10 Entertaining Movie-Related Guinness World Records
Which actor has died on screen enough to have a Guinness World Record?
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Joaquin Phoenix Abandons Todd Haynes’ Gay Romance Movie, Just Five Days Before Filming
Joaquin Phoenix has exited Todd Haynes' gay romance movie, just five days before the production was set to start in Mexico.
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Damn he must have pissed off the wrong person cause this article is killing him
Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ Banned in Qatar Due to Kissing Scenes
Blake Lively's PG-13 romance drama 'It Ends With Us' has been banned in Qatar due to kissing scenes.
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Genndy Tartakovsky’s Animated Movie ‘Fixed’ Dropped by Warner Bros. In Cost-Saving Move, Returned to Sony
Sony Picture Animation is looking at a new distribution plan.
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@ViCiouS
Jamie Lee Curtis Asks Crew to Wear Name Tags to Get Rid of Any ‘Hierarchy’ That Exists Among the Actors and Them on Set: ‘I Want It to Be Equitable’
Jamie Lee Curtis likes her film and TV crews to wear name tags to dispel any inequality that might exist between them and the actors.
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Borderlands
This should have gone straight to streaming
Everything about this movie was bad, bad script, bad jokes, bad dialogue, bad action, bad CGI
This is giving Tyler Perry's bullshit a run for worst movie I've seen this year.
Jack Black was the most annoying person, character, ummmmm thing I've ever seen in a movie
Kevin Hart needs to be more selective, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Cate Blanchett...how much did they pay you?
This should have gone straight to streaming
Everything about this movie was bad, bad script, bad jokes, bad dialogue, bad action, bad CGI
This is giving Tyler Perry's bullshit a run for worst movie I've seen this year.
Jack Black was the most annoying person, character, ummmmm thing I've ever seen in a movie
Kevin Hart needs to be more selective, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Cate Blanchett...how much did they pay you?
Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ Banned in Qatar Due to Kissing Scenes
Blake Lively's PG-13 romance drama 'It Ends With Us' has been banned in Qatar due to kissing scenes.
Been happy with their releases over the years. Just Googled them now ... some personal faves are:
The Lost City of Z
One Night in Miami
The Tender Bar
Thirteen Lives
The Voyeurs
Air
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Had a movie night with my pops and cousin last night, and checked out the movie The Instigators. It was my suggestion as it would probably appeal to us as viewers in the mid-40s to late-70s range.
It was actually better than expected.
A reasonable mix of action & comedy.
Plenty of notable names and faces in the cast.
Also, it didn't overstay its welcome at a brisk 1 hour, 40 mins.
Really good use of the 1960s song "Downtown" in one scene too ... we cranked up the volume when that song came on as it was an unexpected surprise used very effectively.
The Instigators is a 2024 American heist comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Chuck Maclean and Casey Affleck. The film stars Affleck and Matt Damon, with a supporting cast that includes Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Toby Jones, Jack Harlow, and Ron Perlman. It was produced by Affleck and Damon alongside Ben Affleck under their production company Artists Equity for distribution by Apple TV+ under Apple Original Films.
The Instigators was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 2, 2024, before making its streaming debut on Apple TV+ on August 9, 2024.
It was actually better than expected.
A reasonable mix of action & comedy.
Plenty of notable names and faces in the cast.
Also, it didn't overstay its welcome at a brisk 1 hour, 40 mins.
Really good use of the 1960s song "Downtown" in one scene too ... we cranked up the volume when that song came on as it was an unexpected surprise used very effectively.
The Instigators is a 2024 American heist comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Chuck Maclean and Casey Affleck. The film stars Affleck and Matt Damon, with a supporting cast that includes Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Toby Jones, Jack Harlow, and Ron Perlman. It was produced by Affleck and Damon alongside Ben Affleck under their production company Artists Equity for distribution by Apple TV+ under Apple Original Films.
The Instigators was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 2, 2024, before making its streaming debut on Apple TV+ on August 9, 2024.
Tim Miller Steps In For Eli Roth To Handle ‘Borderlands’ Reshoot As Roth Cooks Up Feature Version Of ‘Grindhouse’ Trailer ‘Thanksgiving’
Tim Miller Steps In For Eli Roth To Handle ‘Borderlands’ Reshoot As Roth Cooks Up Feature Version Of ‘Grindhouse’ Trailer ‘Thanksgiving’
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Damn
July 31, 2024
The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything
In 1982, eight science fiction films were released within eight weeks of each other: E.T., Tron, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, The Thing, and Mad Max: The Road Warrior. Entertainment writer Chris Nashawaty talks to Tonya Mosley about how those movies shaped the genre and the movie industry. His book is The Future Was Now.
