Oscar bait, anyone? This is the trailer for Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring beloved actor Morgan Freeman as beloved leader of South Africa Nelson Mandela. Hoping to unite his country in the wake of apartheid, Mandela calls on Springboks captain Francois Pienaar (Mmmatt Daaaamon) to get the country behind their rugby team during the 1995 World Cup hosted by South Africa. It’s basically Cinderella Team, or District 9 without the aliens.
Wanted was recently released on DVD. I watched it. Here is my 30-second review:
Wesley Gibson was schlubby douche loser. In fact, he was such a nobody that a Google search on his name turned up zero results, even though his name is WESLEY GIBSON. Then, one day, HE FOUND OUT HE WAS A SUPER RICH ASSASSIN! So he joined a fraternity of assassins. Assassins who were also weavers. Weavers who pledged their loyalty to a giant, mechanized loom their ancestors built 1000 years ago. Wait, what? They had mechanized looms 1000 years ago? SHUT UP! I WILL SHOOT YOU IN THE HEAD! YOU’RE NOT EVEN MY REAL FATHER!
Morgan Freeman: “Motherf-cker!”
The End.
GRRR, DOG WRESTLING! [HolyTaco]
Trailer for remake of Wes Craven’s Last House on the Left. Horror movies already write themselves, is it so much to ask that somebody actually write a new one? You know what, nevermind. [TrailerAddict]
7 TV Shows We Would Like to See. I think I already saw the film version of Anaconda Nanny. It was… rather sexy. [ScreenJunkies]
Tron 2 or Tr2n has its star! And the winner is… Some dude with gay hair. Sorry, Tron man, we thought you were a lock too. [CHUD]
AWARD TIME! DIRECTOR’S GUILD! WRITER’S GUILD! CINEMATOGRAPHER’S GUILD! THE, UH, CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY? Just wait till my World of Warcraft Guild puts out our nominations. We have a Wizard who’s totally obsessed with Kate Winslet. [RopeofSilicon]
Someone sent me this in response to the Lesbian MMA porn post. It’s called Ultimate Surrender. “Haven’t heard of it yet? Basically, what we’re looking at is a combination of BDSM and wrestling. Two girls get into a special, padded ring complete with bleachers, a referee, bright lights and bad attitudes - and wrestle. The loser(s) get f-cked by the winner.” Um, yes please. [UltimateSurrender]
The Old People News Network. “We’ve got the latest in forwarded emails that you can pass along to your children.” It’s funny because old people have never heard of Photoshop. You have to see this, it’s a guy surfing on top of a great white! Unbelievable! [Atom]
[Picture courtesy of RoboPanda, not sure where he got it or why I'm so mesmerized by it]
This video ponders the question, what would the last 20 minutes of The Shawshank Redemption be like if it were set to an 80s-style montage? Wait, did Morgan Freeman just say “shitty pipe dreams,”? Ha, I just got that!
Okay, okay, I know this is a movie blog not a celebrity blog, but I’ve always thought of Morgan Freeman as more of a movie star than a celebrity </cheap rationalization>
The news is that Morgan Freeman’s wife of 24 years, Myrna Colley-Lee, has filed for divorce. Considering Morgan Freeman was recently in a car crash with an unknown woman late at night, you can imagine the kind of speculation this will spark.
But I’m sure this is just a coincidence. I know if I was planning to file for divorce I’d wait until my spouse was in the hospital – that’s the perfect time. That way you don’t have to hang around some boring ass hospital all day. Does this place even have cable? Smell ya later, losers.
[via Yahoo - Thanks, Fek]
