Thursday, February 23, 2012

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone Meet At Hospital For Shoulder Surgeries (PHOTO)

Just when you thought the Internet couldn't get any better, Arnold Schwarzengger goes and tweets a photo of himself and Sylvester Stallone at the hospital getting shoulder surgeries.

"After all the action, stunts & physical abuse shooting 'The Expendables 2' and 'The Last Stand,' it was time for a little tune up on my shoulder," Schwarzengger wrote on Twitter. "Look who was coincidentally waiting in line behind me for his shoulder surgery. Now we're ready for another round of great times and action when we shoot 'The Tomb.'" The former California governor ended his tweet with the hashtag "#greattobeback."

Arnold (who turns 65 in July) and Stallone (who turns 66 during the same month), will next team for the aforementioned film "The Tomb," an action thriller about a master prison architect (Stallone), who must escape from one of his creations with the help of a wily inmate (Schwarzenegger). That's great and all, but OMG WILL YOU JUST LOOK AT THIS PICTURE ALREADY!

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Football Freakonomics: What Can Linsanity Teach Us About the Upcoming NFL Draft?

(Photo: Nicholas La)

The following is a cross-post from our�Football Freakonomics project�at NFL.com. Check out the�interactive graphic�and, at the end of this post, the video.

In his first six NBA starts, Jeremy Lin averaged 24.3 points and 9.5 assists while leading the Knicks to six straight wins.

If those numbers were attached to someone like Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, you wouldn?t bat an eye. But until a couple weeks ago, Lin was little more than roster fodder, an undrafted player already cut by two teams and about to be cut by his third. That?s when a desperate coach who had run out of able-bodied point guards threw him into the fire. The rest ? for the moment, at least ? is history.

Let?s be honest: the reason we?re hearing so much about Lin is because he was overlooked. This might lead you to think he?s a true anomaly, a great game-time athlete who somehow slipped through a pro sports league?s finely-tuned talent-scouting machine.

But if you look closely at the NFL, you?ll find Jeremy Lins all over the place. And with the NFL Draft coming up in April, you have to wonder just how scientific the science of drafting football players really is. Is Andrew Luck really the golden goose that Indianapolis is banking on, or might he turn out to be yet another top-tier bust?

Our latest Football Freakonomics episode ? the last one this season ? argues that the draft is much more of a crapshoot than most of its practitioners would have us think. The evidence is everywhere. Consider the research of Cade Massey and Richard Thaler, who find top draft picks to be seriously overvalued. Consider the data presented in the interactive graphic here, which reveals the average draft position for the top five players this season in key categories. For instance:

2011 Passing Yards� (Avg. Draft Position for Top 5 Performers = 51.4)

Player

Drew Brees

32

Tom Brady

199

Matthew Stafford

1

Eli Manning

1

Aaron Rodgers

24

2011 Rushing Yards (Avg. Draft Position for Top 5 Performers = 115.8)

Player

Maurice Jones Drew

60

Ray Rice*

55

Michael Turner

154

LeSean McCoy

53

Arian Foster**

Undrafted (257)

* Rice was the MVB (Most Valuable Bargain) in our inaugural Dough Bowl.

** We generously counted each undrafted players as if he was the first player chosen after ?Mr. Irrelevant,? the last player chosen in that year?s draft. In Foster?s case, that would make him pick No. 257.

2011 Tackles (Avg. Draft Position for Top 5 Performers = 78.6)

Player

London Fletcher�

Undrafted (242)

D?Qwell Jackson

34

Chad Greenway

17

Pat Angerer�

63

Curtis Lofton

37

2011 Receiving Yards Leaders�(Avg. Draft Position for Top 5 Performers = 118.2)

Player

Calvin Johnson

2

Wes Welker

Undrafted (256)

Victor Cruz

Undrafted (256)

Larry Fitzgerald

3

Steve Smith (CAR)�

74

This year?s sack leaders represented the highest average overall draft position:�

2011 Sacks (Avg. Draft Position for Top 5 Performers = 32.7)

Player

Jared Allen

126

DeMarcus Ware

11

Jason Babin

27

Jason Pierre-Paul

15

(T5) Aldon Smith

7

(T5) Terrell Suggs�

10

Keep in mind that an average draft position of 100 is equivalent to a top pick in the fourth round. What?s most interesting is that in several major categories, the top five performers included at least one undrafted free agent. Or, put another way: One of the top five performers in these categories includes a player who wasn?t even thought to be among the top 250 players of his rookie class!

Granted, these numbers aren?t exactly encyclopedic. But they do a good job of showing just how much luck is involved in the draft ? to say nothing of how much Luck ? and how hard it is to forecast the future.

That?s why more and more teams, in all sports, are doing a deep statistical dive to try to identify undervalued players before spending too much money on the overvalued ones. So if you?re an NFL team looking to optimize your draft picks this year, maybe you?ll consider hiring a young guy to crunch the numbers for you. Maybe some economics major from Harvard who happens to know his way around the gym? Maybe someone like ? Jeremy Lin?

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'Lorax', 'Secret World of Arrietty' Will Teach Kids That Ecological Preservation and Borrowing Are Somehow Okay, Cautions Lou Dobbs

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To see the above image of Danny DeVito standing in a small clearing amidst the Truffula trees, you might not realize that what you're looking at is a campaign poster for extremist liberalism, meant to shape our two to three-year-olds into "occu-toddlers" (now a term), whose playtime in the park will be not for hide-and-seek but for occupation meant to spread a dangerous message of communist wealth distribution and senseless ecological mindfulness. Oh, but it is, warns Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs.

As anyone who's read The Lorax already knows, the Dr. Seuss book makes little attempt in veiling its message to not destroy entire biomes in the singular interest of industrial greed. At its time of publication, it seemed like an obvious, safe-enough message of ecological consciousness that pretty much anyone non-evil could get behind, but now that the story is being turned into a motion picture--and, more so, now that "not completely fucking up the Earth" is considered a divisive political stance--The Lorax is being called "insidious nonsense from Hollywood" meant to "indoctrinate our children." So said Lou Dobbs, speaking on his Tuesday night program on Fox Business Network.

Similarly, Dobbs also feels Studio Ghibli's The Secret World of Arrietty--based on Mary Norton's 1952 novel The Borrowers--is a part of Hollywood's clandestine plot to program children with a liberal agenda. Though the film is Japanese, and thus not really a product of Hollywood, Dobbs can see right through that ruse, recognizing the film's mouse-sized people stealing things around a house as Hollywood agents, meant to encourage wealth redistribution to the weakest and neediest, which is a concept he means for you to be opposed to.

Here's the video from the segment, in which Dobbs compares the animated movies' themes to Obama's dangerous philosophy "everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share." Because our children will see small people living below the floorboards of a house, and then they will stupidly believe in fairness, and next thing you know, they'll think a woman's reproductive system is her own business. Nice try, Hollywood (and Japan). This is almost as shameful as when the Muppets tried to sneak in the socialist message that you shouldn't want an oil tycoon to tear down your beloved theater.

Good idea, crazy person: Buy a ticket to the show, then eat a bunch of popcorn and leave a mess you refuse to clean up. Sure, the film studios may get your money, but at least the theaters will be left with the clear message that you will not be told not to be a revolting American caricature.

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Encouraging news from the modeling world...


To some of you, this ^ lady may look familiar.