Cuckoo
Madness !!
PRAISE: I like when I'm watching a movie and about 10 to 15 minutes in I'm trying to figure out what's going on. Presented with the character Gretchen, who's slightly off balance due to some past trauma but functioning is at a setting which seems normal but slowly but surely reveals it's the complete opposite. I think this is always a good path to take in movies with a plot like this. Am I going mad or is everyone else playing a sinister role in everything that's happening? Hunter Schafer does really good here turning in a believable performance. Dan Stevens is really great luring not only the characters in but the viewer as well. It's one of those roles Anthony Hopkins,Malcolm McDowell and Christoph Waltz would have been great as. Writer-director Tilman Singer does some great work here in several stand out scenes especially when light and darkness are played with and the terrifying closeness of something or someone sinister.
PROBLEMS: I had hoped the pace and scary tones of some scenes that are only spread out had been maintained Instead they make things more complicated than they need to be trying to explain away everything.Parts of the climax felt uninspired and really basic maybe even a bit generic.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7½
BORDERLANDS
Brief bliss then boredom
PRAISE: I played the video game on which this movie is based about four years ago. Still following the story thread of finding The Vault a ragtag team attempts to do so. I did like how colorfully jumbled and fun the movie was at times. I did laugh at some of the antics of the characters. It was cool to see Janina Gavankar on the big screen because I haven't seen her in anything since Big Sky. The talents of some of the cast including Cate Blanchett,Kevin Hart,and Jack Black shine through the hurdles of the plot here and there.
PROBLEMS: This movie has been sitting on a shelf for years and it shows. Some scenes reminded me of all the bad parts of Escape from L.A. The movies turns are ultra predictable with huge inconsistent moments. The movie tries to be a raunchier version of Guardians of the Galaxy with cleavage displays and toilet humor. While watching the last 30 minutes of the movie play out anything good I was watching was just spotty with a cool SFX here and a funny moment there but I just found myself looking at my watch saying 90 minutes haven't passed yet ?!?
Scale of 1 to 10 a 4
Madness !!
PRAISE: I like when I'm watching a movie and about 10 to 15 minutes in I'm trying to figure out what's going on. Presented with the character Gretchen, who's slightly off balance due to some past trauma but functioning is at a setting which seems normal but slowly but surely reveals it's the complete opposite. I think this is always a good path to take in movies with a plot like this. Am I going mad or is everyone else playing a sinister role in everything that's happening? Hunter Schafer does really good here turning in a believable performance. Dan Stevens is really great luring not only the characters in but the viewer as well. It's one of those roles Anthony Hopkins,Malcolm McDowell and Christoph Waltz would have been great as. Writer-director Tilman Singer does some great work here in several stand out scenes especially when light and darkness are played with and the terrifying closeness of something or someone sinister.
PROBLEMS: I had hoped the pace and scary tones of some scenes that are only spread out had been maintained Instead they make things more complicated than they need to be trying to explain away everything.Parts of the climax felt uninspired and really basic maybe even a bit generic.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7½
BORDERLANDS
Brief bliss then boredom
PRAISE: I played the video game on which this movie is based about four years ago. Still following the story thread of finding The Vault a ragtag team attempts to do so. I did like how colorfully jumbled and fun the movie was at times. I did laugh at some of the antics of the characters. It was cool to see Janina Gavankar on the big screen because I haven't seen her in anything since Big Sky. The talents of some of the cast including Cate Blanchett,Kevin Hart,and Jack Black shine through the hurdles of the plot here and there.
PROBLEMS: This movie has been sitting on a shelf for years and it shows. Some scenes reminded me of all the bad parts of Escape from L.A. The movies turns are ultra predictable with huge inconsistent moments. The movie tries to be a raunchier version of Guardians of the Galaxy with cleavage displays and toilet humor. While watching the last 30 minutes of the movie play out anything good I was watching was just spotty with a cool SFX here and a funny moment there but I just found myself looking at my watch saying 90 minutes haven't passed yet ?!?
Scale of 1 to 10 a 4
“Alien From Another Planet.” Why Nicolas Cage Was Born to Play Superman
A brief history of Nic Cage’s lifelong obsession with the Man of Steel.
'Scarface' Actor Ángel Salazar Dead at 68
Ángel Salazar -- best known as Al Pacino's trusted sidekick "Chi Chi" in the iconic gangster film "Scarface" -- has died, TMZ has learned.
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Scarface's Ángel Salazar dies at 68 ... played Al Pacino's sidekick
The actor's rep and confidante Ann Wingsong said Sunday that Salazar, who had dealt heart problems, died while he was sleeping at the home of a friend.
