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Year: 2008
Director: Kenny Ortega
Plot: High School Musical 3: Senior Year continues the ongoing tune-filled love story between basketball player Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and brainy beauty Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens). As they head toward high school graduation, the couple realizes that they'll be separated when they head to different colleges in the fall, so they join with their friends to produce a spring musical that will help them express their hopes and fears about the future. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:17:33 GMTHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year2008Kenny OrtegaHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year continues the ongoing tune-filled love story between basketball player Troy Bolton (<a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___470408/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Zac Efron</a>) and brainy beauty Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens). As they head toward high school graduation, the couple realizes that they'll be separated when they head to different colleges in the fall, so they join with their friends to produce a spring musical that will help them express their hopes and fears about the future. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide11Tag Target (>10)21122http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s320651.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/High_School_Musical_3_Senior_Year/320651/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Coming_Soon/Week_of_2_20_fashion_cheerleaders_prison_an/216/40484/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spout
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Body: NEW TO THEATRES 2/20 1. Madea Goes to Jail - Watch the trailer. Until today, I thought Tyler Perry's Madea was like a kooky update of Jim Varney's Ernest P. Worrell. (Considering Ernest Goes to Jail, can you blame me?) Then I started looking into Tyler Perry, and even though I don't think his movies are for me, he seems like a really interesting guy. Two quotes from him on Wikipedia really caught my eye: 1) "I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about." 2) "Did you know you can't say 'Jesus' in a sitcom? They told me that and I was like, You gotta be kiddin' me...God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money." I was impressed to learn that Tyler Perry's been writing plays since he was 18, and according to Wikipedia, by 2005 his plays earned $75 million in ticket sales! Who knew? Madea Goes to Jail itself was a stage play in 2006, and a filmed version has already appeared on DVD. Has anyone seen that? 2. Fired Up - Watch the trailer. Teen comedy, whooooooo! Two randy football players avoid summer football camp by becoming cheerleaders. 3. Eleven Minutes (limited) - Watch the trailer. A documentary about fashion designer Jay McCarroll trying to set up an independently-produced runway show. NEW TO DVD - 2/17 1. Quarantine - Watch the trailer. This one looked pretty thrilling to me. An inner city apartment building is subjected to a government quarantine, but what's infecting the victims? 2. Body of Lies - Watch the trailer. Kevin Buist from FilmCouch saw this and didn't love it. Here's his review. 3. Choke - Watch the trailer. Kevin Buist wasn't crazy about this one either, so maybe he's just a big fuddy-duddy. Listen to his review. 4. Changeling - Watch the trailer. This was getting a lot of Oscars buzz until everyone actually saw it. Oh well, Clint Eastwood made a winner with Gran Torino. 5. High School Musical 3 - Watch the trailer. Well, I'm sure that whatever this movie's supposed to do, it does it well. Does anyone else think 'Corbin Bleu' sounds like a gourmet meal? 6. Righteous Kill - Watch the trailer. Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro are in the same movie for only the third time. Since the first two movies were Godfather Pt. II and Heat, this third time is most definitely not 'a charm.' 7. Midnight Meat Train - Watch the trailer. Here's another dose of Bradley Cooper for everyone who's crushing (or man-crushing) on him from He's Just Not That Into You. Myself, I have a bit of a man-crush on the villain, who's played by tough-as-nails Vinnie Jones. 8. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Watch the trailer. Simon Pegg starts working for a pompous fashion magazine. Also stars Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges and Danny Huston -- all people I like. The movie didn't get very good reviews, though... I'm looking forward to Simon Pegg teaming up with Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) again, and I'm glad he's playing Scotty in the new Star Trek movie.
]]>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:10:31 GMTspoutComing Soon2/16/2009 3:10:31 PMNEW TO THEATRES 2/20 1. Madea Goes to Jail - Watch the trailer. Until today, I thought Tyler Perry's Madea was like a kooky update of Jim Varney's Ernest P. Worrell. (Considering Ernest Goes to Jail, can you blame me?) Then I started looking into Tyler Perry, and even though I don't think his movies are for me, he seems like a really interesting guy. Two quotes from him on Wikipedia really caught my eye: 1) "I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about." 2) "Did you know you can't say 'Jesus' in a sitcom? They told me that and I was like, You gotta be kiddin' me...God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money." I was impressed to learn that Tyler Perry's been writing plays since he was 18, and according to Wikipedia, by 2005 his plays earned $75 million in ticket sales! Who knew? Madea Goes to Jail itself was a stage play in 2006, and a filmed version has already appeared on DVD. Has anyone seen that? 2. Fired Up - Watch the trailer. Teen comedy, whooooooo! Two randy football players avoid summer football camp by becoming cheerleaders. 3. Eleven Minutes (limited) - Watch the trailer. A documentary about fashion designer Jay McCarroll trying to set up an independently-produced runway show. NEW TO DVD - 2/17 1. Quarantine - Watch the trailer. This one looked pretty thrilling to me. An inner city apartment building is subjected to a government quarantine, but what's infecting the victims? 2. Body of Lies - Watch the trailer. Kevin Buist from FilmCouch saw this and didn't love it. Here's his review. 3. Choke - Watch the trailer. Kevin Buist wasn't crazy about this one either, so maybe he's just a big fuddy-duddy. Listen to his review. 4. Changeling - Watch the trailer. This was getting a lot of Oscars buzz until everyone actually saw it. Oh well, Clint Eastwood made a winner with Gran Torino. 5. High School Musical 3 - Watch the trailer. Well, I'm sure that whatever this movie's supposed to do, it does it well. Does anyone else think 'Corbin Bleu' sounds like a gourmet meal? 6. Righteous Kill - Watch the trailer. Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro are in the same movie for only the third time. Since the first two movies were Godfather Pt. II and Heat, this third time is most definitely not 'a charm.' 