*Awesome Nerd Alert* J.J. Abrams Wants You To Be in 'Star Wars: Episode VII

by Carmen Cruz

A donation to charity puts you in the running for a free trip to London, England to mingle with celebrities,
check out what it's like behind the scenes of a major motion film and, most importantly, have an actual role in the newest Star Wars movie *nerd swoon*.

Check out the video below for more.



Enjoy.

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It's Official...

by Carmen Cruz

With all the waiting and rumours, it's FINALLY happening!     

This will kind of blow your mind... (courtesy Jim Carrey's twitter page)





Dumb & Dumber To, coming out 2014. Let the countdown begin...

FYI: Empire of the Sun are rumoured to be writing the soundtrack for the movie. Cool huh?

Enjoy.

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50 Shades Of Grey (Movie) : Filming In Vancouver In November

by Carmen Cruz

For all the 50 Shades fans (and you know who you are) let the stalking begin!    
The movie cast has been announced and so has the filming location.


Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim, Sons Of Anarchy) will be playing the infamous Christian Grey (turns out Ryan Gosling was the first choice and not surprisingly, turned down the offer) and Dakota Johnson (The Social Network) will be playing Anastasia Steele.


Filming starts November 5th in Vancouver's North Shore Studios.

While many may roll their eyes to hear the news, I say, CONGRATS to the BC film industry! After taking a few big hits over the past year, this is awesome news. Let's get this raunchy movie DONE!!!

Enjoy.

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P.S: Here's hoping the director draws some inspiration from THIS... ;D

Dumb & Dumber To: Win A Walk-On Role!

by Carmen Cruz

There's no question about it, Dumb & Dumber is one of the funniest and most quotable movies
ever made.
And now (JOY!) it's official: Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey have signed on to be a part of the sequel (Dumb & Dumber To) which begins filming next month (September = YAY!). The film is scheduled to be released some time in 2014.
Can you imagine being a part of this epic sequel?!?! Guess what... You CAN! The Farrelly brothers (the writer/director team of both the original and the latest installment) have issued a contest for a walk on-role on the upcoming film. Here are all the details (as posted on their facebook page):

 "Alright, here are the contest rules for Winning A Walk-On On Dumb & Dumber To!

First, make a Vine re-creating a scene from the original Dumb & Dumber, but put your own spin on it.

Use the hashtag #DumbTo so we can see them all. (Yeah yeah, I know what a "hashtag" is...now)

You have until September 15, 2013 to post.

After September 15, Bobby and I will pick the winner. The winner and a friend gets to be a walk-on on the film.

Good luck!"
Aaaaaand here are a couple examples of what they're looking for....





Got it?
Good.

Good luck!

Enjoy.

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Obligatory quote:
Lloyd: The first time I set eyes on Mary Swanson, I just got that old fashioned romantic feeling where I'd do anything to bone her.
Harry: That's a special feeling, Lloyd.

The Great Gatsby Soundtrack *LISTEN*

by Carmen Cruz


 This is rumoured to be one of the best movie soundtracks of the year. Here's the track listing:





 
$100 Bill' – Jay-Z
'Back To Black' – Beyoncé +Andre 3000
'Bang Bang' – will.i.am
'A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)' – Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock
'Young And Beautiful' – Lana Del Rey
'Love Is The Drug' – Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
'Over The Love' – Florence + The Machine
'Where The Wind Blows' – Coco O. of Quadron
'Crazy In Love' – Emeli Sande and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
'Together' – The xx
'Heart's A Mess' – Gotye
'Love Is Blindness' – Jack White
'Into The Past' – Nero
'Kill And Run' – Sia

 

The entire soundtrack is being streamed for free. Click HERE to take a listen.



Enjoy.

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Dumb And Dumber To?

by Carmen Cruz

Could it be true?
The Farrelly brothers have confirmed that they have a finished the script for the sequel to (in my humble opinion) one of the funniest movies ever.
Peter Farrelly says that in this newest installment, "We pick up 20 years later, we explain what they've done for the last 17 or 18 years, we take off from that and it's just a lot of laughs."

Rumour has it that both Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels have signed on to reprise their original roles (Jim Carrey dropped out of the project last summer, and then changed his mind).

Do ya think this movie will reach the original level of awesomeness that Dumb and Dumber was able to reach? Talk about pressure!!!!

No word yet on a possible release date.



Samsonite.

Enjoy.

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Another Fantastic Movie To Check Out

by Carmen Cruz

If you haven't seen it yet, check out 7 Psychopaths.
It comes from writer/director Martin McDonagh,  the same clever guy who brought you 'In Bruges' (if you haven't seen this movie either, I highly recommend it).
You can expect top notch performances from Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Tom Waits, Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell.
Fantastic storyline, great cinematography, and an overall amazing film.



