This is a non-weekly posting of the latest and strangest from Hollywood’s trailer park. I’ve got about a dozen for you here, all viewable from Apple’s Trailer and Yahoo Trailer sites respectively. I’ve embedded a few videos from YouTube, but only a few because Flash kill any good webpage and we want to keep this webpage good. Let’s roll.
Give Terry Gilliam carte blanche over a project, and supply the LSD and maybe this is what you’d end up with. A spectacular, fantastical trippy looking film with huge stars, including the late Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp. With a huge budget, this doesn’t mean a huge box office. I bet this appeals to some people (like me) but I couldn’t tell you what it’s about except that Heath Ledger zips around Dr. Suess like locales and meets up with other famous celebrities.
This is Chris Rock’s unfunny attempt to do a Michael Moore like documentary about black people’s hair. I thought after Imus we couldn’t event talk about black people’s hair, but I guess if you’re black and famous you can do a documentary. Not Funny.
A kid goes to a new school/neighborhood where he/she doesn’t fit in, then tries to fit in but fails. He/She then makes an impression, everyone likes him/her and a new person is born. But a problem arises, the school/art center/library doesn’t have the funding, so they must come together and raise money. Oh wait, it takes place in England.
A story of a young actor (Zac Effron) who lands a dream role of working and acting in Orson Welles play ‘Ceasar’ on Braoadway, also finds the girl of his dreams (Claire Daines). This movie looks quite interesting and the actor Christian McKay who portays Orson Welles looks just awesome.
We got a while before June 2010, but watching this makes me giggle and brings back the fuzzies I had from the first two films. The complete cast is back for voices which this film could not exist without. This looks to be another great movie from Pixar.
Love the way this is filmed, it looks like photos as if they were taken in the 70’s – grainy, brown hues, simpler times. It’s film noir in color set in post 9/11. I’d check it out, but I think I’ll do it from my couch.
A comedy for stupid men. Men who don’t understand woman – least the writer anyway. I’ve seen this before. The teacher of love has no idea what love is, spreads it unto men with insecurities who end up saying things nobody in their right mind would say, then finds love by the end of two hours. The end.
Mel Gibson is back in a mystery/thriller as a single father of two when he comes home one night to an intruder who kills his oldest daughter. He tries to uncover the why’s and the hows and who his daughter really was. This adaption of a BBC television series looks highly entertaining and suspenseful, but seriously – Give Me Back My Son!
Romantic comedy where Timothy Hutton’s character admits to his wife (Meg Ryan) he’s been in love with another woman (Kristen Bell). So Meg, who is desperate to be in love and keep their relationship together ties up her husband until they fall in love again. Call me a cynic, but these trite scnerios just makes me gag. I can be a romantic guy, but these ridiculous plots make laugh. Seriously – after he admits he’s been cheating on his wife, the other woman shows up and Meg and Kristen have a little talk about it. How nice. Most girls I know would rip her hair out on the spot. But it’s a comedy so they work it out instead. Finally a fourth player (Justin Long) appears justin time (get it?) to fill in the gap and balance out the couples. Who will get who in the end? I will only watch this on VHS.
The movie trailer for “This is it” the final Michael Jackson footage is released from Sony for showing in October for only 2 weeks.
This is it
Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2 is coming out this Friday and this week they have posted some great viral web ads. If you weren’t paying attention, you’d almost not notice them.
Below are compilation in quicktime of the three very clever ads.
Halloween 2 Web Ads
A simple look at Bill murray…
Maybe Dan Akroyd put it best. When explaining why there wouldn’t be a
Ghostbusters 3 – it was largley because Murray wouldn’t commit to it.
“Bill marches to his own drummer.” And that march is definitely
peculiar. At times stupidly funny (Cadyshack), brilliantly funny
(Rushmore), or downright Oscar-caliber serious (Lost in Translation),
Murray has succeeded where his peers Akroyd and Chevy Chase have
failed – he’s stood the test of time, taking on roles that are
probably just as challenging for him to be in – as they are for us to watch.
The 80’s movie era was the John Hughes Decade, who passed away thursday in New York, he was 59. Here are some movies he has written, produced or directed.
