Wall E Build A Close Bond With The Most Wanted

"WALL-E," the Pixar Animation tale of a robot toiling away on a long-abandoned Earth with Jolie's assassin thriller "Wanted," were combined to keep Hollywood on a roll. Both films clearly aimed at disparate audiences, helped pushed overall sales to their highest level of the year. When "Wall-E" easily took the first place with an estimated gross around $62.5 million from 3,992 theaters which once again made Pixar held on to its legacy at the top of the animation heap with yet another number one movie.

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No Hitch To Save The Day With Hancock

What is the real description of Superhero films? By far, the answer might be they already have an existing fan base, since their comic book had authorized the market first. And they also have the supervillain to equal the superhero powers. But how if those rules are totally not existing in the film? Don’t be confuse, coz you could get

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Stumble Upon The Red Cliff

As one of the most anticipated hits in Asia, John Woo’s mega-expensive “Red Cliff” will make formidable runs throughout the summer season in its respective country. For Woo, the pic is partly a patriotic exercise and a return to his roots. One of the key reasons for making "Red Cliff" such a major production is that he wants mainland Chinese crews to

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Thai Scary Ritual Out From The Coffin

What an interesting fact about Thailand’s horror flicks was it commonly based from a true event or from some real rituals that occur on that country. While “The Coffin” is not strictly a Thai film, but a co-production between Thailand's Live Inc. and NGR, Hong Kong's Global Entertainment Group and Singapore's Scorpio East Pictures, it's once again will introduces one true Thai ritual about lying in coffins to cheat death and get rid of bad luck. Wrapped in a spine-chilling supernatural thriller, “The Coffin” is a

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Wanted Audacious And Alive

“Wanted” is the debut American feature by successful Russian director Timur Bekmambetov ("Night Watch" and its record-smashing 2006 sequel, "Day Watch"), an R-rated action thriller which pretty much has it all to help promoting his career in the Hollywood jungle. The film’s source itself was come from Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series that tells the tale of one apathetic nobody's transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. Timur’s good reputation after he created the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series, had putted him as one of the most promising action directors who somewhat reputable to adapt the comic to the

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Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

PG | 1 hr 32 mins | Action, Drama, Adventure Movie
This Movies Story is about Trevor Anderson on a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew, and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. Based on the novel by Jules Verne.
Synopsis:
No one believes that Trevor Anderson is on to something. The science professor's unconventional hypotheses have put him on the fringe of the academic community. But during an expedition in Iceland, Trevor and his teenage nephew, Sean, accompanied by their beautiful local guide, Hannah, make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling adventure into the unknown. As their journey takes them deep beneath the Earth's surface, they travel through never-before-seen worlds that bring them face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures, stretching the bounds of the visionary scientist's own imagination.

Director: Eric Brevig

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem

Movie Trailer Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

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Medicine For Melancholy....

How do you court somebody you just met, but already f**ked?

That may sound crass, but it is the genesis of a film I saw the other night at the LA Film Fest, and a movie that has been making a sort of a splash as of late.

Medicine For Melancholy is a film that is interesting for more than just it's subject matter. It was made with very little money, but is shot in a way that steadfastly held my attention even before the storyline did....it is shot in the most beautiful sepia tones and pinks, which has a way of making everybody and everything look absolutely beautiful. The soundtrack was offbeat, but perfect for each scene when played.

The film starts off with a couple waking up next to each other at what looks to be remnants of a party at someone else's house the night before. They seem to have almost no cognizance on who the other might be or what happened, but they do know that they are about to do a hardcore "walk of shame", as the white folks say.

What transpires over the course of the film is what happens when someone tries to hold on to something that really shouldn't have happened in the first place. The unusual looking male of the duo, Mikah (Wyatt Cenac, who grew on me more and more as the film progressed) tries to overcome the awkwardness by taking the female, Jo (a young Diahann Carroll-esque Tracey Heggins) to breakfast and sharing a cab ride. Though she tries to be game for a minute, it is clear that in her mind she has made a regretful and horrible mistake, and can barely contain the fact that she can't wait to bolt from him. She leaves her wallet in the cab, sparking Mikah to go and find her. Not really because of the wallet, but because he is a thoughtful, intelligent, and curious black man, and clearly not the type to go around sleeping with random folks and then forgetting about it. He needs to satisfy his questions and curiosity more than anything else.

