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The marriage proposal at the Kevin Smith panel:


And Ryan Reynolds reciting the Green Lantern oath:


Kid's reaction is awesome:

source: @krilovartis

Well, it's good for men's health.

"Researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany (moosatov: well, duh!) did an in-depth analysis of 200 healthy males over a period of five years. Half the volunteers were instructed to ogle at the breasts of women daily, while the rest were told to refrain from doing so. At the close of the study, the researchers noted that the men who stared at the breasts of females on a regular basis exhibited lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse rates and lesser episodes of coronary artery disease."

Guys, read the whole article, then print it and show it to your girlfriends, classmates, coursemates or colleagues while asking to see their breasts.

Just finished the last volume. It is satisfying, awesome but darker and more complex.

For the last six months I've tried to avoid any trailers or stills for the anticipated film Inception. I really want to watch the film without knowing anything that can spoil the picture. But know, thanks to my blogger friends, I feel that I know the plot, the ending, and all the tasteful details.

Please use the cut tag for this. It's really simple. Here, look:

source: deadpoolic

I wish I was in San Diego yesterday. Some lucky basterds got to see Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.



Edgar Wright: "Would you people like to follow me to the theater right now to watch the film?"

Fuck yeah!

Watch The Brothers Bloom, seriously!

It is fascinating to watch A Serious Man purely from the cinematic perspective. I mean, lately I feel that most of the films I see are just flicks that pass by without leaving a mark. Yes, they are entertaining for a couple of hours but that's it, they don't stay with you a week later. A Serious Man totally does. It is well-written, well-paced and meticulously filmed picture that basically says: "That's how a Film should look like".
But mind you, it's not for everyone. You see, Coens don't spill everything out for the viewer. They definitely have an idea, a message if you will, but they hide it behind all those metaphors and symbols. And it might be confusing for an unprepared filmgoer.

The final volume.

I highly recommend buying the whole series over at bookdepository.co.uk (free shipping and I actually can get a 10% discount, just send you e-mail address to moosatov@gmail.com). Right now I'm waiting for my paper copy.

Oscar phase! An Education is an interesting film. It has believable characters and a very strong cast, especially Alfred Molina who plays the father. I like the interactions between him and Jenny (Carey Mulligan) a lot. I like the 60's visual style (set decorations and clothes) and I like the slow pace of the film. But the film doesn't really have the third act! Here is the thing, it feels like the screenwriter (Nick Hornby of About the Boy and High Fidelity) planned the film through and has been writing it without any hesitations, knowing that he has one more week to go before the deadline. But suddenly the fucking door slammed open, the producer rushed into the room and said that the deadline is in a fucking hour. The result is that The Conflict and The Resolution are condensed into the final five minutes of the film thus making the main plot line a bit meaningless. The ending feels abrupt but that's like the biggest flaw of the otherwise fine film.

source: /Film

There are filmmakers with a very recognizable style. So recognizable in fact that you need to watch only five minutes to know who has shot this film. Wes Anderson is one of those filmmakers. In 15 years Anderson has made five live-action films (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited), one animated film (Fantastic Mr. Fox) and two shorts (Bottle Rocket, upon which the feature film of the same name is based; and Hotel Chevalier — a prologue to The Darjeeling Limited). In this article I will try to summarize all the essential details that are constant throughout his work.



The Screenplay
If we look at the big picture, we can see that there are basically two themes explored in Anderson’s films. The first one is friendship; and it always comes along with some sort of a love triangle leading friends to fight about the girl (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou). The second theme is a dysfunctional family where each member has deep psychological issues, which results in quirky and often irrational characters. That is why in every picture there are a lot of strong leading and supporting personages and it is definitely one of the strongest points of Anderson’s films. It is the characters that drive the plot forward and generate a lot of hilarious situations. And that’s another strong feature – his sense of humour. All his films are so-called dramedies – a mix of comedy and drama. But there are no raunchy jokes which are so popular in modern American comedies. Instead his humour is much more subtle and even absurd.

“Jack: What did he say?
Peter: He said the train is lost.
Jack: How can a train be lost? It's on rails.”

That’s the big picture. But there are little recurring details as well. For instance, there are references to Jacques-Yves Cousteau in almost all of his films, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is an obvious homage to the famous explorer. Moreover, in every film main characters are in the water which is not just a decoration but also has a meaning. Water in his film is used to represent despair (Rushmore), journey (The Life Aquatic) or purification (The Darjeeling Limited). The same thing is about smoking. Anderson gives his characters a cigarette as a conversation starter (Rushmore), secret passion (The Royal Tenenbaums), bonding (The Darjeeling Limited). Even Fantastic Mr. Fox, which obviously is different from his usual work, has those features.



The Apparel
Wes Anderson is a very meticulous director. He knows exactly how every shot of his film should look and sound like. As a result his films feature some amazing scenes from aesthetic perspective. He likes very precise and balanced shots with a lot of props, and he always includes a shot of a book or a paper note while holding camera pointed to the ground. But perhaps, one of the most recognizable visual aspects of his film is a slow motion. With an exception of Fantastic Mr. Fox, every film has a beautifully made slow motion scene. Adrien Brody’s character slowly running towards the train in the beginning of The Darjeeling Limited is a perfect example of such a scene. And to make it even more artistic, Anderson uses very suitable music tracks. His flawless soundtracks always consists of different 60’s and 70’s songs by The Kinks, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones or The Who which only contributes to the distinct feel of his films.



The People
I like it a lot when a director uses the same actors in his films over and over again. Like Scorsese (who by the way is a big fan of Wes Anderson’s work) working with DeNiro in the past and DiCaprio in the recent years; or Tim Burton working with Johnny Depp. It makes their collaboration seem special. Wes Anderson has a certain ensemble of actors who are often working with him. Many of his films feature such actors as Angelica Huston, Bill Murray, Seymour Cassel or Jason Schwartzman. Moreover, it was Wes who returned Bill Murray to filmmaking after a string of Murray’s unsuccessful films. And it was Wes who introduced Jason Schwartzman (co-wrote The Darjeeling Limited), Luke Wilson and his long-time friend Owen Wilson (co-wrote Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums) to the world of acting.



The Ending
As you can see there is a lot of consistency in the films of Wes Anderson. Over the years he has developed a certain set of tools which I have tried to describe here. His films are his trainings where he gets to know his instruments thus making every next film better than previous while reaching for perfection. If you have seen at least one of his films and you liked it, then definitely check out his other work. But if you were not introduced to his films before then I would recommend starting with The Royal Tenenbaums.

I like it, it is a decent flick but I don't quite share the omg-avatar-is-so-fucking-awesome reaction that is fairly popular. And the reason is that I wasn't invested in the story. I mean, the film was too damn long and left me emotionless about the characters.  
And don't try to lawyer me with the eye-candy stuff. I like the CGI (especially the gadget-y stuff like on the picture above) and 3D was beautiful but the visuals didn't impress me that much. The visuals in Sin City did. Even the visuals in The Fellowship of the Ring and Revenge of the Sith did. Not in Avatar. But I do appreciate the Pandora world created by Cameron, it was really beautiful, and I will definitely revisit it someday (maybe even this August when Avatar will be re-released).

source: /Film

Film notes! Another attempt to create regular mini-reviews of recent (that were released in the past two years) films. I'll start with notes to films that I've seen at the beginning of the year and hopefully will catch up by the end of summer.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the best second best animation film I've seen in the last two years (Fantastic Mr. Fox is still fantastic). I haven't seen How to Train Your Dragon, Toy Story 3 or Mary and Max yet but I definitely like Cloudy better than Up. It's a great film with geeky humour (e.g. Mr. T with the "anti-mohawk"), beautiful animation and lovely characters. It feels rushed a little in the third act but other that it is definitely a must-see.

Who knew?!

The second part of the previous post: the series of answers to (and from!) Alyssa Milano:

P.S. He is talking about Who's the Boss?, the sitcom that made Alyssa famous.







And Alyssa Milano responses!

Brilliant campaign with Old Spice Guy answering questions via twitter including questions from celebs:



source: @epetersons

A 30-year-old woman's death as she used a sex toy while watching pornography was probably due to her state of sexual excitement, an inquest heard today.
Children's nanny Nichola Paginton was found dead in bed naked from the waist down last October with pornographic material running on her laptop. A sex toy was discovered next to her.

source: Daily Mail


Peculiar article. I mean yeah, it's sad that the girl has died but fuck it, she went like a rock star.

I love long shots. And that's one fucking long shot. The ad got the Silver Medal for Copywriting at the Cannes Lions two weeks ago.

source: ruslan_lv

One fo the funniest videos I've seen in a long time.

As you probably already know, Andrew Garfield will reprise the role of Peter Parker in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. What you don't know is that the director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) has already started filming in Riga.

I love Crazy 4 CUlt artwork. Here is a poster for the upcoming show.