Someones taken their love of Scream movies one step too far.

I'm a pretty damn cool guy, I rock my leather jackets collar up. I wear my pants sagged down so that my stained polka-dot boxers peak out from underneath. I'm usually cold and aloof about my feelings, I sprinkle words like "totes" and "gnarly" into everyday conversation. I also (insert one more bad ass thing here) . Basically, I'm the coolest thing under the sun. But nothing brings the secret dork out of me like a Scream movie.
Those damn Scream movies! It's the one series (X-men excluded) that can put me into full tilt Fan boy mode. I check the websites for the latest updates. I feed on production gossip like it sustains me and yes I even frequent the fan forums to dissect, argue and even countdown to the latest happenings of our beloved Woodsboro crew. I nerd out, I admit it. I've come to terms with it. Scream is the Star wars of horror films and I'm sleeping overnight at the ticket booth dressed as Princess Leia. Between Kevin Williamsons razor-sharp scripts, Wes Cravens brisk and tormenting at the drop of a dime eye, and a trio of characters I've grown to love, these films are cinematic crack.
The fascination started at 13, captivated by the commercials for this R rated film, that seemed so taboo and so painfully cool at the same time. Months after its initial run in theaters I was finally able to see it, (thank you early pay-per-view) It hooked me. It was the horror movie that was smarter than horror movies. These characters existed in our world. It was approachable horror and it opened the floodgates for my love of the genre, something I will always be grateful to the series for doing.
Riveting, Shocking and addicting all at once. Scream delivered!
When news of casting for the sequel began to leak, and I learned that my favorite ingénue at the time, Sarah michelle-gellar (Swans Crossing 4Life!) , and an actual black person would be in it, Jada Pinkett (giving Ms. Drew a run for her money) They had me, hook line and sinker.
After seeing scream 2 opening night (thanks mom), I was officially full on obsessed.
A sequel that in my opinion was better than the original!
Kevin Williamson became my god, and I discovered a new fascination with celluloid. It would surprise those who aren't fans of the series to know how many people of my generation the Scream films have inspired to become writers and filmmakers. There is an energy about the movies, a freshness that I liken to Tarantino’s early oeuvre.
Naturally, as Scream 3 reared it's head I devoured every new piece of information I could. Kevin Williamson was too busy, with his new television series Wasteland, to pen the third and reportedly final installment. So they brought in Ehren Krueger (the Ring, Arlington Road), to write the script, big mistake!. I won't recount all the hoopla and drama associated with this decision .. It’s been discussed ad-nauseum on-line, simply search "Scream 3 mess" . The Series suffered, Ehren just didn't get "it". The voice, the intelligence of the first two films was muffled by a cliché' ,Scooby doo mystery vibe. Scream 3 disappointed critically and was the least successful of the original trilogy. Scream had become what it was sent out to kill, what should have ended the Iconic series with a bang ended in a whimper.
Kevin Williamson, is Scream; period. That is why fans rejoiced when we'd learned that he would be returning for sole writing duties on Scream 4. The voice was back! Kevins idea for the 4th film was apparently so good it convinced the ever weary star of the Scream films Neve Campbell, Wes Craven, Courtney Cox and David Arquette to return Everyone was back.
Now 11 years after Scream 3, an excitement that I have not felt for the release of a film since , well the third one, has returned. Stronger than ever. I'm trolling the forums. I'm buying the Limited edition magazine covers and Dammit I'm counting down till the release of this epic series. (there are red X’s on my wall calendar if you wanna take a look). Will it be worth the wait? Early test screenings have been incredibly positive, most reviews calling it the best of all the sequels... seeing as how much I loved Scream 2, that's saying a hell of a lot. With a fresh new cast that includes Alison brie, Emma Roberts, Hayden Pantierre, Adam Brody, Veronica Mars, and a bunch of actresses from CW shows that I'm too old to watch, buzz is deafening for Scream 4, and I'm not ashamed to admit that if you listen close enough, you can hear my voice among them.
Scream 4 comes out April 15th!

