tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91248446282576566392024-03-08T08:46:14.051-06:00Screaming at the ScreenSimple movie reviews by a 15 year old girl, with extremely good taste.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-76682343468569819612011-07-12T09:29:00.008-05:002011-07-12T17:37:52.582-05:00Horrible BossesSome will either think that this is freakin' hilarious or really dumb, or maybe both. I am one who thought it was freakin' hilarious. I will admit that some parts of the script that I think I was supposed to laugh at, I did not. But for the most part I laughed my ass off.<div>They play the trailer on TV all the time, but in case you rarely watch TV or do not own one (which either means you are a hippie or just have not gotten around to discovering the wonders of it), here is the plot. Three guys, Dale (Charlie Day), Nick (Jason Bateman), and Kurt (Jason Sudeikus) all work for assholes. Dale works as a dental assistant for a sex craved bitch, Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston). She is threatening that if he doesn't sleep with her she will tell his fiance the he did. Nick has worked his ass off for eight years for a promotion, but because his boss, Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey), is a narcissistic prick, he probably won't get it. Kurt liked his job, until he boss (David Sutherland) dies of a heart attack and his selfish coke-head jerk son, Bobby Pellitt (Colin Farrell), takes over. So eventually all of there jobs turn into a living hell and they just can't take it anymore.<div><div><div>Every single one of these actors takes their role spot on. Charlie Day is one of the most under recognized comedians. He is a genius as Charlie in the awesome show <i>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</i>, which I am obsessed with. I am not a fan of the recent movies Jason Batemen has done, but his older roles say he can be great, he was definitely not my favorite out of the three. I have always judged Jason Sudeikus by his performances on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>, but I realized it was just that the writers of the show did not given a clever script. When he is given one, he nails it.</div><div>Jennifer Aniston is, in my opinion, the most entertaining of the bosses. If anyone was to capture Harkens character it would and is Kevin Spacey. Spacey is brilliant at playing characters that are total assholes, which is exactly what his character is. The only boss I was not impressed with was the unrecognizable Colin Farrell. It wasn't his performance, it was that the lines he was given were rarely funny. But he took the what he was given and ran with it.</div><div>Like I said in the beginning, I found it freakin' hilarious.</div></div></div></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-4176394652494711372011-07-03T17:02:00.008-05:002011-07-09T17:38:31.911-05:00Super 8<div><div><div>J.J. Abrhams, who is the director, is one of the best sci-fy screenwriters today. And being produced by Stephen Speilberg, it has an odd similarity to E.T. Now there is a lot of over done action scenes, CGF or whatever it is called. That did not necessarily ruin the feel of the action, but after a while you just wanted that scene to end. This is one of the ongoing flaws of Hollywood productions today, so I will not criticize it harshly.</div><div>While filming a scene for a homade zombie movie, a group of friends witness a bizzare train wreck. Set in the summer of 1979, things start happening in their small town of Lilian, Ohio. Joe Lamb's (Joel Courtney) father, Jack Lamb (Kyle Chandler, is the deputy of the town and quickly becomes overwhelmed by the numerous strange incidents. So Joe and his gang of friends, head out to investigate for themselves.</div><div>When I refer to gang I mean, Joe (Joel Courtney), the focus of the story. Charles (Riley Griffiths), the bossy, and a little overweight, director, and a trust-worthy friend. Cary (Ryan Lee), a kid obsessed with fire and blowing things up, a typical imature boy. One of those boys you suspect has some type of hyperactive disorder, but you are not really sure. Martin (Gabriel Brasso), the dork. And Preston (Zach Mills), a wimp who thinks over every situation until he finds some way that it might go wrong. It is an amazingly realistic portrayle of middle-school imaturity and spot on everyday interaction with eachother. I knew every one of those boys in my middle-school. To the inth degree J.J. Abrhams has made those characters at point that they were no longer characters but people. Boys who could be sitting next to you at the theater.</div><div>Joel Courtney is incredible for a child actor of his generation. I can say the same about his costar, Riley Griffiths, who plays Charles. I type this with shaking hands, because I would have never known this if I had not looked it up. This is the first time acting, for both of them. For most of the boys in fact. Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning's little sister, who obviously takes after her in the way of talent, plays Alice Dainard. Her act does not go unnoticed. Even though Alice is for the most part important to the film and storyline, I found myself wanting to see more of Joe's character. Of course a major film can not get produced with out some sort of romance, so figure it out yourselves.</div><div>I think that this movie could have been split. One plot, a family drama, and the other, a sci-fi comedy. But the plots do come together very easily towards the end, although I do not think it neccesary. This ease is not very common which is also a way this movie works.</div><div>Something that bothers me though is the rating. It is rated PG-13. To me it seems like it should be rated R. There is a lot of blood and cussing. Thank god I did not take my little sister to see it, which I was going to. 10 and up is my recommended age.</div><div>I have seen this movie three times. You should at least see it once.</div></div></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-20927540393015588392011-03-16T14:50:00.003-05:002011-07-02T23:08:21.275-05:00The King's SpeechI consider this to be the "feel-good" movie of 2010. 'Feel-good' in the way of triumphant intelligence. We judge of the high honors people receive, but we do not always know the reason they are honored, just trust that it was something important or advised. Sometimes, eccentricity can cure the eccentric.