Sex Drive

Kath got a chance to see this movie months ago and would not shut up about how funny it was. So of course I had to see it this weekend, what with all she hyped it up to be. You know what? It actually delivered for me. I thought it was fresh and far more interesting than "Superbad" or "Harold & Kumar 2". If you don't know, its a typical teen virgin needs to get laid goes on crazy adventure with shenanigans along the way story. But no so typical exactly, because most of the gags are the kind you recount the next day with anyone else whos seen it. Overall really funny. It's got Josh Zuckerman and Clark Duke as the main characters; Zuckerman plays typical virgin, but Duke as his playboy best friend really steals the show most of the film. And a few highlights in this movie come from Seth Green and James Marsden too. I dug it, if you like raunchy comedies it hits the nail right on the head.

TR2N

"It's Just A Game!" "Not Anymore..."

If this stops working, blame Disney

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Kristen Kreuk as Chun-Li on the Japanese Poster for the upcoming Street Fighter flick

New Star Trek Stills

How Cool is this?


Click the link below my dream man Karl Urban to see more stills.

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Planet of The Apes in 1080p

All 5 original "Planet of the Apes" films are FINALLY coming out on Blu-Ray November 4th. (Tim Burton's remake has been out on BD for awhile now, if you care). The 40th anniversary collector's set will include the following

New Special Features:
-"Science of the Apes" - Scientists, Anthropologists and Sociologists discuss the facts and fiction of the first film
-"A Public Service Announcement From NASA" in HD - A mission report from the agency regarding their brave astronauts
-"Evolution of the Apes" - HD featurette tracing the apes story from the original novel to the screen
-"Impact of the Apes" - HD featurette on how to market a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The story behind the marketing and merchandising of one of the first ever film franchises and the series' lasting influence on pop culture through the years
-HD Making-of Featurette for Each Sequel:
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes - "From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel"
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes - "The Secret Behind Escape"
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes - "Riots and Revolutions: Confronting the Times"
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes - "End of an Epic: The Final Battle"
-Each Apes sequel will have an isolated score track in 5.1 DTS Master Audio

The 3 New Main featurettes sound really cool. "Science of the Apes", "Evolution of the Apes", and particularly "Impact of the Apes". I can not wait to snag this!!

Amazing Advertising: American Express Member's Project

So here is another commercial I had forgotten I'd wanted to post. It is this fantastic package of old American Express ads and it begins and ends with one that features, my hero, Mr. Jim Henson. It's really cool old footage that I didn't even know was out there and it makes for a nice, nostalgic ad. Check it out:


and here is a not so great quality version of the original American Express ad (circa 1976)

Adult Puppet Noir

The Happytime Murders. Seriously. So stoked.

Amazing Advertising: Volkswagen "Routan Boom"

Here's the full length version of the Volkswagen Routan commercials that have been out for about a month now starring Brooke Shields. I laughed my ass off the first time I saw it. These are the kind of commercials I dream of making. Enjoy, and remember, Have a Baby for Love, Not German Engineering.

It's Almost Here!

10-17-08

City of Ember

City of Ember is a movie based on the book "The City of Ember" by Jeanne Duprau. The movie is produced by Walden Media (Chronicles of Narnia) and is similar to Narnia in that the cast of children stars are relatively unknowns. The story is this; we've messed up earth so our leaders send us to live underground for 200 years while the surface recovers. Somewhere along the way society forgets where they came from. Kinda like "Wall-E". But their little battery powered underground compound is breaking down and they will soon be consumed by the darkness, so its up to two kids, Lina and Doon, to uncover secrets and clues that will lead to salvation. Having watched the preview about 15 times, I had NO idea that was the plot. I'm actually really glad I did decide to go see this though, I really ended up liking it. If you like movies like "Chronicles of Narnia", "Stardust", or "Spiderwick Chronicles"; this fits essentially into the same genre. It wasn't a blockbuster by any means, but an entertaining story and interesting concept. It borrows some themes from other work like Plato's Allegory of the Cave, but is fairly unique at the same time. I'm interested in checking out the book now, and its 3 subsequent books (The People of Spark, The Prophet of Yonwood, and The Diamond of Darkhold). Here's the preview if you want to take a peek.

The Happening

Finally watched M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening", it was actually really good. It tripped me the f out. But I am already a fan of his movies (with the exception of "Lady in the Water" gah), so I'm a little biased. I like that it did utilize his typical photography angles that illicit suspense. It's nice to be able to see a movie that thrills you but isn't overtly horrifying. If you liked "Signs" or "The Village" then you will be into it. It's also interesting that he mentions in the special features that he was hoping to make a modern day "paranoia b-movie" like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". It truly is exactly that, with the modern day antagonist being Nature itself. It's really cool to see movies like this and the upcoming remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" refreshing old storytelling ideas with the update of todays concerns for our ecology. I think film fans will appreciate it and casual movie watchers may find it a little lackluster. Here's the preview if you're curious, by the way this is the R rated trailer so dont watch it at work.

Getting Political

Statler and Waldorf feature in the New York Times. Good for a chuckle. Click to Enlarge.

The Wait is Over

Finally! Here's the video for "One Night Stand" from Big City Kids. Background dancers with curly hair and Neon Pink sunglasses are the SHIT. If you can get into the sold out 3OH!3 show this Friday Oct. 3 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, come early to catch Big City Kids. It's gonna be legen- wait for it- dary!

NOTORIOUS

Travis Barker and DJ AM injured in Fatal crash

"Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein, known as celebrity DJ AM, were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people, authorities said today.

The Learjet was taking off shortly before midnight Friday with six people aboard, including two crew members, when air traffic controllers saw sparks. The plane, which was en route to Van Nuys airport, veered off the end of the runway, rolled through a fence and crashed on a nearby road...

The Lexington County coroner said today that pilot Sarah Lemmon of Anaheim Hills and copilot James Bland of Carlsbad died. Also killed were passengers Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles.

At the crash site today, the air was still heavy with the odor of jet fuel. A trail of black soot led off a runway, across a five-lane road next to the airport and up an embankment. The nose of the aircraft was gone and the roof was missing from two-thirds of the charred plane..." -AP

This is so tragic to me, I've met Travis and AM before and they are both incredibly sweet guys. and what gets me even more is that Chris Baker was among the passengers killed, Chris was Travis' assistant whom I'd met a couple of times at a +44 show and at Disneyland and he was a really nice kid. This is such a crazy accident and the fact that the only survivors were Travis and AM is shocking.

I just read this on Perez, from a resident who was passing the accident as it occured

"I didn't know what I had seen — it was maybe 800 feet in front of me, but as I approached it closer though I made out a fire. By then I was able to see the tail of the jet and I recognized it as a jet," Owens said.

Owens then described what he saw as he tried to make it to the wreckage.

"It's in flames and the fuel is running across the road and I had to cross the fuel to get to the two guys that seemed to have been dumped on the highway," Owens said.

Owens said the two men (Travis and DJ AM!) were running around and stripping down to extinguish themselves. He then asked the men if there was anyone else on board the plane and they said four more were with them.

"We turned to the jet to try and see if there was anything we could do, but immediately, there was nothing anyone could do," Owens said.

Travis and DJ AM are in critical condition and being treated for severe burns at an Augusta, Georgia burn center.