercavill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUYUh9iG_CI/AAAAAAAAKpY/yfojXi-UUk8/s320/supercavill.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>He has apparently been super close to playing numerous iconic screen characters. He lost out to Daniel Craig for the Bond movies, The Green Lantern, Batman and even <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2008/12/twilight-review.html">Twilight</a>. Lucky he dodged that bullet huh? From the looks of it, this couldn't have happened to a better guy after hearing all the misses he's gotten. Still not all too convinced he can pull of Superman. I liked Brandon Routh.<br />
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The Man of Steel is written by David S. Goyer of FlashForward, Batman Begins and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2008/07/dark-knight-review.html">The Dark Knight</a> with producer Christopher Nolan attached, as well as Zack Snyder of Watchmen and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/legend-of-guardians-owls-of-gahoole.html">Legend of the Guardians </a>helming. Watch out for it in 2012. This should be good.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-78873192627560713472011-01-27T21:44:00.000-08:002011-02-01T22:19:36.200-08:00The King's Speech | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDeExhE_I/AAAAAAAAKn8/nOLQt_SSf1w/s1600/kings_speech_ver5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDeExhE_I/AAAAAAAAKn8/nOLQt_SSf1w/s640/kings_speech_ver5.jpg" width="438" /></a></div>Them British and their stupid royal movies again. For once I just want them to make one bad royal movie. Oh do one about Prince Harry and get Simon Pegg to play him. Now that would be awesome.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDmLQxSWI/AAAAAAAAKoU/SPJ7PO2YalA/s1600/the_king_s_speech06_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDmLQxSWI/AAAAAAAAKoU/SPJ7PO2YalA/s400/the_king_s_speech06_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDq25u_pI/AAAAAAAAKos/vGH4Qgdy4f8/s1600/the_king_s_speech14_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDq25u_pI/AAAAAAAAKos/vGH4Qgdy4f8/s400/the_king_s_speech14_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So The King's Speech. The frontrunner of the Academy Awards with 12 nominations. Personally I loved this movie for everything it is but I don't want it to win Best Picture for several reasons. I'll talk about them later. But I can't deny that Speech is a beautiful film. Lovely. Wonderful. Masterpiece, really.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDj_hwulI/AAAAAAAAKoM/nrTqPXsVkMg/s1600/the_king_s_speech04_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDj_hwulI/AAAAAAAAKoM/nrTqPXsVkMg/s400/the_king_s_speech04_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDonCMPPI/AAAAAAAAKog/plokvL-maMg/s1600/the_king_s_speech11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDonCMPPI/AAAAAAAAKog/plokvL-maMg/s400/the_king_s_speech11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the film, Colin Firth plays the soon to be King of England who is in a lot of ways fit to take up the role as leader of the nation. He's caring, responsible and always answers the call of duty. The only problem is he's a stammerer. I mean he can't talk for shit. He can't even tell his daughters a bedtime story without choking himself. So his wife played by Helena Bonham Carter seeks the help of a speech therapist played Geoffrey Rush and the three embark on a task to cure his speech impediment as the weight of responsibility to his family and nation becomes heavier and war with Germany draws closer.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDgDWpdlI/AAAAAAAAKoA/gHshRuN03rM/s1600/the_king_s_speech01_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDgDWpdlI/AAAAAAAAKoA/gHshRuN03rM/s400/the_king_s_speech01_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDhDoE72I/AAAAAAAAKoE/CV9Xf2Sj3sY/s1600/the_king_s_speech02_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDhDoE72I/AAAAAAAAKoE/CV9Xf2Sj3sY/s400/the_king_s_speech02_002.jpg" width="400" />\</a></div>This is a great movie. Wonderful testament to the subtlety and artistry of British filmmaking. There are many things I loved about The King's Speech. Every part was well envisioned, written, acted, shot and executed under the keen direction of Tom Hooper, who has succeeded in turning a 5 minute speech into a lighthearted and endearing buddy movie on top of a serious family soap opera drama.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDsmcgdCI/AAAAAAAAKo0/wNVhsOHqDys/s1600/the_king_s_speech16_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDsmcgdCI/AAAAAAAAKo0/wNVhsOHqDys/s400/the_king_s_speech16_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDuc5doTI/AAAAAAAAKo8/PJ2_exlEils/s1600/the_king_s_speech18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDuc5doTI/AAAAAAAAKo8/PJ2_exlEils/s400/the_king_s_speech18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Watching Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush play off each other was such a privileged to see. A buddy movie is really the best way I can describe The King's Speech because here's just such a great sense of camaraderie between these two and the film earns that with great development and acting from both these guys.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDm-DmQnI/AAAAAAAAKoY/KV4yPx51qpw/s1600/the_king_s_speech09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDm-DmQnI/AAAAAAAAKoY/KV4yPx51qpw/s400/the_king_s_speech09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDtubl1TI/AAAAAAAAKo4/0r5tWUx-uEA/s1600/the_king_s_speech17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDtubl1TI/AAAAAAAAKo4/0r5tWUx-uEA/s400/the_king_s_speech17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Colin Firth is going to win the Oscar for this role. He was phenomenal in this. I already felt he deserved to win for A Single Man if it wasn't overshadowed by Jeff Bridges in <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/03/crazy-heart-review.html">Crazy Heart</a> but he was absolutely wonderful playing a tormented, frustrated royal with such control and subtlety. People may say that it was easy for him to play a stammer but even the way he stutters through the dialog had such great emotion in it. You an literally feel his frustration, his disappointment in himself each time he chokes on a word and it's hard to watch sometimes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDiFUuaYI/AAAAAAAAKoI/t-FSvqcJ5qY/s1600/the_king_s_speech03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDiFUuaYI/AAAAAAAAKoI/t-FSvqcJ5qY/s400/the_king_s_speech03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDlrDhooI/AAAAAAAAKoQ/4osTrUT_NAA/s1600/the_king_s_speech05_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDlrDhooI/AAAAAAAAKoQ/4osTrUT_NAA/s400/the_king_s_speech05_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Geoffrey Rush on the other hand is the Dickey Ecklund to Colin Firth's Micky Ward. He's just such a powerhouse maverick in this as the speech therapist who shoulders the King of England through one of the hardest times for him and his country. And he is so laugh out loud to watch. I think it's a shame Rush has been typecast-ed as a supporting role because this is also very much his movie.