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Bad Movies We Love: Father of the Bride Part II

A friend of mine once explained to me her chief problem with movies: “I don’t like when movies have conflicts. Can’t we just hang out with the characters and make jokes and have fun? It’s nicer that way.” This week’s Bad Movie We Love answers that harebrained prayer with a conflict-free plot, a smiley disposition from beginning to end, and a huge helping of total irrelevance. It’s the 1995 sequel Father of the Bride Part II starring The Big Year ‘s lead amigo Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and a company of stress-free actors. Father of the Bride Part II is the cinematic equivalent of vanilla ice cream with butterscotch syrup: old-fashioned, tasty, and fit for consumption on a Sunday afternoon with your grandparents. Put in your dentures and watch the sedatest version of a “wild and crazy guy” you’ll ever see.

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Bad Movies We Love: Father of the Bride Part II

Ranking the Celebrity Directors of Lifetime’s Five: Is Demi Moore a Budding Kathryn Bigelow?

On Monday, the Lifetime Network aired Five , a quintet of interlocking cancer stories all directed by one of five famous women (Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Penelope Spheeris, and Patty Jenkins), to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here at Movieline, we see the two-hour special for what it really is: an opportunity to rank Jennifer Aniston against Demi Moore and see who comes out on top. Which lady director handled her sensitive material best? Did Aniston topple established veterans Spheeris and Jenkins? Does G.I. Jane prevail? Doesn’t she always ? Let’s rank them No. 5 to No. 1 after the jump.

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Help Movieline Caption This Expendables 2 Photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis

The Expendables 2 is shaping up to be the biggest, baddest ensemble action film ever with a cast that includes proven superstars Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Chuck Norris. Today, we’ve received proof that this sprawling adrenaline-fueled blockbuster is indeed in production via a photo of the three bulky leads mugging in Bulgaria. This calls for a round of Caption This!

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Help Movieline Caption This Expendables 2 Photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis

So Much for Oscar; Soderbergh’s Liberace Goes to HBO

Earlier this year producer Jerry Weintraub predicted Oscar gold for one of his upcoming pet projects, the Steven Soderbergh -helmed Liberace biopic. “I’ve got a great script, it’s a great story, and they’re great characters,” he enthused to Movieline. “That’s what I make movies about. It’s going to win an Academy Award… for Michael Douglas .” Well, not so fast.

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VIDEO: The Thing as Retold Through Song by a Dog Channeling Frank Sinatra

The Joel Edgerton -Mary Elizabeth Winstead prequel The Thing hits theaters this Friday, so if you need a refresher on the events of the John Carpenter 1982 original — which takes place three days after the new film — what better way to relive it than through the Cliff’s Notes version, as sung in the style of Frank Sinatra from the point of view of the dog? Just go with it. Watch Jon and Al’s John Carpenter’s The Thing: The Musical , then stick around for more Buzz Break.

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VIDEO: The Thing as Retold Through Song by a Dog Channeling Frank Sinatra

Titanic 3-D Sneak Preview: James Cameron Makes the Case for His Blockbuster Revival

It’s auteur 3-D work-in-progress week in New York! Less than a day after Martin Scorsese gave a hometown crowd an early glimpse at his upcoming Hugo , James Cameron dropped by Times Square to show off 17 minutes from his ongoing 3-D conversion of Titanic .

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Titanic 3-D Sneak Preview: James Cameron Makes the Case for His Blockbuster Revival

Submit a 10-Word Review, Win a Tree of Life Blu-ray Combo Pack!

It’s giveaway time again! This time, Movieline is giving away two Tree of Life combo packs (Blu-ray, DVD and digital copy included) in honor of tomorrow’s home release of the Terrence Malick drama. And what better way to toast the thought-provoking feature starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and Sean Penn than with a 10-word review contest. So grab your guest critic pens and click through for more details — except for you, Sean Penn .

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Johnny Depp Lone Ranger Project Reportedly Back On for Slightly Less Stupid Money

When Disney pulled the plug on its expensive Lone Ranger project , which was to reunite Pirates of the Caribbean cohorts Johnny Depp , Jerry Bruckheimer, and Gore Verbinski, a few industry-watchers held out hope that the studio and the filmmakers would yet still reach an agreement over how many hundreds of millions of dollars the would-be franchise would cost. Almost exactly two months later, it seems they’ve reached that compromise. More stupid money for someone!

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Make Your Own Yarn Ryan Gosling: Some Heroes Are Crocheted

Despite that one disgruntled moviegoer’s complaints , there are plenty of diehard members of the cult of Drive , which incidentally has racked up a cool $30 million to date. Not too shabby, Film District. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that Ryan Gosling ‘s Driver character has now been commemorated in the cutest, cuddliest way imaginable: as a crocheted amigurumi doll, complete with his signature toothpick and a yarn hammer. And you thought YOU were obsessed with Drive . Hit the jump for today’s Buzz Break…

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1999 Dramedy Best Man Getting Sequel You Didn’t Ask For But Are Totally Okay With

Twelve years after critics found it to be totally decent (and refreshingly stereotype-free) and audiences made it a solid $34M box office hit, the 1999 Taye Diggs vehicle Best Man will be getting a sequel! So if you’ve been holding your breath to find out what happens after interpersonal secrets and scandals among friends come to a head on one dramarama-filled wedding day, you’re in luck. Writer-director Malcolm D. Lee is set to script and helm Best Man 2 for Universal, and reportedly got the idea after a cast reunion dinner; take that as good indication that the likes of Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Nathan, and Nia Long might reprise their characters. [ Deadline ]

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