AP LOS ANGELES – An attorney for 20th Century Fox says the studio will continue to seek an order delaying the release of ‘Watchmen.’
U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess last week agreed with Fox that Warner Bros. had infringed its copyright by developing and shooting the superhero flick, scheduled for release March 6.
Feess said Monday he plans to hold a trial Jan. 20 to decide remaining issues.
Fox claims it never fully relinquished story rights from its deal made in the late 1980s, and sued Warner Bros. in February. Warner Bros. contended Fox isn’t entitled to distribution.
Warner Bros.’ attorney said Monday he didn’t know if an appeal was coming, but thinks a trial is necessary and a settlement unlikely.
What is this shit FOX? I don’t even care about the fucking law, this is WATCHMEN. I’m so pissed right now, though I can’t imagine what Zack Snyder and everyone else who put their hearts and souls in to this film must be feeling. Thoughts? Bullshit.
A whole new meaning to tears of joy came with this fitting farewell from my favorite castmember in recent memmory, Amy Poehler. The part that got to me was her and Seth Meyer’s embrace, which seemed full of sadness, like they didn’t want to let go. Or maybe i’m just overreacting a bit…I tend to do that. Still, I can’t even begin to emphasize how much I love her and I hope that she goes on to have the more success than she can imagine. She simply deserves it.
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Finally, a Robert Pattinson film without awkward squirming involved (No I never saw Twilight, but the trailer was enough for me). Rottentomatoes posted 2 clips of all the main characters in some scenes, and the ending of the one I posted is fantastically absurd and hilarious, absolutely Dali to say the least. I love the interaction between characters, they have a great dynamic that I hope will lift this film out of the Hollywood Biography rubbish. It’s too early to say anything yet, but judging from these small bits, it definitely has potential. The movie trailer will debut on December 1st on Access Hollywood, but I won’t sit through mindless celebrity gossip for just that. I’ll google it later and upload it soon! Until then, enjoy these clip.
I greatly enjoyed composer Alexandre Desplat’s work on The Painted Veil film with the fantastic Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. The scenic and exotic music was gorgeous, and there was some fantastic piano work by world phenomenon Lang Lang as well. Now, with Oscar season in full tow, all the studios are scrambling to get their respective films labeled with “For your Considerations” and out to the critics around the world. One film that is touted by many as an Oscar frontrunner is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt and the ethereal Cate Blanchett.
Now I loved this book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the film does seem to stay close to the words of that short story. Still I wasn’t that excited for it as for some other films, even with two big stars on the movie ticket (Honestly, Pitt never did it for me). But, I stumbled upon this: Warner Bros’ For Your Bafta Consideration website, where they have Alexandre Desplat’s SCORE in its entirety. I must say, I can always count on him to produce some lovely music, just like I can count on Yann Tiersen or Philip Glass. Even though A.R. Rahman deserves to take the cake come Oscar season for his wonderful reinterpretation of Mumbai music and sounds, I think Desplat should be nominated without a doubt.
Here’s a great article from the L.A. times about the artistic process M.I.A. went through making the soundtrack with renowned Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman for Danny Boyle’s sublime Slumdog Millionaire. Even if you don’t like her music, you have to respect that blur of originality that she practically oozes without trying. Remember in high school, there were a bunch of hipsters trying too hard and one kid who seemed to come out of the womb just supremely different in a cool way? Guess which one M.I.A. was. My favorite quote from the expectant mother:
“This kid is going to be interesting. I think it’s going to rebel against me and end up being an accountant. I’m going to be like, ‘Why aren’t you [expletive]-upped more?'”
So, Barbie made a good move trying to revamp their “superficial” image by getting Amy Poehler to do the most adorable segment I have seen in a while. It’s called “Smart Girls at the Party”, and it spotlights how cool girls are when they are smart, in case the title was too vague… The smart girl, Cameron K, is genuinely sweet and the combination of her plus Amy and her sidekick silly friends is a delight. Also check for a hilariously random cameo by Amy’s husband, Will Arnett at the end! Enjoy!
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Here’s the new TRAILER at MTV. OR check out the first, my favorite below
Alright, so if you pressed on this link, you are obsessed with Alan Moore’s graphic novel like me, you heard about it and wanted to know more, or you accidentally pressed on this link and thought “what a weird background”. Whichever one, don’t worry, you won’t be disappointed. The trailer enough can send one into a feverish excitement.
Glorious!
So I wanted to postpone my post on Watchmen until the actual film came out, but I recently went back and reread it for the fifteenth time after watching the trailer, and couldn’t hold back any longer. By the way, how awesome was Smashing Pumpkin’s song in that? Perfect! Anyways, where do you begin addressing the most phenomenal story to be made into a film this year (don’t start with me Twilighters, I’m a girl, and I can’t stand your squeals any longer…the enthusiasm is fine, just don’t cause others to go deaf). I think the right place to start is obviously the famous, eccentric genius Alan Moore (and Gimli lookalike). He published the book in two series in the mid 1980s to critical reception, but the film version wasn’t a tangled mess of rights, tension, and different production companies. There’s was a lot of tears. But aptly so, because Moore’s other novels such as The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and V for Vendetta did not deliver in terms of the quality adaption the films had.
