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• CMW, CMF: Daniel Lanois Offers Two Parts Rock, One Part Dubstep
• Clive Owen Loves The Food, Wine & People In Madrid
• Men in Black III Retro Alien Photos Featuring the Work of Rick Baker
• CMW, CMF: Arts & Crafts Show Off Their Post-Broken Social Scene Stable
• Star Trek 2 Plot Is Very Basic Teases Simon Pegg
• I saw The Hunger Games without having read the book and was really surprised by both its acclaim and enormous fan base. Here's my somewhat harsh review.
• John Carter: An Open Letter to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Richard Ross
• Johnny Depp in the Dark Shadows Trailer
• The Hunger Games and Battle Royale 1 & 2 (what do you think about the similarities?)
• Fair Board ousts Larimer County fair queen and attendant
• CBM Weekly Review: 03/17/12 - 03/23/12
• Johnny Galecki Has 'Really Fallen For' Kelli Garner
• Pilot, student identified in Longmont plane crash
• The Hunger Games Breaks Records with Opening Day Gross of $68.2 Million
• Russian Models Irina Shayk & Anne Vyalitsyna Bare Their Bikini Bodies In South Beach
• My friend saw this on Twitter: What do they call the Hunger Games in Paris?
• 80's film horror characters, today. (MakeUp Arts, Photography)
• How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big-Budget Flick | Wired.com
• TIL that Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were enemies in print before they were friends on TV.
• Something about this seems familiar...

CMW, CMF: Daniel Lanois Offers Two Parts Rock, One Part Dubstep Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:15 PM PDT Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News Fabrice Coffrini, AFP There are a myriad of genres one can associate with legendary Canadian rocker Daniel Lanois -- rock, blues, ambient -- but the producer/songwriter can now officially add Jamaican dubstep to his sonic resume. Fans on hand for last night's sold-out performance at Great Hall, where Lanois played as part of Canadian Music Week, were treated to more than a typical concert. Taking a cue from his 2010 Nuit Blanche installation, Lanois created an intimate environment by setting up the stage in the centre of the theatre, allowing the audience to surround him better. He also put up two projection screens and built a small hut to host his dubstep DJ set. What transpired definitely reflected more of an artistic showcase than a regular rock gig. "This will be the ambient dubstep chapter of the evening," said Lanois, detailing a three-part event that began with the DJ set and was promptly followed by two rock sets, one solo and one with musicians Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.

Clive Owen Loves The Food, Wine & People In Madrid Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PDT Clive Owen fell in love with Madrid's food and wine culture while he was shooting his new movie "Intruders" in the Spanish capital. The British actor admits he now returns to the city whenever he... Read More >

Men in Black III Retro Alien Photos Featuring the Work of Rick Baker Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:18 AM PDT Men in Black III finds Agent J (Will Smith) traveling back in time to the 1960s to save a younger version of his partner Agent K (Josh Brolin). With this time-tripping storyline comes some alien creatures from the Golden Age of sci-fi as created by legendary make-up artist and special effects supervisor Rick Baker. Baker has offered up a behind-the-scenes look at some of these extraterrestrials, including a peek at Jemaine Clement as the alien Biker Boris, which you can check out here! Men in Black III comes to theaters May 25th, 2012 and stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Nicole Scherzinger, Michael Stuhlbarg. The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

CMW, CMF: Arts & Crafts Show Off Their Post-Broken Social Scene Stable Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:05 PM PDT Filed under: Concerts and Tours With Broken Social Scene on "indefinite hiatus," there's a hole in the middle of the Arts & Crafts records roster. Broken Social Scene has always been a sort of metonym for Arts & Crafts -- without them, the venerable Toronto label was left with something of an identity crisis. This brought intrigue to last night's CMW/CMF showcase at the Horseshoe Tavern as the label looks to acts including the Darcys, Zeus and Dan Mangan to become the new face of the franchise. Snowblink opened the night, so Daniela Gesundheit's voice was the first instrument on display. Her breathy vocals cut through the room like a scimitar, and she had antlers coming out of her guitar.