7. Midnight Meat Train - Watch the trailer. Here's another dose of Bradley Cooper for everyone who's crushing (or man-crushing) on him from He's Just Not That Into You. Myself, I have a bit of a man-crush on the villain, who's played by tough-as-nails Vinnie Jones. 8. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Watch the trailer. Simon Pegg starts working for a pompous fashion magazine. Also stars Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges and Danny Huston -- all people I like. The movie didn't get very good reviews, though... I'm looking forward to Simon Pegg teaming up with Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) again, and I'm glad he's playing Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/1/22/39777.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: The nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and they likely have upset a large number of people in the comic book geek community. Yes, the most obvious snubs have to do with The Dark Knight, which failed to garner nods for Best Picture, Best Director or even Best Screenplay — yes, obviously Heath Ledger was at least nominated. And at least the comic book adaptation did get a few craft awards, including Best Cinematography. Could we blame the Academy’s usual penchant for Holocaust movies? Perhaps, since The Reader was a surprise nominee for Best Picture and Best Director. What else was overlooked and what else was shockingly present? My immediate thoughts after the jump: Kate Winslet will not be able to achieve the same kind of double-duty win she achieved at the Golden Globes, because despite the surprising noms for The Reader, the film did not recieve a Best Supporting Actress nod. Fortunately, she did at least acquire a nomination for Best Actress for Revolutionary Road. And maybe as a consolation for her lack of two nominations, the Academy will feel it’s their obligation to give her the Oscar. Winslet is joined in the lead actress category by expected nominees Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway and also by non-sure things Angelina Jolie and Melissa Leo. The glaring “snub” is of course Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins, who is the most upsetting omission in the eyes of this blogger. I’d even expected Cate Blanchett over Jolie, who can now make the Oscars a family affair since the other half of Brangelina is also nominated, for Best Actor. Waltz with Bashir somehow didn’t make it into the Best Animated Film trio, although nobody should attack Bolt because of this snub (surely you didn’t see it, and it is indeed worthy). Bashir did at least receive recognition in the Best Foreign Film category, which it will most surely win. Many people thought Gran Torino came out just at the right time to garner Clint Eastwood an acting nomination and maybe even a Best Picture nod, as well. But what could have been this year’s Crash is nowhere to be found among the nominees. As if The Dark Knight snubs weren’t enough to get young audiences protesting this year’s Oscars, there were also no Best Original Song nods for High School Musical 3 or even expected nominee Miley Cyrus, who cowrote a song for Bolt with Jeffrey Steele. And speaking of this category, is there any reason that there are only three nominees, none of which are for predicted winner Bruce Springsteen? I almost always have at least one issue with the Best Original Screenplay category, but if Courtney Hunt’s script for Frozen River is one of the best of the year, then Jenny Lumet, Woody Allen and Charlie Kaufman should all just pack up and retire. Wait, nevermind, because it’s snubs like these that have us once again saying that the Oscars are a joke. For the full list of nominees, head to Oscar.com. Or, if you don’t like drop menus, Variety. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:01:03 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com1/22/2009 10:01:03 AMThe nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and they likely have upset a large number of people in the comic book geek community. Yes, the most obvious snubs have to do with The Dark Knight, which failed to garner nods for Best Picture, Best Director or even Best Screenplay — yes, obviously Heath Ledger was at least nominated. And at least the comic book adaptation did get a few craft awards, including Best Cinematography. Could we blame the Academy’s usual penchant for Holocaust movies? Perhaps, since The Reader was a surprise nominee for Best Picture and Best Director. What else was overlooked and what else was shockingly present? My immediate thoughts after the jump: Kate Winslet will not be able to achieve the same kind of double-duty win she achieved at the Golden Globes, because despite the surprising noms for The Reader, the film did not recieve a Best Supporting Actress nod. Fortunately, she did at least acquire a nomination for Best Actress for Revolutionary Road. And maybe as a consolation for her lack of two nominations, the Academy will feel it’s their obligation to give her the Oscar. Winslet is joined in the lead actress category by expected nominees Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway and also by non-sure things Angelina Jolie and Melissa Leo. The glaring “snub” is of course Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins, who is the most upsetting omission in the eyes of this blogger. I’d even expected Cate Blanchett over Jolie, who can now make the Oscars a family affair since the other half of Brangelina is also nominated, for Best Actor. Waltz with Bashir somehow didn’t make it into the Best Animated Film trio, although nobody should attack Bolt because of this snub (surely you didn’t see it, and it is indeed worthy). Bashir did at least receive recognition in the Best Foreign Film category, which it will most surely win. Many people thought Gran Torino came out just at the right time to garner Clint Eastwood an acting nomination and maybe even a Best Picture nod, as well. But what could have been this year’s Crash is nowhere to be found among the nominees. As if The Dark Knight snubs weren’t enough to get young audiences protesting this year’s Oscars, there were also no Best Original Song nods for High School Musical 3 or even expected nominee Miley Cyrus, who cowrote a song for Bolt with Jeffrey Steele. And speaking of this category, is there any reason that there are only three nominees, none of which are for predicted winner Bruce Springsteen? I almost always have at least one issue with the Best Original Screenplay category, but if Courtney Hunt’s script for Frozen River is one of the best of the year, then Jenny Lumet, Woody Allen and Charlie Kaufman should all just pack up and retire. Wait, nevermind, because it’s snubs like these that have us once again saying that the Oscars are a joke. For the full list of nominees, head to Oscar.com. Or, if you don’t like drop menus, Variety. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/12/22/38710.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: The Academy’s list of 49 tunes deemed eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar this year seems like a lot for the Music Branch to pick through. That is, until you notice that more than one-fifth of those contenders are from the same film (High School Musical 3, which, thanks to a new rule, is only allowed, at most, two nominations in this category) and you recall that last year’s list included many more songs (59) to choose from. The talent involved this year, however, is tremendous, at least in terms of those performers who sing the tunes on the soundtrack (many of whom had a hand in the songwriting). These artists include Mariah Carey, Etta James, Beyonce Knowles (who played Etta James), Norah Jones, will.i.am, Jack White and Alicia Keys, Danny Elfman, Emmylou Harris, Chaka Khan and Regina Spektor. Add to those big names such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen and Peter Gabriel, both of whom are locks to be nominated, as well as tween favorites Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron (along with the rest of the cast from High School Musical 3), and you could have one hell of a concert if the Academy simply turned its awards telecast into one big celebration of the year’s songs written for the screen. Unfortunately for ABC, the Oscars aren’t just about securing viewers, so there’s no promise that the most popular artists will be among the five nominees. Rather, the true Oscar-worthy songs are those tunes that serve their respective films best — in terms of context as much as in the quality of their songwriting. In addition to Springsteen and Gabriel, another sure thing nominee is Clint Eastwood, who wrote the title song for his film Gran Torino. As for the fourth slot, Cyrus could very well find herself a contender, which would technically allow the marketers of her upcoming Hannah Montana Movie to advertise the film as starring “Academy Award Nominee Miley Cyrus.” Her song, “I Thought I Lost You,” co-written with Jeffrey Steele (and co-performed with John Travolta), from Bolt has already received nominations for both a Golden Globe and a BFCA Critic’s Choice Award (as have Springsteen’s title song from The Wrestler and Gabriel’s “Down to Earth” from WALL-E). The only issue with a telecast performance of this song, despite the fact that it might draw higher ratings than a Best Picture nomination for The Dark Knight, is that a live duet between Cyrus and Travolta could be the creepiest musical number since Rob Lowe and Snow White’s infamous rendition of “Proud Mary” back in 1989. The final nominee is more difficult to predict. The Golden Globes selected Knowles’ “Once in a Lifetime” from Cadillac Records, which the Academy could use to make up for the singer/actress’ nominal exclusion as one of the songwriters of the 2007 nominee “Listen,” from Dreamgirls. Another favorite is M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman’s  “O…Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire, though this song has stiff competition from Rahman’s “Jai Ho” from the same film. A nod for the latter would be a wonderful recognition of Indian music, yet in a way it would also beg the question of why thousands of other great tunes from Bollywood haven’t been honored in the past (nor will they be recognized in the future). And why this song over other great “world music” possibilities like Bebel Gilberto’s “Forever,” from They Killed Sister Dorothy, and Angelique Kidjo’s “Djoyigbe,” from Pray the Devil Back to Hell? Oh yeah, because it’s the catchier number from the more upbeat (and fictional) Best Picture favorite. It will be a shame if, like many Oscar categories, there are no real surprises in the nominees for Best Original Song, so to assist the Music Branch in their task, I’ve picked out five alternative selections to those more likely to be nominated: “Barking at the Moon” by Jenny Lewis, from Bolt – Cyrus might be the bigger ratings draw, but Lewis would bring that indie “hipster” cred not really seen from the Academy since Elliott Smith’s nomination and performance more than ten years ago. Ratings aside, though, “Barking at the Moon” is actually the better of Bolt’s two eligible songs, and it’s just as catchy as “I Thought I Lost You.” Plus, its context is equivalent to the usual Randy Newman tune played over an animated film’s montage sequence. And since Newman is shockingly absent from the category this year, Lewis should fill in for him. “Sweet Ballad” by ‘Munchausen by Proxy,’ from Yes Man – If the Academy would rather recognize an actress who is also a singer rather than a singer-turned-actress (Knowles) or an actress-turned-singer (Lewis), then it’s time to honor Zooey Deschanel, who has performed on many of her films’ soundtracks, often diegetically and in character. This time she joined up with Von Iva to form Yes Man’s fake band Munchausen by Proxy, which has two songs eligible for the Oscar. The better of the two is this track, which sounds kind of like Julie Cruise fronting Goldfrapp (maybe David Lynch needs to cast Deschanel in something). It might be a little racy to perform a song featuring the repeated backing vocal lyric of “whore, whore, whore,” but it’s no worse than the Oscar-winning lyrics of “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp.” “Trouble the Water” by Blackkoldmadina, from Trouble the Water – Recently the Academy has honored two rap songs (“Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile and “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from Hustle & Flow) and one track off a documentary (“I Need to Wake Up” from An Inconvenient Truth), so it’s only fair to go the next step and at least nominate this rap song from a documentary. It would be another of the Academy’s favored stories of triumph, since the track is by the doc’s subject, a relatively upbeat Katrina survivor who turned lemons into lemonade with her home video footage of the hurricane. “Up To Our Nex” by Robyn Hitchcock, from Rachel Getting Married – If for some reason the Academy wishes to ignore the usual old guys (sure, Gabriel’s never been nominated, but isn’t he almost interchangeable with his former bandmate Phil Collins?), it could do well to nominate Hitchcock, whose song is both lyrically relevant to the film’s story and prominently performed diegetically, which is precisely how an Oscar-winning song should be. Considering how important music is to Rachel Getting Married, it would be terrible for it to be ignored in this category in favor of an end-credits number. “Dracula’s Lament” by Jason Segel, from Forgetting Sarah Marshall – It’s easy to dismiss both this and Hamlet 2’s “Rock Me Sexy Jesus” as being “funny” songs, comparable to the Oscar-nominated “Blame Canada” from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. But “Dracula’s Lament,” though plenty humorous, is no joke; it’s actually a great song that reflects the feelings of Segel’s character in the movie. And it would be the first Muppet-related Oscar-nominated song in more than 20 years. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:01:38 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com12/22/2008 1:01:38 PMThe Academy’s list of 49 tunes deemed eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar this year seems like a lot for the Music Branch to pick through. That is, until you notice that more than one-fifth of those contenders are from the same film (High School Musical 3, which, thanks to a new rule, is only allowed, at most, two nominations in this category) and you recall that last year’s list included many more songs (59) to choose from. The talent involved this year, however, is tremendous, at least in terms of those performers who sing the tunes on the soundtrack (many of whom had a hand in the songwriting). These artists include Mariah Carey, Etta James, Beyonce Knowles (who played Etta James), Norah Jones, will.i.am, Jack White and Alicia Keys, Danny Elfman, Emmylou Harris, Chaka Khan and Regina Spektor. Add to those big names such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen and Peter Gabriel, both of whom are locks to be nominated, as well as tween favorites Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron (along with the rest of the cast from High School Musical 3), and you could have one hell of a concert if the Academy simply turned its awards telecast into one big celebration of the year’s songs written for the screen. Unfortunately for ABC, the Oscars aren’t just about securing viewers, so there’s no promise that the most popular artists will be among the five nominees. Rather, the true Oscar-worthy songs are those tunes that serve their respective films best — in terms of context as much as in the quality of their songwriting. In addition to Springsteen and Gabriel, another sure thing nominee is Clint Eastwood, who wrote the title song for his film Gran Torino. As for the fourth slot, Cyrus could very well find herself a contender, which would technically allow the marketers of her upcoming Hannah Montana Movie to advertise the film as starring “Academy Award Nominee Miley Cyrus.” Her song, “I Thought I Lost You,” co-written with Jeffrey Steele (and co-performed with John Travolta), from Bolt has already received nominations for both a Golden Globe and a BFCA Critic’s Choice Award (as have Springsteen’s title song from The Wrestler and Gabriel’s “Down to Earth” from WALL-E). The only issue with a telecast performance of this song, despite the fact that it might draw higher ratings than a Best Picture nomination for The Dark Knight, is that a live duet between Cyrus and Travolta could be the creepiest musical number since Rob Lowe and Snow White’s infamous rendition of “Proud Mary” back in 1989. The final nominee is more difficult to predict. The Golden Globes selected Knowles’ “Once in a Lifetime” from Cadillac Records, which the Academy could use to make up for the singer/actress’ nominal exclusion as one of the songwriters of the 2007 nominee “Listen,” from Dreamgirls. Another favorite is M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman’s  “O…Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire, though this song has stiff competition from Rahman’s “Jai Ho” from the same film. A nod for the latter would be a wonderful recognition of Indian music, yet in a way it would also beg the question of why thousands of other great tunes from Bollywood haven’t been honored in the past (nor will they be recognized in the future). And why this song over other great “world music” possibilities like Bebel Gilberto’s “Forever,” from They Killed Sister Dorothy, and Angelique Kidjo’s “Djoyigbe,” from Pray the Devil Back to Hell? Oh yeah, because it’s the catchier number from the more upbeat (and fictional) Best Picture favorite. It will be a shame if, like many Oscar categories, there are no real surprises in the nominees for Best Original Song, so to assist the Music Branch in their task, I’ve picked out five alternative selections to those more likely to be nominated: “Barking at the Moon” by Jenny Lewis, from Bolt – Cyrus might be the bigger ratings draw, but Lewis would bring that indie “hipster” cred not really seen from the Academy since Elliott Smith’s nomination and performance more than ten years ago. Ratings aside, though, “Barking at the Moon” is actually the better of Bolt’s two eligible songs, and it’s just as catchy as “I Thought I Lost You.” Plus, its context is equivalent to the usual Randy Newman tune played over an animated film’s montage sequence. And since Newman is shockingly absent from the category this year, Lewis should fill in for him. “Sweet Ballad” by ‘Munchausen by Proxy,’ from Yes Man – If the Academy would rather recognize an actress who is also a singer rather than a singer-turned-actress (Knowles) or an actress-turned-singer (Lewis), then it’s time to honor Zooey Deschanel, who has performed on many of her films’ soundtracks, often diegetically and in character. This time she joined up with Von Iva to form Yes Man’s fake band Munchausen by Proxy, which has two songs eligible for the Oscar. The better of the two is this track, which sounds kind of like Julie Cruise fronting Goldfrapp (maybe David Lynch needs to cast Deschanel in something). It might be a little racy to perform a song featuring the repeated backing vocal lyric of “whore, whore, whore,” but it’s no worse than the Oscar-winning lyrics of “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp.” “Trouble the Water” by Blackkoldmadina, from Trouble the Water – Recently the Academy has honored two rap songs (“Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile and “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from Hustle & Flow) and one track off a documentary (“I Need to Wake Up” from An Inconvenient Truth), so it’s only fair to go the next step and at least nominate this rap song from a documentary. It would be another of the Academy’s favored stories of triumph, since the track is by the doc’s subject, a relatively upbeat Katrina survivor who turned lemons into lemonade with her home video footage of the hurricane. “Up To Our Nex” by Robyn Hitchcock, from Rachel Getting Married – If for some reason the Academy wishes to ignore the usual old guys (sure, Gabriel’s never been nominated, but isn’t he almost interchangeable with his former bandmate Phil Collins?), it could do well to nominate Hitchcock, whose song is both lyrically relevant to the film’s story and prominently performed diegetically, which is precisely how an Oscar-winning song should be. Considering how important music is to Rachel Getting Married, it would be terrible for it to be ignored in this category in favor of an end-credits number. “Dracula’s Lament” by Jason Segel, from Forgetting Sarah Marshall – It’s easy to dismiss both this and Hamlet 2’s “Rock Me Sexy Jesus” as being “funny” songs, comparable to the Oscar-nominated “Blame Canada” from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. But “Dracula’s Lament,” though plenty humorous, is no joke; it’s actually a great song that reflects the feelings of Segel’s character in the movie. And it would be the first Muppet-related Oscar-nominated song in more than 20 years. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/soccerluv369/archive/2008/11/8/37109.aspx Post By: soccerluv369
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Body: HSM3 is the third movie in this series.And, personally,I really enjoyed it! I went to go see this movie in the thearters the night it opened. My friend that went with me couldn't stop talking about it the next day when I called her. I only recomend this movie to people who enjoy music.
