as if you cared: it's kim's review of "where the wild things are"!

i didn't love WTWTA, but liked it ... a lot. the direction, voice work and puppetry are extraordinary; and there's an emotionality to jonze's adaptation that makes it one of the finest efforts in film so far this year.

honorable mention. (and definitely the co-winner of my best trailer award!)

Happy Halloween!

No surprise here

Looks like Hugh Jackman has officially turned down hosting the Oscars this year. That was pretty expected, but now all the guessing has to start over who it will be. As loyal readers know, we were surprisingly happy with Jackman's hosting, so this actually makes me a little sad. Especially given some of the names I'm seeing thrown around as ideas for potential hosts. Mariah Carey? I don't care if she is awesome in "Precious," I don't want her hosting my Oscars. Will Smith? I just threw up a little in my mouth.

Plus, the Oscars now have to contend with the (previously always host-less) Golden Globes and their genius hire of Ricky Gervais.

I will miss another year of this:


but let's hope the Oscars have their heads on straight and remember how awesome Jon Stewart was. Or, listen to that quiet chanting coming from my corner: "NPH, NPH, NPH!"

Inspirational Sports Movie Alert Part Deux

I've already covered my feelings towards inspirational sports movies. So all I can say about the awesomeness of this preview is I'm saving up the tears to be ready...



Although, just so we're clear, Morgan, it's going to take more than an inspirational sports movie to make me forget about this.

oh, franco

I really want this to be funnier. Starts well but I think they thought the joke could go on for way longer than it should have. Either way, it's a much better idea for Franco than guest starring on a soap opera.

James Franco: Gucci Commercial Outtakes from James Franco

for my sister!

and any other harry potter slash saved by the bell slash bowie slash labyrinth slash everything else 80s fans!

the horror

Last month I chronicled the top five (and a half) nightmare-inducing characters from my childhood. I heard from a number of people that lived blessed and sheltered childhoods and were never subjected to the parental torture device known as "Return to Oz." I tried to overcome the PTSD and explain it, but I'm fairly certain I never succeeded in conveying the horror. Thankfully, there are other brilliant websites to do it for me. From one of my favorites, Television Without Pity:

The movie that traumatized a million children, Return to Oz followed Dorothy Gale after she returned home to Kansas immediately following the events of the Wizard of Oz. Rife with post-traumatic stress and pesky fond memories of her friends from Oz, Auntie Em tried to cure Dorothy by subjecting her to fricking electro-shock therapy, but luckily Dorothy was busted out of the torture clinic by an adorable child (who of course was killed in the process, because literally every single second of this movie is horrifying), and woke up in Oz to find the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion turned to stone and the Scarecrow MIA. Not that there's time to worry about them when she's being chased by homicidal maniac cops called Wheelers, who are like clown hobos with gargoyle masks and rusty wheels for hands and feet, imprisoned by a witch with 31 detachable heads, and her only friends are a talking chicken and something called a Jack Pumpkinhead, whom something else called a Nome King tries to eat. Suffice it to say the guys who made Shock Treatment wish they had the Return to Oz people's dealer.
(That's from their Worst Cult Sequels Ever photo gallery)

And, in case you haven't been traumatized by the video in a while, here's a clip of those Wheelers:

well, this looks RAD!

as if you cared: it's kim's review of "a serious man"!

"when the truth is found to be lies, and all the joy within you dies ..."
*rabbi marshak & jefferson airplane

see it. honorable mention.

is scarlett johansson on the terror watch list yet?

well, why the fuck not?????

oh, naaaaaaaaancy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cage eyes!!!

One more thing to look forward to this coming Awards Show Season

Ricky Gervais will be hosting the Golden Globes! The Golden Globes haven't had a host since 1995, which, let's face it, most of the time we really appreciate, but I'm looking forward to several hours of this:



and this:

as if you cared: it's kim's review of "capitalism: a love story"!

of course capitalism isn't michael moore's best film - for my money, it's roger & me - but it's chock full of great information and well-directed.

plus, do you wanna spend your whole life in a country ruled by these fuckos?



i didn't think so. see it. (please.)

honorable mention.

appealing to my multi-faceted nerd-dom

in case you're not nerd enough (come on, guys), you can go here

We can only hope that this will one day become the actual Arrested Development movie poster

you know you should be embarrassed when...

according to the bibes of internet movie reviewing:

THIS:



currently has a more positive reviews than THIS:



ouch!

honestly this cast just kinda leaves me speechless...

meet the new A-Team!



