DirtyVelvet

Twilight

2009-01-31T20:30:00.003-05:00

Directed By
Catherine Hardwicke

Based on the Novel by
Stephenie Meyer
ScreenPlay by
Melissa Rosenburg

Starring
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Billy Burke
Ashley Greene
Nikki Reed
Jackson Rathbone
Kellan Lutz
Peter Facinelli

When you can live forever what do you live for?

I don't know if many of you are Twilight fans, I admit I only saw it like, two seconds before it stopped playing in theatres. I was very, reluctant to go see Twilight, I guess because of all the "Oh my god, Edward Cullen is so hot, I want to marry him, oh my god!!!" Coming from a bunch of thirteen year old girls.
But when I did finally see it, I must admit, I loved it. And I also admit, Edward Cullen is hot. But really though, It was better than I suspected it to be.
I very much enjoyed this film.
And Let's face it Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have amazing chemistry, seeing those two together was great. I loved them. And I absolutely adore Ashley Greene and Nikki Reed, and not to mention all the incredibly hot men.

I would totally watch it again. I'm so going to buy it when it's released on DVD. I think it's awesome, if you're already a fan, then you know what I'm talking about, if not check out it, ya never know, you might like it, I tend to judge movies, a lot, and when I do see them, I love them most of them. So always give a movie a chance, unless you know it's going to be crappy, then just save your money.

McSylvs

Seven Pounds

2009-01-31T19:58:00.003-05:00

Directed by:
Gabriele Muccino

Written by:
Grant Nieporte

Starring:
Will Smith
Rosario Dawson
Woody Harrelson
Michael Ealy

Seven Names. Seven Strangers. One Secret.

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Okay so, I get "emotional" during most "sad" movies. I'm not some big blob or anything, movies just get to me, so I do shed some tears. But Seven Pounds. WoW.
The story is just brilliant, and the connection between Will Smith and Rosario Dawson's characters is truly uncanny. So believable. Really lovely to watch.

I really think this is going to be a true HollyWood Classic, you know like, AFI's top 100. It kind of, brings me a certain peace, so to say. I try to be a good person, I do good deeds, help out others, donate to charities, but this film makes you realize, there is so much more I can do.

It's a, sad, heartwarming, romantic movie. It does keep you guessing. It's just really really good. It shows you how, ordinary people, do extraordinary things.
How they affect people's lives, giving, and helping, without wanting anything in return, I know this is just Hollywood, but there are people like that in this world, sometimes it's hard to imagine, but there are. This movie gives me hope I guess, that indeed caring people still exist.

I absolutely recommend this Film, it is pure brilliance. A Masterpiece I might say.
I promise you will not be dissapointed by this Film.

McSylvs

Theoretical Bullshit

2008-12-15T17:50:00.003-05:00

Hello everybody,
Hope everyone is having a lovely Holiday Season, almost time to ring in the New Year.
To all you YouTubers out there, or even non YouTubers, here is one of my favorite youtube channel, Theoretical Bullshit.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheoreticalBullshit?ob=1

The topics of the videos are mainly Religion. Done by an Atheist.
I personally love the videos, they are very fascinating. Myself not being at all religious I have learned a lot from those videos, religion wise and atheism wise.
I guess they kind of helped me realize a lot of things.
Anyways, I just think the vids are super awesome, and the guy who does them seems really cool. It's totally worth checking out.
Happy Holidays!
McSylvs

Human Trafficking

2008-11-18T15:22:00.003-05:00

Directed by
Christian Duguay

Starring
Andreas Apergis
Isabelle Blais
Robert Carlyle
Remy Girard
Mark Antony Krupa
Sarah Jeanne Labrosse
Laurence Loboeuf
Mira Sorvino
Donald Sutherland

Before I say anything here is a three minute clip about/from the movie. Please watch it.

I honestly don't even know where to begin about this topic. I remember hearing about the film when it first came out, but paid no attention to it. We know Human Trafficking exists, and before this film I didn't know to what extent.
Children has young has 4 years old, FOUR YEARS OLD are sold by their parents, or kidnapped into sexual slavery. And it is just sick. This Film tells the story, of what goes in places that we cannot see. A man sells his little girl. A mother is taken from her child by a man she trusted, a young woman wants to go to America, but with the wrong people. This film is extraordinary. Never before have I had to stop a movie in the middle because I felt sick to my stomach because of what I was seeing.
This film is so intense, it grips you from the very beginning, and does not let you go. This film is so well done, I absolutely adore Remy Girard, he is one of my absolutely favorite Quebecois Actors. I loved the fact that a lot of the film was filmed in Montreal and there were a lot of Canadian/Quebec Actors in the movie.
They were all amazing. Sarah Jeanne Labrosse who is really young and incredibly talented. Each and every performance was brilliant.
Knowing that this is going on right now in this world is deplorable. It is horrendous and shocking. And this film only shows us half of what is going on, because I am positive it is a thousand times worse. Hopefully this film will reach out to people and create awareness. Because this is definitely something that must be stopped.
McSylvs

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008-11-17T14:30:00.004-05:00

Directed by
Mark Herman
Based on the Book by
John Boyne

Starring:
Asa Butterfield
Vera Farmiga
David Thewlis
Rupert Friend
Jack Scanlon
David Hayman

"A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found"

I saw a preview for this movie and had to see it right away.
It's an amazing movie, I know I say that about a lot of movies, but I like to watch the good ones, what can I say?
It's the type of movie that makes you think
Yes, it's about the holocaust, but it's not at all graphic.
What I liked most about the film was that it did not rely on using extreme violence to make you realize "My god what's going on there is terrible" I mean, we already know that, but Mark Herman did it so beautifully, am I making any sense?
There is a scene in the film (This is NOT a spoiler) where the wife of the commanding officer finds out about certain things that are going on in the camps and she totally freaks out, she does not like it. And that scene is so amazing, because, yes she is married to a Nazi, but you feel that she disagrees with what is going on, yet she has no say, not only because she's a woman, but because it could cost her her life. And I thought that whole scene/storyline was just done so well yet very haunting. Am I making sense yet?
Even though the film is not a true story it is so realistic in a way that, there's a scene in which the daughter of the commander is putting up posters of Hitler on her wall, and thinking about it, there must have been so many people, young people putting up posters of him on their walls. And on several occasions during the film the nazis talk about the jews and say such things as "They are not real people" etc etc...It just..breaks your heart. It really is amazing, and I really recommend seeing it, the performances were brilliant.

Jack Scanlon who plays the little jewish boy in the camp just makes you want to cry.
He makes you think about all the little children who were in those camps and what they must have gone through. His performance was truly one of a kind.
And I just have to mention Vera Farmiga again, who played the Wife, she was just brilliant.
I could just go on and on about the film and what I think and the subject but I'll just stop here by saying please go and see this Film, it is so worth it.
It truly is one of a kind.
Until next time
The RentHead...Also known has McSylvs.

Apology + The boy in the striped pyjama trailer.

2008-11-14T22:25:00.005-05:00

Hello people of the Universe...
I do apologize for being away for..how long as it been anyway? Oh well, life has been pretty busy.
I don't really have time to post a full review right now, but I will leave you with a trailer of an amazing movie that is a MUST SEE.
The Boy in the striped pyjama.
I know a lot of people have been saying "not another movie about the holocaust"
but it is really really amazing, so I definitely say check it out, I shall be back later with a full review. Have a great weekend.

Baby Mama, X-Files + New Video

2008-05-14T11:30:00.006-04:00

Here's my review:

You like SNL and it's cast? See it. That's all.

Ok, I do have some complaints. One... waaay to predictable (the ending)
2. I think they really overdid the old woman having a baby joke (you'll know what I mean when you see it). It wasn't even that funny.

Eh, that's all I really got. The beginning was kind of slow, but I dunno. It was still good. I've heard reviewers (Ebert&Roeper possibly) say that it would have been better if Tina Fey had written it, which I agree, Tina Fey is fucking hilarious! Also, it is about a woman wanting a baby, there should have at least been one woman involved with the writing (maybe there was, I don't know) some parts felt too detached or too unrealistic. But all the same, it was a great movie, I would definitely see it again. I actually laughed out loud in the theater which, I find, is rare these days for comedies. So... see it!

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WHOSE EXCITED FOR X-FILES 2?!?

Isn't the poster thee sexiest thing ever?! Their shadows making an X?!

That's hot.

The title has been revealed to be: I Want To Believe (a significant title for all those X-Philes out there) The plot is supposedly going to be a MOTW (monster of the week) instead of the classic X-Files mythology, alien conspiracy deal. Sad, but ok, since MOTWs were most of the episodes.
Ok, so I've seen a leaked trailer of this movie, now my hopes are way too high. You see, there's this little snippet of a guy running, however he looks a LOT like Krycek. We all know what happened to him, so it couldn't possibly be Krycek, could it? Then again, it did also kind of look like Knowle Rohrer, which could make more sense. But Krycek in the movie would just be awesome. Either way though, it's the X-Files, it'll be good and I'm excited!

It's set to come out July 25 in most countries. :D

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On a side note, here is a video I made. It's a montage of video games. I think it's pretty decent. The music is awesome, hell watch it just for the music.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

DantexVergil - I'm So In Love With You

2007-09-30T00:37:00.000-04:00

Yea, I made an other one. Music is: I'm So In Love With You by BassHunter.
Scenes are from Devil May Cry 3 and 1

I might review a movie later.

Sincerely,
~DV~

Sailor Moon AMV

2007-09-18T09:59:00.001-04:00

Yes, I also created this. The music is also from Sailor Moon, so enjoy.

Sincerely,
~DV~

Devil May Cry AMV

2007-08-21T13:12:00.000-04:00

Here is a Devil May Cry AMV, that I have created. Yes. I am "advertising" my own video. But I do love it, so yeah. There are mostly scenes from the anime, in which case, those are:
Mission 02, 03 and 04. There is one scene from the actual game. That is from DMC1, when Dante is aquiring Alastor. Devil May Cry is owned by Capcom. The music is Dame de Lotus by Emilie Simon. It's a great song, and her video and voice is just amazing. I'll post that one, right below my DMC AMV. I hope you all enjoy this. And There will be a Harry Potter review later today.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Miss Potter

2007-07-27T14:59:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Chris Noonan
Taglines: -The life of Beatrix Potter is the most enchanting tale of all.

Starring:
-Renée Zellweger
-Ewan McGregor
-Bill Paterson
-Emily Watson

The life of Beatrix Potter, the author of the children books, "Peter Rabbit." (And others in that series).

Despite my dislike for Renée Zellweger, she was... ok in this movie. It was sad and sweet, but I didn't really feel for her (Beatrix Potter). I did, at times, but I feel as though it was missing something. I liked Ewan McGregor's role in the film, he was very adorable. I'm also not sure wether or not the real Beatrix Potter, actually saw her drawings move, but it wasn't as creepy as I expected it to be. There was some humour in it so, that was a bonus. It was a very well done film, kind of long but not too long. Um, I think they may have chosen the wrong person to play Beatrix Potter, but then again, as I said before Renée wasn't too bad. I did like the movie, but if I hadn't seen it, let's just say I wasn't missing out on anything remarkable. In short, if you're interested in this movie, see it. It is well done and a very good film, but I don't think it's going to be a "classic." It wasn't terribly important, though like I said before it was very sweet and... powerful, so to say, for a woman in the time period, who wasn't married to get a career such as that one and that she proved her parents wrong. So... it was a very good movie, just not a great one. That's all I really have to say.

Trailer:

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DirtyVelvet

Dnevnoi dozor

2007-07-26T11:00:00.000-04:00

Dnevnoi dozor (Day Watch)
Country: Russia
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Starring:
-Konstantin Khabensky
-Aleksei Chadov
-Gosha Kutsenko
-Igor Lifanov
-Zhanna Friske

The battle between light and dark continues in this sequel to Night Watch.

Once again, this movie wasn't great. I was able to read the subtitles and they had fun with the subtitles. For example if someone used a knife to "cut the air" the subtitles would cut in half (after giving sufficient time to be read). There were neat effects that were very clever and humorous. I enjoyed that greatley. I do think this one was better than 'Night Watch.' But it's still not an awesome movie. I did find this one sad (well, one character) and there was this great scene where a girl drove her car on and in a building as seen in the last part of the trailer. It was pretty awesome, then again that just might be the theater experience. Either way, it was ok, not great, but ok.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Nochnoy dozor

2007-07-25T16:08:00.000-04:00

Nochnoy dozor (Night Watch)

Country: Russia

Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Tagline: -All That Stands Between Light And Darkness Is The Night Watch.

Starring:
-Konstantin Khabensky
-Vladimir Menshov
-Valeri Zolotukhin
-Mariya Poroshina
-Galina Tyunina

The light and the darkness have a tense peace, this is the story of the night watch.

