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Year: 2006
Director: Adam McKay
Plot: When America's number one NASCAR speed-demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for tight-cornering, the race is on to become the number one man in all of NASCAR in a full throttle comedy starring Will Ferrell and directed by Anchorman cohort Adam McKay. Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) is a national hero with a "smokin' hot" trophy wife, pair of borderline-abusively precocious sons, and an endless line of endorsement deals filling his mansion with toys and driveway with sports cars and Hummers. His racing partner and lifelong friend Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly), never fails to provide him with a hand on the racetrack, frequently performing their trademark "slingshot" maneuver to shoot Ricky into first place, leaving Cal in second. While the public loves these buddies (popularly known by the meaningless childhood nicknames they find so exceedingly cool: "Shake and Bake"), a wedge comes between the two, as Ricky Bobby's longstanding winning-streak is broken by flamboyand French Formula One driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), robbing Ricky of everything in an instant as the trauma leaves him unable to drive. Ricky's wife takes his fortunes while Cal takes his wife, and now he's back with his mother (Jane Lynch) and long-estranged father (Gary Cole). Things look bad for Ricky, but his father was once a race car driver himself, and now with the help of a training montage, a live cougar, and the courage to drive without his gleaming white Wonder Bread endorsement, Ricky might be ready to face the track again. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:59:00 GMTTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby2006Adam McKayWhen America's number one NASCAR speed-demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for tight-cornering, the race is on to become the number one man in all of NASCAR in a full throttle comedy starring <a href="/players/P___224449/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Will Ferrell</a> and directed by <a href=/films/228325/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Anchorman</a> cohort <a href="/players/P___367020/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Adam McKay</a>. Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) is a national hero with a "smokin' hot" trophy wife, pair of borderline-abusively precocious sons, and an endless line of endorsement deals filling his mansion with toys and driveway with sports cars and Hummers. His racing partner and lifelong friend Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly), never fails to provide him with a hand on the racetrack, frequently performing their trademark "slingshot" maneuver to shoot Ricky into first place, leaving Cal in second. While the public loves these buddies (popularly known by the meaningless childhood nicknames they find so exceedingly cool: "Shake and Bake"), a wedge comes between the two, as Ricky Bobby's longstanding winning-streak is broken by flamboyand French Formula One driver Jean Girard (<a href="/players/P___330033/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sacha Baron Cohen</a>), robbing Ricky of everything in an instant as the trauma leaves him unable to drive. Ricky's wife takes his fortunes while Cal takes his wife, and now he's back with his mother (<a href="/players/P____43934/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jane Lynch</a>) and long-estranged father (<a href="/players/P____14045/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Gary Cole</a>). Things look bad for Ricky, but his father was once a race car driver himself, and now with the help of a training montage, a live cougar, and the courage to drive without his gleaming white Wonder Bread endorsement, Ricky might be ready to face the track again. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide96Tag Target (>10)4216133http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t88290h7g9z.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Talladega_Nights_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby/260215/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/25/37651.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: We can thank Christopher Guest for pulling her out of obscurity and casting her as a lesbian dog trainer in Best in Show. Or we can just thank her incredible talent for stealing scenes by way of riotous awkward comedy. Either way, this week we should remember to be thankful for Jane Lynch. You may have seen her recently in Role Models as the formerly coke-addicted founder of a mentoring organization. Or maybe you’ve seen her in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights or Guest’s A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. In most of her roles, she plays opposite the best comedians in the business, yet she still supplies her films with some of their most memorable moments. I can’t wait to see how she does against Meryl Streep in next year’s Julie & Julia, when she plays the Oscar-winner’s sister. Lynch is hardly a celebrity, but she’s given the star treatment, jokingly, in the video below, the second episode of FunnyorDie.com’s “The Laurel and Meg Show.” And though the SNL-level internet talk show parody is not the funniest thing in the world, it is interesting to see Lynch kind of a victim of her own kind of schtick. For once, she’s not the most awkward character in the room. Although, she does create a nice deadpan awkward moment at the end. This Thanksgiving, many of us are likely to face a number of awkward situations courtesy of forced family bonding. If only we could have Jane Lynch by our sides to ease some of that tension, even if by being more inappropriate than your relatives ever could be. See more funny videos at Funny or Die Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:01:14 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/25/2008 7:01:14 PMWe can thank Christopher Guest for pulling her out of obscurity and casting her as a lesbian dog trainer in Best in Show. Or we can just thank her incredible talent for stealing scenes by way of riotous awkward comedy. Either way, this week we should remember to be thankful for Jane Lynch. You may have seen her recently in Role Models as the formerly coke-addicted founder of a mentoring organization. Or maybe you’ve seen her in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights or Guest’s A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. In most of her roles, she plays opposite the best comedians in the business, yet she still supplies her films with some of their most memorable moments. I can’t wait to see how she does against