<br />Based on the process of King George IV, played by magnificent Colin Firth, overcoming his speech impediment and fear of public speaking as he is lead toward the thrown. After trying multiple physicians with no improvement King George has given up. His wife, Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), is still determined to find someone who can help her husband. She comes across a slightly different speech therapist, Lionel Louge (Geoffry Rush), who doesn't exactly use the 'normal' methods of therapy. King George is at first stubborn, but gives in for the sake of his wife. Lionel and King George's are vastly different but, they soon develop an odd trustful friendship.<br />Colin Firth is amazing in the way he handles any character he plays. Helena Bonham Carter is a doll, and dearly close to my heart (acting wise). Nothing need by said of the great Geoffry Rush. In my opinion both Firth and Rush are some of the best actors of their generations. Tom Hopper, the director, mastered this period piece and I hope continues to do many more. This is by far one of the best historic films I have seen, in my lifetime (of 14 years). Every element captures the time period perfectly. Simply a masterpiece.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-38070359776677388452011-03-14T14:30:00.003-05:002011-03-16T14:40:34.784-05:0083rd Academy Award WinnersIt seems like every year the feel good film wins best picture. Except of course for the 2008 Oscar which went to No Country For Old Men. I am not saying that The King's Speech did not get its well deserved attention, but Black Swan seemed to be shockingly pushed aside. The King's Speech, good screenplay, good cinematography, good art direction, but overall Black Swan was a better movie and more worthy of the spotlight.<br />(And another well deserved win in costuming to Colleen Atwood!)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Picture</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br />who should have won: <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Directing</span><br />Tom Hooper - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br />who should have won: Darron Aaronofsky - <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor in a Leading Role</span><br />Colin Firth - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress In a Leading Role</span><br />Natalie Portman - <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor In a Supporting Role</span><br />Christian Bale - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />who should have won: Geoffry Rush - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress In a Supporting Role</span><br />Melissa Leo - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />who should have won: Hailee Steinfeld - <span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Art Direction</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alice In Wornderland</span> - Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Cinematography</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span> - Wally Pfister<br />who should have one: <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span> - Matthew Libatique<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Writing (Original Screenplay)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span> - David Seidler<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span> - Aaron Sorkin<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music (Original Score)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span> - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music (Original Song)</span><br />We Belong Together, by Music & Lyric by Randy Newman - <span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Costume Design</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alice In Wonderland</span> - Colleen Atwood<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Makeup</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Wolfman</span> - Rick Baker & Dave Elsey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Animated Feature</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Documentary (Feature)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inside Job</span> - Charles Ferguson & Audrey Marrs<br />who should have won: <span style="font-style: italic;">Exit Through The Gift Shop</span> - Banksy & Jamie D'Cruz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Documentary (Short Subject)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Strangers No More</span> - Karen Goodman & Kirk Simon<br />who should have won: <span style="font-style: italic;">Killing In The Name</span> - Jed Rothstein<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Foreign Language Film</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In A Better World</span> (Denmark)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Short (Live Action)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">God Of Love</span> - Luke Matheny<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Short (Animated)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Lost Thing</span> - Shaun Tan & Andrew Ruhemann<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visual Effects</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Film Editing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sound Editing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sound Mixing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-62756905485459510172011-02-18T16:01:00.004-06:002011-02-23T15:58:10.734-06:00Black SwanAs a film critic, I find it much more difficult to right a review praising a film than a disapproving one. The dictionary definition of a critic: a person who often finds fault and criticizes. I suppose I know more adjectives that define imperfect than perfect. But I cannot use those imperfect words because this film was the exact opposite, it was perfect.<br />You could vaguely describe it as beautiful. That is not doing any justice to this stunningly intricate film. Natalie Portman is intriguing in her performance as Nina, who is obsessed with perfecting her ballet performance as Odette in 'Swan Lake'. She is beginning to find confidence, but that is shattered when a free-spirited dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), steels the attention. Nina slowly breaks down, becoming more like the black swan, Odette's evil sister, Odil. Now Nina wants her 'turn'...