I still remember my old VHS copy of the original Fright Night that I dragged to EVERY sleepover I went to. We were almost never allow to watch it (boobies!), but it was always a fun/scary good time whenever we did. Anyway, the trailer is now out for the remake, and I must say that I’m getting the same fun vibes. Perhaps I should just skip this in theaters and throw a slumber party when the DVD comes out. Who’s in?
The Aquabats have been one of my favorite bands for a long time now. Songs like “Pizza Day”, “Magic Chicken”, and “Tiny Pants” were staples throughout my college years and continue to show up on my iPod on a daily basis. I’d forgotten that Aquabats lead Christian Jacobs started it all with the hopes of some day scoring an Aquabats TV show. While he managed to find success with Yo Gabba Gabba! (which features some of the “creatures” from the Aquabats stage show), his dream of a Aquabats show for kids never managed to catch on.
Until now.
After almost 15 years of trying, the official Aquabats site is reporting a 13 episode contract with HASBRO’s The Hub channel is currently being developed. While I’ve never even heard of this station, I really hope this some how goes big. Are kids ready for a show featuring overweight men from a ska band with fake mustaches wearing spandex and fighting crime? The only correct answer is yes.
Yes, they are.
Here’s country singer Charley Pride:
Here’s who /Film is reporting will play country singer Charley Pride in an upcoming biopic:
Allow me to be the first to say “…the hell?”
Gentlemen, thank you for seeing me today. I know that for most of you, this time in the afternoon is usually reserved for brief, albeit intimate, encounters with your mistresses in some seedy little motel on Vine. I can see that you’re all busy Hollywood producers, and time is money, so I won’t beat around the bush, which, as I’ve said, is what I’m sure many of you would rather be doing right now.
I’ve come to you today to ask for financing for a film I think you guys are really going to go for. Now, as I’m sure you’re aware, the horror market is constantly rating high with the kids. What I’m proposing is a return to the holiday themed horror film. I know what you’re thinking. Eli Roth is over at Miramax right now developing Thanksgiving and that last Halloween film Mr. Zombie made didn’t perform so well, but let’s not kid ourselves. Nobody cares about those holidays anymore. They’re yesterday’s news. We need a new holiday, right? And here’s my pitch: A Cinco de Mayo killer.
America’s Hispanic population is practically exploding and research has shown that most Hispanics have heard of movies. Gentlemen, we’re talking about an untapped market here! Now then, nobody on my staff seemed to know what Cinco de Mayo is really about, but we did discover that people like to drink. So I’m thinking we open on a bunch of horny kids drinking, then some guy kills them all. I don’t really have a title yet, but perhaps something along the lines of Sicko de Mayo might do the trick.
Well, let me just wrap things up by saying how much I’m looking forward to working with each and every one of you. Thank you very much for your time. And now, I’d like to conclude by giving all of you the traditional Hollywood handshake, or as it’s better known, a blow job.
Happy Cinco de Mayo, folks.
Yes, this is the least gayest picture I could find of Lee Pace.
Despite two cult shows, Lee Pace has managed to stay under the radar for quite a while now. It’s not hard to see why. Sure, I loved him in Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, but his film career has been lackluster and completely void of the charm he brought to those shows. I’m looking at you, Possession, Marmaduke, and The Resident.
But 2011 looked to be a big year for our old pal Lee. He managed to score a role in (ugh) the final two Twilight films. And Sunday came the news that Peter Jackson has cast him in the long delayed upcoming Hobbit films. This works, as not only does Lee already look somewhat like an elf (and indeed as he was cast an elf king or something equally nerdy), but maybe this will lead to more lucrative roles for him besides “Lead female’s boyfriend who dies in the third act”.
Time will tell. God speed, li’l Lee!
via Empire
What’s that you say? Your old pal Logan so called the fact that Josh Holloway is playing a mysterious cowboy on the May 5th Community finale? That’s right, I did. And as proof, here’s a little teaser for you ladies:
TV Guide has more info, the most interesting news being that Josh is huge pals with Chevy and couldn’t wait to work with him again. Of course, I already knew this, however, because most people seem to be under the impression that Chevy is some sort of asshole that nobody likes, I’m sure they’ll find it shocking.
Listen. I like horror movies. I like Daniel Radcliffe in goofy period clothes. I like black women. So shouldn’t this be the best movie ever made?
Know what? I hate this show. That's right, I said it.
Since when did not liking Glee apparently make you homophobic? Can’t we just not like Glee because it’s not a good show? I’m sure you heard about the whole Victoria Jackson comment a few weeks back, but it now seems that one of my favorite authors, Bret Easton Ellis, is joining her. E! is reporting that Ellis tweeted the following last week:
I like the idea of Glee but why is it that every time I watch an episode I feel like I’ve stepped into a puddle of HIV?
