Welcome to the 130th Edition of my blog. As you can see I am now in the musical Oklahoma which is in mid-July at the Muncie Civic Theater. It is good to finally be able to do theater again. Now to my movie selections.
Alice in Wonderland (1951): This is part 6 of what will likely be sevin. I chose this movie in tribute to directing animator Ollie Johnston who recently died. I had not seen this Disney spin of the Lewis Carroll classic so I thought I would check it out. We all know the story here, a young girl named Alice is bored with life and enters into the strange world of Wonderland. In Wonderland she meets all kinds of interesting people like the Mad Hatter, Caterpillar, the Red Queen of Hearts and much, much more. This was very entertaining and had such fun songs like THE UNBIRTHDAY SONG and I will stand by the theory that it was all about drugs but that is just my own warped mind.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988): Terry Gilliam directed this spin on the Baron Munchausen legend. I for one know nothing about this person so all I have to go on is this movie which was quite entertaining. John Neville stars as the title character where he and a little girl, played by Sarah Polley, go on many interesting adventures like to the moon and find many other of his misfits. Robin Williams is funny as the Moon King and look for a young Uma Thurman as Venus. Other people in this tale include Eric Idle, Oliver Reed, Jonathan Pryce and even Sting. I can't really explain much here except that you will be quite entertained.
Blades of Glory (2007): Josh Gordan and Will Speck directed this figure skating comedy. I'm sorry if anyone reading this hated this movie, I was just laughing all the way through so I really enjoyed it. Will Ferrell and Jon Heder play rival skaters who are banned from singles competition but find a loophole where they can skate as partners. COACH alum Craig T. Nelson, who ironically enough plays a coach, is the coach that brings them together. SNL stars Will Arnett and Amy Poehler play a brother and sister skating team who is willing to win at all costs. If you want an hour and a half of entertainment, this could be what you are looking for.
Iron Man (2008): Jon Favreau directed this adaptation to the Marvel Superhero and did a great job. I made a rare movie theater appearance to see this movie. Robert Downey Jr. was awesome as Tony Stark who is a wealthy and somewhat idealistic industrialist who thought that his weapons were helping our war until he is captured by terrorists in the middle east and realizes his weapons were being used by the enemy. He is then forced to make weapons for them but instead builds his own suit to escape. After escaping he does what he can to perfect his suit to become the legendary Iron Man. Jeff Bridges plays Tony Stark's partner who becomes a double-dealer and the enemy of Tony. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Tony Stark's maid Pepper Potts. This movie was a little over two hours but every second was entertaining. Where there wasn't awesome action scenes, there were some great comedic scenes, most in part to Tony perfecting his suit. We all wanted to help him in any way we can and knew he was not going to give up. There were great performances by all and stay through the credits.
A Few Good Men (1992): Rob Reiner directed this adaptation to the Aaron Sorkin play. I watched this at Rhonda's house so I decided to finally get something a little more serious into this blog. Our favorite scientologist Tom Cruise stars as Lt. Kaffee who is a military lawyer who must defend two marines accused of murder who insist they were acting under orders. Demi Moore plays the investigator who must keep Kaffee in line. Jack Nicholson was the stand-out in this cast and has his very famous line about the truth. This was a very thought-provoking court drama which had my attention all the way through. I really did not care that Tom Cruise danced on a couch or that he has some strange beliefs, I just liked the movie so i separated the person from his work of art. Many other people can be seen like Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, J.T. Walsh, among many others.
Marihuana (1936): This is part two of my Marijuana series which depict the horrible things that pot can make you do. Here we have a girl who slowly becomes a dope pusher which leads to a friends death. I have noticed that in these types of films, the villain is always some middle-aged guy with a mustache. It strangely has some nudity which had to be quite controversial for the time unless the public realized that is what happens when you smoke pot. There is also a disclaimer on the horrors of this drug.
That Inferior Feeling (1940): Robert Benchley stars in this short film which depicts a man who just can't seem to do anything right. Benchley was a comedy writer, cartoonist and actor which was mostly in short films. This was an entertaining 9 minutes which was included in the dvd of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY.
