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Posted by TiVo's GF | Posted on 04-20-2011
Category : Comedy, HBO
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Promo for Eastbound and Down Season 1 from Rankopedia.com
Oh…holy…Jesus, this show is funny. I will cosign for anything with Danny McBride in it, as I did with movies like Tropic Thunder or Pineapple Express. On HBO’s show Eastbound and Down, McBride stars as Kenny Powers, a cocky ex-baseball player who’s career ended because of too much partying, booze and women. He moves in with his older brother and sister-in-law in South Carolina, getting a job as a substitute teacher. His high school sweetheart works there and is engaged to the principal. The hilarity of the entire situation is pure comedic genius. John Hawkes (you know him as Teardrop from the Oscar nominated film “Winter’s Bone”) as his older brother, to Katy Mixon as April Buchanon, Powers’ soul mate, the entire cast is laughable and loveable. Season 1 dealt with Powers going back to normalcy and in season 2, he flees to Mexico and starts playing for a Mexican baseball team. I can honestly say that I look forward to season 3 on HBO.
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Posted by TiVo's GF | Posted on 02-22-2011
Category : Awards, Movies
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Animal Kingdom movie poster
In an attempt to see all of this year’s Oscar nominated movies, I was curious about this unknown movie. I’ve never heard of it until the Golden Globe nominations were announced. It won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival so I was intrigued. The movie is a gripping weave of lies, crime and revenge. I didn’t think that Melbourne, Australia could be so hardcore, but it is. James Frecheville plays J Cody, the quiet, breathtaking, and enigmatic boy who is forced to move in with his lost family after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. The brothers rob banks, sell drugs, you know, the typical brotherly love thing. Jacki Weaver is the crazy grandmother with a borderline reverse Oedipus complex who is mean, maniacal and cleverly nicknamed “Smurf.” First time director David Michod brilliantly lets the emotions and violence of the movie be validated, and I am hoping this won’t be his last film.
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Posted by TiVo's GF | Posted on 02-02-2011
Category : Awards, Movies
Oscar pic courtesy of Oscars.org
The Oscar nominations were announced and once again, I’m doing the mad dash to watch all the movies nominated for the big awards. Yes, I respect the Short Subject Documentary but I would prefer to see the films nominated for Best Film or Best Actress in a Supporting Role. So far, I’ve watched Winter’s Bone, The Kids are Alright, Black Swan, The Social Network, Rabbit Hole, The King’s Speech, and Animal Kingdom. I still have to go out to watch 127 Hours, True Grit, The Fighter, Blue Valentine, The Town and Biutiful. Whoa…
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Posted by TiVo's GF | Posted on 12-31-2010
Category : Drama, Movies
Black Swan movie poster courtesy of AMC Theatres
There was beaucoup de hype surrounding the movie Black Swan. I am all for the psychological thriller and I love anything Darren Aronofsky makes…even this one. Black Swan was fantastic, even more than I expected. Natalie Portman is exquisite as Nina, the naive but precise ballet dancer cast as the lead in Swan Lake. The funny and perverted director, played by Vincent Cassel, had his eye on Nina from the start to breathe new life into this classic repertoire. Of course, there is tension between Thomas, Nina and Meg, a brilliantly cast Winona Ryder, since Meg is forced to “retire” because of her age. Mila Kunis is perfect as Lily, the sexy San Francisco transplant who is Nina’s understudy. The film’s momentum builds slowly and then snatches you by the neck with a death grip. Let me be frank: That bitch was crazy. Her character was so innocent, living with her overly possessive and creepy mother, played by Barbara Hershey. Nina sleeps in a room filled with more stuffed animals in it than Disneyland. A warning: do not see this movie with a date. The rumours about the sex scenes are true. There is full on lesbian action from all angles between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis…and I mean all angles. Glazed donut, anyone? Darren Aronofsky has directed a compelling, moving and visually stunning movie that scared the bejesus out of me. I can’t go to the 66th and Broadway subway station anymore. I used to walk on 60th Street and West End Avenue to get to work, but no, never again. And I will never, ever look at a nail file the same way.
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Posted by TiVo's GF | Posted on 12-05-2010
Category : AMC, TV Hunk
scene from The Walking Dead, photo courtesy of AMCtv.com
You know I’m all about the undead: vampires, witches, anything supernatural and yes, zombies. AMC has a new show called The Walking Dead, based on the comic book series of the same name. Andrew Lincoln stars as the engrossing sheriff who wakes up from a coma only to be knee deep in zombies. If he looks familiar, it’s because he was hopelessly enamored with Keira Knightley in the movie Love Actually. The episodes are carefully written, with the characters just trying to stay alive. Stephen King loves this show, and so do I. It’s addictive. I want to know what they will do when they run out of food. Can animals turn into zombies? Where are they going to live? Who will get pregnant first? How was the virus created? Which celebrity turned zombie first? AMC picked up the show for a full season and I’m hoping that my questions will be answered.