<br />David Aronofsky is simply an ingenious artist. The camera angles, the eerie music, the persistent symbolism. Nina's emphasized breath gives the film a haunting element, and yours eventually becomes as heavy as hers. I eventually realized, that when the film had ended, my mouth was wide open. I did not move the entire film, and all of the credits (with my mouth still open). Go to this film, and you will witness art. Images you will never forget.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-85949675067993434452011-02-12T21:03:00.008-06:002011-03-16T14:50:43.704-05:0083rd Oscar Acadamy Award NominationsThe Golden Globes were a joke, but the Oscars are a little more tasteful...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Picture</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Kids Are Alright</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">127 Hours</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Winter's Bone</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Directing</span><br />Darren Aronofsky - <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br />David O. Russell - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />Tom Hooper - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br />David Fincher - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br />Joel & Ethan Coen - <span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor in a Leading Role</span><br />Javier Bardem - <span style="font-style: italic;">Biutiful</span><br />Jeff Briges - <span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br />Jesse Eisenburg - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br />Colin Firth - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br />James Franco - <span style="font-style: italic;">127 Hours</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress in a Leading Role</span><br />Annette Benning - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Kids Are Alright</span><br />Nicole Kidman - <span style="font-style: italic;">Rabbit Hole</span><br />Jennifer Lawrence - <span style="font-style: italic;">Winter's Bone</span><br />Natalie Portman - <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br />Michelle Williams - <span style="font-style: italic;">Blue Valentine</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor in a Supporting Role</span><br />Christian Bale - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />John Hawkes - <span style="font-style: italic;">Winter's Bone</span><br />Jeremy Renner - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Town</span><br />Mark Ruffalo - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Kids Are Alright</span><br />Geoffry Rush - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress in a Supporting Role</span><br />Amy Adams - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />Helena Bonham Carter - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br />Melissa Leo - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />Hailee Steinfeld - <span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br />Jacki Weaver - <span style="font-style: italic;">Animal Kingdom</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Art Direction</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alice In Wonderland</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollow Part 1</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Cinematography</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Writing (Original Screenplay)</span><br />Mike Leigh - <span style="font-style: italic;">Another Year</span><br />Screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson- <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br />Christopher Nolan - <span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br />Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Kids Are Alright</span><br />David Seidler - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)</span><br />Danny Boyle & Simon Baeufoy - <span style="font-style: italic;">127 Hours</span><br />Aaron Sorkin - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br />Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, & Lee Unkrich - <span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br />Joel & Ethan Coen - <span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br />Debra Granik & Anne Rosillini - <span style="font-style: italic;">Winter's Bone</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music (Original Score)</span><br />John Powell - <span style="font-style: italic;">How To Train Your Dragon</span><br />Hans Zimmer - <span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br />Alexandre Desplat - <span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br />A.R. Rahman - <span style="font-style: italic;">127 Hours</span><br />Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music (Original Song)</span><br />Music & Lyrics by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges, & Hillary Lindsey - "Comin' Home" (<span style="font-style: italic;">Country Strong</span>)<br />Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Glenn Slater - "I See The Light" (<span style="font-style: italic;">Tangled</span>)<br />Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyrics by Dido & Rollo Armstrong - "If I Rise" (<span style="font-style: italic;">127 Hours</span>)<br />Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman - "We Belong Together" (<span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Costume Design</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alice In Wonderland</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I Am Love</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Tempest</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Makeup</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Barney's Version</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Way Back</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Wolfman</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Animated Feature</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">How To Train Your Dragon</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Illusionist</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Documentary (Feature)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Exit Through The Gift Shop</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Gasland</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inside