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Quick PSA:
Presumably many people will figure this out on their on, but just in case you have any doubts: this is not legit. In fact, it’s a phishing scam. (And poundingserfs, your account is compromised.)
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Jan 25
“ 52. Super 8 (JJ Abrams)- Like most other people, I preferred the kid stuff to the monster stuff. Abrams is so good at telling you everything you have to know about a character within five minutes; the characterization of and the interaction among the young boys is stunning. Elle Fanning, for that matter, would be up for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar if people weren’t so narrow-minded about what types of performances deserve that. Of course, once we get to the genre elements of the story, everything gets hokey. I’d love to see a scaled-down JJ Abrams drama, but I’m not sure we’ll ever get one.
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From A House of Lies: The Best Films of 2011, Part 3: Flawed but Likeable.
AKA, why I don’t really write movie reviews any more: because this is everything I think about Super 8, but about 5x as concise as my version would have been.
AN HONEST PLEA TO SPEND YOUR MONEY
I was an Associate Producer on this movie. Mouncey, my brother, was the Executive Producer on this movie. My sister in law, Elise, was the Director of this movie. We have been working on it in some way, shape, or form for close to three years now. We raised the money to make this movie on our own. We were lucky enough to find a crew that believed in the project and supported the endeavor with vigor and passion. We have managed to navigate the treacherous waters of domestic distribution relatively safely, and have partnered with a fantastic team (Freestyle Releasing) to make the movie as widely available as possible. It has been a long, arduous, and anxiety fueled journey to say the least, but as of January 17th, the film is now in wide release.
Here are some of the reviews which have been honest and mostly complimentary in their appraisal:
“Donner Pass is considerably better than many of its limited-budget brethren … an affection for the old-school practical-gore stalk ‘n’ slice we all know and love … In relation to most of the American “direct-to-video” horror indies that Donner Pass will soon reside next to, it’s actually quite a quiet little winner.”
“Donner Pass is an absolutely startling, thrilling and bloody fun romp … a brisk, nasty, and beautifully shot and crafted horror film.”
“Along with the very beautiful albeit gruesome camera work the movie just has some great production value.”
“Full of unpredictable twists and subplots, this film often left the reviewer thinking: what the hell is going on? This praise is noteworthy.”
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN WATCH/RENT/OWN DONNER PASS:
DVD, Amazon Instant, iTunes, Redbox, Netflix, VOD.
HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH/RENT/OWN DONNER PASS:
- You wan to support independent filmmaking.
- You want to support female filmmakers, especially ones that make gory horror movies.
- You want to support my pathetically empty bank account.
- You enjoy watching bratty “teenagers” being eaten alive.
- You’ve been patiently waiting for the perfect genre crossing of slasher x zombies/cannibals.
- We shot on 16mm, on location, and used all in-camera SFX (6 different kinds of blood, pig intestines, etc.)
- John Kassir (The Original Voice of The Crypt Keeper™) is in it.
- You will literally help send my two nieces to college one day.
DO THE RIGHT THING, AMERICA.
I hate horror, because I am a weakling, but holy shit is “Donner Pass” a great/hilarious concept for a horror movie.
Jan 24
Spent an hour Photoshopping pepperoni wings onto this lobster so I could tell you guys about this dream I had last night.
I was sitting around my parents’ living room with a bunch of friends. We were playing Trivial Pursuit or something, with a fire going. An egg drops down from the ceiling, hatches, and two bright-red lobster-looking bugs with fins or wings made of pepperoni come out. Everybody starts screaming. I run over and stomp one of them, and the other makes a beeline for the fireplace. It runs right in and plops down in the center of the fire and cooks itself to death defiantly. The pepperoni starts to sizzle and I get hungry. I go like I’m gonna grab a slice or two, but I look over at my friends first and they are shaking their heads in disbelief, disgusted.
A+
Jan 23
Ever since I was a little kid, I have loved George Booth.
Jan 22
Clint Dempsey scores the first ever EPL hat trick by an American as Fulham steamrolls Toon 5-2.
Guys, I’m only going to say this once. The perfect time to join me on the Fulham bandwagon is right now, prior to Friday’s FA Cup match against Everton.
Pay no attention to the fact that Fulham is basically mediocre and also maddeningly erratic, as evidenced by their 3-1 loss a week ago to a terrible Blackburn side that was played most of the match with only 10 men.
Pay no attention to the fact that they play in an ancient (though picturesque) wooden (!) stadium called Craven Cottage (!!), in front of which a grotesque statue of Michael Jackson (!!!) has been installed by the club’s owner.
And pay no attention to the repeated claims by Rog Bennett of the amazing Men in Blazers podcast that Everton is actually “America’s Team”. Or the fact that Tim Howard and Landon Donovan are currently playing for Everton, and that Edson Buddle may also join the team.
All that you need to remember is that Fulham has Dempsey, and also that their manager, Martin Jol, looks like a human nutcracker.
Friday, 3pm Eastern. It looks like the game’s not televised in the US, so you’ll have to rummage around in the dark places. Wear your Johnny Haynes jersey.