Rachel Getting Married- Anne Hathaway Gets Dramatic!!

If you want to see a movie that is gripping and one that shows the love of a family, Rachel Getting Married may be the ticket you want to buy. This movie, starring Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, and Debra Winger ( I didn't realize it was her until late in the movie!) deals with a young woman, Kym(Hathaway) who has come home for the weekend from a rehab clinic, to attend the wedding of her sister Rachel. While many may think that this has to be a happy occasion with it being a wedding and Kym coming home, very soon they start to see and feel tensions. Anne Hathaway's emotional performance, Bill Irwin's quiet intensity, and Debra Wingers chilly performance as a mother who has basically ignored her daughters during their highest achievments, make this movie what it is.

Anne Hathaway really had me on edge watching this film. As Kym, she's a tiny, loaded cannon
just waiting to explode. Kym has come full circle as a recovered drug addict. She attends her rehab meetings, follows the steps necessary for treatment, and is trying to do better for herself. However, despite all of these things, Kym has a hard shell. She has been alone and away from her family during her stint in rehab. When Kym comes home, this is where the tension begins. She has to deal with her over protective father (played wonderfully by Bill Irwin) and also deal with the attention her older sister Rachel ( played by Rosemarie DeWitt) is getting due to her upcoming wedding. It is a an astronomical amount of attention that Rachel gets. Kym struggles to let her voice be heard, and at times she even has to interrupt conversations to get a word
in. Alas, the loaded cannon of Kym goes off. Hathaway justs lets loose her performance as Kym.
She is outspoken,unapologetic, and is comfortable in her own skin. When I saw Hathaway in this
performance, I forget for a moment that this was the same girl from the movie, The Princess Diaries!! Hathaway's model looks still hold in this movie as in her other movies, but she tries to take her acting to another level.

Bill Irwin, as the over protective but loving dad, Paul, does a good job in this film. Irwin gives his performance a quiet, yet dominant trait. He shows his love for his daughter Kym, offering her her favorite sandwich when she gets home, making sure she eats, and always checking to know where she is when she goes out of the house. I saw elements of my own dad in Irwin's character. As the character Paul, he also tries to hold everything together when his family seems to be
going crazy. Being that it is his daughters wedding, their is alot of action and planning to be done, emotions run thick, and of course Kym is home so thats double for Paul to worry about. Irwin's acting is wondeful; he doesn't try to overdo his role or underplay it. He simply shows a dad who loves his family and his two daughters.


Debra Winger ( remember her from the film "Legal Eagles"??) made me really not like her character in this film. This was a good thing though. Winger's character, Abby was supposed to be this way. Winger plays the estranged mom to Kym and Rachel. She has been out of her girls' lives, missed important moments, and basically remarried and moved on without them. When Abby comes back for Rachel's wedding, you feel as if she is a guest rather than the girls mom. Winger plays Abby really well. I felt the chill between her and her daughters, and felt that this woman has lived a totally different life from her daughters by her persona and character.

Overall, Rachel Getting Married is a nice film. I have to mention the excellent performance by Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel. She played to the fullest this older sister who is showered with so much attention, that at first you might think of her character as really selfish and self centered. It seems like Rachel wants things to be run her way, and her voice is the only one that matters. But, as the movie progresses, you see that Rachel in her own way is trying to deal with Kym coming home, accepting her back into her life. Also, once Rachel sees how hard it is for Kym to adjust back to family life, she opens up to her and becomes the big, loving sister that she should be. A beautiful scene that shows this is when Kym comes home after attempting to kill herself. Kym gets to feeling so hurt from her mother and the past ( Kym accidently killed her younger brother), she tries to end her life. Thankfully, Kym doesn't succeed in this attempt, and goes back home. When Rachel sees her sister return home ( which happens to be on Rachel's wedding day, moments before she is to walk down the aisle), Rachel helps Kym get herself together, just showing love that is truly touching.

