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Year: 2000
Director: Cameron Crowe
Plot: Writer and director Cameron Crowe's experiences as a teenage rock journalist -- he was a regular contributor to Rolling Stone while still in high school -- inspired this coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old boy hitting the road with an up-and-coming rock band in the early 1970s. Elaine Miller (Frances McDormand) is a bright, loving, but strict single parent whose distrust of rock music and fears about drug use have helped to drive a wedge between herself and her two children, Anita (Zooey Deschanel) and William (Patrick Fugit). Anita rebels by dropping out of school and becoming a stewardess, but William makes something of his love of rock & roll by writing album reviews for a local underground newspaper. William's work attracts the attention of Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman), editor of renegade rock magazine Creem, who takes William under his wing and gives him his first professional writing assignment -- covering a Black Sabbath concert. While William is unable to score an interview with the headliners, the opening act, Stillwater, are more than happy to chat with a reporter, even if he's still too young to drive, and William's piece on the group in Creem gains him a new admirer in Ben Fong-Torres (Terry Chen), an editor at Rolling Stone. Torres offers William an assignment for a 3,000-word cover story on Stillwater, and over the objections of his mother (whose parting words are "Don't use drugs!"), and after some stern advice from Bangs (who says under no circumstances should he become friends with a band he's covering), Williams joins Stillwater on tour, where he becomes friendly with guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee). William also becomes enamored of Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), a groupie traveling with the band who is no older than William, but is deeply involved with Russell. Lester Bangs and Ben Fong-Torres, incidentally, were real-life rock writers Crowe worked with closely during his days as a journalist. Almost Famous' original score was composed by Nancy Wilson of Heart (who is also Crowe's wife). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:04:03 GMTAlmost Famous2000Cameron CroweWriter and director <a href="/players/P____86281/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cameron Crowe</a>'s experiences as a teenage rock journalist -- he was a regular contributor to Rolling Stone while still in high school -- inspired this coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old boy hitting the road with an up-and-coming rock band in the early 1970s. Elaine Miller (<a href="/players/P____47305/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Frances McDormand</a>) is a bright, loving, but strict single parent whose distrust of rock music and fears about drug use have helped to drive a wedge between herself and her two children, Anita (<a href="/players/P___271412/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Zooey Deschanel</a>) and William (<a href="/players/P___278729/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Patrick Fugit</a>). Anita rebels by dropping out of school and becoming a stewardess, but William makes something of his love of rock & roll by writing album reviews for a local underground newspaper. William's work attracts the attention of Lester Bangs (<a href="/players/P____32716/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Philip Seymour Hoffman</a>), editor of renegade rock magazine Creem, who takes William under his wing and gives him his first professional writing assignment -- covering a Black Sabbath concert. While William is unable to score an interview with the headliners, the opening act, Stillwater, are more than happy to chat with a reporter, even if he's still too young to drive, and William's piece on the group in Creem gains him a new admirer in Ben Fong-Torres (<a href="/players/P___278731/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Terry Chen</a>), an editor at Rolling Stone. Torres offers William an assignment for a 3,000-word cover story on Stillwater, and over the objections of his mother (whose parting words are "Don't use drugs!"), and after some stern advice from Bangs (who says under no circumstances should he become friends with a band he's covering), Williams joins Stillwater on tour, where he becomes friendly with guitarist Russell Hammond (<a href="/players/P___223041/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Billy Crudup</a>) and singer Jeff Bebe (<a href="/players/P___215686/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jason Lee</a>). William also becomes enamored of Penny Lane (<a href="/players/P___263367/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kate Hudson</a>), a groupie traveling with the band who is no older than William, but is deeply involved with Russell. Lester Bangs and Ben Fong-Torres, incidentally, were real-life rock writers Crowe worked with closely during his days as a journalist. Almost Famous' original score was composed by Nancy Wilson of Heart (who is also Crowe's wife). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide163Tag Target (>10)12913204http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t52010fe776.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Almost_Famous/163609/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_6_The_Song/625/42947/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 7/7/2009 9:04:03 PM
Body: The Pink Room - David Lynch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Probably one of my favorite scenes from a movie, The Pink Room is the name of the song that is playing in the back room of the seedy bar that Laura Palmer goes to to unwind. It just one of those songs that I can listen to on repeat and completely zone out to. Daybreak - Barry ManilowSerial Mom I had never heard any before and haven’t had the desire to listen to any after, but whenever I hear Barry Manilow’s Daybreak I will forever think of Kathleen Turner going psycho in Serial Mom. Hold Tight - Beaky, Dave Dee, Dozy, Mitch & TichGrindhouse A group of gorgeous ladies rocking out to this song before the unthinkably gruesome happens. Has become a staple in my iPod. My Sharona - The KnackReality Bites The gas station food mart with the whole gang dancing crazily to this song. Young Americans - David BowieManderlay Played during the closing credits, the placement of this song in the film was pretty much a big “Fuck You!” from Lars von Trier to America. I still like the guy though. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing - Chris IsaakEyes Wide Shut The use of the song in the trailer and film was just perfect. Perfect! I’m Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys The Departed I’m certain Scorsese won the Oscar purely for putting this song in the film. Where Is My Mind? - The PixiesFight Club Played during the crescendo of the film’s conclusion, I still get goosebumps when I hear this song. My Beloved Monster - EelsShrek Probably one of the only semi-upbeat songs sung by the Eels and it fit perfectly in the film. Needle in the Hay - Elliott SmithThe Royal Tenenbaums Sadly, Luke Wilson’s attempted suicide to this song was mirrored by Smith’s own suicide a few years later. Tiny Dancer - Elton JohnAlmost Famous I always see Kate Hudson twirling in an empty auditorium when I hear this song. To Be Continued . . .