What happens after that is a journey of what happens to them in the next 24 hours. I really don't want to give off any spoilers, and it would be hard to give plot points without revealing too much. It reminded me very much of the French New Wave films of the 60's, which usually focused on very few characters, usually a couple, and were much more filled with talky narrative between said couple than anything else, with lots of close ups and oddly angled shots. You would think a film about watching two folks talking and then doing stuff without talking would be dull, but in fact, in this film, it was wholly engaging and riveting.

What helped was the charisma of the leads Mikah and Jo. Mikah reminds me of men I have dated in the past--immensely smart, with an unusual and different sense of humor, low key fashion conscious with a quirky style of sexy. I guess it's no coincidence that Mikah is very San Francisco, where the movie is set, and where I'm from. Jo had a look of the French waifs from back in the day--she is luminous and you can't take your eyes off her, and she has an elusiveness that is maddening, but still makes you want to know more.

It also reminded me of a John Cassavetes film in it's cinema verite' style. For those who may not know, cinema verite' is almost the same as looking at a film and being so absorbed in it that you forget you are watching one cause it seems so real, almost like you are spying. The weirdly edited sound in the club scenes was also very Cassavetes; loud, rough-edged and real. Mikah and Jo find they are seemingly polar opposites--he being earthy and activist driven, she living in an upscale, art-filled, bourgeois non-black world.

There was a sub-plot that involved the gentrification of San Francisco (where us Negroes now make up only 7% of the population) that I watched wearily. The point was made a bit heavy handedly, but since it was one of the main reasons I moved away earlier this year, I know the filmmaker (Barry Jenkins) knew it was important to be said. I say I watched wearily, as I have talked about that very same subject many times, all the while knowing there wasn't a damn thing we could do about it...like I said, important to be said, but a bit out of place in the story with it's weight--but then again, maybe adding to the charm of the unexpectedness of everything else in the film.

I'll wrap it up by saying that what I took away from the film is that we can never control who we are genuinely attracted to. "It is what it is", as Mikah liked to say. And if we see the situation clearly for what it really is, whether it's appropriate or not, and everyone is consenting, then you will probably come away with some rich and beautiful life experiences and memories...it may even help change your life for the better (or worse!). The trouble always lies in trying to make something into what it's not, or never will be.

Such is life in every aspect; it is what it is, and the more we are able to accept that, the easier it becomes.


Here is the trailer; will answer your comments later today:

Across The Universe To Finding WALL E

Pixar is still in the top position as a computer animated movie studio. Since “Toy Story”, every animation they have produced is like a wonderful magical experience. So, it’s not wrong if I say so far every product of Pixar can be labeled Satisfaction Guarantee, coz they’re really do bring a lot of fun, not just for child audiences as their targeted market but for every family members from the young one to the most old one. Their record also has been near perfect, a very good reception they’ve got from both critically as well as commercially, no other studio is even

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What A Wonderful First Year

It’s been a great first year for Movie Café to surf on this online blogging world, through many moods and learning process, it’s like a proud one for me as it was my first attempt to make a blog about one of my favorite things and what I’ve desire a lot which is Movie. Sometime I feel I must doing something better for this blog, coz there’s still many lacks in here, but I hope after this first anniversary I will reach everything I need to make a good progressing for Movie Café, and I also hope this blog will through lot more years in ahead. Now, how I’ll spend to celebrate this first birthday, amidst of course thanks to God for this blessing year and thanks to all my loyal readers, here

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Finding Amanda

R | 1 hr 40 mins | Drama Movie
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.
Synopsis:
A television writer name Taylor Mendon and producer working on a low-rated, little-respected half-hour sitcom. Once destined for bigger and better things, Taylor's compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking all conspired to throw his career off the rails. After kicking the alcohol and drugs, he only has one more hurdle,the horses. His beautiful twenty-year old niece Amanda has her own habit to kick. Living in Las Vegas, working as a "dancer," her family has just discovered she is actually a prostitute, and they suspect hooking for drug money. On their way home from an emergency family meeting, Taylor's wife Lorraine finds recent racing stubs in Taylor's glove compartment. After years of standing by him, she leaves. Taylor comes up with a plan: he'll win back his wife by doing the right thing. He'll go to Las Vegas, find Amanda, and deliver her to a rehabilitation center in Malibu. While he’s at it, he might even catch up with some old friends. But besides that, it’s strictly the business at hand while he's there, he vows, he won't gamble a single cent, but things don’t turn out quite as he’d planned.