To fill the others in, her name is Kylie Bisutti.
And she is known for being the 21-year old woman who won the Victoria's Secret Model Search, competing against 10,000 other women in 2009.

{To any gentlemen reading this article, please be cautious of clicking on the source links.� I tried to find ones that had as-appropriate-as-possible photos of her, but some of them may not.}

While being a model for such a well-known company can offer fame and fortune, Kylie says that she is quitting because she 'has been convicted of honoring the LORD and my body and wanting to be a good role model for other women out there who look up to me'.

�Bisutti adds that a conversation with her 8-year-old cousin helped motivate her to make this decision.

"I was doing my makeup in the mirror one day and she was watching me," Bisutti says. "She looked at me and was like, 'You know, I think I want to stop eating so I can look like you.'"

"It just broke my heart because she looks up to me and I didn't want to be that type of person that she thought she had to do that to be beautiful," she says. "Thousands of girls that think that being beautiful is an outer issue and really it's a heart issue."
{source: here}


?Victoria?s Secret was my absolutely biggest goal in life, and it was all I ever wanted career-wise,? Bisutti is quoted as saying by IBT. ?But the more I was modeling lingerie, and lingerie isn?t clothing, I just started becoming more uncomfortable with it because of my faith. I?m Christian, and reading the Bible more, I was becoming more conflicted about it.?


Kylie, who married shortly before she won the model search in 2009, also admits her role as a wife and someone that was looked up to in her church body played a large part in her choice to quit.

?My body should only be for my husband and it?s just a sacred thing,? she said. ?I didn?t really want to be that kind of role model for younger girls because I had a lot of younger Christian girls that were looking up to me and then thinking that it was okay for them to walk around and show their bodies in lingerie to guys.?

{Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/192809/kylie-bisutti-christian-victorias-secret-model-quits/#jFLtb8lwzV7LIGC4.99}


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What are you thoughts on Kylie Bisutti and her recent conviction in not modeling for Victoria's Secret?��

Do you agree that following God whole-heartedly should mean to even give up the career you have been dreaming of?

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Fun little trivia fact:
Kylie is the younger sister to Danielle Bisutti - the actress who played the lead lady's role in the 2009 Christian movie 'No Greater Love'.

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My Cactus Heart: Movie Review

"My Cactus Heart" just feels fresh and new overall - quite a feat considering its the only genre our local mainstream film industry knows to make 90% of the time. It's not only that the pairing of Matteo Guidicelli and Maja Salvador actually works (a true blue couple in real-life) but it also brings in a narrative style unique in its own way. While at times the movie lacks polish and consistency to be considered an instant classic, the narrative style and the lead actors carry "My Cactus Heart" into something worth a look. Read on for our full written analysis of "My Cactus Heart".

Sandy (Maja Salvador) while at work narrates to her co-worker how she met her soul mate. The story starts when she was still in high school. She and her best friend decide to play a game. Each one of them will draw an illustration for their "soul mates". They will leave the illustrations randomly - knowing one day that these will be returned by the man meant for them. Through the years though, Sandy grows hatred towards men and commitments due to her dad leaving their family with another woman. Sandy decides that she does not want to be a fool for love and be single for life like her mom. Every boy who courts her gets busted so much so that people call her a "cactus heart". Not until she meets Carlo (Matteo Guidicelli) that is who is not only her complete opposite when it comes to love but teaches her cactus heart how to love in return.

There are two big things that make "My Cactus Heart" better than your average local romcom. First, the narrative style made the movie more interesting than it should be. To be quite honest, the story was predictable but the flashback system was a breath of fresh air (the style is more or less akin to the television show "How I Met Your Mother") as it actually made the characters have depth not usually seen on local romcoms. This was so effective that the characters' back stories define how the lead characters react to the world around them. For example, you do not only understand why Maja's character hates commitments or why Matteo's character is a hopeless romantic but you actually feel their emotions and what they are going through. Second, the pairing of Matteo and Maja just simply works flawlessly. They make a beautiful pair on-screen and everything feels natural. On the acting department, the biggest surprise was Matteo. He just showed versatility that we didn't expect from him (not even accounting for how he has improved his Tagalog greatly). Where the film fails to make an impact is in its polish and consistency (actually a common problem on local films). The first half in particular has a lot of confusing moments especially when it came to how the timeline was presented. The film also had several scenes being cut abruptly or having video quality dip significantly even on the same scenes. The cheesy lines and jokes were just average too. At times it will make you smile even laugh but on other times the lines just feel stale. We won't lie, "My Cactus Heart" wasn't on our anticipated list but after seeing it, we have to admit that our assumptions were completely wrong.

Rating: 3 and a half reels

Why you should watch it:
- Matteo and Maja make a good pair on the big screen
- Matteo shows how much he has grown as an actor
- the narrative style used adds more depth to the story and characters

Why you shouldn't watch it:
- the film lacks polish and consistency
- it's filled with cheesy and corny one liners

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Chronicle: Movie Review

"Chronicle" at its core is a wasted film - a huge potential of greatness completely lost with a mind-boggling decision to go the found footage route. It is an unconventional film with elements that make it darker and deeper than your average superhero/scifi film. And yet it is presented in a very mainstream format and a very middling one at that. "Chronicle" is good enough for anyone to enjoy it but you just know this could have been better and greater than its current state and that is truly the most frustrating thing about it.

Matt (Alex Russell), Andrew (Dane DeHaan) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan) gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. They also find out that if they practice hard enough, their powers also grow stronger in time. First, they gain telekinesis and soon after that, flying. As expected, the three high school seniors use their powers for fun but soon they find their lives spinning out of control as one of them decides to use his power for his own selfish and devious purposes.

"Chronicle" has a great story (and an even better twist and message) and great acting that you would think it's one of those films that are bound to be a classic. And yet, it all boils down to it choosing the found-footage format that adversely affects how
the film feels and eventually develops. It's not all bad though as the director actually did a pretty good job using the found-footage format. Our favorite is the final scene were Andrew goes amok in Seattle and Matt tries to stop him. It was surely creative using other people's gadgets, CCTV cameras, police cameras and more to make the sequences move. It felt natural and most importantly, real. This is one of the best (if not the best) use of found footage we have seen. But there are also instances were things are forced as there needs to be a camera all the time. Additionally, a majority of the first half of the film is spent on the teens "experimenting" with their powers. The videos felt like current YouTube clips of fake stunts with CGI that is quite noticeable. These are the instances that you just know that the found footage format does more damage to the whole movie than aid it.

What "Chronicle" really excels at is its story and the characters within it. The three lead actors all felt natural as their fictional counterparts and surely makes the film more believable. Amazingly, the film had great story and character development even with a bunch of separate clips joined together. You can just sympathize with the characters and you can totally see the changes in each one. One may find the power as a simple add-on to his life, the other as a serious thing to think and be careful about and the last one who decides to use his power to vent out his frustrations and anger in life. Even with their different takes on what to do with their new-found abilities, you can fully understand why each one thought that way - good or bad. While the first half was all fun and games, the second half takes a darker, grittier and more sinister tone that makes this film a worthy watch. This is how we imagine humans would react if they suddenly get God-like powers - not the way we usually see from comic books. In the end, "Chronicle" did not need to be a found-footage film. Choosing a regular format or even a combination of both would have made this an instant scifi classic.