]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:04:03 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme7/7/2009 9:04:03 PM The Pink Room - David Lynch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Probably one of my favorite scenes from a movie, The Pink Room is the name of the song that is playing in the back room of the seedy bar that Laura Palmer goes to to unwind. It just one of those songs that I can listen to on repeat and completely zone out to. Daybreak - Barry ManilowSerial Mom I had never heard any before and haven&rsquo;t had the desire to listen to any after, but whenever I hear Barry Manilow&rsquo;s Daybreak I will forever think of Kathleen Turner going psycho in Serial Mom. Hold Tight - Beaky, Dave Dee, Dozy, Mitch &amp; TichGrindhouse A group of gorgeous ladies rocking out to this song before the unthinkably gruesome happens. Has become a staple in my iPod. My Sharona - The KnackReality Bites The gas station food mart with the whole gang dancing crazily to this song. Young Americans - David BowieManderlay Played during the closing credits, the placement of this song in the film was pretty much a big &ldquo;Fuck You!&rdquo; from Lars von Trier to America. I still like the guy though. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing - Chris IsaakEyes Wide Shut The use of the song in the trailer and film was just perfect. Perfect! I&rsquo;m Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys The Departed I&rsquo;m certain Scorsese won the Oscar purely for putting this song in the film. Where Is My Mind? - The PixiesFight Club Played during the crescendo of the film&rsquo;s conclusion, I still get goosebumps when I hear this song. My Beloved Monster - EelsShrek Probably one of the only semi-upbeat songs sung by the Eels and it fit perfectly in the film. Needle in the Hay - Elliott SmithThe Royal Tenenbaums Sadly, Luke Wilson&rsquo;s attempted suicide to this song was mirrored by Smith&rsquo;s own suicide a few years later. Tiny Dancer - Elton JohnAlmost Famous I always see Kate Hudson twirling in an empty auditorium when I hear this song. To Be Continued . . . http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_17_In_The_Nude/625/37420/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 11/18/2008 8:43:22 PM
Body: So many to list . . . so how about I go with the most shocking (to me). Julianne Moore / Heather Graham / Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights Kevin Bacon in Wild Things Never have I wanted to rip out my eyes so badly before. Denise Richards in Wild Things Makes up for Kevin Bacon. Kate WInslet in Titanic Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream Holly Hunter in Crash Mena Suvari in American Beauty Michael Pitt in The Dreamers Kate Hudson in Almost Famous Get your pause buttons ready. Dina Meyer in Starship Troopers Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love Monica Bellucci in Irreversible Laura Harring in Mulholland Dr. Out of the middle of nowhere, BAM! Lesbian Sex Scene! Elizabeth Berkley / Gina Gershon in Showgirls From Saved By The Bell to this. Nice transition. Jaime King in Sin City Vinessa Shaw in Eyes Wide Shut Wait? She was wearing a mask? I didn't notice. Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element Selma Blair in Storytelling Some people only saw a big black censored square over her. Find the unrated version of the film. Selma Blair in A Dirty Shame So they are obviously fake, but holy &#$%! Uma Thurman in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen So she's almost completely naked. Who cares! Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me They couldn't do that on television! Rose McGowan in The Doom Generation Erika Eleniak in Under Siege Happy Birthday to me! Erika Eleniak in Chasers Amy Adams in Psycho Beach Party Before she was an Academy Award Nominee. Natalie Portman in Hotel Chevalier Heather Matarazzo in Hostel 2 Christina Ricci in The Opposite of Sex Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan WOW! Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet Ewan McGregor in Velvet Goldmine Emmanuelle Seigner in The Ninth Gate Straddling Johnny Depp next to a burning castle. Hot! Demi Moore in Striptease I think that's enough for now. And yes, I am a pervert.
