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- 7/28/2014
- by FSR Staff
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
San Diego Comic-Con is a massive journey of discovery. Over the course of four days and five nights, people from all over the world converge on one spot to overload the tram system, punish the sewage system, hemorrhage hard earned cash for colorful plastic and printed pages, and take pictures of each other. In the midst of all that, we also find time to attend panels, catch up with creators, meet new people, reconnect with old friends, find the hottest upcoming trends, and get the early scoop on breaking news. This year the Film School Rejects were represented by two intrepid slack-jawed comic fans: interview specialist Jack Giroux and anger guru Robert Fure. We walked miles, spent hours in lines, followed CosPlay girls around the floor, and harassed the talent into giving us top secret information. After four days, two blackouts, a fist fight, and a cuddle session, here are our 12 favorite discoveries at San Diego Comic...
- 7/22/2013
- by FSR Staff
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Did you hear that this weekend is Comic-Con? It’s true! It’s weird that no one told you. Fortunately, this week’s show features a visit to San Diego where our sentinels Robert Fure and Jack Giroux will tell us all the crazy stuff that’s happening on the ground there in geek paradise (which happens to be a hotel room that’s missing a bathroom door). Plus, Geoff and I disagree wildly in our reviews of the new season of The Newsroom, and we prepare for the possibility of Spike Lee’s retirement by discussing his legacy and forcing him to autograph old football paraphernalia. You can follow Robert Fure (@robertfure), interviewer Jack Giroux (@jackgi), the show (@brokenprojector), Geoff (@drgmlatulippe) and Scott (@scottmbeggs) for more fun stuff on a daily basis. And, as always, we welcome your feedback. Download Episode #25 Directly Or subscribe Through iTunes On This Week’s Show: What is the deal with...
- 7/19/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Comic-Con 2013 is underway and the stream of things, interesting and otherwise, has begun flowing from the ground in San Diego. In and around the Convention Center, people are assuredly bumping into each other, fighting for scraps of Clif bars and already lined up for panels on Sunday. Here at the Reject HQ Compound in Austin, TX, we will be monitoring the news all weekend as our agents of chaos, Jack Giroux and Robert Fure, will check in periodically from the Con. Up first is a promising teaser for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which seeks to solidify its presence at Sdcc. As this short teaser explains, Electro — the film’s illuminated villain played by Jamie Foxx — will be making an appearance in Hall H on Friday afternoon. For now we get a quick look at him as he begins to introduce himself. Watch the teaser below: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has also taken over the side of the...
- 7/18/2013
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
For a movie blogger, this is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s those magical weeks at the end of the calendar year when you get to sum it all up, break it all down and check your own list a few times. Because why should Santa get to have all the fun? Here at Film School Rejects, we do this in the grandest of fashions, as part of our annual Year in Review. For a full week following Christmas, we run down the best and worst of the year. You may have noticed our 2012 Year in Review edition, which just so happens to be in full-force. While we’re not quite finished with lists and editorials, we have reached what is, at least for me, the most fun part of the Year in Review: the annual Staff Picks article. It’s a tradition that began with our 2009 Staff Picks, which...
- 12/31/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Video: The Dark Knight Rises: Bane’s football explosion As you may know, The Dark Knight Rises is hitting home disc formats on December 3rd. It’s almost like there’s a major purchasing season in the works, and maybe the team at Legendary read Robert Fure’s rant about special editions and bonus features because they’re showing off the stuff you get if you go Blu-ray and go home with Batman’s last adventure (until it’s rebooted next week). To wit, a tidy little behind-the-scenes look at how the team blew up a football field as Hines Ward ran in for a touchdown. Spoiler alert: they did it by blowing up a football field as Hines Ward ran in for a touchdown. Most fascinating is probably the design-level coordination it took to build small bunkers for actors to dive into while simulating their disappearance from the collapsing field. Of...
- 11/23/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
They said it couldn’t be done. A fifth year of 31 Days of Horror? 31 more terror, gore and shower scene-filled movies worth highlighting? But Rejects always say die and never back away from a challenge (unless you count that time Robert Fure was challenged to a game of F*ck/Marry/Kill), so we’ve rounded up the horror fans among us and put together another month’s worth of genre fun. Enjoy! Synopsis: Director Ronny Yu got saddled with something fans both dreamed of and feared – a merging, a meeting, a battle between classic 80′s villains Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. At a time when both franchises were deader in the water than their stars, the two icons clashed when a forgotten Freddy Krueger uses his mojo to trick Jason Voorhees into slaughtering the residents on the sleepy Elm Street, resurrecting their fears of an unknown killer and bringing Krueger back to power. What...
