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Celebrity Biography: Emma Stone
15 November 2009 9:21 AM, PST | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »
Emily Jean Stone, better known as Emma Stone, was born on November 6, 1988, in Scottsdale, Arizona, the daughter of Jeff and Krista Stone, and the older sister of Spencer. Stone started acting at a relatively young age, appearing in a school production of The Wind in the Willows when she was just 11. Regional theater appearances followed and eventually, at 15, Stone convinced her parents -- using popcorn and a PowerPoint presentation, of all things, keyed to the Madonna song "Hollywood" -- to let her take a serious shot at acting, which meant relocating to Los Angeles. "I just always wanted to act from birth,” Stone told Saturday Night Magazine. "I think I was drawn to comedy originally because when I was really young, by the time I was eight, I had seen movies like The Jerk (1979), Animal House (1978), and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) with my dad, and I knew them by heart. I loved them, »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Review: Pirate Radio
12 November 2009 11:11 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
If you know me personally, or read anything I write, you know that I worship the 1960s and the music of the time. I grew up behind the seat belt of my dad's Chevy Silverado, driving around town with the Oldies station blaring out songs about Brown Sugar tasting so good, My Guitar Gently weeping, and People Trying to put down my father's generation. I fell in love with grinding guitars, amps that never worked quite right, and the homemade sound of just trying to be louder and more soulful than the guys who were just on stage. As if it were really hard to impress me when a soundtrack includes some of the coolest Rock 'n' Roll of the mid-60s, Pirate Radio (aka The Boat That Rocked) goes far beyond the Whiter Shade of Pale in order to build an irreverent story that captures the (romanticized) spirit of the time and become one of the »
- Dr. Cole Abaius
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
Video: First Look at Spike TV's Raunchy 'Bms'
28 October 2009 4:56 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Josef Adalian
From the studio that brought you "Mad Men," get ready for....something completely different.
Spike TV has just released the first official trailer for its new scripted football comedy "Blue Mountain State," and... wow.
The series -- official tagline: "At Blue Mountain State, only two things matter-- football, and scoring" -- looks like a mix between "Animal House" and "Revenge of the Nerds," with a bit of "American Pie" thrown in, according to someone who's seen the full pilot.
In other words, "Bms" c... »
- Adalian
Sorry, Farley
26 October 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Remember that recent DirectTV ad where John Belushi reenacts the potato-spitting scene from Animal House with a mouthful of hard drugs Chris Farley sings "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" for the benefit of David Spade's checking account? David Spade sent Asylum an explanation: "When Direct TV came to me and the Farley family with this idea about Tommy Boy, we talked and thought it would be a cool way to remind people just how funny Chris was. It is a clever homage to my friend and a movie that we loved doing." To be fair, at least it wasn't a clip from Almost Heroes. [Asylum] »
American Pie: The Book of Love on DVD and Blu-ray This Christmas
26 October 2009 5:43 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has just announced the next chapter in their hugely popular direct-to-dvd American Pie Presents series entitled The Book of Love, which will hit DVD and Blu-ray on December 22nd, 2009. Here is the official Press Release:
The latest hilarious new escapade from the ever popular, long-running American Pie Presents comedy franchise, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, comes to Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD on December 22, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The newest release from the studio's highly-successful DVD Originals™ film line is packed with the high-spirited humor, raucous antics, and outrageously-inspired sex-capades that have become a hallmark of the American Pie Presents films.
In this newest adventure, a legendary guide to achieving guaranteed sexual success leads to unexpectedly hilarious predicaments in the funniest chapter yet.
American Pie Presents veteran Eugene Levy (For Your Consideration) returns as the befuddled but ever-wise Noah Levenstein. In addition, an array »
Party Favors: Those Red Running Hills
21 October 2009 1:09 AM, PDT | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »
Kill Devil Hills - The scary season has arrived.
In the spirit of movies that make you fear going to the movies comes The Hills Run Red on DVD. Tyler (Tad Hilgenbrinck) is a film geek obsessed with an ’80s film called The Hills Run Red. The movie was quickly yanked from theaters and no prints or videotapes of the film exist. He finds a clue to the movie by locating one of its stars played by Sophie Monk. After a lapdance, she agrees to take Tad and his two friends to the shooting location. Tad doesn’t realize there might be a sequel in production.
Star Tad Hilgenbrinck and director Dave Parker called up the Party Favors hotline to chat about their grisly horror film about a gruesome horror film recently released on DVD by Warner Premiere.
Tad has been in Epic Movie, Disaster Movie and Lost Boys: The Tribe, »
- UncaScroogeMcD
National Lampoon’s Animal House Returns to Cinemas
19 October 2009 5:04 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
We’ve just found out today that Universal Studios are going to re-release John Landis’ classic movie, National Lampoon’s Animal House on November 3rd 2009 for a limited time.
