Time for some new Kicks...

Was listening to a podcast on my way out this evening and heard about this film and it got my interest up so when I got home I looked up the trailer. Shot by the cinematographer that went on to be nominated for an Oscar for his work on A Single Man (Eduard Grau), the film appeared at the 64th Edinburgh film festival and seems quite interesting. It follows the lives of two football fangirls who get involved with an up and coming footballer named Lee.

Check out the trailer below, I think this one's worth watching:

I'm prejudiced against voice over...

...especially when it's mine. This has been my day, though a little more solitary and with somewhat less half-naked Jack Black. Just thought I would share my frustration.

Enjoy,

Siobhan

This made me laugh...

...it's funny, though I'm not sure it would work as a full length film it made for a cute trailer. Take a gander at everyone's favourite: the original Karate Kid.

Better Together?

Even though I like many of the players I'm concerned this will be a one note comedy that doesn't last very long...thoughts?

The Invincibles: live action edition...

...a.k.a. ABC's upcoming No Ordinary Family.

Looks like the superhero related television is coming out of the shadows for the upcoming season as--in addition to NBC's The Cape--ABC's new offering about a family who develops superpowers takes its turn in the spotlight. The show follows a typical nuclear family who in a moment of desperation go on a vacation to try and spend some quality time together. After their plane crash lands in a freak storm they return home only to find that they may have more in common than they thought.

The show stars Julie Benz (of Dexter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) and Michael Chiklis (most notably of The Shield and the Fantastic Four films) as Stephanie and Jim Powell, a couple who's marriage and family life could use a kick in the pants. The family is rounded out by Kay Panabaker (a veteran of television guests spots) and Jimmy Bennett who is probably most well known for playing "young James T. Kirk" in the recent Star Trek adaptation from J.J. Abrams. Also starring Weeds' Romany Malco as Jim's friend and confidant, No Ordinary Family hits your television set next season.

On review of the trailer, I think it may fare a little better than The Cape but we'll have to wait and see. It's certainly on my list of things to give a shot...will it be on yours?

Get ready...

...for more glee!

And in this week's edition of "Deja Vu"...

...Mel Gibson acts like a terrific idiot.



Congratulations Mel, you've still got it.

Pre-packaged inspiration in convenient half sentence pieces...

I love the internet.


That is all.

No escape from seing Nick Nolte...

This man is a disaster and I need to watch it unfold before my very eyes:

Is it wrong for kids to swear?

It always surprises me when I realize that I really am a lot more of a prude than I think I am. There's something both hilarious and unsettling about young children using swear words and this video made me cringe for exactly that reason. Though very funny, it begs the question of what type of influence these kids' parents are having on them.

Alternately am I putting too much importance on words? We're constantly trying to reclaim words which have been deemed offensive as they encompass negative emotion towards women, homosexuals, or a specific race or belief system. Am I falling into the same trap by caring whether these girls swear or not?

Little asian PC girl vs. MAC parody - watch more funny videos

Could VS have saved Megan Fox's ass?

So I'm not even going to try and make a case for underwear ads that don't objectify women because frankly I'm not entirely sure that it's possible (please prove me wrong). Here's the thing, do you remember how people were all up in arms about Megan Fox's part in Transformers being even more blatantly about her looks (is that possible) than the first edition? There was one scene in particular which caught the eye and it involved her fixing a motorcycle with her ass in the air...c'mon you know the shot. Slow push from behind into Megan on the motorcycle "fixing it", it's even overlaid with Shia LaBeouf's voice saying he got her a webcam "for her." Sure thing Shia, and you're dating her cause she's smart.

Perhaps (and this is just a suggestion) they should have made Michael Bay exorcise his pervie daemons with this commercial BEFORE he made Transformers 2...it could easily have helped the film (notice the use of "helped" as I'm not entirely sure anything could have "saved" that film). For your viewing pleasure...proof that advertising truly has reverted to sex + danger = sell sell sell.

