Showing posts with label Chris Cooper. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

THE MUPPETS (2011) - 'The Pig With the Froggy Tattoo' Teaser Trailer and Poster



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Official Synopsis: On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino house band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Mila Kunis, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Neil Patrick Harris, Zach Galifianakis, Jack Black, Selena Gomez, John Krasinski, Danny Trejo, Katy Perry, Ricky Gervais, Whoopi Goldberg

Director: James Bobin (creator of TV series "The Flight of the Conchords", writer "Da Ali G Show")

Screenplay: Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller (screenplay "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"), based on characters created by Jim Henson.

Rated PG for some mild rude humor

Release Date: November 23, 2011 (US)



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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

New on DVD & Blu-Ray : THE TEMPEST (2010)

Synopsis: In Julie Taymor’s version of The Tempest, the gender of Prospero has been switched to Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor’s version, Prospera (Mirren) is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it’s a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda (Jones). This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban (Hounsou) and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

THE MUPPETS (2011) - 'Being Green' Teaser



The new Muppets movie gets a third parody teaser. This time it pokes fun at "Green Lantern", while the second teaser took a jab at the trailer for "The Hangover Part II". While the trailers are fun, exactly because they reference famous 2011 summer movies, it also faces the danger of not living up to expectations, which will make all this mischievous publicity campaign all the more embarrassing.

Among the principal cast members, which include Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper, there will also be a lot of cameos, it seems, including, among others, Emily Blunt, Zach Galifianakis, Mila Kunis, Ed Helms, Jack Black, Whoopi Goldberg and Selena Gomez. Opens November 23, 2011.

Official Synopsis: On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino house band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

New on DVD/Blu-Ray - THE COMPANY MEN

Sure, it sounds like some sort of mafia movie, but in fact, this is a strong drama set in the midst of the financial crysis, providing thoughtful insight into the restructuring of the corporate world. The story of people getting fired, trying to make a fresh start while maintaining their lifestyles and discovering a new pespective of things they took for granted is handled with a surprisingly positive tone by writer/director John Wells, a man with extensive TV writing experience ("The West Wing", "ER", "Shameless") and ultimately milked to its full potential. Great acting showcase from veteran actors Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper, and a surprisingly good dramatic turn from Ben Affleck. Not a timeless classic, but an often overlooked gem.

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