- 10/6/2012
- by Robert Fure
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
They said it couldn’t be done. A fifth year of 31 Days of Horror? 31 more terror, gore and shower scene-filled movies worth highlighting? But Rejects always say die and never back away from a challenge (unless you count that time Kevin Carr dared Robert Fure to tattoo a sexy pumpkin onto his forehead), so we’ve rounded up the horror fans among us and put together another month’s worth of genre fun. Enjoy! Synopsis: Four friends out for a night of Halloween fun find themselves in a fight for another friend’s very soul in this animated adaptation of Ray Bradbury short novel. Pip’s body is sick in the hospital while his spirit is pursued by the malevolent Moundshroud (voiced by Leonard Nimoy), and it’s up to the four kids to save their friend and learn about Halloween’s history along the way. Killer Scene “In every town, in...
- 10/1/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Considering our exhaustive coverage of SXSW and Fantastic Fest; our nomination of Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League for a Nobel Peace Prize; and our weekly spotlight on Austin filmmaking from Don Simpson, Film School Rejects has embraced its headquarters home since even before we moved there. We recognize that we’re a small part of a very large movie family here, but we hope that we’re a unique voice advocating for this fair city to the rest of the world. As a fan of the site, we’re humbly asking you to please vote for us in The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Poll Ballot. It requires that you give your address information (to confirm your Austin-ness), and the list is extensive, but it also gives you a chance to share your opinion when it comes to the best restaurants, concerts, hiking trails and more. For your consideration: Film School Rejects for “Local Entertainment...
- 8/29/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
On Monday our own Robert Fure presented you with his list of 11 Things That Didn’t Work in The Dark Knight Rises. And our beloved commenters demanded balance. How could we possibly deliver such bias? Little did you all know that the following day would bring my own assessment of 11 Things That Did Work in The Dark Knight Rises, citing all the things that Christopher Nolan did right in his quest to close down his Batman trilogy. But now that all doesn’t seem like enough. A two-hour and forty five minute film can’t just be an assembly of parts either great or terrible. It’s not a coin to be flipped from one side to the other. There’s nuance in there. Details that exist in the gray. There are at least 11 Things That Were Just Okay in The Dark Knight Rises. And once we’ve listed those things, we...
- 7/25/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
For most films, one viewing and one review is more than enough. It’s rare for a film to come along that — no matter how well it works — demands a second viewing and perhaps additional discussion. The Dark Knight Rises is certainly one of those films. This has a lot to do with the fact that it’s closing Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman trilogy. A trilogy that I saw the other day was being hailed as “The Godfather Trilogy of Our Generation.” That’s taking things a bit far, but the emotion and fan dedication around this trilogy is certainly unprecedented. At least since that story in a galaxy far, far away. Yesterday our own Robert Fure gave you a list of 11 Things That Didn’t Work in The Dark Knight Rises. And he’s some great points. There was a lot that did not work. As I explained in my own disappointed review last week...
- 7/24/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What is Movie News After Dark? Most nights, it’s an innocent bystander in the world of film and television. Reporting the news from around the industry. Tonight, it gets sucked into Comic-Con mayhem. Who knows, by tomorrow it may be wearing a mask… We begin this evening with a shot of Hobbit trolls from the Comic-Con floor, as tweeted by the folks @Dolby. As preview night kicks off in San Diego, we’d like to wish all of our readers traveling toward Comic-Con safe travels and the best of luck. You’ll be needing it, as we’ve set both Brian Salisbury and Robert Fure loose on the city. 1. Why Comic-Con is So Important – The lovely and talented Melissa Molina at ScreenCrave has written a very personal essay on why Comic-Con is such a big deal. As we fight through crowds, hunt down WiFi, fight through more crowds, wait in lines and beat away publicists in...
- 7/12/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly news column that will not be ignoring Comic-Con, because the world does not ignore Comic-Con. It will also try to remain unbiased and report the news, not seethe with jealousy over all the cool things that some of you will be seeing in its absence. We begin tonight with a nice little tease of what’s transpiring inside the San Diego Convention Center. Those traveling down for the big show — including our own Robert Fure, Kate Erbland, Brian Salisbury and a special correspondent who snuck onto our contributors page under the cover of darkness — will meet some big-ass Game of Thrones banners (found courtesy of @DustinMSandoval). 1. Comic-Con attendee killed in traffic collision – In a bit of terrible news, a 53-year old woman was killed earlier today while lining up outside the San Diego convention center while waiting to get a good spot in the line for Hall...