Star Trek 2 Plot Is Very Basic Teases Simon Pegg Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:35 AM PDT It's basically pointless to ask any cast member about the current status of Star Trek 2, especially when it comes to the plot. J.J. Abrams has the film on lockdown, and won't allow any of his staff, be they cast or crew, to speak out about the impending sequel in any certain terms. Add to that the constantly mentioned fact that the script by Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, and Roberto Orci is in a perpetual state of flux, and you have the recipe for some good, solid, non-information. Though, is that screenplay really in flux? This constant news that the script keeps changing on a day-to-day basis may be just another ploy to keep the real story away from prying eyes. If the screenplay is in a constant state of disarray, whose to say what the movie is actually about? Though, if that were 100% true, the film couldn't possibly be any good, could it? A screenplay is the backbone of all movies, and a solid storyline is what gives a sequel its foundation. Who knows, though, with Star Trek 2? This is all part of the mystery and fun that J.J. Abrams likes to bring to any given project, whether he is directing or producing it. Simon Pegg (who plays Scotty) has been in London promoting his upcoming thriller A Fantastic Fear of Everything, and when asked about the film, he is of little help, explaining that Star Trek 2 has a very basic storyline. "It's all about space. It's about the final frontier. And the one before it. I know it's boring, but one thing J.J. installed in all of us is the importance of giving the audience everything they can get from the experience itself." Simon Pegg plans to incorporate J.J. Abrams' way of show business into his next project, the finale of his The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy The World's End. "When we do The World's End we're not going to do blogs from the set, which we did with Hot Fuzz and Paul, because we want to maintain some mystique...We're just waiting to make it now. The second the green light goes on we will go...That's our goal." Stay tuned as more Star Trek 2 cast members are sure to give us more non-information in the very near future. Star Trek 2 comes to theaters May 17th, 2013 and stars Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.