Well... the subtitles were really small, and most of the time they were badly placed against white backgrounds, so for most of the film I didn't understand anything. I had a vague idea, but it wasn't enough. A friend then explained it me more thoroughly, but it wasn't enough to make me like it any more. It was pretty bad. It wasn't.... horrible, but it was bad. Um... that's all I can really think of. I did enjoy it because I don't know what other Russian movie I've seen and I like hearing different languages and seeing different movies, so that was a definite plus. But it really wasn't that awesome.

Trailer:

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DirtyVelvet

1408

2007-07-24T15:54:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Mikael Håfström

Taglines:
-The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.
-No one lasts more than an hour.
-Enjoy your stay.
-Don't stay in 1408.
-The only demons in room 1408 are those within you.

-Some rooms are locked for a reason.

-Based on the terrifying story by Stephen King.

Starring:
-John Cusack
-Samuel L. Jackson
-Mary McCormack
-Jasmine Jessica Anthony
-Tony Shalhoub

Mike Enslin (John Cusack) has never believed in the paranormal. However, he has written several books on haunted graveyards, houses, ect. They are all part of a series. His latest installment is on haunted hotels. While researching, he has never found any evidence of anything supernatural. One day he gets a postcard of Dolphin Hotel and it simply says, "Don't enter 1408"Of course, he goes to Dolphin Hotel. The manager Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to persuade Mike, not to stay in room 1408, stating that no one lasts more than an hour and that the room itself, is evil. Mike, however, stays in room 1408.

I was so excited to see this movie. The trailer terrified me and I waited a whole month to see it (obviously). When it finally came out and I finally got to see it, I was ecstatic. It was pretty scary. It wasn't so much of a "jump out at you" scary. It was more of, the idea of it, is terrifying. There were parts of the movie that weren't as scary to me as they were to my friends, and I think that is because of the trailer. I was expecting to see things, and I was waiting for certain parts. I say, just go watch, don't wait for the parts you saw in the trailers. I loved John Cusak and Samuel L. Jackson. I think they played the parts perfectly. I would of liked to see more of Samuel L. Jackson's chracter more, and maybe explained more. The ending of the film makes it seem like you understood everything, but if you look more closely in the film and the think about certain things that you didn't notice while watching it makes the entire movie, and ending different that what you originally thought. Unless you're a smart and just caught all the little meanings and hints the first time 'round. Anyways, definitely see it, if you like the horror, and some good Stephen King things. I also suggest, if you like the movie, to read the short story of the same name by King. I would reccommend reading the story after the movie, it makes both of them even more creepy. But whichever you perfer. I think it might be best to see it in theaters, or at least on a large screen tv. It seems to be much more scary. It was a good film, I enjoyed it a lot.

Trailer.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Hot Rod: Trailer!!!

2007-07-18T23:54:00.000-04:00

Andy Samberg, Will Arnett and Bill Hader! Can you get any better?! I am SO excited for this movie! I absolutley cannot wait. It looks so funny. Check it out.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Ocean's Thirteen

2007-07-12T03:05:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Taglines:
-What are the odd of getting even? 13 to 1.
-Revenge is a funny thing.
-How do you steal half a billion dollars, in 3.5 minutes?
Starring:
-George Clooney
-Brad Pitt
-Matt Damon
-Andy Garcia
-Scott Caan
-Don Cheadle
-Casey Affleck
-Elliott Gould
-Bernie Mac
-Al Pacino
-Ellen Barkin
-Eddie Izzard

After Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould) has a heart attack due to a faulty deal he made with Willy Bank (Al Pacino), Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the rest of his gang decide that they need to get back at Willy Bank, and they'll do it by taking all his money from his casino.

Hmm, Ocean's Thirteen. Well, it wasn't as good as the first one (which was just pure awesome) they pretty much overkilled the series, but because of my love for all the characters, if they come out with more sequels, I'll probably be seeing them. However, this one wasn't that funny, it was actually kind of boring at times. George Clooney and Brad Pitt were a great team as always and Casey Affleck was the best. He was so funny, and absolutley adorable! There is this one part in the film that is simply hilarious! It's the best part of the entire movie. All in all, I wasn't really disappointed by this film because Ocean's Twelve wasn't that great either, so I wasn't expecting this one to be any better. Ocean's Eleven still remains the best in the series, but if you like the series, I say see this one because it does have it's moments.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Malcolm X

2007-07-10T20:33:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Spike Lee
Starring:
-Denzel Washington
-Angela Bassett
-Al Freeman, Jr.
-Albert Hall
-Delroy Lindo
-Spike Lee
-lizbeth MacKay

Based on 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' told be Alex Haley. The life of Malcolm X.

I was hesitate to see this film. Just because I thought, man it's going to be another historical thing on some guy. Sure, he did some great stuff but jeeez. But I watched it anyway because it's an important film. I am so glad I saw it. This was an amazing film. The actors are fantastic you, you have no idea. Denzel Washington did the most amazing job ever. He looked like Malcolm X, he moved like Malcolm X, he spoke like Malcolm X, in that movie he was Malcolm X. The filmed showed three beautiful transformations Malsolm X had made during his lifetime. The movie was long, but well worth it. It was historically correct, and had a beautiful tale. It brings out the true message of Malcolm X and shares a wonderful story and a wonderful life. It is truly beautiful and fantastic. I cried. It's heartbreaking. Spike Lee did an amazing job. The entire movie was just... fantastic. I highly reccomend that you see this film. It is definitely a must see.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Paris, Je T'aime

2007-07-09T21:42:00.000-04:00

I'm not writting the plot for each segment because they are all about love, so that's the plot already.

Taglines:
-One City. 10 Million Hearts. One Love Story. One Film.
-Fall in love with Paris 18 times.

18 different films, by different directors, all about love in Paris.

As a whole, I was very pleased by this film. Many of the segments were very cute and very sweet. The ending of 'Le Marais' frustrated me greatly. It stars Gaspard Ulliel, which is why I wanted to see this film in the first part, but seriously, the ending was not cool. "Porte de Choisy" was completely ridiculous, at least to me. I didn't understand any of it. It made no sense, like there was absolutely no purpose for it's viewing. Ok, it did make sense in the beginning, but then it went into a sort of free for all. It annoyed me greatly. However, "Bastille" made up for it greatly. That segment was so beautiful. It was amazing. I held in my tears, and I still cried some. I believe that was the definition of the movie. That was the definition of love. I would see the movie over again just for that one. This segment along with others, made up for all the bad segments in this wonderful film. I recommend you see this movie just for "Bastille" if for nothign else. Also another favorite of mine was "Place des Victoires." This too, made me cry (thought not as much as "Bastille"). I thought this to also be a very beautiful short film. "Quartier de la Madeleine" was one of the many shorts that annoyed me to a great extent. It was pointless. The way the vampire walked away, it looked like her arms were dancing, but her body wasn't. It was weird. "Faubourg Saint-Denis" was also one of my favorites. I liked the visuals, it reminded me of Run Lola Run (same directer Tom Tykwer) and the script was great. The end short film was a perfect ending to the film. It wrapped everything up very nicely and all in all, I really enjoyed the movie despite the many segments which were displeasing. The good ones were so good that they overpowered the bad ones. I recommend at least renting it and giving it a shot.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Fei hap siu baak lung

2007-06-20T00:46:00.000-04:00

Fei hap siu baak lung (White Dragon)
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Starring:
-Cecilia Cheung
-Francis Ng
-Nay Suet
-Andy On

During a battle with Chicken Feathers (Francis Ng), White Dragon (Nay Suet) is injured and about to die. Black Phoenix (Cecilia Cheung) hears a noise and finds White Dragon, in return of this mystical fate, White Dragon gives Black Phoenix all her powers. Now, Black Phoenix has become White Dragon Jr. She soon learns that Chicken Feathers will assasinate Second Prince Tian Yang (Andy On). But she also learns more about Chicken Feathers and is now confused as to what to do.

Yet another Asian film (Chinese). This film takes all those swordfighting, martial arts movies and turns it into a comedy. I was unaware of this at the time, and thought it was a standard film like 'Hero' or 'House of Flying Daggers.' However it really was pretty funny and it wasn't that bad of a movie. It was very sweet and like I said it was funny. It especially had a kind of westernized theme to it. The way the girl acted and the whole shopping thing. But it was good, it was funny, the actors were great, the characters were well developed, I felt for them. If you're looking for a comedy with great martial arts, rent this.

Trailer:

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DirtyVelvet

Three Extremes

2007-06-17T00:19:00.000-04:00

This is three short stories done by different directors. It is horror/suspense.

Dumplings
Directed by: Fruit Chan
Country: China
Starring: Ling Bai

An aging actress has found a woman (Ling Bai) whose dumplings are supposed to make one look beautiful again. However, there is a secret ingrediant which is rather gruesome.

This one was ok. The only really disturbing part was the crunching noise. That was gross. Ling Bai was absolutley adorable! She played her character fantastically. It wasn't horrifying as I expected it to be, but it was ok as a film. Some parts were not explained well, but Fruit Chan did make it into a longer movie, so if you rent it, watch the second disc which is 'Dumplings' just longer. I unfortunatley didn't get to watch it, but I bet it would explain a lot more.

Cut
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Country: South Korea
Starring: Byung-hun Lee

A film director and his wife our kidnapped. The abducter demands several things from the director (Byung-hun Lee). If he refuses to comply his wife's fingers will be chopped off.

I liked this one more than Dumplings. The characters were developed more, I felt more for the characters. There was a lot of humour in it and this one left me very sad. I was very, very upset by this segment. At first, the ending is unclear, but then when you think about it, you realize what happened and it is very upseting. The actors were all amazing. This is one of my favorite segments from this film.

Box
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Country: Japan
Starring: Kyoko Hasegawa

Kyoko is an author who has a reacurring dream about being put into a box and buried. It seems to be in connection with an accident involving her sister and a man who seemed to be their caretaker, when the two were circus performers.

This segment is also one of my favorites. It was very confusing and unclear but I still really enjoyed it. The atmosphere was incredibly creepy and Kyokko Hasegawa was great to watch in it. She played the part magnificently as did everyone else. This too had the characters well developed even though it was unclear what was going on. I definetley enjoyed this.

Here is the trailer. If you ignore the guys voice it's a really good trailer. It makes me want to see it again. I really did love this film, if you're into Asian films, and horror, rent it.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Notes on a Scandal

2007-06-16T17:29:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Richard Eyre
Taglines:
-One woman's mistake is another's opportunity...
-Loneliness can turn one into a monster.

Starring:
-Judi Dench
-Cate Blanchett
-Bill Nighy

Based on the novel 'Notes on a Scandal' by Zoë Heller. Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) is a new high school art teacher. She is married with two children. She confindes in Barbara Covett (Judi Dench), another school teacher, that she is unhappy with her life and wishes for it to be different. One day, after expecting Sheba at a school play who has not shown up, Barbara leaves to find her. However she discovers Sheba and a student engage in sexual activity. She confronts Sheba about this and Sheba tells Barbara everything. Barbara uses this to her advantage.

Unfortunatley I already knew everything that had happened due to the trailer. That is why I'm not going to be showing it. However, the film was still good. I liked it, especially Judi Dench, she played the part amazingly. The characters, I found weren't that well developed. Except for Judi Dench's character. She was the only one that I felt slightly for. The others, I didn't really feel bad for them. It didn't really bring any kind of emotion. I wasn't happy, sad for anyone. Except the cat (you'll know what I mean). You can give this movie a try since it wasn't horrible. But, it's not the greatest movie you're going to see. At least, it wasn't for me.

Sincerely,

DirtyVelvet

Little Children

2007-06-16T11:49:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Todd Field
Taglines: -Let the little children come to me.

Starring:
-Kate Winslet
-Patrick Wilson
-Jennifer Connelly
-Noah Emmerich
-Jackie Earle Haley
-Gregg Edelman

Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet) is a surburban mother and wife who lives a miserable life and is afraid whenever her daughter shows affection towards her. Brad Adamson (Patrick Wilson) is a stay at home father, unsure of what he wants to do in his life, job wise. This is a film, about people living with eachother and learning from the most unexpected people in their lives.

This film...wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible. I liked it, it was very well done, the acting was great and it was funny at times. I think it taught a valuable lesson, about people and lives in general. I liked the ending. It was kind of slow, but in a good way. There isn't much I can say about it. I say rent it. I can't really give a good reveiw about it because it's that kind of movie. It was well done, and it was a good film, I can say that. I wasn't disappointed, so...see it.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Birth

2007-06-12T16:04:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
Taglines: -Careful what you wish for.
Starring:
-Nicole Kidman
-Cameron Bright
-Danny Huston
-Lauren Bacall

10 years after the death of Anna's (Nicole Kidman) husband, Anna decides to remarry. When a 10 year old boy comes to Anna and declares that he is Sean, her late husband. Anna doesn't know what to think.

