p-reviews: i'm not there

i'm not exactly sure what my reaction was when i found out that a few different actors (including a woman) would be playing bob dylan in the biopic i'm not there. and after seeing the trailer, i'm not sure what to think, but at least i'm confident it won't suck now.

i don't know why i let the cast bother me so much. i mean, cate blanchett? the woman has like a zillion oscar nominations and was truly amazing and believable as kat hepburn. i'm sure she'll convince me she's a man (maybe not as much as hilary swank though). heath ledger and christian bale? done and done. although richard gere. eh. i'll let that one slide.

take a look at the trailer and judge for yourself.

video of the day: first day of shooting on indy jones set

just in case that picture of harrison ford back in his indiana jones uniform wasn't enough for you, spielberg has posted video of the first day of shooting. he doesn't reveal much, but then the anticipation wouldn' t build as much now, would it?

click here to see the video.

movie p-review: nicolas cage's next mediocre movie sure to be a box office hit

while on IMDB today, i noticed the "top 5 movie trailers" in the corner of the screen, and number one was national treasure: book of secrets. yes, that is a sequel to the 2004 movie starring nicholas cage.
upon further investigation, it seems nicolas cage (or his agent) has figured out the secret formula to success. it's like he does a few movies that are just as shitty as the next and they do so-so at the box office. then all of a sudden, one of those shitty movies (i.e. ghost rider) strikes box office gold!


so while i won't go see this in the movie theater, i might secretly add it to my blockbuster queue. if you must see the trailer, head over to yahoo! movies.

p.s. how they got helen mirren to do this movie is beyond me.

pirates continues to dominate the box office

after two weeks of being in release, pirates of the caribbean: at world's end managed to keep the top spot at the box office. despite heavy advertising, critical praise, and word of mouth buzz, the judd apatow comedy knocked up came in at number two (although it did make a respectable $29 million). i'm happy that mr. brooks only made 10 million. not because i'm still mad at kevin costner for waterworld, but because whoever cast dane cook in that movie should be fired. and lastly, thank goodness shia lebeouf still has a movie in the top 10. here's the rest of the top 10:

1. pirates of the caribbean: at world's end- $43.2M

2. knocked up- $29.3M

3. shrek the third- $26.7M

4. mr. brooks- $10M

5. spider-man 3- $7.5M

6. waitress $2.02M

7. gracie $1.35M

8. bug- $1.22M

9. 28 weeks later- $1.2M

10. disturbia- $1.13M

source: imdb

birds do it. bees do it too.

it's finally here! the new judd apatow movie knocked up comes out today. and unless you've been living under a rock away from all things pop culture, you would know that already. i already bought my tix on fandango (confirmation number 219091125... thank you very much). and after seeing a fun segment about judd apatow and his cool geekdom on nightline, it just made me that much more exicted to see this movie. not to mention a bit reminiscent of how cool freaks and geeks was.

some of my friends have gone to see the movie, and i've heard it's pretty awesome and hilarious as expected. and after seeing this international trailer (which is way cooler cause it's just pretty much one scene, curse words included). check it out for yourself and buy that movie ticket!

top o' the mornin' news

*nicole richie: skinny bitch + socialite= tasteless memorial day party invite? if you went to the party, i hope you force fed her a burger. (us weekly)

*in an order to be more environmentally conscious, cbs/paramount television has decided not to waste energy and resources into dvds, but instead put their shows online for academy voters to watch. al gore is so happy right now he could cry. (buzzsugar)

*paris hilton apparently "breaks down crying a lot" and is dreading jail. ahhh, finally, something in the world is right. (people)

*bill o'reilly and donald trump spend quality time together by loving each other and hating rosie o'donnell. (tmz)

hmm....i guess jordin sparks lied about ever having voice lessons. that's ok, we still love her. (msnbc)

*in the midst of mediocre third film installments (spider-man, shrek, pirates), hollywood had it's biggest memorial day weekend in box office history with $255.3 million. (hollywood reporter)

*reason #4,873 that i love barack obama. he wants to tax the wealthy and propose universal healthcare. yeah, it probably wouldn't happen, but a girl can dream, right? (cnn)

lindsay lohan: box office gold silver bronze?

lindsay lohan's current movie, georgia rule, is the latest casuality at the box office. despite having icon jane fonda and oscar nominee felicity huffman (not to mention the perfect weekend- mother's day!), the movie had only a $5.9 million dollar opening.

maybe if the movie didn't co-star lindsay lohan, the movie would have fared better. don't believe me? let's take a look at her previous projects:

2004- mean girls. her last hit both critically and at the box office.

2005- herbie fully loaded. a disney movie remake. makes $66 million dollars. not bad for a family movie. we'll let this one slide.

2006- a prairie home companion. wonderful cast surrounding little lindsay. the robert altman film made only 20 million at the box office. but being it's an ensemble movie, i GUESS we can't blame lindsay.

2006- just my luck. okay, lindsay is totally responsible for this crap. 17 million at the box office.

2006- bobby. another ensemble movie. lindsay again is fortunate enough to mask her mediocre performance with a (and b) list actors. 11 million at the box office.

for argument's sake, let's say there are other actresses that could've done the job better. off the top of my head: jessica alba, jessica biel, scarlett johansson, anne hathaway, katie holmes, kate bosworth, mischa barton, rachel bilson, hilary duff, mandy moore, kirsten dunsst, sienna miller, kate hudson, drew barrymore....oh you get it. ANYONE else could have made these movies better. i'll even throw the olsen twins in there.

so for someone who wants to win an oscar and be known for more than just a party girl, she has a long way to go.

p-review: bratz the movie

paula abdul is involved in the bratz movie coming out in august. that news came out a while ago. but for whatever reason, i figured maybe the movie would take a while to go into production and actually come out in theaters. well, bad news bears guys: the movie has an august release date.

even worse news? the trailer is now online. for kids to see. i can already vow to NOT take my six year old sister to see this crap. although my parents will probably take her to shut her up.

the movie stars a bunch of teenagers and people i've never heard of. but i fiind it hilarious that the movie is directed by a guy named sean mcnamara. if you're like me, you automatically think of the nip/tuck character played by dylan walsh.

anyway, if you're in a particulary sadistic mood today, you can view the trailer at yahoo! movies.

you too can be a (virtual) pirate

i just got an e-mail from a publicist over at disney:

-----Original Message-----
From: [withheld]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 12:09 PM
Subject: You can be a pirate from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!

Become Captain Jack at the Pirates My Space page!
This is really fun - Just click on http://myspace.com/atworldsend and begin to make yourself a PIRATE!
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END opens May 25th!

so for all of you (like a friend that shall remain nameless) that are obsessed with the release of this movie, this might be for you. i'm going to a screening on 5/21, so i'll be sure to write up a review. i will say though, eff the virtual pirate stuff. IF i were as obsessed as some people, i would just show up to the movie in full pirate garb. let me just dust off an old halloween costume and i'm good to go. except for the whole, i'm not as skinny as keira knightley thing.

movie p-review: blonde ambition

the trailer for jessica simpson's new movie was released this week. and before i even get to that, i will say that i still haven't seen jessica's other movies (dukes of hazzard, employee of the month). upon seeing the trailer for this movie, it looks like i'll be 0 for 3.

blonde ambition stars jessica as a small town girl whose boyfriend moves to nyc. willie nelson (i have no idea who he plays) gives her a bus ticket to go visit her boyfriend, only to find him in bed with someone else. somehow luke wilson, rachel leigh cook, and andy dick are integral to the plot.

so take a looksie. i would tell jessica not to quit her day job, but singing doesn't seem to be making money for her these days. so i guess i don't mind the movies. i just won't go see them. and as for luke wilson, that guy needs a new agent.

Comedy of the Year: The Wicker Man

I've never seen The Wicker Man, but apparently I need to because I didn't know it was a comedy! I pretty much hate Nicolas Cage in everything he's done except for Adaptation, but this looks awesomely bad. I can't decide which scene is my favorite: When he's wearing a bear costume and run-slaps a woman, or when he's screaming his face off as he's being attacked by bees. Nic Cage's bad acting certainly redefines the meaning of "horror."

spidey 3 breaks box office records (duh)

spider-man 3 shattered previous box office records this past weekend. the film officially kicked off the summer movie season and took in an estimated $148 million dollars domestically. worldwide, the film took in an estimated $227 million in 105 foreign countries (beating out previous record-holder star wars: episode 3). i would also like to take credit for $22 dollars worth of those sales. yes, i saw it twice. i'm a sucker.

so congrats spidey cast, way to whore yourselves out. all of those promotional appearances (i.e. spider-man week in nyc, appearances on talk shows, the museum of natural history, and world wide premieres) paid off! although you're still shy of that alleged $300 million that went into making and marketing the film. but something tells me they'll make that money in no time.

in honor of spider-man 3's number one spot at the box office, here's some movie trivia for you:

• the release date for the film was set before spider-man 2 was even released.
• spider-man 3 combines all three raimi brothers. sam raimi as the director, ivan raimi as one of the writers and ted raimi as an actor in the role of hoffman.
• while being in the venom costume, topher grace didn't drink any water during his breaks.
• partial scenes, where spider-man is hanging from the back of an armored car, where filmed in downtown cleveland ohio, due to expensive shooting prices in new york city.
• the over 600 latex "web" balloons in the celebration scene had to be hand-painted with a sharpie marker.

oh, and here are the rest of the top movies this weekend:

1) spider-man 3= $148 million

2) disturbia- $5.72 million

3) fracture- $3.5 million

4) the invisible- $3.12 million

5) next- $2.77 million

(via imdb)