Fraggle Rock is coming to the big screen

Fraggle Rock Movie is coming to the big screenFraggle Rock, a children’s television series which ran for 5 seasons between January 10, 1983 to March 30, 1987, is coming to the big screen. The Weinstein Company will produce the movie based on Jim Henson’s show and Cory Edwards, who directed Hoodwinked, will write the screenplay and direct the Fraggle Rock movie.

The movie will take the main characters of the show - Gogo, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and Red outside of their cave in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, who think these characters are aliens.

A lot like the Muppets but would be cool to see them in a movie.

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May 16, 2008 | Filed Under Upcoming Movies | Leave a Comment 
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Blindness at Cannes

BlindnessOpening at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival tonight will be a film by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles. Blindess, is an apocalyptic thriller about a plague of blindness that sweeps the world, save a doctor’s wife in a small town. Doesn’t that sound terribly fascinating?? I am chomping at the bit after reading that little tidbit of information… I can’t wait to get an opportunity to see this little beauty.

Blindness stars, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Meirelles is known for his direction of The Constant Gardener in 2005.

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May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Events, General | 1 Comment 
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What Will We Do When We’re Left With Lindsay Lohan and Ashton Kutcher?

Empty Theatre Seats I just noticed the birthday box on the left… how can Harvey Keitel be 69 and Bea Arthur be 86?? Doesn’t that somehow seem excessive, or is it just me?

It dawned on me that at some point in the not so distant future, we will be subject to losing some greats due to age. Look out lifetime achievement awards. Judi Dench, Jack Nicholson, Sean Connery, Ian McKellan… these guys aren’t getting any younger are they? I’m not suggesting that they’re all going to just drop dead, but I imagine they aren’t going to go on acting forever.

Gosh, those were just the first few I thought of… the next ten years can expect some big hits I’m thinking.

Without falling too deeply into morbidity, who am I forgetting?

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May 13, 2008 | Filed Under General, People | 1 Comment 
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8 Trivial Things About Reel Ninja’s Wife

After reading how interesting Jaden is, I thought it would be fun to show how plain-jane I am :)

* I married the best man I know three times, without any separations, divorces or shotguns thrown into the mix.

* I once passed and made eye contact with Richard Dreyfess in the airport in Toronto. Being a true Maritimer, I simply smiled and kept on my way. I did the same thing to the elderly woman I passed after him.

* I manned the telephones following the 1999 Swiss Air Flight 111 crash for one day. The calls we took were just too devastating from family members desperate for information and I couldn’t get through a call without tearing up. I decided I would be better put to use by organizing the paper trail end of things.

* It is eerie how easily I am able to recall phone numbers and trivial details. This comes in handy in arguements, as my loved ones will testify to with contempt.

* I have watched the movie Top Gun 43 times to date. I blame this on being a child of the eighties and Tom Cruise’s bent nose and overlapping tooth… I love the flaws in a man.

* My friends have criticized me for years for enjoying “B” movies. This turned out to be one of the things my husband and I have in common and attracted him to me. Thank god for fighting conformity!

* I am best friends with that guy from the Subway commercials, Jared. Ok, not really, but I am best friends with his doppleganger… honest!

* I have survived a university campus shooting. The shooter, armed with a shotgun, fired at someone else 6 feet away from me.

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May 12, 2008 | Filed Under General | 6 Comments 

Made of Honor Review

Made Of Honor Movie ReviewsOtherwise known as My Best Friend’s Wedding, starring Julia Roberts and Dylan McDermott.

Yes, it’s true, this movie has been recycled, but that’s the way of the future, isn’t it? A sign of the times as they say. How many new, original concepts can they create anyways? I figure in another 20-30 years everything will be either a remake, something about sex with robots/aliens or about genetic mutations. Otherwise, it’s all ‘been there, done that’.

This movie offered some chuckles, as it was funny to see the stiletto on the other foot, but not worth venturing out to the theatre and spending cash on, not in my opinion at least.

The movie had such a limited impact on me that I am struggling to remember the name of the female lead… this rarely happens. Patrick Dempsey however, is a bit tougher to forget, given his killer smile and ‘oh my god’ eyes.

The supporting cast was rather bland, aside from the role of Colin, played by Kevin McKidd, who has also starred in the series Rome and is rumoured to be coming up in Bunraku with Demi Moore.

