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Exclusive: Natasha Henstridge Heads To 'CSI: Miami'

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:59:00 +0000

TV Guide Magazine has learned exclusively that Natasha Henstridge of Species and Eli Stone fame is joining CSI: Miami for the Season 9 finale as Renee Locklear, an undercover agent who is about to cause a stir in more ways than one.

"We meet her in the course of searching for this missing fugitive and she [initially] appears as another possible witness, maybe a possible suspect," says co-executive producer Barry O' Brien. "We bring her in for an interrogation and she reveals that she's actually an undercover agent for the Secret Service."

Expect Henstridge's character to strike some sparks with indestructible team leader Horatio Caine (David Caruso). "We had the idea that there might be, and as we watched the scenes, there, in fact, was a lot of chemistry," says O'Brien. "It's a relationship we'd like to pursue. She's beautiful and she looks great with David. It's a pretty exciting relationship for us."

Henstridge will definitely be back in the Season 10 premiere, and hopefully, say the producers, throughout the next season as a recurring character. This despite Henstridge signing on to do the CW pilot The Secret Circle. "She booked a CW pilot, which is CBS family, so it's a doable scenario," says O'Brien.

Are you excited to see Horatio Cane finally get a love interest, and a gun-wielding one at that?

CSI: Miami Finale: Is Horatio Ready to Move On?

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:56:00 +0000

From the outside, Horatio Caine's season-long manhunt for escaped convicts on CSI: Miami made for a nice plot engine to drive the season.

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But for co-executive producer Barry O'Brien, aspects of the journey have allowed Horatio (David Caruso) to do something far more important: He was finally able to deal with the murder of his wife, Marisol (Alana De La Garza). "This season was the season of closure with Horatio and Marisol, for sure," O'Brien says. "[He] put her killer away once and for all. He stopped him after a horrifying crime spree. ... I don't know that he's ever going to find true closure, but he's ready to sort of accept what comes next."

What comes next could be Natasha Henstridge. The Species star plays a mysterious role in Sunday's Season 9 finale (10/9c on CBS), which finds Horatio and Frank Tripp (Rex Linn) bringing the last remaining fugitive back to Miami on a transport plane. When the plane goes down and the convict escapes once more, Horatio and his team must find him before more lives are lost.

Although Henstridge's character, Renee Locklear, is originally suspected of aiding the convict, it's ultimately revealed that she's an undercover Secret Service agent. And as bullets fly, so do romantic sparks between Horatio and Renee, guaranteeing Renee's return in the Season 10 premiere - and, most likely, beyond.

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"We set up the possibility for [sparks] to happen, but I give the actors all the credit for the way the relationship turned," O'Brien says. "It was David and Natasha. They look great in a two shot. They really reacted well with each other and it was all very natural and organic, so we all looked at each other and said, 'OK, more of this!'"

But even if Horatio has moved on from avenging Marisol, the manhunt has served another purpose this season. "I think something bigger may be going on with the character," O'Brien says. "If you look around, it seems that lawlessness is everywhere in the headlines. You look at what's going on around the world, and you see some crimes in our country becoming more horrific. I think characters like Horatio Caine are saying, 'No, not here; not on my watch.' ... He is willing to go deeper, in more dangerous places than ever before to sort of be the last line of defense in this lawlessness."

But how far will he have to go? The closing moments of Season 9 will put Horatio's life in the balance. "If you look back at the scenes in our season opener, he risks everything to save the entire team," O'Brien says. "In the season finale he puts his very survival on the line to save one. I think that's where the shock will come from. It's totally unexpected of him."

CSI Miami Season Finale

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:51:00 +0000

This season’s finale surely got the fans off their feet. In the beginning scene, Horatio and Frank come face to face with death when the plane they were using to transport the last fugitive makes an emergency landing after shots are fired in the air. Of course, in the wake of his escape, the fugitive kills a mother, his handler, and kidnaps a teenage girl in his plot to sell government currency plates. When his plan unravels, Toller escapes into the wind with a set of the plates. On the other side of town, a disgruntle ex-con that blames Natalia for losing his kids shoots Horatio, hits Natalia over the head, drags her to an old clunker then tosses her in the trunk. The next thing you see is the car flying off the pier and plunging into the water. <End Scene>

Who can come back from those scenarios? Apparently they both can but how? Will Natalia come back wiser and stronger? Lately, she seems like the target for alot of abductions. I think I would like to see her more like Dana Scully , shoot first ask questions later! Horatio is known to go after the perp no matter where and no matter at what costs. His first target will probably be the guy who shot him; who will probably be easy to find. Toller on the other hand has the plates and the resources to allude capture. Will this finally push Horatio to be the vigilante he is so close to becoming?

To watch this episode and other clip visit CBS. Check out TV Guides Adam Bryant’s interview with Co-exec producer Barry O’Brien.

Omar Miller discuss eco efforts at Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:47:00 +0000

Celebs from the entertainment world convened for a good cause at 26th annual Sports Spectacular benefitting Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Medical Genetics Institute, honoring L.A. Clipper and NBA rookie of the Year Blake Griffin, leading scorer of soccer's first place L.A. Galaxy Landon Donovan, Pittsburgh Steeler and NFL Defensive Player of the Year Troy Polamalu and ski racing Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn.

Omar Miller of "CSI: Miami" has another way to save water. "I've been planting a lot of trees at my house, and I have a slow drip system so we don't have to waste all the water from sprinklers. I use mulch, which keeps the soil moist," he said. On hiatus from his series until late July, he'll soon head to Italy to join the USO's Hoops for the Troops tour, and then hopes to shoot a movie "about the grand fall from grace of the leader of a mega-church. It's going to be very controversial." Miller, who voices Horace the Pig in the forthcoming animated movie "The Lion of Judah," a faith-based film, is glad his character avoided the mayhem in the "CSI: Miami" cliffhanger season finale. "I didn't get shot, so I know I have a job!"

Omar Miller Joins 'CSI: Miami' & More TV News

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:23:00 +0000

Omar Miller books 'CSI: Miami,' Jenny Slate keeps her 'SNL' gig, 'Pushing Daisies'' Barry Sonnenfeld lands a new deal with ABC and ABC Studios and more of today's top TV headlines.Omar Miller ('8 Mile') has landed a regular role on 'CSI: Miami.' Previously cast as a guest star, Miller will play art theft specialist Walter Simmons, who joins Horatio's (David Caruso) team after working the night shift. Miller's role begins Oct. 5. [Hollywood Reporter]

'SNL''s Jenny Slate may be having the worst week ever, but at least she'll be able to keep her job. NBC has confirmed that Slate will continue working on the long-running variety series, despite dropping the F-bomb during a sketch on Saturday. From now on, the F-word she should keep top of mind is "FCC." [EW.com]

'Pushing Daisies' fans rejoice: Barry Sonnenfeld is reportedly finalizing a new two-year deal with ABC and ABC Studios. The new deal will allow Sonnenfeld to direct a pilot for ABC during pilot season, and continue working on his high-concept multi-camera project for ABC/ABC Studios, about a suit that turns a mom into a "supermom." [Hollywood Reporter]

'Wizards of Waverly Place' continues to work its magic on the Disney Channel. The network has just extended the third season of the Emmy-winning program for eight episodes, bringing its grand total to 86 episodes this season. Clearly, Disney is under its spell. [Hollywood Reporter]

Craig Wright ('Dirty Sexy Money') and Mark Burnett ('Survivor') are teaming up to develop a new project for CBS. The untitled drama series will be about a lawyer who's given a second chance at life after he is involved in a near-fatal car accident. The kicker: The offer comes from the ghost of his ex-wife. No word on whether they'll enlist help from 'Ghost Whisperer''s Jennifer Love Hewitt. [Hollywood Reporter]

Movie Review: TREE OF LIFE Is Mostly A Masterpiece

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Sat, 28 May 2011 07:25:00 +0000

Tree of Life is surely one of the most gorgeous movies ever made; every shot in the film is sheer beauty, and almost every moment contains something simply wonderful to look at. Not only is the film a joy to look at, a solid two hours out of its two and a half hour runtime is astonishing, a work of sublime filmmaking narrative.