Job</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Restrepo</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Waste Land</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Documentary (Short)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Killing In The Name</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Poster Girl</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Strangers No More</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sun Come Up</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Warriors of Qiugang</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Foreign Language Film</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Biutiful</span> (Mexico)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dog Tooth</span> (Greece)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In A Better World</span> (Denmark)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Incendies</span> (Canada)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Outside The Law</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Hors-la-loi</span>) (Algeria)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Short (Animated)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Day & Night</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gruffalo</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Let's Pollute</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Lost Thing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Madagascar, carnet de voyage</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Madagascar, A Journey Diary</span>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Short (Live Action)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Confession</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Crush</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">God of Love</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Na Wewe</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Wish 143</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visual Effects</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alice In Wonderland</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollows Part 1</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hereafter</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Iron Man 2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Film Editing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Fighter</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">127 Hours</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sound Editing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tron: Legacy</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Unstoppable</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sound Mixing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Inception</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The King's Speech</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Salt</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br /></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-18820717656394603512011-02-10T15:30:00.008-06:002011-02-18T17:54:55.763-06:002011 Golden Globe WinnersI know, the Golden Globes were quite a while ago, but I have just been so busy (high school stuff)! Better late then never!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">----------<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Motion Picture - Drama</span><br />Winner: The Social Network<br />Who should of won: Black Swan<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Director - Motion Picture</span><br />Winner: David Fincher - The Social Network<br />Who should of won: Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama</span><br />Colin Firth - The King's Speech<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama</span><br />Natalie Portman - Black Swan<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical</span><br />The Kids Are Alright<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical</span><br />Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical</span><br />Annette Benning - The Kids Are Alright<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture</span><br />Winner: Christian Bale - The Fighter<br />Who should of won: Geoffry Rush - The King's Speech<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture</span><br />Winner: Melissa Leo - The Fighter<br />Who should have won: Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Screenplay - Motion Picture</span><br />Arron Sorkin - The Social Network<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Original Score - Motion Picture</span><br />Winner: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network<br />Who should have won & nominated: Clint Mansell - Black Swan<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Animated Feature Film</span><br />Winner: Toy Story 3<br />Who should of won: The Illusionist<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Foreign Language Film</span><br />In A Better World (Denmark)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Original Song - Motion Picture</span><br />Winner: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque<br /> Music & Lyrics by Diane Warren<br />Who should have won:<span style="font-style: italic;"> NONE!</span><br /><br /><br />----------<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Television Series - Drama</span><br />Boardwalk Empire (HBO)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama</span><br />Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire (AMC)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama</span><br />Winner: Katey Sagal - Sons of Anarchy (FX)<br />Who should have won: Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer (TNT)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Television Series - Comedy/Musical</span><br />Winner: Glee (NBC)<br />Who should have won: 30 Rock (NBC)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical</span><br />Winner: Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) <-----(good for him!) Who should have won: Steve Carrel - The Office (NBC) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical</span><br />Winner: Laura Linney - The Big C (Showtime)<br />Who should have won: Tina Fey - 30 Rock (NBC)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television</span><br />Carlos (SUNDANCE)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television</span><br />Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack (HBO)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television</span><br />Claire Danes - Temple Grandin (HBO)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Television</span><br />Winner: Chris Colfer - Glee (FOX)<br />Who should have won & been nominated: Jack McBrayer - 30 Rock (NBC)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television</span><br />Jane Lynch - Glee (FOX)</div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-55934356129822492622011-01-25T15:20:00.004-06:002011-02-18T18:04:17.074-06:00The TouristAs I was walking out of the theater after the movie the thought that came into my head was, "Why? Why and how was this movie even considered for a Golden Globe nomination?" What did they see in this movie? Was it the twist at the end that was <span style="font-style: italic;">supposed</span> to be surprising.