Heather Graham, 54, models skimpy bikinis at the beach in Italy
Heather Graham showcased her incredible figure in a bikini as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps during an Italian getaway on Sunday.
Cuckoo
Madness !!
PRAISE: I like when I'm watching a movie and about 10 to 15 minutes in I'm trying to figure out what's going on. Presented with the character Gretchen, who's slightly off balance due to some past trauma but functioning is at a setting which seems normal but slowly but surely reveals it's the complete opposite. I think this is always a good path to take in movies with a plot like this. Am I going mad or is everyone else playing a sinister role in everything that's happening? Hunter Schafer does really good here turning in a believable performance. Dan Stevens is really great luring not only the characters in but the viewer as well. It's one of those roles Anthony Hopkins,Malcolm McDowell and Christoph Waltz would have been great as. Writer-director Tilman Singer does some great work here in several stand out scenes especially when light and darkness are played with and the terrifying closeness of something or someone sinister.
PROBLEMS: I had hoped the pace and scary tones of some scenes that are only spread out had been maintained Instead they make things more complicated than they need to be trying to explain away everything.Parts of the climax felt uninspired and really basic maybe even a bit generic.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7½
Hunter Schafer's 'Cuckoo' serves up Alpine horror
August 12, 2024 3:00 AM ET
16-Minute Listen
Hunter Schafer in Cuckoo.
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In the new, stylishly odd horror film Cuckoo, Hunter Schafer plays an American teenager who reluctantly moves with her family to a mysterious resort in the German Alps. Her rebellious spirit clashes with the resort's creepy proprietor, played by Dan Stevens. When weird stuff starts happening, long-buried family secrets come to light and the resort's true nature stands revealed.
I tried this on Saturday but it wasn't catching my interest
Ike Perlmutter Hated Sony/Marvel Deal After Spider-Man (2002) Success
Avi Arad says Ike Perlmutter "developed a fire in his belly of hatred and started terrorizing" Sony "on things that he had the right to and then some"
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Ike Perlmutter Hated Sony/Marvel Deal After Spider-Man (2002) Success
Avi Arad says Ike Perlmutter "developed a fire in his belly of hatred and started terrorizing" Sony "on things that he had the right to and then some"bleedingcool.com
Listen to vicious now believe him later on
Who the f**k is going to watch a Christian faith based movie starring the human shit bucket Kevin Sorbo?
I've been glued to the tv for the last 10 days watching the Olympics and Oriole Baseball. somewhere along the line, I stumbled on this war movie on Netflix. About a "peacekeeping mission". It was pretty good once you get by the politics of the Congo. BTW, the Irish troops were chosen because Ireland had never been a colonizer. A lot of action and its based on a true story
"The Siege of Jadotville is a 2016 action-war film directed by Richie Smyth and written by Kevin Brodbin. An Irish-South African production, the film is based on Declan Power's book, The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle, about an Irish Army unit's role in the titular Siege of Jadotville during the United Nations Operation in the Congo in September 1961, part of the Congo Crisis that stretched from 1960 to 1965. " Wikipedia
"The Siege of Jadotville is a 2016 action-war film directed by Richie Smyth and written by Kevin Brodbin. An Irish-South African production, the film is based on Declan Power's book, The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle, about an Irish Army unit's role in the titular Siege of Jadotville during the United Nations Operation in the Congo in September 1961, part of the Congo Crisis that stretched from 1960 to 1965. " Wikipedia
As happens, Netflix popped up another war movie and I got into it real fast. "Land of Bad" is major league action, with a very modern twist, Russell Crowe is a drone operator based in Vegas, who is following a special ops team in the Phillipines who run into some major shit. The flick held my interest until the number of baddies getting popped started to remind me of a video game.
"A US Army special forces unit is ambushed during a mission to retrieve an intelligence asset and their only remaining hope lies with a remote Air Force drone operator assisting them through a brutal 48-hour battle for survival." Land of Bad is a 2024 American war film directed by William Eubank, who co-wrote the script with David Frigerio. The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia. Land of Bad was released theatrically on February 16, 2024. Wikipedia
"A US Army special forces unit is ambushed during a mission to retrieve an intelligence asset and their only remaining hope lies with a remote Air Force drone operator assisting them through a brutal 48-hour battle for survival." Land of Bad is a 2024 American war film directed by William Eubank, who co-wrote the script with David Frigerio. The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia. Land of Bad was released theatrically on February 16, 2024. Wikipedia
Yeah, I kept pausing it and coming back but never really did it for me.
I really enjoyed this flick, but towards the end, it started having that John Wick feel. You know, the guns always find bullets for a never ending group of faceless bad guys and the drone always has more missiles.
I alwaysgo to you
But I have a nw
I could see the humor but it wasn't making me laugh