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Film:Back to the Future Part II

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:32:19 GMT

Title: Back to the Future Part II
Year: 1989
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Plot: Things have barely settled from the excitement and resolve of the original Back to the Future, when in pops that crazy inventor Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) with news that in order to prevent a series of events that could ruin the McFly name for posterity, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox ) and his girlfriend are whisked into the future to the year 2015, where Marty must tangle with a teen rogue named Griff, who's obviously the descendant of Biff, the first Future film's bully. Marty foils Griff and his group when he jumps on an air-foil skateboard that flies him through town at rakish speeds with the loser bullies beaten again. Marty gets a money-making brainstorm before hopping in the time-traveling DeLorean, and he purchases a sports almanac. He figures that back in 1985 he'll be able to place sure-fire bets using the published sports scores of the games that are yet to happen. Unfortunately for Marty, Dr. Brown disapproves of his betting scheme -- he feels too much messing with time is very dangerous -- and he tosses the almanac. A hidden Biff overhears the discussion about the almanac, sees it get tossed out, and grabs it. Thus begins a time-traveling swirl to make the head spin. Biff swipes the DeLorean, heads back to 1955, and with the help of the unerring almanac, bets his way to power. The now-altered "Biff world" has turned into a nightmarish scene with Biff the mogul, residing in a Vegas-styled pleasure palace and running everything. It's all our hero Marty can do to pull the pieces together this time, as he must jump between three generations of intertwined time travel. The end of Back to the Future, Part 2 introduces its sequel as the zany professor has already time-dashed away to the Wild West of the late 1800s and invites Marty into a new adventure. ~ All Movie Guide
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Spout Post: Continuing (and revisiting) the fun of the original

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:48:42 GMT

Post By: The_MOW
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Post Date: 7/17/2009 5:48:42 PM
Body: "Dr. Emmett 'Doc' Brown" (Christopher Lloyd) arrives from the future seconds after coming back from the past to find "Marty McFly" (Michael J. Fox) and his girlfriend "Jennifer Parker" (Elisabeth Shue, who has taken over the role from Claudia Wells starting in this movie). "Brown" informs them that there is a problem with their children in the future, and insists that they come with him.In the future, after "Doc" renders "Jennifer" unconscience when she begins to ask way too many questions in the excitement of being in the future, "Doc" and "Marty" find "Marty Jr." (Fox), who is a complete nerd, being harassed by "Griff Tannen" (Thomas F. Wilson), the future grandson of "Biff Tannen" (Wilson), who is the high school archrival of "Marty's" father, "George" (Jeffrey Weissman and, in footage from the original movie to show the original actor's face, Crispin Glover). After "Marty" helps his nerdy, but look-alike son, with "Griff" and his gang, he comes across an antiques store and purchases a magazine that lists sports results from 1950 to 2000.Eventually, the future version of "Biff" gets his hand on the magazine and steals the magazine, and steals the DeLorean time machine to go back to visit his younger self in 1955.Now, "Doc" and "Marty" have to go back to 1955 again, get the magazine and avoid their other selves that are already there (from the first movie).This is one of the most original sequels ever made, as it perfectly inserts many scenes from the original -- many of which were reshot at different angles. It is also one of the few where multiple actors are playing more than one character, even if the character is the same person. You get to see many versions of the same person in other words.The performances are pretty fun, especially when the movie is in the scenes set in the future. Not only are we introduced to new characters, we see the same actors playing these comical characters -- especially Fox, who plays two characters in the future -- "Marty Jr." and his sister, "Marlene" (who gets very little screen time compared to "Marty Jr.). It must have been difficult for the cast to create variations of the character they originated in the first movie.The special effects in this film are not very original, but still hold up for the most part. While watching, I only saw a few instances where the special effects have weaken over the years, and it was obvious that they were inserted during post-production.I was pretty disappointed in the future "Hill Valley" for the most part. None of the vehicles looked authentic to me, and the clothing was fairly laughable with the choice of colors and design. There was some originality in the future -- the "Jaws 19" marquee, the self-tying sneakers (with light-up Nike logos) and the famed "Mattel Hoverboard."The comedy is only worth some chuckles through out the entire movie. Some jokes are just rehash from the previous film, and are not set up well to the point that you don't expect it. However, at least one scene in the future is a nice rework of one of the more memorable scenes of the first movie.Make-up effects are not up to par in this movie. You get simple make-up effects to only fairly elaborate make-up effects. The "aged" effects are not good in my opinion. It is obvious that the future version of "Biff". as well as the future version of "Jennifer's" cleavage, are prostetics (especially the cleavage, which looks more like rubber more than it does skin). Some performers even looked as if they had obvious hair dye jobs, instead of wigs.A lot of the music came from the original movie, with some new songs add in. I think only one song was used really well to set the tone of the scene, the rest were just there if you ask me.One thing that worked well, although it was a bit odd, was the scenes from the original movie reshot from the point of view of "Marty" and "Doc." If you notice, "Marty's" father, "George" is seen not looking at the camera, or his face is blurry due to being in the background of the scene where the pricipal characters are being shot. You are seeing a different actor in the role since Crispin Glover did not sign on to be in this movie, but you hear his voice from clips taken from the first movie.This film can get a bit confusing at times, due to the time paradox that "Doc" explains to "Marty." Sometimes, you forget which version of the characters you are watching -- especially when another version is in the scene.This is a good movie for the entire family. The language, and violence is pretty mild, and the comedy is never crude or adult-oriented. The only thing I would suggest is that you watch the movies back-to-back.

Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for March 9: Time Travel

Sat, 23 May 2009 22:54:57 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 5/23/2009 6:54:57 PM
Body: [quote user="rjsprague"] If Dr Gor were here he'd have already mentioned.... Back to the Future Back to the Future II Back to the Future III I have enjoyed many of the films already mentioned, but I really need to pick up Timecrimes. One of my favorite books growing up was The Time Machine, which was made into a movie, but I've never seen it. Perhaps I will someday. [/quote] Actually I wouldn't have mentioned the Back to the Future movies although they were pretty good comedies and I was a bit disturbed by the first one in that if I went back in time and met the teenage version of my mother and she looked like Lea Thompson and she had the hots for me, there might be a bit of a dilema. Both versions of The Time Machine were very good with the original, of course, being the better of the two. The "Morlocks" were effectively frightening in both. A few good ones that haven't been mentioned yet... Time Bandits ; Time traveling midget thieves create havoc in this Monty Pythonesque adventure with a great soundtrack by George Harrison. Time After Time ; H. G. Wells uses his home made time machine to pursue Jack The Ripper to modern day (at the time) San Francisco. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ; Kirk and the boys must retrieve a mating pair of humpback whales from the 20th century in order to stop a deadly alien invasion in the future. < GOR >

Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for March 9: Time Travel

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:06:56 GMT

Post By: rjsprague
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 3/11/2009 4:06:56 PM
Body: If Dr Gor were here he'd have already mentioned.... Back to the Future Back to the Future II Back to the Future III I have enjoyed many of the films already mentioned, but I really need to pick up Timecrimes. One of my favorite books growing up was The Time Machine, which was made into a movie, but I've never seen it. Perhaps I will someday.