<br />Johnny Depp plays a terrible sexy math teacher, Frank Tupelo. He is so self conscience about his fame, that it makes him seem ignorant and that effects his acting and character. It makes his character awkward when he is supposed to be charming, and makes his character seem stupid when he is supposed to be comedic. Angelina Jolie, on the other hand, is always sexy. But this role is nothing new for her. Elise Clifton-Ward slowly struting around in designer dresses in a foreign country doing something important. Not any characters that you have not seen before.<br />Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp) is a high school math teacher visiting Italy. Something about his love life fell apart, blah, blah, blah... Elise Clifton-Ward is some sort of spy or something, it wasn't really clear what kind. They first meet on a train (thats an unusual place to meet a love interest in a mystery movie). Elise is trying to protect the man she loves (guess who), he did something bad and now the FBI is after him (original). She trys to distract the agents with Frank, complicating things.<br />Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes said it best. "It was a big year for 3D movies, Toy Story, Despicable Me, Tron. Seems like everything this year was 3-dimensional. Except the characters in The Tourist. Um, I feel bad about that joke. I, no I’ll tell you what. I’m jumping on the bandwagon cause I haven’t even seen The Tourist. Who has? But no, it must be good cause its nominated so shut up, okay. And I’d like to crush this ridiculous rumor going around that the only reason The Tourist was nominated was so that the Hollywood foreign press could hang out with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. That is, that is rubbish. That is not the only reason, they also accepted bribes."Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-5407591213468192782010-12-31T14:07:00.004-06:002011-01-12T20:53:34.719-06:00CyrusCyrus is an interesting movie, I will say that. The actors are great. The cinematography, great. Plot line, great. Script, great. The thing that threw me off was its sense of humor, if that is what it was...<br />John, played by John C. Reilly, is recently divorced (recently meaning two years). Not yet over his soon to be married ex-wife, he lives alone, lonely. But his ex convinces him to get out of the house and go to a party. There he meets a lady named Molly (Marisa Tomei). It is an instant connection. But she has a son, a 21-year-old son, named Cyrus (Jonah Hill), who lives at home. Unwilling to share his mother's love with someone else, he does everything in his power to scare off John.<br />Overall it is a good movie, but the humor? The humor? I just don't get it! Throughout the movie I was thinking "is that supposed to be funny?" There are points in the movie where you laugh your ass off. But there are also parts when the character says something with such a bland demeanor that you do not know if you are either supposed to laugh out loud or sit still. Is the seriousness part of the humor? I still do not know...Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-29702751447029625452010-12-18T14:01:00.001-06:002011-02-18T18:00:23.171-06:00I Love You, Phillip Morris - Trailer<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/01dljIcgiMw?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-32913581993663364202010-12-14T20:09:00.009-06:002011-03-16T14:50:06.382-05:002011 Golden Globe NominationsThe Golden Globes have never been reliable for having good taste or being well judged critics, so the choices are not surprising... Keep in mind that I have not seen <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> of the films that have been nominated. I am basing my approval and disapproval on what I <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> seen, heard, and read...<br />deserves: +<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Best Motion Picture - Drama</span><br />Black Swan +<br />The King's Speech +<br />The Social Network<br />The Fighter<br />Inception<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Director - Motion Picture</span><br />Derek Aronofsky - Black Swan +<br />David Fincher - The Social Network<br />Tom Hooper - The King's Speech +<br />Christopher Nolan - Inception<br />David O. Russell - The Fighter<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama</span><br />Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network +<br />Colin Firth - The King's Speech +<br />Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine +<br />James Franco - 127 Hours<br />Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama</span><br />Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice<br />Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole +<br />Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone +<br />Natalie Portman - Black Swan +<br />Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical</span><br />Alice in Wonderland<br />Burlesque<br />The Kids Are Alright +<br />Red<br />The Tourist<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical</span><br />Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland<br />Johnny Depp - The Tourist<br />Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version +<br />Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs<br />Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical</span><br />Annette Benning - The Kids Are Alright +<br />Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs +<br />Angelina Jolie - The Tourist<br />Julianne