- 7/11/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
If you haven’t guessed it by know, this weekend is all about the release of Prometheus. With Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to the genre where he got his beautifully executed start, the Alien franchise has been reborn with a prequel/side-story that is a clear beneficiary of modern visual technology. In short, Prometheus is a gorgeous film filled with all kinds of sci-fi visual pornography. It even looks great in 3D. But to truly enjoy what has come to pass this weekend as 20th Century Fox rakes in the cash from Scott’s return to Alien, it’s important that we look back to where it all began — to a sci-fi/horror franchise so iconic that mere mention of its name drives nerds into fits of heated discussion. What were the greatest moments in the films by Scott, Cameron, Fincher and Jeunet? What are the great scenes from each of the Alien films? We...
- 6/10/2012
- by FSR Staff
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly column that has been returned to the hands of its rightful owner, for now. But before we get to my triumphant return after a week of vegging out and eating BBQ, lets give a round of applause to Nathan Adams, Luke Mullen, Kate Erbland, Kevin Carr and Robert Fure, who did a wonderful job last week during guest week. I don’t know about you, but I lizzed a few times while reading their work. Lets hope that I can bring the same verve to this week’s return. We begin, of course, with naughty bits… Several new images from Brian De Palma’s Passion this past week, courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival. That includes the above image, depicting a very devious, scantily clad Rachel McAdams burning a hole in my heart of hearts. It’s the eyes that do it. And...
- 5/22/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What is Movie News After Dark Drinking? It’s the end result of a long work day, a half dozen mini doughnuts, a glass of cheap Canadian whisky, Robert Fure, and a keyboard. Suck on it, suckers! This week’s movie news after Drinking is brought to you by Revel Stoke spiced whisky (We should not get paid for this because I’m not drinking this again. Or no we should still get paid, but I’m not drinking this again). But basically the deal is I get kind of drunk and then try to type up a whole bunch of movie news before my arms stop working. If you’re wondering why I’m typing all this nonsense, it’s because we need a certain amount of buffer before we move into the news to put a proper text break in here. But totally keep reading because Will Smith No Joke Slaps A Russian In The...
- 5/19/2012
- by Robert Fure
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What is Movie News After Dark? It happens nightly. It’s about movies. Sometimes television, too. It’s written by a guy who thinks he’s funny. He is often wrong. We begin this evening with a quick programming note. For the second time in the history of this column, we will be celebrating a week of guest entries. Once again, members of the Fsr staff have come forward to pledge their swords to the battle for excellent nightly movie news link-dumps. I will be away doing my usual moving and shaking, while the likes of Nathan Adams, Kevin Carr, Luke Mullen, Kate Erbland and a doubtfully sober Robert Fure will be taking the reigns. I have faith that you will all survive their week of debauchery. I bid you to go with god. Above, Bane reacts to this news in a new image from The Dark Knight Rises. In times past, we...
- 5/12/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We normally reserve 10 & 5 posts for big movies that are familiar to the masses, but once in a while it’s good to shine a light on a low profile indie film. This is not that time though, so instead we’re taking a look at the movie with the biggest opening weekend in history. Joss Whedon‘s entertaining as hell blockbuster, The Avengers, has already earned a rare A- grade from us (read Cole Abaius’ review), but Robert Fure and Rob Hunter wanted to take a more detailed view complete with potential and actual spoilers. Warning: There are major spoilers below. Major spoilers. You’ve now been warned about the major spoilers. 10 Things We Liked 1. Paced Like a Movie Half Its Length: At two hours and twenty minutes, The Avengers remains a fantastic blend of comedy, action and character moments that never drags or bores. Even a second act loaded with dialogue is never less than entertaining...
- 5/9/2012
- by FSR Staff
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Nobody tell Robert Fure, but my choice for this week’s Coroner’s Report is a bit lacking in the sticky red stuff. Even worse by his standards there may not even be any real deaths in the entire movie. But it does have mysterious happenings in a big, spooky house along with pain, suffering and one or two vengeful, scorned women. The Hidden Face (aka La cara oculta) is a Spanish thriller about a man whose girlfriend Belén disappears leaving him the number one suspect in the eyes of the police. He takes up with another woman shortly thereafter, but as the new girl, Fabiana, begins to spend time in the house alone she starts hearing noises and experiencing odd events. Could Belén be reaching out from beyond the grave for vengeance? Or is there something even more sinister at play… Kills Umm, possibly none? Gore Err, zero? Lust Lots! More...