Meryl Streep in next year’s Julie & Julia, when she plays the Oscar-winner’s sister. Lynch is hardly a celebrity, but she’s given the star treatment, jokingly, in the video below, the second episode of FunnyorDie.com’s “The Laurel and Meg Show.” And though the SNL-level internet talk show parody is not the funniest thing in the world, it is interesting to see Lynch kind of a victim of her own kind of schtick. For once, she’s not the most awkward character in the room. Although, she does create a nice deadpan awkward moment at the end. This Thanksgiving, many of us are likely to face a number of awkward situations courtesy of forced family bonding. If only we could have Jane Lynch by our sides to ease some of that tension, even if by being more inappropriate than your relatives ever could be. See more funny videos at Funny or Die Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Coming_Soon/Re_Share_your_reviews_New_movies_in_theaters/216/37586/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 11/24/2008 2:19:57 PM
Body: If your familiy is like mine, you guys always watch a movie after Thanksgiving dinner. When I was younger, my uncle usually picked the movies. He had questionable judgment...* As I got older, they started letting me pick the movies, and I took this responsibility very seriously. Here's how some of the movies went over with my family. I'd love to hear about your family movie experiences. Top 5 Movies Good for the Whole Family on Thanksgiving 1. Stardust (2007) -- Watch the trailer. I love this movie, and so did the rest of the family. It's very much in the tradition of The Princess Bride, though I like Stardust more. 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) -- Watch the trailer. Even the people who don't normally like fantasy were able to get into the story. 3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) -- Watch the trailer. Goofy and incredibly smart at the same time, this has always been my favorite Will Ferrell movie. This one's only safe if people don't mind the "hard" PG-13 rating. 4. Thank You for Smoking (2005) -- Watch the trailer. A good mix of important message and just plain fun. If there are young viewers around, just remember there's a semi-graphic sex scene between Aaron Eckhart and Katie Holmes. They're both fully clothed, but somehow it's still embarrassing to watch with young cousins in the room. 5. Best In Show (2000) -- Watch the trailer. Maybe this one only worked so well because there are so many animal lovers in our family, but I've always thought this is the most accessible Christopher Guest movie. Note: my relative who breeds show animals did not like it. The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made When Selecting Movies 1. Death Race 2000 (1975) -- Watch the trailer. Why did I do it? My family likes comedies, so I thought I'd introduce them to camp. My family started a mutiny at about the ten minute mark. 2. Rescue Dawn (2006) -- Watch the trailer. We actually didn't even watch this one because my sister had the sense to talk me out of it. I thought everyone would find it hopeful, but now I don't know what I was thinking. 3. About Schmidt (2002) -- Watch the trailer. For the love of God, don't show this one to your family, especially if the film reminds you of your family! *My uncle's picks. The only time I saw Highlander was on Thanksgiving, when I was far too young for it. And I was the oldest child in the room! Another year I remember we watched The Rock with Nic Cage and Sean Connery ("Lomax, you bastard!") Sure we had fun, but in retrospect, I wonder what the adults were thinking?
]]>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:19:57 GMTSkyPilotComing Soon11/24/2008 2:19:57 PMIf your familiy is like mine, you guys always watch a movie after Thanksgiving dinner. When I was younger, my uncle usually picked the movies. He had questionable judgment...* As I got older, they started letting me pick the movies, and I took this responsibility very seriously. Here's how some of the movies went over with my family. I'd love to hear about your family movie experiences. Top 5 Movies Good for the Whole Family on Thanksgiving 1. Stardust (2007) -- Watch the trailer. I love this movie, and so did the rest of the family. It's very much in the tradition of The Princess Bride, though I like Stardust more. 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) -- Watch the trailer. Even the people who don't normally like fantasy were able to get into the story. 3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) -- Watch the trailer. Goofy and incredibly smart at the same time, this has always been my favorite Will Ferrell movie. This one's only safe if people don't mind the "hard" PG-13 rating. 4. Thank You for Smoking (2005) -- Watch the trailer. A good mix of important message and just plain fun. If there are young viewers around, just remember there's a semi-graphic sex scene between Aaron Eckhart and Katie Holmes. They're both fully clothed, but somehow it's still embarrassing to watch with young cousins in the room. 5. Best In Show (2000) -- Watch the trailer. Maybe this one only worked so well because there are so many animal lovers in our family, but I've always thought this is the most accessible Christopher Guest movie. Note: my relative who breeds show animals did not like it. The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made When Selecting Movies 1. Death Race 2000 (1975) -- Watch the trailer. Why did I do it? My family likes comedies, so I thought I'd introduce them to camp. My family started a mutiny at about the ten minute mark. 2. Rescue Dawn (2006) -- Watch the trailer. We actually didn't even watch this one because my sister had the sense to talk me out of it. I thought everyone would find it hopeful, but now I don't know what I was thinking. 3. About Schmidt (2002) -- Watch the trailer. For the love of God, don't show this one to your family, especially if the film reminds you of your family! *My uncle's picks. The only time I saw Highlander was on Thanksgiving, when I was far too young for it. And I was the oldest child in the room! Another year I remember we watched The Rock with Nic Cage and Sean Connery ("Lomax, you bastard!") Sure we had fun, but in retrospect, I wonder what the adults were thinking? http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/7/35995.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/7/2008 11:01:06 AM