Director: Peter Tolan
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Moira Tierney, Steve Coogan

Movie Trailer Finding Amanda

The Wacky Agents Outsmarting The Guru

Warner Bros. big-screen adaptation of the popular 1960s sitcom “Get Smart” is expected to top the box office in North America this weekend. What happens then is the film actually wins the weekend crown and also surpassed expectations, wrangling first place away from last week’s vanquisher, “The Incredible Hulk” with a solid $39 million in its first week. Hollywood's summer surge continued, with total revenues climbing for the fourth straight weekend compared to last year. The top 12

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Random Movie News....

Okay, your favorite movie bloggin' slacker actually has some movies news. But first--I saw the trailer of Spike's "The Miracle Of St. Anna". Wowzers. It looks epic and amazing--hope it turns out to be. If it is, hopefully this will be the beginning of new things for Black filmmakers; going outside of the tired, tired ass Hollywood ethnically cleansed system, and getting the money amounts that match their creativity and vision. Kudos Spike...there was a time that I never imagined I would say that about him, but he actually proved to be worthy of all the hype he generated when he first arrived on the scene. Here is one version of the trailer:

Thanks so much to Sergio who keeps feeding me information, despite my lack of blog posts as of late. He sent me this...could Spike's film be generating some actual interest that we existed before the 1970's?

Yesterday's AP story on George Lucas's Red Tails, which is in pre-production, focused on the Tuskegee Airmen who will be the subject of the film, revealing that John Ridley is writing the script. There's been some speculation that Lucas might be returning to the director's chair.

According to Lucasfilm, Lucas is NOT directing Red Tails. As originally reported by Variety, he is an executive producer, with Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson producing. (Variety first mentioned the project back in 2006.) Ridley is writing. No other attachments yet, they say.

They have not started talking to distributors and aren't yet talking about their plans for financing. Lucas could pay for the whole thing out of his own pocket and barely miss it, but that doesn't mean he will.

Like so many other projects, they will push production back if there is a SAG strike.
And for those who are asking if a story about World War II airmen facing racism might appeal to a certain Lucas pal named Spielberg, known to have made movies that touch on African-American history and the Second World War now and then, be assured, we checked with Lucasfilm and he's never been involved with the project.

From IW: So Spielberg makes films that "touch on African American history"? I must have missed those--if anyone knows what they are, please let me know. And I'm not talking about some movies he made sprinkled with some Black characters that have lines, and are not imperative to the film.. That white perspective is something else, I tell ya...lets hope a movie about The Tuskegee Airmen is not told from one, like so many other Black stories.

To my ATLians: You guys are lucky. Spaghetti Junction is doing some thangs down there. On Monday, they have the 5th annual Black Women Film Festival...and folkses, it's free: check it:

Urban Film Review
DATE:6/23/2008 Monday, June 23rd

TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: Woodruff Arts Center,1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

MORE: FREE! Arrive early, limited seating. Click HERE to RSVP

Call me crazy, but this sounds so effin' interesting to me--usually, I'm turned off on this kind of thing, but I am mildly fascinated by this concept. From reader Sienna:

Hi there

I don't know if I'm dating myself...but I remember when I used to watch the Family Feud back in the early '80s (when the host was Richard Dawson) there were so few black families on the Feud that when a family came on that looked like mine it was big news in my house.

Well times sure have changed. NBC is premiering Celebrity Family Feud next Tuesday at 8/7c and not only is Al Roker the host -- there are several black celebs and their families taking part: http://www.nbc.com/Celebrity_Family_Feud/

Teams include: Team Ice T (And where Ice T is, Coco surely follows), Team Symone (Raven Symone), and Team Mo’Nique (need I say more) and Team Fox (Vivica)
http://www.nbc.com/Celebrity_Family_Feud/video/#mea=265877

From IW: I was never into Family Feud...once I had it on in the background and it was on for 15 minutes before I realized that my own sister and assorted relatives were on it (no one bothered to tell me-WTF!?!), but I'm tuning in to this, for sure.

