I NEVER thought I'd say this, but after seeing the Sherlock Holmes trailer below in the theater last night......
I have to say --
"I have a crush on Robert Downey Jr.!"
Whoa.
I know, I know -- he's a great actor and all.
It's just -- he's always seemed....I dunno.....just this side of.....
Skeevy.
So this is really a major breakthrough.
For me.
Wow. I just truly & thoroughly enjoyed watching this sneak peek of Robert and his new flick, set to hit theaters this December 25th.
To be honest, I did warm to him a little bit after Iron Man.....but seriously, I think Sherlock Holmes is gonna seal the deal. Just sayin'.
Hey, why not? We've got Downey Jr. as the oh-so-famous sleuth and Jude Law as his trusted sidekick, Dr. Watson.
Not a bad package (So to speak).
Downey Jr. is quite hot right now, and this flick looks like it may actually be smart, funny and quite action-packed.
And...with a little bit of lusty romance courtesy of the lovely Rachel McAdams as well.
So there.
By the way, this flick was directed by none other than the EX-Mr. Madonna.....Guy Ritchie.
Thankfully, she's nowhere to be found (Even though I'm sure she was just dyin' to use that British accent of hers, doncha know. No thanks Madge, we'll pass).
OK, so the audience I saw this trailer with last night laughed very hard, more than a few times... AND seemed to totally dig it.
Check out the trailer below for yourself, and let me know what you think.
Ya know, I seriously think he's shakin' off some of the skeevy.
She's a Hollywood survivor who is smart, funny, not afraid to act wacky or look unattractive...
AND she enjoys working behind-the-scenes as much as in front.
Oh yeah....she's also currently riding a huge wave of success after her recent romantic-comedy flick The Proposal (which cost only $40 million to make....) just passed the $157 million dollar mark at the box office.
No, that's NOT a typo.
After 9 weeks in release....The Proposal has made $157+ million dollars.
In comparison, Night At The Museum 2 cost $150 million to make, and in 13 weeks has made $175 million.
Huh. Not bad girlie, not bad at all.
Especially for a former "It Girl" who many had written off as no longer bankable at the box office. I'm sure that some of those suits in La-La land were even waiting for her to announce a TV project.
That's where the former movie queens seem to be going nowadays...doncha know.
Nope, it seems our gal Sandra can still bring 'em into the theaters....she just has to be driving the right vehicle.
Well, looks like the next one for her is another romantic comedy, and this time she is once again starring with a handsome & younger leading man.
You go girl.
Lucky for Sandra, the guy (Bradley Cooper) is suddenly very hot after his recent turn in the mega-successful summer hit, The Hangover.
I've seen this trailer for the upcoming It's All About Steve a few times now, and each time it still makes me smile. Pseudo-stalker Sandra is quirky yet likable, TV reporter Thomas Haden Church looks smarmy yet funny and Bradley Cooper is......well, OK -- he's just plain hunkalicious.
(Gimme a break, I'm not dead!)
So click the movie title link here ----> All About Steve <---- to go to the official movie website. You can view the trailer there, then let me know what YOU think.
(Comments added below on my site are MUCH appreciated!)
The flick was originally supposed to open in theaters last spring, but studio bosses felt that there were too many romantic comedies scheduled for release around that time -- so it is now scheduled to open on September 4, 2009.
So....can Sandra do it again?
It may be All About Steve.....but as far as I'm concerned, Sandra's drivin' the bus.
Today I'm happy to report that it seems the marvelous Meryl Streep has now become Hollywood's go-to gal for summer AND holiday flicks that will appeal to the (largely ignored) over-25 female demographic.
At least, that's what it's starting to look like.
What with last summer's HUGE box office hit Mamma Mia, and then the holiday Oscar-bait of Doubt....Meryl is set to repeat herself this year as well.
We have the just-released Julie & Julia, poised to become a summer box office success....
And now the trailer for Meryl's upcoming holiday offering -- It's Complicated, has just hit movie screens & the internet.
Oh yeah...and it looks good, good, GOOD.
Let's just say, this makes me happier than a pig in.....oh, never mind.
Just take a look below at the newly released trailer for It's Complicated. Along with a very funny Meryl, it stars Alec Baldwin as her cheating ex-husband and Steve Martin as Meryl's architect and would-be suitor.
I mean seriously, how much do I love that cast?
You'll also see some other welcome faces: Mary Kay Place, Alexandra Wentworth and Rita Wilson as Meryl's gal-pals....and cutie John Krasinski from The Office as Meryl's son-in-law.
OK, so it opens Christmas day and I'm willing to bet the contents of my stocking that it's gonna be a big hit.
In fact, I'm thinkin' that will be right around the time Miss Streep will be receiving serious Oscar buzz for her portrayal of Julia Child....so it may just be a very Merry Christmas for Meryl this year.
