The best thing about summer movies, other than the movie themselves, are the previews before summer movies. So I apologize for the onslaught of trailers flooding EdZachery, but I can't keep this to myself. And I'd like to be able to easily watch it daily.
Please enjoy the triumphant return of genius Baz Luhrman and dreamboat-y Leonardo DiCaprio.
Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for Dark Knight Rises. But the Heath Ledger-less final chapter of that excellent trilogy doesn't quite have me as amped up as the re-boot of Spiderman. I'm a huge fan of Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, the rest of the cast is great and honestly, it looks a little more fun. I can't imagine Bane's scenes being as fun to watch as the Joker's were.
I could get surprised, but for now, here are the two latest trailers for The Amazing Spiderman, that radically have very different content.
AM will be giving us his expert insight on the major Academy Awards real soon. But get prepared by watching the Animated Short that will almost certainly win: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
I know very little about Kim Jong-il and have done no further research for this post.
No one knows exactly when Kim Jong-il was born. Kim Jong-il's father was also the supreme leader of North Korea. Kim Jong-il was afraid of flying so he took trains to travel long distances. Kim Jong-il loved lobster. When Kim Jong-il died in December his body was carried through the streets in a car that had a billboard of his face ontop of it. This is the picture they used.
Full disclosure, I haven't seen My Week With Marilyn, yet. But I intend to. And I'll be rooting for her come Oscar night, not just because I have faith that she knocks it out of the park as Miss Monroe, but also because I just like her.
I didn't always like her. She was the bane of Joey Potter's life for a few years, while sporting a particularly bad haircut. However, she went out of her way to prove herself in films after D.Creek wrapped, leading to amazing films like Brokeback Mountain and Blue Valentine.
Honestly though, it comes down to this. She has handled the loss of her child's father with so much grace that I can't help but root for her. Reporters can't help but ask about Heath and her answers will break your heart.
Why do you keep your hair so short? - Elle UK "I cut it for the one straight man who has ever liked short hair and I wear it in memorial of somebody who really loved it."
Do you think there was a part of you that imagined the two of you would somehow end up together? - GQ "I said it would make me too sad to answer but it's also..."—and she nods even as her voice breaks once more with tears—"...one of my favorite things to imagine." And through the tears, a beaming, almost beatific smile stretches room-wide across her face. "It's actually one of my favorite places to visit." I never thought I'd shed a tear over a GQ article, but damn it, Jen, you just wreck me sometimes.
I am real excited to see Denzel's new movie Safe House. It comes out February 10. The preview is great. It might be another example of a Kanye song being too effective at making a movie look awesome, Limitless had Power in the preview and it looked like the best thing ever, it was aight. And Green Lantern wasn't Ryan Reynolds' fault. The bad guy in Green Lantern had a huge purple headan enormous purple dome that movie was never gonna be good. And it looks like Denzel is gonna play it all "Im impossibly smarter than you and my swagger is on another level" kinda like Training Day or American Gangster while Ryan seems like hes going to go from bewildered to bad-ass. I am ready for this movie. Check out the preview.
Heidi Klum and Seal might be getting a divorce. Its sad. They always seemed so happy.
I think the perfect way to get through this is to watch the original music video for "Kissed by a Rose" from the Batman Forever soundtrack.
Im already feeling better.
-jv
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I miss you all terribly and hope that you had a wonderful holiday season!
I'd like to share with you some information about a project that I am involved in, and am quite proud of:
"Limbus" is my feature-film debut and one of the most exciting things I've done since moving to Los Angeles. I am playing one of the leading roles: the plot centers around 4 cult members who commit group-suicide and find themselves trapped somewhere in between life and death, searching for answers and a path out. Heavy stuff, I know, but the work we've done so far has been very rewarding and the footage from the initial shoot is haunting and heart-wrenching. We shot for several weeks in early December, and will be picking up again in February to finish the film.
We need some help fundraising though:
Kickstarter is a grassroots funding tool that was named one of thetop 50 inventions of 2010 by Time Magazine. It is an exciting new way for non-corporate creative projects to attract investors. If you're unfamiliar, here's how it works: we set a goal ($10,000) and a time limit (1 month); if enough patrons pledge donations, and we meet our goal, our project gets funded.
If the idea of supporting independent art excites you, or if you'd like to help me take a huge step forward in my career, or if this project just sounds cool to you, I encourage you to pledge. Even $1 and you can say honestly that you produced a Hollywood feature!
I know these are difficult economic times, but if you can't afford a donation, you can still help by spreading the word about our project. Check out the Kickstarter page, and pass the info along to others who might be interested. Link to us on Facebook, or Twitter, or whatever social-networking site you prefer. Anything you can do to help will be much appreciated by myself and the other artists invested in this film.
I love you all dearly and hope that you all have a great start to 2012!
-DMc, West Coast Correspondent
Some more fun facts:
Our director, Brandon Nicholas, has 2 previous feature-films that have screened at festivals around the country and have distribution through Netflix. I've worked with him on several music videos over the past two years.
Our producer, Courtney Salmon, recently finished working on the new Spiderman film (with Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone).
We are shooting on the newest, bestest camera in the business, the Red Epic. The first films shot on this camera include The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Hobbit, and The Amazing Spiderman.
One of my co-stars, Alex Klein, recently played a German exchange student on an episode of "Community," (red shirt).
We needed a cheap location for the first section of the film, so we took all of the furniture out of my (large) bedroom and built a set, which I slept in during the shoot.
omg guys, Nicholas Sparks, author of the Notebook and million other books designed to drag tears out of you, was on The Early Show yesterday and suddenly in the middle of talking about his latest soon to be in grocery stores everywhere paperback, the host just said "So 'The Notebook' is going to Broadway" and he just said "Yes" like this isn't news.
Well Mr. Sparks, this IS news. Not only is the book-turned movie being adapted for the stage, it's being adapted as a musical! So in the not too distant future, rain will pour on a bearded RyGos wannabe while he sing-fight-kisses the next Lea Michele in front of a packed house of Midwestern tourists. I don't know if I'm horrified or hypnotized by that idea.
In conclusion, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are the reigning champions of the MTV Movie Awards Best Kissed Acceptance, so suck it Twi-hards.
-av
ps. UPDATE: It turns out this musical was presented as a work-in-progress two years ago, and the music will be war-time era american standard and swing, bluegrass, and gospel. Also, one of the composers is the girl One Tree Hill who always sings. Leaning more towards horror. but still pretty hypnotized. Here's the official website: The Notebook Musical
I came across this random album of back stage photos from random movies. They seem to have found the version of photos that I would like to see - Caveat... I would like to see any back stage photos form the Star Wars.
Your pretty much guaranteed to find one interesting photo from a movie you love.
Today The Hunger Games movie released 8 posters, each featuring a profile shot of a different character. They spread them accross a bunch of websites, but I've collected them all here, for your viewing pleasure.
Effie is my favorite, even her nostrils are pink. Also, I'm loving that Katniss is facing a different direction than everyone else.