Body: Product placement in movies is now so overdone that we may not even notice it unless a particular film or TV show really hits us over the head with a blatant in-your-face product shot. Otherwise, seeing commercial goods everywhere merely seems like everyday life in capitalist America. Just look at any of the websites that tally up products spotlighted in mainstream movies and you’ll probably be surprised (though not shocked) at how many brands appear in each new release. Did you notice that Blades of Glory contains 38 separate products? Probably not. Many of those products couldn’t have gotten their money’s worth, because the movie doesn’t allow the audience to walk away recalling any one particular item. At a time when TV’s Top Chef and 30 Rock show us how lame blatantly whorish and ironic product placement can get, and while moviegoers are being subjected to more subliminal, suggestive and unintentional advertisements (Speed Racer, Wall-E and Beverly Hills Chihuahua respectively have us thinking about McDonalds, Apple products and Taco Bell, though some of these associations are not necessarily the movie’s fault), it’s good to remember that not all product placement is superfluous or despicable. Some of it is actually funny, smart and beneficial to mankind. Movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Product: Reese’s Pieces In case you don’t believe the part about product placement being beneficial to mankind, just imagine what could have happened if E.T. had featured either of Steven Spielberg’s first choices in candy placement, M&Ms or Hershey’s Kisses, rather than Reese’s Pieces. Would the delicious peanut butter candies still exist today? Okay, they might, but they certainly wouldn’t have become so popular so fast. Don’t forget that advertising is not simply about a greedy corporation marketing a product for profitable gain; it’s also about alerting us to wonderful new products that we otherwise might not have noticed. And isn’t your choice of sundae mix-ins better thanks to millions of moviegoers noticing the existence of Reese’s Pieces? Movie: Back to the Future Product: DeLorean DMC-12 On the opposite side of the spectrum from Reese’s Pieces, the DeLorean DMC-12 (popularly referred to as simply the DeLorean), is possibly the least necessary product ever to be placed prominently in a film. Maybe if it were actually a time machine it would be a must-have and the DeLorean Motor Company could have been back in business despite having gone bust a few years prior to the release of Back to the Future. Instead, the DeLorean is just a cool car, yet one that highly appeals to huge BTTF fans. And of the 6,500 DMC-12s still in existence, it’s likely that a large percentage are possessed by people who’ve installed a mock Flux Capacitor and own a vanity license plate that says something like “MCFLY” or “88 MPH” or “OUTATIME”. Get ready to see more tributes to the movie, too, since a car manufacturer in Houston has begun making new DMC-12s in limited production. Movie: The Wizard Product: Nintendo A year after Mac and Me seemed to indicate that really, really prominent and shameless product placement was possibly a bad idea, The Wizard came out and provided the opposing argument. Then and now people have looked at the film’s promotion of Nintendo’s latest and much-anticipated blockbuster video game (and the the system’s “so bad” Power Glove controller) as one of the low moments in product placement, but for anyone who cared about video games in 1989, the chance to even get a glimpse of Super Mario Bros. 3 was worth the price of admission for an otherwise lame kiddie version of Rain Man. Movie: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle Product: White Castle Like The Wizard’s promotion of Nintendo products, the employment of the White Castle fast food brand in Harold and Kumar is about reminding an audience about something it already likes and desires. But unlike The Wizard, Harold and Kumar doesn’t make the sponsorship seem like such a cheap grab for cash. Sure, the stoner comedy could have used any fast food place, real or made up, but for anyone who has devoured a whole Crave Case with one other friend at four in the morning, the specifically branded joke is all the more appreciated. Movie: Wayne’s World Products: Pizza Hut; Doritos; Reebok; Nuprin; Pepsi Tina Fey may seem like the smartest SNL vet ever, but each time 30 Rock does the ironic product placement shtick, a number of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey loyalists likely shout at their screen, “Sheah, right! As if that’s not a 15-year-old gag.” And Fey isn’t the only one guilty of recycling the joke, although occasionally movies like Talladega Nights and Josie and the Pussycats can get away with it, because it’s kind of a necessary gag when satirizing things like NASCAR and pop music. Even the reflexive use of product placement in Fight Club somewhat descends from the Wayne’s World scene. Movie: Best in Show Products: Starbucks; Apple; J. Crew; L.L. Bean Product placement doesn’t always have to be about favorably advertising a brand. It can also be about making fun of a brand, or making fun of a certain kind of person that brand is geared toward. In the mockumentary Best in Show, Starbucks is made fun of for having so many locations, while Apple is merely employed in the joke. Catalog clothing companies J. Crew and L.L. Bean are also simultaneously the butt of a joke and the means with which Christopher Guest makes fun of two of his film’s characters. Movie: Good Bye Lenin! Product: Coca-Cola Product placement can also be about employing a product that serves as an idea. Coca-Cola is a brand that has been featured in tons of films as more a symbol of capitalism and the West than of soda pop (see my old post on Coca-Cola in cinema here), and in this German comedy, a giant Coca-Cola billboard serves to represent the westernization going on outside the window of the room of an oblivious woman being duped to believe the Berlin Wall never fell. Movie: One, Two, Three Product: Pepsi The Coca-Cola placement in Good Bye Lenin! recalls Billy Wilder’s film One, Two, Three, which also deals with the division of East and West Berlin and also employs the iconic brand for the same kind of symbolic representation of capitalism. In Wilder’s film, though, the product is much more prominent, as the plot revolves around a Coca-Cola executive (played by James Cagney). Yet after so much mention of Coke, especially with the association of overbearing consumerism and cultural imperialism, you’re more likely to come away from the film wanting a bottle of Pepsi, instead. Of course, it also helps that the final shot in the film is of Cagney holding a bottle of Coca-Cola’s main competitor. Movie: Breathless (À bout de souffle) If you’re surprised that there was product placement as long ago as 1961, when One, Two, Three was released, let’s go back even further to 1960, and to another country, France. Jean-Luc Godard’s breakthrough and groundbreaking film probably wasn’t meant to increase sales of the New York Herald Tribune, but what male viewer could resist purchasing a subscription after watching and hearing Jean Seberg peddle the newspaper at the beginning of the film? Perhaps now the film even still inspires young men to subscribe to New York magazine, as a substitute for its now unavailable ancestor. Oh, and just so you know, product placement can be found many, many decades earlier than the 1960s. Movie: Minority Report Products: Lexus; Guiness; American Express; and others The product placement in Minority Report is considered an example of overkill, but that’s also the point. The film is set in a not-so-far-off future in which ads are everywhere, and most of them are personalized to address the consumer directly by name. It’s one of many futurist ideas in the film meant to exaggerate the present while predicting the direction technology is going. Already people receive personalized spam and internet ads, and advances in personalized marketing are growing closer and closer to what exists as a joke/prophesy in Spielberg’s film. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:01:06 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/7/2008 11:01:06 AM Product placement in movies is now so overdone that we may not even notice it unless a particular film or TV show really hits us over the head with a blatant in-your-face product shot. Otherwise, seeing commercial goods everywhere merely seems like everyday life in capitalist America. Just look at any of the websites that tally up products spotlighted in mainstream movies and you’ll probably be surprised (though not shocked) at how many brands appear in each new release. Did you notice that Blades of Glory contains 38 separate products? Probably not. Many of those products couldn’t have gotten their money’s worth, because the movie doesn’t allow the audience to walk away recalling any one particular item. At a time when TV’s Top Chef and 30 Rock show us how lame blatantly whorish and ironic product placement can get, and while moviegoers are being subjected to more subliminal, suggestive and unintentional advertisements (Speed Racer, Wall-E and Beverly Hills Chihuahua respectively have us thinking about McDonalds, Apple products and Taco Bell, though some of these associations are not necessarily the movie’s fault), it’s good to remember that not all product placement is superfluous or despicable. Some of it is actually funny, smart and beneficial to mankind. Movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Product: Reese’s Pieces In case you don’t believe the part about product placement being beneficial to mankind, just imagine what could have happened if E.T. had featured either of Steven Spielberg’s first choices in candy placement, M&Ms or Hershey’s Kisses, rather than Reese’s Pieces. Would the delicious peanut butter candies still exist today? Okay, they might, but they certainly wouldn’t have become so popular so fast. Don’t forget that advertising is not simply about a greedy corporation marketing a product for profitable gain; it’s also about alerting us to wonderful new products that we otherwise might not have noticed. And isn’t your choice of sundae mix-ins better thanks to millions of moviegoers noticing the existence of Reese’s Pieces? Movie: Back to the Future Product: DeLorean DMC-12 On the opposite side of the spectrum from Reese’s Pieces, the DeLorean DMC-12 (popularly referred to as simply the DeLorean), is possibly the least necessary product ever to be placed prominently in a film. Maybe if it were actually a time machine it would be a must-have and the DeLorean Motor Company could have been back in business despite having gone bust a few years prior to the release of Back to the Future. Instead, the DeLorean is just a cool car, yet one that highly appeals to huge BTTF fans. And of the 6,500 DMC-12s still in existence, it’s likely that a large percentage are possessed by people who’ve installed a mock Flux Capacitor and own a vanity license plate that says something like “MCFLY” or “88 MPH” or “OUTATIME”. Get ready to see more tributes to the movie, too, since a car manufacturer in Houston has begun making new DMC-12s in limited production. Movie: The Wizard Product: Nintendo A year after Mac and Me seemed to indicate that really, really prominent and shameless product placement was possibly a bad idea, The Wizard came out and provided the opposing argument. Then and now people have looked at the film’s promotion of Nintendo’s latest and much-anticipated blockbuster video game (and the the system’s “so bad” Power Glove controller) as one of the low moments in product placement, but for anyone who cared about video games in 1989, the chance to even get a glimpse of Super Mario Bros. 3 was worth the price of admission for an otherwise lame kiddie version of Rain Man. Movie: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle Product: White Castle Like The Wizard’s promotion of Nintendo products, the employment of the White Castle fast food brand in Harold and Kumar is about reminding an audience about something it already likes and desires. But unlike The Wizard, Harold and Kumar doesn’t make the sponsorship seem like such a cheap grab for cash. Sure, the stoner comedy could have used any fast food place, real or made up, but for anyone who has devoured a whole Crave Case with one other friend at four in the morning, the specifically branded joke is all the more appreciated. Movie: Wayne’s World Products: Pizza Hut; Doritos; Reebok; Nuprin; Pepsi Tina Fey may seem like the smartest SNL vet ever, but each time 30 Rock does the ironic product placement shtick, a number of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey loyalists likely shout at their screen, “Sheah, right! As if that’s not a 15-year-old gag.” And Fey isn’t the only one guilty of recycling the joke, although occasionally movies like Talladega Nights and Josie and the Pussycats can get away with it, because it’s kind of a necessary gag when satirizing things like NASCAR and pop music. Even the reflexive use of product placement in Fight Club somewhat descends from the Wayne’s World scene. Movie: Best in Show Products: Starbucks; Apple; J. Crew; L.L. Bean Product placement doesn’t always have to be about favorably advertising a brand. It can also be about making fun of a brand, or making fun of a certain kind of person that brand is geared toward. In the mockumentary Best in Show, Starbucks is made fun of for having so many locations, while Apple is merely employed in the joke. Catalog clothing companies J. Crew and L.L. Bean are also simultaneously the butt of a joke and the means with which Christopher Guest makes fun of two of his film’s characters. Movie: Good Bye Lenin! Product: Coca-Cola Product placement can also be about employing a product that serves as an idea. Coca-Cola is a brand that has been featured in tons of films as more a symbol of capitalism and the West than of soda pop (see my old post on Coca-Cola in cinema here), and in this German comedy, a giant Coca-Cola billboard serves to represent the westernization going on outside the window of the room of an oblivious woman being duped to believe the Berlin Wall never fell. Movie: One, Two, Three Product: Pepsi The Coca-Cola placement in Good Bye Lenin! recalls Billy Wilder’s film One, Two, Three, which also deals with the division of East and West Berlin and also employs the iconic brand for the same kind of symbolic representation of capitalism. In Wilder’s film, though, the product is much more prominent, as the plot revolves around a Coca-Cola executive (played by James Cagney). Yet after so much mention of Coke, especially with the association of overbearing consumerism and cultural imperialism, you’re more likely to come away from the film wanting a bottle of Pepsi, instead. Of course, it also helps that the final shot in the film is of Cagney holding a bottle of Coca-Cola’s main competitor. Movie: Breathless (À bout de souffle) If you’re surprised that there was product placement as long ago as 1961, when One, Two, Three was released, let’s go back even further to 1960, and to another country, France. Jean-Luc Godard’s breakthrough and groundbreaking film probably wasn’t meant to increase sales of the New York Herald Tribune, but what male viewer could resist purchasing a subscription after watching and hearing Jean Seberg peddle the newspaper at the beginning of the film? Perhaps now the film even still inspires young men to subscribe to New York magazine, as a substitute for its now unavailable ancestor. Oh, and just so you know, product placement can be found many, many decades earlier than the 1960s. Movie: Minority Report Products: Lexus; Guiness; American Express; and others The product placement in Minority Report is considered an example of overkill, but that’s also the point. The film is set in a not-so-far-off future in which ads are everywhere, and most of them are personalized to address the consumer directly by name. It’s one of many futurist ideas in the film meant to exaggerate the present while predicting the direction technology is going. Already people receive personalized spam and internet ads, and advances in personalized marketing are growing closer and closer to what exists as a joke/prophesy in Spielberg’s film. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Coming_Soon/New_Movies_10_3/216/35686/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 9/29/2008 1:26:48 PM
Body: The playing cards are shorthand for how good I think these films will be. No sure-thing aces this week, but we've got some face cards... How to Lose Friends and Alienate People has a lot going for it. Director Robert B. Weide's work on Curb Your Enthusiasm has shown he's got the chops for comedy. Plus, the main actor is Simon Pegg, that talented star and co-writer of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. It'll be interesting to watch Pegg's chemistry with the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, and Jeff Bridges. Let's be honest, though -- this is just another film about fatuous asses at a fashion magazine. Looks like The Devil Wears Prada: Part Two. Which is fine as far as it goes, but I feel like seeing something a little more substantial this weekend. Appaloosa -- Reviewers are saying it's "just" a good old traditional western. I don't know about you, but a western can be "just" good and still get under my skin. Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are tough-as-leather lawmen who protect a town from gangster Jeremy Irons. Also, Harris and Mortensen are two sides of a romantic triangle with Renee Zellweger. Why do Westerns keep getting made? I don't know, and I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. I know part of why I keep watching them: Westerns create an atmosphere where it takes courage to do what's right. To me, that atmosphere seems like a symbol of what life is always like. I need courage to stand up for someone; I need perseverance to get up and go to class. If you're interested in a meditation on what's worth risking your life, I recommend 3:10 to Yuma. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist -- In this Michael Cera vehicle two lonely teens connect over music. Looks kind of sweet, like the younger sibling of Garden State.Flash of Genius -- Drama based on the life of Robert Kearns, who invented something very boring but very useful: the intermittent windshield wiper. Kearns' invention was embraced by automobile manufacturers, but Kearns himself was discarded. Kearns started a long legal battle that no one expected him to win. It appears Kearns wasn't merely self-serving, but was spurred on by the principle that people should be acknowledged for the work they accomplish. Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert is a stand-up comedy show featuring Muslim comedians like Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss, and Mo Amer. Beverly Hills Chihuahua -- Have you seen the clever edit of the scene from Sixth Sense? Religulous -- Bill Maher and director Larry Charles (Borat) team up to humiliate organized religions. SpoutBlog's Karina Longworth takes a look at their dubious interviewing method. This film might be funny in a preaching to the choir kind of way. Who doesn't agree that religious fundamentalism can be dangerous and absurd? Any favorite flicks that satirize religion in way that actually gets people to open their eyes? I thought Talladega Nights was a pretty artful critique of health-and-wealth Christianity. (No, I'm not kidding.)An American Carol -- Airplane! director David Zucker and a Michael Moore lookalike team up in this parody of leftist politics. The trailer for An American Carol makes the film look about as fun as an afternoon at the DMV. LIMITED RELEASE RocknRolla -- Guy Ritchie's third flick is being called a return to form, an equal of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. We know it'll be all style and no substance, so it'll comes down to whether you're a Ritchie fan or not. Rachel Getting Married -- Anne Hathaway gives a great performance in this story about a prodigal daughter's return. Ballast -- A man's suicide makes three people realize they need community. Karina was impressed when she caught it at Sundance.The Pope's Toilet -- (limited release) It's 1988 on the Uruguay/Brazil border. The town of Melo is eagerly anticipating the visit of Pope John Paul II and 50,000 others in his wake. Melo locals such as Bob, a smuggler, are getting entrepreneurial: Bob builds a port-o-potty on his property and charges for its use. Chaos ensues.
]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:26:48 GMTSkyPilotComing Soon9/29/2008 1:26:48 PMThe playing cards are shorthand for how good I think these films will be. No sure-thing aces this week, but we've got some face cards... How to Lose Friends and Alienate People has a lot going for it. Director Robert B. Weide's work on Curb Your Enthusiasm has shown he's got the chops for comedy. Plus, the main actor is Simon Pegg, that talented star and co-writer of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. It'll be interesting to watch Pegg's chemistry with the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, and Jeff Bridges. Let's be honest, though -- this is just another film about fatuous asses at a fashion magazine. Looks like The Devil Wears Prada: Part Two. Which is fine as far as it goes, but I feel like seeing something a little more substantial this weekend. Appaloosa -- Reviewers are saying it's "just" a good old traditional western. I don't know about you, but a western can be "just" good and still get under my skin. Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are tough-as-leather lawmen who protect a town from gangster Jeremy Irons. Also, Harris and Mortensen are two sides of a romantic triangle with Renee Zellweger. Why do Westerns keep getting made? I don't know, and I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. I know part of why I keep watching them: Westerns create an atmosphere where it takes courage to do what's right. To me, that atmosphere seems like a symbol of what life is always like. I need courage to stand up for someone; I need perseverance to get up and go to class. If you're interested in a meditation on what's worth risking your life, I recommend 3:10 to Yuma. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist -- In this Michael Cera vehicle two lonely teens connect over music. Looks kind of sweet, like the younger sibling of Garden State.Flash of Genius -- Drama based on the life of Robert Kearns, who invented something very boring but very useful: the intermittent windshield wiper. Kearns' invention was embraced by automobile manufacturers, but Kearns himself was discarded. Kearns started a long legal battle that no one expected him to win. It appears Kearns wasn't merely self-serving, but was spurred on by the principle that people should be acknowledged for the work they accomplish. Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert is a stand-up comedy show featuring Muslim comedians like Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss, and Mo Amer. Beverly Hills Chihuahua -- Have you seen the clever edit of the scene from Sixth Sense? Religulous -- Bill Maher and director Larry Charles (Borat) team up to humiliate organized religions. SpoutBlog's Karina Longworth takes a look at their dubious interviewing method. This film might be funny in a preaching to the choir kind of way. Who doesn't agree that religious fundamentalism can be dangerous and absurd? Any favorite flicks that satirize religion in way that actually gets people to open their eyes? I thought Talladega Nights was a pretty artful critique of health-and-wealth Christianity. (No, I'm not kidding.)An American Carol -- Airplane! director David Zucker and a Michael Moore lookalike team up in this parody of leftist politics. The trailer for An American Carol makes the film look about as fun as an afternoon at the DMV. LIMITED RELEASE RocknRolla -- Guy Ritchie's third flick is being called a return to form, an equal of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. We know it'll be all style and no substance, so it'll comes down to whether you're a Ritchie fan or not. Rachel Getting Married -- Anne Hathaway gives a great performance in this story about a prodigal daughter's return. Ballast -- A man's suicide makes three people realize they need community. Karina was impressed when she caught it at Sundance.The Pope's Toilet -- (limited release) It's 1988 on the Uruguay/Brazil border. The town of Melo is eagerly anticipating the visit of Pope John Paul II and 50,000 others in his wake. Melo locals such as Bob, a smuggler, are getting entrepreneurial: Bob builds a port-o-potty on his property and charges for its use. Chaos ensues. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Li/625/35207/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/16/2008 3:40:23 PM
Body: Personally, I'd say that Slap Shot is the best hockey movie, being a former long-time hockey player...it's ridiculously spot-on, besides the actual hockey scenes, which are still really funny. I'm also among the minority that thought (figure skating) Blades of Glory was hilarious...I guess I'm just a Will Ferrell fan, because I thought (NASCAR) Talledega Nights was completely hysterical ((basketball) Semi-Pro was pretty bad though). As for movies actually dramatizing sports, I've never really been a fan. In fact, I typically scoff at them, and point out everything stupid or cliched that occurs, and am one of those people that laugh when a character says something stupid in a more tragic moment. Friday Night Lights was allright though.
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:40:23 GMTSmooth_JWeekly Theme9/16/2008 3:40:23 PMPersonally, I'd say that Slap Shot is the best hockey movie, being a former long-time hockey player...it's ridiculously spot-on, besides the actual hockey scenes, which are still really funny. I'm also among the minority that thought (figure skating) Blades of Glory was hilarious...I guess I'm just a Will Ferrell fan, because I thought (NASCAR) Talledega Nights was completely hysterical ((basketball) Semi-Pro was pretty bad though). As for movies actually dramatizing sports, I've never really been a fan. In fact, I typically scoff at them, and point out everything stupid or cliched that occurs, and am one of those people that laugh when a character says something stupid in a more tragic moment. Friday Night Lights was allright though. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/35182/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: pippin06
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 9/15/2008 8:02:16 PM
Body: [quote user="seely"] I think I am still coming off the annoyance of having seen Anchorman unwillingly for the fourth time. It hasn't grown on me. Talledega Nights had a great premise--I love lampooning NASCAR culture--but it seemed poorly executed. However, I'll give you the prayer scene. I was nearly in tears at Ferrel's prayer to "8lbs 9 oz Jesus". Like I said, he comes off with a good line or scene every now and then, but I feel like I have to sit through half an hour of drudgery and drivel to get there. [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. [/quote] [/quote] I agree that Will's movies have been hit and miss, but that means he does have hits. One I can think of, which may be no cinematic masterpiece but is certainly my holiday guilty pleasure and my new favorite Christmastime movie to play til it scratches is Elf, which would not be nearly the adorably uncynical movie it is without Will spazzing it out as an overgrown human-to-elf-to-human transplant. Also, Stranger Than Fiction? Hello! I think that's my favorite film of his hands-down. It's a great script, and he plays a straight man for laughs for most of the film. Totally against type. Though I agree that Anchorman blows. I can't understand why people think it's funny. Believe me, I've tried. It was one of my Top 5 in this category too.
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:02:16 GMTpippin06Top 59/15/2008 8:02:16 PM[quote user="seely"] I think I am still coming off the annoyance of having seen Anchorman unwillingly for the fourth time. It hasn't grown on me. Talledega Nights had a great premise--I love lampooning NASCAR culture--but it seemed poorly executed. However, I'll give you the prayer scene. I was nearly in tears at Ferrel's prayer to "8lbs 9 oz Jesus". Like I said, he comes off with a good line or scene every now and then, but I feel like I have to sit through half an hour of drudgery and drivel to get there. [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. [/quote] [/quote] I agree that Will's movies have been hit and miss, but that means he does have hits. One I can think of, which may be no cinematic masterpiece but is certainly my holiday guilty pleasure and my new favorite Christmastime movie to play til it scratches is Elf, which would not be nearly the adorably uncynical movie it is without Will spazzing it out as an overgrown human-to-elf-to-human transplant. Also, Stranger Than Fiction? Hello! I think that's my favorite film of his hands-down. It's a great script, and he plays a straight man for laughs for most of the film. Totally against type. Though I agree that Anchorman blows. I can't understand why people think it's funny. Believe me, I've tried. It was one of my Top 5 in this category too. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/35178/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 9/15/2008 7:15:02 PM
Body: I think I am still coming off the annoyance of having seen Anchorman unwillingly for the fourth time. It hasn't grown on me. Talledega Nights had a great premise--I love lampooning NASCAR culture--but it seemed poorly executed. However, I'll give you the prayer scene. I was nearly in tears at Ferrel's prayer to "8lbs 9 oz Jesus". Like I said, he comes off with a good line or scene every now and then, but I feel like I have to sit through half an hour of drudgery and drivel to get there. [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. [/quote]
]]>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:15:02 GMTseelyTop 59/15/2008 7:15:02 PMI think I am still coming off the annoyance of having seen Anchorman unwillingly for the fourth time. It hasn't grown on me. Talledega Nights had a great premise--I love lampooning NASCAR culture--but it seemed poorly executed. However, I'll give you the prayer scene. I was nearly in tears at Ferrel's prayer to "8lbs 9 oz Jesus". Like I said, he comes off with a good line or scene every now and then, but I feel like I have to sit through half an hour of drudgery and drivel to get there. [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/35157/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: pippin06
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 9/15/2008 1:53:08 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. [/quote] I agree, SkyPilot. I so agree.
]]>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:53:08 GMTpippin06Top 59/15/2008 1:53:08 PM[quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. [/quote] I agree, SkyPilot. I so agree. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/35152/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 9/15/2008 1:01:48 PM
Body: [quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy.
