Interesting trailer, good concept, but poor execution. Predictable teen drama.
D
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Bite me health nazis...or, a brief break from the world of film
For years now, the people who feel they know how to better live your life than you do have been attacking the fast food industry for causing the "obesity epidemic" in this country. Of course, ignore the fact that Americans are too lazy to get out from behind our PC's, iphones, xboxes or our 70" HDTV's with 500 channels for anything more strenuous than a trip to the mall or maybe to mow the lawn, it just HAS to be cheap McDonald's food thats causing this.
Now, the fitness gestapo is seizing on the case of 17 year old Stacey Irvine. Who the hell is Stacey Irvine? Well, she's the British teen who's all in the news because she recently collapsed at her factory job, due to health issues brought on by her diet of chicken mcnuggets and fries. 15 YEARS WORTH of basically NOTHING but those items. Here's a link to the story....I demand that you look at it before you continue...I'll have a coke while I wait...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2092071/Stacey-Irvine-17-collapses-eating-McDonalds-chicken-nuggets-age-2.html
Hmm....Miss Irvine doesn't look like what you'd think someone who's consumed what she has for the timespan listed huh? Seems fit, nice figure, bright sheen to her skin....I would have assumed she'd be the size of the Queen Mary by now...yet she isnt. Oh sure, biology plays a role in that, but so does the fact she's a factory worker, a position not known for lack of activity.
Yet, the healthy eating peoples party would lead you to believe that it was simply the evil nugget that did this to Miss Irvine....and while its fact that her diet was the cause of her issues, it was also 15 YEARS WORTH. The occasional box of nuggets and fries wont cause you much concern, ESPECIALLY if you get off your dead ass and do something more active than jumping off the couch and screaming at the ref for his horribly unjust call against your team of choice.
Just remember, Brian Maxwell invented the Power Bar health snack, ran marathons aplenty....and dropped dead of a heart attack at 51.
Now, don't confuse my position here...I'm certainly not advocating the constant ingestion of such foods, but I am saying that a box of nuggets a week likely won't cause you to have issues such as Stacey (or Brian for that matter...)
It's all about MODERATION. Something only YOU control....I'm a jumbo super fat ass cause I eat like a 10 year old and now I'm out playing soccer once a week to get back into a shape other than fat fuck, but that isn't Pizza Hut's fault....its MINE.
If us AND our kids would get out from behind the TV and the comfort of the air conditioning, this false, made up "epidemic" would be history.
Don't let ANYONE else make your choices for you, no matter what. Let alone those who claim to have your "best interests" in mind.
Thanks for your attention, we now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
Now, the fitness gestapo is seizing on the case of 17 year old Stacey Irvine. Who the hell is Stacey Irvine? Well, she's the British teen who's all in the news because she recently collapsed at her factory job, due to health issues brought on by her diet of chicken mcnuggets and fries. 15 YEARS WORTH of basically NOTHING but those items. Here's a link to the story....I demand that you look at it before you continue...I'll have a coke while I wait...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2092071/Stacey-Irvine-17-collapses-eating-McDonalds-chicken-nuggets-age-2.html
Hmm....Miss Irvine doesn't look like what you'd think someone who's consumed what she has for the timespan listed huh? Seems fit, nice figure, bright sheen to her skin....I would have assumed she'd be the size of the Queen Mary by now...yet she isnt. Oh sure, biology plays a role in that, but so does the fact she's a factory worker, a position not known for lack of activity.
Yet, the healthy eating peoples party would lead you to believe that it was simply the evil nugget that did this to Miss Irvine....and while its fact that her diet was the cause of her issues, it was also 15 YEARS WORTH. The occasional box of nuggets and fries wont cause you much concern, ESPECIALLY if you get off your dead ass and do something more active than jumping off the couch and screaming at the ref for his horribly unjust call against your team of choice.
Just remember, Brian Maxwell invented the Power Bar health snack, ran marathons aplenty....and dropped dead of a heart attack at 51.
Now, don't confuse my position here...I'm certainly not advocating the constant ingestion of such foods, but I am saying that a box of nuggets a week likely won't cause you to have issues such as Stacey (or Brian for that matter...)
It's all about MODERATION. Something only YOU control....I'm a jumbo super fat ass cause I eat like a 10 year old and now I'm out playing soccer once a week to get back into a shape other than fat fuck, but that isn't Pizza Hut's fault....its MINE.
If us AND our kids would get out from behind the TV and the comfort of the air conditioning, this false, made up "epidemic" would be history.
Don't let ANYONE else make your choices for you, no matter what. Let alone those who claim to have your "best interests" in mind.
