March 1, 2008
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode 64 – Blog Day Afternoon
Welcome to the Carnival of Cinema. Every week we compile the best in film. That’s right, great cinema-related posts from around the world available at your fingertips and its’ all free.
To get things off to a flying start this week, Jean Brunet of SIZZLINGPOPCORN asks a simple, but important question:
The answer is no. No, they can’t. They’re doing the best they can but they still stink. Sure, there are a few good productions out there but it's a little like wafting perfume outside a sewage dump.
Jean is actually talking about the endless stream of remakes and comic book to film adaptations currently in the market. Jean, you’re not want to read the next couple of posts.
SARAHSPY’s Sarah has a post this week expressing her excitement over the upcoming Smurf’s movie.
CENTERRIGHT’S Matthew Sinclair takes a look at the philosophy of Rambo. He makes connections between the aged mercenary and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
You want Hollywood to come up with better ideas? How about Rambo versus the Hobbits?
Yeah, maybe not. This coming up with good ideas is harder than it looks. Although, it would be nice to see someone beat that chubby Samwise. It’s about time he’s got what’s coming to him.
Hey, Hannah Montana is bowing out in 3D theaters giving space for the far superior U2 3D concert movie. Check it out at your local 3D theater. If you don't know if you have one, check Jim Dorey’s MARKETSAW to find one!
Let’s move on with some reviews.
Shlomi Ron kicks off this spate of opinion with his views on the classic flick Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief). Click over to his site CAFE PELLICOLA - WINDOW TO FINE ITALIAN CINEMA to read his thoughts.
If you’re not familiar with this film, click below to see a trailer yanked from the pages of YouTube
From bikers to jumpers
The Mcmovie Jumper is still hanging out in the theaters. This week we have two posts on it.
First up is Christina M. Rau’s look at the production and how it has impacted her life. You can read more over at LIVIN' THE DREAM (ONE LOSER AT A TIME).
Second up is Mike Blitz’s review on his site KABOOM REVIEW. Click over to find out if this flick is worth your time and money.
Want more reviews? We got em’.
Be Kind Rewind has introduced sweding to the masses…well, at least to the types of folks who’d go see Be Kind Rewind in the first place, and those people probably already knew what sweding was in the first place. So, to be honest, Be Kind Rewind hasn’t really done too much other than entertain film geeks. Part of the aforementioned masses? Find out if you’d like to see this ode to film geekery by reading Newman’s review on his own movie corner called NEWMAN’S OWN MOVIE CORNER.
If you go see Be Kind Rewind be warned, you’ll be surrounded by film geeks. It’s like sitting in a dark room with a gaggle of Star Trek fanatics except there’s less costumes (normally), more asthma inhalers and guys who’ve never kissed a girl.
Next, Gracchi looks at the David Cronenberg/Viggo Mortensen collaboration Eastern Promises on WESTMINSTER WISDOM.
And now for a joke only about .05% of the readers are going to get (and it’s not even that good of a joke). Speaking of sweding, you REALLY want to avoid the sweded version of the fight scene in Eastern Promises.
Let’s keep the review pace going with two movie reviews from Paul McElligott. Paul brings us his thoughts on two films he keeps getting confused with one another. How could he get Gone Baby Gone and We Own the Night confused? They both are about east coast cops and they are both lousy bores. Click over to CELLULOID HEROES to see what Paul has to say about the films.
The final review for the week is from PJSANDAMOVIE’s Tamika M. Murray. Tamika takes a swipe at The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. Click over to see what she thinks about this 90’s independent hit.
Need more 90’s? MIKE’S TOP TEN LISTS has your fix. This week Mike lists the top ten movies from the 1990’s.
MANNY THE MOVIE GUY returns this week with another look at a new release. This time, he tackles Will Ferrell’s comedic bomb Semi-Pro. Manny says “Will Ferrell's playing the same character in a new movie with a familiar plot! See why his role can be seen using the template of President George W. Bush!”
On a completely unrelated note, THE ROADSHOW VERSION’s Miss O'Shea gives us a look at the dark side of Fred Astaire with the films On the Beach and The Sky's the Limit.
I got it! We somehow make a movie where Rambo fights Fred Astaire! There’ s your great Hollywood idea! Now, if we could only work in the Predator and Lindsay Lohan we’d have a sure-fire hit!
My ideas are so crappy, I may just get a gig over at New Line.
And on the subject of crappy ideas, how about throwing away your private and public life over drugs? Here’s a hint to all of you budding actors – lay off the coke, meth and heroin. The fact that you’re an actor already means you’re probably screwed up and a loser in the first place (you are spending your life pretending to be other people for a reason.) Adding drugs to the mix just makes things worse.
For more on drug use, check out Harrison’s CUSTOMIZEDGIRL BLOG for a list of the 25 celebrity drug addictions.
For those of you harboring an addition to HD DVD, you’re about to go cold turkey.
There is already a buzz in the industry that the war is over and that blu-ray is going to be the next format to rule the home entertainment market. So where do you stand…. is it time to throw out all your DVDs and upgrade to blu-ray? Go over to DEARCINEMA to read what Savio thinks about the subject.
On another completely unrelated note, Maria Fernandez lists 10 Spanish masterpieces on her site LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – BLOG. Wha? No Acción Mutante?
Bringing things to a close this week, we have Kathy Creighton. Kathy has a post about the production of the film The Clique on the URI Campus. Go to her site THE CLIQUE MOVIE UPDATES for the latest.
Have an opinion or article about the film industry? Have you reviewed a film or DVD? Have any tips on breaking into the biz? Send submissions HERE!
