John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott star as two employees who compete against each other for a coveted promotion. Sound a little familiar? Jenna Fischer, Lili Taylor, Gil Bellows, and Nikki Taylor Melton also star. The games begin in limited release in select cities on Friday.
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Son of Rambow is a nice little independent film, quirky and with a good heart. It’s main problem is it’s not sure just who its audience is. My main problem is I’m not sure either. Still, indie film fans should check out the local art houses to see if it’s playing in a theater near you.
The film is built around the meeting and unlikely friendship between the school’s trouble child Lee Carter (Will Poulter) and outsider Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner), a member of the strict religous sect, the Plymouth Brethren.
Although an unlikely pair, the two are brought together by the Lee Carter’s bootleg tape of First Blood which inspires the two to create an entry in a local filmmaking contest for Screen Test featuring the adventures of the son of the famous Rambo.
The story, and the friendship of the pair, is complicated by their vastly different lives and the arrival of a instantly popular foreign exchange student (Jules Sitruk) who brings his own ideas, and his large following, onto the project.
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As we told you last week about the new Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector’s Edition. In honor of it hitting the shelves next week we share these fun moments from the various Dirty Harry films.
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As Aaron told you Tuesday, director Sydney Pollack died early this week. Sadly, he wasn’t the only one to go. Dick Martin, best known for being the co-host of the variety show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In (for which he won an Emmy), passed away of respiratory problems this past weekend. As a comedian, host, director, and producer Martin worked on several projects duing his fifty-year career in Hollywood. Following his stint on Laugh-In Martin would go on to a career behind the camera directing TV episodes for series such as Newhart, Sledge Hammer!, Family Ties, and The Bob Newhart Show as well as continuing his acting career by showing up in guest spots on shows such as The John Larroquette Show, Diagnosis Murder, The Love Boat, and Coach, and as a host and celebrity contestant on several game shows. Check out some memorial clips inside.
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Warren Ellis’ reinterpretation of Marvel’s New Universe was one of more memorable projects from the House of Ideas last year. Now Ellis returns with “season two,” a new six-issue mini-series entitled newuniversal: shockfront which picks up the further adventures of Earth’s new super-powered heroes and those who want them dead.
For those who haven’t read the first mini-series, available in trade paperback and hardcover (read the review), I’d suggest giving it a peruse before jumping into Season Two.
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