New Buffy Movie! (minus Joss Whedon)

Yes, this shocking statement is correct!

Good news: There will be a remake of the TERRIBLE Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie

Bad news: Joss Whedon will have Nothing to do with the movie in any way, shape, or form

What has been told is that Joss Whedon was offered some part in the movie, we don't know what exactly (they might of even not asked him to direct), but whatever he was asked to do he turned it down, causing major uproar through all the Buffy and Joss fans. Also, it's still unclear if Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will be playing Buffy at all.

So what do you guys think about this? Will you still go to see the movie even without the creator of Buffy not directing? Will you see it even if none of the original cast is on there?

Turkey? Yes please!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

The well known Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade started at 9 est. in New York City. If you're one of those people who got out of bed before the sun came out to turn on the TV and watch this parade, you probably got to see everything they had. There were many stars at the parade, including Kanye West, Big Time Rush, Keri Hilson, Jessica Simpson, and many more. Of course, when someone says "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" you think huge balloons. There was a Kung-Foo panda balloon, Pikachu, Spider-man, a Shrek balloon this year, and lots, lots more. Here's a line up of everything in the parade.

The Parade is an old tradition (even older than your parents) that started in 1924 in the good old NYC. People come from all over the city to see it- I have gone once before... And it was torture. Don't get me wrong, it was really cool. But it was also freezing and we had to be in the city at 7 to get a good spot (the parade started at 9, so we were just standing there for 2 hours huddling in a group.) Also, if you want to see the performances that you get to see on TV, you need to buy tickets. Otherwise, you just see the stars wave from the floats and the band's beat their drums.

Well, I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Eat as much as you want, and afterwards make sure to lay on the couch and watch some TV. The football game with the Detroit Lions against the New England Patriots will be at 12:30 PM ET on CBS. After that, at 4:15 PM ET FOX will have the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints. Following that will be the Bengals vs. the Jets on the NFL network. What's Thanksgiving without a little American Football?

Actors Aren't Dumb... Apparently.

Mark Wahlberg Admits That the Happening Was a Bad Movie

By Eric Eisenberg

Believe it or not, actors aren't dumb. Sure, they sometimes decide to make bad movies and smile and nod through promotion, but that's just because they are contractually obligated. Once removed from the whole circus, though, they are free to express themselves all they want and let their true opinion be heard. That's exactly what Mark Wahlberg did this weekend.

This past Saturday I attended the press conference for The Fighter, Wahlberg's newest film that will likely be a heavy contender (no pun intended) come Oscar season. But when asked about what it was like to work with co-star Amy Adams, the actor mentioned that he had actually met with her before for "a bad movie that [he] did" that she eventually decided not to do. At first he was hesitant to say what the title of the movie was, but then quickly blurted out "The Happening with M. Night Shyamalan." As the room erupted - seriously erupted - in laughter, Wahlberg continued, saying "[censored}ing trees, man, the plants. [censored] it. You can't blame me for wanting to try to play a science teacher, you know? I wasn't playing a cop or a crook."

I'm wondering if Shyamalan's year could seriously get any worse at this point. First he was responsible for one of this summer's worst films in The Last Airbender, then theaters across the country cackled when his name showed up during the trailer for Devil. I actually kind of respect actors more when they make this kind of admission. Sure, it's not like they're giving their paycheck back or anything, but it demonstrates and healthy mind and a lack of ego when they can say that one of their previous projects was bad. Lord knows you're not going to find Shyamalan admitting it any time soon.

Get more movie news at this site!

-Aurelia Zipper

Harry Potter review... Spoiler alert!

Today is probably going to be another long, tiring day at school. A lot of crazed teens got around 3 hours last night, due to the Harry Potter Premier.

I, personally, loved part one of the Deathly Hallows. Although I arrived at the theater 4 hours before the movie actually started, it was worth it.

Here is a review of the movie. My opinions of the movie? I thought it followed the book pretty well, and the actors were great in this film. It went a little slow when the group first embarks on their journey, not knowing where to go. There's mild humor throughout the movie at random places, which makes it even better. I really enjoyed the first few scenes... Very funny and well thought out.

Please add your comments about the new Harry Potter movie, and rate it!! (1 being the worst, 10 being the best)

Winnie the Pooh, back to its old self, and IN THEATRES?!

That's right! Winnie the Pooh, the bear that has been changing over the decades, is finally going back to his old 2-D cartoon self that we all used to love when we were kids. And even better? He's returning in a movie!! Due to come out in Summer 2011, the voices sound about as close as they're going to get to the old show, except Christopher Robin sounds a lot less... mature and a lot more British.

This is the official website with the trailer on it: http://disney.go.com/pooh/

I cannot wait for this movie to come out, personally, but what do you guys think?

Celebrity Poll

Hey guys! For my feature story, I'm doing a piece on why people need to meet celebrities. It would really help me out if you could take this poll to help with some additional information to add on the side! Thanks so much! Memorable quotes may get you in our magazine!

Thanks so much!

-Aurelia Zipper

20 pages... a movie?