Reader cdnyc07 sent me this nugget from my beloved, Terrence Howard:

The Iron Man star, 39, has a brutally honest take on love. "I'm the most arrogant person you'll ever meet, and any woman I date has to know that," he says. "Life is too short to pretend that you're okay with somebody when you're not."

From IW: Just one more reason why he's the man of my dreams. Btw, Terrence, you might want to bring that down a peg or two....let us marinate in the picture from my Terrence Watch! Part Six:

And over to this:

Speaking of Terrence, thanks to the wonderful Villager, aka Wayne Hicks at the go-to Black news and happenings blog, Electronic Village. He awarded me with the "Share The Love Award". He said this:

'Invisible Woman, creator of Black Cinema At Large - A very creative sister with experiences, perspectives and commentary on all things related to Black folks in television and movies. I haven't quite figured out if she loves or hates Terrance Howard!'

From IW: haha--listen Villager, let's put it this way--don't ever look for a wedding invitation from the two of us in your mailbox! The "Share The Love" origins are this:

The 'Sharing The Love' Award, was created by Blogger Crystal at “Memoirs Of A Mommy” blog, in honor of donor who saved her one month old’s life a year ago. Crystal’s son Noah celebrated his first birthday thanks to someone who gave the gift of life.In Crystal’s own words, here are the rules of the Share the Love Award:

“Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog.

All I ask, is that you include a link to this post with the award and ask your recipients to do the same. I created this award in Honor Of The Donor That Saved Noah’s Life. I share this award with those of you whose love and friendship have enriched my life and made my world a better place.I hope by passing this award around the blogging world we can all help raise awareness of the need for Organ Donation.”

From IW: Duly noted.

And finally, here is a prime picture of the lovely Jamie Foxx back in the day. Enjoy the scenery while sipping your favorite martini...cheers!

Today In B'Days....

Donald Faison is 34.

Is he that old? I guess I will forever remember him as Stacy Dash's boyfriend in "Clueless", which coincidentally is the last thing I enjoyed seeing him in.

Hancock

PG-13 | Action, Comedy Movie
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image.
Synopsis:
With great power comes great responsibility,everyone knows that but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough,as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet and a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary, insists that he's a lost cause.

Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan

Movie Trailer Hancock

Black Film Festivals And Ish...

First the ish....



I went to see The Hulk yesterday, and can I say "WOW"? I don't care what some people say, that movie was crazy entertaining! The most beautiful and completely loud smash, crash, and kill mayhem to date. For my longtime readers, as you know, I am not a blockbuster type of gal, so this is unusual for me to love such a huge movie. But then again, Ed Norton is not a blockbuster type of guy, so maybe that was key; the fact that it was him and not the bland ass vanilla type we've been seeing so much of lately. And maybe it was the fact that I used to be a mini-Hulk myself---Madame Invisible used to have a legendary temper, just like my fellow bloggers BygBaby and Slausin' Azz Slaus (who actually had to go to anger management, and luckily I bypassed). But like Ed Norton in the movie, I try to live most of my life now in a peaceful Zen state...but even now, if you push me too far.... "HULK SMASH!" haha


I also saw Fela Kuti's son Seun in LA last night. For those of you who don't know, Fela was a mixture of a Miles Davis/Sly Stone from Nigeria, known all over the world. He passed in the 90's, and 2 of his sons carry on his legacy. Seun is one, and he tours with his father's original band, The Egypt 80. The band and the background singers were tight as hell! Horns reminiscent of The Ohio Players, EW &F, and Parliament at their finest. Seun is an entertainer, but what caught my attention more was the fact that Mr. Kuti looked like he'd been raiding his father's 70's closet. He had on a bright polyester floral shirt unbuttoned down to his navel, and the tightest white Angel Flight pants one could ever witness in their life. I haven't seen anything like it since "Saturday Night Fever". Tho admittedly, but the end of the show, he was half-naked, which seems to be some sort of trademark of his.



But I digress....on to a brief discussion on Black Film Festivals, yes?

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, and I don't want to offend anyone who reads this blog and is associated with said festivals, but we seriously need to step up our game. Seriously, if we are to garner any respect, we've got to get it together!



