Showing posts with label Hunter S. Thompson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunter S. Thompson. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2009

Top 5 Biopics I Want to See

Biopic, or Biography picture, are movies about real people.

5. 2004 Red Sox


First Red Sox championship in 86 years with a brand new superstar, who works as a the audience POV to a new group of characters, and a motley crew of big personalities.

4. Hunter S. Thompson


Gonzo journalist has had one movie and an adaptation of one of his books with one more on the way, but the guy is seriously interesting outside of his psychedelic novels. He spent time with the Hell's Angels and ran for public office in Colorado.

3. St. George


A brave Roman solider who in reality stood against his leader, Diocletian, for discriminating against Catholics, and in his golden legend slayed a dragon and saved a city. It could combine pretty good for something a little less realistic than Troy, a little less trippy than 300.

2. Nikola Tesla


Was an inventor, an electric engineer, and plum crazy. He had a Hatfield and McCoy relationship with Thomas Edison in what the history books called "War of Currents."

1. Robert F. Williams


RFW was a civil rights activist left out of the history books because he was more aggressive than Martin Luther King and was more passive than Malcolm X. He had a number of interesting events during Civil Rights Movement before being exiled to Cuba under suspicion of Communism sympathizer.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

This Week in Movies

Bret Ratner signs on to Youngblood adaptation. No one cares.

Thanks to newest CGI, Arnold's original Terminator appearance might appear in Terminator: Salvation.

Aaron Eckhart signs on to The Rum Diary, another Hunter S. Thompson adaptation with Johnny Depp in the lead. I'm just excited it's finally happening. Eckhart is a cherry on top.

Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James and Rob Schneider team up for the first time together as actors since Saturday Night Live in a new movie. I'm on the fence.

Josh Brolin continues a director hot streak landing a role in another Woody Allen movie.

Bret Ratner promises to an R-rating if he actually gets Beverly Hills Cop off the ground.

Full Inglourious Basterds trailer hits. It looks fantastic.



Christopher Nolan's next project is Inception at WB. Don't expect the next Batman for at least 2 years.

Wachowski Brothers tipped for new Superman movie. Hopefully they leave Routh out of the picture.

Malkovich signs on as bad guy in Jonah Hex opposite Josh Brolin as the titular hero.

Miss March red band trailer hits starring 2 of the Whitest Kids You Know. Looks good.

Black Freighter trailer hits. Looks very cool.



New stills of Wolverine solo movie look horribly photoshopped


Scarlet Johanssen has been tipped as Black Widow in Iron Man if Emily Blunt doesn't take it. I think they could do better.