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The only 13-year-old girls who handle more guns than Moretz at this point live in South Dakota.
Though Kusama can write as well as direct I can't find any indication whether or not she's penning this project, but the story apparently involves a father-daughter relationship with a twist. No, not that kind of twist, perv. Here the father instructs the daughter in a number of survival techniques, particularly hunting, in the event that he should ever go missing. Lo and behold, he disappears and the daughter is left to fend for herself. Moretz sounds like the perfect candidate for the role of the daughter, not only because of her time spent around guns with Kick-Ass, but also due to her mastery of the young empowered female thing that's been working so well in her recent work. Whatever the casting choice, this is sounding like an interesting project and probably the one to bring Kusama back from the brink.
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What I'm suggesting, is Mel Gibson should be your 67th patient, doctor.
What we know about the film is that it was going to be about Vikings, and was written by Departed and Kingdom of Heaven scribe William Monahan. And the Viking dialogue would be in Old Norse.
It looks like DiCaprio will star in Clint Eastwood's Hoover biopic next. Good choices, Leo, good choices.
Ahhhhh sweet, merciful weekend, you could not possibly have come soon enough. I just kind of wish you brought with you a better crop of wide release movies. All the stuff I really want to see is still playing in hyper-limited release, so essentially, I get the gas face.
But you know what? It's all good. You know why? Because starting Sunday, it is SHARK WEEK, BITCHES. Admittedly Shark Week on the Discovery Channel doesn't hold quite the same level of excitement it used to, but I will still be more than happy to watch all sorts of shark-related programming whenever it is made available to me, and dammit, you should too.
Anyhoo, go ahead and watch that there full video if you want to see all the movie and TV options available to you this weekend, or if you just want the movie stuff, read on!
This is the trailer for the new live-action Yogi Bear movie, which debuted exclusively on Yahoo earlier today (what a scoop!). I went in expecting to be bowled over with unfathomable terrible, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The terrible is actually pretty fathomable.
Things that stuck out at me:
- Hey! It's Tom Cavanagh! You know! TV's Ed! I always liked that guy. Shame about this, really.
- Anna Faris being in this movie is not surprising, but still fairly depressing, all the same.
- How unbelievably happy to be there is Dan Aykroyd in that intro piece? Or just in general? Can anyone even remember the last movie to feature Dan Aykroyd in top billing? It's Exit to Eden, isn't it? Barf.
- Justin Timberlake is a shockingly convincing Boo Boo.
- So, I guess bears just talk? And that's an accepted practice in this world? Are they going to address this ludicrous jump in bear evolution at any point?
I have to admit I'm having a spot of trouble wrapping this post up with any sort of conclusion beyond the scope of my own desire to weep openly at the prospect of watching this thing, so instead I'll go the non sequitur route and just point you all to my new favorite news blog, True American Dog. If you want to see the great things bears are capable of doing, and not revel in the petty crimes of these absurd CG creations, you will enjoy this.
Von Trier wants everybody to know he's a big, big fan of Ronnie James Dio
Von Trier is describing the movie as a "beautiful film about the end of the world" that involves "two sisters and two planets." The planets he's referring to are Earth and the film's namesake Melancholia, which is straying closer and closer to our world, and the sisters will be played by Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg. That pair is joined by Alexander and Stellan Skarsgaard, Kiefer Sutherland and Udo Kier. What's particularly interesting about how this movie is being made, Dunst and Sutherland say, is that Von Trier is filming each scene without rehearsal of any kind. That avant-garde accent (somewhat reminiscent of his Dogme95 days) coupled with the fairly big name Hollywood talent definitely means this movie is on my must-see list in May or June of next year.
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As such, Lindelof has reportedly been brought on board the upcoming Alien prequel that Ridley Scott is attached to for a script rewrite. Without having any idea as to what the script is like now, it's difficult to really know what Lindelof has in mind, but I'd wager that we're going to see a few characters named after philosophers, a bunch of vague hints as to the origins of the alien species without any concrete resolutions, and a lot of moments where you hear a noise around the corner and you think a character is about to get face-hugged...but it's just that little scamp Vincent! What a cute puppy! But seriously, this is probably good news; we'll have a couple years to wait to see what the fruits of this particular relationship are.
I love Zach Galifianakis in most any form I can get him, but I still think my most treasured role of his is in his Funny or Die-exclusive "interview" show, Between Two Ferns. In anticipation of this weekend's release of Dinner for Schmucks, Steve Carell is the guest, and as you might imagine, it gets wildly, uncomfortably hilarious.
I kind of wish this was a real TV show. I'd watch every week.
I must break you.
In all seriousness, though, Giamatti's perfect for the role. As he's shown in American Splendor, Sideways and recently the HBO miniseries John Adams, the man's got dramatic acting chops and a penchant for slipping into beleaguered historical personalities, which Krushchev certainly was. What I'm really curious to see is how he portrays the premiere's famed tantrum over his exclusion from Disneyland on security grounds. Tom Hanks' Playtone Company is producing and I hope they take some creative license there, maybe having Giamatti rip off his stuffy suit to reveal a red muscle shirt which he then proceeds to trash a hotel room in.
My favorite Giamatti role by far has to be as The Amazing Screw-On Head in the animated adaptation of Mike Mignola's comic by the same name. Too bad it never made it past the pilot stage. Check that out after the break if you're curious.
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Angelina Jolie is generally considered one of, if not the only, female star who can carry an action film in the lead role. She is smart, sexy and almost always bankable, so I was quite surprised to come to the realization that despite her constant presence in the press she ... |
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