Yeah yeah. Think what you will, but here’s the deal: It doesn’t matter how you say it, you can’t say anything bad about Glee. In fact, if you’re a celebrity who wants some free press, all you really need to do is say anything remotely insulting about Glee. With this in mind, I’ve prepared the following statement which is sure to get me written up in all the supermarket mags! Hang on, ‘cos here we go! Ahem…
Hi, I’m Logan Lee of www.criticalend.com. That’s one word. Guess what? I can’t stand Glee! Boy howdy what a terrible show! Watching Glee reminds me of the time that I almost drank a gallon of AIDS. For what it’s worth, I actually thought it was a bottle of Berry Blast PowerAde, but than I realized that the word “power” was no where to be found on the label, and also that the “Ade” in “PowerAde” is spelled different. Also, it wasn’t blue which should have been the most noticeable difference. AIDS is more of a peach color, I think. Whatever the case may be, it reminded me of watching Glee, a show that I don’t like watching. Oh! Another thing that reminds me of Glee is the time when I was eight and I called a black kid a “jerk” on the playground. Mind you, it had nothing to do with the fact that he was black, but because he was playing Leonardo, my favorite Ninja Turtle, leaving me to be Raphael, who nobody wanted to be. What a jerk, right? Anyway, that name once again is Logan Lee. Did you get all of that? Good. Well, I’m off to rehab!
via CritEnd! reader Olivia.
Ryan first broke the news of the goofy new Wonder Woman costume here. It seems that enough online nerds complained that the producers realized it was time for a last minute fix. Hence, the change:
So, what’s new exactly? As you can tell by her face, she’s now clearly on the rag.
Yes, Keanu, God CLEARLY gave rock and roll to you
“When we last got together, part of it was that Bill and Ted were supposed to have written the song that saved the world, and it hasn’t happened. So they’ve now become kind of possessed by trying to do that. Then there’s an element of time and they have to go back.”
Does this mean we’ll finally get the end to a trilogy nobody asked for? And is it weird that the prom queen turned hooker on the south side of Detroit still turns me down? I’m sure all of these questions will be answered in the near future. Until then, have a great weekend!
I haven’t really looked into this too much, but Zap2it.com, a website which I wouldn’t normally frequent due to it’s insane amount of pop-ups, is reporting that the upcoming Community paintball 2-part finale is going to be an homage to the Italian western.
Allow me to share the same thought about this episode that I shared a few weeks back: Yawn.
It was already nearing my sleepy time when I read they were doing another paintball episode, but to now hear that it’s going to pay tribute to spaghetti westerns is nearly the equivalent of popping some Ambien. Is this not a genre that has been parodied to death already?
I still love the show and think it’s one of the best on TV, but at some point in season 2 they lost track of developing their characters and decided to focus more on outrageous plots. Does anybody recall that Shirley was a business major or that Annie’s life plan was to transfer to a University after two years? If so, maybe you should be writing for Community.
The finale airs on May 12th.
Nothing quite says "Horrorfest" like a little reverse necrophilia.
To a horror nerd like myself, After Dark’s Horrorfest was nearly a dream come true. Started in 2006, the concept alone had my money. Fifty bucks at your local cineplex bought you a single ticket to see eight different indie horror films spread throughout the evening. At the end of the night, everybody got to vote on their favorite, or so we were told. I don’t recall ever voting for anything, but somehow a winner was always chosen.
And of course most of the films flat out sucked. To this day the mere mention of The Final, Lake Dead, The Graves, or anything with Rider Strong is enough to trigger my gag reflex. In fact, fifty bucks wasn’t much of a deal when you consider that what you really got was one great film, two okay ones, and five complete suckfests. However, that single great film was always a nice find. I still consider Reincarnation, The Broken, and the soon-to-be-remade Lake Mungo to be near perfect horror films.
Now it appears that after four years, Horrorfest is calling it quits. I would assume that they were losing money, as there sure doesn’t seem to be a shortage of crappy horror films. Add to that the fact that After Dark was bought up by SyFy Films, and perhaps all of this is good news. Who would pay fifty bucks to see eight SyFy movies? If anything, they should be paying me.
Oh well. It was a good run.
Warner Borthers Executive #1: We need a teaser poster for our final Harry Potter film. Ya know, something sexy for the ladies!
Warner Brothers Executive #2: Something that’ll get those Twilight tweens in the seats!
Warner Brothers Executive #3: I know just the thing! Picture this: Two of the film’s sexiest stars, about to lock lips…
Warner Brothers Executive #4: I’ve got it!
Warner Brothers Executive #3: It gets me wet just thinking about it!
Is it weird that when I finally got around to watching the trailer to Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Three Musketeers I fully expected to see both Mila Jovovich flying through the air and zombies? Needless to say, the trailer delivered on one of these things (I still secretly hope the ResEvil zombies will show up in the final act).
The weird thing is, this doesn’t look half bad. Sure, it does have flying ships, ninjas, and Orlando Bloom, so granted, it doesn’t look half good either, but we seem to have all of the makings of a great guilty pleasure.
Thoughts?
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