August 2009
29 posts
Inglourious Basterds →
Chronological displacement probably wouldn’t have helped Basterds - conversations detailing upcoming action sequences won’t seem any less redundant if you’ve already seen the sequences - but it…
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra →
All that kept this from being a totally enjoyable live-action cartoon was the constant reminder that Marlon Wayans should be shot screaming into the sun.
leilacohan:
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World's Greatest Dad →
Review at Tiny Mix Tapes.
PREDATOR MODE: The Best of the Electric Six!
pterodactyls:
perpetua:
DOWNLOAD IT!
This mix covers the highlights of the Electric Six discography to date, from Fire on through Flashy. Though this disc will certainly be a great deal of fun for E6 fans, it is intended for casual listeners and the unconverted.
It’s Showtime! / Rock and Roll Evacuation / Dance Commander / Flashy Man / Mr. Woman / Fabulous People / Randy’s Hot Tonight! /...
Oom-dakda-oom-dakda-EEBAH! →
Watching “Freak On A Leash” on my 120 Minutes-culled vhs (followed by Sleater-Kinney!)…yow. That moment near the end of the alternapop era (Woodstock ‘94 to Woodstock ‘99) when critics were trying to “get” Korn and Limp Bizkit, not yet certain these bands were scorching the earth for all us feminist, esoterica-curious wimps (allegedly critics gave similar...
District 9 →
With an A+ ad campaign rocketing the film into the sci-fi nerd canon, it’s tempting to dump on District 9 a lot more than I normally would a modestly budgeted foreign directorial debut with no…
A Perfect Getaway →
The first movie in memory where unconvincing performances are actually in service of a plot twist that might not have redeemed having to watch such awful acting even if the switcheroo wasn’t…
drewarthur:
barthel:
I can see why you might not get too worked up over Les Paul dying. His music is fine enough but has not aged as well as some, and at this particular juncture having his name attached to an object that’s become more of a boomer status symbol than a fantastically useful tool is almost an albatross. But give the man a thought, if you will. Inventing (maybe) the solidbody...
Spencer Pratt Photo Line-O-Rama
For reference.
“Sous chefs of the olllllllllllld west!”
“More like 3’ 10” To Yuma.”
“Don’t laugh! He lost his shins at the Alamo fighting for your freedom.”
“Hi, Martin Gore circa Violator!”
“Your own…personal…douchebag Jesus freak…”
“It was a Harrison Ford theme party. Heidi came dressed as...
Rosario Dawson's Losing Streak Continues →
Rosario Dawson is probably the most likable person in movies who consistently appears in awful ones - Eagle Eye, Killshot, Clerks II, Seven Pounds, Rent, etc. Her best major role may have been in the worst Quentin Tarantino movie. Next she’ll be in The Zookeeper, in which talking animals voiced by celebrities will try to win her heart for zookeeper Kevin James. KEVIN JAMES! WTF, Rosario? I...
Thirst →
After his overwrought “Vengeance Trilogy” (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance), Park Chan-Wook directed I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK, a 2006 romantic comedy set in an insane…
One Last AMTV Observation Before I Find Something...
They just showed a new Fefe Dobson video. I remember her having a “Got Milk?” ad several years ago, but I don’t think she had an actual hit. The clip had her spotlit in front of a school locker, shaking, clapping and pointing at us. Occasionally the screen would split to show two or three shots of her standing in front of the school locker, miming enthusiasm without moving her...
AMTV Observations
They played a two year old Muse video. Are they widening the Logan’s Run window? Should I be excited?
Jay Sean references two Akon singles in one line. Ballsy.
Leighton Meester looks embarrassed in the Cobra Starship video, and I can’t blame her.
During the Britney Spears’ “I’m A Slave 4 U” VMA performance - are they exploiting her again this year? - all I...
Man blames his cat for the child porn on his... →
maura:
Can we call this a LOLibi?
“Looks like keyboard cat played him off…to jail.” YEAAAAAHHHH!!!
Paper Heart →
Review up at Tiny Mix Tapes.
Dude From Interpol, "Sexy Times With The Lady From... →
What seemed like poonhound Ian Curtis seven years ago now seems like Ian McCullough with Asperger’s. Unless there’s a sea change planned for the next album, it’s hard to imagine why I ever made REM analogies.
Was half-excited for that upcoming “average couple trapped with psychos in the jungle” movie because a) it stars Milla Jovovovovich, Steve Zahn and Timothy Olyphant - winners all - and b) I should support wide-released b-movies that aren’t blown up into potential franchise “events.” Only it turns out the writer/director’s last film was The Chronicles Of Riddick....
Apparently, the critical consensus is that Bolt is as good as a children’s movie gets without being Pixar.
Guess I’ll be taking my kid to see R-rated shit like everyone else in NY. If they’re going to have their brain warped by something gross and inappropriate either way, I might as well be entertained.
leilacohan:
Admittedly, I did not watch the whole movie, but from what I could tell, the premise of Bolt (hilariously shown on my Megabus ride yesterday) might just be the stupidest ever: a dog on television cannot ever learn that it is on television because its acting might suffer. For real.
This movie was the most thematically incoherent I’d seen in a while - what exactly are kids...