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The music went horribly with the scenes. Ok, sometimes it went well, but other times it was horrendous. Nicole Kidman was just weird. Sometimes she would talk and I would dab my ears with tissue because I thought they were bleeding. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but seriously, she was awful. Her voice was... too soft, but as if she's trying to be...posh or something. It was ugh. The opening scene was Sean's death. He was jogging. HE WAS JOGGING FOR SO LONG!! It's like, "ok, we get it, he's jogging. Tell me when he's done, I'm reading a book." I would accept it if there were credits at the begining, but there were none. I would also accept it if it was one of those very quiet, very slow, movies that make you think. But this just had so many horrendous things it was not making me think, oh wait, no I was thinking how much better Hannibal Rising was!! Then there was another scene, where Anna realized she kind of believes the kid, and she's watching an orchestra and we're watching her. Point blank. It's all suspensful music and it's her face. For practically...more than 5 minutes!!! and then pretty much halfway through I'm thinking "Oh! Oh! Her eyes are getting red, there's a change! There's a change!" and then we watched her with red eyes for another goddamn who knows how long. The point is it was fucking long. Did the editor get hit by a car or just decide not to show up for work? Who was it, a hobo? Goddamn it. Ugh. Oh and in one scene, one of the girls had eyes that looked like blackholes and once again the camera was on her for about 4 minutes and she was just standing there, turning her head side to side with her mouth slightly open. She looked like that black sea thing from the X-Files and it was not cool! It was like, jesus christ, how much are you paying the editor? I am so upset. So...don't see this. I mean, ok, in it's defense I will say, It was an interesting concept and it could of been done very well. But it wasn't, therefore it sucked. Oh ya, the ending was stupid too. Ok, maybe it would of been ok if the rest of the movie wasn't such crap.

The trailer made the movie seem great, that's why I saw it. Do not be fooled!

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Hannibal Rising

2007-06-11T16:33:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Peter Webber
Taglines:
-It started with revenge
-Wie alles begann (How everything began)
Starring:
-Gaspard Ulliel
-Gong Li
-Dominic West
-Rhys Ifans

A prequel showing Hannibal Lector's (Gaspard Ulliel) childhood and young adulthood. How he became as we know him.

Let's start with this. I wasn't expecting this movie to be the greatest movie on earth. I wanted to see it because of Gaspard Ulliel and Gong Li whom, I love. However, this was really bad. Many of the lines were bad, many of the scenes were bad. Let me just say something about the begining of the movie. No one is allowed to put in a seriouse film, the shot, of someone holding someone they love, dead, looking up in the sky, with an overhead shot, screaming their name. No one can do that, unless it's a comedy film. No one. I laughed. I knew I wasn't supposed to, but I did. That was the first mistake they made. Now, the rest really is just, bad lines and some of the editing was bad. Like, there could of been more film footage or more explanatory scenes. I don't know, some parts, at the begining anyways, seemed kind of choppy. I'm not going to blame the actors, I did enjoy watching them. I think they did their best with what they were given. It's not such a bad movie that I wouldn't want to see it again. (Provide that I didn't pay for the rental). Actually, if I wasn't using any of my money on the film, I think I would see it again. It's not so horrible like, it's unwatchable. Just bad. I will say that this movie was much better than 'Birth' which will be my next review. Now that movie was awful. At least I hand Gong Li and Gaspard Ulliel in this one. I did enjoy those two and I think Gaspard did a good job. He did play crazy, madman very well. He had the creepy grin, you know that's kind of hot, and the creepy eyes. Ya, he did psychopath pretty well. Gong Li is always fantastic. If you're a fan of those two. I say at least see it once. They are pretty good. Other than that. Pretty bad movie.

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DirtyVelvet

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle

2007-06-11T00:28:00.000-04:00

There was a special on HBO, however long ago, of Dane Cook's stand up comedy. I don't find his movies very funny, but his stand up stuff is hilarious. Here is a small clip. If you're a fan of his work, then I highly recommend you watch this. It is hilarious.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Wii Teaser

2007-06-10T16:40:00.000-04:00

I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy this or not, but now, I think I will. It looks fantastic. (Especially Wesker) :)

You can see more here. (there is a longer trailer with Wesker standing in the snow. Beautiful and hot!)

Sincereley,
DirtyVelvet

Alpha Dog

2007-06-03T12:28:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Taglines:
-Inspired by true events
-How did a crime with this many witnesses go so far?
-How did it ever go so far?
-One crime. 3 days. 38 witnesses.

Starring:
-Emile Hirsch
-Justin Timberlake
-Bruce Willis
-Sharon Stone
-Ben Foster

*A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list. (Based on a true story)

Just like 'Harold and Kumar go to White Castle' I really didn't want to see this. I thought it looked so bad, and Justin Timberlake is in it. I may like his music (note, music, not lyrics), but I don't really like him, and him acting? That's crazy. So, I saw it anyways. (Once again it was my sisters). It was surprisingly very good. The begining was awful. It was very weak. We all thought of suggesting we stop it and look for another movie because it was just so bad. It was boring. Near the middle it got a little better. I didn't know, at the time of watching it, that it was based on a true story. When my sister said so, the movie became much more enjoyable and entertaining. Justin Timberlake was surprisingly very good in the movie. He was actually, a comic relief, to me, anyways. So, ya, I did enjoy the movie despite the horrible begining, and if you like Justin Timberlake, definetley see it, he was pretty good. Here's the trailer.

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DirtyVelvet

*From IMDb

X-Files Season 3 Bloopers

2007-06-02T16:42:00.000-04:00

Here are bloopers for season 3. Bad quality, some skipping of scenes, and don't worry, that's not an actual dog he hits with the umbrella.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Shí miàn mái fú

2007-06-02T00:18:00.000-04:00

Shí miàn mái fú (House of Flying Daggers)
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Starring:
-Takeshi Kaneshiro
-Andy Lau
-Zhang Ziyi

*A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful member of a rebel army out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

I was disappointed by this film. Yimou Zhang had done 'Hero' (Ying xiong), which I absolutley loved. The story was beautiful, the scenerey, the colour, everything was gorgeous. (I've done a reveiw on it, if not, I will post it later). The visuals, were pretty well done, but nothing like 'Hero.' Ziyi Zhang was fabulous, as always. It was pretty sweet, the movie, I mean. I don't think the characters were developed enough, but then again, I don't think they were supposed to. It might be worth a rental, but it's really up to you. It was a good movie, but I think because I raised it on such a high pedastal, coming from the director of 'Hero', it just let me down way to much. I didn't think it was that beautiful, in fact, at times, it was kind of boring. Here, however is a dance (not the best one in the film, by the way) that I love, and it's a beautiful song. Scene is starring Ziyi Zhang. No subtitles, but you don't really need them.

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DirtyVelvet

*From IMDb

Der Untergang

2007-05-29T17:12:00.000-04:00

Der Untergang (Downfall)
Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Tagline: -On April 1945, a nation awaits its... [Downfall]

Starring:
-Bruno Ganz
-Alexandra Maria Lara
-Corinna Harfouch
-Juliane Köchler
-Ulrich Noethen
-Thomas Kretschmann

This film is based on the book 'Inside Hitler's Bunker' by historian Joachim Fest. Downfall is a German film about Hitler's final days. There are pieces of Albert Speer's memoirs and Tradl Junge's memoirs, in the film.

The film is mainly from the perspective of Tradl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) who was the secretary of Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz)

The movie was pretty good. I don't think it was as amazing as people said it was. But, it was very well done. It did show Hitler's madness and somewhat insanity, and it also showed how people followed him, how strongly people believed in him. It also showed people who didn't really believe in him that much, and some people who completley lost their faith in him. If you like War movies (though there isn't that much fighting, the majority of the film takes place in Hitler's bunker). then definetley see this. It's an interesting and very well done film about Hitler's final days. If you like history then it is a must see. Here is the international trailer.

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DirtyVelvet

Charlie the Unicorn

2007-05-27T18:21:00.000-04:00

I was recentley shown this by a friend of mine. I thought it was hilarious, albeit random and a little creepy.

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DirtyVelvet

Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles

2007-05-27T00:30:00.000-04:00

Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Tagline: -Never let go.

Starring:
-Audrey Tautou
-Gaspard Ulliel

Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told her fiancée, Manech (Gaspard Ulliel) died in the Somme during World War One. Mathilde refuses to believe this and decides to investigate, and search for the love of her life.

The film is french (France) and my favorite french actor and actress are in this film (the main ones, obviously) so I really wanted to see it. Finally, I got to see it during my foreign film weekend and it was pretty good. I think I liked it more than everyone else, because of Audrey and Gaspard. But I thought it was a very sweet movie, cute, romantic and it was even funny at times. One of the things that absolutley shocked me was, ok, we're watching, and then all of a sudden out of nowhere comes Jodie Foster speaking french. France, french. Jodie Foster. I had no idea she could speak french. I was highly impressed. Anyways, if you're a fan of Audrey Tautou or Gaspard Ulliel (or both) rent this film, it's very cute and enjoyable, though it is slow at times. Here is the english version trailer, but if you see it, I recommend you watch it in the original language. Then again I am a person who hates watching anything dubbed. I absolutley refuse to watch anything dubbed.

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DirtyVelvet

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

2007-05-25T23:07:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Danny Leiner
Taglines: -Fast Food. High Times.
Starring:
- John Cho
-Kal Penn
-Paula Garcés

Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) are getting high, however, when deciding on what food to eat, they decide they need to eat something better than any other food they have ever eaten. They see a commercial for White Castle, and the adventure begins.

I really, really, really did not want to see this. I was dreading, the moment my sister's said, "Let's watch Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle." But (always a but) it was one of the funniest stoner movies I have ever seen. The film depicted sterotypes and prejudice in a comedy style. So, it was funny because it was the truth. (Kind of sad really). It was actually a very good movie, I do recommend you see it, if you are into the stoner/comedy movies. I really liked the fact that the main characters were a diverse ethnicy then main characters normally are. (Asian and Indian). I liked it, it's worth a rental.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Albert Wesker Tribute

2007-05-25T18:12:00.000-04:00

I found a video on YouTube, it is a tribute to Albert Wesker from the Resident Evil series. I thought it was very well done and the song just made me laugh.
In a good way.
(Seriously, though it so 80's, I do love the 80's)
If you're an RE fan you might enjoy this, if not, ignore it and go on the the previous reviews. I'll post a review later today.

Note, there are two mistakes in the end credits. It is Corey Hart, and there are seens from Resident Evil 4, as well.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

28 Weeks Later

2007-05-24T18:01:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Taglines:
-It all begins again.
-Warning! Maintain the quaranting deadly force will be used to protect this area.
-It's back.
-It's not over.
-Are you safe?
-When days turn to weeks...
-Eradication. Sterilization. Re-Population. Re-Infection.
-Quarantine. Eradication. Sterilization. Repopulation.
-The threat is everywhere.
-There is no escape.
-We've lost control. Kill them all.

Starring:
-Robert Carlyle
-Rose Byrne
-Jeremy Renner
-Harold Perrineau
-Catherine McCormack
-Idris Elba
-Imogen Poots
-Mackintosh Muggleton

Sequel to '28 Days Later', infection starts again.

Firstly I missed part of the beginning because I was late for the movie (Don't you hate it when that happens), but I have to say, it started off fantastically. The music they start us with. Brilliant. I love it. I've been looking for it all over the internet, but I can't find it. (If anyone has it or knows where I can get it, please let me know. "El Chicko Kevo" won't find me that kind of music). I decided to buy the soundtrack because the music is just that good. However, the ending is incredibly weak and I didn't even know two of the main characters names until the end(ish). There will be a sequel titled '28 Months Later' and yes I will see that as well, because despite the weak ending and lack of (somewhat) character development, these are by far the best modern day zombie movies made. Of course nothing can beat George A. Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead', 'Dawn of the Dead' and 'Day of the Dead'. If you're a true, classic zombie fan, if you haven't seen those already, see them. The trailer revealed to much (I thought) so, only pictures for you.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Spider-Man 3

2007-05-21T21:01:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Taglines:
-The battle within.
-How long can any man fight the darkness...before he finds it in himself?

Starring:
-Tobey Maguire
-Kirsten Dunst
-James Franco
-Thomas Haden Church
-Topher Grace

Some entity falls from space and attaches itself onto Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), increasing his aggression and loserness.

This installment of the Spider-Man series is a comedy as opposed to the previous two films. Honest opinion? It was ok. Topher Grace was surprisingly good. Of course I loved James Franco. When he was good, he was adorable and when he was evil, he was hot. Perfect acting for both sides. Really. Oh and Tobey Maguire, has a neck flab. Everytime it was a close up on his face I was like, "aaah neck flab" it was gross. Kirsten Dunst was ok, she was annoying at some parts, but other parts, she was annoying. Some of the graphics were um...bad. Like video game cutscene bad. Although, I think some video game cutscenes are a lot better. There were two parts that disappointed me A LOT. One, I can't say, (whoever figures it out gets a cookie). Second, during the final battle scene (ya, I know that's video game terms), as Spider-Man enters in, he jumps in front of an American flag. It's not discreetly either. The flag is the entire background for two whole minutes. Let me just insert a rant here: We get this movie is American, ok? We get it. Showing the flag and making it mean to be like that country is pretty much ubeatable and awesome as "spider-man" is just...it's pathetic. This qualifies (to me) as propaganda. I'm not saying this only applies to America, because it doesn't. If any other country did the same thing in this kind of film, where showing a flag isn't necessary and has no realy symbolism other than the use of propaganda is lame. I was not impressed in the slightest. Other than that, it was a pretty good movie. If you got a friend and the two of you laugh easily and small ridiculous things, see it. You'll laugh the entire time. Lisa and I were laughing throughout the movie. We even laughed at a portrait of Harry's (James Franco) dad. It was pretty funny. Oh, also something to note. Peter Parker goes EMO!!!!!! It's absolutley hilarious.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

American History X

2007-05-11T18:30:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Tony Kaye
Taglines:
-Some legacies must end.
-Violence as a way of life.
-United by hate, divided by truth
-See reality in your eyes when hate makes you blind.
Starring:
-Edward Norton
-Edward Furlong
-Avery Brooks

Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton), a former neo-nazi skinhead is trying to prevent his younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong), from following the same path he did.