National Lampoon’s Animal House finally returns to UK cinemas, 31 years since its original release in 1978. With a legendary performance from John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, this is the comedy that started it all – Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow and the rest of the Hollywood Frat Pack are in its debt!
Larry Kroger (Tom Hulce) and Kent Dorfman (Stephen Furst) are freshman in college in 1962 and want to join a fraternity. After visiting several, including the snobby Omega house, they come to the Delta house pledge party. Here they meet handsome, compulsive womanizer Otter (Tim Matheson), his adventurous best friend Boone (Peter Reigert), Boone’s girlfriend Katy (Karen Allen), the daring thrill-seeker D-Day, the responsible Hoover, and the unforgettable Bluto. »
- David Sztypuljak
Dr. Who and Shaun of the Dead unite for 'Burke & Hare'
13 October 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
I hate the way most older directors are treated by this business. John Landis is a good example. Yes... there is a reason his career took a nosedive during the mid-to-late '80s, but no matter what your feelings about that incident, Landis is still the guy who made "An American Werewolf In London," "National Lampoon's Animal House," "The Blues Brothers," "Coming To America," and "Three Amigos!", and the idea that a guy like that has trouble getting funding for anything is just preposterous. Sure, give some new guys work, but don't just throw older directors away because of some arbitrary calendar date. It's short-sighted, and... »
David Tennant and Simon Pegg will be robbing graves
13 October 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
David Tennant and Simon Pegg will star in John Landis' next film Burke and Hare. Tennant will soon be stepping down as the lead character in Doctor Who and while Pegg has mostly been in movies as of late (such as the recent cinematic remake of Star Trek), he is known for co-creating the television cult fave Spaced.
It will be interesting to see them work together since Pegg is a big sci-fi fan. He appeared in the first season of Doctor Who as "The Editor," before Tennant came on board. Sadly, the movie probably has very little science fiction involved since it's about a pair of famous 19th century grave robbers. What do you expect from the man who brought us An American Werewolf in London?
It's also good to hear that director John Landis apparently isn't career-dead either and has just moved shop to England (hopefully only »
- Brad Trechak
New Line Books Lampoon’s Vacation Sequel
11 October 2009 2:10 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
New Line Cinema, an arm of Warner Bros, is producing a sort of sequel and reboot to 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation. David Dobkin (The Wedding Crashers) is set to produce and possible direct.
The original starred Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo taking their Griswold family on a cross-country trip to Wally World. It spawned three sequels centered on Clark Griswold’s wacky shenanigans, including holiday classic Christmas Vacation.
According to THR’s Heat Vision Blog, the new installment would be Chase-less and focus on now adult Rusty Griswold taking his own family on a drive. They would acknowledge the trip in the 80’s, which makes it a sequel, but if it’s successful it would start another series of these for New Line. No screenwriters have been hired yet.
National Lampoon gave up the character and franchise to Warner Bros and has since declined into licensing their once »
- Jeff Leins
An American Werewolf In London, Army Of Darknes and Van Helsing Blu-ray Reviews
10 October 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Halloween brings out the ghosts, ghouls and reissues of Haloween favorites and “favorites.” Universal, one of the great studios for catalog Blu-ray releases has put out two cult-classics, and one film that might strain to be some day. My reviews of An America Werewolf in London, Army of Darkness and Van Helsing after the jump.
John Landis has a great and awkward career, one that started with promise and mutated into saggy but somewhat enjoyable enterprises. It’s hard to say if the joy is gone because his first episode of Masters of Horror suggested that the man still has some game. An American Werewolf in London may not be his best movie (it’s hard to argue between it, Animal House and Trading Places), but it’s one of the great modern horror films.
