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Year: 2008
Director: Michael McCullers
Plot: Former Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" co-anchors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-star in this baby-fever comedy about a single, career-oriented woman who previously put parenthood on hold, and is forced to hire a surrogate mother when she discovers there is only a one-in-a-million chance that she will be able to get pregnant. Kate Holbrook (Fey) is a 37-year-old professional who has always put her professional life before her personal life, but these days her biological clock is ticking louder than ever before. As with everything else she has accomplished in life, Kate is determined to have a child on her own terms. Unfortunately for Kate, the chance of her ever becoming pregnant is slim to none. Undaunted, a willful Kate drafts South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowski (Poehler) -- a girl who may just be her polar opposite -- to be a surrogate mother. Subsequently informed by the head of the surrogacy center (Sigourney Weaver) that her surrogate is indeed pregnant, the excited mother-to-be soon purchases every child-rearing book she can find and excitedly begins the nesting process. But life hasn't quit throwing Kate curveballs just yet, because when a pregnant Angie shows up on her doorstep with no place to live, the woman who once thrived on order finds her life descending into chaos. Now, as Kate attempts to transform Angie into the ideal expectant mother, this odd couple will discover that families aren't always biological, but occasionally formed through friendship as well. Writer Michael McCullers, who authored the screenplays for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Undercover Brother in addition to working on Saturday Night Live, makes his feature directorial debut with a self-penned screenplay. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 07 May 2009 01:52:10 GMTBaby Mama2008Michael McCullersFormer <a href="http://www.spout.com/films/220811/detail.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Saturday Night Live</a> "Weekend Update" co-anchors <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___336261/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tina Fey</a> and <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___273694/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Amy Poehler</a> co-star in this baby-fever comedy about a single, career-oriented woman who previously put parenthood on hold, and is forced to hire a surrogate mother when she discovers there is only a one-in-a-million chance that she will be able to get pregnant. Kate Holbrook (Fey) is a 37-year-old professional who has always put her professional life before her personal life, but these days her biological clock is ticking louder than ever before. As with everything else she has accomplished in life, Kate is determined to have a child on her own terms. Unfortunately for Kate, the chance of her ever becoming pregnant is slim to none. Undaunted, a willful Kate drafts South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowski (Poehler) -- a girl who may just be her polar opposite -- to be a surrogate mother. Subsequently informed by the head of the surrogacy center (<a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____75144/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sigourney Weaver</a>) that her surrogate is indeed pregnant, the excited mother-to-be soon purchases every child-rearing book she can find and excitedly begins the nesting process. But life hasn't quit throwing Kate curveballs just yet, because when a pregnant Angie shows up on her doorstep with no place to live, the woman who once thrived on order finds her life descending into chaos. Now, as Kate attempts to transform Angie into the ideal expectant mother, this odd couple will discover that families aren't always biological, but occasionally formed through friendship as well. Writer Michael McCullers, who authored the screenplays for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and <a href="http://www.spout.com/films/207077/detail.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Undercover Brother</a> in addition to working on <a href="http://www.spout.com/films/220811/detail.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Saturday Night Live</a>, makes his feature directorial debut with a self-penned screenplay. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide14Tag Target (>10)91413http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s293757.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Baby_Mama/293757/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Coming_Soon/3_20_Guess_what_I_LOVE_YOU_MAN_new_movies_t/216/41069/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spout
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Body: NEW to THEATERS 3/17 I Love You, Man -- Watch trailer. Aww, lok at that hug . . . That's what I want to do to Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, along with the rest of the stars (Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, and The Office's Rashida Jones). With all of those people, how can this movie go wrong? If you still think it could go wrong, I recommend you rent the exact opposite of this movie; and as far as I can tell, the exact opposite is P.S., I Love You, which stars Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank (watch trailer). Duplicity -- Watch trailer. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts are corporate spies who team up to pull off the ultimate con. Uh oh, can they trust each other??? This reminds me of the old screwball comedies with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Only I'm not so sure this is going to be as good as a Howard Hawks movie . . . Oh well, this could still entertain. (P.S., Duplicity is not a sequel to Multiplicity, which stars Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell, so if you're not in the mood for a spy movie, watch Multiplicity again (watch trailer). The Great Buck Howard (limited) -- Watch trailer. A law school dropout (Colin Hanks) becomes assistant to a has-been magician (John Malkovich). Al-riiiiiight, Emily Blunt and Steve Zahn are in it! Plus Colin Hanks' real-life dad (Tom Hanks) plays his movie dad! Sin Nombre (limited) -- Watch trailer. Two desperate Honduran teenagers try to start new lives in the US The tagline is "The greatest sin of all is risking nothing." Hey, isn't that also the tagline of Maverick starring Mel Gibson? (Watch trailer to Maverick.) Super Capers (limited) -- Watch trailer. Another B-grade superhero satire, although unlike Superhero Movie, Super Capers looks like it at least has some heart. The story: a regular guy joins a team of superheroes-in-training. During their first mission, which fails, our hero finds himself framed as the mastermind of the crime. He must clear the name of his team by finding the real villain. Some really entertaining actors fill the minor roles--Jon Polito, Tom Sizemore, Adam West, and Clint Howard (Ron's weird-looking brother)--so this might deliver some worthwhile entertainment. __________________________________________________ BONUS VIDEO: Sylvester Stallone's new muscles are lethal weapons ___________________________________________________ NEW to DVD 3/17 The Duchess -- Watch trailer. This is the kind of thing Keira Knightley is really good at: acting powerful and cute at the same time. Baby Mama -- Watch trailer. Starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler . . . which is pretty much all you need to know. FilmCouch's Kevin Buist says it's good, although it doesn't allow the two enough time to improv. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People -- Watch trailer. I've heard it's okay, but it didn't really live up to anyone's potential. Speaking of Simon Pegg movies, I've heard The Good Night is pretty good, and I'm looking forward to the sexy reincarnation of Star Trek. Faust -- Watch trailer. This 1926 silent epic from W. F. Murnau (the guy who gave us Nosferatu) looks like it's a truly mind-bending experience. Punisher: War Zone -- Watch trailer. Punisher reboot #2. I miss Dolph Lundgren; I guess you don't know what you got 'til it's gone . . .
]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:47:14 GMTspoutComing Soon3/16/2009 12:47:14 PMNEW to THEATERS 3/17 I Love You, Man -- Watch trailer. Aww, lok at that hug . . . That's what I want to do to Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, along with the rest of the stars (Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, and The Office's Rashida Jones). With all of those people, how can this movie go wrong? If you still think it could go wrong, I recommend you rent the exact opposite of this movie; and as far as I can tell, the exact opposite is P.S., I Love You, which stars Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank (watch trailer). Duplicity -- Watch trailer. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts are corporate spies who team up to pull off the ultimate con. Uh oh, can they trust each other??? This reminds me of the old screwball comedies with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Only I'm not so sure this is going to be as good as a Howard Hawks movie . . . Oh well, this could still entertain. (P.S., Duplicity is not a sequel to Multiplicity, which stars Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell, so if you're not in the mood for a spy movie, watch Multiplicity again (watch trailer). The Great Buck Howard (limited) -- Watch trailer. A law school dropout (Colin Hanks) becomes assistant to a has-been magician (John Malkovich). Al-riiiiiight, Emily Blunt and Steve Zahn are in it! Plus Colin Hanks' real-life dad (Tom Hanks) plays his movie dad! Sin Nombre (limited) -- Watch trailer. Two desperate Honduran teenagers try to start new lives in the US The tagline is "The greatest sin of all is risking nothing." Hey, isn't that also the tagline of Maverick starring Mel Gibson? (Watch trailer to Maverick.) Super Capers (limited) -- Watch trailer. Another B-grade superhero satire, although unlike Superhero Movie, Super Capers looks like it at least has some heart. The story: a regular guy joins a team of superheroes-in-training. During their first mission, which fails, our hero finds himself framed as the mastermind of the crime. He must clear the name of his team by finding the real villain. Some really entertaining actors fill the minor roles--Jon Polito, Tom Sizemore, Adam West, and Clint Howard (Ron's weird-looking brother)--so this might deliver some worthwhile entertainment. __________________________________________________ BONUS VIDEO: Sylvester Stallone's new muscles are lethal weapons ___________________________________________________ NEW to DVD 3/17 The Duchess -- Watch trailer. This is the kind of thing Keira Knightley is really good at: acting powerful and cute at the same time. Baby Mama -- Watch trailer. Starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler . . . which is pretty much all you need to know. FilmCouch's Kevin Buist says it's good, although it doesn't allow the two enough time to improv. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People -- Watch trailer. I've heard it's okay, but it didn't really live up to anyone's potential. Speaking of Simon Pegg movies, I've heard The Good Night is pretty good, and I'm looking forward to the sexy reincarnation of Star Trek. Faust -- Watch trailer. This 1926 silent epic from W. F. Murnau (the guy who gave us Nosferatu) looks like it's a truly mind-bending experience. Punisher: War Zone -- Watch trailer. Punisher reboot #2. I miss Dolph Lundgren; I guess you don't know what you got 'til it's gone . . . http://www.spout.com/blogs/10zayzay10/archive/2009/2/6/40300.aspx Post By: 10zayzay10
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Body: An amalgamation of various set pieces not written by Fey or Poehler proving disastrous and thereby taking me five nights to finish it. If they only had let the talented female leads write the thing it might have been salvageable. Steve Martin was a paid actor in the film. The last act is a joke.
]]>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:11:39 GMTatactaatacta Blog11/28/2008 3:11:39 PMAn amalgamation of various set pieces not written by Fey or Poehler proving disastrous and thereby taking me five nights to finish it. If they only had let the talented female leads write the thing it might have been salvageable. Steve Martin was a paid actor in the film. The last act is a joke. http://www.spout.com/blogs/christhilk/archive/2008/11/7/37092.aspx Post By: ChrisThilk
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Body: There’s a lot of potential in a movie about a woman who encounters complication after complication as she tries to contract with a surrogate mother in order to have a baby despite the fact that she’s a busy career woman with little to nothing going on in the romantic prospect department. Heck, even the synopsis sounds pretty darn funny. But while Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, both funny ladies in their own right, perform admirably in Baby Mama, they’re too often undone by a script that doesn’t quite know how to realize its own potential. Every time it comes close to really breaking through into really being laugh-out-loud funny it stops short and goes for sentimental instead. The exception to that rule is whenever Steve Martin appears on screen. A lot of people made not of his performance when the movie came out and he’s worth every word that was written. His role as a new-age lunatic who also happens to own a huge, Whole Foods-type store chain is among his very best. In fact I’m tempted to say it’s his best since his roles in …And the Band Played On or The Spanish Prisoner. And if you’re noticing that his best roles are when he appears in small cameos as a character you would not normally associate with Steve Martin, you’re absolutely right. Overall it’s a decently amusing movie if you’re looking for something to watch with your significant other on a Saturday night but if you’re looking for something as consistently funny as Fey’s “30 Rock” you’re probably going to end up disappointed.        Originally posted on:Chris Thilk
]]>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:01:32 GMTChrisThilkChrisThilk Blog11/7/2008 9:01:32 PMThere’s a lot of potential in a movie about a woman who encounters complication after complication as she tries to contract with a surrogate mother in order to have a baby despite the fact that she’s a busy career woman with little to nothing going on in the romantic prospect department. Heck, even the synopsis sounds pretty darn funny. But while Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, both funny ladies in their own right, perform admirably in Baby Mama, they’re too often undone by a script that doesn’t quite know how to realize its own potential. Every time it comes close to really breaking through into really being laugh-out-loud funny it stops short and goes for sentimental instead. The exception to that rule is whenever Steve Martin appears on screen. A lot of people made not of his performance when the movie came out and he’s worth every word that was written. His role as a new-age lunatic who also happens to own a huge, Whole Foods-type store chain is among his very best. In fact I’m tempted to say it’s his best since his roles in …And the Band Played On or The Spanish Prisoner. And if you’re noticing that his best roles are when he appears in small cameos as a character you would not normally associate with Steve Martin, you’re absolutely right. Overall it’s a decently amusing movie if you’re looking for something to watch with your significant other on a Saturday night but if you’re looking for something as consistently funny as Fey’s “30 Rock” you’re probably going to end up disappointed.        Originally posted on:Chris Thilk http://www.spout.com/blogs/dibot/archive/2008/10/2/35832.aspx Post By: dibot
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Body: Righteous Kill reunites two acting greats, Al Pacino ("Ocean's Thirteen") and Robert De Niro ("Stardust"). I was intrigued enough to get to the theater, but really the film is just a glorified made-for-TV cop drama. It's very predictable. Neither De Niro or Pacino really bring anything new to their roles of cops tracking a serial killer who is probably one of their own. I did enjoy seeing De Niro play the more angry role. Just wait for this to come on cable.With funnywomen Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live") in the leads, Baby Mama should have been a big basket of funny. But, alas, it was not. Fey wants a baby, but is unable to conceive, so she hires Poehler to be her surrogate. Poehler is white-trash. Fey is upscale business. I guess writer/director Michael McCullers ("Thunderbirds," Baby Mama is his directorial debut) thought hijinks would ensue. However, the only funny bits were Poehler peeing in the sink and everything involving the doorman, Romany Malco ("The Love Guru"), who I couldn't get enough of. Also, Fey and love interest Greg Kinnear ("Ghost Town") have zero chemistry. Just skip it.The Getaway stars the ever cool Steve McQueen ("The Hunter") as a thief just released from jail. His wife, Ali MacGraw ("Glam"), has to do some shady stuff to get him an early release, and McQueen must pull off a heist for the corrupt warden once he's on the outside. The film is directed by Sam Peckinpah ("The Osterman Weekend") so there's loads of violence, slow motion and female issues. It also takes it's time getting where it's going. But McQueen is awesome, the shots are amazing. It's worth the time.Jules and Jim is a famous French movie from director Francios Truffaut ("Confidentially Yours"). Jules and Jim are great friends who fall for the same woman. Then there's lots of voiceover and ridiculous philosophizing. The girl will do anything to get attention and the men will put up with her shenanigans. I didn't really care for it. I couldn't get behind any of the characters. In fact, most of the time they made me really mad. And this distracted me from any other goodness the film may hold. Maybe I was in the wrong mood, but I didn't get why this is so great.Usually, with my love of bad horror movies, I can find something good to say about them, but I'm at a loss with Return to House on Haunted Hill. Even the ghosts weren't very creepy. Someone was drawn and quartered, so that was kind of neat. But bad acting, dialogue and plot just wiped that all out.
]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:30:21 GMTdibotdibot Blog10/2/2008 1:30:21 PMRighteous Kill reunites two acting greats, Al Pacino ("Ocean's Thirteen") and Robert De Niro ("Stardust"). I was intrigued enough to get to the theater, but really the film is just a glorified made-for-TV cop drama. It's very predictable. Neither De Niro or Pacino really bring anything new to their roles of cops tracking a serial killer who is probably one of their own. I did enjoy seeing De Niro play the more angry role. Just wait for this to come on cable.With funnywomen Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live") in the leads, Baby Mama should have been a big basket of funny. But, alas, it was not. Fey wants a baby, but is unable to conceive, so she hires Poehler to be her surrogate. Poehler is white-trash. Fey is upscale business. I guess writer/director Michael McCullers ("Thunderbirds," Baby Mama is his directorial debut) thought hijinks would ensue. However, the only funny bits were Poehler peeing in the sink and everything involving the doorman, Romany Malco ("The Love Guru"), who I couldn't get enough of. Also, Fey and love interest Greg Kinnear ("Ghost Town") have zero chemistry. Just skip it.The Getaway stars the ever cool Steve McQueen ("The Hunter") as a thief just released from jail. His wife, Ali MacGraw ("Glam"), has to do some shady stuff to get him an early release, and McQueen must pull off a heist for the corrupt warden once he's on the outside. The film is directed by Sam Peckinpah ("The Osterman Weekend") so there's loads of violence, slow motion and female issues. It also takes it's time getting where it's going. But McQueen is awesome, the shots are amazing. It's worth the time.Jules and Jim is a famous French movie from director Francios Truffaut ("Confidentially Yours"). Jules and Jim are great friends who fall for the same woman. Then there's lots of voiceover and ridiculous philosophizing. The girl will do anything to get attention and the men will put up with her shenanigans. I didn't really care for it. I couldn't get behind any of the characters. In fact, most of the time they made me really mad. And this distracted me from any other goodness the film may hold. Maybe I was in the wrong mood, but I didn't get why this is so great.Usually, with my love of bad horror movies, I can find something good to say about them, but I'm at a loss with Return to House on Haunted Hill. Even the ghosts weren't very creepy. Someone was drawn and quartered, so that was kind of neat. But bad acting, dialogue and plot just wiped that all out. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/2/35824.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: With Halloween less than a month away, it’s time to start thinking about what to go as. That is, if you haven’t already. A good costume-loving cinephile typically knows well in advance what he or she will dress up as for Halloween (and Comic-Con, too). But if you’re one to wait until the last minute, and also one who likes to be a lot more contemporary than, say, dressing up as a Ghostbuster or Edward Scissorhands, I’ve got some suggestions for you for costumes based on recent films. Check them out after the jump. “Nuke the Fridge”  - from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull For this costume, you need to prepare a basic Indiana Jones costume and then build a ’50s-style fridge costume out of cardboard to go around your whole body. It could look something like this, except instead of just exposing your head, you show your whole body, dressed in Indy clothes. When people ask what you are, explain the terrible scene from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as well as how it has spawned this new term for when a movie franchise goes sour. Also, if you like to be demonstrative, feel free to throw yourself into the air as if being propelled by a nuclear blast. “Chad Feldheimer”  - from Burn After Reading This should be a pretty easy homemade costume. Just get a dark red polo, patch on a handwritten “Hardbodies Fitness Center” logo to the chest, spray a little temporary blond into your hair and strap an ipod to your arm. Maybe even add “Chad” name tag, despite Brad Pitt’s lack of one in the film. For lack of a better quirky indie character this year (like Napoleon Dynamite), it’s a good enough idea to get you by without need for too much explanation. “Didier Revol”  - from Son of Rambow If you want to be a little quirkier and a lot more obscure, though, you could seek out appropriate ’80s Euro clothing in your local thrift shop and go as this popular French exchange student. For this, you’ll still need some kind of temporary hair coloring for that skunk stripe, and you definitely need some red shoes. The jacket doesn’t need to be perfect, and anyway you can also just find a triangle-print midriff-exposing t-shirt and be fine. For your few cool friends who’ve seen the movie, it shouldn’t be too hard to get the idea across. “Pepper Pots”  - from Iron Man Another thing lacking this year was strong female roles in comic book and action movies, from which you can usually get hot costumes like Lara Croft and Selene from Underworld. But as boring as it will be to go as Pepper Pots (or Rachel Dawes, or Betty Ross), putting on a women’s pantsuit and dying your hair light orange will also serve as a protest against the 2008 tough woman drought. Sure, you could try to pass something off as Fox from Wanted, but nobody will get it. If you really need to do something with skimpy outfits and machine guns, there’s always the Sarah Palin costume. However, that’s obviously not movie related enough, unless you somehow make it clearly reference Miss Congeniality. “The House Bunny”  - from The House Bunny For the girl who likes to keep things simple, there’s fortunately the old Playboy Bunny staple. And now it’s more movie-themed thanks to the comedy The House Bunny. Just get some hot pink duds and some basic bunny ears and you’re all set. Just don’t let people assume you’re just a sexy bunny, or, worse, either Bridget Jones or Elle Woods. Another old standard that has recently become movie-themed: zombie stripper. “Eve”  - from Wall-E The girl who doesn’t like to keep things simple may want to attempt a homemade Eve costume. It’s possible that it could serve as a sexy costume, as it can consist of a white body stocking, posterboard-cut flap arms and a white garbage pail top for the head. But as hot as that tight-fitting stocking will be, the real shape of Eve’s body is far sexier. So get out those plastic-welding tools and come up with something more streamlined and rounded. Otherwise people might just think you’re an iPod or some other Mac product. “There Will Be Blood group”  - from There Will Be Blood If you’re looking for a good group-costume idea, and you don’t want to be Scooby and gang, then the characters and iconic props from There Will Blood are sure to be a hit. While three friends dress up as Daniel Plainview, H.W. Plainview and Eli Sunday, three other friends must dress as a bowling pin, a milkshake and maybe an oil rig (copy this Eiffel Tower costume). “The Dude Playin’ a Dude Disguised as Another Dude” (aka “Robet Downey Jr. Blackface”  - from Tropic Thunder Even Halloween is now a questionable time for a white person to put on blackface, but you might be okay with the dark face paint if you go as Robert Downey Jr.’s character, Kirk Lazarus, as his African-American Army sergeant character. It’ll be fun doing the voice, but it’ll be even more fun telling people why your race-altering costume is not un-PC, because it’s ironic and satirical. You can also invite your friends to dress up as the other actors and make it a Tropic Thunder group costume. Just don’t have anyone be Simple Jack, because that’s definitely not PC. “Joker-Faced Meg Ryan”  - from The Women Sometimes a good Halloween costume can come about by turning an another costume into something new. Like how John Carpenter turned a William Shatner mask into a Michael Myers make for Halloween. Now, for anyone wishing to go as the plastic-surgery disaster that is modern Meg Ryan (or her character, Mary Haines, in The Women), all you have to do is take a Dark Knight-style (and Heath Ledger-style) Joker mask, change the hair color or add on a curly blonde wig, and maybe flesh-out the color of the face. “The Dark McCain”  - from The Dark Knight Inspired by the cartoon of McCain as Batman printed in Entertainment Weekly, this may be the easiest and most timely movie-themed Halloween costume of all. Because this is going to be a heavy year for both political costumes and movie-related costumes, but this one fits both categories (as do a Bristol Palin Juno costume, a Bristol Palin Baby Mama costume, a Sarah Palin Miss Congeniality costume, a Barack Obama Hancock costume, etc.). Because there were readings of The Dark Knight in which people said the Caped Crusader is Bush or Cheney, those alternates will also work. Just be sure to get your McCain mask (or Bush or Cheney) and your Batman costume before both sell out. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:00:44 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/2/2008 12:00:44 PMWith Halloween less than a month away, it’s time to start thinking about what to go as. That is, if you haven’t already. A good costume-loving cinephile typically knows well in advance what he or she will dress up as for Halloween (and Comic-Con, too). But if you’re one to wait until the last minute, and also one who likes to be a lot more contemporary than, say, dressing up as a Ghostbuster or Edward Scissorhands, I’ve got some suggestions for you for costumes based on recent films. Check them out after the jump. “Nuke the Fridge”  - from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull For this costume, you need to prepare a basic Indiana Jones costume and then build a ’50s-style fridge costume out of cardboard to go around your whole body. It could look something like this, except instead of just exposing your head, you show your whole body, dressed in Indy clothes. When people ask what you are, explain the terrible scene from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as well as how it has spawned this new term for when a movie franchise goes sour. Also, if you like to be demonstrative, feel free to throw yourself into the air as if being propelled by a nuclear blast. “Chad Feldheimer”  - from Burn After Reading This should be a pretty easy homemade costume. Just get a dark red polo, patch on a handwritten “Hardbodies Fitness Center” logo to the chest, spray a little temporary blond into your hair and strap an ipod to your arm. Maybe even add “Chad” name tag, despite Brad Pitt’s lack of one in the film. For lack of a better quirky indie character this year (like Napoleon Dynamite), it’s a good enough idea to get you by without need for too much explanation. “Didier Revol”  - from Son of Rambow If you want to be a little quirkier and a lot more obscure, though, you could seek out appropriate ’80s Euro clothing in your local thrift shop and go as this popular French exchange student. For this, you’ll still need some kind of temporary hair coloring for that skunk stripe, and you definitely need some red shoes. The jacket doesn’t need to be perfect, and anyway you can also just find a triangle-print midriff-exposing t-shirt and be fine. For your few cool friends who’ve seen the movie, it shouldn’t be too hard to get the idea across. “Pepper Pots”  - from Iron Man Another thing lacking this year was strong female roles in comic book and action movies, from which you can usually get hot costumes like Lara Croft and Selene from Underworld. But as boring as it will be to go as Pepper Pots (or Rachel Dawes, or Betty Ross), putting on a women’s pantsuit and dying your hair light orange will also serve as a protest against the 2008 tough woman drought. Sure, you could try to pass something off as Fox from Wanted, but nobody will get it. If you really need to do something with skimpy outfits and machine guns, there’s always the Sarah Palin costume. However, that’s obviously not movie related enough, unless you somehow make it clearly reference Miss Congeniality. “The House Bunny”  - from The House Bunny For the girl who likes to keep things simple, there’s fortunately the old Playboy Bunny staple. And now it’s more movie-themed thanks to the comedy The House Bunny. Just get some hot pink duds and some basic bunny ears and you’re all set. Just don’t let people assume you’re just a sexy bunny, or, worse, either Bridget Jones or Elle Woods. Another old standard that has recently become movie-themed: zombie stripper. “Eve”  - from Wall-E The girl who doesn’t like to keep things simple may want to attempt a homemade Eve costume. It’s possible that it could serve as a sexy costume, as it can consist of a white body stocking, posterboard-cut flap arms and a white garbage pail top for the head. But as hot as that tight-fitting stocking will be, the real shape of Eve’s body is far sexier. So get out those plastic-welding tools and come up with something more streamlined and rounded. Otherwise people might just think you’re an iPod or some other Mac product. “There Will Be Blood group”  - from There Will Be Blood If you’re looking for a good group-costume idea, and you don’t want to be Scooby and gang, then the characters and iconic props from There Will Blood are sure to be a hit. While three friends dress up as Daniel Plainview, H.W. Plainview and Eli Sunday, three other friends must dress as a bowling pin, a milkshake and maybe an oil rig (copy this Eiffel Tower costume). “The Dude Playin’ a Dude Disguised as Another Dude” (aka “Robet Downey Jr. Blackface”  - from Tropic Thunder Even Halloween is now a questionable time for a white person to put on blackface, but you might be okay with the dark face paint if you go as Robert Downey Jr.’s character, Kirk Lazarus, as his African-American Army sergeant character. It’ll be fun doing the voice, but it’ll be even more fun telling people why your race-altering costume is not un-PC, because it’s ironic and satirical. You can also invite your friends to dress up as the other actors and make it a Tropic Thunder group costume. Just don’t have anyone be Simple Jack, because that’s definitely not PC. “Joker-Faced Meg Ryan”  - from The Women Sometimes a good Halloween costume can come about by turning an another costume into something new. Like how John Carpenter turned a William Shatner mask into a Michael Myers make for Halloween. Now, for anyone wishing to go as the plastic-surgery disaster that is modern Meg Ryan (or her character, Mary Haines, in The Women), all you have to do is take a Dark Knight-style (and Heath Ledger-style) Joker mask, change the hair color or add on a curly blonde wig, and maybe flesh-out the color of the face. “The Dark McCain”  - from The Dark Knight Inspired by the cartoon of McCain as Batman printed in Entertainment Weekly, this may be the easiest and most timely movie-themed Halloween costume of all. Because this is going to be a heavy year for both political costumes and movie-related costumes, but this one fits both categories (as do a Bristol Palin Juno costume, a Bristol Palin Baby Mama costume, a Sarah Palin Miss Congeniality costume, a Barack Obama Hancock costume, etc.). Because there were readings of The Dark Knight in which people said the Caped Crusader is Bush or Cheney, those alternates will also work. Just be sure to get your McCain mask (or Bush or Cheney) and your Batman costume before both sell out. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/rubywoo/archive/2008/7/20/32801.aspx Post By: rubywoo
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Body: I remember reading ana article on Jezebel when this first came out, about the complete lack of female buddy movies, and when trying to write a list of them for work, realised that jezebel were completely right. I really wanted to like this movie, and to be able to argue that there were mulitple levels it could be understood on, and hidden complexities and that all in all it was a pretty important event. Unfortunately, the movie was almost entirely, meh, predictable, not particularly well written, and the same type of bullshit we've all seen tramped out a million times before. I like Tina and Amy and think they're both very funny ladies, but this appealing to the lowest common denominator movie is uninspiring.
]]>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:58:57 GMTrubywoorubywoo Blog7/20/2008 3:58:57 PMI remember reading ana article on Jezebel when this first came out, about the complete lack of female buddy movies, and when trying to write a list of them for work, realised that jezebel were completely right. I really wanted to like this movie, and to be able to argue that there were mulitple levels it could be understood on, and hidden complexities and that all in all it was a pretty important event. Unfortunately, the movie was almost entirely, meh, predictable, not particularly well written, and the same type of bullshit we've all seen tramped out a million times before. I like Tina and Amy and think they're both very funny ladies, but this appealing to the lowest common denominator movie is uninspiring. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jj79/archive/2008/6/6/30627.aspx Post By: JJ79
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Post Date: 6/6/2008 1:09:56 PM
Body: It´s kind of sad, honestly, how much I was looking forward to "Baby Mama." Oh, I knew it would be a low-brow comedy, but with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and a cast of enjoyable actors, it couldn´t be any worse than the Judd Apatow productions from last summer. Besides, I personally find Fey to be a top notch comedian capable to rescuing just about any material from the gutter. Maybe my expectations were just too high. It´s not that "Baby Mama" isn´t funny-it is. It´s not that the story isn´t grounded in reality-it is. The narrative takes one turn too many, opting to introduce a character for no reason other than to give Fey´s Kate Holbrook a romantic interest. (Yeah, I know he has one other purpose, but that would be a spoiler.) Desperate to get pregnant and with a "bad" T-shaped uterus, Holbrook decides to go the surrogacy route. Enter Angie Ostrowiski (Poehler) and her common law husband Carl (Dax Shepard). She´s willing to carry the baby…news which excites Kate to no end. But Angie doesn´t exactly share the same nutritional and familial values as Kate, leading to a clashing of personalities once the surrogate moves in with her "employer." Hijinks ensue, showcasing their vastly different lives "Baby Mama" can´t be as cheeky or flip as it really wants to be regarding a single woman trying to have a child. Nor can it be as nauseatingly cute as baby movies tend to be, with every character gushing over the prospective little tyke. So it sits somewhere in the middle, unable to unleash the full extent of the comedy the subject deserves. It almost feels as though what we´re seeing is the PG version of the film, something designed for a mass audience in advance of a racer, naughtier cut later on. And residing in the netherworld, as it were, is the chief problem in the film. I´m not advocating this film go the route of either "Knocked Up" or "Superbad." Those were wholly disposable pieces of male chauvinism. What they got right-and "Baby Mama" got wrong-is throwing caution to the wind and reaching for a specific tone. Fey is almost the straight man to Poehler, helping to set up the jokes and taking the fall more than once, though never showcasing her zany brand of humor we see in "30 Rock" or even in her stint on "Saturday Night Live." Very few cast members from recent seasons of that sketch comedy show have made the successful transition to films. Why? Whereas each skit is three or four minutes and they´re into the next character, a feature length film runs considerably longer, requiring a greater commitment to the development of a particular character. Fey, I know, is more than up to the task, yet the script isn´t. It doesn´t give her anything of value to work with. Steve Martin, as her New Age boss, plays his role to the hilt. Poehler, while going overboard in her characterization of white trash, generates laughs. Doorman Oscar gets a few zingers in throughout the film. But Fey? She kind of stands around letting the movie envelop her rather than engaging it. Again, it´s not her fault per se. Director/writer Michael McCullers is the mastermind here. He is quite capable of writing funny, strong and independent supporting female roles. Just look at Sigourney Weaver as a surrogacy center honcho. In three or four scenes, she captivates our attention by being abrasive, yet oddly warm and maternal. Is it a matter of having to work with the Kate character for the entire length of the film as opposed to a handful of scenes McCullers can´t deal with? Angie is the victim of the same sort of issue, though Poehler exacerbates the problem with a campy performance with no place in the reality of the production. Right after Kate has baby latches installed in the bathroom, Angie wakes up and needs to go. When she can´t get into the toilet, she squats in the sink, making a face toward Kate which reminded me of Reese Witherspoon toward Ryan Phillippe in "Cruel Intentions." (The car scene, in case anyone needed it spelled out.) She´s a caricature, not a real human being. Don´t get me wrong, "Baby Mama" does have its comedic moments. Most of the time, whatever Poehler is doing can be considered humorous by someone´s standards. But when the funniest character in the film is a supporting one with a couple of scenes (Steve Martin in this case), something has undoubtedly gone wrong. He insists on rewarding Kate with five minutes of uninterrupted eye contact. He and a recipient touch foreheads in order to transfer his gift for success. Sitting Indian style on a conference table, he insists Kate join him…despite the fact she´s in a skirt. The Barry character ends up being the funniest person on screen because of his outlandishness. He has the same type of comedy style as Fey: unobtrusive, smart and droll. Martin just happens to have the better lines. The ending is a cop out, though, at least, the entire movie works toward that point. After all, certain things have to happen in a story where the main character wants to have a child. Namely, she has to have a kid. If this were a black comedy, Kate might have been childless at the end, but "Baby Mama" is a mass appeal project. So it comes as no shock she does have a baby as the end credits roll. And really, the method by which she has the bundle of joy should be obvious the moment is happens. In retrospect, it is. Yet as we´re wrapped up in the proceedings, it´s not. The three or four words fly right past our heads without drawing attention to themselves. Whatever other problems the script might have, it never dwells too long on any one issue or scene, moving at a brisk enough pace to keep us entertained and engaged. In the end result, "Baby Mama" is stuck in a netherworld of movie comedies. It´s not offensive or crude enough to be memorable or cute and overly loving to be endearing. Instead, it sits there, hoping to generate interest based on its stars. To a certain extent, it does. But not in the way we want it to. "Baby Mama" rates a 5 out of 10.
]]>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:09:56 GMTJJ79JJ79 Blog6/6/2008 1:09:56 PMIt&acute;s kind of sad, honestly, how much I was looking forward to "Baby Mama." Oh, I knew it would be a low-brow comedy, but with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and a cast of enjoyable actors, it couldn&acute;t be any worse than the Judd Apatow productions from last summer. Besides, I personally find Fey to be a top notch comedian capable to rescuing just about any material from the gutter. Maybe my expectations were just too high. It&acute;s not that "Baby Mama" isn&acute;t funny-it is. It&acute;s not that the story isn&acute;t grounded in reality-it is. The narrative takes one turn too many, opting to introduce a character for no reason other than to give Fey&acute;s Kate Holbrook a romantic interest. (Yeah, I know he has one other purpose, but that would be a spoiler.) Desperate to get pregnant and with a "bad" T-shaped uterus, Holbrook decides to go the surrogacy route. Enter Angie Ostrowiski (Poehler) and her common law husband Carl (Dax Shepard). She&acute;s willing to carry the baby&hellip;news which excites Kate to no end. But Angie doesn&acute;t exactly share the same nutritional and familial values as Kate, leading to a clashing of personalities once the surrogate moves in with her "employer." Hijinks ensue, showcasing their vastly different lives "Baby Mama" can&acute;t be as cheeky or flip as it really wants to be regarding a single woman trying to have a child. Nor can it be as nauseatingly cute as baby movies tend to be, with every character gushing over the prospective little tyke. So it sits somewhere in the middle, unable to unleash the full extent of the comedy the subject deserves. It almost feels as though what we&acute;re seeing is the PG version of the film, something designed for a mass audience in advance of a racer, naughtier cut later on. And residing in the netherworld, as it were, is the chief problem in the film. I&acute;m not advocating this film go the route of either "Knocked Up" or "Superbad." Those were wholly disposable pieces of male chauvinism. What they got right-and "Baby Mama" got wrong-is throwing caution to the wind and reaching for a specific tone. Fey is almost the straight man to Poehler, helping to set up the jokes and taking the fall more than once, though never showcasing her zany brand of humor we see in "30 Rock" or even in her stint on "Saturday Night Live." Very few cast members from recent seasons of that sketch comedy show have made the successful transition to films. Why? Whereas each skit is three or four minutes and they&acute;re into the next character, a feature length film runs considerably longer, requiring a greater commitment to the development of a particular character. Fey, I know, is more than up to the task, yet the script isn&acute;t. It doesn&acute;t give her anything of value to work with. Steve Martin, as her New Age boss, plays his role to the hilt. Poehler, while going overboard in her characterization of white trash, generates laughs. Doorman Oscar gets a few zingers in throughout the film. But Fey? She kind of stands around letting the movie envelop her rather than engaging it. Again, it&acute;s not her fault per se. Director/writer Michael McCullers is the mastermind here. He is quite capable of writing funny, strong and independent supporting female roles. Just look at Sigourney Weaver as a surrogacy center honcho. In three or four scenes, she captivates our attention by being abrasive, yet oddly warm and maternal. Is it a matter of having to work with the Kate character for the entire length of the film as opposed to a handful of scenes McCullers can&acute;t deal with? Angie is the victim of the same sort of issue, though Poehler exacerbates the problem with a campy performance with no place in the reality of the production. Right after Kate has baby latches installed in the bathroom, Angie wakes up and needs to go. When she can&acute;t get into the toilet, she squats in the sink, making a face toward Kate which reminded me of Reese Witherspoon toward Ryan Phillippe in "Cruel Intentions." (The car scene, in case anyone needed it spelled out.) She&acute;s a caricature, not a real human being. Don&acute;t get me wrong, "Baby Mama" does have its comedic moments. Most of the time, whatever Poehler is doing can be considered humorous by someone&acute;s standards. But when the funniest character in the film is a supporting one with a couple of scenes (Steve Martin in this case), something has undoubtedly gone wrong. He insists on rewarding Kate with five minutes of uninterrupted eye contact. He and a recipient touch foreheads in order to transfer his gift for success. Sitting Indian style on a conference table, he insists Kate join him&hellip;despite the fact she&acute;s in a skirt. The Barry character ends up being the funniest person on screen because of his outlandishness. He has the same type of comedy style as Fey: unobtrusive, smart and droll. Martin just happens to have the better lines. The ending is a cop out, though, at least, the entire movie works toward that point. After all, certain things have to happen in a story where the main character wants to have a child. Namely, she has to have a kid. If this were a black comedy, Kate might have been childless at the end, but "Baby Mama" is a mass appeal project. So it comes as no shock she does have a baby as the end credits roll. And really, the method by which she has the bundle of joy should be obvious the moment is happens. In retrospect, it is. Yet as we&acute;re wrapped up in the proceedings, it&acute;s not. The three or four words fly right past our heads without drawing attention to themselves. Whatever other problems the script might have, it never dwells too long on any one issue or scene, moving at a brisk enough pace to keep us entertained and engaged. In the end result, "Baby Mama" is stuck in a netherworld of movie comedies. It&acute;s not offensive or crude enough to be memorable or cute and overly loving to be endearing. Instead, it sits there, hoping to generate interest based on its stars. To a certain extent, it does. But not in the way we want it to. "Baby Mama" rates a 5 out of 10. http://www.spout.com/blogs/tjl30/archive/2008/6/1/30295.aspx Post By: tjl30
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Post Date: 6/1/2008 11:56:01 PM
Body: If you think weekend update with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey is funny then you would probable like this movie. I myself don't think Amy Poehler or Tina Fey are funny, so coming into this movie I had low expectations. The movie was not that bad, but their were not any moments that I thought were absolutely hilarious. For the most part the movie could be kind of funny at times, but as a whole the movie was not that entertaining. The movie was also very predictable, especially the ending.Basically the movie is about Kate Holbrook a single working woman who wants a baby, the only problem is her doctor doesn't like her uterus (I think the way they phrased that was suppose to be funny or something...). So Kate finds a woman Angie (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby. Then Kate meets a guy who works at a juice store that is competing with Jamba Juice (although they said in the movie that Jamba Juice was an evil corporation, I got the feeling it was an advertisement considering the amount of times they said the words "Jamba Juice"). Anyways Kate starts dating this guy, and I think you know what happens from her.Although this movie is not that entertaining it did have some funny parts, I really liked Steve Martin's character Barry who is Kate's hippie boss. I also can't forget Dax Shepard who is an extremely good in his roles as stupid white trash people in movies, his work in Idiocracy was genius.
]]>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:56:01 GMTtjl30tjl30 Blog6/1/2008 11:56:01 PMIf you think weekend update with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey is funny then you would probable like this movie. I myself don't think Amy Poehler or Tina Fey are funny, so coming into this movie I had low expectations. The movie was not that bad, but their were not any moments that I thought were absolutely hilarious. For the most part the movie could be kind of funny at times, but as a whole the movie was not that entertaining. The movie was also very predictable, especially the ending.Basically the movie is about Kate Holbrook a single working woman who wants a baby, the only problem is her doctor doesn't like her uterus (I think the way they phrased that was suppose to be funny or something...). So Kate finds a woman Angie (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby. Then Kate meets a guy who works at a juice store that is competing with Jamba Juice (although they said in the movie that Jamba Juice was an evil corporation, I got the feeling it was an advertisement considering the amount of times they said the words "Jamba Juice"). Anyways Kate starts dating this guy, and I think you know what happens from her.Although this movie is not that entertaining it did have some funny parts, I really liked Steve Martin's character Barry who is Kate's hippie boss. I also can't forget Dax Shepard who is an extremely good in his roles as stupid white trash people in movies, his work in Idiocracy was genius. http://www.spout.com/blogs/devomayhan/archive/2008/5/28/30088.aspx Post By: devomayhan
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Body: Hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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