Absolutley amazing movie! Definetley, defineltey see this. This is so...wow. I sobbed, I didn't cry, I sobbed. It was so, ugh, words cannot explain the feelings the film's effect. It's just so beautifuly done, beautifuly acted. It was extroadinary. I think every single person should see this film. Every racist should see this film, every person who is prejudice or has hate for some group, sex or ethnicy. Even, after the movie was over, I just sat there and cried and cried and cried. It was so moving, so beautiful. Oh my god, it was so...wow. I cannot believe it took me this long to see it. How could anyone not see this movie. It was, so powerful. The performances by all the actors was just amazing, it was so fantastic. Rent it, please rent it. If you dislike it, fine that's your opinion, but give this movie a chance. Go see it now. It is simply amazing and utterly beautiful. It made me, and still does make me speechless. Go see it. I am not going to show the trailer because I do not want to give any hints or clues as to anything in the movie. You just have to see it, then and there as it enfolds itself to you. But enjoy the pictures and stop reading this, go watch it.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

The Color Purple

2007-05-08T21:36:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Taglines: -It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.
Starring:
Danny Glover
Whoopi Goldberg
Margaret Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Willard E. Pugh
Akosua Busia

An adaption of the novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It's set in the early 1900s, and it's a story about two sisters who get separated. The film (and book) show poverty, black oppression, female oppression in the white and the black community and of course, hope.

I wasn't sure how I would like this movie. I knew it was an important film and should be viewed anyways, and I had heard (obviously) that is was good, but I was still unsure of how I would feel about it. It is a beautiful film. I tried not to cry, but I'm pretty sure a tear came down. Haha. Seriously though, it's very real, and heart breaking but also touching and very sweet. Yes, it is very long (we had to swich sides on the dvd) but it is worth it. I say, definetley rent this. The acting is simply fantastic - especially Oprah. I didn't think Oprah could act, but she was great in it. I was very surprised. Also another thing to note. Margaret Avery (who play Shug Avery) is absolutley gorgeous! She is stunning! So, rent it, and watch it.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Note to all RENT fans..

2007-05-04T11:51:00.000-04:00

Just a quick note to all the RENT fans out there.
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, who were two of the Original Broadway Cast shall be returning to RENT at the Nederlander Theater for a 6 week run starting July 30 2007.
It has been confirmed by a spokesman on May 3rd, and by both Anthony and Adam on their myspace pages. I already have my tickets and look forward to seeing them back in RENT.
To those of you going. enjoy the show.
The RentHead

Mashup: Sexy Sunglasses

2007-04-30T01:17:00.000-04:00

A mashup from 'Cheekyboy' This is Justin Timberlake's Sexyback mixed with Corey Hart's Sunglasses at Night.

If you haven't seen the video for Sunglasses at Night, here it is (the sexyback video is the last one):

I really like the 80's and this video was so 80's it was fantastic. Anyhoo here is the mashup

If you want to see sexyback, it's here.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

GrindHouse

2007-04-27T23:26:00.000-04:00

Planet Terror
Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Cast:
Naveen Andrews
Michael Biehn
Josh Brolin
Rose McGowen
Jeff Fahey
Marley Shelton
Bruce Willis
Freddy Rodriguez

Death Proof
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Cast:
Zoe Bell
Vanessa Ferlito
Marcy Harriell
Jordan Ladd
Rose McGowen
Tracie Thoms
Rosario Dawson
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Kurt Russell
Mary Elizabeth Winstead

It was surprisingly better than I thought it would be. I actualy really liked it. It's not on my top 10 or anything, but I liked it.
I am a huge Rodriguez and Tarantino fan, so when I found out that they were doing a double feature, I was so excited.

Planet terror, which is Rodriguez, is the more action packed one, filled with blood and guts. And I'm talking like, your guts flying 10 miles in the air with 1 bullet shot. Oh so fake, but oh so good. It's basicaly another zombie movie, just one with a hell of a lot more gore.

Then you've got Tarantino's Death Proof. Not as action packed as Planet Terror, and not gory and bloody, but still good. There is the most awesome car chase scene. Which by the way, was the real thing. I loved that.

So yeah, I really really liked it. I definately say see it, just don't see it with you're mom, it would be a huge mistake, trust me.
Until Next time.
The RentHead.

I have to agree with The RentHead on the amount of blood and gore in the first part of the film. Of course this was meant to be, since these two films are supposed to be portraying low B films. Planet Terror was all right, it was great for action, and the soundtrack was fantastic. I thought Rose McGowan was really annoying though, more so in Death Proof than in Planet Terror. What I loved about Planet Terror was the fact that Dr. Dakota Block (Marley Shelton) looked more like a traditional (somewhat) zombie than the real zombie's in the film.

I loved Death Proof. I love Quentin Tarantino's movies and the empowerment he displays in women. It's really great to see that kind of stuff in movies. The acting was great in Death Proof, I absolutley love Zoe Bell. She was fantastic, her character was so strong and absolutley great. Her and Tracie Thoms were amazing! The car chases, and everything was fantastic. I definetley perfer Death Proof over Planet Terror.

One of the main things I disliked about the films were the mini trailers in between the films. Some of them were just to over the top and gross. Some were completley unecessary and I don't know how they even were allowed to put them in.

All in all, you can see, make sure you're old enough and mature enough and if your a female who likes female empowerment and all that. You'll defnietley enjoy Death Proof.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Lisa Nova does 300

2007-04-23T06:32:00.000-04:00

Lisa Nova parodies 300.
I absolutley love the oracle, the shade comment, and her "This is Sparta" scream. Keep up the good work Lisa Nova. Fucking hilarious.
By the way, it's better if you saw the movie first.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

The X-Files Season 2 Bloopers

2007-04-22T18:18:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the bad quality. But there's tons of laughs.

"Mulder..."
"....What?"
"Suck my dick"

That was the best.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

The LandLord

2007-04-21T01:49:00.000-04:00

A skit done about a landlord.
Starring Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (I think)

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

A Scanner Darkly

2007-04-16T20:30:00.000-04:00

Director: Richard Linklater
Taglines:
-What does a scanner see?
-Everything is not going to be OK.
Starring:
-Keanu Reeves
-Winona Ryder
-Robert Downey Jr

A sci-fi in the future film about drugs and what they cause.

I loved Waking Life (also by Richard Linklater), so, naturally I was excited to see this one. (Plus Keanu Reeves is in it). It definetley did not let me down. It actually surprised me. The storyline was very interesting. I only knew about as much as I've written down to you (as a synopsis) and the film was just really good. It was well made. There were times when I thought they hadn't done the animation - over. It looked very real. (They filmed it, then animated over it). I liked it, a lot. It was very..."whoa" It's something you have to think about. Let me rephrase that, it's something you want to think about. It makes you want to think. It might get confusing at some parts, but in the end, it ties it up all nicely and leaves you feeling, a mixture of emotions. For me it was saddness, but who knows. Rent it. It's worth it.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Idiocracy

2007-04-15T02:23:00.000-04:00

Director: Mike Judge
Taglines: -The Future is a no brainer.
Starring:
-Luke Wilson
-Maya Rudolph
-Dax Shepard

Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) and Rita (Maya Rudolph) are used in a military experiment, where they are frozen and reawakened one year later. However, something happens and they wake 500 years later in 2505. Society as de-evolutionized due to commercialism and stupid people outbreeding smart people. Thus making Joe and Rita the two smartest people there.

At first, I really didn't want to see this. It looked really sutpid and I hadn't heard of it before. I don't think it even made it to theaters. Went straight to video. Anyways, we rented it, because Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph were in it. And it turned out to be a really good movie. I think they could of made it much better and more funny, but it wasn't as horrible as I thought. It was really funny at some parts. I laughed out loud, Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph were brilliant. They fitted the characters perfectly. Dax Shepard was also pretty good. I say rent it, maybe, but it's not an absolute must see movie.

Here is a clip:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Blood Diamond

2007-04-10T11:10:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Edward Zwick
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Djimon Hounsou
Jennifer Connelly

Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, 'Blood Diamond' is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - a South African mercenary - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives.

While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon, who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields, has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory.

I couldn't get up right away after watching this for the first time, my body wouldn't let me move. This film had such a big impact on me. Movies like these are the ones that need to be seen, people need to know, to understand what goes on in the world, I hate it when people say, "well if I don't think about it it's not real"
Well this is real, very real. Blood Diamond shows you what goes on, child soldiers, violence, cruelty. I know a lot of people are saying this is just another one of those movies, like Hotel Rwanda, and yeah ok it kinda is, but it's the truth. I never realized the gravity of it all, what people go through so we can have our jewels.
This movie is incredible, Leo DiCaprio has my respect as an actor and a person, he was amazing in this, and of course Djimon Hounsou, who was absolutely brilliant. So I say definately see this film, it's so amazing, really makes you think. But that's just my view.
The RentHead.

To add a little something here is a video clip of some of some shots of the movie with one of the songs from the movie,
it's called Shine on Em' performed by Nas

They wanna shine on 'em
Shine on 'em
Yeah

They dug me out the soil in the Mines of the Motherland
Now I'm misplaced, one hand to another hand
Illegal smugglin', people strugglin'
Wish they could just throw me back in the mud again
Yeah, guess that's how we got here
Slave Trade then the Diamond Trade
Every child's afraid
When his Mother and Father get sprayed
Forced in the Army, young killer Brigade
Gets a new name and then he give his nose glue
Til' his mind can't take what he's gon' through
Lookin' in that dirt for that ice so blue
Then The Royal Family, the ice goes to
And this thing has to change, feelin' half-ashamed
As I rap with my Platinum chain
When you shop for a gift for me
You think about the misery?
The same way we made Apartheid History
We can do the same thing to the conflict ice
But everybody wanna shine, right?

Everybody wants Heaven but nobody wants dead
Everybody wants Diamonds without the Bloodshed
Everybody wants Heaven but nobody wants dead
Everybody wants Diamonds without the Bloodshed
They wanna Shine on 'em
Shine on 'em

My VVS glimmers on my chest
200-thou-encrusted watch on my wrist
I wonder how people starve to death
When God bless the land that lacks the harvest
The stone's equality, but they homes are poverty
And the whole world ignores the robbery
Bought my girl pretty rocks when she's mad at me
Tear-drop shaped, uh, perfect Clarity
It shocks, so many are killed annually
'Cause of greed, lust, and pure Vanity
Stop talkin' and do somethin' about it
Every Holiday Season, Jewelry stores crowded
Kids snatched from their homes, Mutilated alive
Husbands separated from wives, keep a Jesus piece to be fly
But back in the day there was a time when they called us shine

Everybody wants Heaven but nobody wants dead
Everybody wants Diamonds without the Bloodshed
Everybody wants Heaven but nobody wants dead
Everybody wants Diamonds without the Bloodshed
They wanna shine on 'em
Shine on 'em

Fearless

2007-04-09T16:09:00.000-04:00

Director: Ronny Yu
Taglines:
-"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself makes you fearless."-Lao Tzu.
-Fate made him a warrior, courage made hima hero.
Starring:
-Jet Li
-Shido Nakamura
-Betty Sun
-Yong Dong
-Hee Ching Paw

Loosley based on the real life Huo Yuanjia. A chinese martial arts legend. He created the Jin Wu Sports Federation. This shows he's life (loosley) and what happened in 1910, which made him the legend he is today.

I love Jet Li and most of his films. This is by far one of Jet Li's best films. The fighting style was beautiful and extremley well done. The acting was pretty good. It was a good emotional kind of film. Very sweet. I think the message this film brings, though, is a very beautiful one. I think people should take to heart the message it is sending. I had a very high expectation for this movie, and it did not let me down. It was very well done. Great film. If you enjoy martial arts and Jet Li, definetley see this. I also recommend watching it in it's original language, Manderin, not dubbed.

Also something to note, this movie is Jet Li's last martial art film. I don't know why he won't be doing any more, because he is absolutley amazing. Something else really interesting about this film, is all fighters, were real fighters who had practised their fighting (boxing, swords, etc) for many years. I recommend you watch 'The Fearless Journey' on the DVD extras.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Dead Or Alive

2007-04-08T16:10:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Corey Yuen
Taglines:
-Wanna Play?