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDxLG07LI/AAAAAAAAKpI/F3VXZH1XEH4/s1600/the_king_s_speech23_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDxLG07LI/AAAAAAAAKpI/F3VXZH1XEH4/s400/the_king_s_speech23_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDu9bV1OI/AAAAAAAAKpA/wA63YjC4Jww/s1600/the_king_s_speech21_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDu9bV1OI/AAAAAAAAKpA/wA63YjC4Jww/s400/the_king_s_speech21_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But it's also hard to overlook the grand supporting performances in here. It's nice to see Helena Bonham Carter do something that isn't all Tim Burton-y like in Alice In Wonderland. You almost forget what a warm person she could be. Guy Pearce is wonderfully casted to carry on this whole side story of the royal family's struggle between protocol, love and duty in a great yet sublime soap opera drama. And Timothy Spall who surprised me the most playing a very convincing Winston Churchill.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDpfND2AI/AAAAAAAAKok/pmw6yz7Tx-A/s1600/the_king_s_speech12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDpfND2AI/AAAAAAAAKok/pmw6yz7Tx-A/s400/the_king_s_speech12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDnj4bQHI/AAAAAAAAKoc/1Tm3kJ18wAY/s1600/the_king_s_speech10_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDnj4bQHI/AAAAAAAAKoc/1Tm3kJ18wAY/s400/the_king_s_speech10_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Also great kudos to Tom Hooper who has matured as a director who really knows how to frame shots. The beginning of this film was amazing. It captures the feeling of stage fright right down to a T. And there's so many elements in here that usually would never work in a British period piece like the whole comic area of Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth's interaction. So good job Mr. Hooper. Now lose to David Fincher next month.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDr2faN8I/AAAAAAAAKow/7ypX3UzwE6w/s1600/the_king_s_speech15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDr2faN8I/AAAAAAAAKow/7ypX3UzwE6w/s400/the_king_s_speech15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDvmJHh6I/AAAAAAAAKpE/FP7CqN65Se8/s1600/the_king_s_speech22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGDvmJHh6I/AAAAAAAAKpE/FP7CqN65Se8/s400/the_king_s_speech22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Now, why I say The King's Speech shouldn't the big gold is because quite frankly, it is just another generic, dry Oscar movie. The problem with The King's Speech is that, though it is a great film.. it is going to be forgotten in next year's Oscar. Just like <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/01/hurt-locker-review.html">The Hurt Locker</a>. People are going to be talking about <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2009/12/avatar-review.html">Avatar</a> and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2009/09/district-9-review.html">District 9</a> for years to come but no one is going to remember that movie because it doesn't have that long of a shelf life. And the same applies to The King's Speech. I don't see this movie outlasting <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/social-network-review.html">The Social Network</a> or <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/06/toy-story-3-review.html">Toy Story 3</a>.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGE9ZrtIEI/AAAAAAAAKpQ/myfu7nfJzdg/s1600/MV5BNTg0NDk5ODI2N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDE5NTIxNA_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGE9ZrtIEI/AAAAAAAAKpQ/myfu7nfJzdg/s400/MV5BNTg0NDk5ODI2N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDE5NTIxNA_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGE6-ZTDEI/AAAAAAAAKpM/apvF_0Thas8/s1600/MV5BMjI3MTg5MjAzOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjE5NTIxNA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TUGE6-ZTDEI/AAAAAAAAKpM/apvF_0Thas8/s400/MV5BMjI3MTg5MjAzOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjE5NTIxNA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But I can't deny t is a great film. And for what it's worth.. It does add another name to the list of great cinematic films. And as a final word to it, I say, "FUCK ASS. BALLS. BALLS. FUCKITY. SHIT SHIT. FUCKING WILLY. WILLY SHIT AND FUCK and…. tits."<br />
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RATING: 8/10 <br />
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<span id="search" style="visibility: visible;"></span>Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-3376537266864478642011-01-26T19:53:00.000-08:002011-01-26T19:53:29.321-08:00Howl | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-u2X8DuI/AAAAAAAAKkg/ElmJs1HtDdc/s1600/howl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-u2X8DuI/AAAAAAAAKkg/ElmJs1HtDdc/s640/howl.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>Oh how I missed weird art movies like this.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxA1n3zZbI/AAAAAAAAKmA/PUYvlyyDBX4/s1600/howl17_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxA1n3zZbI/AAAAAAAAKmA/PUYvlyyDBX4/s400/howl17_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxAs-mWnpI/AAAAAAAAKl8/NVrFZr7ErGI/s1600/howl13_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxAs-mWnpI/AAAAAAAAKl8/NVrFZr7ErGI/s400/howl13_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Now I'm one of those who appreciate the odd, stylishly weird art films that come around every now and then. But with Howl, there's just a lingering feeling of "I really don't see the point to this,' that's going over my head as the film babbles on cool sounding bullshit in my ear.