Rating: 3 and a half reels

Why you should watch it:
- a great story with a darker and more natural take on humans getting superpowers
- the acting was superb, natural and believable
- the last sequence in Seattle is worth the ticket price (the best use of found-footage we have seen yet)

Why you shouldn't watch it:
- the found-footage format does more damage than good
- the movie's first half was dull due to the YouTube-like videos that compose most of it

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Cirque Du Soleil To Perform At The Oscars!!!

Very exciting news?but what about�The Muppets???

We?re pleased to announce that�Cirque du Soleil�will be featured on the Feb. 26�Oscars�telecast, where they?ll be doing a three minute performance featuring more than 50 artists! Wow!

Here?s what Cirque du Soleil special events director�Yasmine Khalilhad to say about it:

?The theme is very much in line with paying tribute to the movie-theater experience.?

Khalil also mentioned that their show would be ?unique for this one evening,? and that they wouldn?t be taking anything from their cinema-themed show�Iris�(aside from the fact that�Danny Elfman�will once again compose the music).

Again, this sounds great ? but if there?s time in the telecast for a�Cirque show, then why can?t�THE MUPPETS�also perform???? WTF?!?!?!?!?!

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The Girls in the Band: Film Review

The Bottom Line

The film is an important step toward repairing the broken links and resurrecting almost a century of music and the women who made it.

Venue

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Director

Judy Chaikin

Cast

Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Roz Cron, Billie Rogers, Viola Smith

The phrase ?the women of jazz? might conjure images of singers, but as the upbeat documentary The Girls in the Band amply demonstrates, from the get-go women have been deeply involved in all aspects of America?s great musical genre ? as professional instrumentalists, composers, arrangers and conductors. Director Judy Chaikin?s bright elucidation of unexplored pop-culture history received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the recent Palm Springs festival. It should be warmly received elsewhere on the fest circuit, and will be right in tune with arts-oriented small-screen programmers worldwide.

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Chaikin bookends the film with an affectionate, and ultimately poignant, challenge to Art Kane?s famous 1958 photo A Great Day in Harlem, which brought together dozens of the leading jazz musicians of the day. Among them were only three women,not quite an accurate representation. But if jazz was an unconventional pursuit for men, it was even more so for women. In the early decades of big-band jazz and swing, female musicians were treated as novelties, often forced to wear ridiculous starlet getups and, most ludicrous, expected to smile, always smile, even while blowing a horn.

The archival footage and stills that Chaikin has assembled are fascinating, and attest to the vibrancy and depth of unsung musical talents. Especially engaging are her interviews with many of the women themselves ? among them drummer Viola Smith, saxophonists Roz Cron and Peggy Gilbert and trumpeter Billie Rogers, who acknowledges band leader Woody Herman?s role in opening doors to women.

The doc lends a fresh perspective to well-traveled chapters of history like the heyday of New York?s 52nd Street and the women?s movement of the 1970s. Having toured the States and Europe for the USO during World War II ? one trumpeter has fond memories of an encounter with the Tuskegee Airmen ? the women found that the war?s end wasn?t entirely good news. As one interviewee notes, it meant that ?a lot of girls had to go back to the kitchen? to make room for male musicians returning from military service.

It?s disappointing when the film moves beyond these pioneers and their firsthand memories of Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears, the Fayettes and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. It?s all too easy to want more time with each of them, whether they?re recalling the dangers integrated bands faced in the Jim Crow South or mentioning a disappointing one-night stand with Tommy Dorsey.

But Chaikin is more interested in establishing a lineage of female jazz musicians, bringing her narrative up to date with contemporary artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Maria Schneider, Anat Cohen and Esperanza Spalding. However illuminating the chronology, The Girls in the Band loses its rhythm as it turns into a somewhat choppy and diffuse compendium.

Along the way, though, are extraordinary insights and performances. Two standouts, with their singular smoky tones, are saxophonist Vi Redd and trombonist/composer Melba Liston, one of Dizzy Gillespie?s preferred arrangers.

Like most of us, a number of the latter-day women of jazz knew nothing about such forebears until well into their careers; the film is an important step toward repairing the broken links and resurrecting almost a century of music and the women who made it.

Venue: Palm Springs International Film Festival
An Artist Tribe/One Step production
With: Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Roz Cron, Billie Rogers, Viola Smith, Clora Bryant, Anat Cohen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Maria Schneider, Ingrid Jensen
Director: Judy Chaikin
Writers: Judy Chaikin, Edward Osei- Gyimah
Producers: Judy Chaikin, Michael Greene, Nancy Kissock
Executive producer: Michael Greene
Cinematography: Joey Forsyte, Tom Kaufman, Tom Hurwitz, Eddie Marritz, Nancy Schreiber, Mark Allensworth, Jason Nabb, Mark Lewis
Co-producer: Hugh M. Hefner
Editor: Edward Osei-Gyimah
No MPAA rating, 86 minutes

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William Fichtner Will Now Fight Lone Ranger

Meet John McClane's Son... Jai

Seen above in a screen test in which Bruce Willis bounces a "What's the deal with the gun, anyway?" routine off him, Australian actor Jai Courtney has been cast as John McClane's estranged son, John McClane Jr., in A...

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The Woman in Black: Film Review

No Country for Young Kids would be just as suitable a title for The Woman in Black, a hoot of an old-fashioned British horror film in which being under 10 years old is not a good thing. This first production to bear the venerable Hammer imprint since 1979 so enjoyably revives the old dark house trappings of deep shadows, creepy noises, haunted attics, unwelcoming villagers, now-you-see-them-now-you-don't apparitions and shrieking music cues pegged to startling cuts that it makes them seem new again, or at least so they'll seem to the gaggle of young Daniel Radcliffe�fans who have rarely, if ever, experienced them before. Curiosity about the actor's first adult screen role and first part since leaving Hogwarts behind should ensure healthy returns for the CBS Films release. And the good news is that the former Harry Potter carries the film quite capably.

Based on Susan Hill's 1982 novel, the film version has been some time in coming, in light of the fact that the London stage adaptation, which employs only two actors, has been running continuously since 1989, making it the second-longest-running play in the history of the West End, after The Mousetrap.

The first children to go are three sisters who, in the prologue, abruptly cease playing teatime with their dolls and, as if possessed, walk right out their upper-floor windows to their doom. When we then see widower Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe) bidding farewell to his young son Joseph (Misha Handley) before leaving on a business trip, it's hard not to feel uneasy about the boy's life expectancy.

So stricken remains young Mr. Kipps over the death in childbirth of his wife that he hasn't performed well at his law office, and his new assignment represents his last chance to save his position: He is to resolve all the remaining affairs of a widow who has recently died at a remote country estate, including trying to sell the old pile.

Easier said than done, once he gets a look at it. Located at the end of a long causeway off the mainland, Eel Marsh House can be reached only at particular times of day, as the tides wash over the road at certain hours. Initially, he's meant to stay at the little inn at the village of Crythin Gifford, where the residents have all the charm of the rural fellows in Straw Dogs. But even a haunted house seems preferable to the inn's attic, the very room from which the girls had tumbled in the prologue.

Only one local seems nice, Daily (Ciaran Hinds, who appeared opposite Radcliffe in the final Potter installment), a landed gent whose deranged wife (Janet McTeer) dines with dogs at the table since the accidental death (is there any other kind?) of their son some years back.