But it’s that other half hour or so that continues to trouble me, and seems to be the hardest bit to unravel. It takes the form of narrative bookends, with Sean Penn as the grown up version of the boy who is the center of the rest of the film, and I kind of don’t really understand what it’s saying. If there are any bits of the film that feel ‘pretentious,’ it’s these bits, which include surreal scenes of Penn wandering in a desert, chasing after his younger self and Penn on a beach, hugging all the people from his youth, including young versions of his mother and father.

Future viewings may allow me to further unravel these parts, but it only took one viewing to fall in breathless love with the rest of it. The centerpiece of the movie is a stretch that extends from the very beginning of the universe through to the birth of Penn’s character and then focuses mostly on his life as a pre-teen boy in Waco in the 1950s. There’s no strong throughline here, and it’s really a series of vignettes – often without much dialogue – but it’s gorgeous and emotional and honest. Director Terence Malick structures the vignettes perfectly to give character, to tell a slight story and mostly to evoke powerful, primal emotions.

Let’s go back a bit, though. The history of the universe sequence is among the most stunning filmmaking I have ever seen. A long progression of time from the Big Bang through the extinction of the dinosaurs, the sequence is pure poetry, pure cinema. It’s a long special effects sequence, but it’s breath-taking in an old fashioned way, true spectacle. Some of the cosmic views are so wonderful as to choke me up.

The entire history of the universe leads up to the birth of Jack, the eldest of three sons for Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien (Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain). The story then focuses on the formative experiences of Jack’s young life, the moments of joy and sadness, of wonder and fear. The film lingers on boyish enthusiasm and cruelty, and explores the tender and sometimes hurtful dynamics of the O’Brien family.

Jessica Chastain and Hunter McCracken, who besides having an AMAZING name plays young Jack, are the incredible center of this section of the film. Chastain has a beauty that is ethereal and yet sensual, and Malick loves photographing her. The camera lingers on her, admiring every bit of her – her fine red hair, her pale feet playing in a sprinkler, her warm, maternal smile. The film is very much about, among other things, God – the movie’s occasional voice over comes in the form of prayers – and Chastain is cast as the loving, nurturing side of God.

McCracken has no Hollywood phoniness about him. He’s not a precocious child actro whose stage mom is waiting just out of frame, but rather he’s a boy plucked from the 1950s and allowed to run around in front of a camera. At least that’s how he feels, and that’s how all the scenes with children playing feel, not like acting but like life captured on camera. The genius of Malick is the way that he uses these found-feeling moments to subtly craft the story, to slowly clue us in on these characters. McCracken has a lot of difficult moments in the film, and his coming to understand the pain and loss and meanness of life is just as important the transporting moments of play and love, and the kid carries them all. It’s an incredible performance in that it never feels like a performance.

If Chastain is the New Testament God of love, Brad Pitt is the sterner, Old Testament God. Distant, unreadable, as mysteriously given to sudden acts of love as sudden acts of violent discipline, Pitt’s Mr. O’Brien is a father figure from another time, one trying to get his sons to grow up to be men. Where Mrs. O’Brien counsels a way of love and goodness, Mr. O’Brien repeatedly warns the boys that good people get taken advantage of and walked all over. Pitt brings complete physicality to the role, occasionally letting us in to Mr. O’Brien’s head through small gestures or posture changes. Pitt is a great actor, and here he gets to remind us that subtlety and motion can be the actor’s most potent tools.

Motion is a tool of the filmmaker as well; the camera is always moving, always finding something to look at. Every shot becomes an action shot as the camera snakes around, sometimes from a POV, sometimes swinging about, sometimes pushing right up against the kids as they play. The camera captures tiny moments, finding the clues for us. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s previous best work for me was Children of Men, and he brings the urgency and kinetic feeling of that film to boys strapping a frog to a rocket. He also captures moments of indescribable, fleeting beauty as Chastain’s head briefly blocks out the sun or as Brad Pitt’s fingers dance across a church organ keyboard as his son looks on, bored but intrigued. It’s Oscar-winning work.

Malick expertly creates a boyhood world that’s specific to the 50s and Texas but that feels eternal and omnipresent. By not relying on hit songs of the era or pop culture ephemera Malick gets to the center of boyhood. It isn’t about watching Davey Crockett or listening to Elvis (or watching Star Wars and listening to KISS or whatever your ambient culture was when you were 12), it’s about running outside and testing the boundaries of the world and yourself and each other. It’s about hiding from your mom when she calls you to come in, and it’s about sharing strange (and meaningless) secrets with your friends. It’s about monstrous cruelty and about heartbreaking kindness.

And in a lot of ways that’s what the film is about as well. The themes and meanings of the film are encoded directly in what’s happening on screen. There’s no need for lengthy discussions of meaning (which is actually one of my problems with the closing bookend, which feels like an over the top gilding of the lily) when the meaning is clear in the frame. And when the action in the frame seems to be simply plucked from life, the meaning is clear in life.

The Tree of Life as concept repeats in many religions; in Judeo-Christian folklore it’s one of the trees in the Garden of Eden, represented as being different from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. It seems to be no accident that the history of the universe sequence skips from the dinosaurs to the O’Briens, as the home in which they live is the Garden of Eden. And if Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien, who have no given first names, are Adam and Eve, then Jack and his younger brother, the middle child, is Abel. And as Jack gets older and begins rebelling and doing bad and discovering his own anger and insecurities, the family is thrown out of the Garden.

That may seem like a spoiler, but it’s not – Tree of Life is unspoilable because of the simple fact that it’s non-narrative. There’s a story of a sort in the film, but what it’s really about is the emotion and the philosophy, and that’s stuff that can’t be told, only experienced. This is a movie not to be seen but to be lived and felt, and anyone who finds themselves wondering when something will happen is watching the movie in the wrong way. Nothing happens. Everything happens. Understanding that dichotomy is key to enjoying the film. Make no mistake – this is not a movie for everybody. Some people simply aren’t interested in engaging cinema on a serious level, in working with a movie and in being asked to fill in so many blanks and pay so much attention.

Every moment from the creation of the universe to the family leaving the house is perfect (and how many films have THAT sort of a sweep, huh?). While I wasn’t fully on board in the initial bookend – it has some wonderful moments, to be sure – it’s the final bookend that really didn’t work for me. Watching Penn hug Brad Pitt is supposed to be emotional or cathartic, but I felt nothing; the middle section had so expertly taken me on a tour of emotions and reminded me of so many aspects of life and youth, and yet this final section fell flat for me. Maybe the weird stuff on the beach was too cerebral for me, or maybe it’s a gesture that didn’t need making. Whatever the case it’s not enough to sink a truly amazing movie.

