Yeah, this happened.

It's been awhile since I checked up on my future husband's IMDB page. Looks like my man has been working quite a bit (no wonder he hasn't had time for me!) and will be staring in the movie The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman along side my second future husband, Shia LaBeouf. Yes, that means I have a picture of the two of them together. Get ready to drool bitches!

Yumm... 

Okay, moving along to more fantastic news . . . Rupert Grint is shooting a pilot from the writer of Raising Hope for CBS called Super Clyde. It's a comedy about a fast food worker who decides to become a super hero. (Umm... sounds kind of like Kick-Ass.) I am so excited, CBS is working on pilots with so many actors I love dearly. They usually star in movies but to get the chance to see them more often on my television is so amazeballs.

I'm hoping, praying, and dreaming that this get's picked up, as well as The Advocates! 

Love,

Elle Marie

Gasp!

One of my all-time favorite movies is Kick-Ass. I loved it so much, I saw it three times in the theater alone! It's action packed, bad-ass, funny as hell, and has an amazing cast. I've been hearing news about Kick-Ass 2 for awhile now, but it felt like it was never going to happen. Then, recently, news broke --- the official trailer has been released! GASP!

This time around, Jim Carrey is joining the cast, along side a now older and, if you can imagine, a more mature Chloe Grace Moretz, a very buffed out Aaron Johnson, and the now super revengeful Christopher Minz-Plasse who has a new name: Mother Fucker. 

I'm so stoked for this! Check out the trailer below! 

Little Miss Funny Turned Little Miss Crazy

All That. The Amanda Show. Big Fat Liar. What A Girl Wants. What I Like About You. She's The Man. Sydney White. Easy A. I grew up with Amanda Bynes, watching her in shows and movies and laughing at how kooky hilarious she is. Which makes it even harder to see her turn a bit cray-cray. Hard to blame her though, we see this all the time; Britney, Lindsay, and so on. We all wish for fame, but it seems that growing up in the business can really take a toll on a person. Even someone who seemed to have it all together. In the last couple of years she's had two hit-and-runs and a DUI as well as being known to post some crazy shiz on her Twitter account. Recently she's pierced her cheeks, got super tan, and is packing on the make-up. Now I'm all for being who you are and  I love piercings and tattoos, but it all seems a bit much to me and way out of character. She's almost 27, it's not like she grew up and changed AS she grew, like Miley Cyrus. No, this is a legit adult who seems to be having a mid-twenties crisis. 

Bynes hasn't been in a movie or a television show in almost three years, Easy A being the last film she did in which she didn't even star. Here's to hoping she gets the help she so obviously needs and is able to work again. I miss her random and quirky sense of humor. 

Love,

Elle Marie

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex wasn't a horrible movie but it wasn't awesome. It was just... eh. Some parts of the movie were just so weird. I was expecting some major bad-ass-ness, but was totally let down. 

What makes it worse is that Megan Fox was in it. I put up with Transformers because it's a good movie, despite Fox's sad acting abilities. However, once again, like Transformers, she's just eye candy. I don't understand why they even give her lines. (Don't think I'm saying this because she's beautiful and I'm a hater. I honestly think she's a bad actress (however, I did enjoy Jennifer's Body). And if you disagree, you're probably a male and blinded by her hotness--Also, she even admits to not being a good actress. Props to her for owning up.)

When I wasn't distracted by the fact that Megan Fox looks like she has botox in her face and massive lip injections, I was being disappointed with the action scenes. They seemed forced and lacked creativity. Josh Brolin and John Malkovich are way too old to fight the way they did and  actually look hardcore. This is not anything against old people, because there are some older men who totally pull off action movies. Like Forest Whitaker. He is one total bad-ass!

The best parts were when Will Arnett was on the screen. He was hilarious. But, uh, he actually wasn't supposed to be. His character was serious and didn't crack jokes. But if you've watched comedies with Arnett in it, you know he's funny by delivering his lines very seriously. So him acting a serious part that's not supposed to be funny was just that. Funny.

