♥♥This summer is full of double takes, meaning lots of sequels! Jack Black and Angelina Jolie are back in action in Kung Fu Panda 2. Already making huge box office records is Hang Over Part 2. And if you are as big of a comic book nerd as I am, you are getting really excited for X-Men: First Class.
Got Blood?
♥♥HBO’s True Blood has just released it’s #TBwithdrawl campaign where fans of the show can tweet, blog, and interact with other True Blood fans. Don’t get too sucked in…
♥♥Another true rumor Napoleon Dynamite the TV show. That’s right Mr. Dynamite and gang are back… as a cartoon. This fall on FOX the whole cast will be voicing the cult classic 2004 film.
♥♥Big congrats to Kirsten Dunst for winning “Best Actress” at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Melancholia. Also Terrence Malick’s film The Tree of Life starring Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain won the Palme d’Or the Cannes Jury award.
Where art tho Gnome?
♥♥Out this week on DVD is Touchstone Picture’sGnomeo & Juliet. It’s basically the Montague and Capulet as garden gnomes. Not a fan? No worries, rent “I am Number Four” starring Glee’s Dianna Agron.
♥♥Meanwhile, the “other Facebook movie”, Catfish is also getting stellar reviews from critics like Ebert and The Washington Post, all who claim it’s great but– a documentary?? The film, which director Henry Joost claims is a bona-fide documentary, follows Joost’s little brother Nev as he embarks on a Facebook romance that takes a turn for the sick and twisted. Complete with Blair Witch Project like twists, the film, whether it’s an actual documentary or not, is thrilling! Peep the trailer for that other FB flick below.
Maggie Grace will star in Breaking Dawn, the next feature in the Twilight trilogy.
♥♥Twihards, rejoyce! The latest casting couch news from the trilogy sees actress Maggie Grace officially signing on to play Irina, and rumors suggest that 9 year old cutie Mackenzie Foy is this close to inking a deal to star as Renesmee in the final Twilight installment, Breaking Dawn.
The Coen Bros' latest, True Grit.
♥♥The Coen Bros are back! The trailer from the filmmaking wunder brothers’ latest featureTrue Grit(a remake of a 1969 John Wayne Western). The film stars Coen Bros protege Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, and very badass newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as 13 year old Maddy. A little bit country, a lot of western, and one bad-ass eyepatch. Peep the trailer.
♥♥Tony Curtis, best known for his performances in Some Like It Hot (and father to actress Jamie Lee Curtis) died on Thursday, September 29th.
♥♥Arthur Penn, prolific director responsible for the classic Bonnie & Clyde, passed away in his home surrounded by his family on September 28th. I’ll always be moved by the final scene from the groundbreaking American Gangster flick, a true testament to Penn’s remarkable directing. Check out our profile story on him as well.
♥♥Lastly, Mad Men is all new this weekend, with only 3 episodes left in the season! Is Joan built, with a bun in the oven? Is Don a secret commie? Will Lane get his Nubian Princess out of her Playboy Bunny getup? Was that whole Peggy-might-actually-love-the-ladies thing just an evil, evil tease? And will Betty continue smiling as much this episode as she did last week? Change the channel to AMC this Sunday 10/02 to find out!
