wall high school

had a film festival that ended about 2 hours ago.

i wish my school was more into making movies =[

on another note, two movies I'm looking forward to are...

"Adventureland" and "Phoebe in Wonderland"

Adventureland = During the summer of 1987, recent college grad James Brennan (Eisenberg) takes what he thinks is a going-nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to discover it's a perfect opportunity to prepare himself for the real world.

also any movie with blister in the sun in the trailer is definitely for me.

and

Phoebe in Wonderland

Confounded by her clashes with the seemingly rule-obsessed world, a little girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher.

"Did you ever feel like you're running really fast, just to stay in the same place?"

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi34865945/

Six Degrees of Seperation

Have you ever played this game? It's one of my favorites.

Let's play. James Franco and Anna Faris.
James Franco was in Pineapple Express with Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen was in Horton Hears a Who with Steve Carrel
Steve Carrel was in Anchorman with Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson was in My Super Ex-Girlfriend with Anna Faris

Hey, I did that in five, yay me!

Now I'm going to do it so I can talk about something that I want to do.
The Oscars recently happened, and thats big for movies.
Heath Ledger won one for The Dark Knight
He was in a movie once about Bob Dylan.
I just got an amazing book about Bob Dylan and I want everyone to enjoy it.It's called "Forever Young"
http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Young-Bob-Dylan/dp/1416958088/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235485303&sr=8-3

OSCARS post school.

Okay, I was ecstatic when Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor.
I saw both "Milk" and "The Wrestler," and even though I can't deny Rourke's emotional performance, I felt that Penn's was much more deserving. In terms of skill, Penn is the better of the two. His rendition of Harvey Milk was the more labor intensive role.
While Rourke did have to physically modify himself for the role, the character mirrored his life story so intimately that it would he practically portrayed himself.
Penn, on the other hand, immersed himself into the life of a completely different man, in a different time and impeccably brought it to the screen.
I'm just glad that the "comeback" aspect of Rourke's performance didn't push him to the podium.
BUT Rourke did win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, so that's good.
I'm just really glad Penn got the Oscar.




HUGH JACKMAN ON THE OTHER HAND IS REALLY PERPLEXING

First, I see him doing this:


then I remember the awesome movie of his coming out soon seen here:

I love how this guy can dance and sing, then work out for four months straight and slice stuff up with his hands. The Wolverine movie looks so amazing, and I really am excited about Gambit's appearance. Also, how awesome is it that they didn't just make an X-Men 4. The studio is mixing things up a little, and I like it

It's 6:30 in the morning

and I'm posting the results of the Oscars.

Best Picture
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE!! yay
Best Leading Actor
SEAN PENN for Milk!!! yay, but everybody probably wanted Mickey Rourke. I didn't though.
Best Leading Actress
KATE WINSLET for the Reader!!!! finally she won one.
Best Supporting Actor
HEATH LEDGER!!! no surprise
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona!!!! i still haven't seen this movie so uhhh


.... I have to go to school now, I will get to the rest later dude.

oh man

i really need to find somewhere to see this movie as soon as possible.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/owlandthesparrow/

I don't understand the question, and I won't respond to it.

For three years, my life has been void of something great. I've been sitting, waiting, wishing for the day when I would once again get to see my favorite cast of characters fill the screen. "Arrested Development" was on for three short seasons, but ever since it was cancelled by Fox in 2006, it has been constantly playing either in quotes in my head, or on my dvd player (I own all three seasons on DVD and can recite multiple episodes because of my extensive viewing).
The show was critically acclaimed by dozens of reviewers and well adored by it's fanbase, but sadly the ratings were never up to par with Fox's needs for the show. Luckily, the handful of people who did enjoy the show, myself wholeheartedly included, never gave up and took the close of the final episode as a sign... "I don't see it as a T.V. show, maybe a movie though?"
Just look!



come on, if Keith Olberman asks, it has to be done... and luckily from what I read a movie is almost, definitely happening.

www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1590059/story.jhtml

says mtv

Multiple sources found when you google "arrested development movie" say that it is a defintie go, but none are %100 reliable. Jason Bateman is supposedly on, as well as Jeffrey Tambor. The IMDB page tells me that it's "in production," my fingers are crossed for a 2010 movie, which would just make my laugh.

In the event of a movie though, there are certain demands I must make.
1. Don't compromise George Michael just because Michael Cera is a big star now.
2. Don't commercialize it too much, keep some of the running jokes running. "Her?" and "It's an Illusion." and a Franklin duet and so many other quirky long term jokes are what made the show for me, and if they're replaced to make the movie more receptable to audiences, the movie would not be able to compare to the show. See, New York Magazine agrees with me.
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/02/arrested_development_movie.html
3. Do bring back some beloved guest stars, specifically Bob Bablaw so I can say his name
4. Please make an awesome soundtrack with "Big Yellow Joint" and "Free" and "Final Countdown" and the "Mr.F theme" and every other song I hum whenever I think about the show.


Please make this movie =[
like i'm eighty nine percent sure this is going to happen!

CONNECTING FILMS TO TEEN ISSUES

So, a feature idea that effects teens and is under the umbrella of movies....

how about...

uhhhh

well, in connection to the post that I did literally two minutes ago I could write a feature about the translation from book/play to film and whether or not it works. So many stories don't fit well on screen, but some were practically written for it. Also, when people get so into a book they freak out when it gets made into a movie and go crazy over it and wait for hours to get opening day tickets. It's crazy stuff. So, in conclusion, I would write a feature that explores the effects of book to movie adaptations on fans of the books and also how it introduces younger generations to books they may never have heard of. Also, how some books work in film and others dont.