The parts that were comic book-ish (I'm really not sure how to word that?) were pretty sweet. And there's a brief appearance by Jeffery Dean Morgan which was nice (love him!) and surprisingly he plays a dead man. Oh wait, that's not surprising at all (more on that in a later posting.) 

Overall I enjoyed it. Not the first movie I'd want to re-watch, but it was entertaining. I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel if Megan Fox's character is either not in it or dies a painful death in the first few minutes. :)

SCRE4M

Whoop-Whoop!!! The first official poster for Scream 4 is here! It even has the release date of the movie. Yup, it's very exciting, but I'm trying not to get too stoked just yet because 4.15.11 is almost a year away! But they sure are building anticipation early. 

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Here's a preview of Entertainment Weekly's interview with director Wes Craven (holla!!):

Are Sidney, Gale, and Dewey still going to be the central characters, or are they on the periphery this time?
It’s a total integration of those three and new kids. The story of Sid, Gale, and Dewey is very much a part of the movie.

And Sid’s still having problems with Ghostface?
There have been 10 years of no Ghostface, but there has been the movie-within-a-movie Stab. We have fun with the idea of endless sequels, or “sequelitis” as Kevin calls it in the script. Sid goes through these three horrendous things, and Stab was based on those horrible things. And then they’ve been taken by a studio and run into the ground in a series of sequels. She has been off by herself and living her own life, and she’s even written a book that has gotten a lot of critical acclaim. She’s kind of put her life back together in the course of these 10 years. But, certainly, there would be no Scream without Ghostface, so she has to confront him again, but now as a woman who has really come out the darkness of her past.

As for the poster’s tag line, “New decade, new rules,” are the new rules going to specifically comment on what’s happened these last 10 years with horror movies?
It’s very much about the last 10 years, and where we are right now. “New decade, new rules” is very much the keynote of the film, that is, trying to figure out what sort of rules (the new Ghostface) is following. How do we fight this killer without a road map? We have to figure out where we are.

Can we count on Scream 4 remaining an R-rated movie with blood and guts and all that fun stuff?
I think that’s safe to say. I’ve very excited about it. At this point in my career, Scream is one of the longest running stories I’ve told. It’s fascinating to still have actors who are very much into continuing their roles and have great chemistry. Part of the reason these three characters are still alive is because they’re so great. We haven’t wanted to kill them.

xoxo

e.m.

Fun TV RomCom

RomComs are absolutely the best! I mean, I can get down with the dirty raw comedies, no problem. But in my heart there will always be a place for romantic comedies. They're predictable and corny-- but they're funny (duh) and romantic (double duh), which makes them so fun to watch.

Today I saw a made for t.v. romantic comedy on the ABC Family Channel. Which, by the way, they make some really awesome and cute comedies, especially the Christmas movies. Plus they always have the most adorable cast. The movie I saw today was My Fake Fiance staring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. Oh yea, two awesome stars from the '90s. MJH from Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Joey L from Blossom and Brotherly Love. And gosh darn it, they just made the best couple for this movie.

Obviously (from the title) they become engaged, but not for real. They do it because they're both broke and want the gifts and money that couples get at their weddings. It has so many laugh out loud moments. Of course it had a predictable ending, some not great acting moments (Melissa Joan Hart is not believable when she cries onscreen), and some serious sappy moments, but all in all, it was totally worth watching.

I suggest My Fake Fiance for anyone who likes good romantic comedies or Lifetime type movies. It was made in 2009, so it's bearable to watch when it comes to the technology, clothing, etc. Plus the soundtrack is really good! In fact, there's a great cover of Can't Hurry Love at the very end which I googled as soon as I finished watching it. (Meiko covers the song in the movie.)

Watch Trailer here:

My Fake Fiance

Listen to song here:
Meiko-Can't Hurry Love

xoxo
e.m.

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Website OTW

The Website of the Week is:




www.IMDB.com

If you're just now hearing of this website, I'm very sorry you've been missing out for so long. This so happens to be one of my top favorite sites ever! IMDB stands for Internet Movie Database. (Duh, it's right under the logo!) I am such a movie/television/celebrity freak that this website makes me drool. (Not literally of course).

