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Entries in Movies (102)

Thursday
Aug042011

Gary Busey as John Force...

It's been said for some time that if Hollywood ever decides to make a movie about the greatest drag racer of all-time, John Force; Gary Busey would have to play the part of Force.

John Force and Gary BuseyIt was even the recent topic of a YouTube bit done at a recent NHRA event.

Apparenty this has been discussed many times and Busey is always the popuar pick to play the gregarious popular Funny Car driver.

Friday
Jul292011

Filmed in Atlanta, The Change-Up Hit Theaters Aug. 5


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Filmed mostly aroud Atlanta, The Change-Up, the upcoming role-reversal comedy starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds from Universal comes out August 5.

The cast also includes Olivia Wilde, Leslie Mann and Alan Arkin.

I'm expecting to like this movie. It is directed by veteran comedy filmmaker David Dobkin, of Clay Pigeons, Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers and Fred Claus previously. The screenplay was co-written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, of Rebound, Full of It, Four Christmases, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Hangover and Flypaper. The film was produced by Spyglass Entertainment and Universal Pictures will be bringing The Change-Up to theaters everywhere.

 

Friday
Jul082011

"Horrible Bosses" isn't Horrible

In the hit new film comedy "Horrible Bosses," an ex-Lehman Brothers executive who is jobless and desperate for money offers sexual favors to some old buddies in return for cash.

While that may seem a little out of place, the director of "Hollywood Bosses" sees many more such jokes and plots in films, given the currently weak economy.

Director Seth Gordon said his movie, about three old friends who feel stuck in their jobs so they plot to kill their mean bosses, reflected real people's struggles to change jobs.

"You are going to see a bunch of movies that are themed in this way about people that are stuck in some way and want to restart and possibly can't. I think that premise is something that is really relatable right now," Gordon said.

"Horrible Bosses," stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis as three average Americans being bullied by their bosses -- one played by Jennifer Aniston in her raunchiest role yet as an oversexed dentist -- who want to move up the ladder but can't. Its big-name supporting cast includes Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey and Colin Farrell.

"We needed to put a fine point on the fact that these guys didn't have other options," said Gordon, adding that without plotting to go as far as kill their bosses, many real Americans could relate to feeling stuck in their current job.

The main characters are in their thirties, they have taken a job or a series of jobs and they have ended up in a place that in the current economy is relatively fragile," said the director, whose career has included directing episodes of hit TV series, "The Office."

Apart from a wacky turn by Farrell playing a sleazy, cocaine addicted womanizer, Jennifer Aniston is likely to capture the most attention as a sexually aggressive dentist who hits on her subordinate, played by Day, because it plays against her all-American, good girl image, and boy does it.

Aniston said her racy role, in which she relentlessly sexually harasses Day, "was incredibly fun to play, especially since it's the kind of role that a guy would normally play."

The screenwriters said they had her in mind when they wrote the role. "Isn't that incredible?" Aniston said. "I love a man with an imagination."

Should be a big weekend at the box office for "Horrible Bosses."

Monday
Jun132011

Raiders of the Lost Ark is 30

Is it possible that my favorite movie of all time is 30 years old?

It's true.  

It has been three decades since Harrison Ford first donned that fedora and swung that whip as Indiana Jones. The film was released on June 12, 1981.

Since then, Ford brought Jones back to the big screen three more times - in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in 2008.

And there might be another one in the works - Shia LaBeouf, who starred alongside Ford in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," said that a fifth film "isn't far off."

Let's hope it recaptures some of the thrill of the earlier films.

Saturday
May212011

George Lucas Helps Open New Star Wars 3-D Attraction at Disney World

The new 3-D attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios sends guests on a virtual journey through the world of Star Wars. With 50 possible adventures, guests never know if they will end up on the icy planet of Hosh, in the jungles of Kashyyyk or underwater on Naboo or who they will meet. This is one ride you can’t go on just once!

The opening of “Star Tours-The Adventure Continues” kicked off the Star Wars Weekends that take place every Friday-Sunday through June 12, 2011 and consists of special attractions dedicated to Star Wars.

Disneyland will open its version of “Star Tours-The Adventure Continues” on June 3, 2011.

"Star Tours immerses guests into the Star Wars universe like never before," Iger said. "The innovative technology and storytelling take guests on thrilling new adventures, bringing George Lucas' iconic characters and locations to life in a completely new way."

With a powerful score and motion simulator based technology, Walt Disney Imagineering, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Industrial Light & Magic have been working since 2010 to bring this Dolby 3-D masterpiece to Star Wars fans and Disney lovers alike. Guests will once again be able to experience the popular ride that has been a part of Disney since the 1980’s, yet see it like never before.