Common sense might dictate that Kipps board with the Dailys from now on. But, no, he's got to be where the action is, at the mansion, a place with lots of doors that needs to be dimly lit by candles to look right. Once ensconced, Kipps reads old correspondence revealing the unfortunate fate of the child of the lady of the house, although his absorption in past horrors is interrupted by contemporary ones in the village, where it's a wonder any inhabitants remain at all, given the youth mortality rate.

Working from Jane Goldman's compact, well-judged adaptation, director James Watkins�(Eden Lake) shows he well knows what he's doing: The genre has certain requirements and he honors them, with sincerity and style. The hooded spectral title character keeps appearing ? in windows, at a distance, present in a room and then not, always elusive ? and the director is not ashamed to go all the way in having Kipps poke his nose in rooms and dark places where most rational people, or any who had seen haunted house movies, would not tread.

Happily, Watkins steers clear of indulging in modern horror tropes, especially where gore and vulgarity are concerned. In most respects other than technical expertise, this is a film that essentially could have been made in Hammer's heyday back in the 1950s, as well as one that Radcliffe's Potter fans can enjoy.

The actor, it must be said, is perfectly good, credible as a young father and capable of holding the screen by himself for a long period, as required by his character's isolation. The only issue one might raise is his persistent facial stubble, something quite out of step with the early 20th century period.

Hinds and McTeer add weighty support as the area's most eminent residents. The locations, particularly the marshland area of the house, and production design are memorable, with both evoked attentively by Tim Maurice-Jones' cinematography. Marco Beltrami's score effectively augments the tension and atmosphere.

And the ending is wonderful ? perfect, in fact.

Opens: Feb. 3 (CBS Films)
Production: Cross Creek Pictures, Hammer, Alliance Films, Talisman
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White, Shaun Dooley, Misha Handley
Director: James Watkins
Screenwriter: Jane Goldman, based on the novel by Susan Hill
Producers: Richard Jackson, Simon Oaks, Brian Oliver
Executive producers: Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust, Neil Dunn, Marc Schipper, Xavier Marchand, Tyler Thompson, Roy Lee
Director of photography: Tim Maurice-Jones
Production designer: Kave Quinn
Editor: Jon Harris
Music: Marco Beltrami
Rated PG-13, 95 minutes

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This Means War: Sneak Peek

A certified ensemble of hit filmmakers takes the romantic-action genre a notch higher in ?This Means War? starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. The movie is about two of the CIA's best agents and best buddies on a personal note, Tuck (Tom Hardy) and FDR (Chris Pine) discover that they are dating the same woman, Lauren (Reese Witherspoon), which ultimately affects both their professional and personal lives. The movie is directed by McG whose hits include ?Charlie?s Angels?, ?Charlie?s Angels: Full Throttle? and ?Terminator Salvation?. Catch the trailer of "This Means War" after the break.


?This Means War? opens February 22, 2012 in local theaters from 20th Century Fox.

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The Woman in Black: Film Review

No Country for Young Kids would be just as suitable a title for The Woman in Black, a hoot of an old-fashioned British horror film in which being under 10 years old is not a good thing. This first production to bear the venerable Hammer imprint since 1979 so enjoyably revives the old dark house trappings of deep shadows, creepy noises, haunted attics, unwelcoming villagers, now-you-see-them-now-you-don't apparitions and shrieking music cues pegged to startling cuts that it makes them seem new again, or at least so they'll seem to the gaggle of young Daniel Radcliffe�fans who have rarely, if ever, experienced them before. Curiosity about the actor's first adult screen role and first part since leaving Hogwarts behind should ensure healthy returns for the CBS Films release. And the good news is that the former Harry Potter carries the film quite capably.

Based on Susan Hill's 1982 novel, the film version has been some time in coming, in light of the fact that the London stage adaptation, which employs only two actors, has been running continuously since 1989, making it the second-longest-running play in the history of the West End, after The Mousetrap.

The first children to go are three sisters who, in the prologue, abruptly cease playing teatime with their dolls and, as if possessed, walk right out their upper-floor windows to their doom. When we then see widower Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe) bidding farewell to his young son Joseph (Misha Handley) before leaving on a business trip, it's hard not to feel uneasy about the boy's life expectancy.

So stricken remains young Mr. Kipps over the death in childbirth of his wife that he hasn't performed well at his law office, and his new assignment represents his last chance to save his position: He is to resolve all the remaining affairs of a widow who has recently died at a remote country estate, including trying to sell the old pile.

Easier said than done, once he gets a look at it. Located at the end of a long causeway off the mainland, Eel Marsh House can be reached only at particular times of day, as the tides wash over the road at certain hours. Initially, he's meant to stay at the little inn at the village of Crythin Gifford, where the residents have all the charm of the rural fellows in Straw Dogs. But even a haunted house seems preferable to the inn's attic, the very room from which the girls had tumbled in the prologue.

Only one local seems nice, Daily (Ciaran Hinds, who appeared opposite Radcliffe in the final Potter installment), a landed gent whose deranged wife (Janet McTeer) dines with dogs at the table since the accidental death (is there any other kind?) of their son some years back.

Common sense might dictate that Kipps board with the Dailys from now on. But, no, he's got to be where the action is, at the mansion, a place with lots of doors that needs to be dimly lit by candles to look right. Once ensconced, Kipps reads old correspondence revealing the unfortunate fate of the child of the lady of the house, although his absorption in past horrors is interrupted by contemporary ones in the village, where it's a wonder any inhabitants remain at all, given the youth mortality rate.

Working from Jane Goldman's compact, well-judged adaptation, director James Watkins�(Eden Lake) shows he well knows what he's doing: The genre has certain requirements and he honors them, with sincerity and style. The hooded spectral title character keeps appearing ? in windows, at a distance, present in a room and then not, always elusive ? and the director is not ashamed to go all the way in having Kipps poke his nose in rooms and dark places where most rational people, or any who had seen haunted house movies, would not tread.

Happily, Watkins steers clear of indulging in modern horror tropes, especially where gore and vulgarity are concerned. In most respects other than technical expertise, this is a film that essentially could have been made in Hammer's heyday back in the 1950s, as well as one that Radcliffe's Potter fans can enjoy.

The actor, it must be said, is perfectly good, credible as a young father and capable of holding the screen by himself for a long period, as required by his character's isolation. The only issue one might raise is his persistent facial stubble, something quite out of step with the early 20th century period.

Hinds and McTeer add weighty support as the area's most eminent residents. The locations, particularly the marshland area of the house, and production design are memorable, with both evoked attentively by Tim Maurice-Jones' cinematography. Marco Beltrami's score effectively augments the tension and atmosphere.

And the ending is wonderful ? perfect, in fact.

Opens: Feb. 3 (CBS Films)
Production: Cross Creek Pictures, Hammer, Alliance Films, Talisman
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White, Shaun Dooley, Misha Handley
Director: James Watkins
Screenwriter: Jane Goldman, based on the novel by Susan Hill
Producers: Richard Jackson, Simon Oaks, Brian Oliver
Executive producers: Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust, Neil Dunn, Marc Schipper, Xavier Marchand, Tyler Thompson, Roy Lee
Director of photography: Tim Maurice-Jones
Production designer: Kave Quinn
Editor: Jon Harris
Music: Marco Beltrami
Rated PG-13, 95 minutes

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Robert Kirkman Talks About The Future Of ?The Walking Dead? (VIDEO)

Check out IGN?s interview with the executive producer/writer of AMC?s ?The Walking Dead,? Robert Kirkman. �Kirkman talks about the differences between the television series and comic books, and discusses the complex relationship between Shane and Rick. �I thought the last two episodes of TWD were really good, and I can?t wait to see how the season?s going to end. �I?ve read all the comics, and I still don?t have a clue as to what?s going to happen next. �What do you think?