Rachel Getting Married... a good film!! If you have not seen it, go see it. It will make you feel the power of family and of redemption.

Kevin & The Weinsteins make an Apatow flick

..Or at least they try.

What starts off as a whip smart, raunchy, slacker comedy.. the type Kevin Smith does so well, comes to a screeching halt in the final act when he suddenly expects us to embrace his attempts at turning the film into a schmaltzy romantic comedy, with declaration of love monologues that would put even Nora Ephron in a diabetic coma.

Zack and Miri, played by Seth Rogen and Elisabeth Banks, respectively, are old friends who are struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile at their 10 year high school reunion they run into an old class mate dating a gay porn star ( a scene stealing performance by Justin Long.)

This gives the pair the brills Idea of making their own porno (hence the title douche).
What follows is a sex and gross out comedy romp that plays like Porky's meets Clerks (and if that's not a great formula for a movie.. I don't know what is).
Unfortunately problems arise when Zack and Miri end up falling for one another and the film plummets into cliche chick flick oblivion.

It seems as if Mr. smith doesn't really know how to balance the sophomore humor with genuine emotion the way, that some may argue, Judd Apatow is able to do so successfully. (I'm not one of them but...)

Smiths attempt to build a hit the Apatow way.. by using many of Apatow's regulars: Rogen, and Craig Robinson, and themes: Maturity stunted adults finally growing up through the power of love is both obvious and essentially unsuccessful. what could have been a light hearted good time is weighted down by a clunky ending... and Kevin Smith is much smarter than that.

Burn after Reading- Talented cast but dragging story line

Last Friday afternoon, I went to see the highly talked about new film Burn After Reading. What motivated me to see this film were two things: the talented cast, featuring John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, and Brad Pitt, and the story line. The plot of the movie revolves around recently fired CIA agent Osborne Cox who loses a disk of his memoirs. His memoirs end up found at a gym by two ditzy gym employees, “Chad”, played by Brad Pitt, and “Linda Litzke”, played by Frances McDormand. While the actors in this film try their hardest to bring life into their characters, unfortunately the sequence of events in the film go on too long.

John Malkovich, who stars as Osborne Cox, is powerful and funny in his role as a man who has just lost his job, yet is trying to move forward with his life, by deciding to write a memoir. Osborne is also dealing with a possessive wife, played well by actress Tilda Swinton. Malkovich brings a fiery intensity to the film. As the events of the film lead up to Osborne’s memoir disk being lost then found, you see the character start to unravel. A great scene showing this was when Osborne confronts Chad, the gym employee, who along with Linda Litzke, is working a blackmail scheme on him. If Osborne pays Chad and Linda a certain amount of money, they will give up the disk. Sensing that Chad is a phony professional when they meet, Osborne loses his cool and punches Chad in the face.

This scene will bring laughs, because it’s not clear to Chad how much nonsense he is in, until Osborne plainly calls him a moron. A scene showcasing the power of Osborne’s character comes when he has to break into his old home, which he ends up getting put out of ( his wife serves him divorce papers). When Osborne calls his ex-wife, demanding to be let in so he can further investigate finding his lost disk, he says, “I have my own key”. His “key”, in reality is a sledgehammer, which he uses to break the lock. When you see Malkovich in this scene you clearly see a man who has lost control, and doesn’t know who to trust or believe anymore.

Brad Pitt, playing half of the ditzy gym duo, made me forget that in real life he is a 40 something year old man with six children: he appears so youthful and energetic as Chad. It was nice to see Pitt playing this comedic role and letting us see a human side to the whole blackmail scheme. The human side came in the form of curiosity. Pitt’s character Chad, when he first finds out about the lost disk, opens it and is filled with wonder about all this secret information on it. I saw a bit of myself in this character trait of Chad’s: wanting to find out more about something, but also being a bit scared of what actually it all entails. Pitt brings an excitement to this character and also makes you feel that you are his friend by his team spirit “lets go get it”!! attitude, enthusiasm. Speaking of this kinship, I really enjoyed seeing the friendship between Chad and Linda Litske. You felt warmness there and camaraderie despite the fact they were committing a major crime and doing blackmail.

