Sunday, May 23, 2010

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Geeks of Doom Invade Your Inbox

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Movie Ticket Prices Hit $20 … Without The Popcorn & Soda

Posted: 22 May 2010 09:11 PM PDT

Remember when it was outrageous to go to a movie theater because a $7-$10 admission ticket paired with an $8 tub of popcorn and a $6 soda for just one person was breaking banks nation wide? You haven't seen anything yet.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that multiple movie theaters in New York City -- where prices have consistently remained highest -- is charging a nice round $20 fee to see Shrek Forever After in their 3D IMAX theaters. That's right -- if you plan on taking your family of four out for a night to see the kids' beloved Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, and Puss in Boots, it will easily run you more than $100 if you add a snack or liquid refreshment.

If this catches on, it could mean that theaters everywhere could be charging as much as it costs us to BUY & OWN the movie on Blu-ray or DVD just to see the flick one time, one sunny afternoon. [...]

Now That ‘MacGruber’ Has Arrived, ‘MacGyver’ Movie Grabs A Writer

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:24 PM PDT

Yes, the SNL sketch-turned feature-length movie MacGruber was a spoof on the popular '80s and '90s TV series, MacGyver. And though it's not doing the best at the box office right now, consensus seems to be that it is quite the hilarious movie. But did you know that an actual MacGyver movie was being developed as well?

New Line Cinema has hired Jason Richman to begin work on a script for the movie adaptation of the television series. The series, which starred Richard Dean Anderson, ran from 1985 to 1992 on ABC and followed a brilliant secret agent who was able to infiltrate and escape any place and situation, no matter how difficult or how little resources that he had available to him. Anderson also appeared in a couple of TV movies and in some of the MacGruber sketches.

Richman hasn't done a ton yet, but among his writing credits are titles like Bad Company, Swing Vote, and Bangkok Dangerous. He also helped out on Rush Hour 3 and contributed to one of the drafts of Beverly Hills Cop 4, which has been constricted to development hell for a while now. [...]

Must Watch: The Stars Of ‘Lost’ Auditioning For Various Roles

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:04 PM PDT

One of the most entertaining things to see when it comes to your favorite movies and TV shows is the audition videos of the cast and maybe even the auditions of famous stars who didn't get a particular role.

While we don't have any of those here, we do have plenty of the audition tapes of most of your favorite stars from ABC's Lost. With the curtain set to fall on the show in just about 24-hours now, what better way to make a weekend of it than by witnessing the very beginnings of these characters and the stars who would play (some of) them. The auditions were commonly used as funny special features on the Lost DVDs, but if you have not seen them yet, now you have your chance.

Be sure to click on over to the other side to check out ten of these audition tapes.

The funniest thing about these auditions, is that the actors didn't know about all of the characters that would be used, or how important they would be. For that matter, the producers weren't really sure where they were going, either. [...]

The Empire Strikes Back: A Track-by-Track Commentary of the Original Score

Posted: 22 May 2010 03:51 PM PDT

The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)
Composer: John Williams
London Symphony Orchestra
1997 Release

WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS!

It's been thirty years since The Empire Strikes Back, the much-anticipated sequel to George Lucas' 1977 mega-hit cultural touchstone Star Wars, opened in theaters around the world and the impact it made upon audiences and critics has not dulled a bit, and for good reason. The movie proved that the success of the first Star Wars film was no well-timed fluke and even a movie that essentially paid homage to space operas, samurai films, and westerns could evolve beyond its influences and become its own beast. Best of all it was better than Star Wars in every possible way: the script by Leigh Brackett (screenwriter of such classic films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, and The Long Goodbye) and Lawrence Kasdan (who later went on to co-write Raiders of Lost Ark and enter his own directing career) opened up the universe Lucas had created and expanded the scope with an epic, serpentine tale that was more darker, richer, and emotional than the original and overflowing with memorable characters, and quotable dialogue; the direction by Irvin Kershner was professional and assured; and the cast, free of George Lucas' stilted writing and relative inexperience with actors (despite the fact that he had directed the actor-heavy American Graffiti to great success), were able to give deeper and more nuanced performances under the direction of the deferential Kershner.

The increased scope of the sequel also allowed the opportunity for legendary composer John Williams to have the musical canvas on which to expand on the themes and motifs established in his Academy-Award winning score for Star Wars [...]

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