— by ALEXA MILAN — From its ingenious viral marketing campaign to the original and thrilling final product, the low-budget sci-fi film “District 9” was 2009’s biggest surprise hit, scoring at the box office and with critics. Now, the first movie from South African director[...]
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How It Should Have Ended: ‘The Wizard of Oz’
There have been a whole series of these videos called “How It Should Have Ended” and they are pretty funny. The newest one takes aim at “The Wizard of Oz.”[...]
Inside ‘Up’: Carl and Ellie from Concept to Finish
— by JASON EAKEN — When “Up” came out this past summer, it caught many people, myself included, by surprise by its impeccable, beautiful rendering of the marriage between Carl and Ellie. It is many people’s favorite moment in the film, and its power looms over the rest [...]
A Featurette from ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and his extraordinary Imaginarium, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible[...]
‘District 9’ DVD Bonus: The Alien Agenda
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — This summer, one film surprised film goers more than any other. “District 9,” is the directorial debut of director Neil Blomkamp, but it garnered attention because of the name that was attached to all of the movie’s trailers and posters[...]
‘Robin Hood’: Behind the Scenes Compilation
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — In the today’s world, it would be safe to say that we have a plethora of fictional heroes to look up to. We can find them in literature, and in live action television and movies. Some heroes are not super-powered (i.e. Batman), they simply rely on their wits[...]
An Alternate Ending for Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’
— by CAM SMITH — Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II” was among the most dreadful films of 2009; an amateurish, often incoherent, bloody slab of boring, unimaginative pandemonium, overflowing at its greasy brim with childish supernatural symbolism and grimy hillbilly clichés. In all[...]
A Look at ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I have never forgiven myself for not watching the first two installments of the “Harry Potter” series in the theater. I had not read the books and was not knowledgeable of who or what “Harry Potter” was. I had seen the trailer for the first[...]
Hilarious Parody of ‘The Dark Knight’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — While few would argue that “The Dark Knight” is a fantastic movie, it does have a few head-scratching moments. The people at The Key of Awesome have put those moments to song and it’s a lot of fun. However, words won’t do justice for what t[...]
Bryan Adams’ Music Video from ‘Old Dogs’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Here is the video for Bryan Adams’ song “You’ve Been A Friend To Me,” which appears on the soundtrack for “Old Dogs.” I haven’t heard anything good about the movie, and I have never been much of a Bryan Adams fan, but the song [...]
A Featurette From ‘It’s Complicated’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Alec Baldwin has recently stated that he plans to retire from acting at the conclusion of “30 Rock.” He basically blamed his less than stellar movie career as the impetus for wanting to leave the business. It’s too bad really, because when Baldwin[...]
Frosty, The Inappropriate Snowman
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — This clip is so awesome that you will not believe that it was actually created by CBS, but it was. It takes a blend of “Frosty The Snowman” and Neil Patrick Harris’ Barney Stinson from “How I Met Your Mother” to create something[...]
Lego Matrix: ‘Trinity, Help!’
This is a scene from “The Matrix” that was painstakingly recreated by using Legos[...]