I know I said a couple of weeks ago that I would dispatch from the Hollywood Black Film Festival, but guess what? There wasn't any part of the program I was excited about. Their site is not user friendly, I couldn't get a decent synopsis of the films, and on the Monday before the festival, the still hadn't posted what would be the closing night film. WTH? Many non-black festivals have that planned a few months in advance. Film festivals are supposed to give exposure to little or non known films. If you see a long list of films, with absolutely no information about them at all, what will be the percentage of your motivation in seeing them? If you're like me, that would be hovering around zero. Which is the main reason I didn't go. Not to mention it was a logistical nightmare--it was held in Beverly Hills, where there is no place to park (unless you pay a grip), the tickets were not sold online and not convenient to buy, and there was no real place for folks to gather. Hopefully, they are thinking of new venues for next year. And oh, you might be in trouble when your most publicized attendees are Ice-T and Coco, I'm just sayin'.




As far as the San Francisco Black Film Festival, I have to admit they have stepped up their game (as far as I can see, but I did not go there either). The website is crisp, interactive, and professional, and they have expanded it to 10 days and several venues, with a rich and diverse program. My issues are 1) Why is one week planned the same week as the Hollywood Black Film Fest? We are already struggling in this medium, let's support each other if we can, and not compete (tho I know this isn't a focal point for the organizers) and 2) Publicity outside of the San Francisco Bay Area is severely lacking. Many non-black film festivals are well known across the country, and the SFBFF has been around long enough to be making some noise when it happens. But it doesn't, and that's a shame.



Not to big up the Los Angeles Film Festival (which *sigh* I am attending a bit, sorry my peoples), but this is where we need to be. Tons of publicity, volunteers, and organization, and an amazing list of films, categorized and cross referenced almost to death. Free swag in their ticket office (which you could also buy online). Easily accessible venues, all within a couple blocks of each other. Minimal competing times with other films, so you can actually see 5 quality films in a day. Repeats on most films, in case you missed it. A huge diversity of films from everywhere, and the World Premiers of "Wanted" and "Hellboy 2" which, btw, is directed by the dude that did Pan's Labyrinth. They also had a free talk with, him. as well as Common (?!) and others on several days. They are also honoring Melvin Van Peebles and showcased his new film. One idea they came up with, that I thought was terrific, is that they have free screenings of classic films. And films that I love--to wit: Pulp Fiction, The Lost Boys, Bye Bye Birdie, Scarface, Shadows (a film by the late John Cassavetes about interracial relationships made in the late 50's), and one of my very favorites Nothing But A Man, that I wrote about HERE.





We have so many lost treasures, and beautiful, classic films. Why are they not shown at our festivals? Don't get me wrong--the subject of Black film fests has come up a number of times here, and I always advocate, but now I call on my contemporaries to elevate, and elevate hard! Network, get out of your cliques, and expand your horizons! Let others in that will help, and possibly give you some ideas and some exposure. Why am I always contacted by publicists, film, music, and production companies, and never by Black Film Fests? (The wonderful Spaghetti Junction and Reel Black excluded). That should be the first step right there--getting to the Black Blog Afrosphere...step it up people! I know I may sound a bit harsh, but I want to see us shine like other film fests...our current system is not working, and many more people should have exposure to all of the wonderful films that are barely being seen.....I don't want to hear about funding--it's about creativity, reaching out to everyone, initiative and motivation!

The Smarty Guru: Battle Of The Jokes Week

This week in Hollywood, There will be 2 films with a lot of similarities that will open on the exact same day, June 20. Both of them are try to amuse in the same genre which is comedy, both are two major comedies put out by great studios, Paramount and Warner Bros, and both also have two of the most popular lead comedian actors of the day. In one corner we have Mike Myers’ attempt to launch a new, wacky character, the twirl-mustached India-raised sage Pitka, in “The Love Guru.” And in the other corner we have Steve Carell stepping into the shoe-phone of Maxwell Smart in the remake of the ‘60s TV comedy series

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Hello There....

I know my posting is beyond tired lately, but I'm getting there. It isn't really my new job that is responsible for the spotty posting (thankfully I'm working with a bunch of hilarious dudes), but strictly based on the fact that Madame Invisible is feeling a tad lazy these days. Blame it on the wonderful weather and the fact that I am close to the beach.

