This has been the busiest Summer I’ve ever experienced. Seriously, things have been insane. And, so far, Fall’s shaping up to be even more intense.

Since my last update I’ve actually seen surprisingly few things, most of my free time being spent reading, researching, chilling with Kris, or simply indulging in old DOS games. When I actually had time to sit in front of the TV, I found myself opting for television shows on DVD rather than taking from my towering film queue.

So, this update is going to …

Holy crap Jack Black works here! A doppelgänger who speaks spanish. It’s like Nacho Libre, cafeteria version. I haven’t ordered from his section, I usually stick to the daily specials like veggie paninis or falafels. Consistency is not their game, with tender wedge fries one day and denture-denting the next. Maybe they’re refrying ‘em? The pasta is passable, relying on additions like sausage or mushrooms to save it from Bland City. Your tastebuds won’t ever be blown away here, in fact I use …

Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Dante “Mos Def” Smith, Jack Black, Danny Glover
Genre: comedy, mainstream
Release Date: February 22, 2008

We saw this and I wrote this nearly a month ago, but I kept procrastinating, reluctant to shed negativity on such a wonderful person like Michel Gondry.. but I guess it has to be done.
I had high hopes for Be Kind Rewind, being a huge fan of Michel Gondry’s wildly imaginative theatrics in his music videos; his film foray swept me off my feet with the sweet (and bittersweet) romance in Eternal Sunshine of …

Holy crap.. Shannyn Sossamon’s the lead for the One Missed Call remake due out in January 2008. She is also starring with one of my favorite actors and hotties, Desmond Harrington, along with Ileana Douglas and Lara Flynn Boyle in a new movie called Life is Hot in Cracktown about (doi) coke addicts AND another film as the lead with Vinnie Jones and Christopher Lee called The Heavy.
Miss Sossamon was also in a movie with Eric Roberts in 2002 and one with Michael Madsen (bleh) and one with Ashlee …

I figure it’s about time for another round of trailer links. There’s actually a lot of interesting stuff coming up. For the most part, this lineup looks to be a nice break from the summer grind, if I do say so myself.
Sukiyaki Western Django . Most of you probably are familiar with Takashi Miike’s latest, a gonzo Japanese western, and have probably seen your fair share of trailers. But now there’s a trailer in quicktime! Check it out here.
Jigyaku no uta . Insane romantic comedy starring Miki Nakatani (Ring 2, …

If you’ve ever thought to yourself “hey Self, wouldn’t it be great if someone would make a movie starring Jack Black, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow and Mos Def?” Well, Michel Gondry has answered that dream. Yes, the genius behind wildly beautiful Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and music videos rife with inventive cutesy cardboard cut-outs and an uncanny grasp of space/time continuum is creating yet another trippy realm.
Be Kind Rewind is about a guy (Danny Glover) who owns a video store (like think oooold school …

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Question: What Jim Carrey film also starred Jack Black?

Nachooooo! If you loved Napoleon Dynamite, you’ve probably been waiting forever for Nacho Libre’s premiere. Written and directed by Jared Hess of ND, Nacho shares all the quirks of it’s predecessor with the same offbeat antics of a fantastic duo and upbeat message of “do the right thing”. Only in a Jared Hess film would two unattractive social rejects make everyone smile and cheer. Only in a Jared Hess film would a rotund glam-wrestler moonlighting monk make a pretty nun rethink her vows. And he does it with tokens of …

Nacho Libre, the mexican wrestler comedy starring Jack Black, directed by Napoleon Dynamite’s Jared Hess, and written by Chuck and Buck’s Mike White, now has a trailer up on Quicktime.com. This thing is mad-funny; just what you’d expect from such a pairing. Instead of saying more, I’ll let the trailer speak for itself. You can check it out here.

Come see costars get clobbered while the main characters defy gravity and all physics in Peter Jackson’s rendition epic of King Kong! Why, they survive a stampede and avalanche of not one, not two, but a bunch of brontosaurii, not to mention a swarm of freakishly giant lampreys and insects! Naomi Watts as breathless doe-caught-in-headlights Ann Darrow even lets giant centipede antennae probe her tonsils in some gross post-production humor, not hentai. Witness Colin Hanks turn into a young Dan Aykroyd! Watch Adrian Brody as the …

Kris says LISTEN UP!: Okay, about a year ago, we’re in Chris’s car and the CD whirls and repeats. Its Tenacious D and I don’t really mind the first couple of times; its wackiness accompanies our joyrides as we’re eyeballing for pranks. I decide to humor Chris since he has just rediscovered a bunch of his old music/musak. After a couple more joyrides though, I’m yearning for my palpably esoteric Cocteau Twins or the goofy Wolfgang Press, man. Or even the Pixies; that would be nice. The point is, …