It’s Oscar nomination time. Blake sizes up the choices, some of which are surprising, many of which are predictable.
Pass The Popcorn: Base Humor & the Decline of the R-Rated Comedy
2011 was not a good year for comedy. Arguably the best comedy of the year, “ Bridesmaids ” was, at its best, an adequate The Hangover -esque comedy for women and, at its worst, an unnecessarily long and meandering plot with a funny diarrhea scene somewhere in the middle (fecal-spoiler). The R-Rated comedy has had a checkered past, but now that the Judd Apatow-Renaissance is upon us (“ The 40 Year Old Virgin ,” “ Knocked Up “), the theater audience has been treated with some good and often great [...]
Dave Rullo Presents: Aging Hip Replacement #28
Rom-com, that’s the phrase that did me in. Last week while watching what’s supposed to be one of the hipper shows on network TV a character uttered the phrase rom-com like everyone would recognize it. I didn’t. With an irritated bent to my voice I asked my wife, “what the hell’s a rom-com?” She, doing what she does, took a deep breath, and said it’s a romantic comedy. She knew it was coming, what I’m famous for, what she hates [...]
Pass The Popcorn: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
The first trailer for the “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” was released this week and it can be described in one word: EPIC. The film acts as a prequel to the J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Peter Jackson returns as the director, producer, and co-writer. Guillermo del Toro also joins the team as one of the film’s co-writers, and it’ll definitely be interesting to see his take on this well-known fantasy story. The film was shot in [...]
The Popblerd Holiday Gift Guide: 2011 Edition
At a loss for what to get that special someone (or not so special someone) for the holidays? Check out Popblerd’s 2011 Gift Guide and take notes!
The Viewfinder: Will “Men in Black III” Be Thrice As Nice?
Will Smith has finally taken time out from forcing his kids to take over pop culture and is making his own path back to the box office: Columbia Pictures released the trailer to Men in Black III yesterday. Call it hyperbole, but Men in Black (1997) was the closest thing the ’90s had to Ghostbusters. A science fiction-heavy plot (based off a cult comic book series ), a comic actor poised for superstar status, a stupidly catchy theme song – it’s all there. MiB‘s retro-chic, World’s Fair style of spacemen and a story that made enough room [...]
Pass The Popcorn: “The Muppets”
The Muppets are back! The Muppets are back! Does the new movie featuring Kermit, Piggy and the rest live up to expectations?
Pass The Popcorn: “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”
As you’re probably already aware of, the latest Twilight movie, “Breaking Dawn: Part 1” was recently released in theaters. The fourth (and second to last) movie in the Twilight Saga tells the story of vampire, Edward Cullen, and his mortal fiancée, Bella Swan, finally tying the knot. Since I have this sort of OCD thing going where I can’t start a series without finishing it (so yes, I’m admitting that I’ve seen all the other Twilight movies…shut up), I went [...]
The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “I Want Candy”
Who wants candy? We do, in the latest Blerd & Gonzo cover convo! Can The Strangeloves outlast Bow Wow Wow? Click and find out!
Reading Is Fundamental…And So Are Movies: A Fan Says Goodbye to “Harry Potter”
With the Harry Potter saga officially wrapped up with the DVD release of “Deathly Hallows 2″, we look back at the film and literary phenomenon that’s captured the imagination of millions.
Pass The Popcorn: Is Eddie Murphy Really Back?
By dropping out of the Academy Awards ceremony, has Eddie Murphy squandered yet another chance at a comeback?
Pass the Popcorn: Kevin Smith’s “Red State”
The notion that Fred Phelps – pastor of the charming family church Westboro Baptist, prolific funeral picketer, originator of the adorable slogan “God Doesn’t Much Care For Homosexuals At All” ”God Hates Fags” – is perhaps the worst person on the globe right now isn’t new; after all, perhaps the only good thing about the Phelps clan is that nobody actually takes them seriously. No, what’s truly surprising about public perception of the Westboro Baptist Church is that it took this [...]
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