Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller tell MTV News all about that leaked ‘Jump Street’ and ‘Men in Black’ crossover idea. And it might actually happen.
Newsies on Broadway has entered the national consciousness, so now I get to say this to all the rest of you: FINALLY . Join me, Fansies, in watching Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Alan Menken tickle the ivories to a number of his best Newsies tunes from the 1992 cult movie and the Harvey Fierstein-penned Broadway adaptation , and consider: Did he really deserve that Razzie award? Menken, of course, is the lauded composer of a number of modern Disney classics — The Little Mermaid , Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin , among others — and he’s got a knack for turning out catchy numbers with unforgettable melodies. Well, except for the cabaret number “High Times, Hard Times,” sung in the movie by Ann-Margret, playing the cougar songbird Medda. He likely would have gone his entire recent guest spot on the New York-area show Theater Talk (watch it below) if stage collaborator and fellow guest Fierstein hadn’t cajoled, “Where’s that song that won you the Razzie award?”, prompting Menken to comply. The number was never anyone’s favorite ditty (Ann-Margret singing on a swing to a theater full of cat-calling young boys? SURE), and it was cut out in the adaptation process, but Menken seems to have a sense of humor about it now — and more importantly, he doesn’t pronounce the word “chest” like “shest,” which always made me cringe a little. More fascinating in this half-hour show is how Menken and Fierstein run through the history and conception of their film-to-stage adaptation, acknowledging the perceived flaws in the film that they tweaked for their musical, which debuted in New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse last year so well that the show transitioned to Broadway. Is it a slight bit of heresy to see how casually Fierstein dismisses Bill Pullman’s newspaper man character Denton, who was hacked from the adaptation and combined with David’s maddeningly useless sister Sarah, the axed pair morphing into one lady newspaper reporter love interest? Well, yeah. Do I understand my fellow hardcore Newsies fans who might be a bit upset to learn that Fierstein and Menken have so little love for the “Patrick’s mother” character, a woman who sings literally two lines in one song in the film while looking for her runaway son in the town square? Absolutely. Some of us are purists. [ Theater Talk ]
If you were one of the curious few who caught Twilight star Taylor Lautner ‘s abysmally-reviewed action star debut, Abduction , then you know how insanely, wonderfully ridiculous it is. Like, Razzie shoo-in, I-can’t-believe-I’m-seeing-this-shit awfulsome good times. It’s a film with dialogue so inane, Lautner actually asks, “Are you my mother??” And he’s serious . I had such a good time “WTF”-ing at Abduction , I compiled all of my screening notes within for your perusal. Needless to say, major spoiler alert!
We here at Mr. Skin have no prejudice against the Razzie Awards- in fact, Showgirls (1995) is a certified gold pop toppin’ classic here at Skin Central. So it is with heads held high that we offer our one-handed salute to Sandra Bullock , who in 2010 made history by becoming the first actress to with both an Academy Award (for the Blind Side ) and a Razzie Award (for All About Steve ) in the same year. Sandra’s good-girl image and her reluctance to bare the B’s onscreen is sort of a chicken-or-the-egg scenario, except slightly less runny. Sandy is a tease in many of her roles, coming up to the edge of the nudity canyon but never taking a full dive in. A case in point is the Proposal (2009) , where she strips to the buff for a kooky shower scene with Ryan Reynolds , but strategically covers her candy throughout. You’re killing us, Sandy! The best Sandra for your bollocks is probably in Fire on the Amazon (1993) when, in the throes of steamy jungle love, just a hint of Sandy’s side boob can be seen in the shadows. When it comes to this comely comedienne, we’ll take what we can get. A friendly reminder from Mr. Skin, Sandra: showing skin and a squeaky-clean image don’t have to be mutually exclusive- just ask Julie Andrews ! Stay tuned for more Academy-Award winning nudity all this week on the Mr. Skin blog !
The co-founder of the Razzie Awards, John Wilson, has appealed to the media to ask Sandra Bullock to return the award which she had won last month for Worst Actress. According to Wilson, they are ready to take the new step of asking a winner to return a Razzie. It has nothing to do with what’s happening to Sandra’s personal life, the judges only wanted the actual trophy back. During the ceremony, it seemed that they got so caught up in the moment that instead of giving the actress the intentionally cheap, spray-painted replica of the award costs only $4.79 that all winners receive, the Razzie organizers unknowingly handed Bullock the original 30-year-old trophy. Wilson explained that during that time, Bullock was in such a rush that after winning the Worst Actress she ran off bringing with her the original handmade prototype which has been used and presented at ceremonies since 1980s. However, Wilson didn’t ask Bullock to return the award personally because he wants to respect the privacy of the actress amid the recent marital troubles she’s into right now. Sandra Bullock Is Asked To Return Razzie Statue is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →
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Filed under: Awards/Awards Shows She may well win the Oscar for best actress later on, but last night Sandra Bullock accepted the award for worst actress of 2009. True to her word, Sandy showed up to last night’s Razzie Awards to accept the trophy for her performance in “All About … Permalink
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