Top 5 movies

Here is my top 5 favorite movies and why.

5. Little Nicky (2000)
I love that movie because it’s a good comedy and romance movie! Made me laugh all the way! Adam Sandler is playing Nicky, Satan's son, with a brief appearance of Reese Witherspoon, playing Nicky's mom. Adam Sandler is one of my all-time favorite actors! The story is about Nicky, and his first time on earth, to attempt to save his father from death.

Quote from Little Nicky (Nicky): I've never been to earth dad! I never even slept in another dude's house.




Disturbia (2007)
This movie is starring Shia Labeouf and Sarah Roemer. It's the story of Kale, spying on his neighbors, result of being bored from house arrest. He gets certain that his neighbor is a serial killer. Disturbia is a mixture of romance, comedy and thriller, sure to please almost everybody that likes movies. I saw it in the theatres twice, the one and only time that I went to see a movie more than once.

Quote from Disturbia (Ronnie): Oh my god, you've made the tower of Twinkie! Is that in a stalker's handbook somewhere?


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3. Covenant, the (2006)
I really like the story of this movie. The genre is an action and also a thriller movie. The movie is starring Steven Strait and Laura Ramsey, which make a pretty sexy couple in this movie. The story is about five Ipswich families, (one of them considered killed in Salem) that ran away from Salem after the witch hunt. Really good movie as I said earlier plus the guys in the movie are hot!

Quote from the Covenant (Reid): Harry Potter can kiss my ass.




2. Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot fuzz is an action and comedy movie starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (From Shaun of the Dead). Nicholas Angel is the best of his team in London, but gets transferred in Sanford. A small town that is flawless of crimes since 20 years. But where a lot of "accidents" happen, which is surprisingly leading to serial killing. I also think you should really see the trailer under, it’s amazing!

Quote from Hot Fuzz (Angel):
[first day in Sanford]Angel: I'm taking you to the station
[pause]
Angel: Where is it?



1. Without a Paddle (2004)

People expect something deep for a favorite movie, like Gladiator or I don't know, Scarface, but I just can't resist Without a Paddle. I watch it often when I'm on road trips. WAP is a comedy starring Dax Shepard, Matthew lillard and Seth Green. It's the story of three men who decides, at the age of 30, to do one last crazy thing together, and that happens to be a treasure hunt. I saw this movie at least a dozen times. I'm so excited because the sequel to this movie is coming in early 2009 on DVD (Without a Paddle: Nature's calling).

Quote from Without a Paddle (Dan and Del):
Dan: Mmm Bacon
Del: Squirrel
Dan: Mmm... Squirrel



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Actors that sing and singers that act

Don't get me wrong, I think it’s a good thing, because some artists have multiple talents, but I just don't understand the change. Do singers decide they want to start an acting career because they act in their music videos and liked the experience?

Some artists try to be in both fields in hope to be even more famous. Some of them would be Chris Brown, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Lopez. Some of those artists do really well, like Justin Timberlake, but some fail, like Britney Spears.

There are also some weird changes, like acting and politics??? And others considered being more normal like from acting to producing, like Mel Gibson.

There is not much more to say about the subject, I'll leave you with this post for the next few days.

Here is a video about the writer/actor/producer/singer/composer Adam Sandler.
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When you think Hollywood, you think...

Hollywood Walk of Fame

A lot of celebrities has their star on the walk of fame like Jamie Foxx and Drew Barrymore. The walk of fame has been built 50 years ago. It’s been created with 2 500 blank spaces and was filled with more than 1 500 in the first year. In nowadays, 24 stars are awarded every year. The sidewalk is about 5 KM long and stretches in a circle shape.

Not too long ago, it was possible for a person to have more than one star if you contributed to more than one entertainment field: Film industry, television, radio, recording studios... Alfred Hitchcock has two stars himself, one in Motion Pictures, and the other in Television. To have a star, you need to guarantee your availability at any day 0of the ceremony, and give a 25 000$ fee.

Muhammad Ali is the only person to have his star on a wall, which he requested because he didn’t want to "be walked on".

Four stars has been stolen and replaced shortly after, because they had to move the stars due to construction. Madonna's star was one of them.



I'm wondering, in your opinion, dear reader, who should deserve to be on the walk of fame? Who doesn't deserve to be there but already is? Who you are you glad is on the Hollywood's Walk of fame? Thanks a lot!
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Working for American Media Corporation

Everytime my friends asked me where I'd like to work, I always told them AMC, which is a movie theatre. Well guess what, mission accomplished! People who work there are so fun to be with, it's an amazing experience. I've worked there since only a month and i already feel like I belong. Anybody who decides to work there may choose between the three following jobs: Ticket selling, food selling or usher. Most people pick ushering, but I really like selling tickets. I'm really proud to be part of the team! Take care everybody,
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Enjoy Canadian Content

Hi there, I remember when I was in elementary school, we used to go every year to the film Festival, and while I was surfing on the net, I stumbled on the Toronto International Film Festival website of the festival that just ended 2 days ago.

The TIFF is a 10 days festival. During those 10 days, viewers have the option of seeing any of the 300 and more shorts presented, and are entitled to two screenings during the festival. The TIFF is a very good opportunity to see what Canadians do well, because it is not only USA who can make good movies/shorts.

I believe shorts are an important part of the movie industry. That is because I think every story should be told, only some of stories are not long enough to be played for a 2 hours movie. Short films go right to the point, and it’s refreshing.

Everywhere in Canada you can go to see Film festivals, there is one in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. As all of you know, there is a lot of Asians in Toronto, so there is a special festival called Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival in November. If you've never been in a film festival, I highly recommend it, because there are shorts for every kind of genres, even if you’re a fan of western movies.