Frances McDormand, playing Linda Litske, was a bit over the top for me. Linda’s character had nervous, jittery traits. It seemed to be more of a focus on these traits. Linda Litske is a woman who desperately wants plastic surgery and also wants love. As a woman, I can relate to wanting to improve myself. However if I came to my boss, as Linda did in the movie and cried everyday about it, he might just send me to a therapist. I think McDormand tried to put energy into her character, but im not sure if it was all balanced. Still, I can’t knock her for putting life into the character of Linda, and also letting us see how much trouble one can get into when you don’t do

things the right way.

Overall, Burn After Reading, was not a bad film. I felt George Clooney was misused in his role as Harry; too much frantic energy displayed (plus, Clooney is a man who adds charm to his roles, with Harry he had to be a little rough, which is not Clooney’s forte). In summary, this movie will give you some laughs; make you appreciate life, and also true friendship. I wish that the chain of events could have been more concise. After a while the plot seemed to drag on, and you just want Osborne to get his disk so characters can stop getting killed. The good thing about the ending though, is that it made you think that a part two of the story was on the way. This would be fine by me!

I'm Not There and The Dark Knight: When Blockbusters Become Art and Art Becomes a Waste of Time

I have moderately schizophrenic tastes in film, a fact that is borne out by my viewing choices this weekend: I'm Not There and The Dark Knight. On the surface, these films have nothing in common, but it struck me that The Dark Knight's two leads, Heath Ledger and Christian Bale, were also two of the stars in Todd Haynes' rambling rumination on celebrity, genius, and the fluidity of identity. Of course, this is the kind of random detail that is fun in a game of Trivial Pursuit or a late-night drunken conversation ("And Kennedy had a secretary named LINCOLN!"), but ultimately seems meaningless. That having been said, the two films cover surprisingly similar ground and the two actors offer performances that raise interesting questions.

As everyone knows by now, I'm Not There's gimmick lies in a combination of identity play and stunt casting: rather than hire one actor to play Bob Dylan, Haynes hired six, each of whom took over responsibility for a separate aspect of Dylan's public persona. The most famous of these was Cate Blanchett, whose androgynous "Jude Quinn" caught the singer after his transformation from folk star to hipster hero.

While Ledger and Bale's performances were less lauded, they were more transformative. Bale's "Jack Rollins" begins as the shy and retiring public persona that Dylan presented during his early folk performances, evolves into an unwilling cultural hero, and ultimately becomes a self-proclaimed born-again 1970's prophet. Similarly, Ledger's "Actor" is all about portrayal of self: he is tasked with showing Dylan as a man who plays a part for the screen, for a wife, for children, and for friends, yet whose forays into the development of an actual identity are always too small, too pathetic, and too delayed. While Bale's Rollins is heavily reborn into a variety of personas, Ledger's Actor seems to constantly shift depending on his audience and the exigencies of the moment.


The thing, though, is that for all of Haynes' thoughtful writing and impressive casting, his film ends up being a somewhat shallow and disconnected view into the life of a man whose willingness to transform often made his audiences wonder if he had any real identity at all. Haynes wanted to make a movie about the development of self; instead, he produced a vision of the identity dreams that a self-obsessed Dylan might have had at different points in his life. Rather than produce a universal vision, the director created a trifling curiosity, of interest to Dylan obsessives, Dylan himself, and almost nobody else.