There are a lot of upcoming projects that I want to talk about tho, unfortunately I can't get to them until tonight. Moving kinda slow this morning--went to see "The Happening" last night, which, as you've probably heard by now, is not happening at all (seriously, it blows hard). Until tonight, here is a clip of Morgan Freeman with a gold toof and nappy perm, playing a pimp in "Street Smart", a film I have talked about a couple times on this blog. I love this film, and I love him in it. Christopher Reeve is dead weight, and Anna Marie Horsford plays his bottom bitch (as they say). Check it; this ain't no Hollywood pimpin'.

Thanks to reader Earlene who sent me this link.

Get High Noon With The Good The Bad And The Weird

This year, South Korean is lacks with their homemade blockbuster, the only two films I know which had the most huge box office reception this year is just “The Chaser” and “Forever the Moment”, after its, Hollywood products are squeezed up and conquered the competition, left nothing to eat for those domestically releases. Even an anticipated movie with stellar casts like “The Fate” or

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Green Hulk Is Scarier Than Shyamalan Happening

The return of “The Incredible Hulk” not only receiving praise for its story and for its acting, but for some of the most impressive digital effects ever seen on the big screen, as this is one absolutely quite incredible looking film. The film really saw green and smashed up the competition at the box office, but outside of topping the other movies out this weekend the giant didn’t have much to rejoice. By grossing an estimated $55 million domestically, Hulk couldn’t stack

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WTF? Volume 13

P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, what the f**k ever, as Miles Davis? I don't care what he calls himself, I just call him Ballsy!

Today In B'Days....

The man behind almost all of the Black Cinema I loathe, Ice-Cube, is 39. But I'll forgive him cause of "Friday" (tho that BS he has coming out, "Janky Promoters", may make me take that back).

Here he is talking about more of his depressing projects:

Wanted

R | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Adaptation Movie
A young man finds out his long-lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization.
Synopsis:
25-year-old Wes is a slacker who hates his life with good reason, because it sucks. At work, his ballbuster of a boss lives to torment him in front of his fellow cubedwelling drones. Back home, his skeezy girlfriend is a sexual magnet for everyone except him, including Wes’ supposed best friend. No wonder this loser is on his tenth prescription for panic attack pills, which he downs like candy between cardboard meals of vegan tofu wraps. Wes’ pathetic excuse for an existence might just as well come to an end and save him a lifetime of prolonged misery. Fortunately for Wes, his life is over--his old one, anyway--and all because of a girl. Enter hot Fox, who crashes into Wes on the business end of a smoking gun. Seems Wes’ long-lost and mostly forgotten dad was killed while working for the Fraternity--a centuries-old league of supersensory trained assassins pledged to carry out the unbreakable orders of fate. Their motto: Kill one, save a thousand. Now it’s Wes’ turn to follow in his father’s footsteps and release the caged wolf that’s always lurked inside of him. Killing is in Wes’ blood, and he trains under Fox and a motley-but-lethal crew that includes the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan. The neophyte is forcefully pummeled into developing lightning-quick reflexes and superhuman agility. No one said becoming an assassin would be easy. The former slacker is reborn as the golden boy of the Fraternity and Wes starts to relish his new life, even exacting some best-served-cold revenge on tormentors past. But soon, the sweet taste of power sours when he realizes that the intentions of his deadly associates aren’t as noble as first presented. As he wavers between newfound heroism and soul-killing vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one, neither cold-blooded father nor steaming-hot assassin, could ever teach him: He alone controls his destiny.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Angelina Jolie

Movie Trailer Wanted (2008)

Red Cliff: John Woo’s Ambitiousness Epic History

Long time never heard about any John Woo’s new project in Hollywood, obviously the director has return to his hometown and prepared the biggest also the most costly project of his career. Based on the classic novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms where the inspiration for Andy Lau’s “Resurrection of the Dragon” was also come from, “Red Cliff” becomes the most expensive Asian-financed film to date with its estimated budget of US $ 80 million. With this massive budget, Woo has planned to take on every piece of the

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Wall-E

G | 1 hr 37 mins | Adventure, Family, Animated Movie
The year is 2700. WALL-E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.
Synopsis:
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, Wall-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Eve comes to realize that Wall-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, Wall-E chases Eve across the galaxy.