Ever been watching a movie and wonder "where the heck have I seen that person before?" or "what is that actors name?!". Just go to this site and type the movie title in the search bar. Either it'll go directly to it's page or it'll give you different ones to choose from, because not all movie titles are so original (shock!). Once you're at a movie page, or television page, there's so much information provided. Synopsis, trailers, tagline, awards, genre, writer, director, the cast lists, pictures, and more! You can also search or click on an actor and see pretty much everything they've done in their career, from the movies they were in, guest spots they had, soundtracks they were on, and so much more.

It's also really great to use if you want to know what movies you haven't seen that favorite actors are in, or what their upcoming projects are. And while you're there, don't worry about checking Fandango or searching for the Top Box Office movies, upcoming movies, movies opening that week, newly released DVDS, TV listings, and so much more, because it's all on the homepage.

Once you have discovered this site, you will understand how useful and addicting it can be! Better bookmark it now, it'll come in handy.

xoxo
e.m.

Wanted: Another actress please!

Wanted is one of my all time favorite movies (James McAvoy is gorgeous!). Ever since there has been talk about making Wanted 2, I've been extremely excited. I really do not like Angelina "Home-wrecker" Jolie, and as much as it pains to me to have a favorite movie staring Mrs. Homewrecker, I can say I wouldn't have minded her being in the sequel. Plus, the writers would probably come up with some really wicked way of bringing her back, and that would have been neat. However, Jolie has backed out of the project, due to scheduling difficulties. Whatever. That's cool, as long as the story is awesome and James McAvoy is kicking some major ass while looking extremely sexy, then no big deal, right? Obviously there is going to be a female lead role. Probably the love interest (duh), and this person would most likely be a strong, hard-core, confident woman. So who is in talks to be the female lead? Shoot me now, Kristin effing Stewart. Please. No. No. NO! I'm not a fan of her at all, come on, she totally ruins Twilight, and she is so freakin' ungrateful for the career Twilight has given her. They should just keep casting her in Indie films, with awkward, lip biting, stuttering characters. I honestly can not see her being a bad-ass action star. Seriously, it'd be such a joke. Agree or disagree? Can you see Kristin Stewart being a total bad-ass in a movie? Do you think she can be the Angelina Jolie of Wanted 2? The only way I'd like to see her in the next movie is if what happened to Jolie at the end of Wanted happens to Stewart in the beginning of the sequel, a bullet to the head. Ha.
xoxo
e.m.

Beauty and the Briefcase

Last night ABC Family premiered their original movie Beauty and the Briefcase, staring Hilary Duff. I'm from generation Lizzie McGuire, and so I've followed her career since way back when. She has a blooming business, a decent acting career, and semi-popular music. (I'm actually a huge fan of her music! She's not the best singer, but that doesn't make her music any less awesome.)

I wasn't expecting much from this movie, especially because Hilary's acting isn't the best. She's always awkward on camera, not knowing what to do with her hands/body, and she seems to stutter a lot when she's trying to be dramatic. And I'm not talking just from her Lizzie McGuire time, I'm talking recent acting jobs too, like, Gossip Girl. She was not at all impressive.

But I was very much surprised. Beauty and the Briefcase is a very cute and funny movie. Most romantic comedies are predictable from beginning to end, but this one had me wondering for a long while who she was going to end up with. Eventually, I caught on and figured out who she was falling in love with. (Maybe I'm just slow?).

There were a couple of twists and turns that were quite entertaining. And I found Hilary's character, Lane, to be somewhat relatable and interesting. Most females really do have lists and fantasies of what they want out of men, and that usually doesn't work out so well. Also, most women who are open with their friends talk they way Lane did with her friends as well, and I found it refreshing to see it done right in a movie.

Beauty wasn't meant to be deep, and maybe the whole movie wasn't perfectly written, but I would have actually paid to have seen this in the theater. I thought it was that good. There were a few lines that were a bit too corny, but it really was a fantastic movie either way.

