List of non-porn, English language films that most frequently use the word "fuck."
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Kay Holt offers the Internet a comprehensive theory on the vampires from The Twilight series. Her conclusion: Vampires are "giant, highly evolved insects." [Via]
Esquire interviews Jeffrey Kurland, the costume designer responsible for the suits and other stylish sartorial aspects of Inception.
All of the clothes were designed solely for the film, because of the originality of the script, and the story itself. What I was trying to do was create a kind of corporate atmosphere that's not futuristic but that you could not date. You couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
This movie was designed entirely by me — made by me. The fabrics were all bought and found. I had my tailors at Dennis Kim make the suits, my shirt maker, Anto of Beverly Hills, made all of the shirts, and the dresses were made in my dress shop here in Los Angeles.
I chose sharp lines, considering their field is architecture; there are peaked lapels on several things. There are windowpane patterns, plaids, and glen plaids, but each character has their own color palette.
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/8050122] Maybe it's the ghostly soundtrack, but this film recording of surfers catching monster waves in Maui evokes my simultaneous deep fear and paradoxic attraction to water and the ocean, which is magnified by my inability to swim (despite being able to during my younger years in the orphanage). I've always had this weird premonition that this will result in my eventual departure from this life someday.
This a bit outdated but back in February, the director of Toy Story 3 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeTs0S5dppw] Steven Segal's character Forrest Taft in the 1994 film On Deadly Ground (Segal's directorial debut) gives a four minute long speech against oil companies. It was originally 11 minutes long but supposedly test audiences nearly rioted and he was forced to cut it back.
Anyway, Segal has me convinced. I'll get the pitch forks. You drive. Watch out BP, We rollin'!
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It's supposed to hit 100 degrees or more tomorrow in New York City, which reminds me of this opening voice-over narration to one of my all time favorite classic comedies, The Seven Year Itch.
The island of Manhattan derives its name from its earliest inhabitants - the Manhattan Indians. They were a peaceful tribe, setting traps, fishing, hunting. And there was a custom among them. Every July when the heat and the humidity on the island became unbearable, they would send their wives and children away for the summer, up the river to the cooler highlands, or if they could afford it, to the seashore. The husbands of course, would remain behind on the steaming island to attend to business - setting traps, fishing, and hunting.
I've started packing for my move to my new apartment and I came across some old movie theater ticket stubs from the past couple years. In no particular order and my brief thoughts or what I recall most about each film:
- Valentino - Visually stunning.
- Darjeeling Limited - Louis Vuitton luggage set.
- Blood Diamond - Worst date movie ever.
- Year One - Forgot initially what this film was
- Good Hair - I SAW CHRIS ROCK IN PERSON AFTER THE MOVIE.
- Mary and Max - I think I fell asleep during this at Sundance Festival.
- Exit Gift Shop - Banksy = Funny sense of humor.
- Hangover -
- Terminator - A Terminator could walk through all the plot holes.
- Pan's Labyrinth - Trailers lied. This is NOT a fairy tale for the children.
- Watchmen - I can't believe some geeks took a vacation day to see this (terrible ) film in IMAX.
- Coraline 3D - Coolest 3D effects ever.
- Wall E - Awwwww.
Behind the Behind is your single serve Tumblr link devoted to "The Human Centipede," indie horror film du jour.
New York Magazine recently sat at a table with Bill Murray during a dinner at Tribeca Film Festival and shared the following little known facts about this actor.
- He will commit to memory the name of everyone at the table, making introductions each time a new person sits down.
- He will make friends with the waiters and give them nicknames. “Handsome” will now be your server.
- He will intentionally mishear offhand comments you make about the food and repeat them endlessly. You say, “seafood,” he hears “zebra.” You call the roasted carrots “exciting”; he hears “Poseidon.” As in, “Zebra! I never get to eat zebra! Want some zebra?” or “Have some Poseidon. Some Poseidon. Some Poseidon.”
He's good at remember names because he's already met you a thousand times over. DUN DUM DUMMMM.
Read rest here.
Excerpts from a Japanese manga (slightly NSFW) adaptation of the film JAWS. Does not feature T-Pain on a boat. Here's part 1 and 2.
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Uncomfortable Plot Summaries lists slightly different interpretation of famous plots.
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Peasant girl develops Stockholm Syndrome.
- BLADE: Obsessed loner stalks minority group.
- DEBBIE DOES DALLAS: Cheerleaders develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
- DIE HARD: Dysfunctional cop saves marriage by murdering foreign national.
- GLADIATOR: Convict murders head of state.
- GOOD WILL HUNTING: Underemployed genius squanders prestigious job opportunity to chase trim.
- GROUNDHOG DAY: Misanthropic creep exploits space/time anomaly to stalk coworker.
- KARATE KID: Boy gains acceptance through violence.
- LORD OF THE RINGS: Midget destroys stolen property.
- ROCKY: White man beats black man.
- STAR WARS: EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Boy is abused by midget, kisses sister, attempts patricide.
- TITANIC: Crazy old widow disregards lifelong memories of husband, children, and grandchildren in favor of that one time she fucked a bum.
Let me try.
UP: Octogenarian kidnaps and flees country with child.
I got lost on the Internet and ended up on the corner of Wikipedia and "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" aka the most insane movie plot I've ever encountered. The sequel is nuts too. Relatedly: Here is The Morning News' list of 16 mindfuck movies, including one that I've always wanted to see, "Primer," which was made on a shoestring budget of only $7,000.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxn0Xfqkgw] Meticulous compilation of scenes where Ah-nold utters something poetic like: "It's not a tumor!"
Ah, it's so funny. Every. Time.
An open letter to James Cameron:
Dear Mr. Cameron,
Darth Vader versus Batman. Please make this happen.
Kind regards,
MRod.
From Hollywood's time capsule, check out this congratulatory note George Lucas sent James Cameron in 1998 when Titanic sunk Star Wars at the box office for the numero uno spot.
Like the author Luna Shyr of this entry on the National Geographic blog, I too "shun creepy films." Suspenseful or gory films have quite a negative physiological impact on me. Paradoxically two of my favorite guilty pleasure films: Blade 2 (yes, specifically the sequel) and Aliens versus Predator. Anyway, I'm going to try to apply some of these lessons the author receives from NYU psychology and neuroscience professor Liz Phelps on how to overcome the "the classic fear response: accelerated heart rate and breathing along with tense muscles," a sensation that I typically experience during suspenseful scenes in movies.
Fortunately there are ways, short of fleeing the theater, to counter this genetic programming. Phelps wisely notes that fear makes people avoid the things they're afraid of, e.g., fear of creepy movies = avoidance of creepy movies. So treating phobias often involves incremental exposure to the object of fear—say, subjecting an acrophobe to increasing degrees of height. Another option is to learn to regulate emotions. “You reappraise the situation to make it more positive, like seeing the glass half full,” says Phelps
Anyone wanna go check out The Crazies?