http://www.ydksmovies.com/An Educational ExperienceenJayLSanders@gmail.com (Jason)Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:17:03 PSTBloggertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155496125http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/PeJ5kfjeaL4/kick-ass-teaser-trailer-released.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:04:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-13229698003774023522009-11-11T15:17:03.648-06:00The teaser trailer for Matthew Vaughn's film adaptation of Mark Millar's comic book Kick-Ass was released yesterday. This movie has been racking up some serious buzz since footage premiered at Comic-Con this past summer. Apparently, test screenings have been held since then and the reviews have been nothing but glowing. And I'm talking "this is the best comic book movie ever made" kind of 0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/11/kick-ass-teaser-trailer-released.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/sGgbYrQJK0c/watch-bobby-loves-mangos.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:24:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-15870783333584308792009-11-03T18:34:38.053-06:00I saw Bobby Loves Mangos a few months ago when /Film hosted it as a Video of the Day. Since watching it back then, I have been meaning to do an article on it. However, things ended up coming up and I forgot about it. That is, until now.In the late 1990's, director Stuart Archer made this short and began getting it into various film festivals. However, the film didn't really pick up until he 1http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/11/watch-bobby-loves-mangos.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/8lwjawp5zn0/near-dark-goes-twilight.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-79657389421203772302009-11-02T17:42:00.519-06:00While Monster Fest has come to an end here on YDKS Movies, I do have one more horror movie related item to talk about here.In 1987, director Kathryn Bigelow made a flawed but underrated vampire film called Near Dark. The film managed to be an odd but refreshing mix of a classic vampire film and a western drama. In the movie, the word "vampire" is never ever dropped. The vampires do not have fangs0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/11/near-dark-goes-twilight.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/Z-o_atF6GnI/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_31.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:32:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-40787673747029244872009-10-31T15:40:36.791-05:00 Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty 3http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_31.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/bkfqZ-a2qjw/review-2-that-rhymed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:14:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-71518441431066087372009-10-29T12:40:20.742-05:00I've been told that people can't write anything new; we can only rewrite what's already been written. Apply said phrase to film, and I think there are plenty of examples that prove it's true. Often this is an awful thing (i.e. recent movie Sorority Row, an uninspiring, poor nod [I'm being generous] to I Know What You Did Last Summer). However, some ideas, no matter if they are cliched can work2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/review-2-that-rhymed.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/Y68njiA6Y0o/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_28.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:55:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-55361227702566970032009-10-28T20:20:15.834-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty 3http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_28.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/0YKXgdTocjU/monster-fest-movie-of-week-2.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:03:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-8822170704244597992009-10-27T18:19:02.528-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to a new article series taking place during Monster Fest 2009. In this series of articles, I will post a full length horror / monster movie for your enjoyment. With services like Hulu and YouTube, there are a lot of ways to enjoy movies you would have most likely never heard of before by just watching it at your own convenience on your computer screen. I will choose one 0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/monster-fest-movie-of-week-2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/PjatU9T7iEA/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_26.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:45:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-23347518703856993582009-10-26T15:40:30.725-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty 2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_26.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/fj-e65a-IhM/hana-bi-fireworks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:06:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-38608088838373466122009-10-22T13:42:14.946-05:00After reading some great Japanese literature recently (Junichiro Tanizaki's Seven Japanese Tales), I've become interested in the Japanese and their art. Tanizaki's stories were incredibly powerful, yet so very quiet. Similarly, Takeshi Kitano's Hana-Bi delivers violence and beauty in one of the quietest, most profound films I've watched in years. This is a gangster film, carried out in a 1http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/hana-bi-fireworks.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/LRHDRRRFIDk/introduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:08:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-77184720660186174152009-10-21T13:58:40.153-05:00Me, Wesley and some other guy at The Dark Knight midnight show.Hello everyone,I'm Ellis Purdie, and I've been wanting to contribute to YDKS Movies for some time now. Wesley and I have been friends for a couple of years, and it's good to be involved with him in this little project. I am recently a member of the Netflix community, and am excited about all of the great film I'm going to be 2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/introduction.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/4bE0xaH3zRQ/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_12.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-41311973790266763922009-10-12T18:29:59.020-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty lucky1http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_12.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/oSsXVICS2rc/monster-fest-movie-of-week.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-43076610266329373122009-10-11T15:31:47.814-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to a new article series taking place during Monster Fest 2009. In this series of articles, I will post a full length horror / monster movie for your enjoyment. With services like Hulu and YouTube, there are a lot of ways to enjoy movies you would have most likely never heard of before by just watching it at your own convenience on your computer screen. I will choose one 0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/monster-fest-movie-of-week.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/ua1Z7plbR3Y/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:15:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-83311399009374289312009-10-10T01:39:30.780-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty 2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/ygWZnnVxEdU/welcome-to-ydks-monster-fest-2009.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:29:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-28983416036274220562009-10-07T02:06:48.581-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to YDKS Monster Fest 2009.For those who don't know me, I absolutely love the month of October. This is because this month hosts my favorite holiday of all-time: Halloween. It also gives me an excuse (as if I really needed one) to eat crap loads of candy and watch horror films on pretty much a daily basis (and yes, I do have a soft spot for horror; no secret there).During 2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/10/welcome-to-ydks-monster-fest-2009.