It's probably going to be awesome, not gonna lie

You probably think this world is a dream come true... but you're wrong

To be quite frank, I'm disappointed. On Saturday I went to see "Coraline." I went to middlebrook specifically to see it in 3D and paid extra for the really cool 3D glasses, but even though I was looking super cool with my shades on I couldn't get into the movie one bit.

It kinda was bad. I don't want to just flat out say I didn't like it because then I'm disagreeing with tons of people, but well, I didn't like it. I thought the story was uneventful and the action of the movie was not a bit enticing. Why was the mom in a neckbrace? Can you explain more about WhyB and why his name is WhyBorn? Can you explain why the Other Father turned into a pumpkin? So many things weren't explained and so many weird things happened. Usually I'm impressed by off the wall things, but these were just boring, even if they were unexpected.

I don't know I don't know I don't know. It was predictable and slow BUT the animation and 3D was really awesome. I felt like it was real?

OH THAT'S ANOTHER THING.

I couldn't connect to the story because I thought of the characters as stop animation dolls, not real people. Therefore, when the Other Mother wanted to poke out her eyes I wasn't appalled. It seemed like a good deal for this little doll to get new doll eyes. If it was a real little girl, maybe I would've been wildly against it, but it was a clay thing so it ain't so bad.

I just couldn't connect to the story one bit, and I really was super excited to see it to. Sorry if you're offended by my disapproval of the movie, but I didn't like it. Super cool for effects, super boring on story. 

You know in this life you can loose everything you love, everything that loves you.

I saw "The Wrestler."
I was grotesquely grossed out.
but i liked it
The acting was superb, as everyone else has been saying but I also enjoyed the plot. It was touching and revealed a scary world to me that I was unaware of. I don't really know what to say about it that hasn't been said, but I did like it and would recommend it to anyone that doesn't mind blood and nudity. I wouldn't recommend seeing it with a someone you could feel awkward around. BUT SEE IT

moving on, I've been watching a lot of films so

"AMERICAN TEEN" WAS SO HEARTBREAKING AND EMOTIONALLY DRAINING.
it follows a group of seniors during their last year of high school and chronicles all the typical high school stuff, and as a high school student I really related to it. I felt so involved with each of the characters by the end of the film, I was driven by their dreams and hurt by their actions. I don't know, it was weird, but I felt like I knew each of the kids? I'm pretty sure that's what the director, Nannette Burstein, was going for and it definitely makes the movie a lot more enjoyable. I cried a lot. =[

Ok, one more amazing movie I've seen is "Horton Hears a Who."

I was skeptical at first because "Aw man, this is animated it's going to be boring because it's a bunch of baby jokes and Dr. Seuss and blah blah blah," but it was really good. There were certain scenes when I was just cracking up for several minutes. Also, I was really impressed by the religous undertones? Maybe because I'm a good ten years older than the target age group I just couldn't escape the "there is someone bigger than our world who is always protecting us" and the "I believe in that dude, so I'm going to be ridiculed and tortured." It was so interwoven into a cute comedy, and usually I would despise this, but it just made the movie a million times cuter. This is the perfect movie to watch when you are on the verge of a three hour nap after a long morning.

DUDES!

So, you know those shows you're embarrassed to admit you love? Mine is "Avatar:The Last Airbender" and dudes, guess what, it's turning into a movie. Downside to this awesome news is that M. Night Shyamalan is directing, and I'm afraid. What if he turns everything upside down and makes big plot twists? What if it's hardly recognizable and I have to decipher everything that happens.
Another odd thing is that they had to drop "avatar" from the movie title because of James Cameron's new film coming out called "Avatar." So, it's just called "The Last Airbender," which is fine by me. Jesse McCartney was supposed to play Zuko, which is laughable, but they got this new kid Dev Patel who everyone will recognize from "Slumdog Millonaire." Another recognizable face is Sokka who will be played by Jackson Rathbone. He was Jasper in this November's hit "Twilight." But, who is going to play Appa? Is he going to be all CGI? I'm worried about this movie so much. I want it to be great, but I have doubts, very high doubts.

MTV posted some information on Patel committing here:
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/02/02/slumdog-star-dev-patel-joins-jackson-rathbone-for-the-last-airbender/

so check that out if you're interested in more information, don't bother with imdb.com because all the posts are about how people think the casting is racist.
and that's ridiculous.

what do people scream when they see you coming?

While battling a cold, trying to remain sane while watching "The Wizard of Oz" for the millionth time, and my grandpa's complaints about BRUCE, I managed to see a total of 20 minutes of the Super Bowl, most of them commercials.

Three things managed to stick out in this short time, the first being that record setting interception(pick?), but I already forgot what team it was on or who ran that much so I'll move on. Second was the Conan O'brien commercial shown below. 

I have a crush on Conan O'brien.

and third was the 3D glasses scheme. I tried desperately to get my hands on a pair, but the young members of the household hoarded them, so I was left in the dust. They were some advertisement for the new movie "Monsters vs. Aliens" which looks pretty cool from the preview. It has Seth Rogen in it, and I find his voice oddly appealing? Is that weird? I don't know, but it's nice. Also, Kiefer! I love Kiefer. The plot goes a little like this : girl gets hit by meteor, girl gets big and is called a monster, government puts her with other monsters, aliens come, the two groups fight.



If the plot doesn't seem great to you, don't worry. The real thing pushing this movie over the edge is that it is 3D and Imax. Personally, that's too much going on and would cause a big headache but I could imagine a 5 year old getting blown away. It comes out in March so if your into silly movies I would check it out, but personally if I had to choose one animated film to see it would be Pixar's "Up," I'm a sucker for anything Pixar and cranky old men movies.

OH according to NBC don't "chuck" your glasses because that lame show "Chuck" is in 3D tonight? whatever whatever whatever.