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Pete Postlethwaite (1946-2011)
Oscar nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite died yesterday at the age of 64 from Cancer. Pete gained international fame from his starring role in The Usual Suspects, while gaining a great amount of respect from his peers, being referred to by director Steven Spielberg as “the greatest actor in the world”. Pete’s work includes: Solomon Kane, Inception, the Town, the Age of Stupid, In the Name of the Father, the Constant Gardener, Amistad, the Last of the Mohicans and Alien 3 among many others. Our thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of Pete. You will be missed.
Geek Round Up | Borat: Kazakh’s Strike Back!
Let’s chalk this one up in the FAIL category.
Nearly 5 years after the release of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Kazakh film director Erkin Rakishev is filming an unauthorized sequel to the widely popular Borat film which will be entitled My Brother, Borat…..crickets…
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Crossover | When Actors Wanna Sing
Oh the fickle mind of the artist…
The idea of actors/actresses entering the music industry or musicians entering the film industry is nothing new, but it has always interested me for some reason. I don’t know if its the fact that many of the transitions are rough and don’t really pan out well, proving the artist, who could be very solid in their native career, sub-par to mediocre in their new “career”. Either way, I’m always pleased to see an Actor/Actress who can pull their own weight both musically and as a Thespian.
Don't Hassle the Hoff
Lets take a look at a few music projects, brought to the table by relevant actors/actresses, that you may have never known existed. And no, there will be no David Hasselhoff in this conversation.
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New Trailer | Vanishing on 7th Street
Brad Anderson‘s Vanishing on 7th Street trailer was released recently and I am interested to see what Anderson does with the film. Apocalyptic films, although I generally am a fan of the theme, are hit or miss. Lets hope for some tact in this one, I get a good feeling from the trailer and am hoping for some interesting direction considering Anderson’s The Machinist. I guess we will see!
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Geek Round Up | 300 prequel
March of 2007 was taken by storm by what many perceived as an epic adaptation of the famous Frank Miller graphic novel of the same name, 300. With boasting an opening weekend in the top 50 largest in box office history and bringing in over $200 million to date despite its mixed critical consensus, it is no wonder a follow up is in the works. I was just surprised it has taken this long to begin…
3rd Time is Still a Charm | Review of “Toy Story 3″
With the 3rd and what could very well be the final installment of the Toy Story series, Pixar Animation Studios have, once again, created one of the finest animated films ever made.
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Get Your Docs On | Rental Review of “It Might Get Loud”
Get Your Docs On is a new Column dedicated to the many fantastic films in the ever so under appreciated Documentary genre. The ever broadening and boundary-less genre rarely sees commercial success or gets the attention many of it’s films should. This column is meant to help change that. Lets take a look at the great 2009 rockumentary It Might Get Loud, shall we?
Under the Radar | Adoration
This is a column that will focus on little known films, directors, writers, and actors. The column does not exist to tell you what to watch, but to simply help raise interest in the great art and talent that goes unseen year by year. So let’s begin. The film I will be spotlighting is Atom Egoyan’s Adoration.
My Wife Made Me Watch It | Rental Review of “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”
MWMMWI is a new column dedicated to those little films that you may have had to suffer through on account of being nice to your significant other. We’ve all been there at some point in some relationship. In fact, Filmdogs wouldn’t have been born without a similar situation involving Julie & Julia. This go, we focus on a train wreck called “Did You Hear About the Morgans?“.
Generally speaking, there are two thoughts that if entering my mind within the first 10 minutes of a film, mean that I will be wasting the next 1.5 hours of my life and should bail quick..
#1. I know exactly what is going to happen plot wise for the rest of the movie.
#2. I wish a 90 foot walrus would come out of the nearest bed of water and impale the lead characters with its giant tusks.
Unfortunately, #2 didn’t happen and I didn’t heed the warning of my conscience on this one…
Over the years, DreamWorks Animation has become an industry benchmark by consistently bringing top notch and wildly successful computer animated films to the big screen with the likes of Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, Madagascar, Shark Tale and more recently Monster’s vs. Aliens. How to Train Your Dragon is not an exception to this quality standard and effortlessly holds its own among the computer animated elite.
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