Maybe I’m still annoyed nearly ten years after I saw Anchorman in theaters and was so angry with its juvenile, unfunny, dude-baiting humor that I’m sour to any movie whose theme is ” Will Ferrell is a hilariously alpha dimwit!” — but I’m pretty sure Ferrell’s new jam Casa de mi Padre with Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna is downright moronic for real. In fact, the sophisticated-sounding title isn’t a good fit for the film (though it is written entirely in Spanish) and ought to be replaced. Here are nine titles we’d consider, along with the movie’s new teaser trailer.
It’s a sad day for fans of the inspiring sports classic Rudy . Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, perhaps the most famous collegiate football underdog of all time — on whom the title character in David Anspaugh’s 1993 film was based — has been charged by the SEC for a pump-and-dump scheme that earned him over $10 million in profits for a Rudy -branded sports drink.
Now that David Cross ‘s contractual obligations on the live-action/animation Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise are over — the third and final of which is this weekend’s Chip-Wrecked — the comic actor isn’t mincing words about the ordeal. “This last film was literally, without question, the most unpleasant experience I’ve ever had in my professional life,” he told The Playlist. (Funny, Movieline’s Michelle Orange, after reviewing the kid pic, might say the same.) Take in the spectacle of these burning bridges with more of Cross’s post-traumatic musings after the jump!
Still reeling from this week’s installment of Oscar index , Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics has had a rare Thursday open for business. Blame the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the shadowy swag goblins behind today’s predictably headscratching slate of snubs, surprises and subplots also known as the 69th Golden Globe nominations . So far the Institute has chosen 10 worth investigating, but feel free to weigh in with your own as well:
Finally, a Hunger Games poster that reminds us of the carnage and calamity that made the books so addictive. Here, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) stands before a packed stadium while her adversary Peeta Mellark’s (Josh Hutcherson) image flies above the crowd. Yes, this is the poster that Lionsgate asked Twitter uses to assemble from jigsaw clues — and it appears that @johnshoward is the one who pulled through. Pretty epic thunderdome. Katniss and Peeta are the new 2pac and Dre.
The new 60-second teaser for The Expendables 2 isn’t quite as LOL -splosive as the poster we all saw a few weeks back, but it’s still pretty great in its own sort of testosterrific way. What’s its secret? Let’s try breaking the magic down by the numbers:
Make like Katniss and sharpen those hunting skills, Hunger Games fans, because Lionsgate’s launching a scavenger hunt with a worthy payoff to count down the mere 100 days that remain until Suzanne Collins’ dystopian teen battle royale tale hits screens on March 23: Collect all 100 pieces in the Hunger Games 100 Poster Puzzle Hunt and be the first to get a peek at the full official first poster for the March flick. You can start with golden-flecked puzzle piece #78 (of 100), which Movieline hosts exclusively after the jump. (Hint: It’s a corner piece! Get to puzzling already!)
What is it with Hollywood trailers this week? Men in Black 3 looked like more like a mass grave than a summer confection, Rock of Ages drowned in music to grocery-shop to, and now the first look at Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator boldly takes on that most subversive and risky of subjects: Muslim despots of the Middle East. You know — the decadent self-parodies being overthrown, dragged out into the street and executed because they are so incredibly relevant in the 21st century! Oh, and Megan Fox. And the Kardashians. Sigh . Click through for your pick of low-hanging fruit.
It’s the little things that get us through one otherwise interminable awards season after another: Oscar-nominee trading cards , #ConsiderUggie , The Daldry … That kind of stuff. But perhaps the most remarkable development of the current awards cycle sprung immediately, kind of miraculously from the previous most remarkable development of the current awards cycle. And it all benefits Drive scene-stealer (and recent SAG Award snubbee ) Albert Brooks.
‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ and ‘Descendants’ also year-end highlights for MTV Movies’ Josh Horowitz. By Josh Horowitz Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan in “Drive” Photo: FilmDistrict Any year that can includes a half-dozen superhero films and an Oscar front-runner that’s a black-and-white silent film ( “The Artist” ) needs to be given at least a bit of credit for breadth. I’ll go one further and say 2011 has been a year filled with plenty of cinematic delights. Hell, if I couldn’t even squeeze one of two Spielberg films or Terrence Malick’s meditation on our existence on my top 10, that’s got to say something. Without any further ado, my top 10 movies of the year — completely accurate as of the moment I wrote it. (What can I say? Moods come and go.) 10. “Attack the Block” It could qualify as one of the year’s best comedies, thrillers and sci-fi flicks. That Joe Cornish’s genre mash-up is all of the above more than earns “Attack the Block” a spot in my top 10. Stick with the indecipherable accents and dialects for a few minutes and you’ll be richly rewarded by one of the most consistently surprising and pleasurable moviegoing experiences of 2011. 9. “Moneyball” It’s one of the greatest baseball films of all time, and all I can think of is Brad Pitt driving around listening to the radio and watching his daughter play him a song. Don’t worry; that’s a good thing. Pitt turns in a leading-man role like he’s never delivered before, saying so much even when he says so little. 8. “X-Men: First Class” From Kevin Bacon’s deliciously hammy villain to Michael Fassbender’s steely, take-no-prisoners attitude as Magneto, “X-Men: First Class” emerged as the superhero film of the year. Between his Nazi-hunting pub visit and his memorable bar exit in “Inglourious Basterds,” Fassbender might want to sign up for the “Cocktail” remake. 7. “50/50” How many different ways could a cancer comedy have gone wrong? Instead, Jonathan Levine directed Will Reiser’s life-inspired tale with grace and wit, drawing out winning performances from everyone in his stellar ensemble. Funny and moving, “50/50″ stands as a truly unique and impressive piece of entertainment and pathos. 6.”Take Shelter” A dash of Stanley Kubrick and a dollop of Terrence Malick. Not a bad couple of filmmakers for a movie by a young director like Jeff Nichols, right? I admired Nichols’ festering creepfest, but what truly sent “Take Shelter” into the middle of my top 10 was a searing, brilliant performance by the remarkable Michael Shannon. He owns this movie. It’s a piece of acting that’s haunted me since I saw it in January. 5.”The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” It’s a dark and depraved world, and that’s just the way David Fincher likes it. Can a movie that clocks in at nearly three hours really feel propulsive and unrelenting? This one does. Know the story already? Who cares? Anchored by top-notch performances by Rooney Mara (nice call, Mr. Fincher) and Daniel Craig, the film makes me more than ready for volume two. 4. “The Descendants” You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll wonder where the hell Matthew Lillard’s been. But most of all, you’ll marvel at director Alexander Payne’s gentle touch, Shailene Woodley’s where-the-hell-did-that-come-from performance and George Clooney’s heartbreaking goodbye to a long-lost love. 3. “Hugo” On paper, this looked to be the Martin Scorsese movie that time would forget (or willfully ignore). Children’s film? Parisian train station? Blech. In reality? A sumptuous 3-D meditation on escaping and ultimately embracing our past, not to mention the greatest cinefile’s love letter to the medium he truly is the master of. 2. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” I’m as surprised as anyone that a “Harry Potter” film landed so high on my list. It’s far and away the finest of the franchise’s eight installments. But let’s set aside all that for a second and call this what it is: an awesome movie. David Yates directs the franchise finale with a lean, mean efficiency (it’s the shortest of all the Potter films). And when he does slow the action — for a riveting exchange with a goblin or a long, mysterious gaze by the likes of Alan Rickman — it’s with purpose and to great effect. I could go on and on about the memorable moments in this film, including Professor McGonagall’s rousing defense of Hogwarts, Snape’s tragic flashback, Harry Potter’s reassurance to his son as he sends him off to Hogwarts. Is there a spell to stop me from getting misty-eyed? What do I look for in my favorite movie of the year? Simple: I want something special. And there was nothing even close to “Drive” for me this year. I’m in unabashed love with everything about the film. Sure, it oozes cool, but cool only gets you so far. How about these adjectives? Riveting. Hypnotic. Sexy. Fun. Brilliant. Masterful and confident direction from Nicolas Winding Refn, Ryan Gosling at his absolute best and a gaggle of great supporting turns, it all added up to a movie permanently lodged into my cerebral cortex. Now let me give that soundtrack one more listen. All this week, watch “AMTV” on MTV every day at 8 a.m. ET for our Best of 2011 lists. Then, come to MTVNews.com at 5 p.m. as we reveal our top picks of the year! Check out everything we’ve got on “Drive.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos Best Movies Of 2011 Debate
