I was never a fan of Rocky or Rambo for that matter. Until Stallone displayed some acting talent in Copland, I never thought much of him as an actor. But, that was his one “acting” film where he wasn’t playing some brute or hitman character where acting was secondary and almost not necessary. Not that Stallone’s a hitman or brute, but he plays them so easily. His arms are like tree trunks, his speech slurred a bit like he’s been in one two many fights and well, he’s just not someone you’d want to meet in a dark alley…or a well lit street.

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November 19th, 2006 / Want to Comment?

Hugh Jackman plays a 16th century conquistador, a modern-day Scientist and a 26th century astronaught in The Fountain, a film about a man trying to save his dying wife, Rachel Weisz (The Mummy, The Constant Gardener) in his search for the Fountain of Youth. I have to say, the trailer makes the film seem quite intriguing but the acting or perhaps the writing seems questionable. Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) directs this fantastic tale which seems more interesting in the past bits and the future bits and heavy handed in the present bits. But, trailers, like commercials in general, can often be misleading. So, I might give this film a shot and see it when it opens in theaters November 22nd.

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October 24th, 2006 / Want to Comment?

Well, it’s not really a film about photographing freaks. Fur chronicles the life of the famous photographer, Diane Arbus who challenged conventional notions of beauty and ugliness in the 1950s. She photographed people on the fringes of society such as the “Jewish Giant”. Fur stars Nicole Kidman as Arbus and Robert Downey Jr. as Lionel, the muse who inspires Arbus to become more than just another 1950s housewife.

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October 24th, 2006 / Want to Comment?

I just saw the trailer for 300, an adaptation of the comic-novel by Frank Miller. See trailer here or at the official site. It looks really interesting. The directing seems a combination of Rome (HBO) and Sin City (in color). 300 is out in 2007. For now, there’s a cool production blog for the film. See here.

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October 6th, 2006 / Want to Comment?

…and less female nudity for fuck’s sake. British films have men’s bits and pieces flapping in the proverbial wind without taboo or gratuity. Sod the whole American sex taboo business. It’s bullshit. In either Alexander or Home at the End of the World with Colin Farrell, in pre-screenings, there was a scene where Farrell’s cock was shown as big as the screen. The studio cut it claming men were uncomfortable and women got to hot and bothered! F#@k that! Men are always all hot and bothered and women are always made uncomfortable by vulvas and boobs magnified on the big screen. Let the bastards squirm a little, and let us see some hot male ass (and tidbits). And, let’s see some male nakedness without the humor. Male nudity is not funny. It’s as hot as female nudity. Well, i’m talking in non-comic scenes and provided the man himself is a hottie, not obese, nor some dumb chip n’ dales like beefcake.

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September 12th, 2006 / 2 comments

Movie ticket prices are soaring, the quality of films are plummeting and talent no longer seems relevant in choosing an “actor” or an “actress” for a role. Like Bush and the hunt for Saddam, are movie producers blinding us with cheap theatrics to hide the truth about Hollywood? They know we got dumb written all over us. The talent well is dry and they’re blowing the dust in our eyes to hide the fact. I mean, aren’t you tired of the singers and models turned actors and actresses (for about a second), the “big names” in small movies, the weak plot lines, the lazy writing, the incessant cheese of Spielberg type movies with shit blowing up and someone, sometime, somehow saving a baby from, I don’t know, aliens?

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August 18th, 2006 / Want to Comment?