Enjoy.

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The Bestest Of Vancouver ~ The Dunbar Theatre

by Carmen Cruz

 Here's what sucks about most movie theatres:                                                   
1) Massive line ups and sold out show after sold out show
2) Usually ending up sitting waaaaaaay too close to the screen
3) Uncomfortable seats. Shifting from one butt cheek to another, with no real sweet spot to be found.
4) Popcorn flavoured styrofoam (I'm looking at you Scotiabank Theatre).


Wanna avoid this?
The Dunbar Theatre = The BESTEST movie theatre in the city.What makes it so awesome?
1) MASSIVE seats with tons of leg room.
2) Reasonable lineups. Chances are, you will actually get into the movie you want to see. Can you believe it? Ka-Ray-Zee!!!
3) Best Popcorn in the city. Hands down.
4) Rumour has it, the theatre is haunted. True Story.

Ken, one of the big wigs from The Dunbar Theatre, chatted with me about the theatres history, giant seats, ghosts and the secret behind their kick ass popcorn.

How old is The Dunbar Theatre?

Ken - The theatre has been around since about 1934. It's actually the first independent theatre to show first run shows in Vancouver. 

78 Years! Wow! The theatre has had a few facelifts since then, no?

Ken - It's always getting renovated but the major renovations were just over two years ago, new seats (more leg room then any other theatre in the city!), and a new digital and 3D projection system

I've heard from several different sources that the place is haunted. Is that true?

Ken -  Yes. No question. The manager (Tia) and a colleague (Matt) have both said they've seen moving shadows and have heard things at night when they close up.  We think it's the wife of a former worker. She use to come to the theatre when her then boyfriend worked as an usher every Friday, as I understand it.

What's the weirdest item to ever end up in your lost and found box? 

Ken - We get everything shoes, cell phones, even retainers! Everything is donated to Goodwill after 30 days.

Retainers? I betcha one of those was mine. So Ken, your popcorn is legendary. What makes it so damn good?!?!?!

Ken - We use only the BEST products including coconut oil and REAL butter. It tastes like butter because it IS butter.  Our popcorn is so good it comes with a health warning.

Yum.

Good News! The ticket prices at The Dunbar Theatre are still less than the big box theatres (Adult: $10.75 / Child: $8.00 / Senior: $8.00)  and just a heads up for ya'll -  the concession stand is CASH ONLY.   

Enjoy.

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André 3000 = Jimi Hendrix

by Carmen Cruz

One of the coolest guys on the planet, André 3000, is currently in Dublin, filming (and starring in) the new Jimi Hendrix biopic called 'All Is By My Side'. He looks just like Jimi, no?
Here are pics of André with his co-star, Hayley Atwell. She plays Linda Keith, the then girlfriend of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith (leatherface) Richards.











No word yet on when you can catch the flick in theaters.

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p.s: What's cooler than being cool? Ice Cold!

Anchorman 2 = YAAAAAYYY!!!

by Carmen Cruz

It's official, Anchorman 2 is coming soon!
This time around, the movie will revolve around a custody battle between Ron Burgundy (Will  Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) over their child. So far, most of the original cast is scheduled to come back for round 2.


Ron Burgundy made an appearance on the Conan O'Brien show last month and made the announcement official.

Just in case you missed it, here's the video...






YAAAAAAY!!! I can't wait!!!!!                                                                                                

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P.S: San Diego is German for a 'whales vagina'.  ;D

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... Part 3???

by Carmen Cruz

Yup, it's true.

Alex Winter (AKA: Bill S Preston) and Keanu Reeves (AKA: Ted 'Theodore' Logan) have confirmed that they're ready to take on the famously infamous roles. Whoa.

Alex says "The movies were always about rock'n'roll. That was a big part of the movies, so (in this new movie) we'll explore what's happened to rock’n’roll in the last 20 years." Whoa. 

Keanu also confirmed that a first draft of a script is now complete, and is being sent to studios. Whoa.


 


;D

Enjoy.


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Justin Timberlake to play Elton John???

by Carmen Cruz

It's official, Elton John has a movie about his life in the works. The biopic is reportedly going to be called 'Rocket Man' and Elton is working with the author of 'Billy Elliot' (Lee Hall) on the script.

In a recent interview, Elton said that his number one choice to play him in the movie is.... Justin Timberlake!!! Why, you ask? "Because played me before in a David LaChapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and was superb."

Here's the video in question. Sadly, it's the best version of it that I could find. Thoughts???



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