The FBI Story (1959): This is part two which is probably the last in my James Stewart series. Melvin LeRoy directed this propaganda piece of the FBI but in many ways you might say that J. Edgar Hoover directed this movie since I think he had lots of involvement and even hand-picked James Stewart to play Agent Hardesty who is portrayed through many time periods and showing the effects it has on his family. We get to see the rise of the KKK, Nazi Spies, many gangsters including John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson. This was quite a fabrication but is still good to watch and if the FBI endorsed this, it must be good right?
Equinox (1970): This was actually shot in 1967 but was added to by Jack Woods. This was low-budget to the core and is a horror film where some friends go to the woods and encounter a strange book and a lot of strange happenings. We have some pretty cool looking monsters and special effects which should be respected that they put a lot of effort into them. This is kind of a pre-EVIL DEAD but EVIL DEAD was much better. If you want an entertaining horror film to watch, check out this low-budget classic.
Kindergarten Cop (1990): Ivan Reitman directed this comedy. The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this comedy where two years after TWINS, he shows his comedic and soft side once again. Arnold plays cop John Kimble who must go undercover in an elementary school to find a criminal he has been in pursuit of for years. Pamela Reed stars as the police officer he is partnered with and she is supposed to be the substitute teacher who is undercover but develops food poisoning and having to send Kimble to be a Kindergarten teacher who finds himself in a much different world. Just the thought of Arnold being my teacher is great. He then forms a relationship with another teacher, played by Penelope Ann Miller, who there seems to be more to. This movie actually works quite well and better than it should. It may not be for small children though.
Well, that is it for this week. I will be back as always next week. Leave your comments on what you like and dislike. And now read on for the connection segment
-Sarah Polley (Baron Munchausen) and William Fichtner (Blades of Glory) were in the 1999 film Go
-Oliver Reed (Baron Munchausen) and Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men) were in the 1975 rock opera The Who's Tommy
-Oliver Reed (Baron Munchausen) and James Stewart (The FBI Story) were in the 1978 version of The Big Sleep
-Uma Thurman (Baron Munchausen) and Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory) were in the 2005 musical remake of The Producers
-Uma Thurman (Baron Munchausen) and Luke Wilson (Blades of Glory) were in the 2006 film My Super Ex-Girlfriend
-Uma Thurman (Baron Munchausen) and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) were in the 1988 film Johnny Be Good
-Uma Thurman (Baron Munchausen) and Kiefer Sutherland (A Few Good Men) were in the 1996 Duke of Groove
-Uma Thurman (Baron Munchausen) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1997 movie Batman and Robin
-Robin Williams (Baron Munchausen) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man) were in Hook
-Robin Williams (Baron Munchausen) and Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1990 film Awakenings
-Robin Williams (Baron Munchausen) and Pamela Reed (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1986 film The Best of Times and the 1990 film Cadillac Man
-Robin Williams (Baron Munchausen) and Linda Hunt (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1980 film Popeye
-Sting (Baron Munchausen) and Linda Hunt (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1984 film Dune
-Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory), Andy Richter (Blades of Glory), Jon Favreau (Iron Man, co-star and director), and Peter Billingsley were in Elf which Favreau directed and had a small role and Billingsley was uncredited as an elf
-Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (A Few Good Men) were in the 2001 film Zoolander and in the 2002 film Boat Trip where Ferrell is uncredited
-Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory) and Linda Hunt (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 2006 hit film
Stranger than Fiction
-Jon Heder (Blades of Glory) and Jeff Bridges (Iron Man) were in the 2007 animated film Surf's Up
-Will Arnett (Blades of Glory) and Leslie Bibb (Iron Man) were in the 2006 film Wristcutters: A Love Story
-Will Arnett (Blades of Glory) and Kiefer Sutherland (A Few Good Men) are in the upcoming 2009 animated film Monsters vs. Aliens
-Craig T. Nelson (Blades of Glory) and Tom Cruise (A Few Good Men) were in the 1983 film All The Right Moves
-Craig T. Nelson (Blades of Glory), Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) and Xander Berkeley (A Few Good Men) were in the 1996 HBO movie If These Walls Could Talk
-Craig T. Nelson (Blades of Glory) and Pamela Reed (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1981 tv movie Inmates: A Love Story and the 1987 movie Rachel River
-William Fichtner (Blades of Glory) and Jeff Bridges (Iron Man) were in the 2005 film The Moguls which is also referred to as The Amatuers
-William Fichtner (Blades of Glory) and Terrence Howard (Iron Man) were in the 2004 film Crash
-William Fichtner (Blades of Glory) and Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) were in the 2000 filM Passion of Mind
-William Fichtner (Blades of Glory) and Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down
-William Fichtner (Blades of Glory) and Angela Bassett (Kindergarten Cop, extra) were in the 1992 biopic Malcolm X. Note that Fichtner was an extra. They went on to be in three more movies. In 1995, they were in Strange Days. In 1997, they were in Contact and in 2005, they were in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Note that in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, they had uncredited voices.
