I have no problem with Oscarbait, as long as it’s good. Ben Affleck’s latest film is further proof that he had no business trying to be the It Man of Hollywood blockbusters and rom coms. Instead of making shitburger after shitburger, his Gone Baby Gone, and The Town, showcased that the man can direct the hell out of a film, even if it’s fairly standard by plot. He’s been reminiscent of Eastwood with his film direction, and even his acting has improved. That being said, I think Argo has the potential to be very good.
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Fast Five 2: Furious Casting Rumors
We at Movie Movie, love nothing more than some good old fashioned casting rumors and what better film to excite us at its possibilities than Fast Six, Fast and Furious 2, The Fast and Furious 3, or whatever the hell it’s going to be called.
What We Know:
Everyone (who matters) from Fast Five is supposedly going to be back and that is awesome. The Rock will continue his hotstreak of only appearing in sequels but not original films and I am ok with that. Everyone else just needs to show up and let The Rock do what he does. It comes out May 24th, 2013 and we can’t stop release dates. But yes, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, and Tyrese all appear to be back onboard.
Who Has Been Added:
As of know the only CONFIRMED addition to Fast Six is Gina Carano. I didn’t see Haywire, the Steven Soderbergh film, but I heard she was decent in it, and I know she can already fight from her MMA days and her stint on the short-lived American Gladiators reboot. I think she fits the world well as long as she’s like a number two to The Rock’s Luke Hobbs character. She’d fit something like that well.
Who Has Been Rumored:
Kid Gloves
The poster for this film was originally released in April, but the continuing press and the premiere of the trailer were put on hold. The name of the film was changed from ‘The Neighborhood Watch.’ Can you figure out why? Think about it- a group of men hunting aliens around the neighborhood shooting cows with laser beams.
It’s like Trayvon Martin. No seriously, this is what Hollywood thinks.
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Movie Movie Podcast #3: Think Like The Avengers
Movie Movie Assemble! That’s right, it’s Sunday and time for a brand new Movie Movie Podcast. Join Peter, Russ, Alex and myself as we sit down and discuss Think Like a Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises trailer, The Amazing Spiderman trailer, our late night experiences for Avengers and much more on the latest Movie Movie Podcast. Steve says you should listen.
Recorded on Sunday May 6th, 2012.
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Surely You Jest
Elijah Wood has had one of the more interesting Hollywood careers. He started at such a young age with success, but also huge failure with ‘North.’ He made a triumphant return as Frodo and was the most interesting casting choice in ‘Sin City’ when he played Kevin. He just never seems A-list, but he never goes away.
A new film has been announced that he will be starring in entitled Grand Piano. It has been described as “Speed with a piano.”
Uh… what now?!
Fake Movie Friday- Jimmy Klipse Meets the Devil
It is Friday and you know what that means! We’re a little movie crazy over here at MMP, most of us are currently recovering from Avengers at midnight (“I’m getting too old for this shit” – Danny Glover speaking for us), and on Fridays we like to show you what you might be watching if we made movies. This one is called Jimmy Klipse Meets the Devil, it’s pretty awful, and I’m fucking tired…
Fake Movie Friday – Rubbernecking
Rubbernecking is a white-knuckle thriller from the master of suspense, David Slade. Rubbernecker is a thrilling suspense film starring Paul Bettany, Michelle Monaghan and everyone’s favorite, Ryan Gosling.
A black screen appears with the statistics on all the motor related fatalities that occurs accidentally in LA.
Rubbernecker opens on Paul Bettany playing Milton Stuart waking up to go to work at his office. It looks like any other day from the outset. He leaves his wife, still sleeping and goes to work. The whole time he’s there he looks at either his watch or the nearby clock. As soon as 5 o’clock hits, he calls home and tells his wife he has to work late. He gets up, gets into his car and pulls out of the driveway. He pulls out of the driveway and over to the curb and waits. We see Bettany’s character Milton look at his watch and as he does that, a car drives past him. He immediately begins following the car.
Fake Movie Friday- Camp Hope
*All character names are taken from “The Help”
*All Oscar Bait provided by ‘Glenn Close’s Oscar Bait & Tackle Shop’- “You’re not close to hooking ‘em, unless you’re Glenn close”
Celia is a rich 1950s housewife living in a bubble. Her world bursts when her husband dies. Part of his estate is a small struggling segregated summer camp not too far from their South Carolina home where her children go each year. As the bills pile up she worries that she’ll have to fire her African American housemaid Minny. Minny has been working for them for almost 18 years. She helped raise the two children, Stuart and Charlotte. In passing Celia learns that Minny’s children, Aibileen and Henry, have nowhere to go for the summer.
Celia decides to open the first integrated summer camp in the area.
Avengers: The Wait- Live Blog
Hello True Believers,
Come back here later starting at 10pm est for the adventures of Tigs and Peter sitting around a movie theater waiting for Avengers to start. Which sort of weirdos (present company included) will be there early? Who will Peter secretly hate for getting comic book facts wrong? Will Tigs fall in love?
Check it all out after the jump
Like, Love, Hate- Captain America
Like- Howard Stark
This was a brave addition to the cast. It could have felt forced. There was plenty of time to make some obnoxious reference to Iron Man, but they just played it real. Howard Stark was there. There is no connection to Tony; this isn’t some lame way that Tony grew up wanting to be a hero. Howard was a part of the film and screw you if you don’t get that it’s Tony’s dad. This is the best connection device to date in all the films.