one of my favorites: liam neeson...
some of the new hotness: bradley cooper...
a dude who i only recognize cause sometimes i get trapped watching UFC: that rampage guy...
and one random...

it's not that it's bad, it's just that it doesn't make one damn lick of sense!

this is kind of too perfect to be true

Former 3pies4rolls favorite, Christian Bale (the rant did lead to many moments of comic genius, but ultimately just proved that Jack Kelly was a dick), apparently based his character from American Psycho on Tom Cruise.

it's the eyes:

Thank you, television gods

this might come as a shock to all of you, but I love Joss Whedon. I know, I know, I've been hiding it well for all of these years, but it's time for me to just come out and declare it.*

So what does he have to do with my (and, apparently, America's) new favorite show, Glee? He just signed on to direct an episode. The man does share with them a love of bursting into song.
seriously, watch this:

Buffy the vampire slayer - Walk through the fire
Vezi mai multe video din Muzica

or this:


I will enjoy this.

*if you haven't caught the sarcasm you've probably never met me or read this blog before. In which case, what are you doing here? Oops, I mean, welcome!

UPDATE: if you still don't understand my love of Joss Whedon, read this

the chicken is in the pot...

cook it.

So, Clear and Present Danger is one of my all-time favorite go-to action movies. It's just so good. And I love the rest of the Jack Ryan series (who doesn't love Sean Connery's accurate portrayal of a Russian defector with a Scottish accent?) (also, I don't count the Affleck one (seriously? you replace Harrison Ford with Ben Affleck?)).

Ladies and gentlemen, we have our new Jack Ryan.

Let's just hope that the Chris Pine that shows up is a little more this:


and a little less this:

well hello there, nathan fillion...

oh yeah, and you too, girl from MI:3.



Now can you just become a big enough star to help get the Serenity sequel made??

i mean i'm not a dude...

...so i probably won't be catching this one. even so, thought it was important to tell you that this exists:



couple o' thoughts:

1. holy testosterone fest batman.

2. apparently there are cameos from the Gov and bruce "you killed it with a car" willis. do these guys think they're the new oceans crew? good lord.

3. waterboarding, really sly? didn't think that was a little too soon?

anyway, view at your own risk and report back!

woah, so awesome.

an open letter to lady gaga,

yeah, i admit it, i don't get you. i think your music is ear-splittingly annoying, your performance art thing is super pretentious and you kinda talk like a robot. but, man do i appreciate how hard you rally for the LGBT community. so can we get a little more of this:



and WAY LESS of this:

Lady Gaga - New Music - More Music Videos

LYLAS!

p.s. even when you're preachin the good word you still sound like a damn robot. just for the record.

Because NBC apparently hates me...

they've kicked Glee out of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I mean, come on, NBC, I hate Fox as much as the next good Liberal (and lover of sports, can we PLEASE get rid of the Fox Sports robot? And does he have to have a guitar???), but who doesn't want to start their Thanksgiving with this?


(skip to 2:03 if you just want the best part)

First official Toy Story 3 trailer!

Can be found here. And don't forget that right now you can also see the first two Toy Story movies in theaters in 3D (with this trailer in front of them).

a girl can dream...

Do we truly live in a world where a Showgirls sequel is possible? Were there people out there clamoring for more when the credits rolled? Is Elizabeth Berkeley just not Showgirl enough for you? The answer to these and all the other questions I am unable to form just yet coming soon...



P.S. this DOES NOT qualify as an inspirational sports movie

Inspirational Sports Movie Alert

I love inspirational sports movies. I do. I cry at every one. You give me people/teams overcoming long odds/injury/racism to succeed in sports and I am reduced to tears. Throw in a montage and I'm in heaven. So this makes me happy. although, Malkovich?

and, yes, horse racing movies are inspiration sports movies. and yes, I still cry at them.

How To Go To The Movies- Frozen Junior Mints

maybe you guys will be lucky and this will become a regular feature, because, let me tell you, Nancy, Kim, and I know how to go to the movies. If I could go pro in anything it would be Tetris, Flip Cup, and going to the movies. But I digress.

This particular post needed to be made in honor of a part of the movie-going experience that is very close to our hearts, namely frozen junior mints (or FJM as they will henceforth be known).

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a revolutionized movie going experience

trust me, if you've only ever had non-frozen junior mints, you may as well just start over and pretend you've never seen a movie before. because, let's face it, you haven't.

also, if you have an extremely tall but otherwise proportionally normal baby, you should probably consider getting them this:

halloween is just around the corner