-Alone they are unbeatable...Together they are invincible.

-You're invited.

Starring:

-Jaime Pressly
-Holly Valance
-Sarah Carter

-Devon Aoki

-Natassia Malthe

This is an adaption of the game DOA: Dead or Alive

As far as movie games go, this is ok. I guess. I mean, given the fact that DOA is just a fighting game like Soul Calibur, the movie is all right. I was disappointed that Leifang didn't have as big of a role as I feel she should of had. It was mostly a "look at these hot chicks and how good they can fight" kind of movie. Meh, it was ok. I mean, if you're bored and want to watch some fighting. The fighting was good though. Just don't waste your money on it. Watch it on the internet or something. Honestly, unless you're bored and got time to kill, don't bother with this.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Blades of Glory

2007-04-07T18:16:00.000-04:00

Directed by:
-Josh Gordon
-Will Speck
Taglines: -Kick Some Ice.
Starring:
-Will Ferrell
-Jon Heder
-Will Arnett
-Amy Poehler
-Jenna Fischer

When two rival skaters, Cazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Kimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) are stripped and banned from men's single skating competition, they decide to team up together and compete in pairs.

I was so excited to see this. Will Ferrell, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler are by far some of my most favorite actors/comedians of all time! They did not let me down in this film. It was funny, Will Ferrell was the same character that I love. See it. Definetley see it. Everyone in this movie, was hilarious. It was great.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Les Choristes: 8/10

2007-04-07T12:09:00.000-04:00

Les Choristes (The Chorus)
Directed by: Christophe Barratier
Starring:
-Gérard Jugnot
-Jean-Baptiste Maunier
-François Berléand

Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot) is the new prefect at a correctional boarding school. He decides to try out an experiment, to make the students behave and no longer cause trouble. The experiment? Music.

This was actually a really good movie. It wasn't the greatest movie ever made, but it wasn't absolutley horrible. I thought it was beautiful, sweet and heartwarming. The singing was fantastic, I still have the songs stuck in my head. I say see it. It's worth seeing. It will warm your heart and really, it is pretty amazing.

Trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Borat: Cultural learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

2007-04-06T20:19:00.000-04:00

Directed by Larry Charles
Cast:
Sacha Baron Cohen
Ken Davitian

I just don't get it. This movie has gotten many praises, and I've heard many people say this is one of the funniest movies they've ever seen, and I just don't get it, this movie is not funny, there were a few scenes that I chuckled at, I admit, but I did not find anything funny at all. Call me weird? I'm just not one of those people who finds anti-semetic remarks and demeaning women funny.
I say don't waste your money, but if you want to go ahead, it's your money. But that's just my view.
The RentHead

Response to Rosie O'Donnell

2007-04-04T21:20:00.000-04:00

I know this is a late issue to be talking about, but I only recently saw Beau Sia's response to Rosie O'Donnell's "ching chong" racial slur. First, here is what Rosie O'Donnell said. (In case you haven't seen it).

And here is the response by Beau Sia. I must say it was a very beautiful, intelligent and mature respones. I really loved it. It couldn't be put any better than this. Kudos to him, it's great.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

El Laberinto del Fauno: 8/10

2007-04-02T21:12:00.000-04:00

El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Taglines: -Innocence Has a Power Evil Cannot Imagine.
Starring:
-Ivana Baquero
-Doug Jones
-Sergi López
-Maribel Verdú

This film takes place in post civil war Spain, 1944, after Francisco Franco comes into power. Captain Vidal (Sergi López) is stationed at a countryside mill and is assigned to seek out republican rebels. He is an evil sadistic commander and also the step-father of Ofelia (Ivana Baquero). Ofelia and her pregnant mother Carmen (Ariadna Gil) travel to stay with Captain, for the birth of his son. While staying in the countryside Ofelia encounters a faun (Dough Jones) who tells her she is Princess Moanna. But before returning to her kingdom, she must first complete three tasks before the moon is full.

I really liked this movie. It was beautiful, sad, shocking, disturbing. It was well done and the acting was fantastic. The creatures were very creative and imaginative. The violence was very shocking. It wasn't necessarily shocking because it was gorey, but because it wasn't gorey. In Hollywood films, when someone gets shot, their body goes flying and blood splurts everywhere. Or if someone is stabbed or clubbed to death it's done in a dramatic and gorey way - something to shock you. But this, was very realistic, so realistic it was shocking, just because it was so real, and it's unnusual to see something that real in films. I know there are plenty of films which depict real violence, but this, this was just shocking. Still it was a very well made film. It was brilliant.

Here is the trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Lost in Translation

2007-03-31T21:30:00.000-04:00

Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola
Cast:
Scarlett Johansson
Bill Murray

Bob Harris is an American film actor who goes to Japan to appear in commercials, and there he meets Charlotte, the young wife of a visiting photographer.

When I first heard of this movie I didn't think I would like it, but to my surprise, it wasn't at all what I thought it would be, its definately not one of my favourite movies, but it was actualy not bad, not something I would watch for movie night, but still something I wasn't praying for it to be over.
It's a 5/10, I would say see it at least once, it's nothing spectacular but still pretty interesting, but that's just my view.
The RentHead

A Guide to Recognizing your Saints

2007-03-31T20:25:00.000-04:00

Written and Directed by Dito Montiel
Cast:
Dianne Wiest
Robert Downey Jr.
Shia Labeouf
Melonie Diaz
Julia Garro
Eleonore Hendricks
Adam Scarimbolo
Channing Tatum
Chazz Palminteri
Rosario Dawson

From his Autobiograpical of the same title, A Guide to Recognizing your Saints tells the story of Dito Montiel's life growing up in Astoria Queens in the 1980's.

This movie is...... amazing, really raw, intense, but so powerful,it's so realistic and just shows the incredibly rough lifestyle that some children are simply born into, and their struggles to survive.
I give it a 8/10, the acting was excellent, the story is just amazing, its so true and real, I definately recommend this film, it's a must see. But that's just my view.
The RentHead.

Stranger Than Fiction: 5/10

2007-03-29T04:17:00.000-04:00

Stranger Than Fiction (on DVD)
Directed by: Marc Forster
Taglines:
-Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.
-Truth is stranger than fiction.
-He's not crazy. He's just written that way.
Starring:
-Will Ferrell
-Maggie Gyllenhaal
-Dustin Hoffman
-Queen Latifah
-Emma Thompson

One day, Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) hears a voice, narratoring his life. What he does, how he eats, what he sees, how he thinks. He goes to proffessor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) for help, once he finds out the narrator decides to kill him off.

I was excited to see this movie, but it wasn't really that great. It was cute. Not like, adorable kitty cute, just like, that's sweet, cute. If you get what I'm saying. Will Ferrell was classic. Everything he does is funny in it's own way. It was nice to see him in a more serious way than in his other movies. It was a good kind of change. Emma Thompson was absolutley brilliant. I loved her so much in this movie. She was...fantastic. Dustin Hoffman's character was really quite funny, but it was very subtle. Maggie Gyllenhaal was pretty good as well. None of the acting was bad, it was all good. The storyline, like I said, it was cute. It was a sweet movie and an, actually pretty interesting idea. I give it 5.

Here is the trailer:

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

300: 9/10

2007-03-24T14:35:00.000-04:00

300 (In Theaters)
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Taglines:
-Prepare for glory!
-Spartans, tonight, we dine in hell!
-Thirsty for Spartan blood!
-Pledged to crush!
Starring:
-Gerard Butler
-Lena Headey
-David Wenham
-Dominic West
-Rodrigo Santoro
-Andrew Tiernan

Based on Frank Millers graphic novel '300' and loosely based on the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. The Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) threatens to rule over Sparta and the rest of Greece. When the Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) hears about this, he decides to put an end to it. He takes 300 of his finest soldiers and goes out to stop King Xerxes.

I LOVE this movie! It was so beautiful and just amazing. Currently, it's my movie of the year. The graphics, fighting style, cinamatography was absolutley beautiful. It was gorgeous. The acting was so brilliant. I loved the way, Zack Snyder, made Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) a powerful character. It gave empowerment to women, in a time when there was not much power. What I thought was even more beautiful was the fact that King Leonidas, new and aknowledged Queen Gorgo's power. In fact, she even tells him to push the man into the pit. He asks her. (In a subtle way, of course). Overall it was fantastic. The acting was so amazing and it left me feeling pumped and energized. I almost wish I was a Spartan. It was wonderfully done. The only reason this is getting a 9 and not a 10 is because, the only thing I didn't like about the film, was the animal violence. I do understand that Spartan's aren't supposed to feel anything, and that it was necessary, but I love animals and that whole part kind of made me feel uncomftorable. Other than that, the film was brilliantly done. Congratulations to all.

Here is the trailer:

P.S. The music in the second half of the trailer is 'Just Like You Imagined' by Nine Inch Nails.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Imaginary Heroes: 6/10

2007-03-22T17:54:00.000-04:00

Directed by: Dan Harris (on DVD)
Tagline: People are never who they seem to be.
Starring:
-Sigourney Weaver
-Emile Hirsch

*The Travis family façade is destroyed by an event incomprehensible to them -- an event which will open locked doors and finally reveal the secrets that have haunted them for decades.

I thought it was well done. The acting was pretty good. This was a used DVD, so a lot of parts froze and skipped, I didn't get the entire movie, but I still get what happened. It was good. But not amazing. I wouldn't recommened you see it, but if you're looking for some kind of family that's not really a family but learn to love each other and be a family, kind of movie than this is it. It was pretty funny at times.

Here's the trailer.

*From IMDb

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Dub-Over: Skinny Dipping by Explosm.net

2007-03-21T19:36:00.000-04:00

And yet another one.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Dub-Over: Beard by Explosm.net

2007-03-17T01:07:00.000-04:00

I'm a huge fan of explosm.net and I finally got around to watching their dub over of an old movie. I thought it was FANTASTIC!!! See for yourselves.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Harry Potter and Wal-Mart.

2007-03-13T16:22:00.000-04:00

Here is a parody of Harry Potter. It's about how evil Wal-Mart is. I thought it was hilarious, and sadly true.

Credit to Lisa for finding it.
Thanks Lise!

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7

2007-03-08T01:28:00.000-05:00

Directed by: Joss Whedon
Starring:
-Sarah Michelle Gellar
-Nicholas Brendon
-Alyson Hannigan
-Anthony Head
-James Marsters
-Emma Caulfield
-Michelle Trachtenberg

Buffy Summers is a vampire slayer and in this season, her and her friends will be fighting, "The First". With the help of good old Spike.

I pretty much watched the whole season while at Lisa's house. (Since she's in love with Buffy). She, of course, wanted me to do a review about it. I agreed, and it's a great excuse to look for and post videos of Spike. :D Have I mentioned how much I love him? I do. This season is fantastic because Spike is in pretty much every single one, and you really get to see a lot of him and his personality. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a really entertaining show and I love watching it, but the main reason I love it so much is for Spike, so yes, I'm going to talk about him. A lot.
You know what? Just rent it and see some of it. You'll fall in love. Here is a scene from the episode, "Beneath You." It's the most beautiful scene ever! The cinematography is gorgeous, the entire way it is filmed, gorgeous. The acting, god, Spike and Buffy, perfect. Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters are simply amazing. I love this, especially the end bit with the cross. But I mean, the dialogue is beautiful, the acting, everything about this scene is perfect. It's also heartbreaking, especially if you know the story. Anyhoo enjoy.

Now I'm not sure what episode or season this next clip is from. (I'll ask Lisa, and get back to you on it). But, I found it while looking for Spike clips from season 7, and I laughed so hard! This is so brilliant. I absolutley love it. So much. It's another great Spike moment. I'd watch every single Buffy, just to see Spike.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Zodiac: 7/10

2007-03-06T23:06:00.001-05:00

Directed by: David Fincher
Taglines: There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer.
Starring:
-Jake Gyllenhaal
-Robert Downey Jr.
-Mark Ruffalo
-Anthony Edwards
-Brian Cox
-Chloe Sevigny
-Elias Koteas
-Donal Logue
-John Carroll Lynch
-Dermot Mulroney

Based on the book Zodiac by Robert Graysmith. The non-fiction book is about the Zodiac Killer.

Set in the late 1960's and early 1970's, the film is about the real life Zodiac Killer. Following, detective David Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) and cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gylenhaal) who later on wrote a book about the Zodiac Killer, the film shows the stress of the persons investigating the case, as well as the murders.

At first, I did not want to watch this film, but then I found out David Fincher directed it (Fight Club and Se7en) and that made me want to see it, of course. I absolutley loved the cinematography and just the way it was done. I think it did portray the real events very well, and the stress the people involved, must have been feeling. It was a bit slow, you know, eventually it just got to "who's the guy" but I think it ended nicely and the acting was pretty good. It wasn't amazing, but good. Robert Downey Jr did a fantastic job as Peter Avery Jake Gylenhaal did all right. All in all, I say go see it, it was well done and just a good film in general.