Plus, Hilary Duff is freakin' gorgeous. Her body is perfect, her hair is beautiful, and her face is so thin and flawless! Okay, I'm totally not into girls, I'm just saying, she looked really good in this movie. And I loved her outfits.

If you like romantic comedies, happy endings, funny and dorky characters, and cute moments, this is the movie for you! And I promise you, Hilary Duff is a great actress in this movie! I hope to see her doing more movies like this in the future, hopefully on the big screen!

Beauty and the Briefcase is based on the book Diary of a Working Girl by Daniella Brodsky.
(I totally have to read this book now!)

xoxo
e.m.

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Mean Girls

Remember the movie Mean Girls? I watched it twice when it was still in the movie theaters. That's how much I liked it. That's how much I liked Lindsay Lohan. To me, she had everything. How a person can throw away a career like that, I'll never know.

I don't doubt for a second that the industry is hard, but once you break into it, and your career is taking off, why would you ruin that for parties and drugs? If you're lucky enough to get movie roles and record deals, nothing should take priority over your career.

Some people work their asses off to get into the business, to make one good movie or one hit record, but they never do. Instead, time and money is wasted on someone who won't make the most of it. The sad thing is, it's only been six years since that movie came out. But six years in Hollywood is a lifetime.

But I'm not going to go on and on about Lindsay's pathetic career, because she doesn't even deserve to be written about in my blog, let alone any other blog (hint hint Perez!) or any news outlet whatsoever. I'll write about her when she gets a decent movie and gets her life together. (So, I guess I'll never be writing about her again. Ha!)

At least Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Sherlock Holmes), Lizzy Caplan (True Blood, Party Down, Hot Tub Time Machine), Lacey Chabert (Ghosts of Girlfriends Pasts, and many projects for 2010) and Amanda Seyfried (what movie has she NOT been in?), took their careers seriously and are still getting steady and amazing acting opportunities. Props to them.

xoxo
e.m.

Death at a Funeral

The American version of Death at a Funeral was the kind of movie that was funny when it was supposed to be funny. You'd think that would make it a great comedic movie, right? Well, you would only be half right. A movie should have all it's parts blend together well, even when it comes to comedies. Every moment that was a joke made me laugh, but those other moments, the scenes between the comedy, just didn't flow together at all.

I'd blame it mostly on Luke Wilson and Zoe Saldana's characters. Honestly, their scenes looked like they were put in by accident. There was no clear dialog or realistic story between the two of them. I guess I'd say it felt like the editors had to cut time out of the movie, so they cut out the parts that made their scenes make sense. It seemed like there was supposed to be something important between them whenever they were on the screen together, but it never really worked out, instead, it only felt awkward. A shame, because I dig Luke Wilson.

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Unfortunately not every actors lines were funny. I don't think it was the actors fault, because they're all very funny comedians. I think the script lacked comedic moments for certain characters. The funniest person was James Marsden. It could have been because he was high as hell the whole movie, but he pulled it off very convincingly! His scenes were the best, and close second would be Tracy Morgan. He does one liners like no other. His bathroom scene (in the movie trailer, it's the scene where his hand gets stuck under Danny Glovers butt when he's pooping), was super funny. But it also made me gag. I really thought I was going to throw up! Eck, just replaying it in my head is making me sick!

This is the kind of movie I'd suggest waiting until it's on DVD to watch. I'm not saying it was bad, in fact, it wasn't bad at all. I really enjoyed it, even through the gagging. I think the actors did the best job they could, given what they were given with the script. The comedic scenes were seriously hilarious. A few times the whole theater, including me, started yelling things like "ohhh, nooo!! Gross" or "What?! Oh my god!" while laughing. But I wouldn't have minded waiting and saving a few bucks to watch Death at a Funeral on DVD.

xoxo
e.m.

Love is blind?

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I'm all for loving who you love. But sometimes, I can't help but judge. Admit it, you judge people all the time. It's what we do. We're only human, right? So, get ready for me to be really judgmental right now. Ready? Ready?