-David Griffin (Follow @griffinde on Twitter)

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Oregon Rain

�Being the little country gal that I am, and coming from (well, you all probably know this already, but I?m just going to say it anyway?) one of the most legit states in the U.S., there is one thing that I?ve come to know as just a part of life. And something I have come to love.
If you were to ask someone (from Oregon) what our state is most known for?you would most likely get one of the three answers:
Okay, that would be from some Oregonians. And most of those probably aren?t even real ones (as in, they weren?t born here).
But the TRUE-hearted, loyal, Oregonian lovers would answer with ones more like these:
Oregon is most known for:
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Oh and check out this cool tree house...
�Yes, I?m sure you noticed that I put ?rain? in there. Well, it?s not a lie that Oregon does have a lot of rain. But honestly, I love it! And I don?t understand how some people can dislike it so much.
�{I love this photo...so much.� I don't know why...}
�It makes everything look bright, clean and fresh?(except dirt?which turns into mud?which is something I heartily dislike :/ )
{about this pic ^...Converse AND rain...for the win!}
{such an elegant picture!}
�And seriously? Who doesn?t love dancing in the rain?
{Seriously?� This picture is too beautiful for words...}
Oh! And you wanna know one of the biggest things I like about it?
When it?s late at night?and I?m snuggled deep under my sheets, blankets and comforter?and the house is warm from the woodstove?
And the rain is pounding outside.
It makes me feel safe. It reminds me how much I take for granted the warmth and coziness of my home. Rain is a good reminder.
So?yeah?there?s my little random post about Oregon rain. I?ve felt pretty awful about not doing many interesting posts lately. I think I?m suffering a bit from writer?s block. :/ So?I won?t feel hurt if you leave a comment telling me to ?get with the program and post something out-of-this-world amazing?!! :)
Love you all! Wish you could come to Oregon and visit me?

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Robert Kirkman Talks About The Future Of ?The Walking Dead? (VIDEO)

Check out IGN?s interview with the executive producer/writer of AMC?s ?The Walking Dead,? Robert Kirkman. �Kirkman talks about the differences between the television series and comic books, and discusses the complex relationship between Shane and Rick. �I thought the last two episodes of TWD were really good, and I can?t wait to see how the season?s going to end. �I?ve read all the comics, and I still don?t have a clue as to what?s going to happen next. �What do you think?

-David Griffin (Follow @griffinde on Twitter)

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The Girls in the Band: Film Review

The Bottom Line

The film is an important step toward repairing the broken links and resurrecting almost a century of music and the women who made it.

Venue

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Director

Judy Chaikin

Cast

Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Roz Cron, Billie Rogers, Viola Smith

The phrase ?the women of jazz? might conjure images of singers, but as the upbeat documentary The Girls in the Band amply demonstrates, from the get-go women have been deeply involved in all aspects of America?s great musical genre ? as professional instrumentalists, composers, arrangers and conductors. Director Judy Chaikin?s bright elucidation of unexplored pop-culture history received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the recent Palm Springs festival. It should be warmly received elsewhere on the fest circuit, and will be right in tune with arts-oriented small-screen programmers worldwide.

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Chaikin bookends the film with an affectionate, and ultimately poignant, challenge to Art Kane?s famous 1958 photo A Great Day in Harlem, which brought together dozens of the leading jazz musicians of the day. Among them were only three women,not quite an accurate representation. But if jazz was an unconventional pursuit for men, it was even more so for women. In the early decades of big-band jazz and swing, female musicians were treated as novelties, often forced to wear ridiculous starlet getups and, most ludicrous, expected to smile, always smile, even while blowing a horn.

The archival footage and stills that Chaikin has assembled are fascinating, and attest to the vibrancy and depth of unsung musical talents. Especially engaging are her interviews with many of the women themselves ? among them drummer Viola Smith, saxophonists Roz Cron and Peggy Gilbert and trumpeter Billie Rogers, who acknowledges band leader Woody Herman?s role in opening doors to women.

The doc lends a fresh perspective to well-traveled chapters of history like the heyday of New York?s 52nd Street and the women?s movement of the 1970s. Having toured the States and Europe for the USO during World War II ? one trumpeter has fond memories of an encounter with the Tuskegee Airmen ? the women found that the war?s end wasn?t entirely good news. As one interviewee notes, it meant that ?a lot of girls had to go back to the kitchen? to make room for male musicians returning from military service.

It?s disappointing when the film moves beyond these pioneers and their firsthand memories of Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears, the Fayettes and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. It?s all too easy to want more time with each of them, whether they?re recalling the dangers integrated bands faced in the Jim Crow South or mentioning a disappointing one-night stand with Tommy Dorsey.

But Chaikin is more interested in establishing a lineage of female jazz musicians, bringing her narrative up to date with contemporary artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Maria Schneider, Anat Cohen and Esperanza Spalding. However illuminating the chronology, The Girls in the Band loses its rhythm as it turns into a somewhat choppy and diffuse compendium.

Along the way, though, are extraordinary insights and performances. Two standouts, with their singular smoky tones, are saxophonist Vi Redd and trombonist/composer Melba Liston, one of Dizzy Gillespie?s preferred arrangers.

Like most of us, a number of the latter-day women of jazz knew nothing about such forebears until well into their careers; the film is an important step toward repairing the broken links and resurrecting almost a century of music and the women who made it.

Venue: Palm Springs International Film Festival
An Artist Tribe/One Step production
With: Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Roz Cron, Billie Rogers, Viola Smith, Clora Bryant, Anat Cohen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Maria Schneider, Ingrid Jensen
Director: Judy Chaikin
Writers: Judy Chaikin, Edward Osei- Gyimah
Producers: Judy Chaikin, Michael Greene, Nancy Kissock
Executive producer: Michael Greene
Cinematography: Joey Forsyte, Tom Kaufman, Tom Hurwitz, Eddie Marritz, Nancy Schreiber, Mark Allensworth, Jason Nabb, Mark Lewis
Co-producer: Hugh M. Hefner
Editor: Edward Osei-Gyimah
No MPAA rating, 86 minutes

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New ?Wrath Of The Titans? Trailer (VIDEO)

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'Spring Awakening' Movie: Lea Michele Sought For Lead Role

Remember three years ago when McG -- the man behind "Charlie's Angels" and next week's "This Means War" -- became attached to a big-screen version of the Broadway hit "Spring Awakening"? Well, apparently it's still happening, and he's got an idea about who should star.

"We're talking to Lea Michele because she made the role of Wendla famous and we'll see if that pans out and works with the timing of her schedule on ['Glee']," he told E! Online.

The 25-year-old "Glee" star originated Wendla on Broadway in 2006, and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her efforts. "Awakening" -- a rock musical adaptation of the 1892 German play -- is about a group of teenagers discovering sex for the first time. The play was controversial at the time because of its depictions of teenage sex, as well as homosexuality, rape and suicide.

"It's very similar to the [stage] production," McG said, when asked about the big-screen version. "We're probably going to shoot it in Eastern Europe and it's a very true adaptation of what it is with a little Baz Luhrman thrown in."

