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January 25, 2013 By iluvcinema 22 Comments

Movie Jail Relay Race – the Lucky 13th Round

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Thanks to my movie bloggin’ buddy Ruth at flixchatter.net for including me in this really interesting meme. So far the following movie bloggers have participated in this event:

  1. My Film Views/The Focused Filmographer
  2. Cinematic Corner
  3. And So It Begins
  4. Surrender to the Void
  5. Cinematic Paradox
  6. The Cinematic Spectacle
  7. Being Norma Jean
  8. Defiant Success
  9. …let’s be splendid about this
  10. Lime Reviews and Strawberry Confessions
  11. Aziza’s Picks
  12. Flixchatter

Here are my parameters:

It’s time to put some movie people in jail. The object is to give a prosecutor’s argument as to why these movie people belong in “Movie Jail” whether it be for violating the integrity of the content source of one their films, or being a sell-out, just making bad movies overall, getting worse as time goes on or not being in a good movie for many years.

The baton will be passed to another blogger who will have to do the following:

In order to free someone from Movie Jail they have to do 2 things
1 – Give a defense attorney argument defending the plaintiff
2 – Pay bail: the cost of which is another case for the court and a prosecutor’s argument against the actor/director of their choice that will replace the one set free.

There must always be 10 people in Movie Jail.

As it currently stands, the following folks are incarcerated:

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Michael Bay

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Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

 

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Raja Gosnell

 

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

 

Todd Phillips

Todd Phillips

 

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

 

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

 

Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

 

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

 

 and lastly …NicCageMovieJail

Nic Cage

(added by Ruth)

Ruth – this is a sound choice! What makes his crimes so egregious is that early on he had so much talent (or at least we were told he did). He has does nothing but cash in on that earlier praise to turn in what can only be described at best mediocre performances over the past 15+ years.

 

Person rescued by Ruth: Jennifer Aniston

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Ruth, again this is a sound choice and you make a very valid point in her defense. She is a thespian who definitely capitalized on her televisual success for a movie career – and has sure as heck stretched it for all it is worth. The result has been a couple of hits and several misses. Granted I am not a fan of hers but if anything she has sold-up, not sold out.

 

Unlucky 13 Indeed. Geez folks! You all have made this choice really hard for me. Most of these prisoners should be UNDER the jail not just in it. I was thinking Til Schweiger will get a reprieve. My reasoning is not the most thought out admittedly but it is the best I can come up with at this point. While I agree that anyone who terrorizes folks with subpar rom-coms on a constant basis is GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY. But I have not seen them since most of his crimes against cinema are not in my native language, so I will give him a pass (READ: Ignorance is bliss). But the blogger who selected him (at Lime Reviews and Strawberry Confessions) got me thinking in the world of the romantic comedy …

Lock’em Away and Throw Away of the Key. I must thank my little bro for this one. After much consideration I think I am going to go with Jennifer Lopez.

jlojail2 Why, you may ask? Well, after early box office promise from films like Selena and Out of Sight, the rest of her cinematic CV is littered with a set of films that I suppose were to make her a bona-fide American Darling. Yeah – didn’t work. This latest outing (released today) does her no favors either (although I am a kinda sorta Statham fan):

 

Oh yeah I almost forgot Gigli (how could I?).

 

I now pass the baton to Dan at Public Transportation Snob.

Filed Under: Blog a Thon Tagged With: blogging meme, movie jail relay race

October 1, 2012 By iluvcinema 8 Comments

Small Roles… Big Performances (Chiwetel Ejiofor in Children of Men) + 1

I am honored to be participating in this blogathon (Small Roles … Big Performances), created by blogger Ruth at Flixchatter. Be sure to visit her site to check out her post as well as the postings of the other participants.


When I first approached this topic, one performance came to mind – Chiwetel Ejiofor in the dystopian Children of Men (2006). That is quite a feat – in a film where there are so many impactful supporting performances (Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Pam Ferris to name a few), I selected Ejiofor’s because of all the roles I have seen him in over the years (not enough for my liking), this is the the most deviant and surprising one.

As always, I strongly encourage you to check out this film for yourself and decide for yourself – way back in 2007, I dedicated a blog post to this film.

If you are so inclined, check out this video (WARNING: It does contain some integral plot elements, either that or you will just be a tad confused about all the talk about “The Human Project”).

 


But wait – there’s (one) more …

As I was making my shortlist for this post, my mind was flooded with actors and performances from yesterday and today that deserved some notice. So, as I conclude my post, I would like to mention the performance of a personal favorite of mine, Thelma Ritter; watch this clip of her memorable performance in Pickup on South Street to see what I mean:

 

 

 

Filed Under: Blog a Thon Tagged With: blogathon, children of men, chiwetel ejiofor, thelma ritter

August 15, 2012 By iluvcinema 4 Comments

7 x 7 Time

Many thanks to Ruth of Flixchatter fame for passing along one of what I like to call the “getting to know you” memes 🙂 This one is the 7 x 7 Link Award.

The 7 x 7 Award highlights a blogger’s favourite pieces of work and is passed on to others so that they too can do the same as a way to promote posts and/or blogs.

 

So without further ado …

1.Tell everyone something that no one else knows about you.

When I was young I dreamed of being a prodigious child athlete. First sport = gymnastics and then tennis.

 

2. Link to one of the posts that I think best fits the following categories

a. Most Beautiful Piece.

I don’t know so much about ‘beauty’ in the aesthetic sense, but the piece I wrote in dedication to my dad on what would have been his 65th birthday (he died less than two months shy of it in May 2010) was one that came straight from the heart and I hoped adequately represents what he means to me … he was (and remains) one of my best friends.

 

b. Most Helpful Piece.

The piece I did this year for Mothers Day when I asked my mom what some of her favorite films were. This piece made me realize that my mom and her movie selections have definitely left a lasting impression upon me and also informed the films that I have come to appreciate over the years. So in essence, it helped me understand myself a little bit better.

 

c. Most Popular Piece.

In terms of straight-up page hits = Tudors on Film

 

d. Most Controversial Piece.

I purposely try to steer away from controversy because I am afraid of offending people but I guess one that I debated going through with an posting was my overlooked piece on the film Coco Avant Chanel. Mainly because subsequent to seeing the film, I found out more than I wanted to know concerning the legendary fashion designer.

 

e. Most Surprisingly Successful Piece.

(Again based on page hits) My dedication to Dame Elizabeth Taylor at the time of her passing. This was another impromptu mental dump where I just wanted to give a straight, personal cinematic assessment of her life and work.

 

f. Most Underrated Piece.

One of my earlier (and quite frankly poorly written) pieces from way back in 2007 about Children of Men. It is for films like this (especially at the time) that I was inspired to discuss my love of film.

 

g. Most Pride-Worthy Piece.

My piece on moral obligations in filmmaking. If only for the reason that I think it is the piece I spent the most time contemplating and trying my  best to present a well reasoned and  balanced argument on the subject.

 

3. Pass this award on to seven other bloggers.

Yvette at in so many words …

Sergio at Tipping My Fedora

Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club

Candice at Reel Talk

Dan of PT Snob

Newlywed Pete of I Love That Film

Dawn of Noir and Chick Flicks

 

 

Filed Under: Blog a Thon, Lists Tagged With: 7 x 7 award, meme

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