Thanks for your attention, we now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Oscar Noms and Observations.
Kinda shocked by some of the choices on this years show. I don't think "Moneyball" deserved half of what it got, Jonah Hill DAMN sure didn't deserve a nomination and I'm surprised over the snub of "Melancholia". Seems like they wanted to be more "mainstream". We're about 6 films behind on the list, and also the docs and shorts to catch up on, so expect my choices to be made in about 2 weeks.
Here's the noms...
Best Motion Picture of the Year
"The Artist" (2011)
"The Descendants" (2011)
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (2011)
"The Help" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Midnight in Paris" (2011)
"Moneyball" (2011)
"The Tree of Life" (2011)
"War Horse" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir for "A Better Life" (2011)
George Clooney for "The Descendants" (2011)
Jean Dujardin for "The Artist" (2011)
Gary Oldman for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011)
Brad Pitt for "Moneyball" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close for "Albert Nobbs" (2011)
Viola Davis for "The Help" (2011)
Rooney Mara for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady" (2011)
Michelle Williams for "My Week with Marilyn" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh for "My Week with Marilyn" (2011)
Jonah Hill for "Moneyball" (2011)
Nick Nolte for "Warrior" (2011)
Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" (2010)
Max von Sydow for "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo for "The Artist" (2011)
Jessica Chastain for "The Help" (2011)
Melissa McCarthy for "Bridesmaids" (2011)
Janet McTeer for "Albert Nobbs" (2011)
Octavia Spencer for "The Help" (2011)
Best Achievement in Directing
Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris" (2011)
Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist" (2011)
Terrence Malick for "The Tree of Life" (2011)
Alexander Payne for "The Descendants" (2011)
Martin Scorsese for "Hugo" (2011/II)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
"The Artist" (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
"Margin Call" (2011): J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" (2011): Woody Allen
"A Separation" (2011): Asghar Farhadi
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
"The Descendants" (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
"Hugo" (2011/II): John Logan
"The Ides of March" (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011): Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
"A Cat in Paris" (2010)
"Chico & Rita" (2010)
"Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011)
"Puss in Boots" (2011)
"Rango" (2011)
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
"Bullhead" (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
"Footnote" (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)
"In Darkness" (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
"Monsieur Lazhar" (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)
"A Separation" (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski
Best Achievement in Editing
"The Artist" (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" (2011): Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
"Hugo" (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" (2011): Christopher Tellefsen
Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist" (2011): Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo" (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris" (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse" (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous" (2011/I): Lisy Christl
"The Artist" (2011): Mark Bridges
"Hugo" (2011/II): Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" (2011): Michael O'Connor
"W.E." (2011): Arianne Phillips
Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs" (2011)
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011)
"The Iron Lady" (2011)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin" (2011): John Williams
"The Artist" (2011): Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" (2011/II): Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011): Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" (2011): John Williams
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
"The Muppets" (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")
"Rio" (2011): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Moneyball" (2011)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
"War Horse" (2011)
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive" (2011)
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
"War Horse" (2011)
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Real Steel" (2011)
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
Best Documentary, Features
"Hell and Back Again" (2011)
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" (2011)
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" (2011)
"Pina" (2011)
"Undefeated" (2011)
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" (2011)
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad" (2011)
"Saving Face" (2011/II)
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" (2011)
Best Short Film, Animated
"Dimanche" (2011): Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" (2011): Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Best Short Film, Live Action
"Pentecost" (2011): Peter McDonald
"Raju" (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
"The Shore": Terry George
"Time Freak" (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" (2010): Hallvar Witzø
Here's the noms...