Michele was rumored for the role of Eponine in Tom Hooper's upcoming adaptation of "Les Miserables," but it eventually went to stage actress Samantha Barks. You can currently see her on "Glee," where she plays Rachel Berry.

Watch Michele perform "Mama Who Bore Me" from "Spring Awakening" above.

[via E!]


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The Bourne Legacy Teaser Released - No Metro Manila and Palawan Yet

"The Bourne Legacy" has been making waves locally the past month because of the traffic it has been causing all around Metro Manila. Kidding aside, we all know why this is a must-watch film for all Filipinos. Not only because it chose our country to be a huge portion of the movie but the film itself is the continuation of the Bourne series everyone loved so much. The first teaser has just been released but alas, no Metro Manila or Palawan can be seen anywhere. Still, the trailer still kicks-ass with a beat-up Kenneth Keithson (Jeremy Renner) accepting himself into the "program" transforming himself into a super agent spy. We really liked the visual style used and the soundtrack sounding a bit too much like "Inception's" trailer. Not too shabby for a teaser. You can catch it after the jump.


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Sassy Pants: Santa Barbara Film Review

The Bottom Line

This tart coming-of-age satire is given a sweet boost from its seasoned cast.

Venue

Santa Barbara International Film Festival�

Cast

Anna Gunn, Ashley Rickards, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Jenny O?Hara

Director-screenwriter

Coley Sohn

A home-schooled teen is desperate to get out from under the over-protective wing of her control-freak mother in Sassy Pants, an edgy comedy from writer-director Coley Sohn that had its premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Spun-off from Sohn?s award-winning 2009 Sundance short, Boutonniere, the crisp satire can?t sustain the bite of its admittedly tasty first half-hour, but it maintains an agreeable irreverence on the strength of its well-cast ensemble headed by Ashley Rickards, Anna Gunn and an all-grown-up Haley Joel Osment like you?ve never quite seen him before.

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That cast alone should ensure that Sassy Pants travels beyond the festival circuit to a pick-up from a savvy distributor.

Graduation Day couldn?t have arrived fast enough for Bethany Pruitt (Rickards) named Valedictorian by her perky but overbearing home-schooling mom, June (an absolutely terrific Gunn), who?s still seething over her divorce from her not-so-secretive gay husband, Dale (Diedrich Bader).

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Feeling like a prisoner in her own bedroom?the one with an intense color scheme that can best be described as mid-century Pepto-Bismol?Bethany runs off to live with her dad and his new, younger bartender boyfriend Chip (Osment, with a pierced lip and short shorts), while pursuing her fashion designer ambitions selling clothes at the trendy/tacky mall fashion store, Jail Bait.

There has been no shortage of suburban satires, both of the big and small screen varieties, and although Sassy Pants doesn?t break any fresh ground, Sohn?s got a talent for placing offbeat characters in colorful settings.

Thanks to her cast of pros, they still manage to retain a necessary sweetness.

Gunn, who plays Skyler White on Breaking Bad, is scene-stealing good as the uber-homemaker with good intentions beneath all that suffocating mothering; while Rickards (One Tree Hill, Fly Away), tempers her determination with a nice wide-eyed naivetee.

Bader and Osment also hit their entertaining marks, as does Jenny O?Hara (channeling Shirley MacLaine) as June?s piece-of-work mother.

Behind the scenes, production designer Rachel Payne has fun with the overstuffed home d�cor and costume designer Mairi Chisholm has her hands full dressing those Jail Bait mannequins in all that trashy merchandise.��

Venue: Santa Barbara International Film Festival�
Production companies: Ministry of Content, Sassy Pictures, Spruce Street Films, Urbanite
Cast: Anna Gunn, Ashley Rickards, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Jenny O?Hara
Director-screenwriter: Coley Sohn
Executive producers: Eyde Belasco, Paul Korver, J.B. Popplewell
Producers: Pavlina Hatoupis, Adam Wilkins
Director of photography: Denis Maloney
Production designer: Rachel Payne
Music: Angela Correa, Joshua Penman
Costume designer: Mairi Chisholm
Editors: Robin Katz, Kindra Marra
Not rated, 87 minutes.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Full Cinematic Trailer For ?Mass Effect 3? (VIDEO) ?Take Earth Back?

Check out this spectacular cinematic trailer for ?Mass Effect 3,? which premiered during tonight?s episode of ?The Walking Dead.? �I love this trailer, and I?m curious to see what you all thought. �Will Commander Shepard survive, or will he end up sacrificing himself for the sake of the galaxy? �Depending on your choices, the outcome could go either way. �Enjoy!

-David Griffin (Follow @griffinde on Twitter)

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About Face: Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY ? Many of us poor mortals wake each morning to the rude response of the bathroom mirror, assaulting us with prune eyes, deepening crevices of marionette mouth, a jaw line turned to Jell-O. So listening to some of the most genetically blessed women of decades past ruminate on beauty and aging has the potential to chafe. Yeah, boo hoo, ladies, you got crow?s feet. But Timothy Greenfield-Sanders? entertaining About Face is remarkably free of self-pity. Rather than gripe about the tyranny of youth, these gals celebrate the gains of age and experience with infectious enjoyment.

Does the documentary, subtitled The Supermodels, Then and Now, go more than skin-deep? Rarely. But Greenfield-Sanders, a portrait photographer and filmmaker who directed The Black List for HBO, clearly adores his subjects, whose careers spanned the 1940s through the ?80s. They reveal a self-esteem that in many cases seems to have eluded them in their famous heydays. And they also present hard evidence against society?s decree that post-50 is not a sexually viable age for women, to paraphrase one of these runway survivors.

In addition to the candid interviews, shot with Greenfield-Sanders? customary elegance, the film digs up to-die-for archive material from designer shows and fashion shoots, some going back to the dawn of advertising.

The subject who brings the most career longevity to the table is Carmen Dell?Orefice, who began modeling in the ?40s. Photographed by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Horst P. Horst, Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson and countless other giants, she is still a striking beauty with her platinum mane ? and still working ? at 80. Asked about the validity of cosmetic surgery as a choice, she arches a penciled eyebrow and responds, ?Well, if you had the ceiling falling down in your living room, would you not go and have a repair??

Some interview subjects freely admit to getting a little chemical or surgical help to look ?well-rested,? as Halston model Karen Bjornson charmingly puts it. Others are opposed to erasing the natural expressiveness from their faces. China Machado, a firecracker and an Avedon muse whose looks were considered too exotic for mainstream work, says she?s scared enough just going to the dentist, so a facelift would terrify her. Isabella Rossellini asks of Botox and its kin, ?Is this the new foot-binding? Is this the new misogyny??

Rossellini came to modeling relatively late, at 28, and consequently appears to have been more centered than many of the women who started in their teens. She shows a matter-of-fact awareness of the dictates of marketing as she recalls Lancome?s controversial decision to dump her in her 40s from its anti-aging product campaign.

The philosophical insights tend to be fairly standard, but one common thread linking the women is their belief that beauty is sustained by education, cultural enrichment and confidence. Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs both talk about the importance of being more than just clotheshangers and were savvy about building their brand.

As for the negatives, Carol Alt is one of several subjects who see modeling as a profession that feeds insecurity as well as loss of a sense of self. ?I?m a fireman?s daughter from Long Island,? she says, noting how important it was to remember that. Paulina Porizkova admits that having her every feature and body part scrutinized for flaws prevented her from feeling good about herself until she hit her 40s.

