The next “winner” in today’s game of Tweet-inspired film clips is none other than a certain Mr. Conan O’Brien. He writes:
I may be jumping into this whole Muslim controversy a little late, but really? He’s going to call himself Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
Well, there’s only one place to go from there…
Movie clips inspired by random Tweets.
Referencing today’s Glenn Beck madness in Washington, Entertainment Weekly writer Chris Willman says:
I am headed to the Restore Honor Blackman rally.
So, in that spirit here are two of the late Ms. Blackman’s most memorable scenes from the action film from which all modern action films partially spring, “Goldfinger.”
I’ve basically got an hour here, though some of the news was gathered earlier. Let’s see how we do…
* The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has issued an APB for 79 year-old cinema bad boy, Jean-Luc Godard, director of such groundbreaking classics as “Contempt,” “Breathless,” “Weekend,” “Alphaville,” and others that might be just a little bit of work to sit through (but sometimes work is good for you). It seems they want to give him a lifetime achievement award, but when you’ve made a life of flouting cinema conventions and being lauded more than just about anyone in artsier quarters, an Oscar might not be a guy’s greatest craving. If you have information on the whereabouts of the cineaste, please report it in comments forthwith.
* You know that standard sitcom episode where the office prima donna is given a new “assistant” and is terrified the new guy is really just a replacement in waiting? I’m thinking the set of “Mission: Impossible IV” might be just a little bit like that and I’m in now way implying that I think the new guy is a vastly more interesting actor than the other guy. Okay, I am.
* John Cusack will be Edgar Allen Poe in a new film inspired by the great writer’s poem “The Raven.” Something tells me it’ll be a lot less funny than the last movie with that title.
* Oh, brave, brave Dennis Miller, taking on sacred cow James Cameron whom no one has ever made fun of or criticized. (Remember the “king of the world” remark? Remember about a million pre-“Avatar” release blog posts and few million others afterwards?) Is THR’s Paul Bond completely in the thrall of rightwing radio memes?
* The long-awaited conclusion of the ultimate cinephile blogger summit is upon us. Yay.
* Director Neil Marshall is moving from his ultraviolent sword & sandals pic, “Centurion,” to a horror movie about cutting edge cuisine. Hold the fava beans and go straight to the nice chianti.
* RIP Ahna Capri of “Enter the Dragon.” Very sad.
I thought this was supposed to work only if both partners selected world-famous celebrities in advance or if you’re like Larry David and it’ll never happen because you’re too hilariously neurotic.
There’s something awfully quiet and mannered about this post-mumblecore trailer for a film by and co-starring Katie Haselton (“The Puffy Chair”) and it generally kind of rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it’s Dax Shepard’s uncomfortable resemblance to Zach Braff. The Playlist seems to like the trailer and says the notices so far have been positive.
H/t Mike Fleming.
In case you haven’t been paying attention to limited release movies aimed at an older audience, “Get Low” is one of the year’s real success stories. My pretty negative review, notwithstanding, I’m surprised but not upset that the movie is doing as well as it is, both commercially and critically. These days, it’s nice to see a movie with a coherent story, at least, doing well. As for its star, Robert Duvall, being an apparent lock for an Oscar nomination, I can hardly complain. This may not be even close to being his best performance, but it’s a very good one and he’s a national treasure at this point. That’s how these things work sometimes.
“Get Low” stars Duvall as Felix Bush, an irascible and sometimes frightening hermit who contracts with the mildly rapacious local mortician (Bill Murray) to stage his funeral while he’s still alive. Though Bush says the funeral is to hear what people think of him while he’s still alive, it’s clear something in his past is disturbing him. Mattie Darrow (Sissy Spacek) is a former girlfriend who may hold the key to some of that.
Arriving right on time for the press conference, I saw that things weren’t quite ready and decided to grab a quick (and free) beverage. Looking over the soft drink selection in the hospitality area, however, I turned around and saw a serenely patient Sissy Spacek beaming at me and, before long, talking to me as if I were an actual human being while looking so good I was slightly stunned. As her assistant smoothly parried my lame request to turn on my digital recorder for a brief impromptu interview, she asked that I inform the public that she, at least, had showed up on time for the event. I was too charmed to do anything else but comply with the wishes of the luminous star of “Carrie” and “In the Bedroom.”
Mr. Duvall, it turned out, was only a couple of minutes late and the event started before I could make a proper drink selection. It was immediately apparent that Spacek and Duvall get along quite well and enjoyed joshing each other in front of reporters. (They last appeared together in 2008’s “Four Christmases.”)
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