- 3/30/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
TriStar Pictures debuted the trailer for Looper at WonderCon earlier today and did so to a great response and they have now debuted the first official images from the film directed by Rian Johnson (Brick) featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a time-traveling hired gun working for the mob in the capacity that when they want someone killed they send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" takes care of the rest. Gordon-Levitt (pictured above and below) plays Joe, one of these loopers, and he's getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo and Noah Segan co-star in the film, which is set to hit theaters on September 28. That last little bit is the reason you may think Levitt looks a little weird in the...
- 3/18/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr dresses up in skinny jeans and bling-bling (‘cause that’s what the kids nowadays are wearing, right, dawg?) so he can sneak into his old high school and pose as a student. After spending the following night in jail, he heads to the multiplex to watch the biweekly Channing Tatum movie spectacular. Unfortunately, he goes in the wrong theater and ends up seeing a movie that requires him to read the whole time. And he doesn’t even get to see Genesis Rodriguez’s breasts. It’s a sad day. Want to hear what Kevin has to say on the Fat Guys at the Movies podcast? Click here to listen as Kevin is joined by Fsr’s Editor-at-Large Robert Fure to talk about movies, porn stars on Twitter and Doritos Tacos Locos. 21 Jump Street Studio: Columbia Pictures Rated: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive...
- 3/16/2012
- by Kevin Carr
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Robert Fure from Film School Rejects to go through their Picks of the Week, the newest in DVD/Blu-ray releases, talk through the new trailers for Paul W.S. Anderson's latest Resident Evil: Retribution and Nicholas Cage's thriller Seeking Justice, plus talk over the Oscar nominations and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on man vs nature in honor of Joe Carnahan's The Grey coming out this weekend. The guys talk about some of their favorite killer nature elements in films and think up some crazy films of their own. Listen in! The Golden Briefcase is also broadcast Live on Wednesday nights starting ~7:30Pm Pst. You can listen in via our Ustream page or by visiting our own live page right here on Fs. The podcast is just as...
- 1/28/2012
- by Tim Buel
- firstshowing.net
If you took a random poll asking people to name the most mysterious place on Earth the answers you’d receive would be fairly widespread. Some would say The North Pole, others Madagascar, and Robert Fure would reply with a woman’s g-spot. But surely someone, somewhere would answer correctly. And that correct answer lay beneath the surface of the Earth’s oceans. Hollywood is well aware of this fact and has explored and exploited our fear of the unknown in films both great and small, from The Abyss to Sphere, with stops at all levels of quality in between. Two such movies released in 1989, Deepstar Six and Leviathan, bypassed subtlety and any real sense of mystery in favor of creature feature thrills, chills and at least a modicum of fun. Both are worth watching on late night cable, but Leviathan is the better of the two thanks in large part to the presence of Peter Weller. And...
- 1/27/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
This week, on a very special Reject Radio, we talk with the filmmakers behind The Devil Inside about going guerrilla in Vatican City (and responding to negative reviews) and writer Derek Haas (3:10 To Yuma, Wanted) about jumping between screenwriting, short stories, and his “Silver Bear” novel series. Plus, it’s Rob Hunter vs. Robert Fure in the first Movie News Pop Quiz of the season. Let the slap fight commence! Download This Episode On This Week’s Show: Movie News Pop Quiz: [Beginning - 19:40] It’s Hunter vs Fure in an all out brawl of movie news guessing. The challenge will take both contestants to the mat, and the victor will emerge sweaty and ready to talk about Mma movies. So, guess who that is. Sweet Talking the Swiss Guard: [19:40 - 36:00] Writer/director Brent Bell, writer/producer Matthew Peterman and producer Morris Paulson drop by on the day of The Devil Inside‘s release to respond to the barrage...
- 1/11/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr gets ready to celebrate Halloween in style with some horror releases… and he’s not just thinking of Footloose. Unhappy with his life, he follows the bucket list path of Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black, traveling to the bottom of the world where he finds himself in a small Antarctic town that has outlawed dancing. So Kevin takes it upon himself to help the people get their groove on only to discover they’ve been taken over an alien species that duplicate human form. Later, he takes a trip back to the heartland where he finds a feral woman chained in a cellar… pretty standard for some of the towns he’s been to. Finally, not being able to find a theater that is still playing Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), he checks it out On Demand and promptly throws up. Want to hear what Kevin has to say on...
- 10/14/2011
- by Kevin Carr
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What is The Week That Was? Lets take a guess here, shall we? If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’d know that we put a lot of words on the internet. Chances are that you didn’t have time to sit by your computer screen and wait for every single update. Though if you did, congrats, you’re our favorite. That said, by Saturday the rest of you might be struck with the depressing realization that you didn’t read all of the best articles the Fsr staff put together this week. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with a round-up of all the best that this site had to offer over the course of the last seven days. Go forth and enjoy. The Reviews Sometimes we feel like we’re the last of the movie blogs to remain uncorrupted. Sometimes it’s true. Sucker Punch...
