Get Ready for the Apocalypse Movies:
A Christmas Story (1983)
In honor of Halloween weekend, I created a TOP 10 list of my favorite scream queens. Thanks to their steel-iron lungs and abilities to make blood curdle and send chills down spines, the horror genre is able to produce a bloodier and gorier perspective to fairytale's damsel in distress and big bad wolf.
TOP 10 SCREAM QUEENS
Honorable Mentions: Vera Miles – Psycho (1960) and Jada Pinkett Smith's death scene in Scream 2 (1997)
Surprisingly, “Jennifer’s Body” is performing poorly at the box office. The movie has only raked in $12.4 million in two weeks, while the children’s animation “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” has pulled in $60.4 million in two weeks. “Jennifer’s Body” was expected to do much better due to the sultry Megan Fox and Diablo Cody’s screenplay behind the project.
Despite, the harsh criticisms and cold reviews, I think “Jennifer’s Body” is worth seeing. First of all, yes, Megan Fox is hot and the younger version of “bad ass” Angelina Jolie. Second, Diablo Cody’s screenplay is hilarious, a bit crude and risqué. Third, the trailers revealed the movie’s potential to be a fun, not at all serious, horror flick. What else could be expected from such a lineup?
The dynamite duo Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried had the whole yin and yang going for them. Fox’s character, “Jennifer” is the beautiful (and slutty) every-girl-wants-to-be-me-and-every-guy-wants-me girl in high school. And, in contrast, Seyfried’s character, Needy is the awkward-but-somehow-still-cool-enough-to-hang-out-with-the-hot-girl chick in high school. The plot feeds on the imbalanced relationship created by the characters’ social status and personalities. It is the film’s constant battle between innocence and immorality.
Speaking of the plot, Diablo Cody’s writing in “Jennifer’s Body” is like a murdering sex-fein rewriting “Juno” (2007). Jennifer, the man eater (literally) has some awesome lines audience members may just incorporate into their everyday lingo, [Jennifer grabs Needy’s breasts] “These are like smart bombs, you point them in the right direction and shit gets real.” Needy has her fair share of equally entertaining lines, but her exaggerated emotions and dramatized actions is what makes the character a gem.
I guarantee you will laugh, definitely not scream or cower in fear, while watching “Jennifer’s Body.” Definitely see it with your friends, or on a date, depending on your interests.
Rating: 3 ½ Laughs out of 5
The awesome Stephenie Meyer released the official track listing for the "New Moon" soundtrack. It features original songs by some of the best indie artists around. And, of course the band that inspired Meyer throughout the writing of “The Twilight Saga,” Muse, is on the album!
1. Death Cab for Cutie - "Meet Me on the Equinox"
2. Band of Skulls - "Friends"
3. Thom Yorke - "Hearing Damage"
4. Lykke Li - "Possibility"
5. The Killers - "A White Demon Love Song"
6. Anya Marina - "Satellite Heart"
7. Muse - "I Belong To You" (New Moon Remix)
8. Bon Iver & St. Vincent- "Rosyln"
9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Done All Wrong"
10. Hurricane Bells - "Monsters"
11. Sea Wolf - "The Violet Hour"
12. OK Go - "Shooting the Moon"
13. Grizzly Bear - "Slow Life"
14. Editors - "No Sound But the Wind"
15. Alexandre Desplat - "New Moon (The Meadow)"
The album drops in stores October 20th. And, I am beyond excited for “New Moon,” which hits theaters on November 20th! I’ll be there in “Team Jacob” and “Team Edward” attire.
Coco Chanel is already an icon in fashion, but now she has been introduced to movie lovers everywhere. Anne Fontaine’s “Coco Before Chanel” (2009) gives a look into the life of the young woman before she set the standards of chic and classy. The movie is sophisticated, smart and beautiful while keeping raw and edgy elements.
Sure, the entire movie is in French and you are stuck reading subtitles, but that does not detract from the emotional and cutesy scenes. The audience will witness the determination and fire burning inside a young woman, the relationship between two sisters, the troubles of loving outside a social class, the boundaries and classifications created for women and men, and the need for independence. It is a biography meets documentary meets coming of age story.
Audrey Tautou transforms for the role. She incorporates quirky and strong traits from her characters in “Amélie” (2001) and “The Da Vinci Code” (2006). Tautou is amazing as Gabrielle '
“Coco Before Chanel” is a definite must-see for all young women, Chanel No. 5 fans, couture lovers, and aspiring clothing designers. This movie is for anyone who wants independence, or just enjoys an intriguing biography. Go with your girlfriends, or make it a mother-daughter movie night. See the movie, and then go shopping.
Rating: 4 Applauds out of 5
“The Final Destination” (2009) may be leading in the box office, but are audiences walking away from the theater more satisfied from “Halloween
This time around, “death saved the best for 3D.” Typical to the Final Destination series, there are explosions, imaginative gory deaths, and bad gut feelings. However, there is really nothing special going on. Sure it raves that this installment is in 3D, but seriously, director David R. Ellis could have done better. There is definitely not enough in-your-face action. Wearing 3D glasses for almost two hours, audiences want more than a few every so often objects (including organs) to duck from. The opening car crash scene is about all we can expect to get good use out of 3D. Besides the disappointment, The Final Destination is still fun to watch. And it makes me feel better that the ending is different.
Rating: 3 ½ Duck-and-Screams out of 5
Rob Zombie does justice to the horror series. “Halloween
Rating: 4 ½ Blood-curdling Screams out of 5
Looks like Rob Zombie’s “Halloween
You heard the news and the rumors. You’ve even seen the trailers and teaser posters. But, are you dying to see the movie? I know I am. In fact, I am wishing nightly to the Blue Fairy (in reference to Pinocchio and Steven Spielberg’s A.I.) for the movies to be as good as it looks and sounds! I’m sure we have all suffered from a movie that did not live up to the hype. smh
Take a peak below at my Blue Fairy wish list. It is a list of upcoming movies with amazing trailers, alluring teaser posters, or countless rumors and news updates.
2009
2010
2011
Comment with the movies you are looking forward to watching.
Mrs. Robinson You’re Trying to Seduce Me remembers the iconic contributions John Hughes has made to film and some of our childhood/adolescent years (80s). He has written and directed some of the most memorable movies. Movies that are often quoted or referenced in pop culture.
Hughes is well known for working with the Brat Pack (Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy) in “Sixteen Candles” (1984), “The Breakfast Club” (1985), and “Pretty in Pink” (1986). He also brought us “Weird Science” (1985) starring Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” (1986) starring Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck, and “Home Alone” (1990) starring Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci.
Of course the list is not limited to the movies above. We have probably all seen at least one of his coming-of-age or comedic family movies. And we have all probably related to one of his characters, “fallen in love” with one of his characters, and emulated one of his characters. For me, I saw myself in Claire (“The Breakfast Club”), simply adored Ferris (“Ferris Bueller's Day Off”), and mimicked Kevin (“Home Alone”).
Remember the movie legend, John Hughes.
RIP
(1950 - 2009)
“You see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. Correct? That's the way we saw each other at 7 this morning. We were brainwashed.”
“The Breakfast Club” (1985) – written and directed by J.H.
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