Here's the trailer.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

X-Files: Season 1 Bloopers.

2007-03-04T05:13:00.000-05:00

Here are some great bloopers from season 1 of the X-Files. They won't be that great if you don't know/love something or someone involved in the X-Files. But if you're a fan. Watch it. It is hilarious stuff. Love David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. They are so cute.

I'll try and post some other season bloopers up, later on.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Buffy: Touched.

2007-03-04T02:09:00.000-05:00

Yes, I know I promised a Buffy episode review, on wednesday, but I lied. Twice. This isn't an episode review. It's just a little Buffy post, mostly a tribute to Lisa. She loves Buffy.
So, I was looking for some good Buffy episodes on Youtube. Episodes I have actually seen, but instead I found this. I haven't seen this episode, but it made tears well (well not fall). It's from the episode, 'Touched'. (I think). I think it's absolutley beautiful. Enjoy.

Here is a little something from Buffy fan, Lisa:

So this is lisa here I am the one that asked for the buffy review seeign as buffy is freaking awesome!! the episode touched very good. it's the 3rd to last episdoe of buffy made. And I find its very well titled in mroe then one way the whole episode I believe is about touching not necesarily physical but emotional also.
Buffy gets the final strength she needs from spike. I think thye have a great relationship. A little quirky but what relationship in buffy isnt a little quirky.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Oscar Photos!

2007-02-27T21:54:00.000-05:00

So, here are some photos from the Oscars. Let's start with Reese Witherspoon, who as I have said before, she looks amazing. She sure did here.

That's all for today, Buffy episode review tomorrow.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Oscar winners

2007-02-27T19:33:00.000-05:00

Ya, I know I should've done this yesterday, but I really didn't feel like it. I'm not going to spend too much time on this. Honestly, all in all, it was pretty boring. Here are the winners

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Forest Whitaker in 'The Last King of Scotland'

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Alan Arkin in 'Little Miss Sunshine'

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Helen Mirren in 'The Queen'

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Jennifer Hudson in 'Dreamgirls'

Best animated feature film of the year:
'Happy Feet'

Achievement in art direction:
'Pan's Labyrinth'
Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero
Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta

Achievement in cinematography:
'Pan's Labyrinth'

Achievement in costume design:
'Marie Antoinette'

Achievement in directing:
'The Departed'

Best documentary feature:
'An Inconvenient Truth'

Best documentary short subject:
'The Blood of Yingzhou District'

Achievement in film editing:
'The Departed'

Best foreign language film of the year:
'The Lives of Others'
Germany

Achievement in makeup:
'Pan's Labyrinth'

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
'Babel'

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"I need to Wake up" from 'An Inconvenient Truth'

Best motion picture of the year:
'The Departed'

Best animated short film:
'The Danish Poet'

Best live action short film:
'West Bank Story'

Achievement in sound editing"
'Letters from Iwo Jima'

Achievement in sound mixing:
'Dreamgirls'

Achievement in visual effects:
'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Adapted screenplay:
'The Departed'

Original screenplay:
'Little Miss Sunshine'

Posting pictures tomorrow.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Flags of our Fathers: 7/10

2007-02-25T12:44:00.000-05:00

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Taglines:
-A single shot can end the war.

-Every soldier stands beside a hero.

-All it takes to win is the right picture.

-The real heroes are the ones left on the island.

Starring:

-Ryan Phillippe

-Adam Beach

-Jesse Bradford

The film follows the story of the 6 men who raised the American flag in Iwo Jima. Only 3 of them survived and were used as a progaganda tool by the government to get American's to buy more bonds.

For a war movie, I really liked this. It was touching, and I thought it depicted how war really was for these guys. The post-traumatic stress, the flashbacks and memories that stay with them for the rest of their lives. It was very well done, the acting was great. I really liked it, it was fantastic. The film 'Letters from Iwo Jima' is the Japanese viewpoint of the same war. As soon as it's out on DVD, I'm seeing that one. Even if you don't like war movies, I think you should see this. It was sad, and I think, very realistic.

7/10

Favorite Tagline: The real heroes are the ones left on the island. (because it's beautiful and true)

Here is the trailer for it. (Though it is out on DVD)

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

The Illusionist: 7/10

2007-02-24T00:15:00.000-05:00

The Illusionist: Now on DVD
Directed by: Neil Burger
Taglines: Nothing is what it seems.

Starring:
-Edward Norton
-Paul Giamatti
-Jessica Biel
-Rufus Sewell
-Eddi Marsan

Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is an illusionist. As a teenager, he fell in love with Sophie (Jessuca Biel), a duchess far above his social status. She too falls in love with him. They plan on leaving together, but the police catch them and they are seperated. Many years later, Sophie and Eisenheim recognize each other, at one of Eisenheim's performances. They begin to have a secret affair, for Sohpie is being forced to marry the Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). But, once again, they want to run away together. Will they make it this time?

I really liked this film. Some people said the end was predictable, but I didn't really see it coming. I loved Edward Norton in it. He did an amazing job. I did think the end bit with the camera spinning around Paul Giamatti while he was laughing, was a little lame and pretty ridiculous, but other than that, I thought the movie was great. I say see it if you like Edward Norton and magic.

7/10

Here is the trailer and a bit of a scene.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Oscar Nominations.

2007-02-23T23:21:00.000-05:00

Here are the following 2007 Oscar Nominations:

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Blood Diamon'
Ryan Gosling in 'Half Nelson'
Peter O'Toole in 'Venus'
Will Smith in 'The Pursuit of Happyness'
Forest Whitaker in 'The Last King of Scotland'

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Alan Arkin in 'Little Miss Sunshine'
Jackie Earle Haley in 'Little Children'
Djimon Hounsou in 'Blood Diamond'
Eddie Murphy in 'Dreamgirls'
Mark Wahlberg in 'The Departed'

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Penélope Cruz in 'Volver'
Judi Dench in 'Notes on a Scandal'
Helen Mirren in 'The Queen'
Meryl Streep in 'The Devil Wears Prada'
Kate Winslet in 'Little Children'

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Adriana Barraza in 'Babel'
Cate Blanchett in 'Notes on a Scandal'
Abigail Breslin in 'Little Miss Sunshine'
Jennifer Hudson in 'Dreamgirls'
Rinko Kikuchi in 'Babel'

Best animated feature film of the year:
'Cars'
'Happy Feet'
'Monster House'

Achievement in art direction:
'Dream girls'
Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

'The Good Shepherd'
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall
Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins

'Pan's Labyrinth'
Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero
Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta

'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs
Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik

'The Prestige'
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti

Achievement in cinematography:
'The Black Dahlia'
'Children of Men'
'The Illusionist'
'Pan's Labyrinth'
'The Prestige'

Achievement in costume design:
'Curse of the Golden Flower'
'The Devil Wears Prada'
'Dreamgirls'
'Marie Antoinette'
'The Queen'

Achievement in directing:
'Babel'
'The Departed'
'Letters from Iwo Jima'
'The Queen'
'United 93'

Best documentary feature:
'Deliver Us from Evil'
'An Inconvenient Truth'
'Iraq in Fragments'
'Jesus Camp'
'My Country, My Country'

Best documentary short subject:
'The Blood of Yingzhou District'
'Recycled Life'
'Rehearsing a Dream'
'Two Hands'

Achievement in film editing:
'Babel'
'Blood Diamond'
'Children of Men'
'The Departed'
'United 93'

Best foreign language film of the year:
'After the Wedding'
Denmark

'Days of Glory (Indigènes)'
Algeria

'The Lives of Others'
Germany

'Pan's Labyrinth'
Mexico

'Water'
Canada

Achievement in makeup:
'Apocalypto'
'Click'
'Pan's Labyrinth'

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
'Babel'
'The Good German'
'Notes on a Scandal'
'Pan's Labyrinth'
'The Queen'

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"I need to Wake up" from 'An Inconvenient Truth'
"Listen" from 'Dreamgirls'
"Love You I Do" from 'Dreamgirls'
"Our Town" from 'Cars'
"Patience" from 'Dreamgirls'

Best motion picture of the year:
'Babel'
'The Departed'
'Letter from Iwo Jima'
'Little Miss Sunshine'
'The Queen'

Best animated short film:
'The Danish Poet'
'Lifted'
'The Little Matchgirl'
'Maestro'
'No Time for Nuts'

Best live action short film:
'Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)'
'Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)'
'Helmer & Son'
'The Saviour'
'West Bank Story'

Achievement in sound editing"
'Apocalypto'
'Blood Diamond'
'Flags of Our Fathers'
'Letters from Iwo Jima'
'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Achievement in sound mixing:
'Apocalypto'
'Blood Diamond'
'Dreamgirls'
'Flags of Our Fathers'
'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Achievement in visual effects:
'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
'Poseidon'
'Superman Returns'

Adapted screenplay:
'Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'
'Children of Men'
'The Departed'
'Little Children'
'Notes on a Scandal'

Original screenplay:
'Babel'
'Letters from Iwo Jima'
'Little Miss Sunshine'
'Pan's Labyrinth'
'The Queen'

Those are all the nominations. The Oscars are this sunday at 8. Earlier (near the VERY beginning) I did a review on The Prestige, which has one nomination. I can't remember if I did a review on the Illusionist or not, but if I haven't I will post one up early tomorrow. The RentHead has done a review on Jesus Camp. Check out our reviews, see if you agree.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Blades of Glory: Trailer!!!

2007-02-18T21:30:00.000-05:00

Two rival Olympic skaters are stripped of their medals and banned from men's single competition. But they figured out, they can still skate, by skating pairs. With eachother.

This is starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder.
Also in the film is Will Arnett and Amy Poehler.

I am looking forward to this one.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet.

Stephen Colbert on Whose Line is it Anyway

2007-02-17T14:06:00.000-05:00

I just recently found out Stephen Colbert was on Whose Line is it Anyway, so I thought I'd share the hilariousness of these parts of the show. (I found it on Youtub).

I, of course, love Stephen Colbert. Him being mixed with the cast of whose line is it, is just fantastic. They're all brillantly hilarious. Enjoy.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Maria Full of Grace: 6/10

2007-02-09T22:07:00.000-05:00

Maria Full of Grace (Spanish film)
Directed by: Joshua Marston
Taglines:
-How far will she go before she's gone too far?
-Based on 1,000 true stories.
-These pellets contain heroin. Each weighs 10 grams. Each is 4.2 cm long and 1.4 cm wide. And they're on their way to New York in the stomach of a 17 year old girl.
Starring:
-Catalina Sandino Moreno
-Virgina Ariza
-Yenny Paola
-Rodrigo Sanchez Borhorquez
-Charles Albert Patino
-Wilson Guerrero
-Johanna Andrea Mora

A Colombian teenager quits her job at a flower plantation to become a mule (someone who transports drugs) in order to make better money for her family.

I saw this film in my spanish class and it was really interesting to see. It's a very bitter sweet film and it is true that this film is based on many true stories. A lot of people will become mules simply because it makes really good money. It was one of those, sort of slow movies (which I love) no action at all. But it was intense and very sad and I think, realistic. I give it a 6/10, I say watch it in it's original language, Spanish, with english (or whatever language you know best) subtitles and ya, rent it.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Bill Gates/The Daily Show

2007-02-08T16:58:00.000-05:00

Bill Gates appeared on the Daily Show (28/01/07). At the end of the interview, Gates got up and left right away. The next day Jon Stewart explained why Gates was in such a rush.

If you can't read it, here's what it says:
Bill Gates has encountered a problem and needs to leave. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost. Please tell Microsoft about this problem. We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve Bill Gates, We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous. To see what data this error report contains, click here.
Debug. Send error report to wife. Don't send.

Here is a skit they showed after the show, of what "Bill Gates" did when he left.

It's sad for Bill Gates, but that skit was hilarious!!! I love the Daily Show.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Fatal Frame: 10/10

2007-02-07T18:42:00.000-05:00

Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented (video game)
Project Zero
Tecmo

Rei Kurosawa is a freelance photographer. She is on assignment in a supposedly haunted mansion, taking pictures. While she is there, she sees her dead fiance in part of a corridor. She takes his picture. After this experience, she begins to have life like nightmares. In them, she is pursuing her dead fiance. During her first nightmare, she has a terrifying encounter and when she wakes up, her body aches and a mysterious tattoo begins to appear. Appearing with Rei is Kei Amakura, a friend of Yuu (Rei's deceased fiance). Also appearing is Miku Hinasaki. (From the first Fatal Frame). It has been 2 years, since her experience in the Himuro Mansion. Along the way you discover secrets of the manor of sleep (where the nightmares take place) and the final game has weaved the previous two games into one, very nicely.

