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The Film Freak iPhone App

Published by in Movie News, Movies on May 3rd, 2011 | No Comments »

I’ve been reporting for The Film Freak Movie Talk Show for 14 years.  It’s a show for movie fans.  I’m not a critic, I’m just a guy who likes movies.  This app was brilliantly created by my nephew Shaun. He’ s certainly alot smarter than I am.  This app was created to save you money on movies.  How?  I give it to you straight every time.  I can’t be right 100% of the time.  But I can be right 80% of the time.  There are so many movies coming out, how is it possible for anyone to see all those movies?  It’s impossible.   The Film Freak App will provide you with:

  • The Film Freak Movie Talk Show Podcasts & Interviews. These are beautifully edited by Don Juan Calvillo.
  • Twitter Updates. It’s about news, movies & cool links.  It’s not about what I’m having for lunch.
  • Film Freak Blog: Exclusive Movie Reviews & updates all written by me
  • Videos created by me covering movie news, interviews & World Premieres!
  • Contests, giveaways & trivia all coming soon!
  • Amazing for the iPad!

You can download the Film Freak App by following this link.

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Prom Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Comedy, Drama, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 27th, 2011 | No Comments »

For me, the bar for high school movies has been set to a very high standard.  Cameron Crowe gave us “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” & then there’s the architect of 80′s teen angst on film, the late great John Hughes.  I’m so partial.  Many of Hughes’ films represent my own coming of age.  But what about today’s iPod  generation of young people?  “Prom” might very well resonate for them & I hope it does.

This is your basic good-girl-meets-bad-boy-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks story.  Originating from a small town in Michigan, Aimee Teegarden is Nova, an overachiever hell bent on creating an unforgettable Starry Night Prom, for all the right reasons.  After an accident, the prom squad is forced to re-create ALL the decorations with a mere two weeks.

That’s when the school principal deals a fateful hand.  He cleverly creates a unique detention detail for slacker troublemaker, Jesse Richter (Thomas McDonell).   The detention?  Ah yes, to begrudgingly assist goody-goody Nova in recreating ALL the decorations.  Sparks fly, emotions run hot, ice thaws & allowe a forbidden love to blossum.

Sound corny enough for you? Well it is.  It’s so corny, but I think kids anywhere between the ages of 10-19 are going to enjoy this movie.   It’s for them.  I can see young moviegoers liking the characters & having a good time.  Critics will trounce.  But at the end of the day, who really cares about movie critics?  Disney’s “Prom” is for high schoolers.  Cynical chaperones types should probably sit this one out.  Rated PG, not PG-13.  Very safe stuff here.

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GARY BUSEY BITES INTO PIRANHA 3DD (DOUBLE D)

Published by in Action, Comedy, Horror, Movie News, Movies on April 27th, 2011 | No Comments »

GARY BUSEY DIVES INTO PIRANHA 3DD (DOUBLE D)

Gary Busey is on board for PIRANHA 3DD now in production in Wilmington, NC.

As more potential fish bait, Busey joins the other cast members announced earlier this week including Danielle Panabaker (THE CRAZIES), Matt Bush (ADVENTURELAND), Chris Zylka (THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN), David Koechner (ANCHORMAN), Meagan Tandy (UNSTOPPABLE) and others.

PIRANHA 3DD shows its teeth in theatres nationwide on November 23, 2011.  The feast is on this Thanksgiving.

Here’s Gary Busey at his best in “Lethal Weapon” with (Now Douchebag) Mel Gibson.
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The Weinstein Company (TWC) was created by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films Corporation in 1979.  TWC is a multi-media company that officially launched on October 1, 2005.  Dimension Films, the genre label that was founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, is also included under the TWC banner.

During the Weinsteins’ tenure at Miramax Films, the company released some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful independent feature films which received 249 Academy Award® nominations and won 60 Oscars®, and have generated billions of dollars in worldwide box office receipts and billions more in home video sales.   In its history, Dimension Films has released some of the most successful franchises including Scream, Spy Kids and Scary Movie.

