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Friday, August 3, 2012 at 8:49PM PopBytes gives Kristen Stewart advice re: her custody battle with Robert Pattinson (they share a beautiful dog)
Kirsten Dunst shares Garrett Hedlund tempting a squirrel with his nuts! (We used to do this as a little kid -- until my sister got bit!)
My New Plaid Pants remembers delicious latent homo Michael Biehn in The Fan. The internet is a wonderful time-free zone where people can obsess on Biehn like it's 1982 whenever they damn well want!
Gawker on Demi Moore's long cinematic rough patch
The Playlist Nicole Kidman will play a small role in Lars von Trier's pornographic The Nymphomaniac (2013). Oh how I love them both. Please please please let this be as good as The Idiots.
Stale Popcorn Glenn reviews Cosmopolis and Step Up Revolution together because, duh, obvious double feature
i09 has the greatest unintentionally funny lines in genre films/tv. Love #8 and #1 so much.
In Contention Spike Lee to be honored in Venice
NY Times profiles the rising Ukrainian boy band of sorts, Kazaky, featured in Madonna's "Girl Gone Wild" video
Vanity Fair gives Olympian Ryan Lochte the Ryan Gosling 'Hey Girl' treatment
Slate Dana Stevens embraces her inner punk rocker while staring at the Sight & Sound List
Movie|Line I'm a bit confused by this article about Elizabeth Olson praising 50 Shades of Grey but then "no, no, no" about starring in it. I think we're missing a quote or a follow up question from the reporter!
Comic Book Movie Hugh Jackman on set as The Wolverine. Please please please let these be better than X-Men Origins: Wolv --oh never mind. It would be nigh impossible to be worse!
Finally... I think it's worth noting as a die hard fan of Bring It On (2000) -- which made my top ten list in its year and which I do not, in any way, consider a "guilty" pleasure, just a pleasure full stop -- that the stage musical version is upon us. My friend Tom liked it which gives me hope but I'm still leery. Screen to stage transfers are often very problematic and weirdly the number one thing they seem to get wrong seems very basic to me; super short scenes, of which movies are typically composed, are fussy and distracting on stage especially if they're constantly making adjustments to the sets or trying to keep up the manic visual pace of movies. Too many stage musicals pretend that you can just act the movie out on the stage but that's absolutely the worst way to go. I'm also worried because Bring It On's deserved reputation as one of the best high school comedies and best girly comedies has been utterly tarnished by a lengthy string of straight-up-terrible straight-to-video "sequels".
If any of you have seen it in previews, do share your reactions. Should I go?
Reader Comments (15)
saw it at its first regional go-round in Atlanta...it was about 45 minutes too long, but still utterly enjoyable and heartstopping at its peaks. the stunts are the real star, but there are some great songs (mainly the half of the score that lin-manuel miranda wrote) and good character roles to give the story some emotional weight. they avoided the major problem with most adaptations in really only lifting the spirit of the movie, the plot is, in fact, a conglomerate of all the bring it on movies and really suits the stage more than a "faithful" adaptation of the original would. it's also worth noting that at my viewing, which was pre-broadway budget, the technical elements were astounding.
you should go. i wanna hear what you think!
The idea of Nicole and Lars reuniting in any capacity has me literally drooling. Awesome awesome awesome.
"tempting a squirrel with his nuts"
Well, the squirrel did get pretty close to them :p
If you want to waste valuable money on another "pop-corn" musical I say go. I saw Bring It On here in Los Angeles months ago when it was Downtown.
I'm not a huge fan of these recent movie-broadway musical adaptations. They are a waste of invention, the songs don'tt stick, and their ultimatley boring.
Sure. I went (because my former theatre professor had a free ticket and at the time I haven't been to the theatre in a while, so I thought why not!)
It's quite silly. Easy humour, and stiff. None of the songs stick with you. It's funny at times, but it's basically another sequel to the straight to DVD version of Bring it On.
The title of the musical should be: "Bring it On: In it to win it because we brought it back for no reason The Musical"
Of course the performers are good, they're freakin trained! That's always something I appreciate, plus it's work (as an actor, that's always good).
But let's be real. It's kind of dumb.
Never figured I'd come to the defense of Demi Moore, but she deserves a modicum of respect for choosing interesting indie films as of late. Haven't seen all of these flops, but she was good in both Margin Call and Another Happy Day. I'd venture to say she was one of the highlights of both of those ensembles. The films may not be making money, but Moore seems to have gotten her mojo back as an actress if not a box office draw.
I realize Gawker is not known for journalistic excellence, but I get the distinct impression from that post that the author hasn't seen any of the films he's trashing; he's just filling the inch count with snarky nonsense.
I'm kinda surprised you haven't mentioned the fact that Margo Martindale was cast as Mattie Fae Aiken in A:OC. :) I guess you're not as excited about it as I am. :)
http://www.boomtron.com/2012/08/justifieds-margo-martindale-joins-new-tracy-letts-film/
I never get used to how celebrity culture can destroy their own creatures. The whole Kristen Stewart affair is so out of proportion, you'd think they would love to burn her as a modern witch if they could (if she's to blame for something, just burn the Twilight movies, people! Those really are crimes against human kind).
I wonder if she'll become the new Meg Ryan. Maybe I'm to cynical, but I always thought that was one of those prefabricated studio relationships to make fans believe Edward and Bella would be together in real life. And where's Taylor L.? Isn't it suspicious that he hasn't showed up? ;p
Chan-Wook Park and Lars Von Trier, Railway Man and Grace Monaco :
what a year of auteur and oscarbait 2013 will be for La Kidman
There is nothing guilty about loving Bring It On.
True story: I was deathly ill a few years back and put it in my DVD player and hit repeat. I watched it EIGHT times that day. It was the best sick day, ever.
Yeah, you been touched by an angel, gurl.
With the exception of Julia Roberts, I am ecstatic over the stars in August:Osage County. I really wanted Laura Linney to get Robert's role.
"Bring It On" was fun, and I wished there were more routines. The storyline is quite different than the movie and I think the character names aren't even the same. There were some good songs, I especially liked the number from the chubby girl. It doesn't have the wit of the film, but I enjoyed myself nonetheless. "Leap of Faith," though, was terrible. Not even Raul Esparza could save it.
it's interesting, Lars von Trier will always be able to contract big stars and great actors even when he's named a nazi and when he's making something as non-mainstream as a pornographic movie. They flock to him, and will continue to flock to him, even though he does all these crazy things and makes these challenging films, because he gets actors awards and recognition like nobody's business...
So happy to hear that Margo Martindale has been cast as Mattie Fae in August: Osage County. Easily the best character in the play (movie). Martindale has always been my first choice for this role, an out-of-the-box choice. Perfect casting if you ask me.
I'm surprised it took so long for the news that Nicole was working on The Nymphomaniac to become public knowledge. I saw an ad for child actors to play her kids in the film weeks ago that was very open about her involvement.
I saw it in Des Moines, it was fun, but nothing too special. Completely different from the film. Given it's pedigree (writers/composers who worked on In the Heights, Next to Normal, and Avenue Q!) I though it'd be much better.