]]>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:20:21 GMTsoccerluv369soccerluv369 Blog11/8/2008 3:20:21 PMHSM3 is the third movie in this series.And, personally,I really enjoyed it! I went to go see this movie in the thearters the night it opened. My friend that went with me couldn't stop talking about it the next day when I called her. I only recomend this movie to people who enjoy music. http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/10/29/36782.aspx Post By: usesoap
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Body: "High School Musical" represents everything I despise about the corporate juggernaut known as Disney: Flawless teens seemingly air-brushed by nature, ready-to-market characters prepared to franchise into every imaginable direction (stage play, television series, dolls, ice show, dolls, recording contracts, etc.), and a story you can set your watch to. It's also pretty darn fun, gosh darn it. I realize that the majority of the target audience of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' could not give two shakes of Zac Efron's hips as to what my opinion of the film is. So this review go out to all the parents out there. If there is a female child dwelling in your home and who is old enough to form a complete sentence, chances are good she knows of the juggernaut knows as "High School Musical" (or 'HSM' if you wanna b, like, hip). Chance are, too, that you have a musical number or two lodged in your cerebral cortex as it played on an endless loop in your DVD player, or as your child practiced some third-rate karaoke version of it in front of any and all reflective surfaces within your home. For this, their third outing, the East High Wildcats are in their freshly scrubbed final year in this homogenize high school, and the doubts and fears of life outside the hallowed halls are now front and center in the minds of leads Troy (Efron), Gabrielle (Vanessa Hudgens), Chad (Corbin Blue), Taylor (Monique Coleman), and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale). As with any plot in a film with "musical" in the title, the teens plans to put on a group show, much to the dismay of the the self-absorbed Sharpay, who wants a one-woman show for her finale. And while it may feel like a cheap money-grabbing ploy to splash the big screen with this third installment, considering the first two films were squished into the confines of the small screen where their ratings shot through the ceiling, but considering the emotional resonance of high school's senior year, it seems rather fitting. It does not hurt that the cast don't seem phased by their universal omnipotence in the rooms of pre-pubescent girls and give each number their all. But the most inspired bits of this outing are compliments of director/choreographer Kenny Ortega. Ortega has lent his moves to movies since 1980s roller disco camp classic "Xanadu," and whose career since has busted some moves ("Dirty Dancing," the under-appreciated "Newsies") and lost its grooves ("Shag" or "Salsa," anyone?) -- and he's next set to direct the remake of the 80s equivalent to "HSM," "Footloose" in 2010) -- but he finds his groove early here and channels his inner Fosse. He never misses an opportunity to toss in a nod to musicals past, from the faux-tough "West Side Story" orneriness of "The Boys are Back," to the Busby Berkely-inspired "A Night to Remember," and even the spinning room of "Roman Holiday" for good measure. It's not a far cry from the "put on a show" mentality of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney so many decades ago. And as a parent of a young daughter who adores "Singin' in the Rain," it's a tad refreshing to witness another musical that can be easily inserted into the DVD player without fear of her emulating the pelvic thrusts of so many other hungry starlets in the current pop stratosphere. The only time "HSM3" trips on its stage is when it attempts to shoehorn its newest batch of fresh-faced cast members (poised and ready for their "High School Musical 4" debut, coming to a TV near you in 2009). They possess little of the mile-wide charisma of Efron or Tisdale's catty histrionics. It's a fitful send-off to seniors so squeaky clean, they make "ABC's Afterschool Specials" look like Larry Clarke's "Kids" by comparison. It's a cheery, chipper finale so wholesome it may leave calcium deposits in its wake, but so gleefully in love with its own power of positivity, it happily earns its tasseled mortarboard.
]]>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:56:22 GMTusesoapusesoap Blog10/29/2008 8:56:22 PM"High School Musical" represents everything I despise about the corporate juggernaut known as Disney: Flawless teens seemingly air-brushed by nature, ready-to-market characters prepared to franchise into every imaginable direction (stage play, television series, dolls, ice show, dolls, recording contracts, etc.), and a story you can set your watch to. It's also pretty darn fun, gosh darn it. I realize that the majority of the target audience of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' could not give two shakes of Zac Efron's hips as to what my opinion of the film is. So this review go out to all the parents out there. If there is a female child dwelling in your home and who is old enough to form a complete sentence, chances are good she knows of the juggernaut knows as "High School Musical" (or 'HSM' if you wanna b, like, hip). Chance are, too, that you have a musical number or two lodged in your cerebral cortex as it played on an endless loop in your DVD player, or as your child practiced some third-rate karaoke version of it in front of any and all reflective surfaces within your home. For this, their third outing, the East High Wildcats are in their freshly scrubbed final year in this homogenize high school, and the doubts and fears of life outside the hallowed halls are now front and center in the minds of leads Troy (Efron), Gabrielle (Vanessa Hudgens), Chad (Corbin Blue), Taylor (Monique Coleman), and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale). As with any plot in a film with "musical" in the title, the teens plans to put on a group show, much to the dismay of the the self-absorbed Sharpay, who wants a one-woman show for her finale. And while it may feel like a cheap money-grabbing ploy to splash the big screen with this third installment, considering the first two films were squished into the confines of the small screen where their ratings shot through the ceiling, but considering the emotional resonance of high school's senior year, it seems rather fitting. It does not hurt that the cast don't seem phased by their universal omnipotence in the rooms of pre-pubescent girls and give each number their all. But the most inspired bits of this outing are compliments of director/choreographer Kenny Ortega. Ortega has lent his moves to movies since 1980s roller disco camp classic "Xanadu," and whose career since has busted some moves ("Dirty Dancing," the under-appreciated "Newsies") and lost its grooves ("Shag" or "Salsa," anyone?) -- and he's next set to direct the remake of the 80s equivalent to "HSM," "Footloose" in 2010) -- but he finds his groove early here and channels his inner Fosse. He never misses an opportunity to toss in a nod to musicals past, from the faux-tough "West Side Story" orneriness of "The Boys are Back," to the Busby Berkely-inspired "A Night to Remember," and even the spinning room of "Roman Holiday" for good measure. It's not a far cry from the "put on a show" mentality of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney so many decades ago. And as a parent of a young daughter who adores "Singin' in the Rain," it's a tad refreshing to witness another musical that can be easily inserted into the DVD player without fear of her emulating the pelvic thrusts of so many other hungry starlets in the current pop stratosphere. The only time "HSM3" trips on its stage is when it attempts to shoehorn its newest batch of fresh-faced cast members (poised and ready for their "High School Musical 4" debut, coming to a TV near you in 2009). They possess little of the mile-wide charisma of Efron or Tisdale's catty histrionics. It's a fitful send-off to seniors so squeaky clean, they make "ABC's Afterschool Specials" look like Larry Clarke's "Kids" by comparison. It's a cheery, chipper finale so wholesome it may leave calcium deposits in its wake, but so gleefully in love with its own power of positivity, it happily earns its tasseled mortarboard. http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/10/27/36686.aspx Post By: Karina