Everyone has their favorite children's book- Where the Wild things are, Cloudy with a chance of meatballs... Oh wait, aren't those movies too?

Popular books are popular movies these days. If it's a long book, it's acceptable. But REALLY? A 20 page book can NOT fufill an hour and a half movie. These movies end up either sucking, a lot, or not even having the same plot line.

The film makers go all out, and end up changing many things. Of course, things have to be changed in order for a book to become a movie, but seriously? At LEAST get a longer book.

Popular adult books have trouble putting everything INTO the movie, and usually leave things out. Well, popular children's books are looking for everything they can add. Here's a list of books made into movies.

Anyways, I'm currently writing a story on books made into movies,and It'll be in our issue coming out in December.

Spider-Man? Musical? Broadway? Say WHAT?

Cinemablend.com is raving about how the new Spider-Man Musical has been delayed until January because of unsafe stunts, I'm still concerned about one thing:

How the heck do people expect the combination of Spider-Man and musical to be a good idea?!?!

Okay, lets all just admit up front that we have a secret fetish for Marvel movies, and some of us should admit that we have a secret fetish (which is not so secret now because of the arrival of Glee) for musicals.

But we can all agree that a Spider-Man musical will be the most horrible facepalm in the world that it doesn't even deserve a physical facepalm?

~facedesk~

That'll describe my horror more accurately.

Let's just say that Hollywood has been screwing with Spider-Man since the comic first came out, and what's worse is that the new Spider-Man movie doesn't even have Mary Jane in it. (No Damsel-in-Distress-Red-Head? What kind of Spider-Man movie is that?!) Loyal fans have numerous reasons to be ticked off, and I don't blame them.

~shudders~ Ugh... Spider-Man... The musical... Broadway...

Who's going to have nightmares?

Seddie VS Creddie: iStart a Fanwar

Every iCarly fan has always wanted to know the answer to one question: Who will Freddie end up with; Carly or Sam?

Most people (that I know) want Sam to end up with Freddie, despite their "Love Hate Relationship." I looked on the iCarly Wikia and found the main fan page for Seddies, and they have some pretty clear facts about how Freddie and Sam will be together in this episode:

• There was a scene in the Season 4 opening credits where Sam was touching Freddie's hand.
• It was confirmed by Nathan Kress and Nickelodeon that this episode will have major Seddie and Creddie.
• This episode is based upon Seddie vs Creddie, meaning that Seddie may occur at the end of this episode.
• Sam helps pull Freddie away from the girls
• Carly dates a guy (that's not Freddie,) in iParty With Victorious, so this there's a big chance that Seddie will happen

The Creddie fan page on iCarly Wikia seems to have not looked into their ads or future information very well, because they have no facts on the new episode or any future episodes to prove that Carly and Freddie will end up together.

At the begining of the series, Freddie was obsessed with Carly (he would stand and look out his peephole to see when she got home), but now it seems Carly has really moved on after one tried romance with Freddie (iSaved your life). Freddie doesn't really act very interested in Carly anymore after iSaved your life and acts as more of a friend. In the episode where Sam and Freddie kissed, neither of them seemed offended by the kiss and in iThink they kissed they didn't act like it was a big deal (like it wasn't a big surprise).

So who do you guys think Freddie should/will end up with?

Picture from: http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Seddie or www.iCarly.com

Skandar Keynes

Hey guys, I recently found out that I was related to Skandar Keynes (definitely not directly) , the actor who plays Edmund in the Chronicles of Narnia movies. (There was a post published a little while ago about the third movie in the series coming out.) Well, I just got in contact with his agent, and there might be a possibility of actually talking to him!

If he agrees to this, there could be a possibility we could quote him in our magazine. So keep your fingers crossed, please!

If he doesn't, I still think it would still be REALLY cool to talk to him.

Anyway, if you want to know more about him as an actor, here is his profile on IMDB.

So, Justin's Not ENTIRELY Incompetent...

Hey guys! Guess what!

Justin Bieber isn't the only teen celebrity to realize that obsessive teen girls will swoon over beauty products.

And that's right! It's Taylor Swift!

According to E! Magazine's blog, Taylor Swift has now hopped on the scented bandwagon-- specially perfumed scented, at that one.

The rising teenage country-pop star has signed a deal with Elizabeth Arden to release her own line of perfumes next fall, with Taylor's signature all over it.

"I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory...the way certain scents remind you of events and people that are imprinted in your thoughts," the country-pop darling said in a statement to WWD.com.

"Lately I've been having fun experimenting with combining some of my favorite scents, so I'm really excited about working with Elizabeth Arden to develop my own unique fragrance."

Elizabeth Arden has been doing pretty well herself. She's partnered with Hillary Duff, Britney Spears, and Mariah Carey-- so she's had more than her fair share of beautiful, female stars.

How good an idea will this be? A really good idea. Taylor's the sort of gal who can appeal to a broader range of listeners than the Biebster, but what's even more ironic is that the duo are now friends according to justinbieberzone.com. As if the world couldn't get more nuts than it all ready is.