I’m not necessarily a huge fan of Terence Malick. I think his best work is great, but am not as transported by his early work as some are. I actively hated The New World. And while I don’t think Tree of Life is an emotionally transcendent experience, it is an awesome work of filmmaking, an incredibly masterful and haunting and beautiful piece. It feels unbelievably personal, and I always believe that truly specific, personal filmmaking alchemically becomes more universal.

I love Tree of Life, with some small reservations. It’s a movie that every serious film lover needs to see, and to see on the big screen – while most of the film is small and personal, the history of the universe stuff is jaw-dropping and epic and bigger and better than any blockbuster this season. This is big art, and it is worth more than one viewing.

Movie Review: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” Lives Up To Its Subtitle

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:21:00 +0000

With his charm and dashing good looks Johnny Depp has created a character that should go down in history for the pirate genre, and after two films that focused heavily on Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann we can finally come back to the character we all know and love. But Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides can get a bit convoluted and gets confused on whether or not to focus on the character that brought the Pirates franchise to where it is today. Hit the jump to read the full review.

If there was ever a time that the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise needed to be revamped it was now. There was too much focus on Jack trying to run way from his contract of servitude with Davy Jones, the love triangle that was ensued by Sparrow, Turner and Swan, and there were just way too many characters to focus on that you were beginning to forget who was sided with who and the fact that the character was there in the first place. In fact On Stranger Tides looks miniscule when scaled with the previous two Pirate films. While it tries to be a film that can stand on its own to legs and separate itself from the rest of the entries, On Stranger Tides cannot get passed its themes that were prevalent in the previous three entries of the franchise and subtly embraces them, virtually turning it into an unnecessary epilogue.

On Stranger Tides has Jack Sparrow setting sail with the beautiful and ever so cunning pirate Angelica (Penelope Cruz). She is the only pirate who is able to match blades and wits with the world’s most infamous pirate. Of course her sudden appearance causes Sparrow to question her motives. While both of them are on a quest to look for the fabled Fountain of Youth, Jack wonders if she is really willing to share the powers that fountain brings, or is there an ulterior motive. Not too far behind are the British Royal Navy and the Spainish Armada (who seems to have no real part but be included in the international race towards the fountain), who are also in the search for the fountain of youth and have their own agendas when they get to their destination. But when Angelica forces his hand, Jack is brought aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge where his failed mutiny causes Captain Blackbeard to come out of his quarters and reveal his plan to him.

Throughout these four Pirates films there are three common motifs that is undeniably hard not to acknowledge: immortality, daddy issues, and shifting allegiances. The former two are a bit subtler, but it is the latter that will still perplex audiences throughout the entire film. The idea of immortality is indeed a focal point, but as Jack said, “it is not so much the destination as it is the journey.” Despite how our characters finally reach that x marks the spot on the map, Marshall’s pacing is incredibly awful and tests the limits of his audience’s stamina and eyestrain. It becomes a grueling two hours and 17 minutes of sitting through disastrous compilation of choppy and filler scenes. Added with the 3D effects during some of the cinematic battles and you will lose you place entirely.

The wild antics that we all know and come to expect from Jack are there, but the film loses its focus on Jack and makes him look passive an completely uninterested with what is going on. Yes he does involve himself in some of the more climatic scenes, but we do not get to see enough of what makes Jack so special, which is his ability to improvise. We get a glimpse of what is his whimsical meticulous planning but those scene are just too few and far in between and filled with either unnecessary scenes of Jack just standing around during all of the action scenes or filler dialogue scenes. Despite Jack being rather passive during all of the physical tension, it is his chemistry with Penelope Cruz that can be considered the one enjoyable things to watch.

Cruz’s appearance (and her chest makes a few appearances as well) as the new female lead is an exciting new addition to the film franchise and is what the Pirates franchise needed to make On Stranger Tides feel a bit fresher. The fact that she is Jack’s equal in almost every way is exciting to watch. The two are always trying to come out as the victor whenever they share scenes together, whether its dueling with swords, dancing or just conversing, there is no telling which will come out as the victor. Whenever the two are bantering they seem to be doing so effortlessly and without making sound scripted. We’ve have seen Jack be able to do this in three films, but to see it with a new face is a refreshing take on a character we have seen in three films.

Of course no Pirate film complete with its daddy issues and one would think that Ian McShane playing as Angelica’s father and Blackbeard would strike fear into those who are watching the film. McShane doesn’t seem to be able to channel his grittiness of Blackbeard and does nothing to enhance to elevate the level of villainy that we saw in Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy, or even Geoffrey Rush. In fact the film tries too hard to make Blackbeard look like a villain by having him move the hilt of his sword to control the ship and bring his sailors to their knees, conjuring zombies, and having declare himself as “a very bad man” in every other scene. None of it helps establish a menacing presence that you could come to expect from a pirate.

Out of the new cast, I didn’t particularly care for the additions of Spanish-French actress Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey playing as a mermaid named Syerna and the English Sam Caflin who plays as Philip Swift, a stalwart missionary. While Syerna may play as a vital role in the film, Philip seems to have no importance at all. He fills the romantic void and is a transitional character so that fans can move on and forget Will Turner and take a liking to Philip. But perhaps its because that Philip is suppose to be the new Will Turner that we start to think if the essence of character left at all. The two begin to consummate a relationship that seems to be deprived of any emotion and looks as though it is doomed to fail. The dialogue that the two share could be compared to that of a low budget primary school version of Romeo and Juliet or two bobbleheads talking to each other.

Of course since this is a full review, one cannot forget the 3D aspect of the On Stranger Tides. Unfortunately, like most 3D films, the scenes that were shot in the dark will strain your eyes and make you feel as though you were watching the entire film with a thin black veil over your face. A good fifteen minutes of the film that were shot in the dark have no light to feed off of and as a result your are forced to squint and adjust to the light that is given to you. I found myself taking off the glasses at some points in the film and just convinced myself that I had double vision during those scenes. Marshall attempts to mask his mistakes by strategically placing the 3D cameras everywhere. From ship decks and courtyards to shores and beach coves, anything that had depth to it Marshall shot it, but the action sequences suffer as a result of Marshall scene selection and you are forced to look for where the action is.

It’s amazing that after shows like LOST (which ironically comes from ABC studios which is owned by Disney) that you would think that they would take advantage of Hawaii’s beautiful and vast nature. Alas, Marshall turns his attention to dense jungles and waste deep rivers rather than on some of the open plains and horizon of the islands.

But audiences should enjoy some of the major action sequences that does sparkle. A few minutes into the first act has Jack involved in a whimsical escape that only a person like Jack can do, and bumping into a few interesting characters along the way (its a super cool cameo of which I cannot spoil). The failed mutiny defies all the laws of physics, but the hocus pocus properties that are derived from Blackbeard’s mystic sword seems to explain how he regains command of the ship. Maybe it was Marshall’s decision to shoot some of the scenes in more than one take that makes the other action scenes staged. These action sequences don’t seem to be carried out in a fluid motion and its choppy editing makes it seem as though Marshall asked for two seconds of sword fighting, then cut, and moved the entire cast to a different side of the set and continued the scene from there.

But some good actions and decent chemistry does not make a good film overall. Again the film falls victim to its own sins and manages to jam pack itself with so many unneeded plots. Philips unyielding desire to redeem all the wrongs that transpired before him while aboard the Blackbeard’s ship becomes tiresome and it stretches out through the entire film. Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) seeks revenge on Blackbeard for taking Jack’s beloved Black Pearl by acting as a privateer for the British Royal Navy. The inclusion of Barbossa was unwarranted and feels as though it was to reference the previous Pirate films, the way all of the Pirate films gives a friendly nod to the ride (oh that is in there too). Then you add the romantic subplot that was mentioned earlier and you begin to forget what the actual film is about.