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Fast Five Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Action, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 26th, 2011 | No Comments »

“Fast Five” shifts the summer box office into overdrive.  The gang’s back.  Like clockwork, there’s the scenario of ‘ we’ve got one more job  so we can disappear forever’ kinda thing.   As shown in the widely scene trailer, the movie starts off with amazing cars being stolen from a speeding train in the desert.  The scene was awesome. Not believable, but awesome.  Brian (Paul Walker) & Dom (Vin Diesel) soon find themselves in the hands of Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) Rio’s most powerful criminal.  (SPOILER) I don’t know how they escaped being tied up & surrounded by armed guards, but they did. Hey, it’s a movie.

Brian & Dom assemble a team to get even.  The job? To take out every one of Reyes’ cash houses to the tune of $100 million dollars.  While the plan develops, there’s more heat in the form of zero-body-fat tough guy Federal Agent Luke Hobbs. (Dwayne Johnson)  When the time comes to do this heist, (And you’ve already seen this in the movie trailer) you see Dom & Brian’s cars pulling a huge safe, through the streets of Rio in a full blown squad car pursuit.

This is were the filmmakers not only ask you, but full-on BEG you to suspend your disbelief.  During the 8-10 minute sequence, I started to ask myself, geez, how many innocent people/police officers are being killed in this sequence?  I started counting in my head.  The high speed safe smashes through a crowded cafe. (3 people dead?) Then it crashed through a crowded market.  (I dunno, 5 people at least?) How about the metal cube of death ripping through a crowded sidewalk? (7-8 dead people for sure.)

Let’s talk head on collisions in this sequence, maybe 20-25.  Surely there was loss of life there.  It begs the question, in taking the Bad Guy’s money, how many people have to die so the “Good Guys” get away?  Sure, I’d take a $100million  dollars from any lowlife scumbag, but it would be tough to sleep at night knowing I killed about 50-75 people doing it.

If the show “Mythbusters” needs fodder for their next season finale, the safe-pulling-car-chase in Rio is ripe!  Again, Suspension of Disbelief is key here.  Back inside the theater, action fans were cheering their hearts out.  Fast cars, fast women & the tempting lure of big ill-gotten cash. That will always be the theme of the ‘Fast & Furious’ movies.   Bet your bottom dollar # 6 is on the way, with the return of a beloved character from the series.

“Fast Five” Fans! It’s just like the 80′s license plate frame reads, “Get in, Sit Down, Shut Up & Hold On.”

Rated PG-13

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Water For Elephants Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Drama, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 24th, 2011 | No Comments »

“Water For Elephants” is a period piece dating back to 1931.  Right off the bat, something good happens: Hal Holbrook. He provides the bookend intro/outro.  He’s always so believable.  So the story goes….The Benzini Brothers Traveling Circus Train is always chasing Ringling Brothers Circus.  This is the backdrop to a love triangle between veterinary student Jankowski (Rob Pattinson) star performer, Marlena (Reese Witherspoon) & husband Ringmaster, August (Christof Waltz ‘Inglourious Basterds’)

Jacob loves animals. August utilizes cruelty to get results training his animal performers.  This obvious rub is the friction that drives the story forward.   August recognizes Jacob could be his dedicated circus vet and soon begins inviting him into his premium boxcar for fine dining & booze (all happening during prohibition.)  Of course, Marlena is there dressed to the nines, flirting within every moment.

On the brink of bankruptcy, needing to fill the seats, August acquires Rosie the Elephant.  This gamble turns to be a huge bust.  August unleashes pain upon Rosie beyond belief. Anyone who cares about animals in the slightest, would be unsettled.  Of course, this behavior catapults Jacob, who innately loves & cares for animals, into a vengeful rage.

Turns out Rosie is uber smart, for reasons I cannot give away.   If you listen closely to Hal Holbrook’s intro, you’ll already know what happens.  Water For Elephants is a popular book by Sara Gruen.  When I was leaving the theater, I couldn’t help but think there wasn’t a whole lot of sexual chemistry between Witherspoon & Pattinson.  That’s exactly what this type of fall-in-love story requires.  Since the Golden Age of cinema, all we really need are two stars who sizzle onscreen to make us swoon for romance & whirlwind love.  Without the spark, the end game falls flat.