Moore - The Kids Are Alright<br />Emma Stone - Easy A +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture</span><br />Christian Bale - The Fighter +<br />Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps<br />Andrew Garfield - The Social Network<br />Jermey Renner - The Town +<br />Geoffry Rush - The King's Speech +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture</span><br />Amy Adams - The Fighter +<br />Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech +<br />Mila Kunas - Black Swan +<br />Melissa Leo - The Fighter<br />Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Animated Feature</span><br />Despicable Me +<br />How To Train Your Dragon<br />The Illusionist +<br />Tangled<br />Toy Story 3<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Foreign Language Film</span><br />Biutiful (Mexico, Spain)<br />The Concert (France)<br />The Edge (Russia)<br />I Am Love (Italy)<br />In A Better World (Denmark)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Screenplay - Motion Picture</span><br />Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours<br />Christopher Nolan - Inception<br />Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are Alright +<br />David Seilder - The King's Speech +<br />Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Original Score - Motion Picture</span><br />"Bound To You" - Burlesque<br />Music By: Samuel Dixon<br />Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler<br />"Coming Home" - Country Song<br />Music & Lyrics By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges<br />"I See The Light" - Tangled<br />Music By: Alan Menken<br />Lyrics By: Glenn Slater<br />"There's A Place For Us" - Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader<br />Music & Lyrics By: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood and David Hodges<br />"You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" - Burlesque<br />Music & Lyrics By: Diane Warren<br /><br />----------<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Television Series - Drama</span><br />Boardwalk Empire (HBO) +<br />Dexter (SHOWTIME)<br />The Good Wife (CBS)<br />Mad Men (AMC) + The Walking Dead (AMC)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama</span><br />Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) +<br />Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) +<br />Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME) +<br />Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) +<br />Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama</span><br />Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)<br />Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men (AMC)<br />Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs (USA)<br />Katey Sagal - Sons of Anarchy (FX)<br />Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical</span><br />30 Rock (NBC) +<br />The Big Bang Theory (CBS) +<br />The Big C (SHOWTIME)<br />Glee (FOX)<br />Modern Family (ABC) +<br />Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy or Musical</span><br />Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (NBC) +<br />Steve Carell - The Office (NBC) +<br />Thomas Jane - Hung (HBO) +<br />Matthew Morrison - Glee (FOX)<br />Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy or Musical</span><br />Toni Collette - United States of Tara (SHOWTIME)<br />Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)<br />Tina Fey - 30 Rock (NBC) +<br />Laura Linney - The Big C (SHOWTIME)<br />Lea Michele - Glee (FOX)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television</span><br />Carlos (SUNDACE C) +<br />The Pacific (HBO)<br />Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ) +<br />Temple Grandin (HBO)<br />You Don't Know Jack (HBO) +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television</span><br />Idris Elba – Luther<br />Ian McShane - Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ) +<br />Al Pacino – You Don't Know Jack (HBO) +<br />Dennis Quaid – The Special Relationship<br />Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (SUNDANCE C) +<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television</span><br />Hayley Atwell – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)<br />Claire Danes – Temple Grandin (HBO)<br />Judi Dench – Return To Cranford +<br />Romola Garai – Emma<br />Jennifer Love Hewitt – The Client List<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, Or Motion Picture Made For Television</span><br />Scott Caan – Hawaii Five-O (CBS)<br />Chris Colfer – Glee (FOX)<br />Chris Noth – The Good Wife (CBS)<br />Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC)<br />David Strathairn – Temple Grandin (HBO)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, Or Motion Picture Made For Television</span><br />Hope Davis – The Special Relationship<br />Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX) +<br />Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) +<br />Julia Stiles – Dexter (SHOWTIME)<br />Sofia Vergara – Modern Family (ABC)</div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-47112441994636644452010-11-21T11:37:00.003-06:002011-02-18T17:51:18.678-06:00This is Spinal TapThe ridiculous 'rockumentary' about an up and coming parody rock band, Spinal Tap, in the '80s. Getting their start in Britain, these unintelligent "musicians" are blind to the fact that they have no talent and no following, except for a small audience of potheads and relating idiots.<br />Their well thought out songs of stupidity are not that bad in my opinion. The eccentric lyrics are well thought out and are catchy, in a 'we're gonna make you laugh your ass off' way. They do not have bad voices and they are pretty bad ass at electric guitar.<br />Their antics off stage are even more wacky then on stage.<br />To sum up the movie, in four words. Comical sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-15283829843078234602010-10-23T20:32:00.002-05:002011-02-18T17:59:58.124-06:00Skeletons - Trailer<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/F3lRKS0Xtow/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F3lRKS0Xtow?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F3lRKS0Xtow?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-23692358220747860772010-10-11T15:47:00.002-05:002011-02-18T18:03:14.651-06:00RushmoreAs you know, or do not know (depending if you have read my blog before), I am in love with the director, Wes Anderson (his movies, that is). Rushmore is just another to add to that wonderful list.