It’s been nearly two years since we were graced with all those recordings that let us in on the private life of Mel Gibson, but I know we all remember it like it was yesterday. It’s not every day that you hear Mel Gibson violently screaming at someone to blow him (or at least it Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Evil Beet Discovery Date : 19/04/2012 01:07 Number of articles : 2
The first trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen ‘s The Dictator had Megan Fox and Kardashian jokes, but those pop culture touchstones have been replaced by Anna Faris and terrorism gags in the new, longer trailer. An upgrade? Eh, sure. Maybe. Or not: Faris’s brunette pixie ‘do does make her look particularly adorable, but juxtaposed with her natural poise Cohen comes off as a poor man’s Adam Sandler . Like, hammy Zohan-lite Sandler. Here’s why Cohen’s Dictator schtick hasn’t really worked thus far, from the film footage that’s been released: When Cohen is 100 percent in character — clueless, masking any hint of self-awareness, as he was best in Borat or while Kim Jong-illing Ryan Seacrest recently at the Oscars — he absolutely slays. That unapologetic ignorance is key, and that’s how The Dictator seems to start out. But throw in those rom-com cliches and the lessons in humility and/or humanity that will surely come once Admiral General Aladeen falls for Faris’s hippie love interest, redeems himself, etc. (as the trailers suggest he will) and he’s instantly less interesting. Is it too late to cut together a version of The Dictator made entirely of Obama footage, Aladeen at the Wadiya Olympics, and scenes of Cohen frightening bigoted Americans with his terrifying “otherness?” Because that’s the movie I want after seeing all this learning lessons BS. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Political ads are not known for subtlety, but these two get definite points for weirdness. First for your consideration; a Rick Santorum for president ad which presents us with a chilling vision of a nuclear Iran and an America with dwindling religious freedom and economic prosperity; with high gas prices and long lines at the doctor’s office. It’s very ravens cawing starkly in the cold winter air… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 26/03/2012 00:49 Number of articles : 7
Black Friday isn’t something we totally comprehend. We love a good deal, but surely there is a less painful way to go about getting one, right? We thought the Wal-Mart pepper spray video was pretty nuts — little did we know there was plenty more where that came from. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Styleite Discovery Date : 25/11/2011 12:47 Number of articles : 2
We’re continuing our terrifying, titillating countdown of our Master of SCAREmonies Mr. Skin’s Top 10 Horror Movie Nude Scenes of All Time! See #7-5 after the jump!
‘Anonymous’ actor Rhys Ifans shows off his terrifying Lizard voice in an exclusive interview with MTV News. By Josh Wigler, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Rhys Ifans Photo: MTV News For Andrew Garfield , becoming your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is as simple as slipping on some red-and-blue tights. For Rhys Ifans , the process of becoming the Lizard — the reptilian nemesis Peter Parker will face in next summer’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” — is considerably trickier. As is the case with so many superhero films these days, Ifans filmed his scenes as the Lizard while wearing a complicated motion-capture suit that will make way for the villain’s scaly visage somewhere along the post-production process. But fans won’t have to look too hard to see Ifans’ performance shine through the presumably CGI-heavy Lizard’s presence: His eyes, facial expressions and — yes — even his voice will be front and center when “Amazing Spider-Man” swings into theaters. “It’s totally my voice,” Ifans told MTV News when asked if we’d be hearing his Lizard voice when the movie arrives next year. “I’m sure the voice will be toyed with in the eventual edits, but when I was shooting the CGI moments, when I wasn’t actually human, when I was Lizard, I looked like a crash-test dummy in a green leotard thing. There were many moments when I had to speak to Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone as the Lizard.” Not content with simply telling us that we’d be hearing his Lizard voice, Ifans one-upped us with one heck of a terrifying exclusive: his first public performance of the Lizard’s voice! “Sooooo prettyyyyy,” he hissed at MTV’s Josh Horowitz, making our fearless reporter very, very uncomfortable. “Beauuuuutiful MTV … ” Perhaps not the most menacing words Ifans could have strung together, but let us assure you, witnessing the incredibly talented “Anonymous” actor’s Lizard drawl firsthand is not an experience we’ll soon forget. If his Lizard voice is even half as terrifying in the final edit of “Amazing Spider-Man” as it was in person, webheads everywhere are going to be very pleased next summer. What do you think of Ifans’ “Spider-Man” voice? Let us know in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Amazing Spider-Man.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com .
Happy Monday! Now that we’ve all sprung forward, it’s time to address one of the weekend’s other primary cultural matters: Battle: Los Angeles . The number-one movie in America was also one of the most critically reviled of the year — from Movieline’s own Michelle Orange to Roger Ebert , opinions on this ranged from generally disapproving to bitterly angry. But that was before you saw it.
“A film distributor says it has decided to stop showing Clint Eastwood’s tsunami movie Hereafter in Japan following a catastrophic quake. Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. official Satoru Otani says theaters will no longer show the film. He said Monday the terrifying tsunami scenes in the movie were ‘not appropriate’ at this time.” Yeeaahhh , probably not. [ AP via Deadline ]
Yesterday, I dredged up the terrifying childhood memory of the creepy ventriloquist’s dummy (if that’s not redundant) in the ads for Magic , so let’s keep the young-nightmare fuel going with a discussion of clowns. But even if those painted circus harlequins make you uneasy — studies show you’re in the majority — you should still check out the DVD debut of Federico Fellini’s fascinating The Clowns (RaroVideo).
There was a time when it was thought that Roger Corman would actually direct Sharktopus , the SyFy channel shlocktastic midnight movie about a government engineered shark/octopus hybrid that debuted last fall. He didn’t, of course — but that doesn’t mean the indie pioneer wasn’t allowed to join in the fun. Corman appeared in the film as a “beach bum” who witnesses the terrifying(ly poor special effects of) sharktopus, and ahead you can watch him discuss how the amusing cameo came into being.