The sad twist here is that he has denounced any film adaption of his book, but 300 director Zack Snyder and Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons truly believe in this film. After all that, no one could make amends and Moore has stated he will never see the film. Now, I respect Moore’s decision, a book is a writer’s baby. But I will be there March 6, 2009 in Imax to see that film whether it’s a steaming pile of shit baby or a superbaby. I have no qualms about the casting, save for the awkward casting of my beloved Lookout star, Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias. To that I reply, “Surprise me, please, like you have done before.” I can’t even begin to start with how inspired the casting of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian was. And I saw Jackie Earle Haley in Little Children, and he creeped the shit out of me, so he doesn’t need to worry about that aspect of Rorschach. Patrick Stewart, also in Little Children, will be playing Nite Owl, Malin Akerman, a very beautiful lady, looked shall “fly”? in her sexy suit. I wish I looked like that! I bet because of her there will be a lot of Silk Spectre 2s running around Comic Con next year (can your hear the comic geeks excitement?) And of the course, my favorite Dr. Manhattan played by Billy Crudup, who may be a self described “40 year old jackass” but is a great actor, and his transformation looks absolutely incredible. Check out this LINK for more info on how they did this transformation.
Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II kicking ass
So that’s the update on the casting, director, etc. I highly recommend reading this novel. If you haven’t read comics books, this is a fantastic one to start with (even though it’s all downhill from there). I was always more of a BBC/TCM girl, but this blew me away and got me into a lot of other graphic novels far above the medium such as The Sandman or Animal Man or even American Splendor!
I think I’ll do a more “insightful” look into the novel when I am not such a lazy moron, but until then, remember “Go watch the Watchmen”.
No, I have not seen the movie, obviously. I watched the trailer a while ago set to the phenomenal song “Wild is the Wind” by Nina Simone. I think that song made that trailer, because no matter what you think, trailers do affect whether we see films or not.
I can’t even put a number on the times I have closed a trailer 10 seconds into it because of inane music, awkward nonsense, embarrassing Hollywood action hero close-ups (I’m talking to you Marky “Max Payne” Mark, and of course unintentional plot spoilers. They do the latter with romantic comedies all the time! For some reason they will show a series of “funny” introductions to both characters, show them bickering and crying and staring at each other longingly, and then during a terrible music montage, they show the characters making out against an elevator or something! What? Isn’t the point of a trailer to make us want to see the film to find out what happens? But hey with Hollywood these days, who doesn’t foresee the overpaid blank stars hooking up in a badly written romance? Yes I said blank, not minimalistic, blank. I’m sorry but there is a difference before Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Keanu Reeves. Moot point.
And back from my ramble, Revolutionary Road! Wow, I remember reading this book. I read it in conjuction with watching Into the Wild. Horrid combination. I came out feeling horribly depressed about the state of my life living in plastic white boxes, and watching poetry pass by as I read my calculus book. Lovely feeling. But listen, I loved reading Revolutionary Road and I loved Into the Wild (though in hindsight…Christopher McCandless could have been a tad bit practical).
Revolutionary Road was written by Richard Yates in 1961, where two vastly different generations were pit against each other in this world. You can practically understand where Yates is coming from, his general distaste (I’m assuming) for the suburbs popping up everywhere like a disease, and the loss of originality and passion in this trite era. And the final grudging acceptance of something that cannot be prevented. All this sounds like a pile of bullshit, but that’s because it’s coming from me. Go read that book. You’ll understand the distress he and his characters go through trying to live their live to the standards they had once set for themselves in such a suppressing environment. It’s depressing, and yet poetically written. I find that funny that a book about monotony can be so poetic. It’s a testament to Yate’s subtlety and genius.
And the trailer has put me into high hopes. Though I occasionally regret that we can’t have some new unknowns helm this film, I think the casting was well done. And from the 3 minutes that I have seen, Sam Mendes seems to have injected that melancholy into this film. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio will reunite and play the strained couple, Frank and April Wheeler. Kathy Bates is on for the ride as the superficial Helen Givings. I’m a bit skeptical about that, but what I am fascinated most by is Michael Shannon being cast as the crazy but brilliant John Givings. I hope he does that complex character justice, the film couldn’t possibly be complete without some good acting on Shannon’s part. They didn’t show his part, but I hope to see his character isn’t cut down too significantly in the film. Honestly, the trailer showing mainly DiCaprio and Winslet was probably a marketing move to get people excited. You know, the whole “Titanic Part 2, this time without Celine Dion” deal going on with them reuniting.
Anyways, I think I’ve dissected a simple trailer more than is necessary. I’m off, enjoy your day and take it for what it’s worth.
I just saw Role Models yesterday. I would say it is a perfectly good film. It entertains, to say the least, but it does fall short at times. I think the plot structure was predictable, but hey nothing wrong with that I suppose as long as the film is amusing. And it is amusing. It’s one of those films that consistently draws laughs from all sides. There’s a little bit of humor for everyone, the crude, absurd, and cynical.
Speaking of cynical, the character Paul Rudd plays is fantastic! Now, there’s a lot of love going around for his portrayal of the down-on-life Danny Donahue. I think it is great, because Rudd never fails to liven up a film. He delivers, whether it’s in Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Knocked Up, or even the release-challenged I Could Never be your Woman. I think the reason why Rudd succeeds in carrying this film or stealing scenes in others, is his comic timing and the way he always delivers his lines with subtle panache. Alright, maybe that was a bit contradictory, but if you are a follower of Rudd, you will know what I mean.
This film is wholly his. There wasn’t a line or reaction from him that didn’t follow through, as opposed to his co-star Seann William Scott. Don’t get me wrong, there were some hilarious moments between Scott and his mini black-me, Ronnie ( Bobb’e J. Thompson). But sometimes saying “fuck” over and over again just doesn’t kill after awhile. Maybe that was more of the writer’s fault, on second thought.
I think Rudd has been a supporting player too long. He has the skills, wise-guy charisma, and endearing looks to be the leading man he proved himself to be in this film. Now, if only producers and even awards voters would take notice. This man is long overdue.
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