New Job/Next Assignment

The last couple weeks have been pretty busy for me, as I have been in the process of starting at a new job. I'll get into the details of that later on today in a special Top Five List...

In other news, next weekend is the Vail Film Festival! Olympus is sponsoring a 48 hour film making contest in conjunction with the festival and I am happy to say I will be participating! We will be a very small team this time around, please wish us luck.




Anyway, back to business with a long forgotten feature, the Follower Suggestion Box. In honor of his birthday, this week I am featuring my friend Jeff's choice, American History X. Jeff cites the film's take on the negative aspects of racism and violence as his reason for the Ed Norton flick being his #1 favorite. A review will be posted shortly :)

Featured New Release Poll- 3/11

These next couple of weeks have a recurring theme at the box office; that's right, it is alien season at the local cineplex!

This week sees Battle: Los Angeles square off against Mars Needs Moms. One is a gritty action movie in the vein of Independence Day, the other features a motion capture performance by Seth Green as a rambunctious 9 year old. We'll leave it up to you which is which.

Also in the mix this week is a twist on Red Riding Hood, directed by Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke and starring Amanda Seyfried.

Winner: Rango

Wasn't much of a contest as Johnny Depp's Rango easily beat out the competition.

Have to say I am glad this one won, I am intrigued with the way they made it (filming Depp and the other actors, recording their audio performances, and animating over the visuals) and the CG effects looks very impressive as well.

Featured New Release Poll- 3/4

This week makes up for the lack of highly anticipated releases last week... here we have four big ones with A-list talent, big budgets, or impressive animation.

The Adjustment Bureau features Matt Damon as a political candidate who uncovers a big-brother organization attempting to control his fate.

Next is Beastly, a modern day retelling of Beauty and the Beast with Vanessa Hudgins, Alex Pettyfer, and one of the Olsen twins (I know right?).

The long awaited Rango fills the third slot. Johnny Depp voices the eponymous Chameleon, a timid sort of lizard who winds up as the sheriff of a lawless Wild West town populated by various animated critters.

Take Me Home Tonight is the final film this week, an '80s buddy comedy with Topher Grace and Anna Faris.

Haven't had a poll this big for a while, go vote!

Winner: Hall Pass

Hall Pass won last week's abysmal poll, which is probably good because if history is any indicator Nicolas Cage's Drive Angry might not stay in theaters long enough for me to have seen it. Will be nice to see a comedy, here's hoping it is actually, you know, funny.