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Blast to the Past with the Fotonovel

Close Encounters fo the Third Kind FotonovelWhat is a Fotonovel you ask?  They are these cool little books with wall to wall photos and word balloons.  They are very similar to comic books, only they are using real photos from television episodes or feature films and are presented in a paperback book format.   And for some strange reason, I am absolutely fascinated by these things.

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Going Batty With “Batman: The Animated Series” Storyboards & Script

Batman_animated_seriesBatman: The Animated Series was first broadcast on Fox from September 1992 to September 1995.  It was the first entry in what would turn into a new DC shared continuity universe.   And it also surprisingly took on a much more adult tone.  It was a show where both kids and adults could enjoy alike.

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Know It All Joe’s Tales From The Fastfood

The “Is this for here or to go” Conundrum

I can’t imagine anything more interesting than a good fast food story – whether it be about receiving the wrong order to just having to deal with plain bad behavior.  I certainly have my tales.  But today, I’d just like to point out a maddening observation I have made over the years.  It’s the craziest little nitpick but seems to drive me nuts every time.

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And The Next Actor to Portray Indiana Jones Should Be…

Indiana-Jones-bannerSo there have been a lot of rumors going around as to who would pick up the “Indiana Jones” mantel once Harrison Ford steps down.  The top rumor of the day is Bradley Cooper.  Personally, I always thought Josh Holloway (Lost, Intelligence) would have made a great “Indiana Jones.”  Harrison Ford is a very hard act to follow, but I always felt that Holloway had just the right amount of charm and charisma to follow in his footsteps. 

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Pictures From The Grand Budapest Hotel

grand-budapest-hotelWes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” was quite an interesting movie.  I happen to be a big fan of the visual style of his films.  To put it lightly, he is a true filmmaker in every sense of the word.  But I’m not here right now to give a full review of his career.  Instead, I just wanted to display some pictures of the Grand Budapest Hotel model currently on display at the Hollywood ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles.  It’s the actual one that was used in the film.

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Bad Words (2014) Recipe Card Movie Review

Movie Rating: 4 Joes

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Bad Words (2014)

Released March 14, 2014 /
Comedy /
R


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1 hr 29 min

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1 hr 29 min

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  1. Stars: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Allison Janney, Philip Baker Hall
  2. Written By: Andrew Dodge
  3. Directed By: Jason Bateman
Instructions
  1. Jason Bateman makes his feature directorial debut with the subversive comedy Bad Words. Mr. Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition.
  2. Contest officials, outraged parents, and overly ambitious 8th graders are no match for Guy, as he ruthlessly crushes their dreams of victory and fame. As a reporter (Kathryn Hahn of We’re the Millers) attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward 10-year-old Chaitanya (Rohan Chand of Homeland), who is completely unfazed by Guy’s take-no-prisoners approach to life.
Notes
  1. “Bad Words” is not a bad movie. It’s actually very enjoyable. Even though many of the big laughs were presented to us in the trailers, there were still plenty of hilarious moments left for us to experience. The previews tend to highlight the main protagonist as a rude, foulmouthed jerk, but the film actually digs much deeper into his psyche and reveals to us the driving force propelling his ludicrous mission.
  2. Jason Bateman and Kathryn Hahn make a great comedic team. Their sexual, non-traditional relationship is one of the highlights to this film. And Hahn is no second fiddle here. She has a real meaty role and manages to pull off some big laughs. Rohan Chand’s character serves as a fantastic sidekick to Bateman’s Guy Trilby. The kid’s got enough charm and enthusiasm to disarm even the worsts of grinches.
  3. It doesn’t take long for Chaitanya to lower Guy’s defenses. Guy then helps Chaitanya to live out many of the fantasies he most likely wasn’t able to experience himself as a child, such as seeing a hooker’s breasts and getting drunk in a bar. Hey, it’s R rated for a reason. This just adds to the whole father/son theme which runs throughout much of the film.
  4. Is “Bad Words” funny? Yes, it’s very funny. And it’s not as cruel and mean-spirited as the trailers would make it out to be, but that’s a good thing. The film does have heart. At its core, it’s all about trust and relationships – and a lot of bad behavior. As for Bateman’s feature film directorial debut, I don’t really have any bad words to offer up.
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