Go ahead and quote me on that. Just sayin'.
Hey, take a peek at It's Complicated & let me know what YOU think --
(By the way, did Meryl Streep really just say: "Turns out, I'm a bit of a slut"? I LOVE it!)
The G-forces were too strong for the competition as Disney's "G-Force" won the crowded race at the domestic box office, grossing $32.2 million and surpassing holdover "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
"Half-Blood Prince," from Warner Bros., grossed an estimated $30 million from 4,325 in its second sesh for a domestic cume of $221.8 million.
Sony's Katherine Heigl-Gerard Butler romantic comedy "The Ugly Truth" opened to a strong $27 million from 2,882 theaters.
Now, this box office coup may be a surprise to y'all......
But I have two young friends -- Mikyla(age 10) and Samantha (age 8), who saw a screening of G-Force with me on Wednesday evening, and predicted its' overwhelming box office success right away.
Yep, the "Mouse House" has done it again.
Seriously.....don't ever underestimate the power of a grade-schooler's love of Disney and "Gadgets, Gizmos and Guinea Pigs. In 3-D!"
I'm just sayin'.
So, if you're debating on whether or not to check out this romp with your favorite kiddo.....
Just watch the video below to see what the actual G-Force target demo has to say about this new flick --
Hmmm....looks like Harry hangin' on to the top spot for a second week in a row didn't stand a chance.
That's OK, we've made some room for him at the big people's table. Harry will be back and bigger than ever real soon....
Every time I hear the song, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head".....I wanna get on the handlebars of a bike and be driven around a farm by a handsome bank robber.
Uh....duh.
Who wouldn't?
Obviously, for me the feelings when I hear that tune are very strong, because they remind me of a classic scene from one of my ALL-TIME favorite flicks:
Oh yeah baby....I first viewed this flick when I was merely in grade school, but even then -- I knew a great flick when I saw it.
Newman & Redford.
Butch & Sundance.
Devilishly Handsome & Gosh Darn Gorgeous.
Ooops, I digress.
I really just wanna gush about this flick, and the fact that thanks to CAPA (Columbus Association Of The Performing Arts) and their 2009 Summer Movie Series -- I got to see Butch & Sundance all over again yesterday.
Yep, up on the glorious big screen of the Ohio Theatre, right where they belong.
Those two wonderful actors, a great script, awesome direction and a "true" story that was made for the silver screen.
I was in Movie Lover heaven.
Y'all know that I truly enjoy sharing movie fun, so I invited my sister Julie and fab friend Angela to join me for the afternoon....and we had a fun little discussion about the film (and the CAPA Summer Movie Series) over a few drinks at the Tip Top Kitchen and Cocktails afterward.
Check it out:
For those of you who don't know -- CAPA's 2009 Summer Movie Series, the longest-running classic film series in America, celebrates it's 39th anniversary this year with a lineup of classics, cult favorites and much-beloved films.
With 20 films covering practically every genre, there's truly something for everyone -- action, suspense, romance, comedy, drama, sci-fi, musicals, and even a little good-humored horror -- all in the grandeur of the glorious Ohio Theatre.
What are some of the great films that I'm looking forward to seeing?
Show Boat, Rebecca, Dirty Dancing, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spellbound, Steel Magnolias and South Pacific.
Oh yes....like I said, Movie Lover heaven.
Hey, why not pull up a cloud and join me for a few?
Tickets are truly a bargain, $4.00 for the General Public, $3.50 for Senior Citizens or a strip of 10 tickets for $25.00 (the best movie deal in town!).
Seriously....prices even a handsome bank robber on a bicycle would love.
Just read some casting news today on Variety.com that caught my attention.
Why?
Well....it concerns funny, smart, handsome and talented Ryan Reynolds (most recently seen charming the nastiness out of Sandra Bullock in The Proposal).
Did I mention handsome?
Oh yeah, I did. Hmmm....guess you can see for yourself up above.
Ryan Reynolds has landed the coveted role of “Green Lantern,” getting the starring role in Warner Bros.' live-action film based on the DC Comics hero.
Martin Campbell will direct. The studio is still working on the picture’s budget, but production is expected to begin in January.
The news caps off a memorable summer for Reynolds, who played Deadpool in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” a performance that prompted Fox to begin development on a spinoff film. Reynolds followed that by starring opposite Sandra Bullock in the romantic comedy “The Proposal,” which crossed the $100 million mark this week.
Warners and Campbell chose Reynolds, who vied for the superhero role along with “The Hangover” star Bradley Cooper and Jared Leto. The momentum built for Reynolds in the last week, as he was the only actor whose option was extended.
The Variety article goes on to report that Ryan will next star in Buried, a dark indie drama that will begin filming shortly in Barcelona.