Sexual harassment, rampant drug use and eating disorders are discussed. One of the most interesting observations is how the cocaine consumption of the 1970s coincided with the decline of the fresh-faced smile in modeling, making way for the sullen pout. But aside from former Vogue fashion director Jade Hobson mentioning her unease at seeing track marks on Gia Carangi?s arms during a shoot, About Face doesn?t dwell on the casualties.

On the flipside, subjects like Jerry Hall and Marisa Berenson recall the excitement and glamour of mingling in a rarefied world of creativity, tossing around names like Dal� and Warhol. Hall still gets an obvious kick out of recounting her path from working the counter at a Dairy Queen in Texas to being discovered on the French Riviera, while Berenson?s back-story as the granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli, recruited to modeling by Diana Vreeland, outlines a more privileged entr�e.

Greenfield-Sanders provides a solid account of the emergence of women of color in modeling. Beverly Johnson (the first African American to land a Vogue cover), Bethann Hardison and Pat Cleveland are among those representing that breakthrough. Hardison explains how modeling was not considered a legitimate profession, amusingly revealing that her mother thought she was a hooker until she saw her in a commercial. Cleveland touches on the tensions of traveling in the segregated South with the Ebony Fashion Fair.

Among the conspicuously absent is Lauren Hutton; the aesthetic influence of Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton in the 1960s is overlooked, as are international modeling superstars such as Iman and Veruschka. The film might also have benefited contextually from showing how the explosion of household names in the 1990s ? Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, etc. ? pushed models? earnings into the stratosphere and made the runway a starry-eyed career goal for millions of young girls. But maybe that?s another chapter.

Greenfield-Sanders makes no claim to being a comprehensive historian. Instead, his slickly packaged film is an affectionate valentine to a bunch of smart, gorgeous women who defined beauty over a number of decades. And they?re still looking good.

Venue: Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Premieres)

Cast: Carmen Dell?Orefice, Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Christie Brinkley, Bethann Hardison, China Machado, Marisa Berenson, Carol Alt, Paulina Porizkova, Pat Cleveland, Beverly Johnson, Lisa Taylor, Christy Turlington, Karen Bjornson, Kim Alexis, Dayle Haddon, Cheryl Tiegs

Production companies: HBO Documentary Films, Perfect Day Films

Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Producers: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Chad Thompson

Executive producers: Tommy Walker, Michael Slap Sloane, Sheila Nevins

Director of photography: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Music: Neal Evans, Sebastian Blanck, M.L. Perlman

Editor: Benjamin Gray

No rating, 72�minutes

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Nobody Walks: Sundance Film Review

The Bottom Line

A young woman's arrival creates sexual upheavals in a cool, artistic L.A. household, in an unsatisfying drama that might have worked better as a comedy.

Venue

Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competion)

Cast

John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga, Rhys Wakefield, Jane Levy, Dylan McDermott, Justin Kirk, Emanuele Secci

Director

Ry Russo-Young

Maybe nobody walks but almost everybody screws in this momentarily titillating but increasingly tiresome variation on the Teorema, in which a temporary house guest upsets the equilibrium of a Hollywood household with her heedless sexual dalliances. Except for one character, nobody acts like an adult in Nobody Walks; there's a lack of moral dimension, little thought of consequences and--to ask for a different, more sophisticated movie?no comic perspective, only weak and/or muddle-headed people acting on immediate impulses when no good can come of it. Cast names provide this chic-looking production with a sufficient profile for a modest theatrical tour, but prospects are better in assorted home entertainment venues.

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To be sure, Ry Russo-Young's third feature, after Orphans in 2007 and the 2009 Sundance entry You Won't Miss Me, has an alluring veneer to it. Writing with Tiny Furniture auteur Lena Dunham, Russo-Young anchors the action at the invitingly secluded, tree-enshrouded home of Peter (John Krasinski) and Julie (Rosemarie DeWitt), where sound designer Peter, at his wife's request, has agreed to help 23-year-old New York artist/filmmaker Martine (Olivia Thirlby) complete the sound work on an arty installation film piece.

Martine's arrival merely amplifies the sexual vibes that already simmer beneath the surface at the compound. Level-headed therapist Julie must cool the ardor of a hotshot screenwriter patient (Justin Kirk) who has erotic dreams about her. Sixteen-year-old burgeoning poet Kolt (India Ennenga) fixates on her dad's ripped assistant David (Rhys Wakefield) while fending off the inappropriate impulses of her tempermental Italian teacher (Emanuele Secci). Erotic waves from the past lap up when Julie's ex, old rocker Leroy (Dylan McDermott), comes by for dinner one night.

Peter, meanwhile, is a sitting duck for Martine, who's very appreciative of the technical expertise he brings to her project. Sometimes with David present in the cocoon-like, fully equipped home sound studio, Peter and Martine achieve a certain complicity in their collaboration, which represents a refreshing change of pace from the commercial jobs Peter usually works on. When they find themselves alone after a couple of days, Martine doesn't resist when Peter puts the move on, which drastically rearranges the climate in what is already a hothouse atmosphere.

One initial problem is that Thirlby turns up here in a short little '60s swinging London haircut that is, frankly, very unattractive on her, seriously reducing the irresistible quality Martine is supposed to have on everyone. Nor is she flirty or aggressive; she's just available, accepting the advances of three different guys in about as many days. There's nothing about her personality that's very enticing either; she's both full of herself as an artist and a bit insecure, blessed with the vitality of youthful creativity but without much interesting to say. People are drawn to her for reasons not readily apparent when, in fact, they should be wary, especially a guy like Peter, whose observant wife isn't about to miss a trick.

Because he's not developed emotionally or psychologically either by the script or Krasinski, Peter becomes a more unsympathetic character as events progress, entirely so once he transgresses with Martine. Perhaps Julie would be better off without a dullard like him, who seems to have little to offer other than tech support. At the film's center, then, is an ill-advised liaison that isn't even voyeuristically fun to witness.

Around the edges, though, there are diversions to be had. Julie's alert self-awareness and smart boundary-drawing stand in welcome to relief to everyone else's moral amorphousness, which seems only to beget misery rather than good times. If perhaps only because she has more to work with, DeWitt stands out in the cast, along with Kirk, alive to his character's sense of mischief. Ennenga shows promise as the budding intellectual in the family.

Visually, the film is a pleasure, with cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt (Meek's Cutoff), shooting in Super 16, helping the director create an elegant, full-bodied look in limited quarters.

Venue: Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competion)

Production: Super Crispy Entertainment, Jonathan Schwartz/Andrea Sperling

Cast: John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga, Rhys Wakefield, Jane Levy, Dylan McDermott, Justin Kirk, Emmanuel Secci

Director: Ry Russo-Young

Screenwriters: Lena Dunham, Ry Russo-Young

Producers: Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling, Alicia Van Couvering

Executive producers: Audrey Wilf, Zygi Wilf

Director of photography: Christopher Blauvelt

Production designer: Linda Sena

Costume designer: Kim Wilcox

Editor: John Walter

Music: Fall On Your Sword

82 minutes

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'American Reunion' Trailer Shares A Whole Lot

American ReunionIt's time to reunite everyone's favorite class from East Great Fall High, and appropriately, the new trailer for "American Reunion" shows us just about everything we can expect from the sequel.