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Post Date: 10/27/2008 10:01:42 AM
Body: High School Musical 3 had the biggest opening weekend of any musical, ever, grossing $42 million to leapfrog over Saw V’s respectable-for-an-effing-fivequel $30 million. What the latter number will mean for Lionsgate’s reported turn away from genre film is anyone’s guess, but when Saw V grosses another $2 million, that franchise will surpass Friday the 13th as the highest grossing horror franchise in history. Also, Changeling had a ridiculously high per screen average, which might indicate that it’ll be able to hold on through Oscar season despite extremely mixed reviews. Richard Linklater and Todd Haynes will participate in a conversation on indie filmmaking at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. The festival, which will go forward next year under the direction of Janet Pierson for the first time, will also welcome Stanley Kubrick’s brother-in-law/producer Jan Harlan and IMDb founder Col Needham. Christine Vachon’s Killer Films will produce its first big-budget action movie, a medieval period pic called William the Conqueror. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth
]]>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:01:42 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog10/27/2008 10:01:42 AM High School Musical 3 had the biggest opening weekend of any musical, ever, grossing $42 million to leapfrog over Saw V’s respectable-for-an-effing-fivequel $30 million. What the latter number will mean for Lionsgate’s reported turn away from genre film is anyone’s guess, but when Saw V grosses another $2 million, that franchise will surpass Friday the 13th as the highest grossing horror franchise in history. Also, Changeling had a ridiculously high per screen average, which might indicate that it’ll be able to hold on through Oscar season despite extremely mixed reviews. Richard Linklater and Todd Haynes will participate in a conversation on indie filmmaking at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. The festival, which will go forward next year under the direction of Janet Pierson for the first time, will also welcome Stanley Kubrick’s brother-in-law/producer Jan Harlan and IMDb founder Col Needham. Christine Vachon’s Killer Films will produce its first big-budget action movie, a medieval period pic called William the Conqueror. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/27/36685.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/27/2008 10:01:27 AM
Body: High School Musical 3 had the biggest opening weekend of any musical, ever, grossing $42 million to leapfrog over Saw V’s respectable-for-an-effing-fivequel $30 million. What the latter number will mean for Lionsgate’s reported turn away from genre film is anyone’s guess, but when Saw V grosses another $2 million, that franchise will surpass Friday the 13th as the highest grossing horror franchise in history. Also, Changeling had a ridiculously high per screen average, which might indicate that it’ll be able to hold on through Oscar season despite extremely mixed reviews. Richard Linklater and Todd Haynes will participate in a conversation on indie filmmaking at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. The festival, which will go forward next year under the direction of Janet Pierson for the first time, will also welcome Stanley Kubrick’s brother-in-law/producer Jan Harlan and IMDb founder Col Needham. Christine Vachon’s Killer Films will produce its first big-budget action movie, a medieval period pic called William the Conqueror. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:01:27 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/27/2008 10:01:27 AM High School Musical 3 had the biggest opening weekend of any musical, ever, grossing $42 million to leapfrog over Saw V’s respectable-for-an-effing-fivequel $30 million. What the latter number will mean for Lionsgate’s reported turn away from genre film is anyone’s guess, but when Saw V grosses another $2 million, that franchise will surpass Friday the 13th as the highest grossing horror franchise in history. Also, Changeling had a ridiculously high per screen average, which might indicate that it’ll be able to hold on through Oscar season despite extremely mixed reviews. Richard Linklater and Todd Haynes will participate in a conversation on indie filmmaking at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. The festival, which will go forward next year under the direction of Janet Pierson for the first time, will also welcome Stanley Kubrick’s brother-in-law/producer Jan Harlan and IMDb founder Col Needham. Christine Vachon’s Killer Films will produce its first big-budget action movie, a medieval period pic called William the Conqueror. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/tenenbaums/archive/2008/10/26/36673.aspx Post By: Tenenbaums
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Post Date: 10/26/2008 12:50:16 AM
Body: From the outside, I fully expected to hate the High School Musicalseries. The premise sounded awful and the legions of teeny-bopper fans, who I couldn't distinguish from Hannah Montana enthusiasts, didn't help. But, I like musicals, so I hadn't completely ruled out giving them a chance. I'm glad that I caved. True, the musical numbers are filled with more cheese than all of France, but laughing at the ridiculousness of the hyper-reality (evident in all other musicals, though cranked to 11 in HSM) is the gateway into the nutty fun that these films provide. Once you let go after the first song of the first film, you're in and can start looking for the next impromptu sing-a-long. No one was bothered when the Von Trapp children sang about cuckoo clocks or when the Jets and Sharks danced around NYC as if it were one big playground. HSM is simply the evolution of the musical, and if it's a bit kid-centric and corny, then we need to get our heads out of the '60s and accept where the genre is heading. Besides the strange appeal of the cheese, the positive characters and messages are the lasting legacies of the franchise. The films feature high schoolers who are excellent role models, all struggling with authentic teen issues and handling them in exceptional ways. The kids understand the value of friends and family, believing in yourself, and doing the right thing. Combined with fun songs, the overarching positivity make for strong, quality filmmaking. At the start of HSM, I was ready to turn off the TV. By the end of HSM3, I was hoping that more songs from the earlier films would make a final curtain call before it was all over. Give it a shot, let yourself go, and you'll enjoy it, too.