On Stranger Tides is true to its name. It’s rather strange how all of this came together but still makes for a rather enjoyable watch. Editor Michael Kahn has our pirates look as though as they were scrambling to get to their destination rather than charge through it. Yet its one redeeming quality is that when we get to see Jack share the spotlight with one and only one person. It is difficult to build a movie around one character, but when your one character is the one fans want to see and is supposed to be the lead character, maybe you shouldn’t surround him with so many supporting characters and have him involved in so many subplots. That or Marshall isn’t the kind of director you hire to revamp your films. But it is that familiarity of Depp as our favorite pirate trickster and themes taken from the previous Pirates films that will have audiences sit comfortably in their chairs and have the mistakes of Marshall go over their head.

Streaming Movie Review: Ninja III – The Domination

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:20:00 +0000

After the body of a sexy bouffant-haired telephone maintenance engineer – who is also and aerobics instructor on the side – is possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja, she begins systematically killing (using her new-found ninja skills of course) the officers responsible for the ninja’s death and can only be stopped by another ninja!

When I found out the Ninja lll: The Domination was available to stream via LOVEFiLM’s Playstation 3 service I knew I was on to a winner, what I didn’t bargain on was the PSN network going down mid-viewing, so thank god it came back on yesterday and I could finish my Ninja lll fix! One of the campest, yet coolest, of the 80s ninja movies, Ninja lll mixes the becoming played-out at the time Ninja genre with something akin to The Exorcist in a film that epitomises all that is great about 80s B-movie cinema and all that was great about Golan-Globus and Cannon Films, whose demise, in my opinion, has left a huge blot of the movie landscape.

Like many movies of the 80s, Ninja lll features all the cliches of the decade: 1980′s cheesy electro-pop music, dance sequences a-plenty, and enough neon to light up two major cities. But what you don’t expect from an 80s movie, or ANY movie for that matter is a love scene in which a woman seduces someone by invitingly pouring a can of V8 tomato juice down her top. Yes, V8… Picture that for a minute. Got it? Yeah, it’s as weird a scene as you think. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for this film.

If it’s not V8 tinged love scenes, it’s floating ninja swords, an over-abundance of smoke and arcade machines playing themselves,writer James R. Silke and director Sam Firstenberg really do throw every wacked-out crazy idea into this film and bizarrely it works – mainly due to the enigmatic central performance of Lucinda Dickey, who easily and believeably switches from tough telephone worker, sexy aerobics instructor, bad-ass ninja, and possessed “monster”.

Dickey is so committed to her role that she somehow makes every scene, no matter how bizarre, work and nowhere better does she bring believability (did I just write that?) to her character than when she becomes possessed by the ninja spirit. You really do believe this buff aerobic instructor can kick as much ass as a well-trained ninja – it’s just a shame the majority of Dickey’s ninja scenes are doubled by MEN! Sadly Sho Kosugi, who appeared in the previous (and unrelated) ninja franchise movies Enter the Ninja and Revenge of the Ninja, is completely underused in Ninja lll, popping in and out of the movie for the majority of the films running time, until finally confronting and exorcising Dickey in the films climax. Of course this being Kosugi he brings the same gravitas to what amounts to merely a cameo as he does to his starring roles, which is why he’s such a legend in the genre.

Ninja lll: The Domination is one third ninja movie, one third Flashdance, one third The Exorcist and 100% awesome! If you’re a fan of ninja movies or cheesy 80s movies (as I am) then Ninja lll is most-definitely made for you.

Ayrton Senna movie review and analysis

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:17:00 +0000

May 18 (Paul Murtagh) After many years in the making, and many expectant fans waiting, the documentary film about the life of Ayrton Senna will be released in the United Kingdom on the 3 June, and in Australia on the 11 August. I have been very fortunate to see the film before it will be released, and it opened my eyes on the life of Formula 1’s most famous driver.

Ayrton Senna was a familiar figure on the top step of the Monaco podium - seen here after his first win at the principality in 1987

It is a perfect time for the film to be released in the United Kingdom and Ireland – during the weekend of the jewel in F1’s crown, the Monaco Grand Prix. Senna was the master of Monaco. He holds the record for the most amount of wins around the Principality, with a total of 6. He won 5 in a row between 1989 and 1993, and but for a lapse of concentration in 1988, it would have been 7 successive wins at F1’s most famous race.

What I was expecting was a very pro-Senna documentary, and a very anti-Prost, anti-Balestre and eventually anti-Schumacher film. What I found was that only one of these was partly true, and the rest were false. It did not reflect too badly at all on Prost, Balestre or Schumacher (except in small sections with Prost and Balestre – more Balestre than Prost), but it did however show all that was great about Senna.

1984 Monaco GP: Ayrton in the Toleman

The film begins at his first podium in F1 – the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix where he finished second to Alain Prost in the Toleman. From there it looks at his three-year stint with Lotus, his highly successful 6 years with McLaren, and of course ends with his untimely death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and his funeral. The film shows what we all knew about him as a driver – his undoubted speed and ruthlessness to win. The scenes around his first F1 win in Estoril in 1985 are something to watch out for!

The film also reflects on the two most controversial moments of his career – his collisions with Alain Prost in 1989 and 1990, and shows pieces of film never before seen by the public on both incidents.

1990 Japan: Ayrton Senna versus Alain Prost aftermath

Although it ignores the two major incidents between the two that precedes these events (1988 Portugese Grand Prix, where Senna pushed Prost towards the pit wall; and the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix, where Senna broke a pre-race agreement between the two to overtake Prost), it’s focus and coverage of 1989 and 1990 were very good – despite the slightly pro-Senna angle. The coverage from the time that we are able to see for the first time gave me a glimpse of the politics behind the sport, rather than the sporting side of it.

But what struck me the most about the whole film is how humble Senna actually was. As a three-time Formula 1 world champion, winner of 41 grand prix and god-like status in both Brazil and Japan, nobody would have been surprised had he had an ego bigger than his country. But it did not show at all in the film.

Ayrton Senna talks with Rubens Barrichello at Imola in 1994

The film shows Senna away from the grand prix circus at home in Brazil, and it shows Ayrton doing work for his foundation (which continues to go from strength to strength today) and more. It ends with his final race weekend at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and his funeral that followed.

The film shows how he was affected by accidents to other drivers (notably Barrichello and Ratzenberger at his final race weekend), and how much Ayrton was emotionally attached to the sport that weekend. Watching it makes you feel he was distracted that weekend, and that he just didn’t seem himself at all.

The scenes after he hit the wall at the Tamburello corner are very hard to watch as an F1 fan, and the pain from that weekend can still be felt watching these pictures all over again.

But the main thing that comes from the film was his ability behind the wheel. There is no doubt that Ayrton Senna has been one of the greatest drivers to grace a Formula 1 car. His unrivalled will to win comes through to the fore in the film, and his God-like status in his homeland is clear for all to see.

Having seen very little of Senna’s career myself, his film shows me just how great of a driver and a person he is, and how much he is missed by all. It will surely go down as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, films ever made about motor racing.