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxBJOq5WhI/AAAAAAAAKmI/uqZ7R-WZu_M/s1600/howl14_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxBJOq5WhI/AAAAAAAAKmI/uqZ7R-WZu_M/s400/howl14_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxBMyo7t2I/AAAAAAAAKmQ/SOcyJZd0-4k/s1600/howl16_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxBMyo7t2I/AAAAAAAAKmQ/SOcyJZd0-4k/s400/howl16_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So for those who don't know, back in the 50's, Allen Ginsberg, famous American poet wrote an epic poem called Howl. Now for me personally, I always felt that Ginsberg was probably stoned when he wrote it but apparently it's contents were so awesome it broke ground for new modern literature. See how easily people are pleased with "art" these days. Anyway, the film inter-cuts between 3 stories.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxBQzsRivI/AAAAAAAAKmY/V1gvFT9OG5U/s1600/howl18_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxBQzsRivI/AAAAAAAAKmY/V1gvFT9OG5U/s400/howl18_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxDKtR79BI/AAAAAAAAKmk/KYCKleDF98I/s1600/howl10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxDKtR79BI/AAAAAAAAKmk/KYCKleDF98I/s400/howl10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The first is the poem itself which is depicted through animation and Ginsberg reading it to an audience for the first time, the second being Ginsberg himself who we see giving an interview with a faceless reporter and lastly the obscenity trial that tried to ban the publication of Howl and prosecute its publisher. All three aspects run the length of the film and are separated stylistically.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxAEkFEgqI/AAAAAAAAKl0/KWVWOtFPV7g/s1600/howl15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTxAEkFEgqI/AAAAAAAAKl0/KWVWOtFPV7g/s400/howl15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_FEZerTI/AAAAAAAAKk8/Wd739s6piMQ/s1600/howl06_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_FEZerTI/AAAAAAAAKk8/Wd739s6piMQ/s400/howl06_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The blend between the three segments were beautifully done and was incredibly ambitious and I really felt the risk paid off. The variety helps when jumping between storylines and periods of time. The animation sequences in this isn't Pixar quality but it does it's job in bringing to life the whirlwind and bohemian underbelly tone of Ginsberg's poem. The one-on-one interview with Ginsberg was played brilliantly by James Franco who is continuing to impress me with every role he takes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-4QMmcsI/AAAAAAAAKkw/ndKr-JZUm_4/s1600/howl03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-4QMmcsI/AAAAAAAAKkw/ndKr-JZUm_4/s400/howl03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_MLNqwOI/AAAAAAAAKlI/xigBDYjYQh8/s1600/howl09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_MLNqwOI/AAAAAAAAKlI/xigBDYjYQh8/s400/howl09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Franco is the star of this movie, his performance of a subdued, young Ginsberg is nothing short of refreshing to watch. I'd compare his performance in Howl to Ben Whishaw in I'm Not There who's just sitting on a coach and rambling off with a whirlwind of words and every now and then, he'll say something profound that blows your mind. I am only slightly disappointed that the courtroom segment took up most of the film when all I really wanted was to know more of Ginsberg's back story, because at times I felt Franco's segment was just a fancy transition scene between the courtroom and the animation.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_R-hh81I/AAAAAAAAKlU/3n6d_WGIBi0/s1600/howl12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_R-hh81I/AAAAAAAAKlU/3n6d_WGIBi0/s400/howl12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-7EuCbdI/AAAAAAAAKk0/5HrUHGcZv8A/s1600/howl04_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-7EuCbdI/AAAAAAAAKk0/5HrUHGcZv8A/s400/howl04_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But I did love the courtroom segment. David Strathairn and Jon Hamm provide a highly comical and exciting court battle, and yes Jon Hamm is essentially playing Don Draper but it does work well. There are cameos within the court scenes by Mary-Louise Parker and Jeff Daniels; Parker is fairly forgettable but Daniels’ brief performance is excellent.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-vg5K2yI/AAAAAAAAKkk/zzjPDzEKL5s/s1600/Howl_movie_stills_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-vg5K2yI/AAAAAAAAKkk/zzjPDzEKL5s/s400/Howl_movie_stills_33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_CvWzzXI/AAAAAAAAKk4/gjZp8DAkSxw/s1600/howl05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_CvWzzXI/AAAAAAAAKk4/gjZp8DAkSxw/s400/howl05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>All three segments work well and stands alone perfectly even out of the context of the film. Unfortunately, they were made to be intertwined with one another, going back and forth between segments that ultimately leaves the audience underwhelmed in the grand scheme of things.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-2B2Y9bI/AAAAAAAAKks/ZnI11xrstm0/s1600/howl02_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-2B2Y9bI/AAAAAAAAKks/ZnI11xrstm0/s400/howl02_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-zFdkyxI/AAAAAAAAKko/VZsPRx3t2Dc/s1600/howl01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw-zFdkyxI/AAAAAAAAKko/VZsPRx3t2Dc/s400/howl01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I blame the pacing of the film. Though stylistically well done, the editing left the segments fragmented and disjointed; not allowing the audience much time to let it all sink in for them. We jump from dark animation with weird narrations to a James Franco speech to a comedy courtroom scene in a matter of minutes each time that it doesn't give you much time to process what you are suppose to be understanding or feeling about the movie. The segments in Howl were great, they just weren't that good together as a whole movie. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_Hv-m9kI/AAAAAAAAKlA/39a2tkmjc3U/s1600/howl07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_Hv-m9kI/AAAAAAAAKlA/39a2tkmjc3U/s400/howl07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_-Xr_0uI/AAAAAAAAKlw/n6c7XULtYW0/s1600/howl19_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTw_-Xr_0uI/AAAAAAAAKlw/n6c7XULtYW0/s400/howl19_002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I wouldn't recommend Howl to general readers, because it does take that level of interest in art films and an open mind. But I still enjoyed it for the contemporary, smorgasbord mess it is.<br />
