About a year ago, the creators of Family Guy announced that a follow-up to the knee-slappingly funny spoof of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,Blue Harvest, was in the works.
If you are a Star Wars or Family Guy fan who hasn’t watched “Blue Harvest,” shame on you. Go pick up a copy now.
And at Comic-Con last week the cast, creator, and writers of Family Guy shed some more light on what will be a spoof of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back:Something, Something, Something Dark Side.
Although the hour-long special was originally set to air as the finale to Season 7, it has been pushed back to Christmas 2009. The director of Blue Harvest, Dominic Polcino, has been tapped to direct the sequel and fan-favorite James Woods will also make a cameo.
If Something is nearly as good as the first spoof, we will not be disappointed. And, as a large majority of Star Wars fans cite Empire Strikes Back as their favorite of the six films, we definitely have something to look forward to this holiday season.
(And just FYI, my favorite Star Wars movie is Return of the Jedi. I like to be different from the crowd. )
OfficeTally, a blog about NBC’s The Office (one of my favorite shows ever) just posted this image, accompanied only with the words “But what are they for? Clues coming soon…”
Ack! I’ve already written about my love for boardgames and Monopoly. Parker Brothers, please tell me that you’re publishing a The Office edition of Monopoly!
In honor of the third season of Mad Men, AMC has launched a “create your own avatar” application. Being a huge fan of the award-winning series, I knew I had to create my own…
I tried to be as honest as possible when choosing my features. Nevermind the fact that I never wear blue eye shadow or red lipstick – those just seemed to be the most fun choices, as were the cigarette hanging from my lips and the glass of martini in my hand.
However, I can’t ignore the fact that I look like an old, bitter, drunk lady. What do you think?
I can’t wait until the start of the new season on August 16th! Not only because Mad Men is a great show, but also because Don Draper just can’t get any hotter.
I loved the movie – I think it was the best Harry Potter movie yet, although most of my friends disagree. There was a perfect balance of variations from the book vs keeping true to the overall feel of the story. Many have complained that the Half Blood Prince was slow-moving and lacked the excitement and action of the previous five movies, but I think that the screenwriter, director, and producers did a fantastic adaptation of an exposition-heavy story that is ultimately a set-up for the next and final book of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
But I digress.
Apart from the movie itself, here are the reasons my HP6 experience was such a memorable one:
As is usual with other big movie openings, this movie debuted a new trailer another highly-anticipated film: the second movie in the Twilight series, New Moon. As soon as the opening screen flashed on screen, my auditory senses exploded as the majority of the girls in the theater let out a collective scream. The screams repeated – with the addition of wolf whistles, no less – when Taylor Lautner made his debut appearance as the werewolf character Jacob, shirtless and looking absolutely yummy. I have never been a Twilight fan, but the trailer actually looks promising!
Another trailer that positively put my senses in overdrive was 9. A dark, thought-provoking CG-film with hints of sci-fi and massive action sequences? Add producer Tim Burton to the mix and I say you got a hit!
Right before the actual movie started, some jackass shouted, “Dumbledore dies!” I already knew this from reading the book (and yes, I cried when I read this) so I inappropriately let out a laugh along with the rest of the crowd.
As the familiar Harry Potter theme started, signaling the commencement of the movie, a group of girls shouted, “Dumbledore’s Army!” Needless to say I was happy to be part of such a devoted crowd.
Walking out of the theater to the car, we witnessed a car accident in the parking lot. Some r-tard proceeded to drive right into a parked car, and it happened just as we were walking past. True story. It certainly made for an entertaining end to the evening.
Were you one of the crazy devoted fans who attended the midnight showing of HP6? How did you like the movie?
While Hallyu (aka the Korean Wave) has been sweeping across the eastern hemisphere like a tazmanian devil on crack, Korean stars have yet to penetrate the fickle and demanding world of Hollywood.
Until just recently, Korean celebrities’ foray into American pop culture could be summed up in two words: epic fail.
Take Rain, for example. Rain, who is possibly the most popular male celebrity in all of Asia – voted the second most influential person in the world by a Time magazine poll in 2008 – managed to gain some recognition when Stephen Colbert challenged him to a dance-off:
However, his first venture into Hollywood, playing the part of Taejo Togokahn in the disaster of a movie known as Speed Racer, went seemingly unnoticed and even ridiculed, largely due to his spectacularly poor English:
Skip to the 0:55 mark, where the interviewer asks how Rain has been training for his role. Rain responds with “…controlling my mind and menu with chicken breasts and vegetables…you know, it’s horrible, you know…”
BoA and Se7en, two other immensely popular Korean pop stars, released U.S. albums this year to tremendous acclaim and anticipation from the Korean/Asian community…only to receive limited recognition and become victims of marketing mishaps.
However, I am happy to announce that Korean pop sensations are finally starting to receive some praise and much-deserved attention, thanks to web personalities such as Perez Hilton. The Korean girl-group Wondergirls have hit the U.S. with full-force this summer, opening for the entire American leg of The Jonas Brothers World Tour. They have even made an English version of their catchy single “Nobody”:
(Personally, I like the original Korean version better but the English version is pretty nice too!)
And come August 7th, one of my favorite Korean actors, Lee Byung Hun, will make his Hollywood debut as Storm Shadow, the “white ninja” in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
I’ve had a crush on Lee Byung Hun since his Happy Together days, but it was really his starring roles in two epic Jo Sung Mo music videos that sealed the deal for me.
The classic Korean ballad, “To Heaven”:
The two-part music video for “불멸의 사랑” (Immortal Love):
Even if you do not know a word of Korean, I guarantee you will enjoy these videos…they are mini Korean dramas themselves!
A few years back, I had the pleasure of meeting Lee Byung Hun at a bar in NYC’s K-Town. Let’s just say I was not disappointed to see one of my favorite Korean stars in person, as he’s much better looking in real life!
Ever since I heard that Lee Byung Hun was cast in G.I. Joe, I had been eagerly awaiting to see clips and/or stills featuring him (without the mask). However, they were disappointingly missing from the web…until now.
I have always been a sucker for action movies filled with explosions and fx eye candy, and Hollywood’s latest and greatest re-imagining established franchises from our childhood days are no exception. After finally seeing some unmasked Storm Shadow pictures, I’m counting down the days until August 7th!
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