Coincidentally, Vicky Christina Barcelona is the title of the Oscar-winning flick that Ryan's lovely new wife Scarlett Johansson made for Woody Allen there last year.
If you haven't seen it yet, it's worth a rental for Javier Bardem's steamy performance alone. Yeah, yeah...Scarlett and Penelope Cruz are OK too.
Whatever.
So it seems that Buried has Reynolds portraying a civilian contractor who is kidnapped in Iraq and awakes in a coffin, struggling against time to coordinate a rescue even though he doesn’t know where he’s buried in the desert.
Seriously? That's Ryan's next flick?
Hmmm.....
Well, it's NOT a romantic-comedy.....but it IS hot in the desert.
Yep.
I'm guessin' those famous abs will be on display at some point in this flick as well.
Yep....apparently some hangovers aren't that bad after all.
And I saw this one comin' from a mile away.
While doing some serious, important research a while back (aka: surfing for movie gossip on the web), I read that Warner Brothers studio bosses had already given the green-light for a Hangover sequel to writer/director Todd Phillips.
Two months before the flick would even hit the theaters.
That kind of movie news makes me sit up & take notice, or at least stop clicking around for a moment.
Seriously, these dudes do NOT make major money decisions lightly.
(OK, Paris Hilton in The Hottie And The Nottie, doesn't count.)
While not common in the movie business, it is very uncharacteristic for a bunch of Hollywood "Suits" to make a decision like that on a property that isn't a well-known, proven commodity (e.g. Harry Potter,Twilight...or...uh, Weekend at Bernie's).
I'm just sayin'.
But the bosses had apparently been bowled over by the overwhelmingly positive responses they were receiving at early test screenings.
Hence, the early green-light for the sequel.
Good news for the studio AND the three lead bachelor party boys as well. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis were all invited to the next party, and they are now sequel-bound as well.
So, this is how I knew in early April that an outrageous and raunchy comedy hit was most likely on the horizon.
Now....preliminary box office numbers from The Hangover opening this weekend are proving those "suits" actually knew what they were doin'.
Go figure.
Check out the Saturday scoop from one of my fave box office-tracking websites, boxofficeguru.com --
"Riding a wave of strong reviews and electric early buzz, the post-bachelor party comedy The Hangover pushed aside the competition and opened triumphantly at number one on Friday with a stunning $16.5M in ticket sales, according to estimates, in its first day of release. The Warner Bros. hit grossed nearly as much on its opening day as other recent R-rated comedies like I Love You, Man and Role Models collected during their entire first weekends. Hangover even powered ahead of the $10.5M first day take of the raunchy 2005 summer smash Wedding Crashers, despite lacking the same kind of star names. A Friday-to-Sunday debut of about $45-50M seems likely for the groom-gone-missing comedy, putting it in a tight race for the top spot this weekend."
Hey, I'm a Movie Chick. (I'm actually the "Mix Flix Chick", but that's beside the point.)
Because I had advance knowledge that The Hangover was a hit waiting to happen, I am not at all surprised by this....and that's why I jumped at the chance a few weeks ago to check out The Hangover at an advance screening.
Guess what?
I liked it.
It's outrageous and raunchy, but it benefits from some seriously great casting. Ed Helms (Andy from The Office) is very funny as the nerdy, much put-upon dentist who loses a tooth, yet discovers himself in Vegas.
And bushy-bearded comedian Zach Galifianakis steals the flick as the bride's dangerously whacked-out brother. If you haven't heard of Zach yet, you will very soon.
The Hangover had some genuinely funny, laugh out loud moments....and some "oh no, they didn't" moments. While it's not the best comedy I've ever seen, it's certainly not the worst (that list is waaaay too long to post here).
OK, so The Hangover is shaping up to be a big comedy hit, but take notice folks....it is most definitely NOT for everyone.
Please do not go if you are at all offended by sex, drugs, bad language or full frontal nudity.
Everyone else, raise your hand.
Yep, y'all can go see it without worries.
If you're interested in my quick review & thoughts on The Hangover, along with some other miscellaneous flick chat -- click on the video below to listen to my introduction on Thursday, June 4th as the new "Mix Flix Chick" for morning DJ Mark Dantzer on 107.9 FM in Columbus, Ohio.
Or, you can just read this:
What happens in Vegas....is funny and gonna make a lot of money.
**UPDATE : Sunday afternoon(12:30pm)box office figures courtesy of Variety.com:
"Warner Bros.' R-rated comedy The Hangover grossed a boffo $43.3 million in its debut, although Disney-Pixar holdover Up remained No. 1 at the domestic box office at $44.2 million."
(Hmmm.....looks like the bachelor party boys couldn't quitebeat the old man with the balloons. Oh well, close guys....very close.We'll see ya in the sequel.)
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