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RATING: 5.5/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-59027747137563359922011-01-25T22:27:00.000-08:002011-01-25T22:27:46.025-08:002011 Academy Award Nominations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4Yl2pJqI/AAAAAAAAKm8/uF2mp8Bjj3U/s1600/oscar-2011-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4Yl2pJqI/AAAAAAAAKm8/uF2mp8Bjj3U/s640/oscar-2011-poster.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>Boom baby! It's that time of the year again. It's my Christmas baby! The season of joy has come and I have the full list of nominees for the Academy Awards that's happening in exactly one month from now.<br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST PICTURE</b><br />
•Black Swan<br />
•The Fighter<br />
•Inception<br />
•The Kids Are All Right<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•127 Hours<br />
•The Social Network<br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Winter's Bone<b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST DIRECTOR</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Darren Aronofsky- Black Swan</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">David. O. Russell- The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Tom Hooper- The King's Speech</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">David Fincher- The Social Network</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Joel Coen and Ethan Coen- True Grit</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Javier Bardem- Biutiful</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Jeff Bridges- True Grit</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Jesse Eisenberg- The Social Network</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Colin Firth- The King's Speech</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">James Franco- 127 Hours</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Annette Bening- The Kids Are All Right</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Nicole Kidman- Rabbit Hole</span></span><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Jennifer Lawrence- Winter's Bone</span></span><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Natalie Portman- Black Swan</span></span><br />
•<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="color: black;">Michelle Williams- Blue Valentine</span></span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Christian Bale- The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">John Hawkes- Winter's Bone</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Jeremy Renner- The Town</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Mark Ruffalo- The Kids Are All Right</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Geoffrey Rush- The King's Speech</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Amy Adams- The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Helena Bonham Carter- The King's Speech</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Melissa Leo- The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Hailee Steinfeld- True Grit</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Jacki Weaver- Animal Kingdom</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">127 Hours</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">The Social Network</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Toy Story 3</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">True Grit</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">Winter's Bone</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY'</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Another Year</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">The Fighter</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Inception</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">The Kids Are All Right</span><br />
•<span style="color: black;">The King's Speech</span><b style="color: #bf9000;"> </b><br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</b><br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span>Biutiful<br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span>Dogtooth<br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span>In A Better World<br />
•<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"></span>Incendies<br />
•Outside the Law<br />
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<b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ANIMATED FEATURE</b><br />
•How to Train Your Dragon<br />
•The Illusionist<br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
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<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST ART DIRECTION</b></div>•Alice In Wonderland<br />
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•True Grit<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY</b></div>•Black Swan<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•The Social Network<br />
•True Grit<br />
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<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST COSTUME DESIGN</b></div>•Alice in Wonderland<br />
•I Am Love<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•The Tempest<br />
•True Grit<br />
<div style="color: #bf9000;"><b><br />
</b></div><b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST FILM EDITING</b><br />
<div style="color: black;">•Black Swan<br />
•The Fighter<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•127 Hours<br />
•The Social Network</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b style="color: #bf9000;">BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Exit Through the Gift Shop<br />
•Gasland<br />
•Inside Job<br />
•Restrepo<br />
•Waste Land</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST MAKEUP</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Barney's Version<br />
•The Way Back<br />
•The Wolfman</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">BEST ORIGINAL SCORE</span></b></div><div style="color: black;">•How to Train Your Dragon<br />
•Inception<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•127 Hours<br />
•The Social Network</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST ORIGINAL SONG</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Coming Home from Country Strong<br />
