Nov 3 2009 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Character Posters Skimp on Goat Photographs
Looks like my family tree! Hahahahahahah!
Because my family has a long, proud history of bovid bestiality inexplicably resulting in hoofed children.
(Full sizes at Cinematical.)
Sep 16 2009 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Poster: Starring Goat (The Species of Goat)
Who's responsible for this? I think it must be the graphic designer for Taco Bell.
Aug 28 2009 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Trailer: Coen Brothers Lite
This trailer for Men Who Stare at Goats is basically Diet Coen Brothers. I'm not going to say it will completely fulfill you in the same way a refreshing Coen Brothers will, but I think you'll detect enough of that distinctly Coen flavor in Grant Heslov's comedy--especially with a mustached George Clooney and long-haired, druggie Jeff Bridges--that it should at least tide you over until you can get the real deal:
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Jun 26 2009 'Amelia' Trailer: Old Guys, Please Refrain From Shouting "I Know How It Ends!" and Chuckling
Coming soon to lists of things that will probably win Oscars, Hilary Swank and Richard Gere in the melodramatic story of the world's greatest ladypilot: Amelia. As you can see in the above screenshot, the biopic seems to support my controversial theory that Earhart's disappearance was the result of arbitrarily climbing out of her plane, standing on the wings, and waving until she fell off. I knew it:
Oct 28 2008 'Angels & Demons' Shots Show Hanks May Have Normal Hair
USA Today has posted four new shots from Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code. I am, of course, disappointed to see that Tom Hanks's hair looks so much less Nic Cage-ian, but at least with the shots of Ewan McGregor in a robe you can pretend he's a jedi again:
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Aug 26 2008 Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor Are So Gonna Kiss
The first shot from I Love You Phillip Morris (described as "Catch Me if You Can meets Brokeback Mountain," due to madcap criminality and the presence of gayness) has been released, bringing to life your erotic fan fiction where Ace Ventura falls through a portal and ends up doing it with a young and curious Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yes, we all know about that.
First Look: Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris [First Showing]
Dec 18 2007 McGregor Playing Carrey's Prison Love Buddy
After the success of Brokeback Mountain, I fully expected a slew of heterosexual actors to come out of the woodwork to show that they too would kiss a dude if it meant a possible Oscar nomination. Back in June, Jim Carrey announced he'd be doing just that, joining the cast of I Love You Phillip Morris, the story of a man finding surprisingly consensual love behind bars. Now Ewan McGregor has signed on to play the titular love interest.
At first, the true story of guys falling in love in prison seemed like too easy a premise to me. Much crazier stuff happened in pretty much every episode of Oz, and in that world it would definitely end in a shanking. But now that they're explaining the methods the guy used to escape from prison, I'm getting more interested:
His love for Morris motivated his escape from prisons four times, once by using a green pen and bucket of water to change his prison outfit into what appeared to be surgical scrubs, another time by faking his death from AIDS and signing his own death certificate. Morris eventually got out, but Russell's escapades got him a 144-year sentence.
Seriously, making your clothes look vaguely like scrubs can get you out of prison? How does that work? "Hey, guards, I'm just a surgeon wearing scrubs that looks suspiciously like a prison uniform. Don't know how I got here. So could you let me, a non-criminal surgeon, out?"
"Oh yeah, definitely. Weird how a surgeon stumbled in here, but these things happen. Good day, doctor."
After hearing of this and the recent Shawshank Redemption-style prison break in Jersey, I'm starting to think anyone who stops sexually assaulting for a few minutes can manage to escape from prison.
Carrey finds his 'Love' interest [Variety]
Nov 6 2007 'Cassandra's Dream' Trailer Looks Decent, Woody-less
Getting excited about a modern Woody Allen movie is a tricky business. On the one hand, I'm hopeful for Cassandra's Dream (aka, Who Looks Better With This Flipped-Up Hairstyle, Ewan McGregor or Colin Farrell). This trailer looks pretty strong, it has talented actors, and there doesn't appear to be a lovable yet neurotic character clearly meant to be Woody Allen. All good signs.
But on the other hand, getting Woody Allen to make a decent film has become like rolling a Yahtzee--a rare but occasionally attainable feat--and this wouldn't be the first time I'd walk out of one of his films with the thought that I should have stayed home and watched Annie Hall.
Is this Woody rising from the poorly-reviewed ashes of Scoop, like a stammering, Jewish phoenix, to rise anew as a dramatic director, or is this yet another film to be skimmed over in his coming Academy Awards remembrance montage?
Trailer under the cut.
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Oct 29 2007 AM Poster Post: 'Cassandra's Dream' is Handsomely Contemplative
In this self-dubbed chilling drama from Woody Allen, the director hopes to answer the lingering question of which country has the more pensive handsome leading actor: Ireland or Scotland? At first glance, I'd think Farrell is representing the more pensive look with his slight lip pout, but imagine if McGregor is holding a cup of coffee in his shot, out of view. That kind of subtlety is exactly what separates good pensiveness from bad wistfulness.
Cassandra's Dream Poster [IMPA]
Aug 20 2007 Cassandra's Dream Trailer
The trailer to Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream has gone online, and actually looks really, really good. Perhaps, Mr. Allen, it's time to start loving you as more than just someone to make me laugh while justifying my crippling neuroses and see you as a dramatic storyteller. Still, I hope there's a scene where Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell have a wacky time cooking lobsters.
Jul 6 2007 Danny Boyle Says Ewan McGregor is Soft
The invention of the "Scottish Filter" allowed Boyle to shoot love scenes with his countrymen, whose skin tones made the operation impossible with earlier technology.
In a recent interview on Kurt Loder's MTV show, I Can't Believe I'm Still Alive, Danny Boyle says it might be a while before we see a movie version of Porno, Irvine Welsh's sequel to Trainspotting. The main reason being that the cast of the original don't look old enough yet.
We won’t be able to do it for a while because the guys don’t look any different. They haven’t aged at all! They give this impression to the public that they’re out drinking and smoking, when in fact they are in a spa somewhere in the country!
Danny Boyle must shout a lot! Or maybe the writer just had too much coffee! Anyway, don't fret, fans - Kevin Smith's already making a Porno movie. Except in Smith's version, the nihilistic Scottish drug addicts will be replaced by neurotic Jersey douchebags who argue about Star Wars in stilted dialogue.