<br />Rushmore, filmed in Houston, Texas (yeah!), is the story of a fifteen-year-old high school student named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman). He is an exeptionally smart playwrite and lives for the private school, Rushmore, that he attends. He is pretty much in charge of every club and extracurricular activity created in the school. But he finds himself spending to much time involved in hobbies and not enough time involved with acedemics, causing him to fail. This is the last straw, he is sentenced to 'acedemic probation'. Devistated, he has to endure public school. But he spends many days visiting Rushmore, uninvited.<br />He meets a young elementary school teacher, Miss Cross (Olivia Williams). And guess what, he falls in love. He also developes a close friendship with Herman Blume (Bill Murray), a business man who's two jerk sons attend Rushmore. He also finds himself becoming attracted to Miss Cross. The whole thing becomes an oddly entertaining, and heartwarming/breaking love triangle.<br />Of course, I have never had the grave experience of watching a bad Wes Anderson film. I think it is impossible that he could even dream of making a flop. So I guess that is all I have to say, since you have probably already guess that I would highly recomend this movie.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-63644094534304294012010-09-26T12:56:00.003-05:002011-02-18T18:01:39.929-06:00The New Tenants - Trailer<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/8255887" frameborder="0" height="250" width="500"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8255887">The New Tenants trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2149295">Det Danske Filminstitut</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-25699401491613031672010-08-20T18:44:00.001-05:002011-02-18T18:03:14.657-06:00Youth in RevoltAn original, unusual take on a teenage romance. It it cute, funny, poetic, dramatic, sharp, and weird at times. It is catagorized as a comedy, but I find it more of a dramatic romance.<br />Directed by Miguel Arteta, Nick Twist (Michael Cera), is a mama's boy, high school nerd, and virgin. He doesn't have <em>any</em> experience with relationships. He longs to escape from home, his mom (Jean Smart) I am sorry to say, is kind of a slut. She divorced his father, George (Steve Buscemi), and is now dating a gross hick, who has developed a rivalry with Nick.<br />On a trip to his mom's boyfriend's trailor, he meets a girl, Sheeni (Portia Doubleday), walking in the trailor park. He falls in love. The problem is she has a boyfriend (of course). He comes up with a plan to elope with her. She just doesn't want to date a goody-two-shoes.<br />So he devolpes a "bad-ass" alter-ego, named Francois Dillinger. And when he doesn't know what to do, he uses Francois as a sort of guide and mentor.<br />I think the ending was my favorite part of the movie. It was not quite what you expected, but at the same time it was. It is bitter-sweet, but I would say more sweet than bitter! :)Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-54152004442676758572010-08-09T22:45:00.002-05:002011-02-18T18:03:14.663-06:00The Hurt LockerWow! This film is amazing! Everything about it is amazing! The cinematography, acting, art direction, and directing! You truly feel like you are there, standing in front of a bomb about to explode! It gets your heart racing!<br />Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, this movie is a bit of everything. Sergeant First Class William James (played by the talented Jeremy Renner) is addicted to war. As the leader of an Army bomb squad, he will put everything below the addrenaline rush. Even if it means endangering his team, Sergeant JT Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldiridge (Brian Geraghty). They struggle with their emotions as they are on a journey where every one is a potential enemy.<br />It fully deserved the Oscar for Best Motion Picture. Like I said before, <span style="font-style:italic;">amazing</span>!Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-1545912550592683992010-08-01T16:38:00.005-05:002011-02-18T18:03:14.669-06:00TenureThis movie was fun to watch. It was a sarcastic drama that you could just pop in the DVD player. It was good, except that it had absolutely no conclusion of important details. One of the most annoying and unnecessary things was the flash back in the beginning, no point to it at all.<br />Luke Wilson starring as Charlie Thurber, an English college professor struggling with a mid-life crisis. Charlie is determined to get tenure, a permanent job of a teacher until retirement, by sucking up to Dean Leakey (played by William Bogert). He soon finds himself in a competition against Elaine Grasso (Gretchen Mol), a high status professor from Harvard. His friend, Jay Hadley (David Koechner), a corky anthropology professor, and founder of the Sasquatch Club, <span style="font-style: italic;">tries</span> to "help" him, by sabotaging Grasso's reputation. But she develops feelings for Charlie instead.<br />Like I said before, it would be a cute funny film, if there was <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> romantic chemistry between Wilson and Mol. David and Luke, on the other hand, seemed to naturally work <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> well together.<br />An example of a detail that was left unanswered was the fact that Charlie kept seeing Sasquatch, more like a man dressed like him. I was waiting for him to glance and see the face of Dean Leakey or Jay behind the mask, but it ended up ignored and never being addressed. There are certainly many other things left unanswered.<br />But it is just a relaxed movie that you can watch, if you're having a bad day. It is funny. I would recommend it, just for the hell of it.