Backstage pass to impatience...

Doesn't this just make you want it baaaad? This movie is already heartily anticipated but somehow the powers that be have managed to make it worse by dropping this little tidbit of behind the scenes footage, neatly wrapped up in the instrumental version of the film's calling card song "Be Italian".

Check it out...

Best. PSA. EVER.

Okay so this is obviously an important subject but done in such a campy/clever way that even the younger generation will enjoy. Plus it's nice to see Emily Deschanel playing off type.

Afterschool special

I was trailer hopping again today and came across this preview of Antonio Campos' new film Afterschool which follows the death of two young women at a private school through the eyes of their classmates. Chilling and more than a little tense I am intrigued by the trailer and find myself in anticipation of the film.

Check it out and see what you think:

Apple.com - Movie Trailers - Afterschool

Someone, somewhere...just lost a bet to me

The first teaser trailer for Valentine's Day is has finally arrived and as I theorized they would in July, they provide a cast list at the end of the trailer. Judging by this first look I would say I will probably go see it against my better judgment. I'll probably also vault between loving certain things (Shirley McLaine and Hector Elizondo, Topher Grace and Anne Hathaway) and hating others (Jessica Biel and Jessica Biel).

I have to say though...I am pretty miffed that Shirley, Hector, Queen Latifa and Eric Dane weren't mentioned. Then again, they might be saving it for the full length trailer. Do you think that they're upset about not being featured?

Hmmm...

Legion...

I've always been a fan of the idea of looking at a famous story from a new and exciting angle. To that end, I was intrigued when I first read about the new movie Legion starring Paul Bettany (and incidentally a supporting cast made up of a collection of TV actors you will likely recognize). However, I've embedded the trailer below and I'm really not sure. It looks a little like Supernatural and the Matrix gave birth to a pseudo-mythological action film and decided cut it down to a minute and a half. Seriously, the art of the trailer is dead...and my jury is still out on the film.

FYI - it's a restricted trailer.

Cheers,

They finally made my life into a movie...

...and it features someone who has to be introduced as starring in the Travelling Pants movies.

So sad.

At any rate, it got me thinking: if your life was a movie, which would it be? If I'm being honest my life is actually this film:


Followed closely chronologically by Office Space:


And I'm really hoping that the triumvirate is completed with the Princess Bride:

...but that's just because I'm optimistic and would like an excuse to sit in bed all day while a grandfather figure reads me bedtime stories and I pretend I'm six and don't have bills to pay.

So what movie (or movies) would your life be?

The Lovely Bones...

...was the most heartbreakingly beautiful book I have read in the past few years and being that it centres around the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl it's no wonder it broke my heart. But the reason the book was so beautiful is that it really made an effort to explore what happened to her after she was killed and expand upon the love in her family. It manages to (by the end) show you the beauty of life through the absolute horror of the event at the beginning of the novel.

To that end they've made a movie and I'm a little concerned it's not going to meet my expectations; there's a lot of subtlety and contradiction that the film needs to explore in order to live up to its source material. Check out the trailer and let me know what you think. Will you check out the lovely bones?

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thelovelybones/

And the award for best marketing plan goes to...

I-- along with a good portion of the continental United States-- have been obsessed with Glee since FOX aired the pilot to tease the upcoming September premier (which has now been pushed up one week to September 9th). Apparently those lucky enough to attend Comic Con and make it to the Glee panel were treated to a preview of the second episode, but cyberspace has lucked out with this clip of Amber Riley working "Bust your windows" by Jazmine Sullivan.

It's a testament to the shows popularity (before actually being on the air) that there has even been a term coined for those fans of the show, a la "twi-hards" and "chucksters". The new term for those who lie in wait for episodes and new tidbits to be released have been dubbed: "gleeks".

Enjoy.

"You wanna join me?"

Cruising the net earlier today I discovered a preview for the rest of True Blood's second season and I must say...I have tingles! Check out the clip below for more but it looks like it's going to be a good one: