Saturday, November 6, 2010

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Deal: ‘The Mighty Boosh’ Seasons 1-3

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 05:34 AM PDT

the mighty boosh DVD

The Gold Box deal of the day over at Amazon today is The Mighty Boosh Special Edition Seasons 1-3 DVD box set for only $34.99 (that's 56% off the list price of $79.98).

Note, this sale is only for today, Saturday November 6, until midnight PST while supplies last.

This 7-disc DVD set contains all three seasons of the British television comedy series, including a bonus disc of live material and behind-the-scenes footage.

The Mighty Boosh was created by comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, who make up the comedy troupe along with Dave Brown, Michael Fielding, and Rich Fulcher.

See below a list of bonus features included in this DVD set [...]

‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ Director Steve Pink To Deliver ‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 05:20 PM PDT



Many of you may not even have any interest in a remake of the campy 1984 cult classic, The Toxic Avenger. But for those of you who are, a director has been signed and sealed.

Steve Pink, who is best known for his work directing the hit comedy, Hot Tub Time Machine, has signed on to helm the project, as well as write the script along with Daniel C. Mitchell. Of the announcement, Pink stated that "The Toxic Avenger is exactly what the country--wait, that's not big enough--what the WORLD needs right now!"

Pink is of course referring to the Avenger's "green" way of going about things. In the movie, a man named Melvin is the janitor at a health club. One day, some of the club's evil patrons who often bully the janitor decide to pick on poor Melvin some more, which sees him running for safety, accidentally falling out of a second-story window, and landing in a large vat of toxic waste. The result: Melvin becomes horribly deformed, but also gains an incredible amount of strength, which he uses to battle the tainted people of the fictional New Jersey town in which the movie is set, including the corrupt mayor, and polluters. [...]

What Form Will TV’s New Hulk Take?

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 11:39 AM PDT



With the news last month of a live-action Hulk television series in development over at ABC, many questions are swimming through the minds of fans.

Will it be in continuity with the Marvel films?

Will any of the film actors commit to a television series?

Who will play Banner?

For myself, the first question that sprung to mind was, "How are they going to do the Hulk effects?" I've made no secret of my long-standing love affair with the not-so-jolly green giant, and of all the creative hoops the studio and show-runner will eventually have to jump through, the one that weighs most heavily on my mind as a fan is what the beast will actually look like on the small screen.

It might surprise some to learn that the Hulk is one of the few characters to have been brought to life through almost every school of visual effects there is.

Behind the cut, we'll take a look at those different incarnations and speculate on their potential for the new television series [...]

Classic Movie Review: In A Lonely Place (1950)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:49 AM PDT

In A Lonely Place

In A Lonely Place
DVD
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Jeff Donnell, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith, Martha Stewart, Robert Warwick
1950
Columbia Pictures

Deteriorating from the inside-out are the rotten inner demons of Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele. Along with that is the man's inability to create a workable script for directors; he's on a cold streak of late and his rigid attitude has a lot to do with that. But topping both of these soul-eating disparities is the fact that Steele's cold world is made possible by the lack of any love interest in his life. All of these bleak assets enunciate his tragedy of being present in a lonely place. The only thing with him in this lonely place is his anger that he can't govern.

Humphrey Bogart plays Dixon Steele, a great name for a character, and it is a different role that we have come to associate with Bogart. Here is a role that has the traits of two of his more famous characters; the ruthless Fred C. Dobbs in, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and the cool-as-a-cucumber Rick Blaine from, Casablanca. With In A Lonely Place, Bogart has the effortless aptitude to play both a man we sympathize with, and a man we wouldn't care if he were to be thrown to a den of starving lions. It's one of Bogart's prime, unflinching acting roles [...]

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