Coppola, Hollywood and 'Tranformers' stink, Ryan Gosling takes off his shirt!

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Coppola’s latest is ‘shockingly bad’

                Or so says JoBlo.com critic Chris Bumbray, who goes on to say he left the theater “depressed” and described it as an “utter failure.”

                Oh how the mighty have fallen. It seems like just yesterday, Francis Ford Coppola was delighting audiences with “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.”

                And now here he is, responsible for “Twixt,” possibly one of the worst films of the year and allegedly the worst thing to come out of the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Bumbray. He gave the film a 1 out of 10 grade.

                It’s all very sad.

                “Twixt” stars another fallen icon Val Kilmer as a horror novelist enlisted to help a small town solve a murder. Hmm… that doesn’t seem like a smart idea, but what do I know.

                “Twixt” debuted at the TIFF last week and is currently awaiting a stateside release. Keep your fingers crossed!

Source: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-twixt-tiff-2011- 

  

6 reasons why Hollywood is an evil, vile place

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                Check out this list from Film School Rejects detailing the seedier side of the movie business.

                Included are the reasons why movie theater popcorn is so damn expensive and why you should never say the words: “You know what would make a great movie?” near the heads of any of the major studios.

                Lots of cussing, but this is really a fascinating lesson on the ways movie studios screw over everyone and anyone they can--- including us, the movie going public.

Source:http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/6-things-the-film-industry-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about.php/all/1

      ‘Dark of the Moon’ hits Blu-Ray, Best action movie of all time?

           Perhaps you’ve noticed the commercials for the Blu-Ray version of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” proclaiming it as “the best action movie of all time!”

                “Best action movie of all time?” Really? Unless there is a brand new version of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” hitting Blu-Ray, one that is completely different in every way from the one that was in theaters, this statement is a complete and utter lie.

                “Dark of the Moon” is the best of the live action “Transformers” movies, but honestly that’s not saying much. The other two were ridiculous.

                So who is the genius responsible for this quote? It wasn’t easy, but I did a little leg work and it seems to come from Rusty Gatenby, the Traffic and Entertainment Reporter for ABC TV, St. Paul, MN.

                Mr. Gatenby should be congratulated because his review (which I can only imagine started as a shameless trick to get his name in print) has proven once and for all, that opinions CAN be--- and frequently are--- wrong. Drop the confetti!

Source: http://transformers-mtmte.blogspot.com/2011/06/transformers-dark-of-moon-review.html (Auto play sound warning)

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          Hitting the Silver Screen

                New in theaters this week:

• "Straw Dogs"- 39% Certified Rotten (Rottentomatoes.com)
• "Drive"- 93% Certified Fresh (Rottentomatoes.com)
• "I Don’t Know How She Does It"- 20% Certified Rotten (Rottentomatoes.com)

                So, we’ve got “Drive,” a very solid looking action, neo noir thriller starring a hopefully shirtless Ryan Gosling, bookended by a pair of worthy Cheese List candidates.

                Not a bad weekend for fans of mediocre cinema! Get out there  and enjoy it.

Coppola, Hollywood and 'Tranformers' stink, Ryan Gosling takes off his shirt!

Collider.com

Coppola’s latest is ‘shockingly bad’

                Or so says JoBlo.com critic Chris Bumbray, who goes on to say he left the theater “depressed” and described it as an “utter failure.”

                Oh how the mighty have fallen. It seems like just yesterday, Francis Ford Coppola was delighting audiences with “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.”

                And now here he is, responsible for “Twixt,” possibly one of the worst films of the year and allegedly the worst thing to come out of the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Bumbray. He gave the film a 1 out of 10 grade.

                It’s all very sad.

                “Twixt” stars another fallen icon Val Kilmer as a horror novelist enlisted to help a small town solve a murder. Hmm… that doesn’t seem like a smart idea, but what do I know.

                “Twixt” debuted at the TIFF last week and is currently awaiting a stateside release. Keep your fingers crossed!

Source: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/review-twixt-tiff-2011- 

  

6 reasons why Hollywood is an evil, vile place

Zazzle.com

                Check out this list from Film School Rejects detailing the seedier side of the movie business.

                Included are the reasons why movie theater popcorn is so damn expensive and why you should never say the words: “You know what would make a great movie?” near the heads of any of the major studios.