Movie Review: ‘Priest’

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:17:00 +0000

Last night I had the misfortune of seeing Priest at the movies and I say that because everything I had seen to promote the film led me to believe that it was going to be an entertaining sci-fi action film. What it really turned out to be was an extremely boring, slow-paced snoozefest that had absolutely NOTHING resembling entertainment to offer. I can’t say that Priest was the worst movie I’ve ever seen but I can honestly say that it’s not a movie that I needed at all to see … or will ever want to sit thru again.

Essentially, everything is wrong with his movie … just all of it. The worst part, tho, had to be the writing. The lines that the actors had to deliver was just so terrible I had to keep myself from laughing out loud thruout the entire movie. The second worst part was the acting. Cam Giganet was such a joke, I couldn’t take anything he did in this movie seriously. Paul Bettany, the star, was OK but even he struggled … the movie is so bad that he really didn’t have anything to work with. For a vampire film, Priest was not scary or even tense. For an action film, the fight scenes were pretty much nonexistent. For a sci-fi film, the FX were just lame. It really sucks when you see a movie that you think is going to be good and all you get is boring drivel. I am familiar with the Priest graphic novel and I have to say, this film does that story a huge disservice. I cannot recommend that anyone waste their time with this film. If you are curious, wait til it comes out on Netflix or cable so you can watch it for free. At least then, the only thing you have to lose is your time.

New Liverpool Movie on CL 2005

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Sat, 21 May 2011 08:02:00 +0000

A new film called "Will" is based around Liverpool's famous 2005 Champions League victory.

It tells the story of an orphan named Will who travels across Europe to get to Istanbul to see Liverpool play the CL final of 2005.

And so he gets to see Liverpool fabulously coming back from being 3 goals down to eventually beat AC Milan on penalties.

And then maybe everyone lives happily ever after.

Looks good.

Trailer...

Latest Movie Reviews For Your Perusal

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 20 May 2011 08:01:00 +0000

Nowadays in this date and age when life has develop into so hectic, you do not desire to catch up with just about every new movie. Everybody has develop into selective, and he or she would like to view only movies which are of interest to him or her.

Latest movie news are a sneak peek into what the film is founded on. Such reviews are usually from buyers who post them on the net, in newspapers or shown on television. Such reviews will not leak out the suspense and thrill portion of the film. Mostly film critics give out the reviews that assist the moviegoers to determine on regardless of whether they ought to watch the film in the theater or property. However, even moviegoers write about their experience on watching the film.

It is vital that new movies get the latest movie reviews. If this doesn’t take place, nobody could be thinking about watching the film. If the individual reviewing a particular new movie writes only negative remarks, this could have drastic effect on the success of the film.

Here are the advantages of ratings on films:

1. Fundamental info of new releases hides in these reviews. Thus, if you are a fan of the director or the stars you could go to see the film.

2. Promoters generate public interest in their film via such reviews.

3. It saves you from watching films that are nothing but a waste of time. You’d rather invest that time doing something more worthwhile.

4. Just about every movie ticket costs a lot today and I am positive you do not want to invest your tough earned funds on a film not worthy of it.

5. The ratings given within the reviews allow you to to decide regardless of whether you wish to go for the film.

Newspaper reviews: The gist of the movie ought to come out in a way that it doesn’t give away precise details of the film, to ensure that folks don’t lose interest following reading. Such reviews come from the critics as well as movie buffs. It does not cost to read these reviews at all and in reality, it’s beneficial as you could just give worthless movies a miss.

Online reviews: With men and women turning increasingly more net savvy today online is often a very superior platform to catch up with movie reviews. Accurate information about the film is vital and you’ll be able to decide when you wish to catch up with the new movies in a theatre, on your laptop or by renting a DVD.

Tv reviews: This is the most preferred source to know about the reviews of most recent flicks. Every single week there are shows broadcast on tv particularly to speak about the newest movie releases.

New ‘Hitman’ Movie Coming

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Thu, 19 May 2011 07:59:00 +0000

A sequel to 2007′s Hitman is being made to coincide with the release of the next game in the series, Hitman Absolution. The first movie, staring Timothy Olyphant as the famous assassin, was widely panned by critics but made a decent amount of money in the box office. Its unknown if Olyphant will return as Agent 47, but what is known is that the movie will apparently tie in quite closely with the game, both being released in 2012. The game itself is using the performance capture facilities James Cameron used for Avatar.

Jennifer Aniston to Go Topless in New Movie?

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:57:00 +0000

James Devaney/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Jennifer Aniston is no stranger to flaunting her body, but she may show more than we've ever seen in her upcoming film, Horrible Bosses.

Rumors have resurfaced that the 42-year-old star has filmed a topless scene for the comedy, reports Us Weekly.

An insider with the film says, "She shot a topless scene, but produces aren't sure if they'll use it. They filmed it two ways. In one, you see Jen's face and boobs in the same shot. In another, the audience might think it's a body double."

Another source, however, said Aniston keeps her shirt on, adding, "Jennifer did not shoot a topless scene. She may appear nude, but you do not see Jennifer topless."

In the film, which opens in July, Aniston plays a dentist who sexually harasses a man who works for her. Last year, Aniston's rep nixed talk that the actress would appear topless in the movie, although the spokesman did tell E! Online she filmed some "provocative" scenes.

A New Superman Movie To Hit The Big Screen

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:55:00 +0000

It has only been a few years since the release of Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, but already a new Superman movie is in pre-production. It is not a sequel to that last production, but instead has decided to re-invent the series from the beginning, with a new cast, director and outlook.

Superman was created by the American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster in 1932 and is largely responsible for creating the superhero genre. It was not long before the comic strip took off and soon there was a radio show based on the comic strip too. The character has also had a long history with the cinema, first appearing as an animated series in 1941, featuring the voice artists from the radio show, and then in a serialized short series with Kirk Alyn in the lead role from 1948.

More animated shows, comics and books would follow over the next three decades, there was even a musical on Broadway, and then in 1978 Richard Donner directed Christopher Reeve in the title role as Superman returned to the big screen. This movie was followed by three more sequels with Reeve, though number 3 and 4 were not really related to the first two movies. Television became the home for the Man of Steel, in the form of series like Lois and Clark and the more recent Smallville. But in 2006 Bryan Singer was convinced to return to Metropolis.

And that was the above mentioned Bryan Singer film, which almost followed on where the original two Christopher Reeve movies ended. Brandon Routh, a relative unknown was cast as the Man of Steel, with Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Despite excellent reviews and even a few awards, the box office returns disappointed the studios.

Now it is the turn of British actor Henry Cavill to play the Man of Steel and his alter ego, Clark Kent. Cavill is another who is not very well known, but he is very respected by those who do. He has caught the public attention’s playing Charles Brandon in the series, The Tudors, and has also had parts in a number of other movies.

But he has been on the verge of stardom for a few years now and was even considered for the earlier Bryan Singer movie. Other rumors were that he was considered as Batman and James Bond before Christian Bale and Daniel Craig got their roles respectively, and he was also Stephanie Meyer’s first choice for Twilight, but was too old when filming began.

Amy Adams, best known for her roles in The Fighter and Enchanted, will play reporter Lois Lane, the role originally made famous by Margot Kidder. Playing the Kents are two of Hollywood’s top stars over the past two decades, with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane filling the roles. At this point most other actors have not been named, and these secrets are being kept under wraps until closer to the release date.

