M.I.A - Paper Planes as see in Pineapple Express

I know that I have some unusual taste in music.
Just search back through some old posts and you will see what I'm talking about.
I have been seeing the trailer for Pineapple Express for the last month or so, and I absolutely love the song playing over it.
I haven't seen the movie yet but from what I have heard it's pretty much a stoner movie.
Like the one's made popular by Cheech and Chong in the seventies.
I'll wait for the DVD.
Well with a bit of searching I was able to find the video for the song playing through the trailer, it's M.I.A.'s Paper Planes.
I downloaded the song before my vacation and I drove Mark crazy with it over the two weeks we were away.
I played it over and over again in the car.
I don't know anything about M.I.A., but if your interested click on the link for some info.
Anyway, here is the video for one of the songs that will remind me of the summer of 2008.

M.I.A. with Paper Planes



Just in case you were interested here is the trailer for Pineapple Express.



One last music video because I can.

This beauty is from Corb Lund.
It's titled "Truck Got Stuck"
Love it.
Canadian too..



Told you I like all kinds of music.
Rap to Country in one post impressive isn't it.

Stephen King's The Mist

I can't wait for this movie.
I said earlier that I don't like the fall, but one of the only pleasurable things that the season brings is usually a whole whack of new horror movies.
The latest Stephen King movie is due in theaters in late November.
The Mist was a short story found in the collection titled "Skeleton Crew" released back in 1985.
I still remember reading this book and how disappointed I was at first that it was bunch of short stories.
It turns out it had some of the most terrifying moments that King has ever written contained in its pages.
It probably helps that I was only 13 at the time and less desensitized to all the horror than I am now.
That said, The Raft, The Monkey, and The Mist were some of the best.
Unlike some Stephen King movies this one looks half decent.
They have a good cast with some fairly well known actors, such as, Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden.
I will be in line opening weekend for this one.
Here is the trailer.

1-18-08

1-18-08

Wow!

Sicko - Michael Moore

I just finished watching Michael Moore's Sicko. It's his latest documentary on the American Health Care system.
I have never seen a Moore documentary before, at least not in its entierty. Of course I have heard about many of his previous works, such as Fahrenheit 911 and Roger & Me.
I can safely say that I haven't watched a movie that has moved as strongly as Sicko has in along time.

I know that our Health Care system has many things wrong with at the moment, wait times being the most problematic, but I can't believe what is happening just across the border.
Most Canadians have heard horror stories of outrageous cost's of getting sick in the U.S. and wouldn't dare travel with out some type of insurance to protect themselves, but I can't believe how out of control things have gotten.
The show starts with a couple in there late fifties, early sixties, who could be my parents or some of yours, moving out of their home and in with their daughter.
This couple was fairly well off, had a nice home, put all their kids through college etc. That was until their father suffered from a series of heart attacks and then their mother was diagnosed with cancer. This couple had nice jobs with insurance but as soon as they got sick their insurance company looked for a reason to cut them off, when they couldn't find one they hiked there premiums up so high (something close to $9000 a year) and drove the couple in to bankruptcy.
What kind of choice is it when you have to sell your home just to get life saving treatment.
It just made me sick(no pun intended) that this could happen in North America. My own mother went through a battle with breast cancer recently and what if we had to come up with ten's of thousand's of dollars to keep her alive. We would have figured out a way to come up with the money one way or another, but your supposed to be focusing on healing not how your going to pay a bill.
There was another gentleman that had an accident with a table saw. He was uninsured.
The saw cut of the tip of his middle finger and almost did the same to his ring finger. When he arrived at the hospital he was told that to fix his ring finger it would cost him $12,000 and to reattach his middle finger it would be $60,000. He had to decide which finger he could afford to save.
Which one would you choose?
Cut to Canada where a similar gentleman had cut off all four fingers on one hand. After more than 24 hours of surgery with four highly specialized surgeons he left the hospital with all his fingers reatched and no bill.
Health Care in the U.S. is a business and like all business's the object is to make as much money as possible, and if that means a few people have to die, so be it.
I know that I'm not doing this film justice, but I think all Canadians should try to see this documentary.
We have a conservative government in this country calling most of the shots, trying for a majority so they can control all the shots. I promise you that if they succeed in an election we will be hearing alot more about private health care and how it will save our system. In fact, it will probably help, just only those who can afford to pay for it.
Those who can't pay, will end up like the American citizen's who right now as you are reading this, are being put in taxi cab's, by private hospital's when they can't pay for treatment, and dumped (literally) in hospital gowns on the street outside shelters.
It just makes me sick.

Here is the trailer.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Love this trilogy.

Looks like the series is going to go out with a bang.

Here's the trailer for the final installment.

Enjoy.

Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead

In 2004 a fantastic comedy/horror film was released called Shaun of the Dead. It was a spoof of all the zombie movies that have been made over the last few years. It was not a very big success at the box office but did fairly well on dvd, I think you could call it a cult film.
The creators of Shaun of the Dead are back with another spoof on a classic formula. This time they go after action/cop movies with Hot Fuzz.
The trailer is not great but the word is the movies is hilarious.
Simon Pegg wrote and starred in Shaun also has penned the new Hot Fuzz.
Avid movie watchers might recognize Simon from a small role he had in Mission Impossible III with Tom Cruise.

Here's the trailer for Hot Fuzz




Shaun of the Dead, rent it if you see it at the video store.

Summer Movies In January

Now that Christmas is over and the summer movie season is not that far off all kinds of new trailers are hitting the net.
Here are a handful of movies that look promising.


In no particular order:


The Simpson's Movie - This a movie that I have been waiting for for years. There have been rumors about this movie for at least five years now. Finally its getting done.
The trailer gives me hope that it will be done well.


Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

I really didn't expect much when I saw the first Fantastic 4 movie, but it was a really fun movie.



300

This movie is not one I would normally be interested in, but there is something about the look of this movie.



Music & Lyrics

Nothing like a good romantic comedy with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore with the added bonus of spoofing the 80's.



Wild Hogs

Talk about star casting. Here's another comedy staring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, and Marisa Tomei.



Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

What can you say about Harry Potter its going to be huge. Harry is certainly starting to look older.



Primeval

This one is not for the faint of heart. I haven't seen a really good horror movie in quite awhile I hope this is the one to scare the crap out of me.

Classic Disaster Movies

Being born in the early 70's I was lucky enough to be of age to see some of the classic 1970's disaster movies. Most of these movies I watched with my father on television. I have always loved a good disaster movie and that has not diminished over the years. I love watching some of the old trailers touting the all start casts that they have assembled for a movie experience never before seen. Most of the early disaster movies were almost comical in special effects and acting, but that's what gave them their charm. So I decided to make a list of some of my favorite disaster movies.

In no particular order:


Earthquake (1974)
This was a fun movie lots of falling buildings and Charlton Heston to boot.









Airport (1970)
The first movie was probably the best, but the sequels had their charm.



The sequels were:

Airport 1975 (1974)









Airport '77 (1977)
This was the sequel where the plane ended up at the bottom of the ocean. Maybe a tribute to the Poseidon Adventure.








The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)










The Towering Inferno (1974)
Probably one of my most favorite 70's disaster movies. I remember trying to stay up late to watch this movie on t.v.


More Later.

Office Space The Movie

I don't think a lot of people really ever saw Office Space, it came out in 1999 (omg seven years ago already), and grossed about $10 million. It is a warped show with lots of laughs. I think you would call it a cult movie now. It's done fairly well on DVD. If you've seen it here is a funny little clip from youtube.


If your interested here is the original movie trailer. Looks a bit dated already.

Eddie Murphy - Norbit

Eddie Murphy is back, and it actually looks like a good movie.
Here's the trailer.

Fall Movies

There are a few new movies coming out that I can't wait to see.

The Queen


School For Scoundrels


Saw III


The Reaping


Man of the Year

Saw III - Shawnee Smith

If you didnt loose your lunch the first two times here's one more chance. Saw III is in production in Toronto as we speak. I have to admit that I really loved the first two, there's nothing like a good slasher flick, and the Saw franchise has a story to go with it. Shawnee Smith is back in the starring roll. Your probably asking who the hell is Shawnee Smith. I'm not sure if you can classify her as a character actor, but she's the type of actor that you most likely know her face, but not her name. Shawnee's been it quite a few movies and television shows that were quite good. A few of my favourites are The Island, Becker (tv), Armaggeddon, The Shining (tv mini), The Stand (tv mini), and Summer School.

Man of Steel

I think everyone and everyone has commented on the upcoming Superman movie. I grew up watching the original movies and I can't wait to see what they do with the improvements in special effects. The choice of Superman (Brandon Routh) looks to be a good one, let's see if he can act. From what I have seen and heard it looks like Superman left earth for some time and is now returning.... not a bad premise. Here are a few pictures I have found surfing.

New Movies

There finally going to make a Simpson movie. There have been rumors floating around for years but it looks like it will actually happen. If you want to check out the teaser here it is.
I can’t wait too see what the producers do with an hour and half and less censor restrictions. Hopefully they don’t screw it up. I wonder if our grandkids will watch old Simpson's reruns like we watched the Flintstones?
The other big movie I can't wait see is Poseidon. It doesn’t hurt that Josh Lucas has a major role.