‘Hunger Games’ Piles Up The Popcorn

June 4th, 2012 | Posted by James K in Film - (0 Comments)

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The MTV Movie Awards passed around the popcorn on Sunday night.

  • “The Hunger Games” had four wins: best female performance (Jennifer Lawrence), best male performance (Josh Hutcherson), best on-screen transformation (Elizabeth Banks), best fight.
  • “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2″ won two: best cast, best hero (Harry Potter).
  • “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1″ won two: movie of the year, best kiss (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson for the fourth straight year.)
  • “Bridesmaids” won two: best comedic performance (Melissa McCarthy), best gut-wrenching performance (the food poisoning scene.)
  • Other winners included Shailene Woodley for breakthrough performance for “The Descendants,” Jennifer Aniston as best on-screen dirtbag for “Horrible Bosses” and LMFAO‘s “Party Rock Anthem” from “21 Jump Street” for best music.
  • Also: MTV Trailblazer Award: Emma Stone; MTV Generation Award: Johnny Depp
  • Best quote: “I’ve wanted to hold a golden popcorn since I was 4 years old” — Hutcherson.

 

 

 

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‘Eclipse:’ Split Decision

June 30th, 2010 | Posted by James K in Film - (0 Comments)

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What to make of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the third movie in the popular vampire series?

Let’s check the reviews. Rotten Tomatoes rates “Eclipse” at 50 percent on the Tomatometer (57 fresh, 57 rotten) as of Wednesday afternoon. The rating goes up to 67 percent with only top critics (22-11) counted.

Rotten Tomatoes consensus:

“Stuffed with characters and overly reliant on uninspired dialogue, Eclipse won’t win The Twilight Saga many new converts, despite an improved blend of romance and action fantasy.”

Two of our go-to critics:

Owen Gleiberman (EW): “The movie is about a girl’s primal dream of being desired. That may well be corny, but it’s also an essential antidote to summer-movie hardware.”

Peter Travers (Rolling Stone): “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is just one more walk on the mild sides for tweens who dream of being penetrated by cold flesh that will keep them young and cute forever.”

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‘New Moon’ Lights Up MTV Movie Awards

June 7th, 2010 | Posted by James K in Film - (0 Comments)

New Moon Lights Up MTV Movie Awards

“Twilight: New Moon” was f-ing unstoppable at the MTV Music Awards on Sunday night. The vampire sequel won five awards just as the first “Twilight” movie did a year ago. Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison picked up multiple individual awards, including Best Kiss, during a profanity-laced ceremony in Los Angeles. Among the highlights: Sandra Bullock accepting the Generation Award and kissing Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise reviving his Les Grossman persona and joining Jennifer Lopez in song.

Full list of winners:

BEST MOVIE “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE Kristen Stewart – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

BREAKOUT STAR Anna Kendrick – “Up In The Air”

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE Zach Galifianakis – “The Hangover”

BEST VILLAIN Tom Felton – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

BEST FIGHT Beyoncé vs. Ali Larter – “Obsessed”

BEST KISS Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

BEST WTF MOMENT Ken Jeong – “The Hangover”

BEST SCARED AS S**T PERFORMANCE Amanda Seyfried – “Jennifer’s Body”

BEST BADASS Rain – “Ninja Assassin”

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

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Hog Quickies (May 5)

May 5th, 2010 | Posted by James K in Hog Quickies - (0 Comments)

katherine and zachary levi Hog Quickies (May 5)

  • Jimmy Fallon will host the Emmys on Aug. 29.
  • FX has renewed Justified for a second season. Was there ever a doubt.
  • Slyvester Stallone says no more Rambo movies. Happy retirement.
  • Katharine McPhee duets with Chuck‘s Zachary Levi on Terrified. The video debuts Friday.
  • Release dates: the third Twilight film on Nov. 18, 2011; the Dark Knight sequel in July, 2012.
  • EW gave Laura Bush‘s Spoken From The Heart a B-. “Anyone who wants to know what makes Laura Bush tick will come away disappointed.”
  • Miss the Dixie Chicks? Sisters Emily Robison and Martie McGuire have teamed up on Courtyard Hounds.
  • To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the Phoenix Suns will wear “Los Suns” jerseys for their NBA playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs. Take that, Arizona legislature.
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Hog Quickies (April 15)

April 15th, 2010 | Posted by James K in Hog Quickies - (0 Comments)

creator Hog Quickies (April 15)

  • South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are headed to Broadway. Their The Book of Mormon, a musical comedy, will debut in March, 2011.
  • Ellen DeGeneres is on the cover of Shape magazine. Ryan Phillippe is on the cover of Men’s Health.
  • Michael Bay will try TV with a new adventure reality series entitled One Way Out.
  • Seth Meyers will host The ESPYs, July 14.
  • The Twilight series made the American Library Association’s list of the most frequently challenged books of 2009.
  • Eminem‘s new album will be called Recovery and be out on June 22.
  • Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg and U2 will be among star attractions at this year’s Glastonbury music festival, June 23-27.
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Joyhog Picks for March

February 28th, 2010 | Posted by James K in Books | DVD | Film | Music | Television - (0 Comments)

TV: “The Pacific”

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The $200 million follow-up miniseries to the award-winning World War II miniseries “Band of Brothers,” from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. March 14, HBO.

Movie: “Alice In Wonderland”

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Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton take on the Lewis Carroll classic. March 5.

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‘Twilight’ Gets Graphic

January 21st, 2010 | Posted by James K in Film | News | Pop Culture - (0 Comments)

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“Twilight:” a book, then a movie, now a graphic novel. Entertainment Weekly has the first glimpse of Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 published by Yen Press on March 1st. This week’s issue offers a look at the book’s cover, a full ten-page excerpt including one of its panels and a Q&A with Stephanie Meyer.

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