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-32989003039250811642010-07-08T20:11:00.006-05:002011-02-18T17:51:18.683-06:00Ali G IndahouseA scripted plot based on the original british TV show <span style="font-style: italic;">Da Ali G Show</span> featuring Sacha Baron Cohen. It is <span style="font-style: italic;">nothing</span> like the show, which is made-up of improvisational interviews Cohen's alteregos (Ali G, and occasionly Borat, also made into an Oscar winning movie) with seemingly oblivious people. Sex, drugs (mainly pot), sexism, cussing (basically in every sentence), homosexual jokes, <span style="font-style: italic;">and more</span>! It is <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> as funny and spontainious as the show. This is definitely <span style="font-style: italic;">one</span> of the worst movies I have ever seen. But if you are into downright stupid comedy, then you will <span style="font-style: italic;">love </span>it, if you are a absolutely no fun at all and cannot take a joke, then you will <span style="font-style: italic;">hate</span> it. With that said...I <span style="font-style: italic;">LOVED</span> IT!Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-41487993421865906922010-07-07T11:53:00.001-05:002011-02-18T17:53:01.990-06:007 Classic Disney Movies Based On R-Rated Stories<div style='width: 300px; max-height: 234px; padding: 8px; margin: 0 auto auto 2px; overflow-y: auto;'><div style='float: right; width: 113px; height: 100px; padding: 0; margin: 0;'><a href='http://cracked.share-server.com/view/content/1a1de544-89e8-11df-b29c-d9552f04950f'><img src='http://share-server.com/view/post/1a1de544-89e8-11df-b29c-d9552f04950f'/></a></div><div style='font: bold 12px Tahoma; color: #2f2f2f; padding: 0; margin: 0 123px 8px 0;'>"This is sorta creepy...actually a lot creepy..."</div><div style='font: 12px Tahoma; color: #2f2f2f; padding: 0; margin: 0 123px 0 0;'>We can understand watering down a story to make it child-appropriate, but Disney didn't have any business adapting these tales in the first place.</div><div style='font: 11px Tahoma;padding: 0; margin: 8px 0;'><a style='color: #005cff;' href='http://cracked.share-server.com/view/content/1a1de544-89e8-11df-b29c-d9552f04950f'>View >></a></div></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-11093836748030201222010-06-21T19:02:00.003-05:002011-02-18T18:03:14.675-06:00Lars and the Real GirlA heartbreakingly, heartwarming journey that bends your definition of <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> love.<br />This story, directed by Craig Gillespie, follows a sweet-natured, socially isolated man, named Lars (Ryan Gosling), who finds love in a life-size sex doll, named Bianca. He is completely content, in a delusional way, with his plastic lover. But finds he is delveloping feelings for a co-worker Margo.<br />This is a sweet, not to mention unique, story about discovering the limits of true love, and what is held back. You find yourself knowing what these characters are feeling, no matter how weird their relationships become, thanks to the quirky, well-written script by Nancy Oliver.<br />Although odd, this is a movie about love, yes <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> love.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-9509318159645425562010-06-04T11:50:00.001-05:002011-02-18T17:52:49.313-06:00Splice :: rogerebert.com :: ReviewsMaybe it is not the usually si-fi movie it is advertised as...<br /><br /><a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/REVIEWS/100609991/1023">Splice :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews</a>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-18170271411684793702010-05-29T14:53:00.001-05:002011-02-18T17:51:30.010-06:003D or IdiocracyIs it just me or do the film production companies seem to be pumping out 3D films like free Target gift-cards? Do they think we are too stupid to enjoy the substance of a movie so they need to keep us "occupied" with things flying at our faces through the screen? What will be next, dramas, foreign films, documentaries?...Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-3568587222302326822010-05-20T18:08:00.005-05:002011-02-18T18:04:17.081-06:009Visually, pretty cool (most likely if you have an HD TV). Too bad the movie is lame...<br />9 is about the future, a future of machines that have destroyed humanity. The thirst for technology that they have created has turned against them. All that is left to stop them are the numbered dolls, created by a mastermind. The characters all have different personalities (if you could call them that) and purposes. It sounds like it could have been a good si-fi movie, but the flatness of the 'dolls' 'personalities ruines it.<br />No emotion, no matter how hard they actors tried, which obviously was not very much. Almost NONE of the voices seemed to fit their characters. There were stabs at comedy here and there, I guess to show that they were some what human, but it did NOT work...at all.<br />The only character that seemed to do anything for the movie was #5, voiced by John C. Reilly. He had a voice that fit his character. He was the only one who had any emotion in his voice.<br />This movie is not worth seeing, unless you have a 3D Imax theatre in your home. To sum up this movie in one word it would be flat...just flat.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124844628257656639.post-357557564072075182010-05-17T16:20:00.004-05:002011-02-18T18:03:14.682-06:00Fantastic Mr. FoxClassic Wes Anderson, people! The signature comedy, the one color theme (in this case orange, red, and gold), the long pauses, the lasting close-ups. You are aware of the clearcut personalities of the characters, almost imediatly. Sure some of the pauses are little too long, but somehow that makes it more unique, more appealing...to me at least.<br />A whole world is created by the detailed animation and recognizable characatures.<br />Cocky, handsome [Fantastic] Mr. Fox (voiced by the smooth, George Clooney) is nearing the end of his salad days. He has a family to look after and care for. His son, Ash (voiced by the awkward, Jason Schwartzman), is desperate to impress his father. But his father seems to be focused more on Kristofferson (voiced by Eric Chase Anderson), a cousin who has come to stay with them. It seems that Mr. Fox has replaced Kristofferson as his son. Mrs. Fox (voiced by the always original, Meryl Streep) is a sweet, dedicated housewife, who is worried for her husband's safety.<br />Mr. Fox longs to be the daring guy he used to be. But he, and his whole family, end up in trouble when he starts to get back into his old habits.<br />Anderson's comedy may be a little mature for children, although silly sometimes. And the plot may also be a little too slow and complicated for them. My 7 year old sister was not that impressed. I did enjoy watching it with my family.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256846314165939134noreply@blogger.com0