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/V8Nt5T6GisM/wes-anderson-stop-animation-hipsters.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:15:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-19923973228903485202009-09-29T21:23:50.513-05:00The second trailer for Wes Anderson's stop animation film The Fantastic Mr. Fox (based on the children's book by Ronald Dahl) was released earlier today. All the news regarding this movie hasn't really caught my interest in the past but I think that this trailer is pretty wonderful.First off, the animation has a very retro feel to it. Because of this, it feels much different than all the animated3http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/wes-anderson-stop-animation-hipsters.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/IVjYo2wcsU0/nightmare-on-elm-street-teaser-trailer.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:29:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-53773117010505383232009-09-28T13:55:19.996-05:00The teaser trailer for Platinum Dunes' remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street was released today. The remake comes from music video director Samuel Baker (who notably directed Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" music video) and features Jackie Earl Haley (Little Children, Shutter Island and Watchmen) taking over the reigns of Robert England as Freddy Krueger. I'm always really torn over these 0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/nightmare-on-elm-street-teaser-trailer.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/LBP35K9_tNg/why-fatal-attraction-is-still-scary.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:50:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-91009621209843727032009-09-29T21:30:06.228-05:00Over the weekend, I watched Fatal Attraction for the second time in my life, this time on blu-ray. A few people have been surprised that I actually like the movie since I mentioned to them that I re-watched the movie. I’m not sure why this is. Perhaps it is because the movie was so popular when it came out or because of the film’s over-hyped sexuality. Whatever the case may be, the fact remains: 0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/why-fatal-attraction-is-still-scary.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/_YcT7ki9PUE/stormtroopers-911.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:30:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-6579328704666952012009-09-16T23:41:40.752-05:00This video has been floating around the web for a day or so and I figured I'd share it with you all. It comes from College Humor and shows how the destruction of the Death Star was 9/11 for Stormtroopers. The fictional event is cleverly paralleled with 9/11. And yes, it's pretty politically incorrect. We diversions into various conspiracy theories similar to the ones surrounding the 9/11 1http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/stormtroopers-911.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/ezoWywfiPmg/patrick-swayze-just-died.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:01:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-85576820558225002852009-09-14T20:59:42.717-05:00Patrick Swayze just died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. He has been battling the cancer for almost two years. This really has been an awful year for celebrity deaths. Like John Hughes a month or so ago, Swayze's death really bothers me. I grew up watching Patrick Swayze movies because of my parents. I used to watch Ghost, Dirty Dancing, The Outsiders and Red Dawn all the time. A few years2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/patrick-swayze-just-died.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/Mqu4Kp8p2OY/speech-of-week-39.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:58:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-84799350557369851152009-09-14T14:40:12.887-05:00Welcome everyone to a weekly column here on YDKS Movies entitled Speech of the Week! Every week, I will post a new scene from a movie that features a speech of some sort being given. After all, there are a lot of famous scenes in film where characters give an influential speech of some sort. Then again, there are also a lot of scenes where characters give a speech and it just comes off cheesy and0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/speech-of-week-39.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/1tMirqyWpmM/review-of-halloween-ii.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:52:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-21311441508508681562009-09-10T16:23:15.212-05:00From the moment Rob Zombie’s Halloween II begins, the viewer should know that they are in for a truly unique and bizarre experience. Static, white text fills the screen telling the viewer of a psychological white horse vision, which later on becomes the very imagery that appears to drive Michael Myers to his murderous ways. Ten minutes later, as a hulking Myers walks away from a destroyed, 2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/review-of-halloween-ii.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/dkDpBuJlZrE/independent-film-of-week-5-new-york.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:32:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-15190342581726836802009-09-08T22:41:59.514-05:00This is an article series called Independent Film of the Week. In this series, I am going to showcase an independent film that I enjoy for all of you to discover. I have been watching a lot of these on Vimeo recently and it has really inspired me to make my own original films. Enjoy.This week's film is called New York City Portrait by director Max Moos. Moos shot this film in April 2006 during a 1http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/independent-film-of-week-5-new-york.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/2hgaLU-ldmU/watch-bags-and-boards-episode-iv.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:35:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-17974320320618419632009-09-06T20:41:22.807-05:00Hey everyone. The fourth episode of my web series Bags and Boards is now completed after a long, arduous month of filming. This episode is much larger in scale than the rest of the episodes. I hope that you all like it. Watch it in full HD above. To see previous episodes, go here.In this fourth episode entitled "The Voyage Home," the gang gets lost on the way to the Jackson Comic-Con while Betty 5http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/watch-bags-and-boards-episode-iv.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/vlcxyrsynYY/emily-hagins-int.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-9210331766228522022009-09-05T20:29:46.953-05:00Over the past month, I've done two articles (which you can see here and here) on young Austin, Texas director Emily Hagins. At the age of 12, Emily made a feature length zombie film called Pathogen. By doing this, Emily became the first teenage girl to direct a feature film in the United States.  Emily and the making of Pathogen became the subject of Zombie Girl: The Movie, a well-made 2http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/emily-hagins-int.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YdksMovies/~3/NMV8AAwaMMk/speech-of-week-38.htmlwescald715@gmail.com (Wesley)Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-74554956634783538422009-09-03T19:17:30.470-05:00Welcome everyone to a weekly column here on YDKS Movies entitled Speech of the Week! Every week, I will post a new scene from a movie that features a speech of some sort being given. After all, there are a lot of famous scenes in film where characters give an influential speech of some sort. Then again, there are also a lot of scenes where characters give a speech and it just comes off cheesy and0http://www.ydksmovies.com/2009/09/speech-of-week-38.html