Best Motion Picture of the Year
"The Artist" (2011)
"The Descendants" (2011)
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (2011)
"The Help" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Midnight in Paris" (2011)
"Moneyball" (2011)
"The Tree of Life" (2011)
"War Horse" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir for "A Better Life" (2011)
George Clooney for "The Descendants" (2011)
Jean Dujardin for "The Artist" (2011)
Gary Oldman for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011)
Brad Pitt for "Moneyball" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close for "Albert Nobbs" (2011)
Viola Davis for "The Help" (2011)
Rooney Mara for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady" (2011)
Michelle Williams for "My Week with Marilyn" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh for "My Week with Marilyn" (2011)
Jonah Hill for "Moneyball" (2011)
Nick Nolte for "Warrior" (2011)
Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" (2010)
Max von Sydow for "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (2011)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo for "The Artist" (2011)
Jessica Chastain for "The Help" (2011)
Melissa McCarthy for "Bridesmaids" (2011)
Janet McTeer for "Albert Nobbs" (2011)
Octavia Spencer for "The Help" (2011)
Best Achievement in Directing
Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris" (2011)
Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist" (2011)
Terrence Malick for "The Tree of Life" (2011)
Alexander Payne for "The Descendants" (2011)
Martin Scorsese for "Hugo" (2011/II)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
"The Artist" (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
"Margin Call" (2011): J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" (2011): Woody Allen
"A Separation" (2011): Asghar Farhadi
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
"The Descendants" (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
"Hugo" (2011/II): John Logan
"The Ides of March" (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011): Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
"A Cat in Paris" (2010)
"Chico & Rita" (2010)
"Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011)
"Puss in Boots" (2011)
"Rango" (2011)
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
"Bullhead" (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
"Footnote" (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)
"In Darkness" (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
"Monsieur Lazhar" (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)
"A Separation" (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski
Best Achievement in Editing
"The Artist" (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" (2011): Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
"Hugo" (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" (2011): Christopher Tellefsen
Best Achievement in Art Direction
"The Artist" (2011): Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo" (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris" (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse" (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
Best Achievement in Costume Design
"Anonymous" (2011/I): Lisy Christl
"The Artist" (2011): Mark Bridges
"Hugo" (2011/II): Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" (2011): Michael O'Connor
"W.E." (2011): Arianne Phillips
Best Achievement in Makeup
"Albert Nobbs" (2011)
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011)
"The Iron Lady" (2011)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
"The Adventures of Tintin" (2011): John Williams
"The Artist" (2011): Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" (2011/II): Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011): Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" (2011): John Williams
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
"The Muppets" (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")
"Rio" (2011): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Moneyball" (2011)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
"War Horse" (2011)
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
"Drive" (2011)
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
"War Horse" (2011)
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011)
"Hugo" (2011/II)
"Real Steel" (2011)
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011)
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
Best Documentary, Features
"Hell and Back Again" (2011)
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" (2011)
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" (2011)
"Pina" (2011)
"Undefeated" (2011)
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" (2011)
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
"Incident in New Baghdad" (2011)
"Saving Face" (2011/II)
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" (2011)
Best Short Film, Animated
"Dimanche" (2011): Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" (2011): Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
"Wild Life" (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Best Short Film, Live Action
"Pentecost" (2011): Peter McDonald
"Raju" (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
"The Shore": Terry George
"Time Freak" (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" (2010): Hallvar Witzø
Monday, January 23, 2012
Awards season here at the Ace38 compound
Yes, thats right. It's almost Oscar time, and along with that comes the Razzies and the joblo.com Golden Schmoes (which yours truly gets a vote in). Reviews will be very few and far between the next couple weeks as we play catchup on any Oscar nominated film that hasn't yet been seen.
It all starts....tomorrow.
It all starts....tomorrow.
Mini Review: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
A smart spy thriller with a stellar cast and performances, hampered only by a maddeningly slow pace.
C-
C-
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Mini Review: "The Darkest Hour"
Due to the fact that I have loved most of the things producer Timur Bekmambetov has done, and the fact I loved director Chris Gorak's previous outing (Right at Your Door), I was willing to give this one a lot of slack, however due to poor acting and several glaring inconsistancies, I left pretty disappointed.
D
D
Friday, January 6, 2012
2012's Movie Choices
All dates are tentative and could change. Check your local listings first. My "must see" are in bold.
The Divide - JAN. 13
Chronicle - FEB. 3
Gone - FEB. 24
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters - MAR. 2
Silent House (limited) - MAR. 9
The Hunger Games - MAR. 23
American Reunion - APR. 6
The Three Stooges - APR. 13
The Avengers - MAY 4
Men in Black III - MAY 25
Prometheus - JUN. 8
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - JUN. 22
The Dark Knight Rises - JUL. 20
Warm Bodies - AUG. 10
The Expendables 2 - AUG. 17
Resident Evil: Retribution - SEPT. 14
Finding Nemo 3D - SEPT. 14
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - DEC. 14
World War Z - DEC. 21
The Divide - JAN. 13
Chronicle - FEB. 3
Gone - FEB. 24
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters - MAR. 2
Silent House (limited) - MAR. 9
The Hunger Games - MAR. 23
American Reunion - APR. 6
The Three Stooges - APR. 13
The Avengers - MAY 4
Men in Black III - MAY 25
Prometheus - JUN. 8
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - JUN. 22
The Dark Knight Rises - JUL. 20
Warm Bodies - AUG. 10
The Expendables 2 - AUG. 17
Resident Evil: Retribution - SEPT. 14
Finding Nemo 3D - SEPT. 14
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - DEC. 14
World War Z - DEC. 21
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