Directing this version, known as Superman: Man of Steel is acclaimed director, Zack Snyder. Best known for his work on Watchmen, 300 and the recent Sucker Punch, Snyder excels in action movies and enjoys stylizing his compositions and colors. Writing the script is another highly rated Hollywood name, David S. Goyer. His credits include the Blade movies, and of course the two new Batman movies, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

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Sneak Peek at House MD Season 7 Episode 20 "Changes"

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Sat, 14 May 2011 09:58:00 +0000

HOUSE: House (Hugh Laurie, L) and Cuddy's (Lisa Edelstein, R) jobs are in jeopardy when Cuddy's mother threatens to sue the hospital in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein, R) tries to persuade her mother (guest star Candice Bergen, L) not to sue the hospital in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: House (Hugh Laurie, L) and the team (L-R: Olivia Wilde, Peter Jacobson, Omar Epps and Jesse Spencer) treat a recent lottery winner who is suffering partial paralysis in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: Thirteen (Olivia Wilde, second from L) and Taub (Peter Jacobson, L) treat Cyrus (guest star Donal Logue, second from R), a recent lottery winner who is suffering partial paralysis, in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Also pictured: David Constabile, R. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: House (Hugh Laurie, R) and the team treat Cyrus (guest star Donal Logue, L), a recent lottery winner who is suffering partial paralysis, in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: Thirteen (Olivia Wilde, R) treats Cyrus (guest star Donal Logue, L), a recent lottery winner who is suffering partial paralysis, in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Also pictured: David Constabile, R. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: House's (Hugh Laurie, L) job is in jeopardy when Cuddy's mother threatens to sue the hospital in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX

HOUSE: Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein, L) tries to persuade her mother (guest star Candice Bergen, R) not to sue the hospital in the "Changes" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, May 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX Adam Taylor/NBC

HOUSE, M.D. Season 4 DVD Review

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:00:00 +0000

The word around the water cooler* is that the fourth season of "House, M.D." is that it was a weak effort. This is incorrect. After a disappointing third season which wasted an antagonist and backed itself into a corner, the show made a much-needed shake-up. Enter a wonderful parody of reality shows and the re-introduction of one of the show's more brilliant concepts: House as Teacher.

With the departure of his team, Dr. Gregory House (the always-brilliant Hugh Laurie continuing to entertain and amaze with his iconic portrayal of the misanthropic doc) must wade through a pool of applicants and he does it in the way he (and us) will find most entertaining: rounds of eliminations. Viewers will find characters they want to see as permanent additions and root for them as they would for any contestant. It automatically adds suspense beyond just the cases which continue to be formulaically paced but still surprising when it comes to the final diagnosis.

Rather than stuck in his office, we spend a lot of time in an auditorium and it calls to mind one of the series' best episodes, "Three Stories". While it's fun to watch House be snarky, wry, and sometimes downright cruel, it's nice to see him let loose some actual wisdom and that in order to be on his team, it's not how much you know that's important (since he knows everything): it's your character. House may not like people, but he still needs to work with them and choosing the right colleagues is the only way he can fill that magic whiteboard of his and solve the mystery.

The new cast members are a joy, from familiar face Kal Penn to breakthrough performances from Olivia Wilde as the enigmatic "Thirteen" and Anne Dudek as "Cutthroat Bitch". Returning cast members like Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) also continue to grow and take their characters to new places. Of course, at the end, it's really all Laurie. Even if every other aspect of the show rubs you the wrong way (and it really shouldn't), "House" is still worth watching for his performance. It's just that good.

The DVD set of "House, M.D. – Season 4" contains four discs containing sixteen episodes with an MSRP of $59.98 (which is the same MSRP as the other three seasons despite having eight fewer episodes). Each of the episodes are presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras include commentaries with Cast and Crew, 5 featurettes (New Beginnings, Meet the Wirters, The Visual Effects House, Anatomy of a Crash, My Favorite Season 4 Episode), a gag reel, and a Season 5 Sneak Peek.

* I bring a water cooler wherever I go so I may discuss things around it.

House MD Season 7 Episode 20

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:51:00 +0000

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The Age Of The Movie Theater Could Be Coming To An End

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:53:00 +0000

It seems that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) would like to make a bit more money from first-run films, and if they could cut out the costs of working with film prints, distributors, producing thousands of movie posters and so on, why not? While details are still sketchy as to how the whole process will work, it looks like the film industry is looking into options that will allow it to deliver high definition versions of films to your TV before they hit DVD or Blu-ray, and possibly while they are still in theaters.

The MPAA petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to use a technology known as “Selectable Output Control” (SoC) when delivering films to your television via a set top box. What this means is that while the film is playing, other outputs will be disabled so you can’t copy the film to another device, it can only go to your TV, and then there is no way to copy it. (until two hours after the first of these films is transmitted and someone figures out a hack …)

Apparently the MPAA wanted this to be a blanket waiver, but the FCC limited it to a 90-day window on films not yet released to disc. The idea is that this will allow the film industry to deliver films to you before they hit disc, or even while they are still in the theater for those that can’t make it there for one reason or another.

“This action is an important victory for consumers who will now have far greater access to see recent high definition movies in their homes. And it is a major step forward in the development of new business models by the motion picture industry to respond to growing consumer demand.” said Bob Pisano, President and Interim CEO of the MPAA. Of course, the translation of this into English is, ’Hollywood has found another way to keep more of the money for ourselves by reducing costs and the need to share revenues with other businesses.’

Generally going to the movie theater has become an enormous pain as films never start on time, you have to sit through endless commercials, ticket prices have jumped up and it has turned more and more into a feeling of you are being hustled through like cattle. Being able to sit back and watch the latest films in the comfort of your own home would even be worth a price higher than most tickets to a goodly number of people.

“The first, and best way to view movies will always be in movie theaters – and nothing can replace the pleasure this brings to millions and millions of people all across our country and the globe,” Pisano said. “But for those people unable to make it to the theater and interested in viewing a recently released movie, thanks to the FCC, they will now have a new option. For other consumers who prefer standard, linear, on-demand or DVD or Blu-ray options, these services will be unchanged.” And of course those methods will stay unchanged because those revenue streams account for a huge portion of the profits.

This is another bid for control by the MPAA. You have the 28-day delay windows for Netflix and Redbox now, so less loss of revenue of sales as people will grow impatient waiting for the rentals. Then you add up all the other expenses the film studios will save in distribution and marketing materials, while collecting who knows how much in rental fees, and you can see this is all about the filmmakers making even more money.

All those theaters that shut down, the number of unemployed, the loss in sales of concession items (in turn those companies possibly laying off workers), and suddenly you see the MPAA just cost a lot of people money while saving itself a ton.

What say you? Would you pay a premium to watch HD versions of movies in your home as opposed to going to the theater?

The low road to high art?

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:51:00 +0000

I'm not sure if these articles are entertaining for anyone else. I like to change things up, tho, and I like writing about every aspect of movie-watching. And it can't always be 3500 words on "Boys Don't Cry," y'know?

I didn't mention this during my review, but I got sick from the popcorn I ate during "Splice." If you read what I wrote, you'd figure the movie had that effect. Nope. It's not the sort of thing I would mention, either, even if we knew each other. Now, tho, it was a recent conversation topic: what's wrong with movie theater popcorn?

It truly deserves a post - popcorn is the movie-time snack. Concessions stands lately are massive, but popcorn's my most frequent craving. Sometimes it's all I want.

Food like I had is obviously a problem; I felt like someone who ate fish in "Airplane." But popcorn's also expensive - if you buy a medium or large bag and don't eat it, you've lost roughly $6. And if you didn't eat before going in, popcorn is the only regular item that can hold off hunger pangs for 90 minutes.