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The Beaver Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Drama, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
Let me throw you a warning. “The Beaver”  isn’t a comedy by any means.  If you’re lookin’ for laughs, this is not your movie.  Considering other May movie releases, “The Beaver” seems an out-of-place, Oscar-worthy, adult movie.  It’s a textbook example of  what the movie studios call, counter-programming.
Walter Black (Mel Gibson) is on a downward spiral.  He’s not getting better. In fact, he’s done.  Checked out.  Finished.  Then he finds a discarded beaver puppet in a trash bin.  A voice erupts from the flea-bitten furry toy with a heavy Aussie accent.  It’s probably the same accent Mel Gibson would have used if he’d never left Sydney Australia as a teenager.
The Beaver becomes the life coach.  Things turn around and Walter begins to thrive.  Meredith Black (Jodie Foster) is willing to humor Walter’s toothy pal.   She’s in to do whatever it takes to get her husband back into the game of life.  The fantasy therapy flat out mortifies the couple’s teenage son, Porter. (Anton Yelchin)
Success is a double-edged sword.  Action/reaction.  As Walter transforms his toy company & becomes an eclectic celebrity.  The charade grows darker & darker.  You’ll ask yourself, ‘how far is he gonna take this with the puppet.’
For that, you’ll have to wait & see for yourself.  “The Beaver” is the truest of dramas & Mel gave it his all.   Jodie Foster directed a fine film.  The question: Will Gibson’s brutal reality baggage result in tumbleweeds at the Box Office?
“The Beaver” opens in limited release May 6th, 2011.  Opening wide May 20th, 2011.s
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African Cats Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Documentary, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 21st, 2011 | No Comments »

You’ve never heard a lion roar like this!  Disneynature’s African Cats lept into theaters Earth Day 2011.  Filmed entirely in the wilds of Kenya, this film dazzles the senses.  You’ll experience, close up high definition footage of  sinister crocodiles lurking in murky riverbeds, mud-faced wart hogs running for their very lives & lethal rhinos twitching their ears & always on the hunt.  Those jungle citizens provide an incredible backdrop to the star predators, the African Cats.

The documentary focuses on lions & cheetahs.  Sita, is the mother cheetah who’s raising & protecting her five cubs.  Then there’s a den of lions headed up by the King of the Beasts, Fang.  The moniker was bestowed after a brutal battle which left him with a broken, dangling tooth. There’s a rival lion, Cali with his capable & ferocious sons.

Through the seasons, we discover hunting patterns, techniques & tendencies.  Parents & guardians take caution.   Hunting scenes showcase nature’s brutality with unforgettable images which include, the chase & the takedown, dead animal carcasses having their meat stripped off, bloody cats devouring & digging in, cheetah cubs being hunted in the night by hungry hyenas.    I’d say any kids under the age of seven would be scared out of their skins.

My favorite image is a silhouette of, of all things, a vulture, sitting in a tree within the full moon illuminating the background.  Striking.  African Cats made me also realize how ‘On Point’ Disney Animators were way back when they created animation for “The Lion King” in 1994. “The Circle of Life,” the wildebeest stampede, the rivalry between prides & brothers.  There are so many parallels it’s hard to keep count.    Kudos to the film crew who must endured 2 1/2 years of filming in this harsh habitat.   Time, dedication & lots of sacrifice.  To me, that’s where you get your money’s worth.

“African Cats” is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson

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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Comedy, Documentary, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 21st, 2011 | No Comments »

Morgan Spurlock has tapped into the fascinating subject of product placement in movies.  I’m always looking for a familiar brand of car, or a food chain or what brand name watch 007 happens to be wearing.  “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold” doesn’t just dive in, it bellyflops into this world.  The cool thing here is, filmmakers really don’t want you to know too much about this hush hush revenue stream.  The premise here:  To create a movie solely based on advertising & marketing partnerships.

Spurlock turns out to be quite the sales hound.  In a rough economy, he roped in over 20 major sponsorships.  You’re walking into an infomercial & that’s exactly what Morgan Spurlock is promising.  The movie even contains (3) separate commercials.  I guarantee after seeing this movie, if you never noticed ads flung in your face, you’ll notice them now. Man, writing this up has made me thirsty.  I could sure go for some POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice.