Jim, Stifler and the gang are older and live more boring lives, but they still know how to create an awkward situation with your father, like they always have. Eugene Levy can probably play Jim's dad in his sleep.

Check out the trailer after the jump!

The trailer introduces a new storyline that we haven't seen before. One of Jim's former babysitting clients, a pretty young girl, is turning 18 during the very same weekend of the reunion. She "really wants Jim to come" to her party, something he can't exactly do?if you know what I mean?not with a baby and his wife, Michelle.

The unfortunate part of introducing that new storyline is that we more or less know every major plot point of the movie. Here's to hoping "American Reunion" holds more surprises in store than just the ones from the trailer.

"American Reunion" has earned a fair amount of good buzz in some of the advanced screening, some even saying it's the best since the original. We'll find out for sure when the comedy opens in theaters on April 6.

What did you think about the new trailer for "American Reunion"? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

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Smash: TV Review

The Bottom Line

Call it "Glee" for grown-ups if you must. But this behind-the-scenes look at casting and launching a broadway musical has more gravitas, excellent acting and an insider's knowledge of the competitive drive to stardom. A cable-quality drama that will be looking for viewers.

Airdate

Feb. 6 (NBC)

Creator/Executive Producer

Theresa Rebeck

Cast

Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty

There are multiple ways to look at the very conception of Smash, the Broadway musical theater drama for NBC. It was originally developed at Showtime when Robert Greenblatt, now heading NBC, was running the pay cable channel. So the narrow constraints of the premise make sense ? it could have been perfect on cable. It was also an idea that came from Steven Spielberg and nobody in the television business has been able to say no to him for, well, ever. Which means it was likely to get made no matter what.

And the adorable part is Greenblatt bringing it over to NBC, walking it into the big tent and promoting the hell out of it (airing the night after the Super Bowl, no doubt with ad support, following one of the rare NBC hits, The Voice). It?s almost like Smash�was a remembrance of things past for Greenblatt ? a gewgaw from the gilded world of cable, useless in the brutal world of mass entertainment.

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And then there is this other way to look at it: Smash is excellent, a bar-raiser for broadcast networks. It may be pigeonholed as Glee�for grown-ups, but Smash�could be the first series to take America?s fascination with singing shows (one of its main stars is singer-turned-actress Katharine McPhee, the beloved American Idol runner-up in 2006) and mix it with a well-written drama to create something of more substance than Glee.

Of course, Smash�wouldn?t shy away from Glee?s ratings or attention, but its focus is loftier -- a behind-the-scenes look at casting and launching a show on Broadway and the ego clashes, emotional toll and dramatic battles that ensue before the curtain finally goes up. Where Glee is a tonal clash of styles that was admirably ambitious in its first season, it?s a creative mess at this point, content to be pop-culture candy haphazardly tossed together in the hopes of being passably funny, superficially dramatic or treacly.

Smash, on the other hand, looks and feels like a well-written, tightly focused adult drama more likely to be found on cable (NBC didn?t tamper with its intellectual DNA) than anywhere else. That doesn?t mean it?s going to be a hit, nor even acclaimed going forward. But it?s a hell of a�start.

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Smash focuses on Broadway writing partners Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) who have had enough success to take a break while Julia and her husband Frank (Brian d?Arcy James) adopt a child. But the hectic life of Broadway beckons when Tom writes a song he wants Julia to hear ? for a potential musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, an idea both had dismissed as impossible or dumb ? and slowly the duo are lured into making it happen. Anjelica Huston plays producer Eileen Rand who desperately wants the production to go forward, even though she?s in a bitter divorce with a husband bent on freezing her assets.

Rand hires the brilliant but egotistical and difficult director-choreographer Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) who creates drama wherever he steps. And soon there?s a battle for the lead of the Marilyn musical between Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) the seasoned chorus performer obsessed with being the star, and recent New York arrival (via Iowa) Karen Cartwright (McPhee) who has the talent but perhaps not the conniving viciousness to make it to the top.

A well-worn theme, yes, but in the hands of the Smash�creators, a drama with real vitality and the musical numbers are exceptional. That?s because the talent in front of and behind the camera on Smashis gold. Borle, Hilty, James and Davenport have theater experience. All the songs are written by Tony and Grammy Award winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The pilot was written by playwright and screenwriter Theresa Rebeck and directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer. The list goes on.

So the pedigree is there (and if you?re dubious about McPhee?s ability to play on this team, she?s wonderful). The question then is, will anyone watch? For starters, they should. But musical theater isn?t exactly mainstream fare in America, no matter how well it?s wrapped in drama. On the plus side, it will have The Voice�as a lead-in on Tuesdays and, theoretically, the audience would be interested in similar content.

But it?s also possible that Smash�is a niche show, something NBC has all-too-many of scattered on the schedule. And yet, quantitative performance is not your worry ? leave that to Greenblatt. Smashis a surprisingly high-quality drama and entertainment well worth your investment of time and support, and that?s the only thing a viewer needs to be concerned about.

Airdate: Feb. 6, 10/9c (NBC)
Creator/Executive Producer: Theresa Rebeck
Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, David Marshall Grant, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey
Director: Michael Mayer

Cast: Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty

Email: Tim.Goodman@THR.com
Twitter: @BastardMachine

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'Hunger Games' Will Fill Our Malls with Peeta and Squealing Youths

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Like the Twilight leads and Kevin James before them, the stars of The Hunger Games must first prove their charisma in a mall setting, in the bright skylights of the food court, before they're allowed to become the full-fledged international stars we're apparently going to make them into.

With just over a month to go before the young adult adaptation hits U.S. theaters, various actors from the film will next week begin touring our nation's malls, sampling our many great combinations of Panda Express platters, exploring our many Banana Republics, and meetings all the shrieking fans who are pretty fucking excited about this thing. If you're one of those fans, you can meet the people who will be playing the characters you like in that book! You can ask them what Lenny Kravitz was like! But there is one caveat to this tour: the actor distribution is, sadly, not uniform. Leads Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth will only appear together in L.A. and Seattle, otherwise dividing the country along the same Peeta/Gale party lines that have torn the Hunger Games community apart. And sorry, co-star Woody Harrelson will not be in attendance. He's learned his lesson.

Anyway, here are the dates and stars at each mall/hotel. May the odds be in your favor! (I have learned this is a saying from The Hunger Games, and I'm desperate to fit in.)

Saturday, March 3rd - LOS ANGELES Fan event at the Westfield Century City Talent: Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth


Tuesday, March 6th - ATLANTA
Fan event at JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead
Talent: Liam Hemsworth, Leven Rambin, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg and Jack Quaid

Wednesday, March 7th PHOENIX AND CHICAGO

PHOENIX
Fan event at the Scottsdale Fashion Square
Talent: Liam Hemsworth, Leven Rambin, Dayo Okeniyi and Jack Quaid

CHICAGO
Fan event at the Westfield Fox Valley
Talent: Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson

Thursday, March 8th MIAMI AND DALLAS

MIAMI
Fan event at the Westfield Broward
Talent: Jennifer Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig and Amandla Stenberg

DALLAS
Fan event at Galleria Dallas
Talent: Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson

Friday, March 9th- MINNEAPOLIS
Fan event at the Mall Of America
Talent: Jennifer Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig, Amandla Stenberg, Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson

Saturday, March 10th- SEATTLE
Fan event at the University Village
Talent: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson

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