- 3/26/2011
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The Fsr family is many things. Knowledgeable, opinionated, 99% white males… But the best thing about the collective writers here is their ability to turn my usual grinch-like personality into one that embraces the spirit of giving. I’ve given pickup lines to Robert Fure and written school papers for Landon Palmer. I’ve bought alcohol for Jack Giroux and comfortable shoes for Merrill Barr. I even gave Neil Miller the idea of actually turning his “weekly” Blu-ray column into a weekly Blu-ray column. But now I’m finally getting something in return. I’ve stolen Miller’s brand new “Pick Of The Week” concept as well as his idea of including titles I haven’t seen yet but still have an opinion about. Presumptuous? Probably. But you can handle it. If you can’t, feel free to give Cole Abaius a pruning with a pair of rusty shears. Wild Target Emily Blunt stars as a petty thief...
- 2/8/2011
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In reading this site, you are often bombarded with that which is tough to watch — the gory, the violent and the malicious and delicious. It’s not really my style, but it does give the site balance. It’s why we keep the likes of Robert Fure and Brian Salisbury around — think of it as our genre-related diversity plan. And it attracts a wide range of readers. Though I suspect that the number of readers who just like free stuff is a higher number and a wider range. Which is good, because today we combine the two when we give away a few copies of Adam Green’s Hatchet II on Blu-ray (in stores February 1, 2011). Read on for the gory details. Here is what’s up for grabs: two (2) lucky winners will score themselves a copy of Hatchet II on Blu-ray disc. All you have to do is be one of our many folks who have hit...
- 1/29/2011
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In the web of steps to getting a movie made, making a proof of concept or teaser trailer or director’s test can be a crucial part as we all know. This isn’t what sells the movie to an audience, it’s what sells a movie to a potential foreign buyers. It needs to be a bit of a different animal. That being said, this particular promo for Darren Lynn Bousman’s Mother’s Day remake does seem eerily close to how the movie might be sold when trailer time rolls around. Make sure not to have any wire hangers around Rebbecca De Mornay. It’s actually fairly generic. If not generic, the torture isn’t nearly as pronounced as the film’s concept suggests. Three brothers led by big bad momma take a friendly party hostage and make them do some funny games with each other until momma’s satisfied. Sounds...
- 1/18/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
As I expressed earlier in the week as our 2010 Year in Review began, I take it as a great honor that I am able to put together my list of the Best Films of the Year as part of my Editor’s Picks entry. And while I’m a massive fan of my own perspective and opinions, I’m an even bigger fan of the writing and ever-diverse tastes of the Film School Rejects reviewing staff. These are the folks who, through their sensational (and often divisive) review-writing, keep you coming back for more each and every day. They travel the world and brave the crowds at festivals, conventions, preview screenings and special events to bring you some of the industry’s sharpest, most honest film coverage. And I for one am honored to have them all on this team. Just as I did last year, I couldn’t wait to see which films each writer would...
- 12/31/2010
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
If you thought we were meta enough with our list of best editorials, you were wrong. You were also wrong about that pub quiz question you missed last night but kept claiming, “the wording was confusing.” That’s okay. Soothe your second place loss to the “Long Beach Pub All Stars” by digging in deep to this list of lists. What criteria did we use to pick them? Simple. The key was finding those lists which acted as a catalyst for discussion, for reverie, for passion, and for self-reflection. The subjects might seem ridiculous, but there’s nothing like looking back on the year and seeing where movies took our minds. Time to get meta and do our part to bring about that Etewaf Patton Oswalt keeps talking about. 10. 10 Movie Inventions Better Than The iPad By: Kevin Carr and Cole Abaius Along with the 5 Cool Things Movie Lovers Can Do with Their iPad, it...
- 12/29/2010
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
One of the keys to running a successful movie site — I’m told — is to make your content interesting, no matter how much of it you deliver. Quantity is never a bad thing, but quality matters more. At least that’s how we do things around here. And with our man-in-charge Cole Abaius off celebrating his nuptials for a second straight week, the rest of the writing team here at Fsr brought some thunderous content. Not a ton of it, mind you, but enough to keep things interesting. With that in mind, I’ve got some of the best of it listed in this latest edition of The Week That Was. Just hit the jump and find all of the best content that you may have missed this week. The Reviews We send Robert Levin to a Burlesque show starring Xtina and Cher Dwayne Johnson goes Faster, Brian Salisbury reviews his progress Oscar hopeful The King’s...
- 11/27/2010
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
You’ve stumbled upon Circle of Jerks, our sporadically published, weekly feature in which we ask the questions that really matter to our writers and readers. It’s a time to take a break from our busy lives and revel in the one thing that we all share: a deep, passionate love of movies. If you have a question you’d like answered by the Fsr readers and staff, send us an email at [email protected]. You guys were probably too busy watching “The Dark Knight” again to notice we had an election, but it was a pretty huge night that led my roommates and I into a discussion social change and movies. Question time: What movie actually changed your mind about a social or cultural issue? Thanks. – Ted F. Robert Fure Amistad convinced me that slavery was wrong when I first saw it in 2008. Just kidding. Slavery is still awesome! Joking...
- 11/10/2010
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Support Our Sponsor: Conception – The new film from Chris Nolan that will Get. You. Pregnant. This week, on a very special Reject Radio, we have more guests than ever before! In preparation for our trip to Comic-Con, Vic from Screen Rant, Danny from the Totally Rad Show, and our very own Robert Fure tell me what to pack and what they’ll be looking forward to when the huge media melee begins. Buy your tickets now for the Squat Thrust Off. We also find some time to review The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Inception. Listen Here: Download This Episode On This Week’s Show: Segment 1: Ripped From the Headlines [0:00 - 20:30] Goal for the show: no Superhero news Anchorman 2 would have been all singing, all dancing Elizabeth Banks will challenge your sexuality as Tinkerbell in Tink First Social Network Trailer shows off its Fincherness Mombasa! Segment 2: Reviews [20:30 - 57:00] The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Inception Segment 3: The World Famous...
- 7/19/2010
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Support Our Sponsor: Conception – The new film from Chris Nolan that will Get. You. Pregnant. This week, on a very special Reject Radio, we have more guests than ever before! In preparation for our trip to Comic-Con, Vic from Screen Rant, Danny from the Totally Rad Show, and our very own Robert Fure tell me what to pack and what they’ll be looking forward to when the huge media melee begins. Buy your tickets now for the Squat Thrust Off. We also find some time to review The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Inception. Listen Here: Download This Episode On This Week’s Show: Segment 1: Ripped From the Headlines [0:00 - 20:30] Goal for the show: no Superhero news Anchorman 2 would have been all singing, all dancing Elizabeth Banks will challenge your sexuality as Tinkerbell in Tink First Social Network Trailer shows off its Fincherness Mombasa! Segment 2: Reviews [20:30 - 57:00] The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Inception Segment 3: The World Famous...
- 7/19/2010
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Editor's Note: The following article features possible spoilers on Dear John, 2012, Amelia, and The Lovely Bones. You've been warned. I typically save the boiling points for Robert Fure, aiming instead to frame my column as an observation of media rather than a critique, analyzing trends and their meaning in the context of film and television as an intersecting object of commerce and art. But there is something that has been getting under my skin in some films released in the past several months, and it’s the way that Hollywood deals with the subject infidelity. Repeatedly in recent mainstream films, Hollywood shirks away from the potential complexity or diminishing empathetic audience identification that could occur if they portray any of their protagonists cheating. Instead, they either avoid the subject entirely or embrace the clichéd convenience of a supporting character’s death so that a reunion with the potentially cheating couple can occur guilt-free. I...
- 2/9/2010
- by Landon Palmer
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Editor's Note: Please enjoy this very special decade in review edition of The Coroner's Report, our excellent weekly horror column written by Robert Fure. The first thought one has when asked to compose a list of the best of anything for an entire decade is "Oh shit." Not necessarily because it's going to be hard, but because you actually have to work at it. It's kind of hard to crap out a relevant "Best of the Decade" without actually reviewing the decade. Once one overcomes that, they must then contend with "What is the best?" Not "what are the best" but what is. What qualifies a movie to the point that we stamp it the best of an entire decade? Is it the one I enjoyed the most or the one that was the most meaningful? Do I get to put Freddy vs Jason on this list or not? What I decided was something of an inbetweener...
- 12/10/2009
- by Robert Fure
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
One of the last times we really checked in with The Goon, it was back in the days of Aught Eight (if you can remember back that far) when we still let Robert Fure bake his Peyote Lemon Squares. Oh, Comic Con 2008. Fortunately, Bloody Disgusting is there to pick up our slack and has learned from the creator/screenwriter's mouth that the script is done and ready for David Fincher to find a slot in his schedule. The money quote here: I just finished writing the script a few months back, and Blur is working on a lot of test stuff. Fincher is working on a film right now, so we're waiting for him to get some space so we can start showing some of this stuff off. I'm pretty happy with everything so far. We've just got to work to get to the next point. This is a slow, long...