Director : Andrew Stanton
Starring : Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Benjamin Burtt, Sigourney Weaver, Kim Kopf, John Ratzenberger, Garrett Palmer, Kathy Najimy

Movie Trailer Wall-E

Old School Music Friday...

OK, I've broken my promise more than once to start blogging regularly again, but believe me (please!) it's coming back very soon. I had to show love to my old school music fam tho--this week's meme is favorite female singer. I don't know why, but almost all of my favorite singers are men (hmmm, whassup with that?), and two of the five of my favorite female singers are not old school--Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. The other three are Nina Simone, Chaka Khan, and Roberta Flack, and I have always believed that Roberta was a genius since I was a little girl---my mother played her all the time. This song has also been used in several films, both Black and non-black. It is a classic in every way:



Believer 1964 - http://ruhoffman.blogspot.com/
Cassandra - http://celeb-blitz.com/
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Danielle Vyas - http://modernmusings.com/
Dee - http://donotcolorme.blogspot.com/
DP - http://therealready.blogspot.com/
Fresh and Fab - http://freshandfab.blogspot.com/
Hagar’s Daughters – http://hagarsdaughters.blogspot.com/
LaKeisha - http://kreativetalk.blogspot.com/
LaShonda - http://thee-biz.blogspot.com/
Lisa C - http://lisacwrites.blogspot.com/
MarvalusOne - http://www.themarvalusview.com/
Mrs. Grapevine - http://mrsgrapevine.com/
Quick - http://thequickcatchup.blogspot.com/
Regina - http://reginasfamilyseasons.blogspot.com/
Shae-Shae - http://shaedoves.blogspot.com/
SJP - http://sojournersplace.blogspot.com/
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Mike - http://thehappygoluckybachelor.blogspot.com/

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If The Senses And Signs Become The Happening

M. Night Shyamalan is a new wave thriller director or a modern-day Hitchcock wannabe who quickly raises his popularity with the unexpected success of 1999's “The Sixth Sense”, the film which then also pointed him as a genius in a twisty ending creation. After the successful sense, he really has enjoyed on some more success with his next project but definitely with declined qualities. The director is seemingly had a big load on his shoulder about how to make his next film to shine bright like sense. Moreover, after his divorce with Disney who financed almost of his films, Shyamalan’s lucky star has fallen so far away with “Lady in the Water” which truly turn and couldn’t be

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Queens of Langkasuka: Thai Answer For Pirates of Caribbean

I first bring on this film on December last year, that time “Queens of Langkasuka” has announced to release on March 6th 2008, but it seems that the schedule was pushed back again. This ambitious film from Nonzee Nimibutr and tipped to be the biggest budget production in Thai history anyway had have its premiere at the Cannes Film Market recently but due to opens in Thailand itself on August 12. With budget around 140-million-baht, the historical fantasy with lot of sea battle

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Poster Of Spike's New Movie....*

*thanks sergio!

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

PG | 1 hr 31 mins | Historical, Period, Children, Adaptation
Kit Kittredge, a 9-year old girl, endures hardships while growing up during the Great Depression.
Synopsis:
Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge can’t resist bringing home strays, whether it’s Grace, an abandoned basset hound, or Will and Countee, a pair of young hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and generous, Kit is a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother Margaret are left to manage on their own, growing vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders including an itinerant magician, a vivacious dance instructor on the prowl for a husband and a zany mobile librarian. When a crime spree sweeps Cincinnati, all signs point to the local “hobo jungle,” where Will and Countee live with a group of their impoverished companions. Kit, who always has her antennae out for a good news story, convinces her new friends to take her to see the hobo camp for herself and writes an article that creates a sympathetic portrait of the camp’s residents. But when Kit’s mother and their boarders become the latest victims in a string of robberies, Kit’s loyalties are tested. Will is accused of the crimes and, with all of their savings gone, the Kittredges face losing their house to foreclosure. Determined to recover the stolen money and believing Will is innocent, Kit recruits her friends Ruthie and Stirling to help her track down the real culprit. Together they uncover a plot that goes far beyond Cincinnati!

Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Wallace Shawn, Stanley Tucci, Madison Davenport, Zach Mills, Willow Smith, Max Thieriot

Movie Trailer Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

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Weekend B.O.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (thanks sergio!)
June 6–8, 2008
Studio Estimates

1) Kung Fu Panda P/DW $60,000,000

2) You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony $40,000,000

3) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $22,805,000
Total: $253,026,000

4) Sex and the City NL $21,310,000 Total: $99,269,000

5) The Strangers Rog. $9,289,000 Total: $37,646,000

6) Iron Man Par. $7,522,000 Total: $288,893,000

7) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV $5,527,000 Total:
$125,846,0000

8) What Happens in Vegas Fox $3,400,000 Total: $72,230,000

9) Baby Mama Uni. $779,000 Total:$57,904,000

10) Made of Honor Sony $775,000 Total: $44,660,000

11) The Visitor Over. $503,000 Total: $6,028,000

12) Forgetting Sarah Marshall Uni. $475,000 Total: $61,545,000

13) Speed Racer WB $370,000 Total: $42,018,000

From IW: Sorry about my lagging posts. Also sorry about not responding to your comments, which you know is very unlike me. I will get to them tonight...I believe I'm back on track. The people at my job actually want me to do real work! The luchini is very proper, but Ms. Invisible is not used to using actual thought while working. I guess it had to happen sometime...lol!

Anyhoo, "Sex In The City" is doing way better than I thought it would. I don't think I can force myself to see "Kung Fu Panda", despite the wonderful things said about it. I actually did contribute to the apocalypse that is "Don't Mess With The Zohan" this weekend (don't judge me!). After the week I had, I needed to watch a movie that would require the brain power of a carrot, and Adam Sandler is the master of this in every way. I also watched the DVD of "Go Tell It On The Mountain"...more on that tonight. Cheers!

Kung Fu Panda Is The Most Impressive Fighter

What stock market analysts been predicted to “Kung Fu Panda” is seemingly turn to be right, because the animated film about Po, a panda who becomes a kung-fu master to save his jungle from leopard villains easily won the weekend box office, grossing an estimated $60 million from 4,114 theaters and delivering the best-ever opening for a non-sequel DreamWorks Animation feature topping such hits as "Shark Tale"

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This Weekend in B'Days...

Keenan Ivory Wayans and the mighty Prince are 50. Both lookin' pretty decent for their age, both a bit....ummm...."special" in personality. One's a genius, and one likes to think he is. I'll let you guess which one.

Very coincidentally, here is a clip of a skit of Michael Jackson and Prince as police partners, with Robert Townsend playing Micheal, and Keenan Wayans playing Prince:

Twilight

Not Rated | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Teen Movie | Release: 12/12/2008
"Twilight" is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human.
Synopsis:
A high school girl named Bella falls in love with a vampire. The new couple leads a rival vampire clan to pursue them and attempt to force her to decide if she, too, wishes to become one of the undead.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Cam Cigandet, Kellan Lutz, Anna Kendrick, Taylor Lautner

Movie Trailer Twilight

The Incredible Hulk Return With The Greener Concept

When CGI and special effects technology have conquered the movie world, with everything that seemed impossible has become so easy and cost very effective to create. Now almost any comic book hero can easily be brought to the big screen with the help of this advance equipment, as everybody knows if a superhero movie is very familiar with the CGI generated characters, huge action sequences and computer generated worlds. But on the other hand, many filmmakers now tend to utilize these special effects as a prop, having the lavishness

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Get Smart

PG-13 | 1 hr 50 mins | Comedy, Adaptation, Spy Movie
Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 at his side.
Synopsis:
Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart and armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm, must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried.

Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, James Caan, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Kenneth Davitian

Movie Trailer Get Smart

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When Did You Last See Your Father?

PG-13 | 1 hr 32 mins | Drama, Period, Foreign, Adaptation Movie
An unflinching exploration of a father/son relationship, as a man deals with his father's terminal illness and imminent death.
Synopsis:
Blake Morrison deals with his father Arthur’s terminal illness and imminent death. Blake’s memories of everything funny, embarrassing and upsetting about his childhood and teens are interspersed with the present, as he struggles to come to terms with his father, and their history of conflict, and learns to accept that one’s parents are not always accountable to their children.

Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Gina Mckee, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Matthew Beard, Elaine Cassidy

Movie Trailer When Did You Last See Your Father?

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