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Asshat Hollywood —
David Cook wins American Idol 2008! (2007 for Randy, who by the way, tonight is playing the part of Captain Kangaroo by way of Chikezie) Aww, so sweet when he won!! I even shed a tear. But then they got to the cornynation song (which was NOT the 80's movie montage song) and he had to sing about "searching for a magic rainbow." Oh dear....let's hope this isn't a taste of things to come. I'm too happy for him right now to start thinking about that crap though, so let's relive some of the highlights from last night's cheesetastic finale! Which was fucking awesome!! Good job Idol (and I'm ...
Jay Roach Warns of More Austin Powers, Focker Sequels
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever —
Mike Myers and Ben Stiller may have been temporarily distracted promoting the shit out of their respective zany new comedies on American Idol last night, but Jay Roach wants to remind us all that we aren't out of the woods as far as Austin Powers/Meet the Focker sequels are concerned. The director spoke to MTV and warned that everyone involved is thinking about ways to make comedy as a whole just a little broader with another sequel to either/both series, effectively jangling the keys to his nuclear armaments, adding, "We’re just trying to find the right story that makes it worth doing again." So if you're around Jay ...
“The Love Guru” is so bad they should pay you to see it
Cele|bitchy —
Critics say that “The Love Guru,” Mike Myers’ asinine riff on new age spiritualism, is so bad and so soul-sucking that it’s hard to even describe how awful a movie-going experience it is. Reviewers at The NY Times, Slate, and other outlets say they’re at a loss to explain how truly awful it is and how uncomfortable, angry and depressed they were after sitting through it. While Austin Powers was arguably funny, Myers’ first film in 5 years just falls flat, digs a hole, craps in it, and expects you to think it’s funny.
Slate: “the most joy-draining 88 minutes ...
An Arbitrary Guide To This Weekend’s New Releases
Hollywoodtuna —
Two big-name comedies go head to head at the box office this weekend in Get Smart and The Love Guru, which means one of them likely won’t be laughing come Monday. It’s standard policy to avoid a heads-up confrontation between two similarly-marketed films (in this case both PG-13 comedies), but when neither production flinched and moved their release date, the line in the sand was drawn.
Conventional wisdom (not to mention good taste) has Get Smart coming out on top, and the results ought to go a long way towards determining Mike Myer’s continued ...
Weekend Box Office Estimates: “The Love Guru” Not Looking So “Smart”
Hollywoodtuna —
“Please don’t go, I can be funny again, I promise!”
Call it karma if you want, but this is what The Love Guru gets for not moving its release date away from the clearly-superior Get Smart: a big black eye of a fourth-place finish.
So while Steve Carell coasted to an easy $39.1 million win and potentially launched a new franchise (Warners is taking a wait-and-see approach on the sequel), Mike Myers was left looking on as not one, but two holdovers leapfrogged The Love Guru in the box office standings. Kung Fu Panda ...
Weekend Box Office Estimates: “Wall-E” And “Wanted” Duke It Out
Hollywoodtuna —
Both Wall-E and Wanted opened this weekend and opened big, setting records for June. Wall-E’s $62.5 million was easily good enough for the victory, along with the second best June opening of all-time. Wanted was no slouch either, far exceeding expectations with its $51.1 million take - the best R-rated opening in June, along with the sixth best all-time.
That meant there wasn’t much money left over for the holdovers, as Get Smart and Kung Fu Panda snagged the majority of the holdover business. The Incredible Hulk is ...
Verne Troyer Accuses Sex Tape Partner of Unsolicited Dwarf Tossing [Little People, Cruel World]
Gawker: defamer —
Allow us to recap the long, strange saga of Verne Troyer and his live-in girlfriend Ranae Shrider: first, there was the sex tape. Then, there were the accusations and overly detailed explanations of the erstwhile Mini-Me's sexual prowess. Now Troyer is accusing Shrider of assaulting him in ways that will no doubt give Mike Myers some new ideas for Austin Powers 4. Says TMZ: Verne's killer lawyer, Ed McPherson, tells TMZ, "When you pick up a 2'8" human being and throw him to the floor, it hurts." In the lawsuit, Troyer basically says the chick terrorized him, once picked the lock ...
The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
Dave's Blog About Movies and Such —
dir. Sam Newfield "Little guys with big guns!" -The Tagline Alright, I'm gonna apologize right up front for reviewing a legitimately decent movie last week. That's not what this blog is for. I don't know what happened to me, whether it was a momentary lapse of reason or too much pcp, but I'll try not to do it again (not that I'm making any promises). I guess it goes without saying that I violated a sacred trust with my readers. This blog should be devoted to films filled with gratuitous violence, sex, and/or offensiveness; not well crafted fare with fully developed characters. Because of my quality movie indiscretion, I felt it ...
