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In Stores Tomorrow
And here’s just a friendly reminder that “The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season” drops into stores tomorrow.
“The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season” (23 Episodes)
“Lard of the Dance”
“The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace”
“Bart the Mother”
“Treehouse of Horror IX”
“When You Dish Upon a Star”
“D’oh-in in the Wind”
“Lisa Gets an “A””
“Homer Simpson in: “Kidney Trouble””
“Mayored to the Mob”
“Viva Ned Flanders”
“Wild Barts Can’t Be Broken”
“Sunday, Cruddy Sunday”
“Homer to the Max”
“I’m With Cupid”
“Marge Simpson in: “Screaming Yellow Honkers””
“Make Room for Lisa”
“Maximum Homerdrive”
“Simpsons Bible Stories”
“Mom and Pop Art”
“The Old Man and The “C” Student”
“Monty Can’t Buy Me Love”
“They Saved Lisa’s Brain”
“Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo”
“Immortal Longings”
You can now check out Team Stellar Media’s film “Immortal Longings” (which features me! … and a cameo by Franke) that was shot for the Asheville portion of the 48 Hour Film Project.
MGM Scream Legends
Also on September 11th, MGM will be releasing the “Vincent Price: MGM Scream Legends Collection.”
It’s a five disc set and features:
01: “Abominable Dr. Phibes” & “Dr. Phibes Rises Again”
02: “Tales of Terror & “Twice Told Tales”
03: “Theater of Blood” & “Madhouse”
04: “Witchfinder General” – First time on DVD!
05: Bonus Disc with Documentary and Two Featurettes
Hopefully this will be the first of many Vincent Price sets from MGM ’cause it doesn’t get much better than Vincent Price. And, yeah … this set is also pretty boner inducing.
More Classic Sci-Fi!!!
Hot diggity damn! Best Buy has teamed up again this year with Universal to release another Best Buy exclusive on September 11th. “The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Volume 2” will feature five more golden age sci-fi films … including one of my favorite big bug movies, “The Deadly Mantis.” This news gives me such a huge boner that it ain’t even funny.
“The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Volume 2”
– “Dr. Cyclops” (1940)
– “Cult of the Cobra” (1955)
– “Land of the Unknown” (1957)
– “The Deadly Mantis” (1957)
– “The Leech Woman” (1960)
Sunshine: My Thoughts
Oh my God, did this movie rock. Yeah it’s stylish and pretentious (Franke assured me of that) but it works.
The year is 2057 and the crew of the Icarus II has been sent to restart the dying sun. A mission that is undertaken because the Icarus I disappeared seven years previous. What happened to Icarus I? Will the crew of Icarus II be able to complete their mission?
I don’t quite get the comparisons to “2001” (or “Solaris” for that matter) that have been made. This is sci-fi but not quite “arty” sci-fi like those films are. For me, “Sunshine” doesn’t have some greater message to put forth other than “the few sacrificing for the many.” Plus, I suspect folks are trying to read a little too much into the religious theme that pops up late-ish in the film.
The script gives us a nice set of believable characters and the cast of the film is excellent in these parts (especially Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans). And the special effects/visuals are quite awesome considering the small budget of the film.
I will say that I am a little disappointed with the fact that Searle’s character didn’t head where I thought it was going to. I figured that he was gonna turn into what ultimately Pinbacker is when he makes his appearance late in the film. It would have been nicer (and a wee more streamlined) to have had that religious element come from Searle and not some rogue element.
But with that minor quibble aside, I will say that I, for one, *loved* it.
Dark Days are Coming
Tonight!
48 Hour Outcome
The awards ceremony was held last night for the Asheville group of the 48 Hour Film Project … and the Stellar Media Team didn’t win anything. Oh well. I still feel like we did a good movie and it was a fun learning experience. Hopefully I will get to be involved again next year.
A List of Things
1. “Cabaret” auditions are next Monday & Tuesday!
2. The new DVD rack is built and just needs sanding and painting.
3. Sookie Stackhouse in now keeping me occupied.
4. I have way too many projects I have been putting off.
5. There are a lot of great dvds coming out this fall.
6. Speaking of Fall … I wish it were here already.
In Two Weeks
David Lynch’s three hour mind-fuck, house of mirrors epic “INLAND EMPIRE” drops into stores in a 2-Disc Limited Edition format with a host of special features. Mine is already pre-ordered. Rock!
Van(dammit): The Musical
Here’s the other entry in the 48 Hour Film Project (Group C) that I really liked.
Nineteen Years Later
I stayed up waaaaaaay too late last night and have finally finished “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” No spoilers here. I will just say that I really dug it.
The Simpsons Movie
OMG! I laughed until my sides hurt.
Best. Movie. Ever!
Also of note: Franke, Jonesy and I saw this at the new Cinebarre. It’s a pretty swank place to go and catch a movie. Go and check it out.