]]>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:50:16 GMTTenenbaumsTenenbaums Blog10/26/2008 12:50:16 AMFrom the outside, I fully expected to hate the High School Musicalseries. The premise sounded awful and the legions of teeny-bopper fans, who I couldn't distinguish from Hannah Montana enthusiasts, didn't help. But, I like musicals, so I hadn't completely ruled out giving them a chance. I'm glad that I caved. True, the musical numbers are filled with more cheese than all of France, but laughing at the ridiculousness of the hyper-reality (evident in all other musicals, though cranked to 11 in HSM) is the gateway into the nutty fun that these films provide. Once you let go after the first song of the first film, you're in and can start looking for the next impromptu sing-a-long. No one was bothered when the Von Trapp children sang about cuckoo clocks or when the Jets and Sharks danced around NYC as if it were one big playground. HSM is simply the evolution of the musical, and if it's a bit kid-centric and corny, then we need to get our heads out of the '60s and accept where the genre is heading. Besides the strange appeal of the cheese, the positive characters and messages are the lasting legacies of the franchise. The films feature high schoolers who are excellent role models, all struggling with authentic teen issues and handling them in exceptional ways. The kids understand the value of friends and family, believing in yourself, and doing the right thing. Combined with fun songs, the overarching positivity make for strong, quality filmmaking. At the start of HSM, I was ready to turn off the TV. By the end of HSM3, I was hoping that more songs from the earlier films would make a final curtain call before it was all over. Give it a shot, let yourself go, and you'll enjoy it, too. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/23/36623.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/23/2008 2:01:21 PM
Body: As if the run-of-the-mill high school movie wasn’t scary enough (cough–High School Musical 3), Hollywood has been upping the ante for years by tossing unsuspecting teens into horrific situations. Audiences seem to enjoy watching vulnerable characters having the hormones scared out of them — or else they just enjoy seeing annoying teens get tortured. Every high school teen horror flick has a stereotypical cast of characters straight out of cliche-ville: the jock/hot guy, the cheerleader/hot girl, the know-it-all nerd (male or female), the misunderstood girl, the new student, and a slew of others who normally end up as a victim for the killer/monster/plague at the heart of the movie. Maybe this is one of the reasons why the acclaimed Swedish preteen vampire film Let the Right One In (which comes out in limited release tomorrow) has been so successful at festivals: it finds ways to rework the nerd/bully/bad guy constructs that Hollywood has been regurgitating in teen movies for fifty years. After the jump, we take a look at the prototypical high school horror stories that make Right One feel so fresh. Carrie Talk about rough times in high school, Carrie is ridiculed by students and teachers alike when she experiences her first period during gym glass. However, she develops telekinesis and goes on a killing rampage that is still impressive in sheer terms of numbers as she takes out a whole gym full of students on prom night. The movie is based on Stephen King’s first published novel, and inspired a terrible sequel (The Rage: Carrie 2), a Broadway musical, a TV movie, and Zapped! Although that movie doesn’t feature Scott Baio going through the joys of menstruation, and the prom scene involves a lot more nudity. Teen Wolf The Michael J. Fox modern-day version of the 1957 I Was A Teenage Werewolf may not hold up that well today, but it still holds a spot in my heart because this was one of the first movies I ever took a date to. And yes, I was in my teens. This movie about a high schooler who becomes a werewolf has a lead female character inexplicably named “Boof,” a sequel starring Jason Bateman, an animated cartoon series, and it was the inspiration for a live-action TV sitcom called Big Wolf On Campus. If that weren’t enough, when this movie was released in Brazil, not long after Back to the Future, they translated Teen Wolf into Boy from the Future. Someone explain that one to me. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon wrote the script for this 1992 movie before it went through several rewrites by others, and as a result it changed so much that he eventually walked off the set and didn’t return. Of course, he got his sweet revenge when his Buffy TV series later became a billion times more popular than this movie. Still, it’s not half bad: Rutger Hauer makes a great vampire, as does Paul Reubens in one of the hammiest death scenes you’ll ever see from a bloodsucker. It’s one of the first times a teen was employed as a Van Helsing instead of becoming the monster, and the fact that it’s a woman made it even more unique. Try and ignore Luke Perry and you’ll probably enjoy this. Fright Night This is basically a love letter to teens who are obsessed with horror movies, and if you haven’t seen this one you need to get a group of friends together, rent it, and decide how cool Evil Ed is. Plus, Roddy McDowell really shines in this as a star of old vampire movies turned late-night horror movie host (based on Vincent Price) who gets recruited to fight vampires. It’s got Susan Sarandon’s brother Chris as a vampire, a werewolf, straddles the line between horror and comedy, and even has a sequel that returns both of the main stars. The Faculty Finally a horror movie that tells us what we’ve suspected all along: our teachers are horrible aliens who want to inhabit our bodies and turn us into vicious killers. This often overlooked Robert Rodriguez film stars Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Bebe Neuwirth, Famke Janssen, and even Jon Stewart, and doesn’t treat high school students like they are idiots. If you can forgive the incredibly out of place and pandering cameo appearance by Harry Knowles, there’s some good stuff in here. With the exception of a couple of scenes, it all takes place in the halls of high school, including the creepy climactic scene in the gym locker room. Why are so many horror films obsessed with locker rooms? Puberty: The Horror can’t be far away. The Monster Squad Probably most famous for giving us the highly quotable line “Wolfman’s got nards!”, this movie features 12 year old kids doing battle against the classic Universal monsters: Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and “Gill Man” (apparently there were rights issues with The Creature From The Black Lagoon). While not exactly in high school, these preteens have a clubhouse and their own business cards that proclaim “The Monster Squad.” Isn’t that an extracurricular activity any kid would want to be involved with? Apparently there’s a remake in the works right now; maybe they can squeeze in Dr. Jekyll and The Invisible Man. Prom Night Returning to the ground already consecrated by Carrie and her prom night massacre scene, this 1980 movie sees some 12-year old kids (a popular age for horror) playing in an abandoned building, when one falls to her death. Six years later, on prom night, the rest of them start dying. Spooky, right? Prom Night starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen (and it’s not a comedy) and inspired a three sequels and a remake this year. Could it be that all of these writers had disappointing prom nights themselves, and this is their revenge? Just listen to that terrible narration in the trailer. Pretty soon 10 Year Reunion and My Second Marriage horror films will start popping up. Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Final Destination All of these movies star high school students in jeopardy from a deranged serial killer, aliens, or even Death itself, and have multiple sequels. These students might not spend much time in class, but they seem to get all of their lessons in running, screaming and making poor decisions just fine. They earn an honorable mention on our list because of the sheer numbers of students in the cast that get taken out along the way, and the fact that two of them are from Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson, who also wrote The Faculty. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:01:21 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/23/2008 2:01:21 PMAs if the run-of-the-mill high school movie wasn’t scary enough (cough–High School Musical 3), Hollywood has been upping the ante for years by tossing unsuspecting teens into horrific situations. Audiences seem to enjoy watching vulnerable characters having the hormones scared out of them — or else they just enjoy seeing annoying teens get tortured. Every high school teen horror flick has a stereotypical cast of characters straight out of cliche-ville: the jock/hot guy, the cheerleader/hot girl, the know-it-all nerd (male or female), the misunderstood girl, the new student, and a slew of others who normally end up as a victim for the killer/monster/plague at the heart of the movie. Maybe this is one of the reasons why the acclaimed Swedish preteen vampire film Let the Right One In (which comes out in limited release tomorrow) has been so successful at festivals: it finds ways to rework the nerd/bully/bad guy constructs that Hollywood has been regurgitating in teen movies for fifty years. After the jump, we take a look at the prototypical high school horror stories that make Right One feel so fresh. Carrie Talk about rough times in high school, Carrie is ridiculed by students and teachers alike when she experiences her first period during gym glass. However, she develops telekinesis and goes on a killing rampage that is still impressive in sheer terms of numbers as she takes out a whole gym full of students on prom night. The movie is based on Stephen King’s first published novel, and inspired a terrible sequel (The Rage: Carrie 2), a Broadway musical, a TV movie, and Zapped! Although that movie doesn’t feature Scott Baio going through the joys of menstruation, and the prom scene involves a lot more nudity. Teen Wolf The Michael J. Fox modern-day version of the 1957 I Was A Teenage Werewolf may not hold up that well today, but it still holds a spot in my heart because this was one of the first movies I ever took a date to. And yes, I was in my teens. This movie about a high schooler who becomes a werewolf has a lead female character inexplicably named “Boof,” a sequel starring Jason Bateman, an animated cartoon series, and it was the inspiration for a live-action TV sitcom called Big Wolf On Campus. If that weren’t enough, when this movie was released in Brazil, not long after Back to the Future, they translated Teen Wolf into Boy from the Future. Someone explain that one to me. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon wrote the script for this 1992 movie before it went through several rewrites by others, and as a result it changed so much that he eventually walked off the set and didn’t return. Of course, he got his sweet revenge when his Buffy TV series later became a billion times more popular than this movie. Still, it’s not half bad: Rutger Hauer makes a great vampire, as does Paul Reubens in one of the hammiest death scenes you’ll ever see from a bloodsucker. It’s one of the first times a teen was employed as a Van Helsing instead of becoming the monster, and the fact that it’s a woman made it even more unique. Try and ignore Luke Perry and you’ll probably enjoy this. Fright Night This is basically a love letter to teens who are obsessed with horror movies, and if you haven’t seen this one you need to get a group of friends together, rent it, and decide how cool Evil Ed is. Plus, Roddy McDowell really shines in this as a star of old vampire movies turned late-night horror movie host (based on Vincent Price) who gets recruited to fight vampires. It’s got Susan Sarandon’s brother Chris as a vampire, a werewolf, straddles the line between horror and comedy, and even has a sequel that returns both of the main stars. The Faculty Finally a horror movie that tells us what we’ve suspected all along: our teachers are horrible aliens who want to inhabit our bodies and turn us into vicious killers. This often overlooked Robert Rodriguez film stars Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Bebe Neuwirth, Famke Janssen, and even Jon Stewart, and doesn’t treat high school students like they are idiots. If you can forgive the incredibly out of place and pandering cameo appearance by Harry Knowles, there’s some good stuff in here. With the exception of a couple of scenes, it all takes place in the halls of high school, including the creepy climactic scene in the gym locker room. Why are so many horror films obsessed with locker rooms? Puberty: The Horror can’t be far away. The Monster Squad Probably most famous for giving us the highly quotable line “Wolfman’s got nards!”, this movie features 12 year old kids doing battle against the classic Universal monsters: Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and “Gill Man” (apparently there were rights issues with The Creature From The Black Lagoon). While not exactly in high school, these preteens have a clubhouse and their own business cards that proclaim “The Monster Squad.” Isn’t that an extracurricular activity any kid would want to be involved with? Apparently there’s a remake in the works right now; maybe they can squeeze in Dr. Jekyll and The Invisible Man. Prom Night Returning to the ground already consecrated by Carrie and her prom night massacre scene, this 1980 movie sees some 12-year old kids (a popular age for horror) playing in an abandoned building, when one falls to her death. Six years later, on prom night, the rest of them start dying. Spooky, right? Prom Night starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen (and it’s not a comedy) and inspired a three sequels and a remake this year. Could it be that all of these writers had disappointing prom nights themselves, and this is their revenge? Just listen to that terrible narration in the trailer. Pretty soon 10 Year Reunion and My Second Marriage horror films will start popping up. Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Final Destination All of these movies star high school students in jeopardy from a deranged serial killer, aliens, or even Death itself, and have multiple sequels. These students might not spend much time in class, but they seem to get all of their lessons in running, screaming and making poor decisions just fine. They earn an honorable mention on our list because of the sheer numbers of students in the cast that get taken out along the way, and the fact that two of them are from Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson, who also wrote The Faculty. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Movie_Prep/Weekly_Prep_for_10_24_Releases/651/36621/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: ChrisThilk
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Post Date: 10/23/2008 12:29:51 PM
Body: It's going to be an interesting Friday in theaters this week. You've got a handful of horror, a pretty standard looking cop flick, a period drama directed by one of Hollywood's elder statesmen and the third entry in a pre-pubescent-targeted series that's filled with singing and dancing basketball players. So it's a mixed bag to say the least. And here's what I'm probably watching in preparation for those: Changeling: Million Dollar Baby, Bridges of Madison County, Bronco Billy, A Mighty Heart - Clint Eastwood has a strong tendency to overdo it when it comes to putting his female characters up on a pedastal and these few movies are perfect examples of that. The last one, of course, is Angelina Jolie's previous entry in the "Won't Someone Help Me Find..." genre, something that allows her primarily to put those ginormous lips to their best pouting usage. High School Musical 3: High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Superbad - It's best not to ask why I'm going to wind up seeing HSM3. But catching up on the story so far and then cleansing the pallet with some quality tales of high school hijinks that are decidedly less family-friendly is probably a good idea. I'm not much of a horror fan so I'm not likely to see the new batch of flicks. But what's on your docket for this week?
]]>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:29:51 GMTChrisThilkWeekly Movie Prep10/23/2008 12:29:51 PMIt's going to be an interesting Friday in theaters this week. You've got a handful of horror, a pretty standard looking cop flick, a period drama directed by one of Hollywood's elder statesmen and the third entry in a pre-pubescent-targeted series that's filled with singing and dancing basketball players. So it's a mixed bag to say the least. And here's what I'm probably watching in preparation for those: Changeling: Million Dollar Baby, Bridges of Madison County, Bronco Billy, A Mighty Heart - Clint Eastwood has a strong tendency to overdo it when it comes to putting his female characters up on a pedastal and these few movies are perfect examples of that. The last one, of course, is Angelina Jolie's previous entry in the "Won't Someone Help Me Find..." genre, something that allows her primarily to put those ginormous lips to their best pouting usage. High School Musical 3: High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Superbad - It's best not to ask why I'm going to wind up seeing HSM3. But catching up on the story so far and then cleansing the pallet with some quality tales of high school hijinks that are decidedly less family-friendly is probably a good idea. I'm not much of a horror fan so I'm not likely to see the new batch of flicks. But what's on your docket for this week? http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/musical/MemberTagFilms.aspxmusical
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