]]>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:01:48 GMTSkyPilotTop 59/15/2008 1:01:48 PM[quote user="seely"] I completely agree on Anchorman, or any Will Ferrel film for that matter. ... Spin magazine went so far as to even suggest that Ferrel wasn't a bad actor, he just suffered from picking bad scripts. Amazing, because then he is pretty much 10/10 on picking 'terrible scripts'. Either he is an idiot, or he sucks at acting. Revolutionary theory: maybe he just sucks all around? Rant over. [/quote] Harsh words, seely. I didn't love Anchorman and think it's inferior to Talladega Nights, which I think is extraordinary. It has an extraordinary blend of silliness and smart satire. I'll just mention the prayer scene, which I think is a masterpiece of comedy. http://www.spout.com/blogs/aidanbrack/archive/2008/8/26/34401.aspx Post By: aidanbrack
Post To: The Bigger Picture
Post Date: 8/26/2008 2:23:54 PM
Body: Being British I have to admit that NASCAR is not a sport I am particularly familiar with beyond knowing of its existence. If it is televised here I have never watched it and am unlikely to. Racing is just not my thing. Talladega Nights is set in the loud, overblown world of NASCAR Racing but it targets its humour not at the peculiarities of racing but of sports and sports movies imparticular. You need not be a fan of racing to enjoy it, the humour works on its own merits. Will Ferrell plays Ricky Bobby, the sport’s hottest and most obnoxious driver. Racking up win after win, Bobby lives by the creed that “if you’re not first, you’re last” and is enjoying the fruits of his success. Living in a massive and overstated mansion with a supermodel wife, he is your stereotypical nouveau riche sports star. Think David Beckham in a baseball cap. For Ricky Bobby, success is a way of life so when his team’s owner hires a talented, flamboyantly gay French racing driver to join the team (hoping to humble his star racer) he feels threatened. Pushing himself too hard in the race, he is involved in a horrible accident and loses all confidence as a driver. The film follows his journey as he loses everything and, in typical sports movie fashion, has to regain his racing mojo. There are a couple of fun twists on the typical formula of such films but the funniest scenes take place outside of the car and in Ricky Bobby’s homelife. Highlights include a hilarious grace scene where Ricky Bobby insists on praying to the “tiny, newborn infant Jesus” and the scenes where he confronts former best friend Cal for stealing his life. Will Ferrell is supported with good performances from the ensemble, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Amy Adams and John C. Reilly who is excellent as the warm but slow-witted Cal Naughton Jr. Talladega Nights is not a groundbreaking film but it has a number of big laughs and some wonderfully overblown performances. Ferrell’s strong performance is matched by John C. Reilly’s turn as Cal who not only shows good chemistry with the star but also excellent improvisional skills, riffing beautifully in a number of scenes. Sacha Baron Cohen is also a lot of fun as sneering rival Jean Girard, stealing a number of scenes. It loses its pace and sharpness a little as it nears the finish line falling foul of a few too many sports movie cliches, yet by that stage I had enough goodwill towards this unexpectedly charming movie not to mind.
]]>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:23:54 GMTaidanbrackThe Bigger Picture8/26/2008 2:23:54 PMBeing British I have to admit that NASCAR is not a sport I am particularly familiar with beyond knowing of its existence. If it is televised here I have never watched it and am unlikely to. Racing is just not my thing. Talladega Nights is set in the loud, overblown world of NASCAR Racing but it targets its humour not at the peculiarities of racing but of sports and sports movies imparticular. You need not be a fan of racing to enjoy it, the humour works on its own merits. Will Ferrell plays Ricky Bobby, the sport&rsquo;s hottest and most obnoxious driver. Racking up win after win, Bobby lives by the creed that &ldquo;if you&rsquo;re not first, you&rsquo;re last&rdquo; and is enjoying the fruits of his success. Living in a massive and overstated mansion with a supermodel wife, he is your stereotypical nouveau riche sports star. Think David Beckham in a baseball cap. For Ricky Bobby, success is a way of life so when his team&rsquo;s owner hires a talented, flamboyantly gay French racing driver to join the team (hoping to humble his star racer) he feels threatened. Pushing himself too hard in the race, he is involved in a horrible accident and loses all confidence as a driver. The film follows his journey as he loses everything and, in typical sports movie fashion, has to regain his racing mojo. There are a couple of fun twists on the typical formula of such films but the funniest scenes take place outside of the car and in Ricky Bobby&rsquo;s homelife. Highlights include a hilarious grace scene where Ricky Bobby insists on praying to the &ldquo;tiny, newborn infant Jesus&rdquo; and the scenes where he confronts former best friend Cal for stealing his life. Will Ferrell is supported with good performances from the ensemble, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Amy Adams and John C. Reilly who is excellent as the warm but slow-witted Cal Naughton Jr. Talladega Nights is not a groundbreaking film but it has a number of big laughs and some wonderfully overblown performances. Ferrell&rsquo;s strong performance is matched by John C. Reilly&rsquo;s turn as Cal who not only shows good chemistry with the star but also excellent improvisional skills, riffing beautifully in a number of scenes. Sacha Baron Cohen is also a lot of fun as sneering rival Jean Girard, stealing a number of scenes. It loses its pace and sharpness a little as it nears the finish line falling foul of a few too many sports movie cliches, yet by that stage I had enough goodwill towards this unexpectedly charming movie not to mind. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/funny/MemberTagFilms.aspxfunny
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