“Oh, I’m so inadequate – and I love myself!†~ Meg Ryan
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I personally think it’s way too early for Oscar talk and don’t care too much about the International FIlm Festivals (and won’t until someone decides to send me to Venice to cover one), but that’s what going on this week. There’s nothing worth seeing at the movies (Bangkok Dangerous??) and fall TV hasn’t even started yet. Time to go back to bed.
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One of the greatest romance comedies of our time, 50 First Dates, is my pick for DVD Rental of the Week! Set on the gorgeous Hawaiian Islands, this film features Drew Barrymore as Lucy Whitmore, a sweet girl suffering from a gnarly case of short-term memory loss. Meanwhile Adam Sandler plays womanizer Henry Roth, a man who falls head over heels for Lucy and goes to the greatest of lengths to find a place in her life. Because Lucy is unable to remember Henry’s romantic efforts, he is forced to step up his game a bazillion notches to get the girl. Seriously, homebody really does the cutest, most non-corny romantic shit of all time. Also, the Barrymore-Sandler duo is a hit reminiscent of their dope work together on The Wedding Singer. As usual, this Sandler film is full of laughs, life lessons, and memorable cameos, check it out!
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Trust. Seduction. Betrayal.
Yes ladies and gentleman, I finally have an anti-love film for you. All members of the lonely heart’s club, listen up!
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece Othello, O conveys a contemporary twist on a captivating, old-school story. The young talents of the handsome Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, and Julia Stiles grace the screen for the duration of the 94 minute film. The film is set in an all-white boarding high school where Phifer’s character, Odin, plays the basketball star who is deeply in love with Desi (played by none other than our favorite Save the Last Dance star, Stiles).
A few weeks ago, Wall-E was released and quickly received some of the best critical praise a film has gotten all year. Then The Dark Knight was released, and immediately dominated the summer movie market. But with the biggest movies of the summer out of the way, what are we supposed to do now? Sit through those again?
By the way, the answer is yes. Both of them. Over, and over, and over again.
However, once we’ve all had our fill of those two triumphs—just when we’re wondering if their tremendous successes have signaled the end of blockbuster season, Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder charges in to remind us that this summer is not over! We do not have to want for movies with a nine figure budget! We can still blow things up!
Some sad happenings, big openings and minor announcements. Like most weekends at my apartment.
Audrey Hepburn’s performance in Breakfast at Tiffany’s as the prostitute with the most sophisticated wardrobe around set the bar for lovable call girls long before Pretty Woman. Holly Golightly’s classy demeanor and exquisite Givenchy threads fill the 115 minute film that now rests in classic archives internationally. If you haven’t seen it yet, put it on your must-see list. If you’ve watched it before, watch it again!
What makes this movie so great? The answer is pretty simple: Audrey Hepburn. Not only is she the epitome of elegance, but she’s so good that you might just forget what this film is even about. In a racy role originally meant for Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn brings her own unique touch to the role of Holly Golightly. She is charmingly naive and alarmingly sexual at the same time. Aaaaaaaaaaand, for all of the fashion buffs out there, this is the film that made the “little black dress” an international phenomena!
Audrey Hepburn’s performance in Breakfast at Tiffany’s as the prostitute with the most sophisticated wardrobe around set the bar for lovable call girls long before Pretty Woman. Holly Golightly’s classy demeanor and exquisite Givenchy threads fill the 115 minute film that now rests in classic archives internationally. If you haven’t seen it yet, put it on your must-see list. If you’ve watched it before, watch it again!
What makes this movie so great? The answer is pretty simple: Audrey Hepburn. Not only is she the epitome of elegance, but she’s so good that you might just forget what this film is even about. In a racy role originally meant for Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn brings her own unique touch to the role of Holly Golightly. She is charmingly naive and alarmingly sexual at the same time. Aaaaaaaaaaand, for all of the fashion buffs out there, this is the film that made the “little black dress” an international phenomena!
In spite of what seems to be an ever-growing backlash, I’m a perennial sucker for movies made by the Judd Apatow mafia. Every one of their films looks like they all called each other up and asked “Hey, I’ve got an idea for a movie. You wanna goof off with the boys for a month and get paid for it?” It’s almost like watching a couple swing dance; it looks like the most fun thing people could to together, and I just wish I could do it that well myself. With the accidental blockbuster success of last year’s Superbad, our friends at Sony Pictures and Apatow Productions try their hand at a real action blockbuster with this summer’s Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express is the boys’ first foray into genre films, rather than their standard “a bunch of guys standing around talking shit,” format. It is the story of Dale Denton (Rogen), mild mannered process server and stoner extraordinaire. When he’s not tricking people into accepting their subpoenas, he’s getting high and listening to talk radio in his car. After a visit to his drug dealer Saul (Franco), and equiped with the rarest, most exclusive weed in the state, Dale decides to smoke a joint in his car outside the home of his next subpoenaed target. While doing so, he witnesses a murder, is seen by the bad guys, and goes to Saul’s for help. When they realize that they might have been followed, and how serious the danger they’re in is, thus begins an absurd game of cat and mouse. That is, if the mice were high, and the cats were idiots.
WARNING: The following article reveals several of The Dark Knight’s plot twists. If you have not yet seen the film and would like to maintain the element of surprise, please refer to our spoiler-free review.
We are living in anxious times. We have lost faith in our government, where the executive branch has scammed us repeatedly, and a new Congress has failed to bring the change we need. Add to the toll the crushing spike in gas prices and a new economic disaster each week, and our nation is quickly becoming desperate for good news. It seems that what we need now, more than ever, is a morale boost, a chance to escape into a better outlook for a while.
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Paris, I love you! No, I’m not talking about “That’s hot!†Paris, I’m talking about that city that serves le crepe, established romantic film, gave rise to amazing opera houses, AND it promotes universal health care, haaaaaaaay! And after you watch the 2006 indie film, Paris, JE T’AiME, you will love Paris, too!
This film is a must-see for everyone. That’s right, this one’s for all of the lovers, bitter folks, and swingers young and not so young in the house! Paris, JE T’AiME showcases the talents of over twenty directors from all over the world in a collection of short films that explore unique facets of love.
This is not your average French love flick, this is a depiction of the limitless comedic, heartbreaking, maddening, disappointing, and ridiculous elements of love. Love between a father and daughter, love between a nanny and a baby, love across ethnoracial lines, and the classic boy meets girl love.
Paris, I love you! No, I’m not talking about “That’s hot!†Paris, I’m talking about that city that serves le crepe, established romantic film, gave rise to amazing opera houses, AND it promotes universal health care, haaaaaaaay! And after you watch the 2006 indie film, Paris, JE T’AiME, you will love Paris, too!
This film is a must-see for everyone. That’s right, this one’s for all of the lovers, bitter folks, and swingers young and not so young in the house! Paris, JE T’AiME showcases the talents of over twenty directors from all over the world in a collection of short films that explore unique facets of love.
This is not your average French love flick, this is a depiction of the limitless comedic, heartbreaking, maddening, disappointing, and ridiculous elements of love. Love between a father and daughter, love between a nanny and a baby, love across ethnoracial lines, and the classic boy meets girl love.