•I See the Light from Tangled<br />
•If I Rise from 127 Hours<br />
•We Belong Together from Toy Story 3</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST SOUND MIXING</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Inception<br />
•The King's Speech<br />
•Salt<br />
•The Social Network<br />
•True Grit</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST SOUND EDITING</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Inception<br />
•Toy Story 3<br />
•Tron: Legacy<br />
•True Grit<br />
•Unstoppable</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST VISUAL EFFECTS</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Alice In Wonderland<br />
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
•Hereafter<br />
•Inception<br />
•Iron Man 2</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Killing in the Name<br />
•Poster Girl<br />
•Strangers No More<br />
•Sun Come Up<br />
•The Warriors of Qiugang</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM</b></div><div style="color: black;">•Day & Night<br />
•The Gruffalo<br />
•Let's Pollute<br />
•The Lost Thing<br />
•Madagascar, A Journey Diary</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><b>BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM</b></div><div style="color: black;">•The Confession<br />
•The Crush<br />
•God of Love<br />
•Na Wewe<br />
•Wish 143</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4o1NfF7I/AAAAAAAAKnE/BH4oEikgoGw/s1600/The-Kids-Are-All-Right-Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4o1NfF7I/AAAAAAAAKnE/BH4oEikgoGw/s200/The-Kids-Are-All-Right-Poster.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/127-hours.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4Un4FdPI/AAAAAAAAKmw/sKVBTEfRuHA/s200/127-Hours-Poster.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/winters-bone-review.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4TiOgOxI/AAAAAAAAKms/oMDsSM1XG00/s200/Winters_Bone_1.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4ppitVvI/AAAAAAAAKnI/2BhU__rGEmM/s1600/TheKingsSpeechPoster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4ppitVvI/AAAAAAAAKnI/2BhU__rGEmM/s320/TheKingsSpeechPoster.jpg" width="219" /> </a><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/social-network-review.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4rd8RSAI/AAAAAAAAKnM/m6ixtOU1nmk/s320/the-social-network-poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/black-swan-review.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4WZFeIlI/AAAAAAAAKm0/WsDDWFm8F0M/s200/black-swan-poster.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-academy-award-nominees.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4ZNIEnJI/AAAAAAAAKnA/d9BVZjb-f_0/s200/the-fighter-poster.jpg" width="127" /></a><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/true-grit-review.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4xZA-AjI/AAAAAAAAKnU/dlWN9qe9L7E/s200/True-Grit-Poster-01.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/07/inception-review.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4Xeb4svI/AAAAAAAAKm4/fZCkbMgIlgw/s320/Inception.jpg" width="215" /></a><a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/06/toy-story-3-review.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TT-4uetki6I/AAAAAAAAKnQ/e5i_ZIBP7YY/s320/toy_story_three_ver11.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div style="color: black;">So this years nomination sees the academy falling back on the usual, safer kind of films in contrast to <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-academy-award-nominees.html">last years</a> nominations which saw films like <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2009/09/district-9-review.html">District 9</a>, Ajami and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/02/secret-of-kells-review.html">The Secret of Kells</a> being nominated. Here we have our same old predictables. The period drama, the epic western, the box office champ, the boxer movie, the indie gem and Pixar.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">The King's Speech leads the nominees with a staggering 12 nominations while <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/true-grit-review.html">True Grit</a> trails with 10 nominations. <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/07/inception-review.html">Inception</a> and David Fincher's Golden Globe winning <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/social-network-review.html">Social Network</a> holds 8 nods while <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-academy-award-nominees.html">The Fighter</a> earned 7 nominations. Character pieces like <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/127-hours.html">127 Hours</a> and <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/black-swan-review.html">Black Swan</a> have 6 and 5 nominations each.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">First off, I predict the Oscars will be fair game season this year. With all these films performing equally well with each other, and the critics awards being split between many of these films.. it's easy to say that all these films are going to walk away with wins come March. No film is going to pull a LOTR and sweep everything, all films are going to take home something.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">My money is on The Social Network to win Best Picture, if not that then it should be The King's Speech. While I don't agree with The King's Speech, it's sheer number of nods is hard to overlook. David Fincher for Best Director. Colin Firth for Best Actor. Natalie Portman for Best Actress. Christian Bale for Best Supporting Actor. Either Melissa Leo or Hailee Steinfeld for Best Supporting Actress.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">But for God sakes academy. No nomination for Chris Nolan again?? A fuuuuuuuuuk you.</div><b style="color: #bf9000;"></b>Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-63797603929756103942011-01-24T19:31:00.000-08:002011-01-24T19:31:18.529-08:00The Last Exorcism | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXkBMqkzI/AAAAAAAAKjc/nxPse2OYqUA/s1600/last_exorcism_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXkBMqkzI/AAAAAAAAKjc/nxPse2OYqUA/s640/last_exorcism_xlg.jpg" width="430" /></a></div>Seriously.. it's been almost 40 years since The Exorcist. Thought people would have figured it out by now. Those white nightdresses them girls wear are the demon magnets. You don't wanna get possessed, don't wear a nightdress. Problem solved.