Apatow’s ‘Funny People’ - Plus Oscar Bonus

February 25th, 2009 by david lay

Judd Apatow has made a living by creating hilarious and quirky comedies using unique and undiscovered talents (Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Jason Segal, James Franco) to make likewise hilarious and quirky films that mix a unique blend of immature comedy and often heartwarming romance - of the quirkiest kind.

I don’t know much about his new film, Funny People but the new trailer was recently introduced and it looks promising. Adam Sandler joins Seth, Jonah and the Apatow gang for what looks to be not only funny, but also a little tragic.

Check out the trailer for Judd Apatow’s Funny People:

…and now your blog bonus feature, the Apatow directed Oscars spot featuring a montage of some of the best and worst comedies of 2008

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81st Oscar Winners

February 23rd, 2009 by david lay

Here are the winners from last night’s 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremonies.

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Screenplay: Milk
Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Costume Design: The Duchess
Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Music (Original Score): Slumdog Millionaire
Best Music (Original Song): Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Best Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Animated Feature Film: WALL-E
Best Foreign Language Film: Departures
Best Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Best Documentary Short: Smile Pinki
Best Short Film (Animated): La Maison en Petits Cubes
Best Short Film (Live Action): Toyland

Tally:

Slumdog Millionaire — 8
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — 3
The Dark Knight, Milk — 2
Departures, The Duchess, Man on Wire, The Reader, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, WALL-E — 1

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Great Oscar Moments

February 20th, 2009 by david lay

The Oscars are only a couple of days away, and since this is the least hyped Academy Awards season EVER, I thought I’d share some memorable Oscar Moments of days gone by.

Obviously some of these are before my time, but they are all poignant and have molded the Academy Awards show into what it is today:

Roberto Benigni Goes Nuts

Sally Field - “You Really Like Me”

So, the Academy is ridiculous, so the rest of these aren’t embedding properly, but if you double click you can watch them at the YouTube Page.

Jack Palance Finally Wins After 40+ Years in Hollywood

Scorsese’s LONG Overdue Directing Oscar

Princess Little Feather Accepts for Marlon Brando

Charlie Chaplin Gets a Long-Deserved Oscar

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I Miss Arrested Development

February 18th, 2009 by david lay

Dear Arrested Development,

I miss you. Please begin filming Arrested Development: The Movie soon.

The End.

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Tranformers Full Length (bootleg) Trailer

February 13th, 2009 by david lay

So tonight, with the release of the mediocre-ly anticipated remake of Friday the 13th, comes the first look at the full-length Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen trailer. While no “official” copies are on the internet yet I knew a bootleg would surface on YouTube eventually… and here it is:

I don’t expect it will be up long before it is forcebly taken down, but for now you can catch a glimpse without having to…er getting to watch Jason kill folks at Camp Crystal Lake.

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Dig Dug: Rise of the Pookas Trailer

February 2nd, 2009 by david lay

It’s no secret that movies based on video games rarely do well. Remember the Mortal Kombat movie, or Hitman? What about Street Fighter? They even made a game based on the Super Mario Brothers - and it has been one of the most successful game franchises in history… Still nada.

But hold to your helmet! This summer, from the creators of Oregon Trail and Tetris: The Movie, comes DIG DUG: Rise of the Pookas.

Tickets go on sale in March at all Game Stop and Play N Trade locations. Dig it!

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