                Lots of cussing, but this is really a fascinating lesson on the ways movie studios screw over everyone and anyone they can--- including us, the movie going public.

Source:http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/6-things-the-film-industry-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about.php/all/1

      ‘Dark of the Moon’ hits Blu-Ray, Best action movie of all time?

           Perhaps you’ve noticed the commercials for the Blu-Ray version of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” proclaiming it as “the best action movie of all time!”

                “Best action movie of all time?” Really? Unless there is a brand new version of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” hitting Blu-Ray, one that is completely different in every way from the one that was in theaters, this statement is a complete and utter lie.

                “Dark of the Moon” is the best of the live action “Transformers” movies, but honestly that’s not saying much. The other two were ridiculous.

                So who is the genius responsible for this quote? It wasn’t easy, but I did a little leg work and it seems to come from Rusty Gatenby, the Traffic and Entertainment Reporter for ABC TV, St. Paul, MN.

                Mr. Gatenby should be congratulated because his review (which I can only imagine started as a shameless trick to get his name in print) has proven once and for all, that opinions CAN be--- and frequently are--- wrong. Drop the confetti!

Source: http://transformers-mtmte.blogspot.com/2011/06/transformers-dark-of-moon-review.html (Auto play sound warning)

Socialitelife.com

          Hitting the Silver Screen

                New in theaters this week:

• "Straw Dogs"- 39% Certified Rotten (Rottentomatoes.com)
• "Drive"- 93% Certified Fresh (Rottentomatoes.com)
• "I Don’t Know How She Does It"- 20% Certified Rotten (Rottentomatoes.com)

                So, we’ve got “Drive,” a very solid looking action, neo noir thriller starring a hopefully shirtless Ryan Gosling, bookended by a pair of worthy Cheese List candidates.

                Not a bad weekend for fans of mediocre cinema! Get out there  and enjoy it.

The Godfather - 1972 - DVD

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Watching The Godfather again for the first time in ages, the performances stood out the most, and headed by the inimitable Marlon Brando the quality of acting is undoubtedly one of the film's greatest assets.

Before this, the moments I remembered most are the most popular ones: the severed horse head in Jack Woltz's (John Marley) bed sheets; the scattered, jubilant pedestrians in the opening wedding sequence--a scene of sun-bleached color, a dingy happiness that transitions us effortlessly into the shadowy enclave of Don Corleone; and the wide, shiny whites of Michael Corleone's (Al Pacino) preying eyes. These were moments taken out of time that don't convey that certain emotional intensity The Godfather embodies.

This time I was enraptured by the out-right fearlessness of the newly-weds Connie (Talia Shire) and Carlo (Gianni Russo) in their veritable crime scene of abuse; she, beaten emotionally by his vindictive neglect, tears through the apartment smashing china and glass in a stream of hysterical tears. The scene continues, and we watch them matter-of-factly like a fly on the wall, through the circular path of long shots around the room. Suddenly in a state of disquietude we're alone in the room, on the other side of the door where Connie is beat by her husband's belt. The sound of her shrieks made me physically shake.

Yet none of this holds a light to Brando. Labeled box office poison by the 1970s, I heard a rumor that Brando's lines in the garden sequence were written in big block letters across a billboard. The story goes that he refused to learn his part and insisted on cue cards, apparently of a larger sort in this instance. So I had that in mind, and admittedly looked for his wandering eyes as I watched the scene, but I didn't know the difference. I couldn't be bothered as he sat in conversation with Michael and his grandson, for with so little self-consciousness, and so steeped in obliviousness, Marlon simply was Vito; an ephemeral moment of a man.


The Godfather just doesn't get old. My sister gave me the 3-disk DVD set for Christmas last year, and it's only now that I took time out to rewatch the series. It had been years since I last watched, and though I hadn't forgotten the story, the alternately serene and gory images, the warm, gristly hum of Brando's voice--despite all of that, it was like watching it for the first time. I've always said in casual debates that The Godfather: Part II is my favorite and the best of the series, due in prime to the frightening effect of anti-hero Michael Corleone's downfall. The intensity of his cruelty and unwieldy power always seemed more intriguing than his tiptoe to the top in Part I. But after seeing Brando, especially in that final garden scene, the quiet last moments before his death, I can hardly make an argument for Part II.

(Stay tuned: I anticipate contradicting myself in my notes on Part II after I see it this week!)