WATCH: Trailer For Keanu Reeves’ Sexy Indie Film ‘Generation Um…’

March 12, 2013 By 12 Comments

 

“Free your mind”… Keanu Reeves has starred in a dramatic indie film that looks to be really good!  Directed by Mark Mann, ‘Generation Um…’ is a gritty movie which follows three New York City friends in the course of 24 hours.  The trailer shows us the sexy, realistic, and personal sides of  the characters in the Big Apple setting.

Also starring alongside Reeves are his amazing co-stars Bojana Novakovic and Adelaide Clemens.

Synopsis:

The film stars John (Keanu Reeves) as a driver for a escort service and his two escort girlfriends, Violet (Bojana Novakovic) and Mia (Adelaide Clemens).  When John steals a camcorder, he decides to record one of his crazy New York City nights with Mia and Violet, capturing their shared intimate bond and exposing secrets from their separate pasts.

Here is the first trailer for the movie set to be released on May 3rd, 2013:

Are you a fan of Keanu Reeves? Then you have to check him out in one of his first films ‘Dream To Believe’, also known as ‘Flying’. (Click the image to stream instantly!)

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Keanu Reeves and Olivia D’Abo star in this uplifting saga about a young woman’s struggle with personal and physical challenges to become a champion gymnast.  Robin (D’Abo) encountered numerous hardships, from a horrible car accident to a difficult home situation to being treated as a social outcast at school.  Throughout these misfortunes, Tommy (Reeves), provides Robin with the only constant love and stability.

This 1986 drama is directed by Paul Lynch and stars Olivia d’Abo, Rita Tushingham and Keanu Reeves.

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REPORT: Dave Chappelle & Chris Rock Performed Standup Comedy Together Last Night!

February 27, 2013 By 610 Comments

If you’re a fan of comedy, then you’re going to LOVE this!…

It’s being reported by “The Comic’s Comic” and several lucky individuals on Twitter that Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock performed an impromptu standup performance in the small New York comedy club, The Comedy Cellar.  Apparently Chappelle did 45 minutes of standup by himself, and just before leaving the stage, Rock joined him for an additional hour!

Rock jumped on stage and said, “Aw, you lucky mother fu@&3rs” to the audience.

Totally unrehearsed and from the hip, they had the handful of lucky people cracking up with banter about Jay-Z, The Oscars, and Seth MacFarlane.  They pulled out their phones and started texting and calling celebrities like Jay-Z, Arsenio Hall, and Lenny Kravitz inviting them to meet the duo for late night spaghetti!

They even discussed doing a comedy tour together!…

“Come out to Oakland,” Chappelle told Rock.

“You should come down to West Palm,” said Rock.

“After next Tuesday, I’m free for like 11 years,” Chappelle replied.

Please, comedy gods, let this happen.

And if this weren’t enough to make your head explode, Marlon Wayans joined them for 15 minutes around 2:30am!

Needless to say, this was THE place to be last night and into the early morning hours.

 

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Writers Guild Awards Nominees: Homeland, Breaking Bad and Modern Family Leading

December 7, 2012 By 428 Comments

The 2013 Writers Guild Awards will be handed out Feb. 17, 2013 in simultaneous ceremonies in both Los Angeles and New York City.

Leading them all is AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ as the most-nominated series with five nods, while ABC’s hit ‘Modern Family’, has four nominations in the comedy category.  And of course there’s always Showtime’s intense drama series, ‘Homeland’.

AMC

Some of the wildcard network newcomers that can take the cake this year are..

HBO: ‘Girls’, ‘Veep’, and ‘The Newsroom’.

ABC: ‘Nashville’.

FOX: ‘The Mindy Project’.

Here’ a list of the major category nominations – the ones you really care about, that is..

DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men

DRAMA | EPISODIC
Breaking Bad, “Buyout” (Jesse and Mike quit the meth business, infuriating Walt)
Breaking Bad, “Dead Freight” (After Walt & Co. steal from a cargo train, Todd shoots their only witness)
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One” (As Walt celebrates his birthday, Skyler hopes for his death)
Homeland, “New Car Smell” (Carrie meets Brody at a hotel bar, then follows him to his room)
Mad Men, “The Other Woman” (Joan beds the Jaguar guy, Peggy quits SCDP)
Breaking Bad, “Say My Name” (The DEA closes in on Mike)

COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation

COMEDY | EPISODIC
Parks and Recreation, “The Debate” (Leslie faces off against Bobby Newport)
Episodes, “Episode 9″ (Season 2 finale; Merc is honored the day he is fired)
30 Rock, “Leap Day” (Leap Day is presented as a widely celebrated holiday)
Modern Family, “Little Bo Bleep” (Claire preps for her debate; Lily has an F-ing problem)
Modern Family, “Mistery Date” (Matthew Broderick guests as a new gym buddy of Phil’s)
Modern Family, “Virgin Territory” (Phil learns that Hayley is not so “innocent”)

NEW SERIES
Girls, HBO
The Mindy Project, Fox
Nashville, ABC
The Newsroom, HBO
Veep, HBO

COMEDY/VARIETY
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

LONG FORM (ORIGINAL)
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gelhorn
Political Animals

DAYTIME DRAMA
Days of Our Lives
One Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

 

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WATCH: Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, & Jerry Ferrara in ‘BROOKLYN RULES’