With all that, and considering how delicious it is, why should anyone ever think: I can't remember if the popcorn here is lousy. If my friend/date/relative doesn't want any, I'm going to have to find something I can fill up on...

Even if it doesn't make you ill, so many theaters have somehow found a way to make bad popcorn. To quote Shakespeare, "what the hell?"

Popcorn, the source of all life.

The bad food didn't affect my opinion of "Splice." I know because I wasn't ill at the time. Hell, I've been out and had a friend step out for a little too long...

No, this time I woke up sick at 4 AM. While I don't appreciate being unwell as if I drank for hours on an empty stomach, that wouldn't make me receive a picture poorly. "Splice" did a great job of looking bad all on its own.

So I guess the lesson is "don't buy popcorn at Manhattan's AMC Empire 25 on 42nd Street."

Then again, maybe the lesson is "don't take the pre-stuffed bags of popcorn when you're there." I'm a member of AMC rewards programs, and I get free tickets and the occasional deal/freebie at the concession stand. I don't always use them, but I did that night.

Since I had just finished a long day of work, a snack made sense. My friends couldn't make it, so I went to the very last show after a quick dinner (Thursday, 10PM). A small bag sounded right, and I luckily got a "free small popcorn" ticket when my tickets printed. Score! I flashed the freebie ticket, asked for a drink, and the person manning the concession stand went to a big set of metal racks. She grabbed my small bag from one of those.

Just after after Step 3 in the the magical "Popcorn Process."

Which was weird, since a full batch just popped in the machine - the machine that was way closer than the racks. In fact, the top floor of that colossal theater was clearly empty/dead as the last show of the night started. There wasn't going to be some big run on the food...

On a wasteful, "badly-run business" note, they had far too much already prepared and sitting out in the air. There were more than 20 bags of varying sizes.

So I recall her grabbing the bag, and I remember her being sorta rude first. But I know I thought "hell, she's a kid working in the service industry/retail; am I really going to make her life more annoying?" Well, I guess I should have.

Corn, after heat+time, in its "popped form."

The real problem here isn't that I got sick. It's that popcorn is one of the most wonderful substances on Earth, and I love it. I barely ever buy it, tho, because I have a too-hazy list in my head of places where the popcorn is no good. That night with "Splice" just added one I definitely can't forget. Bad bags are usually dry or flat-tasting, while the AMC Empire 25's version could make you sick 'til your eyes go bloodshot.

One of my favorite snacks - a reasonably healthy and filling one, at that - is becoming a rare, at-home only event for me. This is no good.

Maybe my small confession will explain why I was already buying popcorn less often: I almost never get butter on my popcorn, and it probably helps others ignore a sub-standard batch. Really, the only time I eat it is when I'm with someone who wants butter. This (among other things) makes me rare.

But that shouldn't be one of the things that sets me apart. It's a tasty snack, even without butter - which, by the way, is an unfair uber-topping. It's like crushing a snail with your car. Why don't people appreciate the one real treat that doesn't have to be unhealthy?

Of course, there's more: I don't like pouring "generic yellow syrup" on anything, really. Theaters don't even call it butter anymore, they call it "popcorn topping." I'm willing to bet they do that because they're probably required to by law.

"Hey hon, want some 'popcorn topping?'" That just rolls right off the tongue... I think on my next date, I'll make sure to talk about movies, and about how much I love popcorn, with or without "topping." Or if we go to see a movie, I'll tell her I don't mind "topping" on the popcorn. I hope I don't come off too strange...

Funnier still: when I microwave popcorn at home and I'm with someone who's surprised that I buy "plain/natural/no fake butter." I'm flexible, so I offer to quickly heat a pad of butter and pour it over the bowl. But no one, apparently, wants that. People want fake "butter flavor" on their popcorn? Did I miss a meeting? Do people prefer whatever's in Pop Secret's packaging to the real thing? Stuff that can last for months?

And I actually have used the butter machines at movie-theaters; nor do I skimp because it's not my thing. Why? I'm good company, that's why. Plus, I don't hate buttered popcorn, I just don't especially like it. Bonus: no nasty fingers. Still, the butter machines, and what drizzles into the bag, does not look... very inviting.

The difference between these two stages is critical!

Surely some places in New York make an effort: The Sunshine Cinemas on Houston is an example. They obviously made effort to provide a great, varied concessions booth with quality popcorn.

The same goes for the popcorn (and every concession I've tried) at The Angelika, one of my favorite film houses. In both those cases, though, they aren't buying in the sort of quantities that AMC and Regal require.

Does this look dangerous to you?

If you know of particular NYC-area theaters that do the job right or badly, let me know. If you tell me privately or on fb, I'll save you the trouble of posting a comment and put it up here myself (using your initials or something).

Maybe I should keep, on this site, ratings for New York concession stands. Doing it would help me remember which theaters to avoid (or prefer); if I forget, it would have a label here. "Popcorn Ratings," or "Food Ratings?"

I could always go all-out with "NYC Theater Ratings," too...

I wrote this article several weeks ago. It's funny, then, that the outside world sort of caught up to my concerns here: AMC announced a special $7 healthy snack-pack for theaters. You get a bottle of water, air-popped chips, "fruit chips," and a health bar (with chocolate). It's a pretty good deal, and I hope it's satisfying. For one thing, it's way cheaper than popcorn and soda. For another, it's not obviously horrible for you...

I try to cover different aspects of "the movies" - sitting to watch trailers, for example. Well, the most popular theater food is even more important, for many. It's so hard to resist! I'd hate to worry about "russian roullette eating" whenever I cave to the sweet sweet smell of those super-heated kernels.

Giving it up forever? That would be like not believing in Santa anymore...

Bed Bugs At Movie Theatres

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:47:00 +0000

Bed Bugs at movie theaters is one of the most common news making events in last few years. Why not? They are equally interested in watching a movie. Bed bugs are the most successful creepy critter these days. Now they are embarking upon some of the most successful business like movie theaters. 2010 was the year of bed bug crisis for New York.

Some of the most popular movie theaters which have been victim of bed bugs in recent years are:

• Times Square AMC Theater

• Peg movie theater

• Court Street movie theater

• Winnipeg movie theaters

• Broadway Theaters

They all were bed bug infested in 2010. Great customer services by these theaters made them absolutely devoid of bed bugs. But recently on 13 February 2011 there was news that bed bugs were found at regency cinema.

They had to shut down AMC 25 Theater as it became unbearable for customers to enjoy the movie with bed bugs. Many theater have installed new furniture. Some have to close their movie theater till exterminators treated it. Just imagine you are enjoying one of your most favorite movie and all of a sudden you experience something crawl on to you and get into your clothes. You may not get bitten but bed bugs can easily hitch a ride home with you.Two movie theaters have to shut down due the bed bug outbreak.

The reason behind the outbreak of Bed bugs in Movie Theater is that it is one of the best places to hide. The other probable reason behind this is they get enough opportunity to feed on you. Once these movie theaters are infested with bed bugs, they require at least three heat treatments.

A survey of North American pest control companies showed a 70 per cent jump in bed bug infestations over the last 10 years.