]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:43:22 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme11/18/2008 8:43:22 PMSo many to list . . . so how about I go with the most shocking (to me). Julianne Moore / Heather Graham / Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights Kevin Bacon in Wild Things Never have I wanted to rip out my eyes so badly before. Denise Richards in Wild Things Makes up for Kevin Bacon. Kate WInslet in Titanic Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream Holly Hunter in Crash Mena Suvari in American Beauty Michael Pitt in The Dreamers Kate Hudson in Almost Famous Get your pause buttons ready. Dina Meyer in Starship Troopers Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love Monica Bellucci in Irreversible Laura Harring in Mulholland Dr. Out of the middle of nowhere, BAM! Lesbian Sex Scene! Elizabeth Berkley / Gina Gershon in Showgirls From Saved By The Bell to this. Nice transition. Jaime King in Sin City Vinessa Shaw in Eyes Wide Shut Wait? She was wearing a mask? I didn't notice. Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element Selma Blair in Storytelling Some people only saw a big black censored square over her. Find the unrated version of the film. Selma Blair in A Dirty Shame So they are obviously fake, but holy &amp;#$%! Uma Thurman in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen So she's almost completely naked. Who cares! Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me They couldn't do that on television! Rose McGowan in The Doom Generation Erika Eleniak in Under Siege Happy Birthday to me! Erika Eleniak in Chasers Amy Adams in Psycho Beach Party Before she was an Academy Award Nominee. Natalie Portman in Hotel Chevalier Heather Matarazzo in Hostel 2 Christina Ricci in The Opposite of Sex Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan WOW! Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet Ewan McGregor in Velvet Goldmine Emmanuelle Seigner in The Ninth Gate Straddling Johnny Depp next to a burning castle. Hot! Demi Moore in Striptease I think that's enough for now. And yes, I am a pervert. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_20_The_Montage/625/36533/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 10/20/2008 7:41:16 PM
Body: Like rjsprague, my recall of montages needed a jumpstart, so I headed over to http://www.movie-montage.com/index.php for a little help. The Monster Squad - Amped up with the amazingly prototypical 80's song "Rock Til You Drop," the montage in this film has a group of little kids building their arsenal to fight Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy and a slew of others to save the world. Legally Blonde - I specifically remember this montage because when I was studying for the LSAT's I watched this movie and wanted to murder Reese and the writers for making it seem like a piece of cake and her character getting such an insane score on it. Plus her friends were exercising in spandex. The Cutting Edge - Just another training sequence . . . with spandex. Flashdance - More spandex and a perfect body. Good times had by all. Pretty Woman - Not sure if spandex, but she wears a skintight skank outfit. "I like it when they finally let her shop." Almost Famous - Has some great montages throughout. The on-the-road and epilogue montages make the film for me. Unfortunately no spandex, but you do get to see a topless Kate Hudson. Hmmm, I think spandex needs to start making a comeback.
]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:41:16 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme10/20/2008 7:41:16 PMLike rjsprague, my recall of montages needed a jumpstart, so I headed over to http://www.movie-montage.com/index.php for a little help. The Monster Squad - Amped up with the amazingly prototypical 80's song "Rock Til You Drop," the montage in this film has a group of little kids building their arsenal to fight Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy and a slew of others to save the world. Legally Blonde - I specifically remember this montage because when I was studying for the LSAT's I watched this movie and wanted to murder Reese and the writers for making it seem like a piece of cake and her character getting such an insane score on it. Plus her friends were exercising in spandex. The Cutting Edge - Just another training sequence . . . with spandex. Flashdance - More spandex and a perfect body. Good times had by all. Pretty Woman - Not sure if spandex, but she wears a skintight skank outfit. "I like it when they finally let her shop." Almost Famous - Has some great montages throughout. The on-the-road and epilogue montages make the film for me. Unfortunately no spandex, but you do get to see a topless Kate Hudson. Hmmm, I think spandex needs to start making a comeback. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/17/36453.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/17/2008 2:00:43 PM
Body: As far as Hollywood is concerned, the best way to lose one’s virginity is on the road. Whether driving cross-country for a sure thing or making a weekend trip to the state university in an attempt to get laid, teens are always taking sex-seeking trips in the movies. Already this year, there was College, which featured some high school kids having sex on a campus far from home, and now this week sees the release of Sex Drive, a movie about a guy traveling 500 miles in order to hook up a girl he met online, just so he doesn’t begin college a virgin. Though it may be wrong to celebrate movies that could possibly be encouragement for online predators and purveyors of sex tourism, we present some of our favorite cinematic virgins who lost it on a road trip: (Warning: potential spoilers ahead.) Kyle Edwards (DJ Qualls) in Road Trip (2000) This movie has to be the first on anyone’s mind when thinking about virginity loss on a road trip. Not necessarily because of the title, either. Kyle’s first time is simply one of the most memorable sexual initiations ever put on film. With all due respect to the large ladies out there, seeing Kyle shyly get it on with big girl Rhonda (Mia Amber Davis) is hilarious. Of course, much of the humor of the scene also comes from how scrawny, pale and dorky Kyle is. Lucy Wagner (Britney Spears) in Crossroads (2002) After deciding not to lose her virginity in the boring setting of home-territory, Lucy embarks on a trip that will see her meet her mother for the first time, enter a singing contest, and have her first sexual experience with a guy she’s just recently met. It’s a little more romantic than it sounds, though, as her chosen partner has just co-written a song with her, and he’s made sure to initiate the encounter near an open window providing a view of the ocean. Even if this guy turns out to be a jerk later on, it has to be worth it, because there’s no way a girl could have a more special first time than that. Sherry (Ellen Page) in Mouth to Mouth (2005) Before she became an icon of teen pregnancy, future Oscar-nominee Ellen Page appeared in this indie, which featured the following plot synopsis: “How Sherry loses her virginity, her illusions and her lip ring in one trippy road trip across Europe.” As you can see in the video above, it’s not quite as special a first time as Britney got. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) in Almost Famous (2000) One of the benefits of being a band on tour is all the road sex from groupies galore. But do tag-along journalists usually get such perks, too? They do if they’re virginal teenagers, and the groupies are as gracious as the typically non-intercourse-having “Band-Aides.” Based on director Cameron Crowe’s own first time while on the road with rock bands in the 1970s, young Rolling Stone reporter William manages the perfect teen male fantasy by being deflowered by three hot female rock fans. Jeremiah ‘Jam’ Bruce (Sam Huntington) in Detroit Rock City (1999) Another reason to believe that teens of the ’70s commonly lost their virginity while en route to rock concerts. In this movie, the experience isn’t as much a fantasy as the one in Almost Famous, though it is nearly as unbelievable. Jam and his buddies travel from Cleveland to Detroit for a Kiss show, and it just so happens that the kid’s crush, Beth, has apparently also made the trip and followed him into a church, where they do it in a confessional booth. And after Jam officially becomes a man, he has the strength to finally stand up to his mom. Seaman Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid) in The Last Detail (1973) It’s one thing for a guy to want to lose his virginity before he goes to college; it’s another for a guy to need to lose it before beginning an 8-year sentence behind bars. While being escorted by two fellow sailors (Jack Nicholson and Otis Young) to Portsmouth Naval Prison, Meadows is shown a good time on the road, and while he doesn’t manage to experience “the big one” in the sequence above, he finally does the deed courtesy of his buddies and a young prostitute played by Carol Kane. The girl who does it in a shark tank in Cherry Hill High (1977) While on a post-graduation long-distance bicycle trip, a group of girls hold a contest to see who can lose her virginity in the most creative way. If the prize went to the most dangerous deflowering, certainly the first girl to get it on would have sealed the deal, because her first time is with a shark wrangler in a shark tank. (to see a slideshow clip of the scene, click on the above still.) Tenoch Iturbide (Diego Luna) and Julio Zapata (Gael Garcia Bernal) in Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Best friends Tenoch and Julio are anything but virginal when they embark on a road trip with the beautiful, older Luisa (Maribel Verdu), but by the end of their little vacation, they do end up having an experience that could be technically considered a loss of virginity. Anais Pingot (Anais Reboux) in Fat Girl (2001) In one of the most shocking endings ever, 12-year-old Anais accomplishes her goal of the summer while traveling from her vacation home back to Paris. If you’ve never seen it before, I don’t want to spoil it (the above video is merely the film’s trailer), but I’ll say one thing: it may be the most startling intentional loss of virginity ever put on film. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:00:43 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/17/2008 2:00:43 PMAs far as Hollywood is concerned, the best way to lose one’s virginity is on the road. Whether driving cross-country for a sure thing or making a weekend trip to the state university in an attempt to get laid, teens are always taking sex-seeking trips in the movies. Already this year, there was College, which featured some high school kids having sex on a campus far from home, and now this week sees the release of Sex Drive, a movie about a guy traveling 500 miles in order to hook up a girl he met online, just so he doesn’t begin college a virgin. Though it may be wrong to celebrate movies that could possibly be encouragement for online predators and purveyors of sex tourism, we present some of our favorite cinematic virgins who lost it on a road trip: (Warning: potential spoilers ahead.) Kyle Edwards (DJ Qualls) in Road Trip (2000) This movie has to be the first on anyone’s mind when thinking about virginity loss on a road trip. Not necessarily because of the title, either. Kyle’s first time is simply one of the most memorable sexual initiations ever put on film. With all due respect to the large ladies out there, seeing Kyle shyly get it on with big girl Rhonda (Mia Amber Davis) is hilarious. Of course, much of the humor of the scene also comes from how scrawny, pale and dorky Kyle is. Lucy Wagner (Britney Spears) in Crossroads (2002) After deciding not to lose her virginity in the boring setting of home-territory, Lucy embarks on a trip that will see her meet her mother for the first time, enter a singing contest, and have her first sexual experience with a guy she’s just recently met. It’s a little more romantic than it sounds, though, as her chosen partner has just co-written a song with her, and he’s made sure to initiate the encounter near an open window providing a view of the ocean. Even if this guy turns out to be a jerk later on, it has to be worth it, because there’s no way a girl could have a more special first time than that. Sherry (Ellen Page) in Mouth to Mouth (2005) Before she became an icon of teen pregnancy, future Oscar-nominee Ellen Page appeared in this indie, which featured the following plot synopsis: “How Sherry loses her virginity, her illusions and her lip ring in one trippy road trip across Europe.” As you can see in the video above, it’s not quite as special a first time as Britney got. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) in Almost Famous (2000) One of the benefits of being a band on tour is all the road sex from groupies galore. But do tag-along journalists usually get such perks, too? They do if they’re virginal teenagers, and the groupies are as gracious as the typically non-intercourse-having “Band-Aides.” Based on director Cameron Crowe’s own first time while on the road with rock bands in the 1970s, young Rolling Stone reporter William manages the perfect teen male fantasy by being deflowered by three hot female rock fans. Jeremiah ‘Jam’ Bruce (Sam Huntington) in Detroit Rock City (1999) Another reason to believe that teens of the ’70s commonly lost their virginity while en route to rock concerts. In this movie, the experience isn’t as much a fantasy as the one in Almost Famous, though it is nearly as unbelievable. Jam and his buddies travel from Cleveland to Detroit for a Kiss show, and it just so happens that the kid’s crush, Beth, has apparently also made the trip and followed him into a church, where they do it in a confessional booth. And after Jam officially becomes a man, he has the strength to finally stand up to his mom. Seaman Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid) in The Last Detail (1973) It’s one thing for a guy to want to lose his virginity before he goes to college; it’s another for a guy to need to lose it before beginning an 8-year sentence behind bars. While being escorted by two fellow sailors (Jack Nicholson and Otis Young) to Portsmouth Naval Prison, Meadows is shown a good time on the road, and while he doesn’t manage to experience “the big one” in the sequence above, he finally does the deed courtesy of his buddies and a young prostitute played by Carol Kane. The girl who does it in a shark tank in Cherry Hill High (1977) While on a post-graduation long-distance bicycle trip, a group of girls hold a contest to see who can lose her virginity in the most creative way. If the prize went to the most dangerous deflowering, certainly the first girl to get it on would have sealed the deal, because her first time is with a shark wrangler in a shark tank. (to see a slideshow clip of the scene, click on the above still.) Tenoch Iturbide (Diego Luna) and Julio Zapata (Gael Garcia Bernal) in Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Best friends Tenoch and Julio are anything but virginal when they embark on a road trip with the beautiful, older Luisa (Maribel Verdu), but by the end of their little vacation, they do end up having an experience that could be technically considered a loss of virginity. Anais Pingot (Anais Reboux) in Fat Girl (2001) In one of the most shocking endings ever, 12-year-old Anais accomplishes her goal of the summer while traveling from her vacation home back to Paris. If you’ve never seen it before, I don’t want to spoil it (the above video is merely the film’s trailer), but I’ll say one thing: it may be the most startling intentional loss of virginity ever put on film. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Weigh_in_on_SpoutBlog_s_lists_before_they_go_up/190/36304/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 10/14/2008 3:18:30 PM
Body: Very cool! Can I go ahead and nominated Road Trip and Almost Famous for the 'Virgins who lost it on a road trip'? I haven't seen many political films (try to avoid that arena, honestly), but I did like 'Wag the Dog' a fair bit. Not sure if I am qualified enough to be able to confidently nominate it as a best-of film! [quote user="paul"] Hola group, On SpoutBlog, you may have seen Chris Campbell's weekly lists. I thought it would be fun if the Top 5 group got to weigh in what we're thinking about from week to week. I'll give you the topics, you weigh in with your movies, and when Chris' posts go up (between Tuesday and Friday) we'll let you know here in the group so you can check them out. Here are the lists we're working on this week (10/13/08) for SpoutBlog: Top Political Passion Projects -- For good and for ill, celebrities can get too big for their britches and make very politically-motivated movies. Top Musicians Who Made Movies -- We're not talking actors-turned-musicians, like Bruce Willis or Crispin Glover...maybe that should be its own list. We're thinking more along the lines of Madonna's latest foray as director. Top Virgins Who Lost it On a Road Trip -- We got to thinking about how many road trips involve someone losing their virginity. Why is it easier to get laid on the road? I'd look forward to reading what you think. -Paul [/quote]
]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:18:30 GMTseelyTop 510/14/2008 3:18:30 PMVery cool! Can I go ahead and nominated Road Trip and Almost Famous for the 'Virgins who lost it on a road trip'? I haven't seen many political films (try to avoid that arena, honestly), but I did like 'Wag the Dog' a fair bit. Not sure if I am qualified enough to be able to confidently nominate it as a best-of film! [quote user="paul"] Hola group, On SpoutBlog, you may have seen Chris Campbell's weekly lists. I thought it would be fun if the Top 5 group got to weigh in what we're thinking about from week to week. I'll give you the topics, you weigh in with your movies, and when Chris' posts go up (between Tuesday and Friday) we'll let you know here in the group so you can check them out. Here are the lists we're working on this week (10/13/08) for SpoutBlog: Top Political Passion Projects -- For good and for ill, celebrities can get too big for their britches and make very politically-motivated movies. Top Musicians Who Made Movies -- We're not talking actors-turned-musicians, like Bruce Willis or Crispin Glover...maybe that should be its own list. We're thinking more along the lines of Madonna's latest foray as director. Top Virgins Who Lost it On a Road Trip -- We got to thinking about how many road trips involve someone losing their virginity. Why is it easier to get laid on the road? I'd look forward to reading what you think. -Paul [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Introduce_Yourself/Re_Introduce_Yourself/291/34962/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: rangertx
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Post Date: 9/9/2008 11:57:29 PM
Body: Well, well I am new to Spout! But so far I love it! Film is a very large part of my life without being a part of the industry. But I have made a decision to remedy that. With my 38 years of life experience I made a promise to myself. The promise is that in one year I will quit my current job and go to film school. Currently I have been taking the occasional community college class in the hopes of achieving a degree. Upon much self examination I will apply to several film schools and then see where I shall move. This might sound so adventureous but I am actually scared shi...less if you will. But an ephiphany has come my way. All I want to do is live what I love. Film.............. It encompasses so many ideas, feelings and manifestos. Film is why we turn on the tube, travel to the video store or look on the web to see what new adventure will be in our mailbox today. So I hope to one day tell a story to the world and hope that at least one person will realize what I am trying to show them, my vision, my idea or perhaps our world together. So thanks for the moment to tell you who I am and share this venue. One of my favorite quotes from Almost Famous (2000)is how I shall end this verse. "BE BOLD AND MIGHTY FORCES WILL COME TO YOUR AID!"