October 15, 2012 By 279 Comments

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Director Michael Corrente’s coming-of-age comedy drama Brooklyn Rules unfurls in 1985, coincident with the early rise of John Gotti. Three young Brooklyn men of Italian-American heritage — Michael Turner (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Carmine Mancuso (Scott Caan), and Bobby Canzoneri (Jerry Ferrara) — make the pivotal, potentially irreversible choices that will determine their directions in life. The boys’ periodic run-ins with a sadistic mobster type who rules the neighborhood, Caesar Manganaro (Alec Baldwin), suggest the ever-present option of drifting into a career of crime. On the surface, Michael courageously and doggedly bucks this choice, opting instead for the pre-law program at Columbia and a straight-laced romance with blonde-haired, blue-eyed coed Ellen (Mena Suvari), yet this path is not as antiseptic as it may seem, for he actually scammed his way into the law program. Meanwhile, Carmine idolizes Caesar, and his desire to emulate this thug not only compromises his own moral integrity, but threatens to jeopardize the stability of Michael’s life as well by drawing him into a sticky web of criminal activity. While the first two men navigate these treacherous paths, the third friend, Bobby, stakes out safer ground with a low-key job at the post office and married life with his intended. Over the course of it all, the boys’ bonds of friendship become stressed and strained given the divergence of their paths.

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Today In Movie History: ‘Goodfellas’ Released

September 19, 2012 By 2,583 Comments

On September 19th 1990, Martin Scorsese’s ‘Goodfellas’ opened at theaters worldwide.  And in honor of this masterpiece we have some fun facts and behind-the-scenes info about the movie…

  • The “You think I’m funny?” scene was based on a true story.  While working in a restaurant as a young man, Joe Pesci once told a mobster that he was funny and the mobster became very angry.
  • The movie was originally named “Wiseguy”.
  • The word “fuck” is used 296 times, half of which were said by Joe Pesci.
  • When Henry and Karen Hill are negotiating to enter the Witness Protection Program, former U.S. Attorney Edward McDonald plays himself, re-enacting what he did in real life.
  • At Martin Scorsese’s request, associates of the actual people were always on the set of the film, giving helpful and essential information about the life, people, settings and moods.
  • During one of the final scenes, Henry Hill opens his front door and picks up a newspaper. The newspaper is the Youngstown Vindicator as an homage to Youngstown, Ohio, which has been called Mobtown USA.
  • After the premiere, Henry Hill went around and revealed his true identity. In response, the government kicked him out of the Federal Witness Protection Program.
  • Al Pacino was offered the role of Jimmy Conway but he turned it down due to fears of typecasting.  He admits he regrets this decision.
  • Tom Cruise and Madonna were the producers’ first choice for the roles of Henry Hill and his wife…. Yikes!!
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“Where the Wild Things Are” Author and Illustrator Dies at 83

May 8, 2012 By 56 Comments

Maurice Sendak, the acclaimed illustrator and author of “Where the Wild Things Are” (1963), died this morning at his Connecticut home from complications of a recent stroke.  He was 83.

Rest In Peace.

Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 10th, 1928, to Polish Jewish immigrant parents Sarah and Philip Sendak, a dressmaker.  Sendak described his childhood as a “terrible situation” because of his extended family dying in The Holocaust, which exposed him at an early age to death and the concept of mortality.  His love of books began at an early age when he developed health problems and was confined to his bed.  He decided to become an illustrator after seeing Walt Disney’s film ’Fantasia’ at the age of twelve.

Sendak didn’t go to college and worked a variety of odd jobs until he was hired by the famous toy store FAO Schwarz as a window dresser in 1948. But illustration was his dream and his break came in 1951 when he was commissioned to do the art for “Wonderful Farm” by Marcel Ayme. By 1957 he was writing his own books.

In 1963 Sendak gained international acclaim after writing and illustrating “Where the Wild Things Are”.

Among the other titles he wrote and illustrated, all from Harper & Row, are “In the Night Kitchen” (1970) and “Outside Over There” (1981), which together with “Where the Wild Things Are” form a trilogy; “The Sign on Rosie’s Door” (1960); “Higglety Pigglety Pop!” (1967); and “The Nutshell Library” (1962), a boxed set of four tiny volumes comprising “Alligators All Around,” “Chicken Soup With Rice,” “One Was Johnny” and “Pierre.”

His many awards and achievements include the Randolph Caldecott Medal, the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970, and a Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1983. President Bill Clinton awarded Sendak a National Medal of the Arts in 1996 and in 2009 President Obama read “Where the Wild Things Are” for the Easter Egg Roll.


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Dark & Epic, It’s The Best ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Trailer Yet

May 7, 2012 By 86 Comments

Peter Parker, played by Andrew Garfield, finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with his father’s former partner, Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard, played by Rhys Ifans. The cast includes Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, and Chris Zylka.

Check out the trailer for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and tell us what you think of it!

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Happy Birthday, Claire Danes!

April 12, 2012 By 499 Comments

Claire Danes was born on this day in 1979 in New York City to Carla, a day-care provider and artist, and Christopher, a computer consultant and photographer. Danes first came to fame when she appeared as Angela Chase in ‘My So-Called Life,’ in which she earned an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe Award.

Here are some fun facts about Claire that you probably didn’t know!

  • Grew up in SoHo, New York City.
  • Took a break from Hollywood in 1998 to attend Yale University majoring in psychology but left after 2 years, returning to her acting career.
  • Was the first choice for the role of Rose in ‘Titanic’ but turned it down.
  • Several songs have been written about her or at least mention her name.
  • Was banned from the Philippines for making derogatory remarks about the country.
  • Auditioned for the role of Lisa Rowe, played by Angelina Jolie, in ‘Girl, Interrupted’.
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