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'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Cast: Where Are They Now?

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Oct 6th 2008 2:00PM
Filed under: Where Are They Now?
Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture ShowIt's that 'Time Warp' time again! Follow the 'Rocky' road.

When 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' came out in 1975, it was shunned by critics and audiences alike. But soon the campy movie musical/monster satire reemerged as the ultimate cult flick: A midnight movie with raucous audience participation that became a rite of passage for "virgins" everywhere.

Today, Tim Curry's lingerie-clad transvestite may not be quite as shocking, but his polyamorous sex life -- Brad, Janet, Rocky, Eddie, Columbia, Magenta -- can still get some folks hot under the collar ... and elsewhere. Plus, who doesn't love yelling back at movies and not having an usher throw you out?

In the 33 years since the film was released, one cast member snagged an Oscar, one played the first U.S. Prez and another released an iconic record. Do the 'Time Warp' with us to find out what happened to all the fabulous freaks who so touch-a, touch-a, touched us.

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Hi-larious Fashion: Video of Sacha Baron Cohen on the Runway

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Sep 29th 2008 6:02PM
Filed under: Comedy, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Trailers and Clips, Trailers and Clips, Cinematical


Last week, Sacha Baron Cohen crashed a Milan fashion show. Now video has emerged as well, and it really whets our appetite for his upcoming Brüno flick.

Out of his three stock characters, Brüno's the least known, and yet the fabulous fashionista engaged in some of the funniest bits on Da Ali G Show. Not only did he send-up the laughable self-importance of the fashion world, he also challenged folks' sexuality. A memorable bit had him asking a gay deprogrammer if he would get turned on if Brüno gave him a lap dance. (We know we would!)

Although some critics wonder if Cohen can repeat the success of Borat with Brüno, we're betting he'll get the last laugh, as long as he's willing to suffer for his art. And oh how he loves to do that. Just watch the video. After his moment of glory strutting down the runway in his Farrah 'do and Shadow cape (looking strangely hot), Cohen was detained by authorities. If only all comedians were willing to go so far for a chuckle.

Trailer Park: Deadly Tales

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Sep 26th 2008 4:32PM
Filed under: Fandom, Trailer Trash, Movie Marketing, Trailers and Clips, Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Cinematical
Halloween's still a month away, but these films all have some afterlife in them.



The Spirit
The second trailer for the highly anticipated adaptation of Will Eisner's classic graphic novel looks a lot like Robert Rodriguez's Sin City. That's not surprising, since comic book great Frank Miller not only co-directed that flick, he also wrote the book it was based on. The Spirit marks his solo directorial debut, and he's definitely got the film noir thing down. After a rookie cop is brutally murdered, he's resurrected as the title character (Gabriel Macht), a masked crime fighter dedicated to keeping the city streets safe. Of course he has to vanquish a supervillain (Samuel L. Jackson as the Octopus) and a couple of femme fatales, first. It's clearly got a dark vibe, but it doesn't take itself too seriously. There's a bunch of one-liners in the trailer. My favorite: "Somebody get me a tie ... and it sure as hell better be red!"


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5 Questions With: Stan Lee

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Sep 26th 2008 6:00AM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews
Stan Lee"We have to make sure that the 'Iron Man' sequel does better than 'The Dark Knight' sequel."

Behind every great superhero, there's a great writer, and in the case of Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and Iron Man, that scribe is Stan Lee.

With his trademark dark glasses and grandiose cadence, the former Marvel Comics chairman has become as iconic as the characters he helped create, thanks in part to his amusing movie cameos, like his two-minute turn as a Hugh Hefner wannabe in 'Iron Man.'

On the occasion of that hit flick's DVD release, Moviefone chatted with the comic book giant about the 'Iron Man' sequel, which stars we can expect to see in 2011's 'The Avengers' and how he felt about one of the few superhero flicks he had nothing to do with.
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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 9/23

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Sep 24th 2008 8:15PM
Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home Entertainment, Features, DVDs, Movie News, New Releases, Cinematical
Sex and the City
MAIN PICKS AND MISSES

Sex and the City (Pick)
Leatherheads (Miss)
Run Fat Boy Run (Miss)
Deception (Miss)
Pathology (Miss)

INDIES ON DVD
Foot Fist Way, Mother of Tears

BLU-RAY
Sex and the City, Leatherheads, Deception, The Godfather, LA Confidential, Blow, Madagascar, Shrek the Third

COLLECTOR'S CORNER
The Godfather collection, High School Musical 2: Collector's Edition, LA Confidential Special Edition
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Cinematical Seven: The Ghosts That Always WANT Something

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Sep 19th 2008 7:25PM
Filed under: Cinematical Seven, Cinematical

