DVD Confidential: Beastie Boys, Note To Hollywood, Tegan & Sara
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Edition 11: July 26, 2006
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"Now, Alan, if all else fails and you
think you've lost... pretend you've won!
Works for our president."
- Denny Crane (William Shatner)
>From Boston Legal
Summer time is in full swing and can I
just tell you that the blockbusters this
year totally sucked. We've been cranky
about Hollyweird for some time now and if
you've been to the site lately, for sure
you have read some of our rants about the
issue. If not, we've included one of our
most popular rants, this one entitled
"Note To Hollywood: Your Babies Are Boring".
Hollywood needs a good kick in the ass,
and frankly, we are just the guys (and gal)
to do it. But, just to show that we're not
cranky all the time, we've got an awesome
Beastie Boys prize pack to giveaway to
one lucky subscriber this month.
To enter, see the rules at the end of the
newsletter. Hey, someone's got to win.
Why not you? Enjoy the newsletter!
- Scott Standish
Editor, DVD Confidential
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
- Note To Hollywood: Your Babies Are Boring
- Rumors & Innuendos By Scott Standish
- Review: The Joy Of Life
- Review: Pittsburgh
- Review: Awesome! I Fuckin' Shot That!
- Review: Tegan & Sara - It's Not Fun
- Win An Awesome Beastie Boys Prize Pack
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Note To Hollywood: Your Babies Are Boring
By Bobby Nashville
Okay, am I the only one that is totally
fed up with celebrity baby news? It's
everywhere you go. On TV, in the magazines,
it seems to be the only thing that news
organizations are concerned about. In fact,
while going through the checkout at the
local liquor store, I glanced at one of
the magazines (US, People, whatever) and
it proclaimed that having a baby is the
new "cool thing to do" in Hollywood. How
fucked up is that? Most Hollywood
celebrities can't even take care of
themselves, let alone a child. Not too
long ago, Angeline Jolie was reportedly
carrying Billy Bob's blood around with
her and was acting way too chummy with
her kid brother. Tom Cruise? After the
Oprah/Brooke/Scientology/Medicine
rantings of the last year? Don't even go
there. And K-Fed? Wow.
ANYWAY, here is my note to all of you
baby toting celebrities: your babies
are boring. Keep them away from us. Yes,
we want to see your films, but your
googly eyed babies? Not so much. And
for the most part, the fact that you
had a baby doesn't interest me, unless
your child can act. Come to think of it,
what would interest me is if YOU actually
did some decent acting and put out a
solid film once in a while (or in
Britney's case, a decent record). Brad,
it's been a long time since Fight Club,
my brother. So until your baby either
shows up in a movie, gets into a street
fight with James Woods, or enters rehab,
we here at DVD Confidential don't want
to hear about it.
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.dvdconfidential.com/2006/07/note-to-hollywood-your-babies-are.html
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Rumors & Innuendos
By Scott Standish
ccording to published reports, Bruce Lee's
family is developing a bio-pic about the
late martial arts star. Once again, the
big question will be: who will win the
coveted role of Bruce Lee?
The Henson Company is reportedly
developing a film based on the Fraggles.
The Fraggles were (of course) the muppets
from the much underrated television show
Fraggle Rock. The Hensons are also
developing the Power of the Dark Crystal,
a sequel to the cult film the Dark Crystal.
The film is set to start shooting later
this summer.
The latest actor rumored to be in line for
the Joker role? Heath Ledger. The other
actors rumored to be vying for the job
include Crispin Glover (man, we would love
to see that), Jude Law, Robin Williams and
Steve Carell. Hmmmm.
Rumors are flying that a He-Man and the
Masters of the Universe flick is currently
be shopped around Hollyweird with Adam
Rifkin doing the script. Director John Woo
has been named as a possible director.
DVD Confidential has heard rumors that a
movie version of the TV series Lost is
being discussed in Tinseltown. Just what
we need, more characters to muck up the
show that many say has already jumped
the shark.
Jon Favreau will be at San Diego's
Comic-Con to promote Iron Man. The film
is not set to hit screens for another year,
but it looks like the publicity machine
is in full effect on this one already.
Luckily, Stan Lee will be executive
producing.
Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro have
been slated to star alongside David
Duchovny in the upcoming DreamWorks
film "Things We Lost in the Fire."
Dane Cook seems to be everywhere nowadays.
His television show for HBO seems to be
a big hit and he has a new film coming
out in September. The film is called
Employee of the Month and it centers
around Cook trying to win the lovely
Jessica Simpson. Hmmm.. Now I wonder
where all of those Dane & Jessica
rumors got started?
For More Rumors & Innuendos:
http://www.dvdconfidential.com
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Review: The Joy Of Life (2005)
Directed by Jenni Olson
Starring Harriet "Harry" Dodge
MPAA: UR
Grade: C
Review by Sebastian Francis Kennedy
Jenni Olson's The Joy Of Life is a very
unique film. In fact, I can't remember
seeing anything like it. However, there is
a reason for that. Most films about people
actually try to have people in them. The
Joy Of Life simpy offers up stunning
cinematography of lonely San Francisco
streetscapes with a narration on top. As
an intro, this is quite effective. However,
after 15 minutes of this, the viewer can be
left a bit distracted.
The Joy Of Life was an official selection
at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, so
obviously my detachment from the film is
not the norm. This is the type of film
that will either suck you in or leave
you feeling a bit bored. Unfortunately
for this reviewer, the latter reaction
was inevitable. Although I am a fan of
high art cinema, I could not help but
wonder if most viewers would find the
voice over and photography a bit
pretentious.
Full Review:
http://www.dvdconfidential.com/2006/07/review-joy-of-life-c.html
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Review: Pittsburgh (2006)
Directed by Chris Bradley and Kyle
LaBrache
Starring Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr.,
Illeana Douglas, Conan O'Brien and Moby
MPAA: UR
Grade: C
Review by Bobby Nashville
As most of our readers know, we here
at the Confidential absolutely love
Jeff Goldblum. He is one of the most
underrated actors working in the biz
today. Goldblum was fantastic in Igby
Goes Down and Deep Cover, two of our
recent faves. He's a darn good actor,
and a very likeable guy. So we were
psyched to attend the midwestern
premiere of Pittsburgh, Goldblum's
latest film, at the Waterfront Film
Festival in Saugatuck. Unfortunately,
the film left us a bit cold. It's
charming at times, and has a light
hearted tone, but the film meanders
and frankly, could have used a good
editor.
Full Review:
http://www.dvdconfidential.com/2006/07/review-pittsburgh-c.html
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Review: Awesome! I Fuckin' Shot That!
Directed by Adam Yauch
Starring The Beastie Boys
MPAA: UR
Grade: A-
Review by Bobby Nashville
If you are like me, you are a huge Beastie
Boys fan. The hip hop legends have been
kicking it live for years and they are
always a great show. Awesome! I Fuckin'
Shot That! Is a documentary of the Beastie's
2004 concert at Madison Square Garden and
it is totally off the hook.
The beauty of Awesome lies in the production
itself. Fifty concertgoers were given handheld
digital cameras before the show and they
filmed the concert from their own perspectives.
The cameras were given back (and returned
back to the store by the band) and the
footage was cut together into one fantastic
concert film. There are some excellent video
effects during the film, and the editing
is superb.
Full Review:
http://www.dvdconfidential.com/2006/07/review-awesome-i-fuckin-shot-that.html
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Review: Tegan & Sara - It's Not Fun.
Don't Do It! (2006)
Starring Tegan & Sara
MPAA: UR
Grade: B
Review by Bobby Nashville
The indie-alt-pop music scene is headed
in a million different directions and this
reviewer finds it fascinating. At the fringe
of this explosion is a couple of gals named
Tegan & Sara. I have no idea as to their
backstory (the label sent it to me, but I
refuse to read it, I prefer the mystery
over the publicity sheet anytime).
Tegan & Sara look almost identical, except
one of them has a pierced lower lip. Which
one is Tegan? Which one is Sara? Personally,
I say who really cares, because the music
is damn good, they have a sharp look and
they kick out fine pop music with interesting
lyrics. That's better than 99% of the
artists currently at the top of the U.S. charts.
Full Review:
http://www.dvdconfidential.com/2006/07/review-tegan-sara-its-not-fun-dont-do.html
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