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(03/04/15 1:09am)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem. You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(03/03/15 2:09am)
While high concept television shows seems to be the current trend, sometimes it’s nice to see a network such as CBS go back to more familiar territory and air a weekly police procedural. Sure, it might not be a groundbreaking series, but there are no signs anywhere in its pilot episode that “Battle Creek” ever aims to be.
(02/24/15 12:08am)
The 87th Annual Academy Awards were held on Sunday in Hollywood celebrating the best of the best in film this year, with the majority of Hollywood royalty gathered in one place to see who would win, who would lose and what the night would hold overall. While there were no shortage of moving speeches, laugh-out-loud moments (many courtesy of freshman Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris) and several surprise winners, here are my five best moments of the night.
(02/24/15 12:00am)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem. You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(02/20/15 1:02am)
In 2010, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson and John Cusack took a trip to the past when they found a “Hot Tub Time Machine.” Now, nearly five years later, the group (minus Cusack) are back for another journey through time.
Corddry, Robinson and Duke all reprise their roles from the first film. This time, however, they travel into the future, rather than into the past, in order to prevent Corddry’s character from being assassinated. Chevy Chase reprises his role as the mysterious hot tub repairman as well, and Adam Scott take the place of John Cusack, playing Cusack’s character’s son Adam Yates Jr. Despite taking over for a character already introduced, Scott feels that his character has a lot in common with his father.
“I think that Adam’s character in the first movie has sort of a thirst for knowledge and I think that Adam junior wants to find his dad whom he’s never actually met," Scott said. "And so, I think they have a similar sort of adventurous side.”
While the 2010 hit was filmed in Vancouver, the sequel was filmed in the states. Corddry said besides that, not much was different on set.
“It was the exact same (on set), which was really comforting and fun and made it an easy work environment," Corddry said. "The difference was we were in New Orleans. So, there were a few more parties, and it was much warmer,”
With a cast this funny, one would think improvisation on set would be quite common. In fact, Duke said director Steve Pink “encourages it.”
“Steve really allows us to play around on set and everybody is pitching jokes to each other," Duke said. "So the first Hot Tub there was barely a script. It was like we would come and we would say, ‘OK, we’re doing the scene in the (ski lodge),’ and then we kind of improvised it.”
In fact, Duke said even the film’s endings were improvised.
“Not joking when I say that there was no written ending for either film,” Duke said. “It’s a wonder they worked out.”
While the main cast tends to work together, it remains to be seen whether or not there will be a third “Hot Tub Time Machine” film. Regardless, Robinson said the group plans to work together again at some point.
“If you’re asking will we come back together and work together, you’re god damn right we will,” Robin said.
“Hot Tub Time Machine 2” opens on Feb. 20.
Contact this reporter at seweinst@asu.edu or on Twitter @S_Weinstein95. Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(02/18/15 1:03am)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem. You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(02/16/15 11:44pm)
Some of the most prominent names in comedy filled the halls of Studio 8H on a Sunday night in New York City to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live." The three-and-a-half-hour tribute show celebrated the show's four decades of success by bringing back classic cast members and former not-ready-for-prime-time-players who have gone on to have great careers, as well as featuring numerous celebrity guest appearances and cameos.
(02/11/15 1:00am)
When AMC announced that it would be giving a full series order to “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul,” I was both excited and nervous. On one hand, it would allow me and anyone else who followed Walter White’s journey, to return to that world, even if the Whites, Jesse Pinkman and the majority of the other characters we came to love would be absent. On the other hand, giving the character of Saul Goodman his own show was a daunting task. Sure the character was enjoyable in doses, but would he wear out his welcome if given a show centered on him?
(02/08/15 9:03pm)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem. You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(02/04/15 12:17am)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem. You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(01/30/15 2:30am)
Though found-footage films have been dominant as a genre in Hollywood over the past decade, filmmakers continue to find ways to evolve the genre in order to make sure that it keeps its mass appeal. Whether it be in superhero films or horror films, the found-footage genre has come to a point where audiences are invested enough to see whatever new addition to the style Hollywood has to offer.
With director Dean Isrealite’s “Project Almanac,” the new twist is adding time-travel to the genre. “Project Almanac” follows a group of teens who discover plans to invent a time machine and then do so, venturing to different points throughout their lives. However, once they begin to hop through time, they discover severe repercussions to their actions. The group must then scramble to fix what they have undone. Sofia Black D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista and Ginny Gardner star alongside Jonny Weston, who plays David in the film.
“It does a great job of taking something people have seen before with the whole found-footage thing, and making it fresh and new by making it about time travel,” Weston said. The film has drawn comparisons to other found-footage films, namely “Chronicle,” due to its group of teenage protagonists. Weston says that while not flattering, the comparisons are not entirely accurate.“I think people compare us to ‘Chronicle’ because of the teenaged cast, and that’s really flattering, but we’re a totally different film,” Weston said. “Whereas ‘Chronicle’ is an awesome superhero film, our movie is an entirely different genre, and we hope that once people see it, they’ll realize that and enjoy it for what it is.”
The film also focused predominantly on the relationships of the teens, which D’Elia says makes for a large part of the film’s subplots.
“Another thing that makes the film standout is that it really looks at how having a device like this would affect the way these kids interacted with each other and how their friendships would be affected,” D’Elia said.
The film’s journey to the screen has been a long one, undergoing a release date change (it was originally slated for February of last year) and two title changes. Though this impacted the film as a whole, the cast all agreed that as far as they were concerned, it wasn’t anything major.