Creating cinematic icons like Matthew Broderick’s cool charachter in Ferris Bueller’s Day off, and Molly Ringwals’d Pretty-in-Pink charachter Andie Walsh. Working with every actor: Chevy Chase, Macaulay Culkin, Elilio Estevez, Michael Keaton, Lili Taylor, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Bacon, Kelly LeBrock, John Candy.
Scoring the best soundtracks to movies ever…
During the 70s and early 80s, grade school kids in school who were part of the Scholastic book program enjoyed the monthly Dynamite magazine which had the hottest stars, cartoons, TV shows, music and movies of the time.
Re-release of St. Elmo’s Fire, now in amazing 3D.
Look out – This Summer the gang is back. This time, bigger better and 3D!
St. Elmo’s fire starring, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and Andie MacDowell. In theaters and imax August 14th, 2009. The Live action movie will also be accompanied with a stellar soundtrack with the John Parr remix Man In Motion by Moby. Look forward to this baby going to Broadway, yes indeed “St. Elmo’s Fire the Musical”
This 3D action borefest could not have come at a better time with the release of Mannequin 2: on the move in 3D in the works which will definitely blow the roof off the movie scene. Look out Hollywood there is a new 3D in town and it is 80’s movie re-releases in Amazing 3D!
80’s movies & 3D Resources
With just a single announcement, a “World of Warcraft” movie went from an eye-rolling geek joke to something any film fan wants to see. What was that stroke of greatness? Sam Raimi!
“World of Warcraft” -WoW-is the most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) out there, with more than 11 million subscribers. If you haven’t played it, the premise is simple: you’re a member of either the Alliance or the Horde, taking on a limitless series quests to defeat the other side. Users pay a monthly subscription fee to continue playing, and game developer/overseer Blizzard Entertainment keeps players on the hook with frequent content updates and a range of community features.
King of Pop: Michael Jackson - Most Successful Entertainer of All Time
13 #1 Singles – 13 Grammy Awards – 750 Million albums worldwide. Inducted in the Music Hall of Fame twice, Guinness book of world records as the most successful entertainer of all time. “Thriller” the Best selling album of all time. A true icon.
Moonwalker
Motown years with Berry Gordy, Diana Ross & Hal Davis
Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5 until 1975 – see the Jackson five at Mowtown
Major hit’s such as “I want you back”, “I’ll be there” & “Dancing Machine”
Later known as the Jacksons in the late 70’s with hits like “Blame it on the Boogie”, “Can you feel it” & “State of shock” with Mick Jagger
The Wiz – Motown 1978 “Ease on Down the Road”
Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984.
Michael Jackson Solo
Michael Jackson – first solo album off the wall – 1979 (moved to epic records) with hits “Rock with you”, “Don’t stop til you get enough” & “Working day and night”
Thriller – follow up to “Off the Wall” in 1982 – Let the King star his reign Thriller produced by Quincy Jones.
“Thriller” with Vincent Price, “Billie Jean”, “Beat it”, “Baby Be Mine”, “Wanna be startin’ something” & “The girl is mine” with Paul McCartney
Thriller: 8 Grammy Awards
7 songs reaching the billboard top 10
50-100 million copies sold worldwide – best selling record of all time
#1 music video of all time “Thriller” movie by John Landis
Bad – 1987 ”Bad, “man in the mirror”, “Smooth Criminal” , “Dirty Diana” featuring slash & “I just can’t stop loving you” = the only record to feature 5 #1 singles from an album.
Dangerous – Debut at #1 in 1991, 32 million copies sold featuring #1 single “Black or white” video by John Landis, “Remember the time”, “Jam” video with Michael Jordan, “Will you be there”
Sony Music HIStory – 1995 Married to Lisa Marie Presley
featuring duet with Janet Jackson “Scream” – the most expensive video ever made. “You are not alone” video featuring Lisa Marie Presley and “earth song”. HIStory World Tour began 1996.
Invincible 2001 – smooth sounds of “You rock my world” selling 10 million copies – his last recorded studio album released.
In 2000, Jackson was listed in the book of Guinness World Records for his support of 39 charities, more than any other entertainer or personality.