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SCREAM 4 Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Action, Comedy, Horror, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 13th, 2011 | No Comments »

In my opinion, slasher films are generational.  I dove in with John Carpenter’s original “Halloween” in the early 80′s when I was a teenager. It resonated. 15 years ago, slasher films were so abundant, Scream entered the fray.  It broke down the fourth wall & exposed the rules of slasher films.  It completely captured that generation.

Instead of re-booting this famed horror series, all the original survivors return.  This time, Woodboro’s worst nightmare, Ghostface puts the speed dial on MURDER by marring the tell-all book release of his favorite victim, Sidney Prescott. (Neve Campbell)  The books’ title: “Out of Darkness: A True Story of Survival.”  The newest player in this story is technology.  The characters rely heavily on flashy cell phones, high speed internet connections & real time webcasting.  Plus, there’s tons of blogging & vlogging.

No spoilers here.  I will say, there were things I didn’t like in the film.  Law enforcement officers, David Arquette & Marley Shelton looked so out of place in sheriff uniforms.  There are actors who take their job very seriously in the form of preparation.  They go to police precincts, they do ride-a-longs with cops. Here, I get the feeling Arquette & Shelton were sent to the wardrobe truck, donned a couple of uniforms & simply walked on set.  As officers of the law, they fumble around with zero believability.  Hey, I’m over thinking this.  It’s a Scream movie.

Oh yeah, there’s some really bad acting on the killer’s part.  Wanna know who it is?  Not a chance.  I think the original Scream fans will enjoy seeing their favorite characters terrorized yet again.  As for the rest of us, it was just OK.

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RIO Film Freak Movie Review

Published by in Animation, Comedy, Movie News, Movie Review, Movies on April 13th, 2011 | No Comments »

“Rio” is the latest animated adventure from Blue Sky Studios, creators of “Ice Age.”  With that said, make sure you’re on time because before the movie starts, there’s a 2-minute “Ice Age” short with Scrat the Squirrel & is ever-elusive nut.  It runs a stunning parallel to one of my childhood faves, Wile E. Coyote(Super Genius)  & The Roadrunner.

This story comes from the imagination of Carlos Saldanha. He directed and or co-directed all the ‘Ice Age’ films.  Rio de Janeiro is his hometown.  Knowing that, you’ll see many layers of visuals only a local boy would know & implement into the frame. Whether it’s ripe, colorful fruit at a local Farmer’s Market or gritty backstreets where suspect deals are made in shade.  The city, countryside & energy of “Rio” is beautifully animated throughout the entire film.

The story revolves around Blu, a Minnesota homebody Macaw who thinks his purpose is to sit in his cage & live off the fat content of his hot chocolate.  The last thing Blu wants or needs is an adventure.  Blu is grounded, literally. He will not even attempt to fly.  That’s the heavy hand Blu was dealt, but he’s ok with it.

A scientist named Tulio travels to Minnesota to inform Blu’s buddy & owner Linda that he’s the last male of the species.  To make things right in nature, he’s gotta take Blu back to Rio to meet Jewel, (Anne Hathaway) the only surviving female. You do the math.

The main characters soon find themselves in the heart of the jungle.  There’s plenty of help along the way from Rafael the Tucan (George Lopez) Nico, a soda pop cap wearin’ canary  (Jamie Foxx)  Pedro, a cardinal (will.i.am) & Luis the bulldog (Tracy Morgan).  “Rio” kicks in with elaborate musical numbers & kids will eat it up. I did like the villain, Nigel the Bitter Cockatoo (Jermanine Clement). He’s over sized, scruffed up & wasn’t to be trifled with in the least.

And the end of the day, what’s Blu’s purpose? What’s the message?  What I took from this is….fly & be free.  You might be scared to death, but there comes a point in your life when you’ve gotta say ‘what the heck’ & jump out of the nest, whatever that nest may be in your life.   There were a bunch of kids at the screening I attended.  They simply loved it.  One kid was so upset, he began kicking, screaming & crying because he didn’t want the movie to end. He wanted his new friends back on the screen.  That’s the most real & honest review you should consider.  “Rio” was made for him.

“Rio” is Rated “G”

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Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Leslie Mann, Jermanine Clement, Rodrigo Santoro
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Release Date: April 15, 2011

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