I am a huge fan of the Fatal Frame series. They're mysterious, terrifying, the plot is fantastic. They are amazing and brilliant games. And so very sad. They all seem to have a bitter sweet ending. It took me forever to actually find Fatal Frame 3. No one was selling it and I had to buy it used, for the same price of a new game. I got it anyways, because I knew Tecmo wouldn't let me down on this series. I loved the plot, and I especially loved the way both previous games were mentioned in it. I also adored the fact that Miku was there. It was simply an amazing game. If you can find it, rent it, buy it. (If you're into ghosts, paranormal, Japanese, ritual type stuff). It was so frightening. And of course, I loved the theme. It was done by Tsukiko Amano. The title is Koe. Here's the video.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

R.E.M - Losing my Religion

2007-02-06T10:33:00.000-05:00

I absolutely love this song, and the video is really good, hope you guys like it.
The RentHead

Life is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper
Of every waking hour I'm
Choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up

Consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
Just a dream

Selena: 3/10

2007-01-31T20:09:00.000-05:00

Directed by: Gregory Nava
Taglines: -The story of a girl who had the spirit to believe in a dream and the courage to make it come true.

Starring:

-Jennifer Lopez
-Edward James Olmos
-Constance Marie
-Jon Seda
-Lupe Ontiveros

This is based on the true life of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. A Mexican with a talent for singing, struggling to become number one. Her albums topped the Latin music charts and her latest album got to number one in the US, however it was too late for her to see that, as she tragically died.

It wasn't a horrible movie, but it was pretty bad. JLo did do a good job of portraying Selena, but I think the fact that it's JLo made it kinda...bleh. I mean every time she laughed it was like my ears bled. (No offense to JLo fans) The movie wasn't entirely clear as to what happened at the end. I'm not sure why. But the actual story is really interesting and incredibly sad and tragic. I do recommend you see this, just to get an idea of who Selena was. The movie did do a good job of showing her life and her struggles, her feelings and her family's feelings. It was good. Just not great.

Here is a clip video of the real Selena, performing live, one of her hit songs Como La Flor. I think it's a great song, and it was tragic that she died so young.

For more information on Selena visit Selena Forever

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

SLC Punk

2007-01-27T13:33:00.000-05:00

A scene from the movie.

Directed by James Merendino
Cast:
Matthew Lillard
Micheal A. Goorjian
Adam Pascal
Annabeth Gish
James Duval

To grow up in America is to, at one point or another, rebel against the world around you. If you're Stevo and you live in Reagan-era Salt Lake City, then, well...you just have to rebel a little bit harder. To this recent grad, the world is his enemy, anarchy his religion, and the Ramones, The Specials and the Dead Kennedys his muses. As he takes us on a guided tour of his life, we meet all sorts of punks, poseurs, mods, freaks and a few others best described as indescribable.

Stevo's ex-hippie father sees his lifestyle as a rite of passage and urges him to attend Harvard Law School like himself. Not to sell out to the system, but to buy in. For Stevo, underneath the mohawk haircuts, earrings and leather, the idea, painfully, has some merit. The question becomes; how do you stay hard-core and still hope for a life beyond?

This movie really surprised me. I was expecting it to be some movie about a bunch of teens complaining all the time and what not, but it was really good, and funny too.
I must admit the only reason why I saw it in the first place was because Adam Pascal was is in, but I ended up really liking the movie. I give it a 6/10.
I won't guarantie that you'll like you, because it depends on your taste in movies, but I will say check it out, it's pretty good, but that's just my view.
The RentHead

Mambo Italiano

2007-01-27T11:30:00.000-05:00

Directed by Emile Gaudreault
Cast:
Luke Kirby
Ginette Reno
Paul Sorvino
Mary Walsh
Peter Miller
Claudia Ferri
Sophie Lorain

Maria and Gino (GINETTE RENO and PAUL SORVINO), emigrated from Italy to Montreal in the 50's and married after their arrival in "the new world", a world they still haven't quite gotten used to. Their world is shattered when their son, Angelo (LUKE KIRBY), decides to get a place of his own. "What is so wrong with living with your parents until you get married?" they ask. They are relieved however, when Angelo's childhood buddy, Nino (PETER MILLER), decides to move in with their son. After all, Nino is an old family friend and he's a respectable cop. Their relief is short lived, as they find out that Nino and Angelo are much more than mere roommates-they're (gasp) lovers! All hell breaks loose (Italian-style, of course!) Horror is followed by a general outcry, disbelief is followed by indignation, the battlefield is cleared, and "tutta la famiglia" goes to war!

Will Angelo and Nino be able to resist the gargantuan pressure coming at them from all sides and find the strength to survive as a couple? Will Nino be able to withstand the seductive charms of the voluptuous Pina? Will Angelo find the courage to fully come out of the closet and confront the whole of them while he accepts himself?

Mambo Italiano is hysterically funny and deeply moving. Adapted from the successful play by the same name, the movie explores further the subtleties and complexities of this quintessential Italian family-a family straddling the cultures, traditions, and mores of the old and new worlds.

I was so excited when this movie came out, mainly because it was filmed in my neighborhood and I know some of the extras that are in it. Being Italian, I was excited to see how the writers would portray Italian families, and I must say, they did a pretty good job. The movie actualy kinda reminds me of my family, the whole smacking eachother over the head during dinner, living at home until you get married, never being able to leave the house without arguing...yup, a true Italian family. I give this movie a 7/10. So if you like funny, I recommend it, because it is funny, but that's just my view.
The RentHead

The Simpsons Movie Trailer

2007-01-26T16:41:00.000-05:00

I think it's sad for the bunny. The beginning was pretty good, with the bunny and all that, but I do hope they don't ruin the tv show. Most of the time, these things come out bad.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Stephen Colbert on Bill O'Reilly

2007-01-25T18:12:00.000-05:00

So it took a few days, but finally, here it is, Stephen Colbert on the O'Reilly factor.

So, I think Bill O'Reilly is a complete fool and he obviously hates Jon Stewart. I don't know why. But I think it's hilarious how Stephen Colbert is in character, I absolutely love him. I don't know if Bill O'Reilly knows Stephen Colbert is joking or not, but either way it was fantastic.

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Jesus Camp: A Documentary

2007-01-25T08:58:00.000-05:00

Jesus Camp.

A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement. This documentary, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, directors of the critically acclaimed "The Boys of Baraka," follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer's "Kids on Fire" summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in "God's army." (Magnolia Pictures)

Seriously, this is just twisted. If you watched the trailer you'll know what I'm talking about. Becky Fischer, a pentacostal preacher runs Kids on Fire, the summer camp in North Dakota in which the film talks about.
Now I don't want to come off as bashing religious people, because I am absolutely not, but this is why I stay away from religion.
These kids are basically being brainwashed. I'm sorry but training kids to be warriors of God and fighting in his army? Like what is that all about? They are taking everything out of context.
"There are two kinds of people on this earth, people who loves Jesus, and people who don't" as said by one of the mothers in the film, and also "You're with us, or you're against us"
I'm pretty sure Jesus wouldn't agree with that. Isn't he all about love and acceptance? They are telling these kids to go out and fight the non christians, once again, I'm pretty sure Jesus wouldn't want that.
They were certain points in the film where I had to stop and ask myself "is this real?" Because some of the things we see are just plain shocking and disturbing.

So I give this movie a 6/10. I definately recommend it. It's interesting to know about things that go on, and while I do not agree with any of the things the people in the film believe in, and think they took everything from the bible out of context and put in into their own words, this is an amazing Documentary. But that's just my view.
The RentHead

Depeche Mode Grammy Nomination!!

2007-01-23T20:25:00.000-05:00

Depeche Mode has been nominated for a Grammy in "Best Dance Recording" for "Suffer Well." Here is the video.

The competitors are "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp.

"Get Together" by Madonna

"I'm With Stupid" by Pet Shop Boys

I think they sound kind of New Order ish.

and Finally "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake

I'd love for Depeche Mode to win, but I think they got it tough. Pet Shop Boys and Goldfrapp are sounding really good to me. Especially since it's in a dance category. Those are good dance songs. So, good luck DM. Hope you win.
Who do you want to take home the Grammy?

Sincerely,
DirtyVelvet

Bill O'Reilly on The Colbert Report.

2007-01-22T19:48:00.000-05:00

On thursday the 18, Bill O'Reilly went on The Colbert Report. It was the funniest thing ever. Colbert bashed him in subtle, and not so subtle ways. Later on, Colbert went on the O'Reilly show. I'll post that one up later on. Enjoy this for now.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Clerks and Clerks2

2007-01-22T17:41:00.000-05:00

Clerks

Its just another day for Dante Hicks, until his boss calls him into work at the Quickstop on his day off. With a hockey game at 2, and his girlfriend still hacking him about going to back to school. Dante begins to get into a bigger frenzy when he learns his ex-girlfriend, Caitlin, is getting married. With his always late accomplice Randall strolling in to work at the video store, Dante is left with no choice but to bend the rules a little with work, customers, and most of all his love life. Can he get away with it all?

Clerks2

A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional fast-food restaurant. Free from his dead-end job (and lodged in a new one), Dante begins to break free of his rut, planning to move away with his clingy fiancé. Dante is ready to leave the horrors of minimum-wage New Jersey behind, but Randal - always the more hostile of the two - starts to become overwhelmed by his own rancor.

I personally really liked these movies. I actually hadn't seen the first one until a couple weeks before the second one came out. And I actually kinda like the second one better, but the first one is really good.

I must admit one of the main reasons why I find it funny is because of the character Jay. I find that without him, the movies wouldn't have been that great, especially the second one, he's hysterical. I really liked Rosario Dawson in the second one, she portrayed Becky really well and came off as really sweet. I think Kevin Smith did a good job on writing a second one, it let us clerks fans see what the boys are up to. But that's just my view.

The RentHead

Jake Gyllenhaal on SNL

2007-01-21T20:19:00.000-05:00

Yes, this is slightly old. But for those of you who either missed, or don't watch SNL, here is the opening monologue, with Jake Gyllenhaal.

Personally, I love the cowboys. I know if Lisa was with me, while I saw it, she'd agree. She sure loves the cowboys....and Gyllenhaal.

Thanks for killing me Lisa, thanks. (You know what I'm talking about, and if you don't shame on you, shame!)

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

RENT. Broadway musical turned Movie.

2007-01-21T10:15:00.000-05:00

Hello people. Before starting my first review I just want to say thanks to DirtyVelvet for inviting to come write about stuff, I hope you guys like it.

So for my first posting I shall be talking about RENT. The broadway musical turned movie. I guess it's pretty obvious that I am a huge RENT fan, hence the name The RentHead.

Original Broadway Cast:

Adam Pascal/Roger Davis

Anthony Rapp/Mark Cohen

Idina Menzel/Maureen Johnson

Wilson Jermaine Heredia/Angel Dumott Schunard

Taye Diggs/"Benny" Benjamin Coffin the third

Jesse L. Martin/Tom Collins

Daphne Rubin-Vega/Mimi Marquez

Fredi Walker/Joanne Jefferson

RENT is a musical written by Johnathan Larson which was inspired from La Boheme, an opera written by Giacomo Puccini.

RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. Measuring their lives in love, these starving artists strive for succes and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.

RENT is about coping with life, dealing with love, loss, fear, and AIDS.

RENT started has an off broadway production in 1994 at the New York Theater Workshop. Then moved to broadway in 1996.

Unfortunately, the day before opening night, the writer, Johnathan Larson died from an aortic aneurysm.

But RENT went on to be the 8th longest running show in the history of broadway. And still playing today.

In 2005 director Christopher Columbus along with writer Steve Chbosky and executive producers Allan Gordon, Kevin McCollum and Jeffrey Seller, turned one of the most popular and loved broadway musicals into a motion picture. So with the exception of 2 original cast members, the original broadway cast got together and reprised their roles for the movie. The 2 who were not in the film were Daphne Rubin-Vega and Fredi Walker.

So in came Rosario Dawson as Mimi Marquez and Tracie Thoms as Joanne Jefferson.

I have to say the movie to me was very well done. Chris Columbus did a great job. It was great to see most of the original cast come back and do the movie.

I often hear people say that RENT changed their lives in one way or another, and it's true, I know it changed mine.

RENT is a powerful, funny, energetic, moving, sad story that really makes us think about life.

The lyrics of the songs can really make you think, make you cry, and make you wanna dance and sing along, from the energetic upbeat La Vie Boheme to the sad and heartbreaking yet beautiful Goodbye Love.

So RENT on my list is a 10/10. But that's just my view, but I do

recommend it. It truly is a masterpiece.

The RentHead.

New Author!!

2007-01-20T18:22:00.000-05:00

I am now introducing a new Author. The RentHead. Her posts will be reviews as well as entertainments and informational things. Anyways. I'm sure she will post more often than I do, but either way, I'm glad to have her here. So, let's all welcome. The RentHead.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

BaratsandBereta: The Other Son, Wesley

2007-01-19T10:06:00.000-05:00

I'm a big fan of these guys. I absolutley love their short films. None of them have been not funny. Even if it's a little dry, there is always something to make up for it. So recently, I was checking them out on Youtube to see if they updated anything. And they did. Here it is.

If you liked that, you'll love their other stuff. Check them out here!!