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXlri59aI/AAAAAAAAKjk/wBFKqafuYJ4/s1600/last-exorcism-ending-spoilers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXlri59aI/AAAAAAAAKjk/wBFKqafuYJ4/s400/last-exorcism-ending-spoilers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXuGYzyOI/AAAAAAAAKkE/Ywr2ha9GNLA/s1600/the_last_exorcism07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXuGYzyOI/AAAAAAAAKkE/Ywr2ha9GNLA/s400/the_last_exorcism07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So I wasn't too hyped up to see this movie, because really.. this kind of format and storyline has been done to death in the horror genre but I was pleasantly surprised by this film. For the most part, The Last Exorcism was a genuinely creepy, intense character drama. And then the ending happened.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXqCuHtWI/AAAAAAAAKj0/hJRM6RPrR5c/s1600/the_last_exorcism03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXqCuHtWI/AAAAAAAAKj0/hJRM6RPrR5c/s400/the_last_exorcism03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXo1zNeVI/AAAAAAAAKjw/08n4bGT3vDg/s1600/the_last_exorcism02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXo1zNeVI/AAAAAAAAKjw/08n4bGT3vDg/s400/the_last_exorcism02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So the film is about a pastor, Reverend Cotton Marcus who has been an evangelist and an exorcist for all his life, coming from a family of preachers. But he sees his job more of as a business than faith matters. He doesn't even believe spirits or demons are real. Overwhelmed with guilt for the people he's conned, he agrees to do a documentary where he performs and exorcism on a girl and shows the crew all the tricks he uses to make the ritual seem real. But then some strange things start to happen that throws Cotton, the crew and the girls family in a frightening struggle between faith and survival.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXu0kltFI/AAAAAAAAKkI/OOjTc6v_jkc/s1600/the_last_exorcism08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXu0kltFI/AAAAAAAAKkI/OOjTc6v_jkc/s400/the_last_exorcism08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXvthsGhI/AAAAAAAAKkM/AmhJMeqqP2A/s1600/the_last_exorcism09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXvthsGhI/AAAAAAAAKkM/AmhJMeqqP2A/s400/the_last_exorcism09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>First thing gotta talk about is how awesome the two lead actors were. Patrick Fabian who plays the pastor in this is one hell of a character actor. In a way he is very charming in his portrayal but his character has levels of depth usually absent in most main characters in a horror film which probably is what made the story flow so well is because we had a main character that we connected with and like, thus adding great tension in the chilly scenes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXiPkfm-I/AAAAAAAAKjY/v-iS6SMv96E/s1600/98865182130324373160.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXiPkfm-I/AAAAAAAAKjY/v-iS6SMv96E/s400/98865182130324373160.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXxt_cw9I/AAAAAAAAKkU/zU8X-c5XvSM/s1600/TheLastExorcismPic%252306.jpg_rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXxt_cw9I/AAAAAAAAKkU/zU8X-c5XvSM/s400/TheLastExorcismPic%252306.jpg_rgb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Speaking of chilly scenes.. Ashley Bell is the actress who plays the possessed girl named Nell and even when she's not all Lucifer-ish, her eyes are just creepy to look at. People are saying her performance here is Oscar worthy, and yes she has been getting a lot of indie award nominations but I wouldn't go that far to praise the performance. But definitely a great one, very physical yet subtle in execution in some of the most creepy facial expressions that were brilliantly shot in a found footage format.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXtOB1JXI/AAAAAAAAKkA/cET1rd4yAEE/s1600/the_last_exorcism06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXtOB1JXI/AAAAAAAAKkA/cET1rd4yAEE/s400/the_last_exorcism06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXZCA0qWI/AAAAAAAAKjQ/OtKNMDJwPSM/s1600/16194564357493757368.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXZCA0qWI/AAAAAAAAKjQ/OtKNMDJwPSM/s400/16194564357493757368.png" width="400" /></a></div>And also the two actors who play Nell's father and brother. Which brings me to the whole dynamic storyline of Last Exorcism. See, these guys are batshit fucked up. They don't act like the big lunatics you'll find on <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/04/shutter-island-review.html">Shutter Island</a>, but it's pretty clear that they are just from the way they act and speak. And I thought those two delivered, especially the guy playing the brother.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXeFqhxEI/AAAAAAAAKjU/DBFCvV4s2SM/s1600/19531993180588423143.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXeFqhxEI/AAAAAAAAKjU/DBFCvV4s2SM/s400/19531993180588423143.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXq_NV16I/AAAAAAAAKj4/396Kg93IRnY/s1600/the_last_exorcism04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXq_NV16I/AAAAAAAAKj4/396Kg93IRnY/s400/the_last_exorcism04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Last Exorcism kept me guessing, walking a very thin line between the psychological and supernatural. Throughout the movie, you're wondering if this girl is truly possessed or if she's just psychologically insane because her family and the people around her are just crazy. And the filmmaker does a really good job in leading you in all the wrong directions with some very clever plot twists and scares. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXmtH8UXI/AAAAAAAAKjo/3S9sv1atgEU/s1600/last-exorcism-movie-new-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXmtH8UXI/AAAAAAAAKjo/3S9sv1atgEU/s400/last-exorcism-movie-new-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXsfr_TFI/AAAAAAAAKj8/-FkpBrQrdtQ/s1600/the_last_exorcism05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTsXsfr_TFI/AAAAAAAAKj8/-FkpBrQrdtQ/s400/the_last_exorcism05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Everything about the two thirds of The Last Exorcism was so neat, and smart and cool. But then the ending happened and my hopes for a good horror film was shattered. Now I'm not going to spoil it, but the ending to this film is ludicrous bullshit. It totally destroys everything the film has been working up to in the first 2/3 of it. Really disappointed how this movie turned out, especially when I have been loving everything else so far only to have it end like that.<br />