Pest control companies such as Bell Environmental Services working efficiently to clear this bed bug problem in movie theatres. These are huge areas so generally it requires fumigation to get rid of bed bugs. According to their prevention policy the treatment must repeat in two weeks for complete eradication of bed bugs.The terror of bed bugs has been reached its height, movie theaters have been retreated twice and thrice to make sure they do not contain even a single bed bug. Public is experiencing the horror of bed bugs even outside their home. That means there is hardly any place left where one can enjoy quality time.

Well there have been several measures taken by the owners of these movie theaters to remain bed bugs free.

People are avoiding Movie Theatres especially of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Simply not going to Movie Theater is not the solution.

In spite of getting perplexed take few measures such as:

• Inspect yourself thoroughly as you move out of Movie Theater as bed bugs are very efficient hitchhikers.

• Treat all your clothes with hot water as soon as you reach your home to disinfect your clothes. This prevent them spreading out to other places of your house.

• Wear long sleeve shirts and trousers. Cover yourself as much as you can.

Taking all the measures of prevention including above we can surely get rid of this problem. Bed bug at movie Theatres at least clears all those misconception that bed bugs can only be found at home or at work places. They can be present almost anywhere including your leisure places.

Titanic - A Love Story movie review

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:38:00 +0000

'Titanic' is a love story, the romance of two young lovers, the tragedy of the doomed ship, RMS Titanic begins to unfold around them. He was released in 1997 and was a huge commercial and critical success and won 11 Oscars Awards (to do the first, since "Ben Hur") and 3 Grammys.

It was written, directed, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron, who also won the Oscar for best director. "Titanic" the movie was the highest gross of all time, earning $ 1800000000 at the box office, by the year 2010 with "Avatar," exceeded a film by James Cameron.

The story is about two young people from different social classes - Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson is added and Kate Winslet, the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater - who is in love aboard the maiden voyage of the Titanic in fall 1912. Although the love story is fictional, most of the characters - the crew and passengers - were those that were actually performed on board the real ship.

For example, brash Margaret "Molly" Brown (played by Kathy Bates), famed for his heroic efforts (not shown in the film) trying to rescue drowning passengers. It later became known as the "Unsinkable Molly Brown."

There were many scenes in the film, if only briefly discussed, which has a lot to the emotional impact of the inevitable shipwreck on passengers and crew. Two historical figures were Isador and Ida Strauss. Isidore was a former owner of RH Macy & Company and was also a former congressman, NY. In the film, had his wife Ida, a chance to leave the ship in a lifeboat, but from and returns to her husband and said she would honor his marriage vows and stay with Isidore. It is the last time they kiss on a bed in her cabin are, the water rushing in

Levels of emotions are other scenes that included the heroism obvious signs of the occupation. Joseph Bell, the chief engineer and his men worked desperately to the last moments of retaining power for lights and when the emergency signals can be sent. Are all lost.

Wallace Hartley, bandmaster and his orchestra continue to uplifting music playing at the very end, even if the ship sinks.

The two lovers, Rose and Jack first meet when he rescues a suicide attempt caused by his despair to a love commitment, after being pressured to marry a wealthy suitor, Cal, because financial needs of his family.

Jack is as inferior by her mother Rose and Cal despised, but he succeeded in a stuffy dinner first class, where he renewed his visit deepened encounter with Rose and her loyalty.

The next day, despite her mother Rose and Cal goes to the bow of the ship where she meets Jack, recognizes her feelings for him and the two kiss passionately. Then please go the stands rose and she asks him to draw her wearing the Heart of the Ocean, a blue diamond necklace, that an engagement present by Cal was expensive. Then leave the chart of Cal's for sure.

When trying to keep the guards from Cal, Rose and Jack enter flight when one of the cars stored there and type make love in the back seat.

They are witnesses to the collision with the iceberg and listen out for to discuss how the situation is serious. Rose and Jack decide to tell her mother and Cal, but in the meantime discovered the nude drawing of Rose and Cal furious plant the chain to Jack, then accuses him of theft. Jack has been arrested and under the bridge, where he is shackled to a pipe.

Affective elements of the "Titanic" are very powerful, with scenes later, shows the result of the collision, the desperate attempts of those on board refuge in a lifeboat found, or the courageous acceptance of their fate. Since there were not enough lifeboats, more than 1,500 passengers and crew members killed in this disaster. While the score clearly reflects their feelings and the dangers they face. The closing song "My Heart Will Go On" (sung by Celine Dion) won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. After the success of "Avatar", a 3-D version of "Titanic" will also be published.

Khichdi Silver Screen: The Movie Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:57:00 +0000

In one of the most anticipated and one of the most popular transitions from the small screen to the big screen, Fox Productions "Khichdi: The Movie" is all set to enchant the audience with comedy innocent, that taste just seen highlights on TV. The Bollywood film is produced by Aatish Kapadia and starring Supriya Pathak, Rajeev Mehta, Anang Desai. The film is produced by JD Majethia and is the first film Hats Off Production.

The cult comedy "Khichdi" is the first Indian serial to be made into a film. The show, produced by Hats Off Productions, started in 2002 and a temporary residence permit extremely high, reaching more than 8.6 million viewers, and has also won numerous awards. The film tells the story of a bizarre dream of a bunch of lovable losers snail brain. Himanshu Hansa naive brother was wearing an absurd dream, it is wiser story.The members a memorable and family have known love - children told through hilarious adventures of the crazy family in film. Himanshu Parminder neighbor falls in love with him, without logical reason, and the two became engaged. That's when the silly story line takes a strange turn. Himanshu realizes on her wedding day that the ceremony would mean imminent disaster looming in his desire to have a legendary love story. Because nothing exciting ever happens in their love story to make it memorable.

This is a simple password do not take it boring with a happy ending. And if our family is stupid to delay the marriage. And fun began their tour at all, create the missing steps in the history of love Himanshu in order to "legendary". As in this process hysterical rabbit brain, an amalgam of everything possible and how at the height of extremely absurd Himanshu finally to win his love, he invents the story of Khichdi-The Movie.

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The importance of movie trailers

noreply@blogger.com (hadinetworks hadi) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:36:00 +0000

Cinema Movie Trailers is one of the most exciting incentive for moviegoers to see a particular movie. The trailer of the film will present the film at its best at the same time allows the viewer an idea of what the film has to offer.

Here is the movie scenes would be the right director to have to capture the interest of the public. This would be their audience an idea of what turns the film is all about, and they would also factor in the film would be of particular interest to them. Even scenes is bad just as harmful for the film. It is therefore important that the choice of movie scenes, the filmmakers have to decide what is really the best and most important things in the film. But at the same time, they should not give everything in the trailer. The secret of deceiving the public, they are shown the best, but not any part of it. In fact, it's just something that engage their curiosity enough for them to remember that the movie is good, and is a must-see film.

Trailers streaming is also important to be represented at different sites. They also claim the same kind of interest in public, but this time it would take place over the Internet cinema. In fact, it is displayed is the same as the movie trailer. The difference was on the means by which the trailer was rendered.

Apart from the scenes, the trailer would be better in high definition are presented. Movie Trailer HD is always best to see how he is able to provide the best image quality with the different colours and offered the cinema. It also provides the best when it comes to their movie, since they are the latest deals already, if it regards to the film industry. The high-definition quality of the film is an added bonus for viewers who appreciate a better picture for viewing movies.

Like any movie, trailer very important for filmmakers and film lovers. It would be a chance for filmmakers to showcase what their film would be all about. For movie fans, it would determine whether the film would be of particular interest or not.

Trailer gives a first experience on film and HD trailer for the film helps you a good weekend. The experience of the movie scenes with us for an ideal experiment