Cinematical Seven The Ghosts That Always WANT Something

    Watching 'Ghost Town' gives you that haunted feeling. It's not like someone's watching you; instead, you're watching something you've seen before. Strip away its particular trappings -- Ricky Gervais' sublime performance as a bitchy dentist, Tea Leoni's neurotic turn as a widowed Egyptologist -- and 'Ghost Town' belongs to an offbeat but popular genre: needy ghosts, and the living who help them. In honor of David Koepp's comedy, we count down others films of its ilk, from best to worst. -- By Raven Snook

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    7. 'Heart and Souls' (1993)
    Robert Downey Jr. has the misfortune of being born at the exact moment that four folks with unfinished business die in a bus crash. When he grows up, he's forced into fixing their messes. As he helps the quartet of quirky characters (played by Charles Grodin,Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick and Tom Sizemore), he learns the joys of selflessness. Much as we love vintage Downey, the film could have used a little more help from the living.

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    6. 'Just Like Heaven' (2005)
    Reese Witherspoon gets into a car accident and ends up in a coma. Somehow, her amnesia-stricken spirit finds a way to haunt her old apartment as well as its new tenant, Mark Ruffalo, who must help her remember who she is. This goofy romantic comedy tweaks the premise -- after all, she isn't dead, technically -- but it's pretty much the same old story, except here it's the living helping the unconscious.

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    5. 'Heaven Can Wait' (1978)
    A star quarterback gets to heaven before his time. The powers that be send him back to earth in the body of Warren Beatty, a millionaire who's just been killed by his wife and secretary. Not only does Beatty insist on trying to lead his old team to the Super Bowl, he also makes up for his dead host's dastardly deeds. Chris Rock remade this movie as 'Down to Earth' in 2001, but adding racial humor wasn't an improvement.

    Paramount Pictures / ZUMA Press

    4. 'The Time of Their Lives' (1946)
    A flop in its day, this Abbott and Costello comedy features two executed Revolutionary War "traitors" trying to clear their names 170 years later -- with the help of the living, of course. Surprisingly, A&C are not the spirits in question. Costello's partner in dieing is Marjorie Reynolds, while Abbott plays two roles: the villain who framed them, and his guilt-ridden descendant, who helps them get to heaven. A real curio and decidedly ahead of its time.

    ZUMA Press

    3. 'Angels in the Outfield' (1951)
    God's emissaries and a little orphan girl help a baseball team and its surly manager hit a winning streak. An inversion of the premise -- here the living need the help of the dead -- the film and its 1994 remake have still got that dead/alive synergy going on.

    Everett Collection

    2. 'The Sixth Sense' (1999)
    It's hard to remember back to a time when cinephiles took M. Night Shyamalan seriously, but this engrossing ghost tale impressed filmgoers with its eerie mood and twist ending. From the moment Haley Joel Osment admits, "I see dead people" you know he's going to have to help them. What you don't know, though, is that he's going to have to help his therapist Bruce Willis face the fact that he's deceased. Oh snap!

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    1. 'Beetlejuice' (1988)
    The ultimate living-assisting-the-dead flick, the "strange and unusual" Winona Ryder helps a pair of deceased newlyweds take back their house from pretentious urban art folk. Along the way she battles animated sculptures, her strident step-mom and a sex-crazed Michael Keaton in white pancake and prison duds. Plus she lip-syncs "Jump in the Line." The dead clearly have a lot more fun than we do.

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News Bite: De Niro and Pacino's Sister Act

By Raven Snook (Subscribe to Raven Snook's posts), Posted Sep 17th 2008 1:58PM
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Cinematical
Al Pacino and Robert De NiroPlaying cops in the new movie 'Righteous Kill' must have been a real drag for Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. While promoting the film in England, the legendary actors – who have only appeared onscreen together in one other film, the 1995 thriller 'Heat' – brainstormed their next collaboration: a cross-dressing comedy. According to Showbiz Spy, Pacino marveled at his pal's ability to do funny films, and De Niro suggested they try one out. "We could play sisters. That could happen... who knows?" the 'Meet the Parents' star joked.

Perhaps De Niro is on to something. After all, their careers are in a rut, so this would certainly be different. Plus, there's a long history of Oscar love for drag roles. After winning an Academy Award for his searing performance in 'Kramer Vs. Kramer,' Dustin Hoffman took three years off before returning as 'Tootsie,' a comic turn that snagged him another nomination. Hilary Swank took home a statuette and became a star for her work in 'Boys Don't Cry.' And an unknown Jaye Davidson wowed voters into giving him a nod with his gender-bending turn in 'The Crying Game.'

Then again, sometimes drag is just, well, a drag. Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes were pretty scary ladies in 'To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar' and the usually infallible Phillip Seymour Hoffman was a mess in 'Flawless' (which co-starred De Niro). If Pacino and De Niro do decide to don heels and gowns, they better realize that it takes more than pretty clothes to make the man ... er, the woman.
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