My friend Brandon Rice finished his short film “Tiny Romance” not too long ago.  Check out the trailer - it looks really funny.  I’m too late on the screenings at The Moxie (April 20 and 21) in Springfield, MO but check it out anyway.

The website Moving Image Source is doing a 5-part look at Wes Anderson and his influences. Check it out!

This looks really good:

It took me a while but I finally got around to watching Slumdog Millionaire.  Normally I hear about these super-hyped movies and they never live up to the bill.  But this movie was really, really good.  I loved the story.  It had a perfect mix of the love story with humor and suspense.  Very interesting characters.  The only thing I thought was kind of strange was Salim’s actions in the end.  His actions seemed a little out of character.  Other than that, the musical score was fantastic.

I promised the trailer for Adventureland and now I present you the trailer for Adventureland.  I was so excited about trailers that I even decided to present you Funny People as well…

Adventureland

A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it’s the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.

Funny People

This is a Judd Apatow movie which is always a good thing.  

When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

I recently watched the film The Foot Fist Way and really enjoyed it.  It’s absolutely hilarious.  

The movie was made in 2006 and follows intense Tae Kwon Do instructor Fred Simmons (Danny McBride) as he loses his confidence after he catches his wife cheating on him. In order to restore his confidence, he attends a martial arts expo to meet his idol, B movie action star Chuck “the Truck” Wallace.  And not everything turns out as he expected.

It’s a low budget film shot on 16mm for only $70,000.  It premiered at the LA Film Festival and would later show at Sundance.  It was soon picked up by Will Ferrell’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions.

Danny McBride is going on to bigger and better things (so I’ve heard) on the new show, Eastbound and Down.  I haven’t gotten to see it yet - it’s on HBO - but I plan on downloading an episode soon to see what I think.  McBride was also in the Judd Apatow flick Pineapple Express.

Well….it’s almost that time.  The time that Hollyweird and all the Film-heads get excited about.  THE OSCARS!!!  Woo hoo!  Actually I don’t really care about the Oscars.

I think the Oscars are a rip off because if they gave the awards out properly then the Coen Bros would probably just win every year.  But instead we have to watch stupid movies like “Benjamin Button” get nominated.  That movie was BORING!

Here are my favorite movies of the year:
Gran Torino
Burn After Reading
The Wrestler
Pineapple Express

But I don’t deserve a vote because my all-time list would be something like:
Rocky IV
Happy Gilmore
Home Alone
Rushmore
Go Geocache!

They’re are having an Oscar pool at my work and it costs $5 to enter.  I said no thanks.  I’d prefer not to waste my money losing because of the movie Milk.  I would rather go eat a cheeseburger with my money.