I saw The Hunger Games without having read the book and was really surprised by both its acclaim and enormous fan base. Here's my somewhat harsh review. Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PDT Please note that this is the first film review I've ever written. I am no paid critic, nor do I contend that my opinion should be treated seriously. However, I hope that you all like my review, whether or not you agree with it; and that it incites some interesting conversation. I went to the midnight premiere of The Hunger Games and felt quite out of place for somehow having managed to read none of the books and come across no spoilers. Yet, being completely oblivious made me uniquely excited for the film; I looked forward to judging its merits outside of adaptation. So, here goes. The Hunger Games was great entertainment and a bad film. I thought that a movie about a group of kids forced to fight to the death should have left me feeling absolutely disgusted, and it didn't. I thought it should have been unrelenting, completely brutal, visceral, and emotionally and politically relevant, and it wasn't. I thought that the story's world was contrived and made little sense and that kids supposedly trained from a young age to be killing machines really sucked at killing. I think that the only transformation a movie like this should, and even, can show, is how a human being loses their humanity and leaves a shell behind. Instead, it showed how becoming likable is the most important survival skill. Now, on a technical level, I thought that the film was extremely well made. The color palette was excellent and the visual effects more than effective. Of particular note is the first shot of The Capitol. For a few moments there, the Greco-Roman sanctuary in The Rocky Mountains felt right. I thought that Tom Stern's cinematography was largely gorgeous. However, I thought the action sequences were horribly mismanaged. The shots were far too tight and shaky, and the cuts far too quick and I could not for a second comprehend what was happening on screen. Almost to a point, the nauseating action sequences only served to complement the emptiness of the film's more emotional moments. There is a point about three quarters of the way through the movie when what must have been a fan-favorite character dies, because during the sequence the majority of the theater was crying. Now don't get me wrong; it was a sad moment befitting the death of a young child. The entire sequence and the following reaction sequence were directed, edited, and scored quite well. Yet, what bothered me on a much deeper level was the implication that this child's death mattered more than the number of children slaughtered earlier because, once again, she was more likeable. I even ultimately felt somewhat guilty amidst the mob of crying audience members, because I at no point had any emotional investment in this child, nor in any of the other kids dropping dead left and right. It was also baffling to me that at a time in our history where America's political landscape has rarely seemed more influenced by the media; a film perfectly positioned to comment on that barely did so. Even still, the scenes where the President of Panem discusses the reasons behind The Hunger Games and why he doesn't root for underdogs were the most interesting scenes in the movie to me. A film like this doesn't offer much room for actors outside its lead role so I was all the more impressed by the effective performances of a number of the supporting cast. Stanley Tucci was a particularly funny media personality as Caesar Flickerman, and his outrageous facial expressions plastered onto the holographic panels behind him got a laugh out of me every time. Elizabeth Banks, though caked in makeup and dressed in the most offensive pinks, was charming as one entirely oblivious to the plight of the impoverished can be. Her Effie Trinket helped bring some personality to the identical men and woman of The Capitol. As usual, Woody Harrelson's brand of drunken everyman's comic relief is more than enjoyable as Haymitch Abernathy and much of the little emotional relevancy I found in the film was found in him. Jennifer Lawrence has been popping up all over the place lately, and I have no doubt that playing Katniss Everdeen will only serve to explode her stardom to new heights. This is not a bad thing. She is a good actress, as anyone who has seen her Oscar nominated turn in Winter's Bone can attest to. However, the quality of her performance only served to highlight the absurdity of her character and the irony of her likeability inciting theater audiences worldwide to root for the deaths of 23 kids. But still, I found the movie quite entertaining, which is unfortunately not what I want or hope for from a movie with this kind of subject matter. Huge adaptation films like this have always tried to find the balance between fan service and marketability, and where those two might intersect. In being quality entertainment and from what I hear, very faithful to its source material, I think it serves both its fan base and its enterprise well. But that makes me disappointed by the fan base. I think we deserve better than trashy pulp like this. It is sadly indicative of a growing trend in American media consumerism that something like The Hunger Games has such an enormous devoted fan base. And as the film moves on to make piles and piles of cash and big studios buy more and more properties like this one, we will continue to white wash things to make money, because reality is scary and dark and we as a populace no longer know how to grapple with adult themes like death or sexuality. But that's Young Adult literature. YA literature is safe and fun and sprinkled with just enough reality to help us forget that all the characters are caricatures and the plots entirely predictable. So, to Hollywood, please continue to enjoy the next YA hit series. It's sure to be a nice plump cash cow. Hopefully, though, the devoted fans of this trash will one day realize that rooting for Katniss doesn't make them better than the insensitive gluttons of the Capitol. It makes them those gluttons. submitted by absidell [link] [3 comments]

John Carter: An Open Letter to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Richard Ross Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT submitted by okmichael [link] [1 comment]

Johnny Depp in the Dark Shadows Trailer Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PDT submitted by TyGoss [link] [comment]

The Hunger Games and Battle Royale 1 & 2 (what do you think about the similarities?) Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:32 AM PDT The plot of Battle Royale which came out in 2000. "It's a story of adolescent boys and girls being randomly pulled into a filmed game show of a gory deathmatch in an arena filled with natural and artificial hazards set in a dystopian society with a totalitarian government that likes to show the people that they're still in charge. Some of the contestants embrace the opportunity to cause mayhem; others try to navigate the situation with diplomacy, only to be ruthlessly murdered by more vicious players. The story ultimately focuses on a trio of protagonists, one slightly older and embittered by loss because he has played and won the game before; the other two are younger and more innocent, and turn to their more mature peer for guidance and inspiration. In the end, instead of the usual one winner, there is a plot twist and the two younger players become lovers and end up winning the game in the end. Then they go on in the next story to try and overthrow the totalitarian government." submitted by jbiker155 [link] [11 comments]

Fair Board ousts Larimer County fair queen and attendant Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:41 PM PDT Larimer County's fair queen and lady-in-waiting have been ousted from their positions in a dispute over fundraising and allegations of behavior not befitting royalty.

