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Coming to Theatres February 29, 2008
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The releases of February 22 had a little bit of everything to offer: Action, drama, horror and comedy. After that particular mix, February 29, at first glance, appears bland. We get six new movies, but four of those are limited releases meaning they might not show up in a theatre near you. Do not despair, however because Will Ferrell’s new movie, Semi-Pro, opens this coming Friday thus ensuring it is once again safe to enter your local cinema.
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Semi-Pro
Before the actual trailer was released, we were treated to this teaser and it was all I needed to see to ensure my butt would be in the seat come February 29.
Not counting Stranger Than Fiction in which Ferrell turned in a believable dramatic performance, I run hot and cold on his body of work. For every Elf there is a Kicking and Screaming, and for every Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby there is a Blades of Glory. I’m hoping though Semi-Pro is more Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy than A Night at the Roxbury.
After an eight year drought, AC/DC is heading into the studio to record a new album, beginning on March 1st, just a week away!
The rumors were recently confirmed by AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams in an interview with Spinner.com.
AC/DC’s last album, Stiff Upper Lip, was released in 2000. Williams said the biggest rush from the that album’s tour was seeing parents coming to the concerts together with their grown and teenage children, seeing that the bands music was able to cross the generations like that.
When asked about a supporting tour Williams said: "If we go out again or when we go out again, you just never know. We've been around a long time, so we're going to get together and get in the studio and I fully expect we will (tour). I don't mean to be so negative about that."
Negativity or not, who cares, there’s a legion of AC/DC fans excited about the news that there’s plenty of positive energy for everyone Cliff!
Coming to Theatres February 22, 2008
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In my February 15 installment of Movie Watch, I said the latter half of February was going to be a lot stronger than the first half of the month. I’m true to my word. Three of the four movies hitting theatres on February 22 are going to be worth a look. Let’s take a gander…
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Vantage Point
Eight people witness the apparent assassination of the President of the
What follows is a real official public statement sent out to the media by famous comic book and Hollywood writer Harlan Ellison regarding the recent settlement of the writer's strike and has not been altered:
HARLAN ELLISON ON THE WRITERS STRIKE SETTLEMENT
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO RE-POST THIS ANYWHERE:
Creds: got here in 1962, written for just about everybody, won the Writers Guild Award four times for solo work, sat on the WGAw Board twice, worked on negotiating committees, and was out on the picket lines with my NICK COUNTER SLEEPS WITH THE FISHE$$$ sign. You may have heard my name. I am a Union guy, I am a Guild guy, I am loyal. I fuckin’ LOVE the Guild.
And I voted NO on accepting this deal.
Coming to Theatres February 15, 2008
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There are not a lot of new releases coming to theaters on February 15, which is disheartening considering the batch of deadbeats that were released the previous week. To frustrate the mature moviegoer further, three of the four mainstream films being released are for a younger audience. Looks like I’ll be relying on zip.ca to provide my motion picture fix once again.
Definitely, Maybe
Over Her Dead Body released on February 1 was a date movie to avoid. Last week I recommended Fool’s Gold as a potential date movie, one that would deliver relationship comedy and cutes plus a dose of female friendly action. February 15 has the release of yet another date movie, and while it doesn’t have the action of Fool’s Gold it does promise to have better comedy and relationship drama than Over Her Dead Body.
Reported by Mike Gagnon
According to Movieinsider.com and
The spin-off will be starring Jackman’s popular Wolverine character.
Universal Pictures has announced that Joe Johnston, director of such films as Hidalgo and Jurassic Park III, will be stepping in to fill the void left behind by Mark Romanek.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Romanek walked away from Universal’s $100 Million remake of the classic Wolf Man film in late January.
Coming to Theatres
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If you thought the week of February 1 was lean just wait until you get a load of the sludge being shipped into theatres for the week of the 8th. With the exception of three potential limited release gems, the week is weak. You’re better off hitting the local video store and renting some of the films released on February 5, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Across the Universe and The Brave One.
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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights –
In 2005, Vince Vaughn handpicked four stand-up comedians and took them on a 6,000 mile journey to perform 30 shows in 30 consecutive nights in cities across
Coming to Theatres
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January and February are a tough time at the movie theatre.
Dane Cook Coming to
Reported by Mike Gagnon
If you’ve been watching movies lately, you know that Dane Cook has been making waves as an actor. Cook has proven that he has range, starring in slacker comedies like “Employee of the Month” with Jessica Simpson, to darker roles such as a wanna-be serial killer with Kevin Costner in “Mr. Brooks”.
Before Cook jumped to the big screen he got his attention by being one of the youngest, raunchiest, most energetic stand-up comedians of the decade.
Reports continue to come in on the death of Heath Ledger
Reported by Mike Gagnon
Less than 24 hours ago the entertainment world was stunned at the news that the body of 28 year old film star Heath Ledger had been found dead.
The nude body of the star of such acclaimed films as “
"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life," said Ang Lee, who directed Ledger in "