]]>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:57:29 GMTrangertxIntroduce Yourself9/9/2008 11:57:29 PMWell, well I am new to Spout! But so far I love it! Film is a very large part of my life without being a part of the industry. But I have made a decision to remedy that. With my 38 years of life experience I made a promise to myself. The promise is that in one year I will quit my current job and go to film school. Currently I have been taking the occasional community college class in the hopes of achieving a degree. Upon much self examination I will apply to several film schools and then see where I shall move. This might sound so adventureous but I am actually scared shi...less if you will. But an ephiphany has come my way. All I want to do is live what I love. Film.............. It encompasses so many ideas, feelings and manifestos. Film is why we turn on the tube, travel to the video store or look on the web to see what new adventure will be in our mailbox today. So I hope to one day tell a story to the world and hope that at least one person will realize what I am trying to show them, my vision, my idea or perhaps our world together. So thanks for the moment to tell you who I am and share this venue. One of my favorite quotes from Almost Famous (2000)is how I shall end this verse. "BE BOLD AND MIGHTY FORCES WILL COME TO YOUR AID!" http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/7/25/33077.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 7/25/2008 10:01:06 AM
Body: Even though some of last year’s Comic-Con secrets were leaked to the web ahead of time, the 2007 SDCC was a huge deal as far as revelations go. Whether it was the unveiling of Karen Allen’s involvement in Indiana Jones and the Then-Still-Not-Subtitled Fourth Installment or cast updates for Watchmen and Star Trek or a bit of clarification on what the hell that Cloverfield movie was, Comic-Con 2007 left us super excited and highly anticipatory for the next year of movie releases. But after a quick glance, the 2008 convention doesn’t seem like it will have as many big announcements. There should be plenty of new footage shown from movies like Watchmen (making its second Comic-Con round) and The Spirit (hopefully there’s some better looking stuff than the most recent trailer gave us), but what secrets are set to be let out of the bag? Here’s 10 things I hope they reveal over the next few days: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in Terminator Salvation - If this really happens, I’ll be flabbergasted. But a guy can hope, at least for official word on a cameo. And there’s no better place than Comic-Con for a confirmation to happen. Well, I guess if Warner Bros. could keep it a secret until the movie opens next May, then that would actually be better. But that’s impossible nowadays. Everyone’s back for Spider-Man 4 - I despise Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, and I’m not even a big fan of the Spider-Man franchise, so I’m not exactly sure why I’d like both them and director Sam Raimi to return for the fourth installment. I guess I’m just not a fan of changing horses midstream, either. Anyway, I hope there’s some sort of news about the sequel from Sony. Maybe a confirmation of either Almost Famous kid, Patrick Fugit or Michael Angaro? Abe Vigoda is Gargamel in The Smurfs - Another cast update I’d like to find out from the Sony panel (Saturday evening, check out the liveblogging here at 5:30pm PT). I know he’s probably too old, but can you think of anyone better to play the Smurf-hater? Tropic Thunder is funny beyond the trailer - One of my greatest fears is that Tropic Thunder is yet another comedy from which all the best jokes — such as Robert Downey Jr. being in blackface — are in the trailer. Once people have seen the whole film at Comic-Con, I’ll know whether or not to bother with it. Ant-Man’s release date and Simon Pegg stars - I don’t think Edgar Wright will have time to direct his script, but the next best thing will be for Simon Pegg to at least star as the tiny titular Avenger. This really should have already been fast-tracked for a superhero-lacking summer 2009 release, so maybe if we’re lucky, Marvel Studios can tell us that it now has been. Oh wait, Marvel’s sitting this year out, so I guess that means no news about Ant-Man or news about casting Thor or Captain America or The Avengers. Wow. Lame. Boo. The Spirit might not actually suck - As I noted above, so far The Spirit looks like crap. I want to learn a few good reasons, whether in response to new footage or otherwise, that it might not actually be crap. Troma plans more Shakespeare adaptations - Everyone’s excited that Karina will be covering the Troma panel, though I’d be a little more excited if I thought the company might be planning another raunchy version of the Bard’s work, like my favorite Troma film, Tromeo and Juliet. They’ll probably just be giving a peak at their fall release, Dr. Fugazzi, which stars a very low-fallen Faye Dunaway. Fraggle Rock will not exclude the Doozers - The Fraggle panel is Sunday (2:45pm PT), and as a huge Muppet fan, I’m psyched to learn anything about the feature film spin-off. All I know so far is that it involves the main Fraggles (Boober, Wembley, Red, Gobo and Mokey) as they wander out into the real world (they got past Sprocket!). I just hope there’s an announcement that they bring a long at least one Doozer for the adventures. Because I love Doozers. And because that would be some huge announcement, right? Umm. At least one other DC Comics superhero is finally getting a movie - We can make fun of Warner Bros. and DC for dragging their feet compared to all the Marvel movie adaptations going on this decade, but the fact is, with The Dark Knight we’ve seen that the WB is capable of giving us the best superhero movie of all time (at least according to critical ratings, IMDb voters and box office receipts), so if they want to be slow about it, all the power to them. But can we just get one revelation of another DC superhero movie that isn’t about Batman or Superman? Scud: The Disposable Assassin: The Movie - With the ’90s comic book series finally revitalized this year, I’m all kinds of excited about my favorite comic character of all time. I don’t care if it’s a 3-D CG-animated feature or live-action, but I want a movie already. Please tell me someone has optioned it since Oliver Stone failed to get an adaptation off the ground. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:01:06 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com7/25/2008 10:01:06 AM Even though some of last year’s Comic-Con secrets were leaked to the web ahead of time, the 2007 SDCC was a huge deal as far as revelations go. Whether it was the unveiling of Karen Allen’s involvement in Indiana Jones and the Then-Still-Not-Subtitled Fourth Installment or cast updates for Watchmen and Star Trek or a bit of clarification on what the hell that Cloverfield movie was, Comic-Con 2007 left us super excited and highly anticipatory for the next year of movie releases. But after a quick glance, the 2008 convention doesn’t seem like it will have as many big announcements. There should be plenty of new footage shown from movies like Watchmen (making its second Comic-Con round) and The Spirit (hopefully there’s some better looking stuff than the most recent trailer gave us), but what secrets are set to be let out of the bag? Here’s 10 things I hope they reveal over the next few days: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in Terminator Salvation - If this really happens, I’ll be flabbergasted. But a guy can hope, at least for official word on a cameo. And there’s no better place than Comic-Con for a confirmation to happen. Well, I guess if Warner Bros. could keep it a secret until the movie opens next May, then that would actually be better. But that’s impossible nowadays. Everyone’s back for Spider-Man 4 - I despise Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, and I’m not even a big fan of the Spider-Man franchise, so I’m not exactly sure why I’d like both them and director Sam Raimi to return for the fourth installment. I guess I’m just not a fan of changing horses midstream, either. Anyway, I hope there’s some sort of news about the sequel from Sony. Maybe a confirmation of either Almost Famous kid, Patrick Fugit or Michael Angaro? Abe Vigoda is Gargamel in The Smurfs - Another cast update I’d like to find out from the Sony panel (Saturday evening, check out the liveblogging here at 5:30pm PT). I know he’s probably too old, but can you think of anyone better to play the Smurf-hater? Tropic Thunder is funny beyond the trailer - One of my greatest fears is that Tropic Thunder is yet another comedy from which all the best jokes — such as Robert Downey Jr. being in blackface — are in the trailer. Once people have seen the whole film at Comic-Con, I’ll know whether or not to bother with it. Ant-Man’s release date and Simon Pegg stars - I don’t think Edgar Wright will have time to direct his script, but the next best thing will be for Simon Pegg to at least star as the tiny titular Avenger. This really should have already been fast-tracked for a superhero-lacking summer 2009 release, so maybe if we’re lucky, Marvel Studios can tell us that it now has been. Oh wait, Marvel’s sitting this year out, so I guess that means no news about Ant-Man or news about casting Thor or Captain America or The Avengers. Wow. Lame. Boo. The Spirit might not actually suck - As I noted above, so far The Spirit looks like crap. I want to learn a few good reasons, whether in response to new footage or otherwise, that it might not actually be crap. Troma plans more Shakespeare adaptations - Everyone’s excited that Karina will be covering the Troma panel, though I’d be a little more excited if I thought the company might be planning another raunchy version of the Bard’s work, like my favorite Troma film, Tromeo and Juliet. They’ll probably just be giving a peak at their fall release, Dr. Fugazzi, which stars a very low-fallen Faye Dunaway. Fraggle Rock will not exclude the Doozers - The Fraggle panel is Sunday (2:45pm PT), and as a huge Muppet fan, I’m psyched to learn anything about the feature film spin-off. All I know so far is that it involves the main Fraggles (Boober, Wembley, Red, Gobo and Mokey) as they wander out into the real world (they got past Sprocket!). I just hope there’s an announcement that they bring a long at least one Doozer for the adventures. Because I love Doozers. And because that would be some huge announcement, right? Umm. At least one other DC Comics superhero is finally getting a movie - We can make fun of Warner Bros. and DC for dragging their feet compared to all the Marvel movie adaptations going on this decade, but the fact is, with The Dark Knight we’ve seen that the WB is capable of giving us the best superhero movie of all time (at least according to critical ratings, IMDb voters and box office receipts), so if they want to be slow about it, all the power to them. But can we just get one revelation of another DC superhero movie that isn’t about Batman or Superman? Scud: The Disposable Assassin: The Movie - With the ’90s comic book series finally revitalized this year, I’m all kinds of excited about my favorite comic character of all time. I don’t care if it’s a 3-D CG-animated feature or live-action, but I want a movie already. Please tell me someone has optioned it since Oliver Stone failed to get an adaptation off the ground. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_July_21_Road_Trip/625/32843/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 7/21/2008 2:18:16 PM
Body: With the summer months waning and my own plans for vacation steadily approaching, it seemed apropos to dedicate this week's theme to that equally loved and despised category of film known as the road movie. From the family-friendly RV to the magnificently perverse Natural Born Killers, the road movie appears in countless incarnations and across all genres. Personally, Almost Famous has remained not only my favorite road movie but overall one as well. The aforementioned Natural Born Killers, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Dogma, Little Miss Sunshine, Boys on the Sideand Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas round off the list. Others include Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation and The Living End; the various Aussie flicks like the Mad Max trilogy and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; the Indie hits such as Easy Rider and Buffalo '66; and lastly Alexander Payne's About Schmidt and Sideways. So bring out the map and let us in on some your favorite road movies!
]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:18:16 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme7/21/2008 2:18:16 PMWith the summer months waning and my own plans for vacation steadily approaching, it seemed apropos to dedicate this week's theme to that equally loved and despised category of film known as the road movie. From the family-friendly RV to the magnificently perverse Natural Born Killers, the road movie appears in countless incarnations and across all genres. Personally, Almost Famous has remained not only my favorite road movie but overall one as well. The aforementioned Natural Born Killers, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Dogma, Little Miss Sunshine, Boys on the Sideand Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas round off the list. Others include Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation and The Living End; the various Aussie flicks like the Mad Max trilogy and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; the Indie hits such as Easy Rider and Buffalo '66; and lastly Alexander Payne's About Schmidt and Sideways. So bring out the map and let us in on some your favorite road movies! http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Desert_Island/598/31621/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: candyapple
Post To: Movie Games
Post Date: 6/24/2008 3:18:30 PM
Body: I'm glad there's a TV and DVD player on this island - I'd go crazy without my movies. 1. Annie - because it reminds me of my childhood and my sister, and because the wistful songs like "Tomorrow" and "Maybe" would be perfect for a desert island situation. 2. Almost Famous - because it could double as a classic rock CD collection 3. The Shining - to remind me it could be worse ...
]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:18:30 GMTcandyappleMovie Games6/24/2008 3:18:30 PMI'm glad there's a TV and DVD player on this island - I'd go crazy without my movies. 1. Annie - because it reminds me of my childhood and my sister, and because the wistful songs like "Tomorrow" and "Maybe" would be perfect for a desert island situation. 2. Almost Famous - because it could double as a classic rock CD collection 3. The Shining - to remind me it could be worse ... http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/5/28/30072.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 5/28/2008 11:01:20 AM
Body: For those who may have been out of town last week, it’s time to catch up on the first episode of Italian Spiderman, a wacky new series that spoofs Italian action films from the ’60s and ’70s (while pretending to be a forty-year-old print salvaged from the Atlantic Ocean). It premiered online last Thursday, but it’s more interesting today, since the Internet was all abuzz yesterday with the rumor (started by Latino Review) that Sony’s looking at both Patrick Fugit or Michael Angaro to replace Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 4 and 5. But I say, why go for either of the kids from Almost Famous (Fugit and Angaro both portray the young Cameron Crowe character at different ages), when there’s Italian Spiderman? In fact, why bother making more Hollywood Spider-Man movies, when there’s Italian Spiderman? After watching the above episode, be sure to check out the trailer for the series and head over to the film’s MySpace page to hear the theme song and other groovy songs from the Italian Spiderman soundtrack. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:01:20 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com5/28/2008 11:01:20 AM For those who may have been out of town last week, it’s time to catch up on the first episode of Italian Spiderman, a wacky new series that spoofs Italian action films from the ’60s and ’70s (while pretending to be a forty-year-old print salvaged from the Atlantic Ocean). It premiered online last Thursday, but it’s more interesting today, since the Internet was all abuzz yesterday with the rumor (started by Latino Review) that Sony’s looking at both Patrick Fugit or Michael Angaro to replace Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 4 and 5. But I say, why go for either of the kids from Almost Famous (Fugit and Angaro both portray the young Cameron Crowe character at different ages), when there’s Italian Spiderman? In fact, why bother making more Hollywood Spider-Man movies, when there’s Italian Spiderman? After watching the above episode, be sure to check out the trailer for the series and head over to the film’s MySpace page to hear the theme song and other groovy songs from the Italian Spiderman soundtrack. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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