CBM Weekly Review: 03/17/12 - 03/23/12 Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PDT SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 EXCLUSIVE: Bryan Q. Miller on Lex Luthor In an exclusive interview with CBM Editor Ed Gross, writer Bryan Q. Miller discusses the Smallville season 11 digital comic, in this installment talking about the Lex Luthor that audiences will be meeting. THE WALKING DEAD Cast Looks Ahead to Season 3 Thanks to AMC, ComicBookMovie.com has been given this EXCLUSIVE video clip FIRST--showing the cast and crew talking about what's in store for season three! Lots of clips from last nights season finale including Michonne and the Prison! We'll have more exclusive content in the coming weeks so make sure you stay glued to CBM. You won't want to miss the exclusive content that will be posted as we move ever closer to this summer's blockbuster movies! MOVIES THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (TDKR) Is NOT 4 Hours Long, Not Even Close MTV reported the run time of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises

Johnny Galecki Has 'Really Fallen For' Kelli Garner Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:30 AM PDT "The Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki has found love with actress Kelli Garner. The couple stepped out for the first time together at a basketball game in Los Angeles last weekend and now UsM... Read More >

Pilot, student identified in Longmont plane crash Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:31 AM PDT The two people killed in Friday's plane crash at County Line Road have been identified as flight instructor Ryan Brungardt, 30, of Strasburg and student Edward "Lee" Omohundro, 64, of Evergreen. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Hunger Games Breaks Records with Opening Day Gross of $68.2 Million Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:18 AM PDT The Hunger Games has shattered a couple of box office records this morning, pulling in an impressive $68.2 million during its opening day run at theaters across the country. $19.7 million of that take is from Thursday's midnight screenings. The records broken so far include The Hunger Games becoming the highest grossing non-sequel weekend opener of all time. It also holds the highest non-sequel single day grosses for a film's debut, and it is the highest March opening ever. It also holds the 5th place spot in highest opening days in cinematic history. The film is garnering great reviews across the board, and currently holds an A+ Cinemascore, which means there will be a lot of repeat business. The Hunger Games shows no signs of slowing down at the box office, and is likely to have pulled in north of $140 million by the time the smoke clears on Monday morning for its exact weekend box office tally. We'll have those numbers for you when they become available. Expect The Hunger Games to stay at the top of the box office charts for the foreseeable future. Wrath of the Titans, American Reunion, and the re-release of Titanic in 3D serve as its only real threat in the next few weeks to come. The Hunger Games was released March 23rd, 2012 and stars Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Jennifer Lawrence, Willow Shields, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Paula Malcomson. The film is directed by Gary Ross.

Russian Models Irina Shayk & Anne Vyalitsyna Bare Their Bikini Bodies In South Beach Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:00 AM PDT It's obvious why famous men date models. They're gorgeous. We spotted Russian beauties Irina Shayk and Anne Vyalitsyna showing off their bikini bodies in South Beach Miami, Florida, yesterday. The ... Read More >

My friend saw this on Twitter: What do they call the Hunger Games in Paris? Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:25 AM PDT submitted by TheBeardlessSquirrel [link] [comment]

80's film horror characters, today. (MakeUp Arts, Photography) Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:13 AM PDT submitted by madanan [link] [4 comments]

How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big-Budget Flick | Wired.com Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:58 AM PDT submitted by outc4sted [link] [comment]

TIL that Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were enemies in print before they were friends on TV. Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT submitted by cowzilla3 [link] [comment]

Something about this seems familiar... Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:52 AM PDT submitted by totheisland [link] [comment]

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