Spout Post: Oops: Five Movies That Failed to Predict the Future, Part 2

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:01:19 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 2/4/2009 6:01:19 PM
Body: Last week I offered a list of movies that made ambitious predictions about the near future, only to lose credibility when their dark futures didn’t become a reality. As meaningful as this exercise is, it’s also very limited, I can only debunk movies whose futures have already failed come true, or can I? Using FutureMe.org, I sent my future self an e-mail, asking how movies which predict what the next ten years have fared. Luckily, PastMe.org must be up and running in 2019, because I received a prompt and courteous response from my future self. Here is the response, which I will write in ten years: Past Self, Got your e-mail about failed movie predictions. I knew it was coming Here’s what I’ve got for you: 2012 I realize this Roland Emmerich mega-budget doomsday picture hasn’t come out yet in your time. I don’t recommend seeing it when it does, unless you were so impressed with Emmerich’s filmmaking in Godzilla and 10,000 BC that you actually want to see more. The film predicts that multiple apocalyptic catastrophes befall the world in 2012, in accordance with an ancient Mayan calendar which stops on December 21 of that year. What we know now is that the Mayans simply ran out of room on the rock they were carving, and were not trying to warn future generations of anything. Promoters of New Age Mayan mysticism did make a big deal about what they said would be the end of the world, making several appearances on popular talk shows. Of course, nothing happened on December 21, 2012, except that the special edition Blu-Ray of 2012 went on sale, hoping to make up for poor sales by becoming the ironic Christmas gift of choice. I Am Legend This 2007 Will Smith vehicle is another example of revisionist futurism, when a story’s prediction doesn’t come true, the story is retold and the date is moved further into the future. This is the third film adaptation of Robert Matheson’s original novel. Published in 1954, the book follows a scientist named Robert Neville from 1976 to 1979. Neville is apparently the sole survivor of a pandemic which resembles vampirism. The Will Smith version takes place in 2012, clearly a favorite year for doomsday prophets. While the prediction of a virus that turns everyone into rabid beasts didn’t exactly come true, that year’s American Idol competition was particularly brutal, inspiring an outbreak of backyard gladiatorial battles, similar to those now used to choose the winner of the show. The Postman This 1997 film, directed by and starring Kevin Costner, was generally regarded as a flop when it was released. It grew in popularity, however, as its prophetic vision of 2013 began to look more like reality. In the film, society is in ruins after a nuclear war. Costner’s character inadvertently brings hope to the destitute survivors when he starts delivering mail. While there was no global nuclear war in 2013 (that doesn’t happen until 2015), the film did accurately predict the return of pony express style mail delivery. Due to the ongoing financial crisis, the US government shut down the Postal Service, assuming that private carriers and e-mail would fill in. It worked for a few months, until bad loans and $300-per-barrel oil drove the private delivery firms out of business right during the Great Broadband Crash of ‘13. It was a bad year. But letters from loved ones did seem that much more meaningful when they were hand delivered by a disheveled vigilante fighting off dysentery. Back to the Future Part II The 1989 film Back to the Future Part II made several predictions about what the world of 2015 would look like. Having lived through that memorable year, I can tell you things didn’t turn out as shown in the film. In reality, flying cars were not released commercially until 2036, but never became widely available due to the market domination of flying Segways. Hoverboards, on the other hand, were widely available by 2015, but were pulled off the market following the unfortunate death of Tony Hawk during the 2016 X-Games. Many blamed the incident on Hawk’s malfunctioning cybernetic legs, rather than the Hoverboard, but the toy was still unable to recover from legal trouble. One prediction Back to the Future Part II did get right was Marty McFly’s futuristic Nike shoes. Nike released the Air McFly, in July 2008. While they were a limited edition, there’s no reason you couldn’t wear them in 2015. Blade Runner In Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction noir, Harrison Ford plays Deckard, a hard boiled detective hired to assassinate several illegal androids known as replicants. The film’s predictions about what a gritty futuristic Los Angeles would look like were pretty accurate. Genetically engineered pets are also available, but you need to go to some rather unsavory neighborhoods to find people who produce them. Super realistic androids, similar to replicants, also exist in 2019. Which brings me to a rather important point. This e-mail is not actually from your future self. I am a replicant. Your memories were transferred to me shortly before your grisly death. Thanks for writing. If you have any more questions about the future of movies, let me know! Best, Future Kevin Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Clothes to the Future. Clip of the Day

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:01:33 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 1/28/2009 4:01:33 PM
Body: Today’s clip isn’t exactly film-related, but it does tie into Kevin’s list from earlier about unsuccessful movie prophecies. Plus, its title somewhat references Back to the Future, and anything paying tribute to BTTF immediately sparks my interest (this tie-in may have even influenced my vote for president). The comedy short comes from FunnyorDie.com and stars Paul Scheer of Human Giant (and Bride Wars, just to make this more movie-related) in two roles. One role, really, but its divided into two parts, “Alex” and “Future Alex.” And the whole thing is a play on the idea of fashions of the future. Anyway, the video made me think of the Oscars’ usual ignorance of science-fiction costumes, particularly of designs for films set in the future (meaning Star Wars‘ win in the category was apparently okay). Why wasn’t Jean-Paul Gaultier nominated for The Fifth Element? And what about Milena Canonero for A Clockwork Orange? Of course, even more disappointing than those snubs was the failure to nominate Joanna Johnston for Back to the Future Part II, a film so visionary in its futuristic fashions that fans campaigned to have Nike produce a pair of sneakers similar to those seen in the movie. Maybe we won’t have self-drying clothes in 6 years, but what a great concept and what a great execution of that idea in Marty McFly’s jacket. Much better work than anything seen in Driving Miss Daisy, that’s for sure. If only we could go back in time and change the Academy’s mind. “Clothes to the Future” with Paul Scheer from Paul Scheer Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Oops: Five Movies That Failed to Predict the Future

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:01:23 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 1/28/2009 11:01:23 AM
Body: We don’t ask much from science fiction movies: entertaining plot lines, competent acting, huge explosions, and accurate predictions of the future. Many films fail to deliver on that final request, prognosticating about the world to come and screwing it up again and again. Many of these movies rely on the believability of their premise, but when that premise involves a prediction about the state of the world at a specific future date, they’re setting themselves up for failure when that day comes to pass without incident. Here are five films that forecasted doom and gloom that did not happen. The Time Machine - 1966 Nuclear War H. G. Wells’ 1895 novel, The Time Machine, was made into a feature film in 1960, and again in 2002. While the story has changed somewhat in each incarnation, it’s always involves a Victorian scientist traveling to the distant future where he finds humanity has devolved into two distinct groups, one savage, the other hopelessly apathetic. In the 1960 version, George, the scientist, makes several stops before ending up in the distant future. He happens to stop during World War I, World War II, and a nuclear war in 1966. The prediction that London would be nuked in ‘66, causing lava to flow in the streets, was clearly wrong, but it wasn’t a very outlandish idea. Just two years after the film’s release, in October, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis nearly caused the United States and The Soviet Union to engage in an all-out nuclear war. If that happened, you would not want to be in Miami, and London wouldn’t be much safer. Death Race 2000 - Homicidal Road Race One of the finer Roger Corman-produced cult classics, this 1975 film stars David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone as race car drivers in the dystopian future of the year 2000. The Transcontinental Road Race is won not only by speed, but also by running over innocent civilians for points. The race is the only remaining sport, and one of the ways the oppressive American regime distracts the populace from government corruption. The film was remade last year by Paul W. S. Anderson, with the race taking place in a prison, where the racers are only trying to kill one another. Needless to say, this completely ruined the original concept of the film. While there weren’t any murderous car races in 2000 (that we know of), both films do cite a financial collapse as the cause of the dystopia that makes the race possible. In the case of last year’s remake, it was a little spooky when the stock market crashed about a month and a half after the film’s premiere. Escape From New York - 1997 New York Prison Colony John Carpenter’s 1981 film predicted that World War III, between the United States and the Soviet Union, would result in economic hardships and a skyrocketing crime rate. By 1997, the year in which the film is set, New York City is a prison colony. When Air Force One crashes in Manhattan, special ops soldier turned criminal Snake Plisskin has 24 hours to rescue the captured president and save himself and the world! Predicting in 1981 that crime would rise exponentially could’ve seemed like a safe bet. Violent crime was a growing problem throughout the 70s and 80s, in New York and elsewhere. But in the 90s New York started getting a lot safer, the violent crime rate fell 75% from 1993 to 2003. If the president were trapped in New York now, it would probably be in a long line to get discount Broadway tickets in Times Square, not held hostage by warring criminal gangs. Terminator - Self Aware Machines by 1997 In the world of the Terminator films, humanity struggles against killer robots created by Skynet, a self-aware automated defense system. In Terminator 2: Judgement Day, it is revealed that Skynet became aware in 1997 (a bad year, apparently), starting a massive nuclear war shortly after. In the 2003 sequel, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, we learn that the nuclear holocaust was delayed until 2004. Then, in 2008, the premiere episode of The Sarah Conner Chronicles revealed that Judgement Day was actually delayed until 2011. As much as I love the Terminator franchise, that’s not a very good track record of future predictions. It also reveals a curious phenomenon shared by all the films on this list so far, I call it revisionist futurism. When a prediction doesn’t pan out, simply remake the movie (or make a sequel) that places the date further in the future, buying more time. This happened with Time Machine and Death Race, and they’re trying to get a remake of Escape From New York off the ground. If they do, you can bet that it won’t be set in 1997. Strange Days - Dystopian Los Angeles of 1999 In this 1995 cyberpunk sci-fi film, Ralph Fiennes play Lenny Nero, a dealer of erotic recordings of brain waves which makes the listener feel as if they are experiencing the recorded events. Set against the backdrop of a tense, dystopian Los Angeles of 1999, it failed to predict exactly how technology would mediate sexual pleasure, but it still serves as an interesting barometer of the mid-90s. The film’s vision of a Los Angles suffering under a brutal police state, and the murder of a prominent hip-hop artist and anti-police activist, is clearly reflective of the race riots of a few years prior. The brain wave recordings, while not yet a reality, do illustrate the way that the porn industry is a driving force in development of new technology. If smut ever does get that realistic, learn from the mistakes of Lenny Nero and stay away from snuff films. —- There are plenty of films whose futures have yet to play out. We won’t really know, for example, if the flying cars from Back to the Future Part II will exist in 2015 for another six years. We could just wait to see if this and other predictions come true, or we could try something else: sending a e-mail to the future with the hope of hearing back about the veracity of near-future predictions! Tune in next week, where (hopefully) the future me will respond with a list of five more movies whose predictions haven’t happened yet, but are still doomed to fail. Hopefully the future me will explain how and why they didn’t work out. See you in the future! Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Re:The Problem with Time Travel

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:31:44 GMT

Post By: mythman
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 1/20/2009 8:31:44 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="rjsprague"]... treatment of time travel ...[/quote] ... 12 Monkeys was one of the most interesting Time Travel movies. I was always amused by the Back to the Future movies how they always tried to break down time travel and the ramifications and explain it to the audience, and then it would go right ahead and break all of the rules it set up. [/quote]I agree that 12 Monkeys was good to time-travel, and that the Back to the Future series was first-and-foremost a comedy. Another one that was good to time-travel was the Terminator series - most-notably Terminator 3 which (like 12 Monkeys) presented a logical truth about Time-Travel. The Butterfly Effect (2004) might've done that too--I don't remember. Bluntly, that truth is that there are some things you can't prevent (just like there are some you can't predict.) It makes me think of Rubik's Algorhythms---sets of four twists that, when repeated, move a selected square to the 'front' without radically changing any of the other squares on the 'front' (I saw in a Squidoo-lens a while ago). Likewise, time travel can't change the 'present future' (the 'face'), it seems it can only make sure that a selected being moves into it.

Spout Post: Re:The Problem with Time Travel

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:48:18 GMT

Post By: rjsprague
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 12/19/2008 10:48:18 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="rjsprague"]Needless to say I'm fairly disappointed with Heroes' treatment of time travel. I wanted to know if anyone felt there were films in which time travel was used that didn't result in conflicts in the logic of events, etc. [/quote] I'll have to watch it again, but I always thought 12 Monkeys was one of the most interesting Time Travel movies. I was always amused by the Back to the Future movies how they always tried to break down time travel and the ramifications and explain it to the audience, and then it would go right ahead and break all of the rules it set up. [/quote] Yeah 12 Monkeys definitely had a complexity with the whole time travel thing that made me think. I should also rewatch it to get a better idea of the consistency, or lackthereof, with their use of time travel.

Spout Post: Re:The Problem with Time Travel

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:25:37 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 12/18/2008 5:25:37 PM
Body: [quote user="rjsprague"]Needless to say I'm fairly disappointed with Heroes' treatment of time travel. I wanted to know if anyone felt there were films in which time travel was used that didn't result in conflicts in the logic of events, etc. [/quote] I'll have to watch it again, but I always thought 12 Monkeys was one of the most interesting Time Travel movies. I was always amused by the Back to the Future movies how they always tried to break down time travel and the ramifications and explain it to the audience, and then it would go right ahead and break all of the rules it set up.

Spout Post: Time Travel, Aliens, and Biopics -- New movies 12/12

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:30:05 GMT

Post By: SkyPilot
Post To: Coming Soon
Post Date: 12/8/2008 4:30:05 PM
Body: TIME TRAVEL: A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT Bad Guys Will Always Have Time Travel, so Good Guys Should Have It Too -- 5 Movies That Prove This Argument 1. Timecrimes (NEW) -- Watch the trailer. Read the review, listen to the interview. 2. Time Bandits (1981) -- Watch the trailer. My good friend Kevin (porcupine) loves this flick. That's good, because his parents named him after one of the characters. Would it be less cool if he were named after Kevin McAlister from Home Alone? Something to ponder. 3. Time Cop (1994) -- Watch the trailer. I remember this Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle was pretty violent and included some gratuitous nudity; I was only 13 when I saw it in '95, and that's all I remember. Are there fans who've seen it more recently? 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989) -- Watch the trailer. Remember how future Biff went back in time to give the gambling results book to 50's Biff, then 50's Biff became rich by never losing a bet at the horseraces? Who besides me wished they could do that? 5. And of course, there's the mo-fo'ing Terminator series. Man, I can't wait for Terminator: Salvation. Read the notes from the Comic-Con press conference. WHOA: KEANU REEVES, ROCKIN' IT 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (NEW) -- Read about the press conference with Keanu and Jennifer Connelly. I won't lie, I'm excited for this one! Not only am I nuts about Jennifer Connelly, I also think Keanu could be fantastic at playing a non-human. (Just like how Swarzenegger was always best at playing a robot.) Recast the original, you might win a t-shirt. 2. A Scanner Darkly (2006) -- Really good movie from Richard Linklater. It's rotoscoped like Waking Life, but it has a story! It's funny and sad and paranoid (it's about narcs and drug addiction). The trio of Keanu, Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr. make it a buddy tragi-comedy. 1. Point Break (1991) -- Watch the trailer. Time to watch it again. When Hot Fuzz came out, I'm so glad they paid homage to this lovable turkey. CHE & OUR FAVORITE BIOPICS Che (NEW) -- Read Karina's review and the Steven Soderberg press conference. This is not one of Karina's favorite biopics. Find out why Karina's review pissed off older bloggers. What are your favorite biopics? I asked some friends at Spout about their favorites, and one said, "Does Braveheart count?" Here are some others they listed: 6. Gandhi -- Watch the trailer. I dig that Ben Kingsley. I haven't seen this though, what do you guys think of it? 5. Into the Wild -- Watch the trailer. Haven't seen this one either. 4. Evita -- The musical with Madonna. I don't know if I could handle it. 3. A Beautiful Mind -- Watch the trailer. Haven't seen it. 2. I'm Not There -- Watch the trailer. Careful with this one, because if you don't know a lot about Bob Dylan's life, the film will just be confusing and frustrating. If you do know your Dylan, this is beautiful and a real heart-breaker. 1. Amadeus -- Watch the trailer. This one I need to watch again. I remember it as an interesting movie for anyone who feels like a Salieri when they meet a Mozart. GOOD MOVIES THAT COME FROM PLAYS 3. Doubt (NEW) -- Watch the trailer. Great cast, with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. 2. My favorite Shakespeare movies: for the comedies, Love's Labour's Lost and The Merchant of Venice. For the tragedies, I really like Titus and Roman Polanski's Macbeth. How about you guys? 1. Rope (1948) -- Jimmy Stewart is great in this thriller from Alfred Hitchcock. It all takes place in one apartment. WEIRD-ASS LOOKIN' ANIMATED MOVIE Delgo (NEW) -- Watch the weird-ass trailer. OTHER NEW MOVIES You know something juicy about these? Hit us with it!What Doesn't Kill You -- ..."makes you ugly." That's the saying, right? Stars Ethan Hawke and Mark Ruffalo, who play old friends trying to dodge gangs and a detective (Mark Wahlberg) in South Boston.Nothing Like the Holidays -- Watch the trailer. Alfred Molina! Where God Left His Shoes -- Stars John Leguizamo, who's trying to find an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve, after they've lived in a homeless shelter for a few months. Dark Streets -- Watch the trailer. I love that guy Elias Koteas. While She Was Out -- Kim Basinger's a housewife fighting for her life out in the woods (looks like some young men are trying to get her).$9.99 -- Stop-motion animation, starring Geoffrey Rush.

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