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RATING: 6.5/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-49646856277756315832011-01-24T01:19:00.000-08:002011-01-24T01:19:48.975-08:00International Poster For Winnie The Pooh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTfdtCPy31I/AAAAAAAAKik/7QSXv78NJVM/s1600/poohster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTfdtCPy31I/AAAAAAAAKik/7QSXv78NJVM/s640/poohster.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>The Irish website, Scannain published a new colorful poster for Disney Animation Studio's upcoming film, Winnie The Pooh. It premieres in Malaysia on 21st July 2011.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-29990836659702821872011-01-23T20:06:00.000-08:002011-01-23T20:06:48.838-08:00Death Race 2 | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSXgWcMVI/AAAAAAAAKb4/GBxTQYST7hI/s1600/35893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSXgWcMVI/AAAAAAAAKb4/GBxTQYST7hI/s640/35893.jpg" width="458" /></a></div>Poor Sean Bean. It's hard going from Lord of the Rings to be in... Death Race 2... Uh.. okay..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHShykD4xI/AAAAAAAAKco/KzUlkCZbWO4/s1600/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHShykD4xI/AAAAAAAAKco/KzUlkCZbWO4/s400/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25285%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSkFwjcHI/AAAAAAAAKc4/bQWK722Mx60/s1600/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSkFwjcHI/AAAAAAAAKc4/bQWK722Mx60/s400/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%252811%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I don't really get why this movie is called Death Race 2 cause this isn't really Death Race 2. As in, this doesn't take place after <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2008/09/death-race-review.html">Death Race</a>, it's a prequel.. it's like calling that Star Trek movie Star Trek VIII: Namaste. Anyway so this movie is a prequel to the 2008 movie centering on the origins of Frankenstein.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSjtV5RAI/AAAAAAAAKc0/2xzWXNCrM38/s1600/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSjtV5RAI/AAAAAAAAKc0/2xzWXNCrM38/s400/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25289%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSl8WsdTI/AAAAAAAAKdE/7t3y6I8EiYc/s1600/death-race-2-review-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSl8WsdTI/AAAAAAAAKdE/7t3y6I8EiYc/s400/death-race-2-review-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So for those who don't know, here's a little recap; Death Race takes place in a universe where John McCain becomes President and fucks up the economy and prisons are now run by heinous corporations for profit by making inmates race to the death in gigantic cars with super guns promising the winner of 5 races his freedom. In the race's history, the most famous racer was Frankenstein; a mystery man who was said to have suffered so many scars from racing that he wears a mask but is a pretty badass racer. So Death Race 2 is his origin... A fucking lame origin.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSi6G6XXI/AAAAAAAAKcw/pBOiL7KtEBU/s1600/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSi6G6XXI/AAAAAAAAKcw/pBOiL7KtEBU/s400/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25288%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSk4952TI/AAAAAAAAKc8/SqJjG8CGlEI/s1600/death-race-2-review-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSk4952TI/AAAAAAAAKc8/SqJjG8CGlEI/s400/death-race-2-review-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Now boo me all you want but I'll stick by my young, less handsome self and defend my 2008 review that Death Race was a good movie. I liked Death Race. Sure it ain't no <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2011/01/true-grit-review.html">True Grit</a> but what the hell do you expect from a movie called Death Race. For a B movie, it delivers what it promised to deliver and then some. So stop going ape shit about the rating I gave it and spam my email about how I gave it a 7 out of 10 but gave movies like <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/01/lovely-bones-review.html">Lovely Bones</a> lower or something. It's all about the genre and expectation of the movie. So shut it and read the review.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHScD9Rs-I/AAAAAAAAKcQ/Oid0hL9DSV8/s1600/377029_D029_00663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHScD9Rs-I/AAAAAAAAKcQ/Oid0hL9DSV8/s400/377029_D029_00663.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSfafUCZI/AAAAAAAAKcc/Wk-otJoQwUI/s1600/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSfafUCZI/AAAAAAAAKcc/Wk-otJoQwUI/s400/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anyway, straight up let me just say that Death Race 2 disappointments in a big way. A smaller budget restrain doesn't give you the right to come up with an epic piece of shit that manages to surpass the awfulness of <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/11/skyline-review.html">Skyline</a>. Everything you've seen in Death Race; the style, tone, feel, races and action has been copied, ripped and pasted directly into this sloppy, incoherent mess.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSdEqzMmI/AAAAAAAAKcU/YFigG02JbpU/s1600/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSdEqzMmI/AAAAAAAAKcU/YFigG02JbpU/s400/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSY8ErPtI/AAAAAAAAKcA/dnIb1fFWSxQ/s1600/377029_D003_00010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSY8ErPtI/AAAAAAAAKcA/dnIb1fFWSxQ/s400/377029_D003_00010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Let's talk about the actors first of all.. Luke Goss seems to work out fine as Frankenstein if he just keeps his mouth shut. He's that kinda guy you'd be afraid of cause he's so big and scary but the second he opens his mouth and talks you quickly realize he either has one of two things. (1) Small genitals. (2) Mental retardation. His character speaks like how a geek speaks to a pretty girl. Which is how I speak to a pretty girl. Wise cracking, over-emphasizing jokes and laughing at himself while constantly changing the pitch of his voice. Doesn't help either that he acts like a whole buddy buddy dude trying to please his crew and then becomes totally cold and badass seconds later. It's almost bipolar in a way he's doing this; I'm not sure.. I haven't had my morning gin yet. Maybe he and the director was on gin when they were making the movie.