Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wookiee Life Day is upon us!
The first annual World Wide Wookiee Life Day is scheduled for this November 17, the 31st anniversary of The Star Wars Holiday Special. Everyone is encouraged to gather with their closest friends and family to watch The Star Wars Holiday Special. What is really going to make this a great event are Snuggies! Yes, you may have noticed the Wookiees in the holiday special wearing their red Snuggies for life day. Well finally Earth technology is at the point where we are able to successfully replicate this Wookiee technology. Kick off the holiday season right and "celebrate a day of peace, a day of harmony. "So in brief:
World Wide Wookiee Life Day - November 17
1) Watch the Star Wars Holiday Special with friends
2) Wear Red Snuggies
3) Take pictures and submit them to rob@fetts.net or the sites below:
WWWLD Blog
WWWLD twitter
Facebook fan page
Facebook event page
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
A Decade of Movies #37
Freddy vs. Jason
Directed by Ronny Yu
Released August 15, 2003
Freddy vs. Jason was released almost 10 years to the day after Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday in which a confrontation between Freddy and Jason was first teased on film. (At the end of the movie Jason's mask is pulled down to hell by Freddy's glove.) Ever since this scene FVJ remained in developmental hell, seeing countless scripts and creative teams which actually started making the rounds in 1987! Once the movie actually saw fruition in managed to please my inner 11 year old, as well as my 21 year old self. It really captured the spirit of the old Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th films of 1980's.
Unfortunately Freddy vs. Jason appears to be the last installment in the original chronology for both the Nightmare and Friday series. Each series' next film was a remake/reboot. What I wouldn't give to see Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A Decade of Movies #36
Orange County
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Released January 14, 2002
A very solid and fun teen/college comedy in the tradition of countless other campy classics! And OMG it's Tom Hanks' son!
KICK-ASS Poster
This poster in no way captures the tone and feel of Kick-Ass. I guess it's just meant to appeal to bros and 'bags.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
A Decade of Movies #35
Southland Tales
Directed by Richard Kelly
Released November 14, 2007 (May 21, 2006 Cannes Film Festival)
Another example of a brilliant new director having their second film be a huge flop, Richard Kelly's follow up to Donnie Darko was a disappointment on many levels. While it isn't a terrible film, it suffers from having an abstract and confusing plot magnified by the fact that the story relies on content outside of the movie:
Southland Tales was initially planned to be a nine-part "interactive experience", with the first six parts published in six 100-page graphic novels that would be released in a six-month period up to the film's release. The feature film comprises the final three parts of the experience. A website was also developed to intertwine with the graphic novels and the film itself. The idea of six graphic novels was later narrowed down to three. The novels were written by Kelly and illustrated by Brett Weldele.Southland Tales grossed $275,380 in limited release at the North American box office, and $81,028 elsewhere, making a worldwide total of $356,408, falling far short of the film's $15–17 million budget. It should be noted that this was with the film playing on only 63 screens (a standard art house release is 300 screens).
A Decade of Movies #34
And now for something completely different...
Collateral Damage
Directed by Andrew Davis
Released February 8, 2002
This was Arnold's last starring role in an original property before becoming The Governator. (Terminator 3, a sequel, came out the next year, and he only had minor roles in The Rundown and Around the World in 80 Days.) Collateral Damage was originally intended to be released on October 5, 2001 but was postponed because of the 9/11 attacks. In the film Arnold plays a firefighter who's family is killed by terrorists and goes on a vigilante revenge mission. Very original, I know.
Collateral Damage
Directed by Andrew Davis
Released February 8, 2002
This was Arnold's last starring role in an original property before becoming The Governator. (Terminator 3, a sequel, came out the next year, and he only had minor roles in The Rundown and Around the World in 80 Days.) Collateral Damage was originally intended to be released on October 5, 2001 but was postponed because of the 9/11 attacks. In the film Arnold plays a firefighter who's family is killed by terrorists and goes on a vigilante revenge mission. Very original, I know.
Friday, November 6, 2009
A Decade of Movies #33
Collateral
Directed by Michael Mann
Released August 6, 2004
Tom Cruise plays a psycho killer. OMG WTF LOL!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
A Decade of Movies #32
V For Vendetta
Directed by James McTeigue
Released March 17, 2006
"Remember, Remember the 5th of November." V for Vendetta was originally scheduled for release on the weekend of November 5, 2005, the 400th anniversary of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, with the tag line taken from a traditional British rhyme memorialising the event. However, the marketing angle lost much of its value when the release date was pushed back to March 17, 2006. Still, it was a pretty great movie in my book, although I ashamedly have never read to original comic book written by the crazy British mountain man Alan Moore.
V for Vendetta is also responsible for giving Natalie Portman a controversial new hairdo, which in turn spawned the Seattle-based band Natalie Portman's Shaved Head.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A Decade of Movies #31
1408
Directed by Mikael Håfström
Released June 22, 2007
I got the DVD of 1408 earlier this year but didn't watch it until a few weeks ago for some unofficial Month of Macabre viewing. Many of my friends have been raving about how good it is since it was released. It definitely is a solid Stephen King horror story, but not the scariest or best thing around. It's way better than most of the horror movie garbage from this decade, though!
Be sure to check out the 2-Disc Collector's Edition that includes the 104 minute Theatrical cut as well as the 112 minute Director's cut with an alternate ending. (I actually have an extra brand new copy of this, so contact me if you want it for free. Just pay shipping or trade for something.)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A Decade of Movies #30
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Directed by Peter Jackson
Released December 19, 2001
The definition of epic. It's hard to believe this movie is almost 9 years old. It's so old that when I got ahold of a screener copy it was on VHS!
Monday, November 2, 2009
A Decade of Movies #29
Lost In Translation
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Released October 3, 2003
A very beautiful, pensive, and subtle little comedy. Quite unique.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
A Decade of Movies #28
Zombieland
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Released October 2, 2009
Truly epic and hilarious. Zombieland was actually developed as a TV series several years ago. The creators have stated they had about the whole first season planned out, and the ideas from these episodes could potentially be used for sequels. Most parties involved have stated interest in revisiting the Zombieland universe, and I certainly can't wait to go back!
A Decade of Movies #27
Dead Snow
Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Released January 9, 2009 (Norway)
A fun and fairly decent Teen (College) Slasher/Skiing/Nazi Zombie movie from Norway!
A Decade of Movies #26
Dead & Breakfast
Directed by Matthew Leutwyler
Released August 19, 2005
If you like zombies that sing Country/Rap songs and line dance this is the movie for you.
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