-Luke Wilson (Blades of Glory), Jeff Bridges (Iron Man), and Angela Bassett (Kindergarten Cop extra) were in the 2003 film Masked and Anonymous
-Luke Wilson (Blades of Glory) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man) were in the 2001 hit The Royal Tenenbaums
-Luke Wilson (Blades of Glory) and Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) were in the 2003 sequal Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
-Luke Wilson (Blades of Glory) and Kevin Bacon (A Few Good Men) were in the 1997 film Telling Lies in America and the 2000 film My Dog Skip
-Luke Wilson (Blades of Glory) and Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 2007 flop Blonde Ambition
-Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Tom Cruise (A Few Good Men) are in the upcoming war comedy Tropic Thunder where Downey's role looks quite strange
-Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Kiefer Sutherland (A Few Good Men) were in the 1988 film 1969
-Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Xander Berkeley (A Few Good Men) were in the 1997 film One Night Stand
-Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1992 film Chaplin
-Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Cathy Moriarty (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1991 film Soapdish and the 1997 film Hugo Pool which was directed by Robert Downey Sr.
-Jeff Bridges (Iron Man) and Kiefer Sutherland (A Few Good Men) were in the 1993 remake The Vanishing
-Jeff Bridges (Iron Man) and Xander Berkeley (A Few Good Men) were in the 1989 film The Fabulous Baker Boys
-Jeff Bridges (Iron Man) and Cuba Gooding Jr. ( A Few Good Men) were in the 1994 film Blown Away. Note that Gooding was uncredited as a bomb squad member.-Jeff Bridges (Iron Man) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Kindergarten Cop) were in a 1976 movie called Stay Hungry
-Terrence Howard (Iron Man) and Angela Bassett (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1992 tv movie The Jacksons: An American Dream
-Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man) and Tom Cruise (A Few Good Men) were believe it or not in the third Austin Power movie in 2002. Each playing themselves as characters in Austin Powers.
-Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men) were in the 1992 film Hoffa which also included JT Walsh from A Few Good Men. Note that Favreau is an extra in this film. There were also in teh 2003 film Something's Gotta Give.-Jon Favreau (Iron Man), J.T. Walsh (A Few Good Men), and Xander Berkeley (A Few Good Men) were in the 1996 film Persons Unknown
-Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) were in the tv movie Rocky Marciano
-Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men) and Carroll Baker (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1987 film Ironweed
-Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) and Pamela Reed (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1982 comedy Young Doctors in Love. Note that Demi was uncredited
-Kevin Bacon (A Few Good Men) and Cathy Moriarty (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1998 film Digging to China
-Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1999 film End of Days and in the 2001 sequal Dr. Dolittle 2 along with Andy Richter of Blades of Glory. Not that the Governor of California was uncredited in Dr. Dolittle 2.
-Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men) and Penelope Ann Miller were in the 1998 Disney movie Ruby Bridges and in the same year they were in the 1998 film Outside Ozona
-Christopher Guest (A Few Good Men) and Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1980 western The Long Riders
-Xander Berkeley (A Few Good Men), Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop), and Cathy Moriarty (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1992 film A Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
-Kiefer Sutherland (A Few Good Men) and Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1998 film Break Up
-Xander Berkeley (A Few Good Men) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1991 blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
-Cuba Gooding Jr. (A Few Good Men) and Cathy Moriarty (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 2000 comedy Welcome to Hollywood
-Cuba Gooding Jr. (A Few Good Men) and Angela Bassett (Kindergarten Cop extra) were in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood
-James Stewart (The FBI Story) and Carroll Baker (Kindergarten Cop) were in the 1962 western epic How the West Was Won and the 1964 western Cheyenne Autumn
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