- 11/24/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The Halloween holiday is many things to many people. For some, it is the opportunity to have fun making costumes for their kids and take the little ones out for a sugar-rush inducing night around the neighborhood. I will never forget my own mom's excitement when she got to make me a Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man costume from scratch when I was in the fourth grade. For others, Halloween is about dressing up as something sexy, alluring or creative and hitting up the hottest spots in town to see how many sexy cats and naughty nurses show up to get drunk. And for many, no matter where you fall, Halloween is a day to watch scary movies. That's where we come in. We've been laying down suggestions in our 31 Days of Horror feature all month long, concluding this morning with Robert Fure's final entry, Splinter. And while we've compiled an awesome list, I...
- 10/31/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Poltergeist (1982) Synopsis: A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorize the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter. Left with no other options, the family invites various experts to their home to try and retrieve their daughter and get away from their not-so-safe abode. Killer Scene: As I observed upon watching this film for the first time in a long time (see below for the rest of the story), it is one of the few truly great and terrifying horror films in which no one actually dies. At least, not during the runtime of the film. It involves plenty of dead people, all of whom died a long time ago, but no one actually dies (spoiler alert, straight from the early 80s). However, there is one badass scene in which the...
- 10/30/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves standing in line at the unemployment office. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs. So join us each week as he takes a look at new DVD releases and gives his highly unqualified opinion as to which titles are worth BUYing, which are better off as RENTals, and which should be AVOIDed at all costs. Click on any of the titles below to magically head over to Amazon.com and pick up the DVD. And don't forget to check out Neil Miller's hilariously titled This Week In Blu-ray column for reviews on the latest high definition Blu-ray releases! Nothing new worth buying this week! Instead, I'll be renting a bunch and saving my $$ for next week when I pick up Night of the Creeps, The Prisoner: The Complete Series, and...
- 10/20/2009
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Earlier today, Robert Fure wrote about Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Predators movie, calling it out as one film that could really use an awesome big boss fight at the end. This comes on the heels of the announcement that the film will include the presence of a big super Predator who will be large and in-charge. And I'm right there with him -- bring on the big boss fight. Along with said revelation, we also now know (thanks to Shock Till You Drop) who else might be standing alongside badasses Adrien Brody and Topher Grace when they go up against the legion of Predators. None other than Jason Voorhees himself, Derek Mears. The Nimrod Antal (Armored) directed film has been looked at sideways by fans online for weeks now, ever since the likes of Grace and Brody were announced as part of the Predator-hunting brigade. Danny Trejo wasn't enough to make us believe that this film...
- 10/20/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Army of Darkness (1992) "This.. is my Boom stick!" This weekend, we are taking a break from the obscure, the low-budget and the Coroner. As in, I'm taking over for a few days and I'm going to turn the focus of this daily feature toward my favorite sub-genre: horror comedy. And while Robert Fure did write about the entire Evil Dead franchise in one post last year, I just cannot let such aggression stand. These movies deserve their own posts. So lets do this... Synopsis: Ash (Bruce Campbell) has been through some serious shit. He's had to fight off a demon that turned his girlfriend and several friends into Deadites in Evil Dead, then he had to do it again for another night, this time with 4 strangers in Evil Dead II, only to see all of his hard work get sucked through a dimensional portal, plopping him down in the middle ages. Now...
- 10/17/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987) This weekend, we are taking a break from the obscure, the low-budget and the Coroner. As in, I'm taking over for a few days and I'm going to turn the focus of this daily feature toward my favorite sub-genre: horror comedy. And while Robert Fure did write about the entire Evil Dead franchise in one post last year, I just cannot let such aggression stand. These movies (especially this and tomorrow's entry, Army of Darkness) deserve their own posts. So lets do this... Synopsis: After spending a horrific night in the cabin from hell and having to fight off the demon-possessed bodies of his girlfriend, his sister and two of his best friends, Ash (Bruce Campbell) wakes up in the woods not far from where all the mayhem of The Evil Dead took place. And he still can't get away. In this sequel/remake, Ash...