I give this movie 4 trail mixes/potpourri dishes out of 10. If they had have called it My Best Friend’s Wedding Part 2 it would have scored higher.

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May 11, 2008 | Filed Under General, Movie reviews | Leave a Comment 
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New Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer is out!

Check out the new Indiana Jones Trailer released by Paramount! This is my most anticipated movie of the Summer. Batman is second.

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May 10, 2008 | Filed Under Movie Trailers, Upcoming Movies | Leave a Comment 
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Baby Mama - Review

Baby Mama Movie ReviewWith a heavy heart I ventured out to see this movie… expecting cliche after cliche and little to no story, typical chick flick. Who knew that Tina Fey could deliver so well. There are chuckles all over the place with this story of a clock-ticking-thirty-something-executive who enlists the assistance of a local yokel to surrogate her baby. Throw in an enterprising, yet dunce of a boyfriend (Sheppard) and an earthy, save-the-world-with-a-smoothie love interest (Kinnear) and you’ve got the combination for a well spent $9.

Greg Kinnear, Dax Sheppard and Amy Poehler really bring an A game to this comedy. Poehler is definitely someone I hope to be seeing again on the big screen.

I give this movie 6.5 ‘Super Fruity Owners’ out of 10.

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May 9, 2008 | Filed Under Movie reviews | 6 Comments 
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Hugh Grant’s former girlfriend blames watch for their breakup

Hugh Grant former girlfriend Jemima Khan blames watch for their breakupJemima Khan has blamed an Italian Panerai watch for her break up with Hugh Grant. Hugh Grant had gifted the silver and black watch to Jemima Khan when they started seeing each other and she was rarely seen without the watch in the two years before they broke up.

Jemima Khan, in an interview with Vogue Magazine, said that the she and Hugh Grant were having a strained relationship and she admits to scouting for signs for her to break up with Hugh. The breakdown of the watch was a clear cut signal for her that the relationship had run its course.

The way I see it, if someone is out there looking for signs, they will take anything and tailor it with their imagination and manifest it into a sign. At least Hugh was not told that Jemima was breaking up with him because her neighbor’s cat broke up with her rowdy boyfriend and it was a sign that Hugh should go too. (Hey, I am just saying)

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May 7, 2008 | Filed Under Movie News | 2 Comments 
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Angels with Dirty Faces Movie ReviewRocky Sullivan and Jerry Connolly were tough kids who grew up together in the toughest part of New York — Hell’s Kitchen. Early on, Rocky gets sent to reform school, where he learns how to be a first class criminal. Jerry, who had escaped from the law, goes straight and becomes a priest. As adults, they reunite in the old neighborhood: Jerry works with the kids who, like he and Rocky, could end up on either side of the law. Rocky has returned looking for a safe place to stay till he can get back into his old racketeering organization — something that his old partner isn’t anxious to have happen.

James Cagney brilliantly plays Rocky Sullivan and his long time friend Pat O’Brien plays Jerry Connolly, his preacher friend. This movie also stars Humphrey Bogart in a minor role and the famous Dead end Kids, quite a cast. This movie is a great reminder of the classic age of movies where the plot and script were the paramount to the success of the film. Must-see movie.

I give this movie 7 ’slugs’ out of 10.

Plot Source: IMDB

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May 6, 2008 | Filed Under Classic Movies, Movie reviews, Must See Movies | 4 Comments 
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Lovely Bones with Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz

The Lovely Bones Movie with Peter JacksonBased on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.

The Lovely Bones is directly by Peter Jackson (who also wrote the screenplay) and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Michael Imperioli of Sopranos Fame.

There was some shuffling of actors before the filming of the movie began. Mark Wahlberg replaced Ryan Gosling just days before shooting of the movie began. In preparation for the role, Gosling had gained 20 pounds and grew out a beard. However, he vacated the role due to creative differences. Wahlberg, who had just completed shooting The Happening, another movie shot in Pennsylvania, became available just in time to accept Gosling’s role. Helen Hunt was reportedly considered for the role of Abigail Salmon. Instead, Rachel Weisz accepted the role, and was the first actor cast in the movie.

The movie is scheduled for release on 13 March 2009 but this can change as production progresses.

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May 4, 2008 | Filed Under Upcoming Movies | 4 Comments 
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