A 19 year old engaged to a 43 year old, how weird is that? That is a 23 year age difference (don't worry, I wouldn't dare make you do math!). The couple is Aaron Johnson, star of Kick-Ass and Sam Taylor-Wood, some writer or something (I didn't care enough to remember).

To top it off this 43 year old woman, who is old enough to be his mom, is pregnant with his child. I know we should just be like, well, they're in love, who cares? But 23 years difference? I know guys like "MILF's" and "cougars" and TV shows and movies are always showing that it's awesome when a young guy hooks up with an older woman. But that doesn't make it any less weird. Because it really is the weirdest thing.

And what is up with this... elderly lady (ha!)? I don't care how "mature" he is for his age, because the fact is, he is 19 years old. And 19 year old males are pretty freakin' stupid for the most part (sorry, but it's true.) Plus, 19 year old guys rarely know what they want at that age. I can't help but think that there is just so many things wrong with that relationship.

But, I know-I know, I'm not in their relationship and I shouldn't judge them, I shouldn't even bother talking about it. I just can't help myself. :x Lucky for her, he looks older than his age, and also lucky for her, he is pretty freakin' fine!

Eh, Whatever.

xoxo e.m.

Kick-Ass

After watching the preview for Kick Ass on television, most people write it off as another spoof about superheroes. I know I did. But after watching the red band trailer, it's obvious Kick-Ass is nothing like "Superhero Movie" or any other lame spoof. This movie is action first, comedy second. I'm not saying that this movie isn't funny, because it really is, and perfect comedic timing by the whole cast. But the action was freakin' incredible. Everyone was fully convincing in their characters, especially Mindy- aka - Hit Girl, who kicked the most ass out of any of the superheroes. And Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) was so awesome! Another actor I'm not a huge fan of that really impressed me, (like Jude Law in Repo Men).

Kick-Ass may be the main hero, but he is such a pus*y. That's saying a lot because I hate that word, and rarely ever use it! But I think that's what made him so great and likable, and, even, slightly realistic. Mindy was trained to be a bad-ass, so it's understandable why she's so good at killing. Even though Kick-Ass has some sweet moves, it never seemed like he knew what he was doing, because he never really did.

I love action movies that literally have you on the edge of your seat during the fighting scenes. This movie almost had me falling over in awe and suspense. There's a lot of blood, but just like Repo Men, it's the kind of blood, killing, and violence I dig. It doesn't really gross me out, but makes me say "Oh sh*t!" and "hell yea!".

I watch a heck of a lot of movies and recently I have not been disappointed. Kick-Ass is another must see! It's not a spoof. It's not PG 13. It IS NOT a kids movie!

PS. I read that it's actually a real comic! (Don't hate because I didn't know that prior to watching the movie!).

Here's the red band trailer featuring Hit Girl. It's some of my favorite scene's from the movie!



xoxo
e.m.

Repo'd my heart!

Was that corny? Well, that is how I now feel about Jude Law. Because I never liked the dude, he just seemed so smug and forgettable. Until Repo Men. Let's start off with the fact that this movie was wickedly good. It may have made me feel a little sick (let's just say that there was a ton of blood), but it was the kind of sick I was okay with.

Now, Law, he was sexy as hell in that movie. Talk about a good looking face! I just can't get over it. He has officially won me over. Yum. And, the sexy Forest Whitaker was just as delish. Yea I know, he has a wonky eye, and he's not the usual man a girl finds attractive, but c'mon, he is one amazing actor. And a total badass. Have you seen Vantage Point? Exactly.

The movie has a big twist in it that I did not see coming (isn't that the point?), but I guess my brother was paying more attention because he caught onto it. Regardless, it was a very well written movie, with fantastic acting. The only bad thing about this movie was the coat Beth (Alice Braga) wore, it was ridiculously ugly. Hey, I'm just saying!

This is most definitely on the top of my favorite movie list. The scene where (slight SPOILER) they repo themselves... was freakin' brilliant! And the ending... it brought me to tears. If you haven't seen this, get your ass to the theater, it's worth it. (It's playing at the $3 theater in Vancouver, WA).

xoxo
e.m.

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