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Click: 7/10

2007-01-19T09:31:00.000-05:00

Click
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Taglines: -What If You Had A Universal Remote... That Controlled Your Universe?
Starring:
-Adam Sandler
-Kate Beckinsale
-David Hasselhoff
-Sophie Monk
-Christopher Walken

Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is an overworked, neglectant, husband and father. He is given a remote control that controls his universe. He can pause, mute, rewind, fastforward, change languages and so on. He starts to use the remote excessively and soon realizes that he's missing out on, not only his life, but everyone else around him who he loves.

When I went to see this I thought it was going to be retarded. Actually, I only saw it because there was nothing else in theaters at the time. But it is surprisingly really touching. I actually cried. It was very sad. There were a few things that were odd in the movie, but other than that, it was ok. I wouldn't buy or rent it again, but I don't regret spending 10$ on it. So, if you haven't seen it. I say at least rent it.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Golden Globes

2007-01-16T18:57:00.000-05:00

So, yesterday was the Golden Globes. I watched most of it and it was pretty enjoyable. There were quite a few of celebrities present and the girl giving the awards was Jack Nicholson's daughter. She's very pretty. All right, so at first I started looking for pictures to post, just of people that I liked or that won awards. However, the more I looked the more horrified I was at the awful dresses and poses some of the people did. So, I decided to do my own who was hot, who was not. Starting now.

First up is Jennifor Lopez. She was a presenter. Now, I'll do some constructive critisicm instead of straight out bashing her, as I would do with anyone else. The reason? Well, Kevin is in love with her. Anyways. I do have to give JLo some credit. She did look good. Her dress is beautiful, except for the side. The way it was open was kind of odd. If I could see her back, maybe I could judge it better, but in this picture it looks great. When she was on stage and moved her arms, there was this huge gap on the side and it just looked bad. But still. She did a good job. Hot.

Kate Winslet was nominated for Best Performance In a Motion Picture Drama. The movie was Little Children. She did not win, but she did look great. I'm not a huge fan of strapless dresses, but she made this one look fantastic. And that braclet is shiny. However he colour lipstick was not a good choice. It did not correspond to the rest of her ensemble. I know when your make up matches your clothes it means your old, I'm not saying she should of done that. That would've been sad. I'm saying, she should've picked a lighter colour. Rethink the make up next time Kate. Still though, hot.

Good god. I don't know if it's because I hate her so much or if it's because she just looks this godawful, but Renee Zellweger did NOT look well at all. She was there for Best Performance In a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She did not win and her dress did not make up for it. Ok, maybe her dress was nice. But that pose she's doing and just her I dislike. Good work on the clothes Renee, not so good work on yourself. Ya, that's mean, but that's what happens when you're in the show business. People tend to dislike you for no apparent reason. Get over it. Not hot.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Brad Pitt was there for Best Performance In a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. The movie was Babel. Brad Pitt did not win but the movie did win Best Motion Picture Drama. Jolie was simply there for Brad. Well Brad Pitt got uglier after he left Jennifer Aniston for Angelina, (unless he's in those fancy outfits or is Tyler Durden) and Angelina, well she's pretty but her dress wasn't so. True this is just based on my taste and not "proffesional judgment", whatever the hell that means, but I dislike empire waists and she kinda has that going. It's not real empire waste but more in between which is even more annoying. The colour of the dress is nice and I love the way it flows at the bottom. But once again, not in for the strapless thing, so it kinda added to the dislike of the dress. Both not hot.

I'm not sure why Reese Witherspoon was there but I just HAD to mention her. She looked absolutley AMAZING!!!! Ok, yes in this picture her chin is kind of squared because it seems as though she is fighting back a laugh or smile, but she looks grogeous. I think the change is in her hair, however that just seemed to make all the more difference. It's beautiful, I love what she has done. I hardly recognized her when I saw her. She's gorgeous. Hot, hot, hot, hot!

Here is Jennifer Hudson. She was nominated for Best Performance In a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. And she won!!! I loved her dress, her hair, her make up. She looked gorgeous and I am so happy she won. I love the way she was kicked off American Idol early on, but showed them all that not only can she really sing, but she can act and win a Golden Globe. Go girl! HOT!

Beyonces Knowles was nominated for Best Performance In a Motion Picture comedy or musical. She did not win. Ok, I know Beyonces is "hot" and we all know she knows it, but what the hell is with that pose of hers? Like...jesus, get over yourself. I'm sorry, she may be pretty and that dress may be nice, but I'm going with not hot simply becasuse she's atrocious. Ya, I said it. Atrosious.

Well I think that's a lovely place to end there. I'll pick up on the rest of them tomorrow. There is plenty more to do.
Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Night at the Museum: 9/10

2007-01-15T09:59:00.000-05:00

Night at the Museum (In theaters)
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Taglines:
-Everything comes to life.
-This Christmas, it won't be a silent night.
-When the lights go off, it's on.
-See the side of the museum you won't see on the tour.
-At the Museum of Natural History, something unnatural is occurring.
-Where history comes to life.
-Where history really does come alive.
Starring:
-Ben Stiller
-Dick Van Dyke
-Mickey Rooney
-Jake Cherry
-Bill Cobbs
-Ricky Gervais
-Carla Gugino
-Mizuo Peck
-Robin Williams
-Owen Wilson

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a divorced parent. He is in need of a job and soon becomes a night guard at the Museum of Natural History. As soon as he locks the doors, everything comes to life. He tries to control the museum, but they are all just too hectic.

I saw this one with Lisa and I thought I was going to see a stupid comedy movie, however, this was surprisingly hilarious! It was so funny!!! It was classic Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson comedy. Robin Williams did a fantastic job and Mizuo Peck was gorgeous. But really, it was just great. The dialogue was good, there was subtle humour and outright humour. I say see it. Favorite characters are Jedediah and Octavius. Good times Lise.

9/10

P.S. For some reason Owen Wilson is uncredited even though he has a pretty big role.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Kill Bill Vol. 2: 8/10

2007-01-12T09:37:00.000-05:00

Kill Bill Vol. 2 (on DVD)
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Taglines:
-Revenge is a dish best served cold.
-The bride is back for the final cut.
-This Spring, it's not over 'til it's over
-Kill is love.
-On April 16th...The quest for revenge continues...
-Back with a vengeance.
-Here comes the bride.
-She will kill Bill.
-Kill Bill now.
-The whole thrilling tale is revealed.
Starring:
-Uma Thurman
-David Carradine
-Lucy Liu
-Vivica A. Fox
-Chia Hui Liu
-Michael Madsen
-Daryl Hannah
-Michael Parks

The bride (Uma Thurman), continues on with her quest for revenge, while she remember parts of her past.

Although I liked this one a lot. I think the first one may have been better. Though, I did find more humour in this one than I did in the first one. Not much to say about this one. I liked the flashbacks and then the ending. It was good. I think there is going to be third one. But that's just what I think. Though I thought I heard somewhere that Quentin Tarantino said there was going to be another. We will just have to wait and see.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

The Pursuit of Happyness: 5/10

2007-01-10T09:20:00.000-05:00

Pursuit of Happyness (In theaters).
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino

Starring:
-Will Smith
-Jaden Smith
-Thandie Newton
-Brian Howe
-James Karen
-Dan Castellaneta
-Kurt Fuller

A man named Chris Gardner (Will Smith) takes custody of his son (Jaden Smith), after his wife (Thandie Newton) leaves, due to the family being poor and not able to pay the bills. Thus, Chris and his son soon become homeless, however, Chris is determined to become a stock broker, a well paying job.

This film is based on the book of the same name by the real Chris Gardner. So, yes, this is based on a true story. Basically, if you know the story the movie isn't all that much of a surprise. There was one scene that was very sad, intense and scary all at the same time. It was a sweet film and it was well done, but I wouldn't spend another 10$ to see it again. Jaden Smith (Will Smith's actual son) did a really good acting job. It was impressive. But ya, the movie didn't make me cry, but it was all right.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

P.S. I have to do a little "shout out" to Lisa. She's in great need of attention. As always. Attention starved. Love you Lise.

Kill Bill: 8/10

2007-01-09T09:44:00.000-05:00

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (On DVD)

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Taglines:

-In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will kill Bill.

-The Fourth Film by Quentin Tarantino.

-Here comes the bride.
-On October 10th, speak softly and carry a big sword.

-On October 10th...a Quest for Revenge begins.

-Go for the kill.

-Will she kill Bill?

-This October, Go For The Kill.

-Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Starring:

-Uma Thurman
-Lucy Liu
-Vivica A. Fox

-Daryl Hannah

-David Carradine
-Michael Madsen
-Julie Dreyfus

-Chiaki Kuriyama

-Sonny Chiba

The Bride (Uma Thurman) wakes up, after a long coma and starts out her quest for revenge against the people who killed everyone at her wedding, and tried to kill her.

I loved this one. It was very Japanese anime-like. There were a couple of things that didn't make sense, but they were barely noticeable and the rest of the movie made up for them. Also there was some subtle humour in it, which I really liked. The action was fantastic, the dialogue was pretty good and I liked that it was mostly women kicking ass. This was a great movie. Plus Daryl Hannah is in it, who I love ever seen seeing Blade Runner, in which she is Pris.
Perhaps I'll do Blade Runner next.

Favorite Tagline: Here comes the bride.

8/10

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

A Life Less Ordinary: 10/10

2007-01-08T09:50:00.000-05:00

A Life Less Ordinary (On DVD)

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Taglines:
-A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love.

-A twisted love story from the filmmakers of "Trainspotting".

Starring:

-Ewan McGregor
-Cameron Diaz
-Holly Hunter
-Delroy Lindo

-Dan Hedaya

Robert Lewis (Ewan McGregor) is a cleaning janitor in L.A. He is fired and replaced with cleaning robots. So, he takes his boss' daughter, Celine Naville (Cameron Diaz) hostage. Two angels, who are in charge of human relationship assignments, try to bring Celine and Robert in love. If they are unsuccessful, they can't go back to heaven.

I love this movie! It's funny, in a not so funny way. It's a humour that you have to get. It's hard to explain. But if you get the movie then you'll love it, if you don't get it, then I'm sure you'll still enjoy the storyline and concept of the film. A plus for the film is the fantastic soundtrack. It goes so perfectly with the movie. It's fantastic. Definetley one of my favorite movies.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Sin City: 7/10

2007-01-04T18:23:00.000-05:00

Sin City (On DVD)
Directed by:
-Frank Miller
-Robert Rodriguez
-Quentin Tarantino (special guest director)
Taglines:
-Hell of a way to end a partnership.
-Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find anything.
Starring:
-Bruce Willis
-Mickey Rourke
-Clive Owen
-Jessica Alba
-Benicio Del Toro
-Brittany Murphy
-Nick Stahl
-Elijah Wood
-Jaime King

Not set in chronological order, the story follows three different individuals. John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is an honest cop (unlike most things/people in Sin City). He is trying to save pre-teen Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba) from Roark Junior (Nick Stahl) who is a rapist and serial killer. The second person is Marv (Mickey Rourke). A big thug. He spends the night with a prostitute named Goldie (Jaime King). As they sleep, she is murdered, soundlessly. When Marv awakens and hears the sirens, he realizes that he has been set up. He promises Goldie's dead body that he will avenge her. Once he escapes the house, he looks in search of Goldie's killer. The third man is Dwight McCarthy (Clive Owen) is a private investigator. Shellie (Brittany Murphy), his girlfriend, is being harassed by her ex-boyfriend Jack Rafferty (Benicio Del Toro). After some events take place, Jack and his friends leave Shellie's place and goes to Old Town. Old Town is a place where all the prostitutes live and rule.

I was really excited to finally see this movie, but it was kind of a disappointment. Don't get me wrong, it was still good, but I expected it to be better. It was pretty sexist too, in a way. But I guess that's what the stories are about. Some of the people said things in ways that just made you think, "Are you serious?" And the "asian" girl, really didn't look asian. It just looked like they made her eyeliner go upwards. I liked the way it was parted into three different stories and I did like the nararration of the characters. So, overall it was pretty well done. I give it a 7/10.

Sidenote: The movie is an adaption of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

Moby's James Bond Theme Remix

2006-12-29T18:03:00.000-05:00

Yes, another old video, but I've been getting into James Bond so I thought I'd show this amazing remix of the James Bond theme, by Moby.

I love the fact that all Moby does in the video is run. And with different women who run retardedly because of their high heels. It's basically what an entire Bond film is. Running. It's hilarious how Moby makes it seem as though (at parts) it's Pierce Brosnan shooting at him. Or so it seems, sort of. I think it's clever that Moby incorporated the real James Bond film into his video.

That's all for today.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet

SNL Natalie Portman raps.

2006-12-28T15:13:00.000-05:00

This is an old video, but I found it on Youtube recently and thought about posting it here and "reviewing" it.

I think she's freaking adorable. I love the song and the video, I think Natalie Portman did a great job at rapping. I love the bottle smashing over her head and the fact that she's so angry in the video. Kudos to SNL and Natalie Portman.

More later.

Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet