Too crazy. Help me God, this episode of Survivor was too crazy. It’s a labyrinth within a spiral within a mirrored room within crazy. It’s the “Windmills of Your Mind” of Survivor. It was crazy. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy ” + Patsy Cline “Crazy” + Seal “Crazy” + that Kirsten Dunst movie Crazy/Beautiful (since Hayden is still hot and here). Let’s just break it all down and stop exclaiming “Crazy!” twenty times. But that said: Crazy! Aasvashfasdfh!
1. Caleb’s elimination is a big bowl of southern-fried depression.
I’m sorry, but there must be something slightly disappointing getting on Survivor, the ne plus ultra of reality programming, and fighting for your survival by stacking cards in the sand like a bored child on the Fourth of July. I mean, Big Brother challenges are definitely more physically demanding than that. Project Runway challenges might be more physically demanding than that. Tim Gunn...
1. Caleb’s elimination is a big bowl of southern-fried depression.
I’m sorry, but there must be something slightly disappointing getting on Survivor, the ne plus ultra of reality programming, and fighting for your survival by stacking cards in the sand like a bored child on the Fourth of July. I mean, Big Brother challenges are definitely more physically demanding than that. Project Runway challenges might be more physically demanding than that. Tim Gunn...
- 12/5/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
At the moment, Survivor: Blood Vs. Water should be called Survivor: Non-Heroes Vs. Non-Villains. Every remaining competitor is playing a low-key game (with the exception of Caleb, whose last-minute blitz on Brad Culpepper during that Tadhana tribal council is still the season’s most shocking move), and so far no one is even planning on anything nefarious or insane (with the exception of Colton, who left the game preemptively on a magic carpet made out of an oversize pink polo shirt).
Sure, Tyson is shoring up some propaganda against Aras, using backhanded remarks to make him look like an unfit teammate in front of his fellow tribesman, but that’s not exactly psychological warfare. We’re at a point where teammates who twitch too suddenly or utter anything suspicious get sent packing, and that was certainly the case on Wednesday’s episode. I hope some loudmouths start commandeering this game soon,...
Sure, Tyson is shoring up some propaganda against Aras, using backhanded remarks to make him look like an unfit teammate in front of his fellow tribesman, but that’s not exactly psychological warfare. We’re at a point where teammates who twitch too suddenly or utter anything suspicious get sent packing, and that was certainly the case on Wednesday’s episode. I hope some loudmouths start commandeering this game soon,...
- 10/24/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
We rejoiced when Boston model/actor Rob Wilson was announced as the The Price is Right's first male model. Hooray for bare chests adorned with price-tag stickers! Wilson will begin straddling jetskis and wielding Plinko chips for a one-week stint beginning October 15, and hopefully he'll do well enough that men become a permanent addition to the modeling staff. In the meantime, we have a few decades of game show brawn to remember:
$ale of the Century's beaming hunks Gregorio Gaviati and David Gibbs want to strike a deal with you.
$ale of the Century: It's the thinking man's Let's Make a Deal! When contestants correctly answered enough questions on this Jim Perry-hosted jam, they became eligible to win prizes for giving up points. If you're shocked to find this 1980s U.S. game show featured male models, consider that $ale of the Century's main gimmick is tempting contestants into buying personal luxury gifts,...
$ale of the Century's beaming hunks Gregorio Gaviati and David Gibbs want to strike a deal with you.
$ale of the Century: It's the thinking man's Let's Make a Deal! When contestants correctly answered enough questions on this Jim Perry-hosted jam, they became eligible to win prizes for giving up points. If you're shocked to find this 1980s U.S. game show featured male models, consider that $ale of the Century's main gimmick is tempting contestants into buying personal luxury gifts,...
- 10/10/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Richard Kelly’s first feature film, Donnie Darko, was pretty off the wall, and a little bit of a mess, but generally it was well-liked by most people who saw it. His next couple of films, Southland Tales and The Box, however, saw Kelly take his ambitions even further, and resulted in films so strange and confusing that not many people could get behind them. Then you have Nicolas Cage, who’s pretty much the king of being so strange and confusing that people can’t get behind him. Seeing as he’s an ambitious artist much like Kelly, people have called Cage’s performances ill-conceived, awkward, or just plain awful, but nobody has ever accused him of being boring. And every once in a while you get that one that he knocks completely out of the park. Kelly and Cage are two combustible creative elements, so, even if the results turn out awful, it...
- 9/28/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Director Richard Kelly and Nicolas Cage are combining their talents in the upcoming production Amicus; a crime thriller based on a true story.
Cage is set to play Rodney Smolla, a First Amendment lawyer who wound up slap bang in the middle of a bizarre tale involving Lawrence Horn, a motown record producer who hired a hit man to off his family.
While at first the idea of Kelly and Cage committing to a straight-forward legal grappling sounds a bit dull, the plot twists as supplied by Variety in their synopsis suggest it will be anything but ordinary.
You can check out the full summary below:
“[Amicus] is based on the true story of Lawrence Horn, a former record producer and Motown Records exec who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for hiring Detroit-based hit man James Perry to murder his wife, quadriplegic son and the wealthy family’s...
Cage is set to play Rodney Smolla, a First Amendment lawyer who wound up slap bang in the middle of a bizarre tale involving Lawrence Horn, a motown record producer who hired a hit man to off his family.
While at first the idea of Kelly and Cage committing to a straight-forward legal grappling sounds a bit dull, the plot twists as supplied by Variety in their synopsis suggest it will be anything but ordinary.
You can check out the full summary below:
“[Amicus] is based on the true story of Lawrence Horn, a former record producer and Motown Records exec who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for hiring Detroit-based hit man James Perry to murder his wife, quadriplegic son and the wealthy family’s...
- 9/27/2012
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
There's no question that director Richard Kelly has given us some pretty imaginative movies over the past decade, from Donnie Darko to Southland Tales to The Box. While the quality of his output has been pretty uneven, he continues to offer up wildly original ideas and it's always interesting to see what he might have in mind for his next project. Although we thought his next movie was going to be a thriller called Corpus Christi with Edgar Ramirez attached to star, this week it appears that something else is taking priority instead. Kelly is now in the process of teaming up with Nicolas Cage for Amicus, a courtroom drama based on a bizarre true story. Intrigued? Hit the jump for the full plot synopsis. According to Variety, Nicolas Cage will play Rodney A. Smolla, a First Amendment lawyer who took on a lawsuit over a book that was allegedly...
- 9/27/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Nicolas Cage will star in Richard Kelly's upcoming true crime thriller Amicus. Donnie Darko helmer Kelly will write and direct the film, which will feature Cage as real-life lawyer and scholar Rodney Smolla, Variety reports. Smolla was called upon to defend a publishing company after a class-action lawsuit was brought against it by the families of several murder victims. A book published by the company - Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors - was used by contract killer James Perry during his preparations for the multiple homicide, which he was hired to carry out (more)...
- 9/27/2012
- by By Emma Dibdin
- Digital Spy
Nicolas Cage and filmmaker Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, The Box) are teaming up for the true crime thriller titled Amicus that spans over 25 years and follows the bizarre aftermath of a brutal murder.
Amicus, which refers to the term ‘amicus curiae,’ a person not directly engaged with a case who’s allowed to advise the court, revolves around Lawrence Horn, a former music producer who was sentenced to death for hiring a hitman to murder his wife, quadriplegic son, and night nurse in their Silver Springs, Maryland mansion.
It was later discovered that Perry had consulted the Paladin Press book ‘Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors’ to plan the triple-murder, which lead to the victims’ families filing a class-action lawsuit against the publisher.
Kelly will scribe and direct with Cage playing Rodney A. Smolla, a First Amendment attorney who seemingly went up his personal and professional principles...
Amicus, which refers to the term ‘amicus curiae,’ a person not directly engaged with a case who’s allowed to advise the court, revolves around Lawrence Horn, a former music producer who was sentenced to death for hiring a hitman to murder his wife, quadriplegic son, and night nurse in their Silver Springs, Maryland mansion.
It was later discovered that Perry had consulted the Paladin Press book ‘Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors’ to plan the triple-murder, which lead to the victims’ families filing a class-action lawsuit against the publisher.
Kelly will scribe and direct with Cage playing Rodney A. Smolla, a First Amendment attorney who seemingly went up his personal and professional principles...
- 9/27/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
The star of "Ghost Rider" is making a movie with the guys who made "Donnie Darko"? We are at full attention.
Nicolas Cage and Richard Kelly are combining their respective bizarre super powers as they prepare to collaborate on what may end up being one of the strangest (and most fascinating) true crime thrillers ever made, "Amicus," according to Variety.
"Amicus" tells the story of Lawrence Horn, a Motown Records exec who hired Detroit-based assassin James Perry to murder his wife, quadriplegic son and the family's nurse at their suburban Maryland home. Horn's son was the victim of medical malpractice and due to the subsequent lawsuit had a fortune worth nearly $2 million — which his father stood to inherit in the wake of his death.
It was later discovered that Perry had consulted a book called "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors" as a how-to guide to execute the murders,...
Nicolas Cage and Richard Kelly are combining their respective bizarre super powers as they prepare to collaborate on what may end up being one of the strangest (and most fascinating) true crime thrillers ever made, "Amicus," according to Variety.
"Amicus" tells the story of Lawrence Horn, a Motown Records exec who hired Detroit-based assassin James Perry to murder his wife, quadriplegic son and the family's nurse at their suburban Maryland home. Horn's son was the victim of medical malpractice and due to the subsequent lawsuit had a fortune worth nearly $2 million — which his father stood to inherit in the wake of his death.
It was later discovered that Perry had consulted a book called "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors" as a how-to guide to execute the murders,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Donnie Darko writer and director Richard Kelly has set up a new film project with Nicolas Cage called Amicus. The movie is a true crime thriller based on one of the most influential First Amendment scholars of the past two decades, Rodney Smolla, who will be played by Cage.
Good grief! Is it just me, or does it seem like every week Nicolas Cage joins another film production? Some have been interesting, others sound like crap. This one should be interesting though. Kelly hasn't really made a decent film since Donnie Darko, every movie since then such as Southland Tales and The Box has bombed at the box office, and with audiences and critics. I think I might have enjoyed these movies more than most people though.
According to Variety the film will span 25 years, and is based on...
...the true story of Lawrence Horn, a former record producer and...
Good grief! Is it just me, or does it seem like every week Nicolas Cage joins another film production? Some have been interesting, others sound like crap. This one should be interesting though. Kelly hasn't really made a decent film since Donnie Darko, every movie since then such as Southland Tales and The Box has bombed at the box office, and with audiences and critics. I think I might have enjoyed these movies more than most people though.
According to Variety the film will span 25 years, and is based on...
...the true story of Lawrence Horn, a former record producer and...
- 9/27/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Despite seemingly tracking down both the money and the talent he needed to make the movie (including actor Edgar Ramirez), Richard Kelly’s Corpus Christi hit a roadblock some time this year and is now back in the development garage. The writer-director is rebounding, though, setting Nicolas Cage to star in true-crime thriller Amicus.Cage will play real life lawyer Rodney Smolla, who was engaged to defend a publishing company in a class-action lawsuit brought by the families of murder victims.Paladin Press’ book Hit Man: A Technical Manual For Independent Contractors was used by killer James Perry while he was preparing to kill record producer Lawrence Horn’s wife, quadriplegic son and the family’s nurse. Horn, who had hired Perry, stood to secure nearly $2 million from his son’s trust, which had been awarded after medical malpractice.But detectives caught Perry and he was sentenced to death...
- 9/27/2012
- EmpireOnline
Richard Kelly and Nicolas Cage are joining forces for a true crime courtroom drama called Amicus . Variety has the news, saying that Kelly will write and direct with Cage playing Rodney A. Smolla, a First Amendment attorney who seemingly went up his personal and professional principles in a complicated lawsuit related to multiple homicide. Smolla himself wrote about the case in 1999's "Deliberate Intent: A Lawyer Tells the True Story of Murder by the Book". His text is officially described as follows: Early in 1992, Lawrence Horn hired a contract killer to execute his ex-wife and his severely brain-damaged son. On March 3, 1992, the man he hired, James Perry, traveled to Silver Spring, Maryland, and murdered Horn's ex-wife and child and the boy's nurse. Perry used...
- 9/26/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Memories and resentment of the social and economic damage of the 1980s remain bitter as the new Hollywood film opens
It will be interesting to see how the film The Iron Lady fares in former coalfield areas. Our colleagues at the Shields Gazette find straws in the wind in advance of the local opening today, Twelfth Night.
On their patch of South Tyneside, where memories of the miners' strike and the perceived dismantling of heavy industry in the Thatcher era remain vivid, prominent figures are boycotting the picture and hoping that others do likewise.
There was a charity preview at the Tyneside Cinema last night in aid of the Cinema and TV Benevolent Fund which looks after workers in the industry in hard times. But that hasn't altered the views of commentors to the Gazette such as Coun Iain Malcolm, leader of South Tyneside council. He says:
I'm not interested...
It will be interesting to see how the film The Iron Lady fares in former coalfield areas. Our colleagues at the Shields Gazette find straws in the wind in advance of the local opening today, Twelfth Night.
On their patch of South Tyneside, where memories of the miners' strike and the perceived dismantling of heavy industry in the Thatcher era remain vivid, prominent figures are boycotting the picture and hoping that others do likewise.
There was a charity preview at the Tyneside Cinema last night in aid of the Cinema and TV Benevolent Fund which looks after workers in the industry in hard times. But that hasn't altered the views of commentors to the Gazette such as Coun Iain Malcolm, leader of South Tyneside council. He says:
I'm not interested...
- 1/6/2012
- by Martin Wainwright
- The Guardian - Film News
Bones heads to the suburbs! In episode 5.04, the rotating interns continues and Parker tries to play matchmaker. See the Fox synopsis and promo photos below.
It's Not Such A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood On "Bones" Thursday, October 8, On Fox
Brennan and Booth investigate human remains found at a neighborhood block party. Suburban politics and secret scandals give each neighbor in the cul-de-sac a motive, leaving Brennan, Booth and Sweets to sift through the drama to find their suspect. Meanwhile, Jeffersonian intern Arastoo comes clean about his background, and Booth's son attempts to find Booth a girlfriend in "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" episode of Bones airing Thursday, Oct. 8 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Bon-504) (TV-14 D, L)
Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan; David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth; Tj Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins; Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as Dr.
It's Not Such A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood On "Bones" Thursday, October 8, On Fox
Brennan and Booth investigate human remains found at a neighborhood block party. Suburban politics and secret scandals give each neighbor in the cul-de-sac a motive, leaving Brennan, Booth and Sweets to sift through the drama to find their suspect. Meanwhile, Jeffersonian intern Arastoo comes clean about his background, and Booth's son attempts to find Booth a girlfriend in "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" episode of Bones airing Thursday, Oct. 8 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Bon-504) (TV-14 D, L)
Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan; David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth; Tj Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins; Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as Dr.
- 9/23/2009
- by SpoilerGuy
- TVovermind.com
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