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSgckJKiI/AAAAAAAAKcg/nXP_3nn_jJ0/s1600/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+BRRip2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSgckJKiI/AAAAAAAAKcg/nXP_3nn_jJ0/s400/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+BRRip2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSZi2sh8I/AAAAAAAAKcE/RuIpWYXrwVc/s1600/377029_D004_00063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSZi2sh8I/AAAAAAAAKcE/RuIpWYXrwVc/s400/377029_D004_00063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The next is Tanit Phoenix, who clearly got the role by sleeping with every male in the casting department. She somehow looks like a cross between Carla Bruni and plastic surgery with Natalie Martinez's body superimposed. This woman can't act, she can't even say lines right. I laugh so hard at the unbelievable number of times her voice was dubbed over by herself because the original was probably so bad but they can't reshoot so they resulted to her just saying her lines into a microphone while the editor try to paste it over the video and stitch it together so we won't notice. But I did. Editor fail. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHShNT7ZZI/AAAAAAAAKck/_mt-jCrRhkg/s1600/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+BRRip3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHShNT7ZZI/AAAAAAAAKck/_mt-jCrRhkg/s400/Death+Race+2+%25282010%2529+BRRip3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSic-gMWI/AAAAAAAAKcs/qj6AJNvTESg/s1600/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25287%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSic-gMWI/AAAAAAAAKcs/qj6AJNvTESg/s400/Death+Race+2+Pictrues+%25287%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Danny Trejo and Frederick Koehler were the better parts of the film. Both served more of the spine of the movie and brought most of the connection between this movie and Death Race. Also helps that they are great to watch paying off each other as this incredibly awkward yet organic team up. And then there's Sean Bean and Ving Rhames who are just in it for the cheque and poor Lauren Cohan who must be crying now after seeing herself put way too much effort into acting well in a movie that will probably derail her career.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSYHsF44I/AAAAAAAAKb8/XjeA_BpZuAc/s1600/377029_D002_00134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSYHsF44I/AAAAAAAAKb8/XjeA_BpZuAc/s400/377029_D002_00134.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSbiOFCqI/AAAAAAAAKcM/MBFx_k63hvY/s1600/377029_D022_00033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSbiOFCqI/AAAAAAAAKcM/MBFx_k63hvY/s400/377029_D022_00033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The action scenes in this were boring. I've seen them done before in Death Race and in other movies and I've seen them done much better. While there was technically nothing wrong with them, I was left with this sense of unfulfillment. And that's strange for me, cause I like carcasses splattering all over my TV screen. It's really enjoyable. Perhaps the reason why the race scenes in this felt so hollow compared to Death Race because there was just more at stake in terms of story and character in the original than in this piece of shit.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSaKj44II/AAAAAAAAKcI/7m1HmpL3GVI/s1600/377029_D010_00182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSaKj44II/AAAAAAAAKcI/7m1HmpL3GVI/s400/377029_D010_00182.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSlRpDXUI/AAAAAAAAKdA/uFj_8MKEIvk/s1600/death-race-2-review-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTHSlRpDXUI/AAAAAAAAKdA/uFj_8MKEIvk/s400/death-race-2-review-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In Death Race we root for Jason Stathham, a man wrongly accused for murder and is trying to win the race to win his freedom to find his daughter and take care of her. His motivation deepens when he uncovers a greater scheme behind Death race involving him and the warden and races to rebel. In this movie Luke Goss, who is unlikeable and deserves to be in prison is just racing because the word "race" is in the title. There's really no incentive or reason as to why he'd be doing this sort of thing.<br />
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RATING: 2/10Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891470646182163270.post-89588830544024930822011-01-21T02:01:00.000-08:002011-01-21T02:01:29.164-08:00First Look At X-Men: First Class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTfjz1bvVeI/AAAAAAAAKi8/uZ8v0oSjQvk/s1600/First_Class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTfjz1bvVeI/AAAAAAAAKi8/uZ8v0oSjQvk/s640/First_Class.jpg" width="442" /></a></div>Jesus this series just won't die.<br />
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So on Wednesday ComingSoon posted the first teaser poster and a few photos of the newest installment to the X-Men series, X-Men: First Class.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTfj4oN0uyI/AAAAAAAAKjM/cGY6QgChAjQ/s1600/xmenhires1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6xLvXpZlOU/TTfj4oN0uyI/AAAAAAAAKjM/cGY6QgChAjQ/s640/xmenhires1.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>The film is being directed by Matthew Vaughn who previously directed <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/04/kick-ass-review.html">Kick-Ass</a> and will star James McAvoy as Professor Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence from <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2010/12/winters-bone-review.html">Winter's Bone</a> as Mystique, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, January Jones of <a href="http://nicholasishandsome.blogspot.com/2009/11/boat-that-rocked-review.html">The Boat That Rocked</a> as Emma Frost, Lucas Till as Havok and Nicholas Hoult as Beast.<br />
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Let's just hope for the best. X-Men: First Class premieres in Malaysian on June 2011.Nicholas Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496984866306233006noreply@blogger.com0