David Naughton stars as David Kessler, who’s out backpacking with his best friend Jack Goodman »
- Andre Dellamorte
Year One – DVD Review
5 October 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
One of the worst reviewed films of the year comes to DVD tomorrow, October 6th, with theatrical and unrated releases, and despite a 16% freshness rating, there are moments of fun in the Harold Ramis effort. Many were quick to slam Year One, and wonder in shock at the downfall of Ramis, the man behind Caddyshack, Animal House, Stripes, and Groundhog Day, but I think they may have been a bit too quick in more than one direction. First, the film isn't that bad. Second, Ramis really creates potential to a far greater degree than he solidifies actuality, and then he puts Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and other comedic talents into his films, and sometimes they work out. Where his films are genius, it is more a result of the stars ability to make it play well than anything else. Let's not pretend Club Paradise, Analyze This (and That), and Bedazzled don't exist. »
- Marc Eastman
From Maestro to Mayor: Mark Metcalf on 'Mad Men'
5 October 2009 9:59 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The mayor in last night's Mad Men looked familiar, right? The man who mightily refrained from grilling Betty Draper re: the whereabouts of her pledge pin was character actor Mark Metcalf. He's probably best known for playing The Maestro on Seinfeld. What I hadn't realized, until my viewing partner who apparently rocks harder than I do pointed it out to me, is that Metcalf was also the disapproving father in Twisted Sister's video for "We're Not Gonna Take It" (pictured, left) and the sadistic teacher in their "I Wanna Rock" video. He also played Neidermeyer in Animal House, The »
- Annie Barrett
Top 5 Movies That Scared the Hell Out of Me
3 October 2009 8:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Ya’ know, since it’s Halloween coming up at the end of the month, I thought it would be appropriate to make a list of the top 5 movies that, for whatever reason, just scared the hell out of me. It may not be the entire movie, maybe it was just a particular scene/moment; they may not be the technically Best horror movies (they may not even be strictly “horror” per se.), but just something about them had me hiding behind the pillow, jumping at every noise, looking through the cracks in my fingers, thinking about it for days afterwards, and… changing my underwear — okay, too much information…
Before I get on with the list, just know that (like every list) this is purely opinion and therefore it obviously isn’t going to match Your list. If a movie that you find particularly scary isn’t on my list then »
- Ross Miller
Whip It
2 October 2009 9:12 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Drew Barrymore
Cast: Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern
Running Time: 1 hr 51 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: October 2, 2009
Plot: Bliss (Page) wants more out of her small town life than the beauty pageants her mother pushes her toward. Bliss jumps at her chance to join the roller derby team, but then must live a double life so her parents don’t find out.
Who’S It For? Ladies who are sick of men getting all the roles in sports movies. Anyone who believes Page could be one of the best young actors working today.
Expectations: I like everyone involved in this film and I can harken back to a time when I used to watch roller derby on the USA network (I think) when I was a wee lad. It’s a great topic for the flick, so I was pumped. »
- Jeff Bayer
Harold Ramis Takes Us Back to Year One
30 September 2009 8:35 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Jack Black and Michael Cera star in this hilarious look at life in the early days of existence
Year One is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on October 6th. This hilarious new comedy was directed by the legendary Harold Ramis, a man responsible for such epic box office hits as Caddyshack, Vacation, and Groundhog Day. He's also an established comedic actor, appearing in such 80s mainstays as Stripes and Ghostbusters, not to mention the recent Judd Apatow film Knocked Up. This past year, he teamed once again with Apatow to direct Year One, which stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers who are banished from their primitive village. The two comedians set off on an epic journey through the ancient world of biblical times hoping to save two women they wish to "lay with". It's a very funny adventure that is sure to be a cult hit on DVD. »
Interview: Karen Allen and the Kingdom of Her Crystal Life
29 September 2009 5:07 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Actress Karen Allen, who made a debut smash in the 1978 film ‘Animal House,’ is most likely to be remembered as Marion in ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and 2008’s ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’
But the versatile performer is more than just a companion for Indiana Jones, having a long career in movies and on stage, including the films ‘The Glass Menagerie,’ ‘Challenger’ (playing astronaut Christa McAuliffe) and ‘The Perfect Storm.’
HollywoodChicago.com caught up with Ms. Allen during her appearance at the new Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, Illinois, as she signed autographs and introduced a special showing of Raiders. She talked about the two Indiana Jones movies, her connection to Paul Newman and how she barely kept her head above water while making ‘The Perfect Storm.’
Karen Allen at the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, Il, September 25th, 2009
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Will National Lampoon Ever Make Another Classic?
25 September 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Once upon a time (say, around 1980 or so) National Lampoon was a brand name that really meant something. It meant Animal House and Vacation. If you plunked down your money, it meant that you would be entertained by the finest comedians the 1970s and 1980s had to offer. You were guaranteed a good time and possibly the loss of bodily function from laughing too hard. You were watching films that the National Film Registry would eventually deem culturally relevant and worthy of preservation. Tell that to the naysayers of 1978!
Actually, there were few naysayers in 1978. You may not realize it (or remember -- the '70s were a heady time) but when Animal House was released into theaters, Time Magazine proclaimed it one of the year's best, and Roger Ebert gave it four out of five stars, something that National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj couldn't achieve if »
- Elisabeth Rappe
An American Werewolf In London: Full Moon Edition (DVD Review)
15 September 2009 2:42 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Two of my all-time favorite werewolf movies are An American Werewolf In London and The Howling, both released in 1981. While each has its qualities, none are more exciting than American Werewolf’s Oscar-winning transformation scene, superbly brought off by makeup artist Rick Baker. His FX in this sequence still hold up today, and are a testament that such practical creations are far more engaging and believable than CGI.
An American Werewolf was a groundbreaking in this area, marking the first time audiences witnessed a full-on man-to-wolf transition using physical FX rather than classic camera dissolves (like those utilized in 1941’s The Wolf Man). Baker’s achievements were among those that inspired the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create a yearly Outstanding Achievement in Makeup category for the Oscars, in which American Werewolf was the first winner. Its transformation setpiece set the bar for all werewolf movies that came after it; among others, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Glen Baisley)
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