- 10/16/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Before everyone calls me out for being wrong, yes, since I've shuffled through Robert Fure's DVD collection I realize that there's already a Showgirls 2 that mostly involves people fornicating and someone named Nikki Rider involved. But let's pretend that neither of us know that so we can start fresh. And speaking of starting fresh, it seems like someone out there thinks it's a fan-damn-tastic idea to give us even more Showgirlsy goodness with a sequel that will pop out of the system like the answer to a question nobody asked. According to JoBlo, the pre-eminent site for all things movie and breast-of-the-day related, writer/director Marc Vorlander (who has the title writer/director because of unclear reasons) sees some serious merit in birthing unto the world Showgirls: A Story of Hope. I realize you're laughing at the title now, but you'll be laughing extra hard when I tell you what the main character's name is...
- 10/7/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Brought to you by: Pierce & Pierce - For all your Wall Street investment and Prostitute Chainsaw murdering needs. This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we dance our way into your hearts, bleed you dry, and save our best material for the end. (So maybe just skip right to the end). Also, Robert Fure and I review 9,Whiteout and Sorority Row Listen Here: Download This Episode On This Week’s Show: Segment 1: Ripped From the Headlines [0:00 - 38:00abouts] Jeff Bridges! True Grit! Sharlto Copley! The A-Team! Nic Cage! No The Green Hornet! Judge Dredd! Has a writer! Children of the Corn! Being remade! Halloween 3D! Has a director! Dance Break! U Can't Touch This. Seriously, U can't. Neil Miller Memorial Somber Trailer Round-Up: Up in the Air asks us to put our wives in our backpacks Segment 2: Reviews [38:00 - 60:00ish] 9 [Cole's Awesome Review] Whiteout [Robert Levin's Review] Sorority Row [Cole's Awesome Review] Segment 3: The World Famous Third Segment [60:00 - Fin] Bloody Great Horror: We take a...
- 9/17/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
But how can this be you ask? Didn't the trailer for James Cameron's Avatar appear yesterday? Didn't The Wolfman with Benicio Del Toro claw it's way onto the interwebs yesterday too? Yes, yes they both did. And by now you know that Avatar looks pretty cool (at least until Delgo and Smurfette give birth to Robert Davi...) but underwhelmed due to advance hype. And The Wolfman, which had no real hype, also looks pretty cool (probably because expectations were non-existent). Which brings us to The Tournament. Check it out. Right now you're either thinking "damn, that looks like a pretty sweet action flick" or "damn, Hunter's an idiot." Or both I suppose... But come on, that trailer had some pretty sweet action didn't it? And it comes in different flavors too like hand-to-hand combat, gunplay, vehicular mayhem, and even a little bit of parkour... sometimes all at once! And...
- 8/21/2009
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I realize that we've slowly been edging in more inside baseball onto the site, mostly because it's received fairly well. I attribute that to our readers being just slightly smarter than the average movie goer and overwhelmingly more literate than some of the writers on this site. Present company included. If this kind of thing bores you, I totally understand. It bores me most of the time, too. However, when it comes to film marketing (or marketing in general), I can't help but be fascinated. I also can't help but be fascinated when a core group of fellow critics cry foul against a film studio's marketing plan. We had all followed the mixed-to-bad buzz coming out for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, some of it showing up on Fsr (although none of it as vile as Robert Fure's focused rage against Deadpool being screwed up in Wolverine). Paramount was following it closely, too...
- 8/5/2009
- by Dr. Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
As I noted in my recent wrap-up of The 7 Most Buzzed About Movies of Comic-Con 2009, the buzz around the Peter Jackson produced, Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi pic District 9 is red hot. Our own Robert Fure attended the screening at Comic-Con and subsequently proclaimed that the film is, in fact, quite awesome. You can see more of that in his District 9 video blog from the Con. For those of us who weren't lucky enough to see the film this past weekend in San Diego, there is still the anticipation of the film's August 14th release. The story of an alien race forced to live in a quarantined slum in South Africa, fighting against an oppressive government for their right to go back to their home world, District 9 is both the most provocative and most surprising project of the year. Needless to say, we're keeping an eye out for anything and everything related to this release...
- 7/29/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Robert Fure just checked in with me once again with yet another video blog from his hotel room in San Diego. This time he's got a preview/review of some raw footage that was shown Saturday night for Give 'Em Hell, Malone, starring Thomas Jane and Ving Rhames. As you may remember, we've been tracking this film for quite a while as there are a few friends of the site involved, including Tim Bradstreet who served as production designer. Check out the film's synopsis below: A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect the information but he dishes some hell as well... And now, the video blog from Mr. Fure, who reacts quite positively to the raw footage from Malone, from director Russell Mulcahy. Be sure to stay tuned for more coverage from Comic-Con from Robert as we get caught...
- 7/27/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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