Previous Carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 57
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 58
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 59
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 60
To get things off to a flying start this week, Jean Brunet of SIZZLINGPOPCORN asks a simple, but important question:
The answer is no. No, they can’t. They’re doing the best they can but they still stink. Sure, there are a few good productions out there but it's a little like wafting perfume outside a sewage dump.
Jean is actually talking about the endless stream of remakes and comic book to film adaptations currently in the market. Jean, you’re not want to read the next couple of posts.
SARAHSPY’s Sarah has a post this week expressing her excitement over the upcoming Smurf’s movie.
CENTERRIGHT’S Matthew Sinclair takes a look at the philosophy of Rambo. He makes connections between the aged mercenary and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
You want Hollywood to come up with better ideas? How about Rambo versus the Hobbits?
Yeah, maybe not. This coming up with good ideas is harder than it looks. Although, it would be nice to see someone beat that chubby Samwise. It’s about time he’s got what’s coming to him.
Hey, Hannah Montana is bowing out in 3D theaters giving space for the far superior U2 3D concert movie. Check it out at your local 3D theater. If you don't know if you have one, check Jim Dorey’s MARKETSAW to find one!
Let’s move on with some reviews.
Shlomi Ron kicks off this spate of opinion with his views on the classic flick Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief). Click over to his site CAFE PELLICOLA - WINDOW TO FINE ITALIAN CINEMA to read his thoughts.
If you’re not familiar with this film, click below to see a trailer yanked from the pages of YouTube
From bikers to jumpers
The Mcmovie Jumper is still hanging out in the theaters. This week we have two posts on it.
First up is Christina M. Rau’s look at the production and how it has impacted her life. You can read more over at LIVIN' THE DREAM (ONE LOSER AT A TIME).
Second up is Mike Blitz’s review on his site KABOOM REVIEW. Click over to find out if this flick is worth your time and money.
Want more reviews? We got em’.
Be Kind Rewind has introduced sweding to the masses…well, at least to the types of folks who’d go see Be Kind Rewind in the first place, and those people probably already knew what sweding was in the first place. So, to be honest, Be Kind Rewind hasn’t really done too much other than entertain film geeks. Part of the aforementioned masses? Find out if you’d like to see this ode to film geekery by reading Newman’s review on his own movie corner called NEWMAN’S OWN MOVIE CORNER.
If you go see Be Kind Rewind be warned, you’ll be surrounded by film geeks. It’s like sitting in a dark room with a gaggle of Star Trek fanatics except there’s less costumes (normally), more asthma inhalers and guys who’ve never kissed a girl.
Next, Gracchi looks at the David Cronenberg/Viggo Mortensen collaboration Eastern Promises on WESTMINSTER WISDOM.
And now for a joke only about .05% of the readers are going to get (and it’s not even that good of a joke). Speaking of sweding, you REALLY want to avoid the sweded version of the fight scene in Eastern Promises.
Let’s keep the review pace going with two movie reviews from Paul McElligott. Paul brings us his thoughts on two films he keeps getting confused with one another. How could he get Gone Baby Gone and We Own the Night confused? They both are about east coast cops and they are both lousy bores. Click over to CELLULOID HEROES to see what Paul has to say about the films.
The final review for the week is from PJSANDAMOVIE’s Tamika M. Murray. Tamika takes a swipe at The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. Click over to see what she thinks about this 90’s independent hit.
Need more 90’s? MIKE’S TOP TEN LISTS has your fix. This week Mike lists the top ten movies from the 1990’s.
MANNY THE MOVIE GUY returns this week with another look at a new release. This time, he tackles Will Ferrell’s comedic bomb Semi-Pro. Manny says “Will Ferrell's playing the same character in a new movie with a familiar plot! See why his role can be seen using the template of President George W. Bush!”
On a completely unrelated note, THE ROADSHOW VERSION’s Miss O'Shea gives us a look at the dark side of Fred Astaire with the films On the Beach and The Sky's the Limit.
I got it! We somehow make a movie where Rambo fights Fred Astaire! There’ s your great Hollywood idea! Now, if we could only work in the Predator and Lindsay Lohan we’d have a sure-fire hit!
My ideas are so crappy, I may just get a gig over at New Line.
And on the subject of crappy ideas, how about throwing away your private and public life over drugs? Here’s a hint to all of you budding actors – lay off the coke, meth and heroin. The fact that you’re an actor already means you’re probably screwed up and a loser in the first place (you are spending your life pretending to be other people for a reason.) Adding drugs to the mix just makes things worse.
For more on drug use, check out Harrison’s CUSTOMIZEDGIRL BLOG for a list of the 25 celebrity drug addictions.
For those of you harboring an addition to HD DVD, you’re about to go cold turkey.
There is already a buzz in the industry that the war is over and that blu-ray is going to be the next format to rule the home entertainment market. So where do you stand…. is it time to throw out all your DVDs and upgrade to blu-ray? Go over to DEARCINEMA to read what Savio thinks about the subject.
On another completely unrelated note, Maria Fernandez lists 10 Spanish masterpieces on her site LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – BLOG. Wha? No Acción Mutante?
Bringing things to a close this week, we have Kathy Creighton. Kathy has a post about the production of the film The Clique on the URI Campus. Go to her site THE CLIQUE MOVIE UPDATES for the latest.
...and CUT!…and PRINT!
Have an opinion or article about the film industry? Have you reviewed a film or DVD? Have any tips on breaking into the biz? Send submissions HERE!
Previous Carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 57
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 58
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 59
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 60
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