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Above is a CBC video talking about this year's TIFF.

My fake newspaper article

Patric Verrone put fist on the table, to write again

After 100 days of heavy striking, 12 000 unhappy writers and an estimated 1.5 billion in losses, Writer’s Guild of America finally comes to an agreement.

February 13th 2008
By Anouck

LOS ANGELES – On February 10 2008, Patric Verrone, president of the WGA made a vote for all the writers to decide whether or not the strike should come to an end.

It all started on a disagreement between WGA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers (AMPTP). WGA was supposed to make a new contract for the next three years, but there was a divergence between both parties, which resulted in a strike from the writers, on November 5th 2007.

The AMPTP, owners of important corporations such as Fox, NBC, CBC, Paramount Pictures and Walt-Disney came to an impasse over the request from the WGA, to get a raise of pay on all DVDs purchased. “We are ready to meet at any time and remain committed to reaching a fair and reasonable deal that keeps the industry working but the DVD issue is a roadblock to these negotiations said Nick Counter, president of the AMPTP.




The writers went on strike twice earlier, once in 1960, that lasted 20 weeks and was a really important strike since the actors were on strike too, for different reasons. The other strike was in 1988, and this one lasted 21 weeks, the longest Writer’s strike ever been.

The DVD problem was the following, VHS used to cost a lot to compose, and didn’t make a lot of benefits. When VHS was the movie market, they would get 0.3% on all VHS purchased (when they are the author of the screenplay). But now that the DVD replaced the VHS, and that it costs almost nothing, authors felt they deserved a raise, because they still only had 0.3% on all DVD movies. So basically, on every 20$ of DVD purchased, they would get 4¢. What they wanted, was 8¢. AMPTP thought it was an unfair deal.

Technology is not on WGA’s favor. “Soon, when computers and your TV are connected, that’s how were all going to watch. Okay? Those residuals are going to go from what they are towards zero if we don’t make a stand now” said writer Howard Gould.Writers started picketing in hope to “shut down production”. They were picketing in 14 different locations. The script authors wanted to use a funny method to indicate their unhappiness by making a fake exorcism over Warner Bros. There was a lot of tension between WGA and AMPTP when the strike was coming to an end.

Around January 15, WGA tried an agreement between both parties. Both parties ordered an immediate “media blackout”, in which all the members could not talk to the media.

This is not over. Nor this is close. Until the moment it is over, it can never be close. Because if we see the finish line we will flag and they are absolutely counting on us to do that said Joss Whedon, Writer of the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The WGA came to a conclusion yesterday. The Writer’s Guild planned on striking for a longer period, but they didn’t want the public against them, because the Academy Award would have been canceled if the strike lasted longer. The Writers will begin working on Monday.


This is a spoof of the writer's strike. Enjoy!

For all of you who wonder what is V news, it`s a entertainment newspaper. Here is a link to visit the website: http://www.variety.com/

I apologize if i misinterpreted any of the information in the article.
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The fast groing idea in my head

At least once in your life, you had an idea of painting, decorating or changing the style/theme of a room in your house. This is normal. Although, I don't understand people who decide to change the room that people care less about; the washroom. The bedroom, the living room, or even the kitchen, okay, but why the washroom? Anyway, I'm getting out of the subject.

What I want to change in my house is the basement. Nothing special huh? The thing is, I want to give my basement a movie theatre style. I'm picturing my basement with three elevated rows of four seats each. I'd like to have a projector, or a big screen TV. I want movie theatre seatings, that you can buy online for a fortune, and a fake old fashioned popcorn machine. I'd like to have surround sound, with at least one speaker in every corner.

So to open conversation in my comment blog, I have two questions for you. First of all, do you have any idea for my basement? Secondly, which of room would you like to change and why? Have a great day everyone!
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Dolly... like the hurricane?

Not so long ago, I decided to film whatever there was to film around me. To anybody who likes to video record everything and anything, there is 2 things you should try to avoid; surround noises and camera shaking. On this blog, I will explain the tools used to refrain the camera from moving too much.

So the answer is no, not like the hurricane Dolly, but like the piece of equipment used for any box office movies. The camera Dolly is used to move back and forth or in perfect circles without the unpleasant shaking feeling of being in a roller coaster. You can place the Dolly on any surface, but most of the time the dolly is set on tracks. A great effect is when the tracks are curved into a circle and the dolly turns around a group of actors, because it is a good way to show the viewer where the scene is taking place.

Dollys keep evolving. As we speak, there is a prototype of dollys with an air cussion underneath to give a floating effect.

On the picture above is a special kind of Dolly, in which it films the actor/actress getting out the door, and the camera follows him/her as he/she goes down the stairs.

On the video underneath, is an example of homemade dolly tracks, which I personally think is a brilliant idea. From this video, you see that it doesn't cost much to make your film shots better. I hope, from now on, if somebody obsessed with movies like talks about the Dolly, you won't think of the hurricane or the Barbie doll. Until next time,
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Are we rolling?

Hi Everyone! This is my first post on moviesRme007.blogspot.com i hope you will enjoy it as much as I do. I think everybody has obsessions, like eyes or star patterns. On this blog, I am going to share my obsession; you guessed it, the Movie Industry! I'm going to communicate my knowledge with the rest of the world as my way of making a contribution to the society. My blog will reflect my culture because I will write about events happening in my region. If my blog interests you, come regularly, because I will post at least tree times a week, until further notice. I'm going to the movies now, I'll write back later.

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