“All we knew was when it was coming out and when people would get so see our work,” Lerner said.
Though the film is being distributed by Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes had enough confidence in the script to produce the film, thus making Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes co-owners, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, executive producers on the film. Evangelista said that having someone with experience behind the scenes served as a major confidence booster throughout production.
“Knowing Michael was watching what we were doing added some pressure, but really helped us know that we were going to have something great as an end result,” Evangelista said.
Gardner agrees.
“Michael has been around and really knows what he’s doing so it was really great having him there to know that somebody so experienced would be able to help us make our film as good as it could be,” he said.
“Project Almanac” opens Jan. 30.
Contact this reporter at seweinst@asu.edu or on Twitter: @S_Weinstein95Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(01/28/15 1:11am)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem: You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(01/22/15 1:00am)
Last week, nominees were announced for the upcoming 87th Annual Academy Awards. While there were no shortages of surprises and snubs, many of the predicted films received nominations. Below, I’ll react to the nominees by category as well as predict what films and which actors will walk away with awards when the winners are announced at the ceremony on Feb. 22.
(01/22/15 12:31am)
Imagine this: Friday rolls around and you decide you want to go to the movies. There’s only one problem. You look up the week’s new releases, and none of them strike your fancy. Feeling disappointed, you open Netflix and scroll endlessly trying to find something that grabs your attention.
(11/30/14 10:00pm)
Although his previous film was the fourth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, director Rob Marshall is perhaps best known for his Best Picture-wining film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Chicago.” More than a decade later, the director’s newest film is set to hit theaters. Once again, it plays to the former choreographer’s strengths.
(11/25/14 1:00am)
There's no denying that "Bob's Burgers" is one of the best animated comedies on television right now. Between the endearing, relatable characters and smart humor, the show proves why it is the highlight of Fox's animated slate.
(11/17/14 1:00am)
Japanese director Sion Sono’s latest film, “Why Don’t You Play In Hell?” could quite possibly be the most difficult to describe film I have ever seen. Not because it’s bad — in fact, it’s far from it — but because it’s just so bizarre and absurd, I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.
(11/15/14 7:02pm)
Despite existing for nearly 20 years, the Hollywood Film Awards made its television premiere on Nov. 14. Hosted by Queen Latifah, the first awards of the season were broadcast live on CBS from California, honoring the best film had to offer this year.
The first ceremony — designed to celebrate excellence in filmmaking — was held in 1997, when it was founded by Carlos de Abreu and Janice Pennington. The awards mark the official launch of the award season.
This year, David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” was the big winner, walking away with three awards, including the top honor, The Hollywood Film Award. Gillian Flynn also won for her screenplay, which she adapted from her novel, as did the film’s production design crew.
“The Imitation Game” and “Birdman” also had big nights, with the two films winning a combined six awards. Benedict Cumberbatch received Best Actor for his work in “The Imitation Game” while Michael Keaton received the Career Achievement Award. “Imitation Game”’s Keira Knightley walked away with the Best Supporting Actress award and director Morten Tyldum was awarded for his work as well.
There were some surprises this year, seeing some films whose names were not expected to come up in awards discussions walk away with awards. Robert Duvall won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “The Judge,” with the award being announced by his onscreen son, Robert Downey Jr. Disney's "Maleficent," left the night receiving the award for Best Production Design.
Surprises were to be found in other categories as well, seeing “Fury” win best editing over “Birdman,” which frankly I think will win the Oscar in February given the film is incredibly edited to look like one long take, despite it not being so. “How To Tran Your Dragon 2” also received an award, being recognized as the Best Animated Picture. While I consider myself to be a massive fan of both that film and it’s predecessor, if I had to place any bets, I would put my money on “The Lego Movie” come Oscar time.
For me, these awards were a fascinating look at where the current Hollywood climate is standing, and what films will and will not receive awards as the season continues. Since I felt that “Birdman” was one of the year’s best films, I look forward to seeing what kind of momentum the film can build as the Oscar race rolls around. “The Imitation Game” seems to be a strong contender though, based on its previous wins at the People’s Choice Award and this year’s Toronto International Film Festival — an accolade also won by previous Best Picture winners “Slumdog Millionaire,” “The King’s Speech” and “12 Years A Slave.” Other films, such as Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher,” have been receiving positive buzz. Rumors have been circulating that "Foxcatcher" may be able to land Oscar nods for both Steve Carrell and Channing Tatum.
It will be intriguing (to say the least) to see which films the Academy chooses to nominate when Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 15. Until then, I look forward to watching the other early season awards ceremonies and seeing which films continue to gain and circulate buzz heading into the Oscars.
Reach the reporter at seweinst@asu.edu or follow @S_Weinstein95 on Twitter.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(11/12/14 11:08pm)
Garth Brooks is back, and it's nearly impossible to tell that the country music superstar hasn’t released a new record in over a decade. Brooks’s latest, “Man Against Machine,” was released Nov. 11, and if it is any indication of what is to come from Brooks, it’s clear that he hit the ground running at full speed with his planned return.
(11/11/14 1:21am)
Marvel surprised many when it announced the third phase of movies in the Cinematic Universe would be "Captain Marvel." Even more surprising than that announcement was the character Marvel announced would be brought to the screen: Carol Danvers. As fans of the comics know, Danvers first debuted as "Ms. Marvel," and it was not until July 2012 that Danvers assumed the mantle of "Captain Marvel."