By comparison, Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight pairs Ledger and Bale as two men for whom the battle between the individual and the iconic has reached operatic proportions. Bale's Batman is a man who, in his search for decency and light, has surrendered himself to darkness. He has become a vision of evil and, by the end of the film, has given into his most reactionary and evil impulses. Ledger's Joker, by comparison, is a character whose quest for identity has dissolved into a mass of shifting genesis tales and instinctual actions. If the Batman is man absorbed by role, the Joker is role defined by whim. Both ultimately find their respective ambitions simultaneously aided and thwarted by Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent, a true white knight who ultimately becomes comprimised by the savage politics of his city. In his emergence as a representation of the division between good and evil, order and chaos, Dent physically embodies the struggle at the heart of the narrative.

This is heady stuff, especially for a blockbuster comic book movie, and Nolan doesn't pull any punches. His Batman uses "enhanced interrogation" techniques, makes decisions that get people killed, and employs sophisticated technology to tap into every cell phone in Gotham. In short, his quest for order and decency, like contemporary America's attempts to deal with terrorism, often carry a price in terms of his own stated goals. More to the point, can anyone--even a caped crusader--trample freedoms in the quest to defend freedom?

On one side of the Dark Knight/I'm Not There equation, lies a blockbuster movie that prods its viewers to ask fundamental questions about the nature of human identity, the requirements of freedom, and the cost of celebrity. On the other side, there's a self-indulgent, rambling, borderline-incomprehensible foray into the imagined navel-gazing of one of America's foremost poets. If the role of blockbusters is to entertain and the role of indie films is to make us think, then it's worth asking why Christopher Nolan is stuck carrying the entire load.

Sloppy Drunk Girl Reviews: Lakeview Terrace

Hayyyy!, ya'll
It's your girl Becky.
This weekend was crraazzyyy!
me and my road dog Samantha... what up Sammy? We got soo wasted it wasn't even funny. first we went to Hoolihans did a couple of "Jeiger Bombs", then we had breakfast.
Then I had to go home and change cause the Mimosa's I drank came right back up all over my new dark purple strapless from the Lauren Conrad collection.
So I got home, threw on my darker purple strapless L.C's and we were back on our grind.
so after like our 12th tequila guzzler.. Sammy is all like: "we should totally see that new Patrick Wilson movie, he's so Hot!"
and I'm all like "yeah, total panty creamer. "

then I blacked out.

When I came too we were sitting in the theater waiting for the movie to start.
let me just start off by saying the movie was like really good. Samuel Jackson.. whose in like everything these days was so scary as the angry cop.
The movie is about like this couple that moves in next door to Sam Jackson. and Sam Jackson is all like " I dont want you two living next to me." and at the beginning he pretends to be all nice and junk but then he starts acting like a complete A-hole for no reason,
and I'm all like "chill out sam Jackson it's not even that serious". Then me and my girl sammy laughed for like 10 minutes about how they have the same name so theyre like name twins even though her last name is Ryker not Jackson. Then this old couple in front of us, turned around and shooshe'd us.. and that made us laugh even harder.
Then the dude whispers "drunk bitches" or skanks or something under his breathe and I'm all like "fuck you slim dick" and then I stand up and get all up in his face and shit and the coke bottle filled with rum I'm holding starts spilling all over me.
then I blacked out again.


When I came too again Sam Jackson and Patrick Wilson were in a bar talking about something but i was totally confused cause I missed a whole chunk of it.
but "OMG" how hot is Patrick Wilson?.. I LOVE "Little Children" even though the fat bitch from Titanic is in it. there's a scene where they show his ass all chisled and junk and it totally makes me wanna throw on a strap-on and go to town.
that can't be normal.
but anyways he was totally good in this and Sam Jackson was totally good in it and even the girl who plays the wife was good in it.
although, I didn't really know who she was.. they totally should have gotten somebody more famous to play that part... like Jennifer aniston or Jessica biel or oooh Scarlett Johansen.
but whateves it's all good.
Time to catch Happy hour peace out!

Synopsis: Scary and kinda hot but a little confusing cuz why was Sam Jackson so mad???

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