Read more: http://www.eonline.com/#ixzz148U5p7P0

Cover Design?

Hey guys! It's Aurelia Zipper here, and I've just designed a cover for our magazine!

It's not the official cover-- it's just an option, but how do you guys feel about it? It is supposed to somewhat mimic the layout of our blog, since we felt that the layout of our blog reflected the most of what our magazine is about.

How close did I get? What things could be changed? Does it suck? Suggestions? Leave a comment below!

background image courtesy of flickr.com

-Aurelia Zipper

~facepalm~

I'd just thought I'd let ya'll know that Saw 3D has come back to bite me-- by currently being at the top of the box office according to imdb.com.
~facepalm~
-Aurelia Zipper

Conversation About Japaninmation

Question- Japanimation? Is that even a word?

Answer- Um, yes, actually, it is! Japanimation, or in other words, Anime, has grown recently in popularity throughout the US of A in the last few years. Original adapted from a Japanese comic book form called Manga, Anime springs forth new tales of heroism, tragedy, and comedy, and have been employed for viewer discretion throughout many mediums, including the internet, television, and DVD.

Question- Just how popular is Anime?

Answer- Very, I'm glad you asked. Today, Anime is the fastest growing commercial industry for entertainment, besides Hollywood, currently in the west. DVD sales are skyrocketing, and companies advertising the trend have grown from just one company in 1992 to over 20 million companies this moment. One of the greatest revolutionaries in this style was Hayao Miyazaki.

Question- ...Who's Hayao Miyazaki?

Answer- Only one of the greatest Anime story-tellers of all time! He was the director/artist who first brought the style of Anime to the western world, and with big hits such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, he has started the trend that teenagers and adults are starting to convert to.

Question- Okay, this all sounds great but is it all Japanese?

Answer- Nope. Not at all. In fact, Americans have started their own animated shows, the most successful of which is Avatar: The Last Airbender. While whether or not the authenticity and quality is better is arguable, children have taken to the drawing style eagerly, boosting the style's overall popularity in the west. Even then, most Anime viewing styles for Anime have been either dubbed (the Japanese voices were replaced with Americanized English ones), or subbed (English subtitled added to it). Either way you go, you're bound to understand the story. The commercial companies made sure of that!

Visit more information about the popularity of Anime here!

Question- Which do you prefer; Anime or regular American TV?

-Aurelia Zipper

Halloween TV Episodes

What do "The Middle," "Better with You," "Modern Family," "Cougar Town," "America's Funniest Home Videos,""Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Desperate Housewives," "Glee," "The Simpsons," "Family Guy," “Parenthood,” "Community,” “The Office,” "Outsourced” and "Chuck” all have in common?? They all are having Halloween episodes this year! Shows like Glee, Modern Family, and The Middle are having their first Halloween episodes, while some others like The Simpsons and America's Funniest Home Videos are having their millionth. The new shows episodes are bound to be hilarious, but what about the ones we see every year?

One of the main examples of this is The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. This year w

ill be the 21st episode of the Treehouse of Horror series, and this year they're going towards a modern audience. The main spoof they will be covering this year will be Twilight, as they get Daniel Radcliffe (Harry in Harry Potter) to voice 'Edmund.' The other guest voice actor this year will be Hugh Laurie (known for

playing House) and he will be voicing a "psychopathic castaway." Unfortunately, like all the other 20 Simpson's Treehouse of Horror's, this episode will be released after Halloween, and will be shown on November 7.

But there are also the super classics that are just replayed and replayed but we still love them

Like "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" and "Beetlejuice"

What TV shows and movies are you going to watch this

halloween?

Back to the Future 25th reunion

Back to the Future isn't a NEW movie. Part one came out in 1985, followed by parts 2 and three (89 and 90.) The movie was very popular with many scenes with different sets from different time periods, such as 1955, a DIFFERENT 1985, 2015, and 1885.

The plot does not really jump around between time periods, unlike the show "lost". It's nice because You don't get confused as easily. Marty and Doc go somewhere at the beginning of the movie, and leave the place at the end. Of course, something dramatic has to happen that Marty has to fix.

The first movie got many nominations and awards (23 nominations, 13 wins) so two more parts were made. These were not AS successful as the first movie, but were still pretty good. Part II got 5 nominations and 8 wins, and Part III received 8 nominations and 4 wins.

Because this movie was so popular back in the day, many spin offs have been made. While president Obama was running for office, he had a bumper sticker that said "Barack for the future," using the logo above. An animated series came out of this movie, along with video games and theme park rides (these are now closed)

The cast celebrated their blue-ray release this week, which also marks the 25th reunion. The actors have definitely grown up. They are no longer teenagers, and look more like old people. You can view the NY daily news article here... Interestingly enough, the well known Micheal J. Fox (who plays Marty McFly) was not the original actor for that character, as this article reveals.

Now that it's getting closer to 2015 (The time period marty goes to in the second movie) it's cool to see how the directors thought that year would be like. Hover boards, flying cars, doors that can open with a finger print, and the ability to watch a bunch of T.V shows at once... Not so realistic now, is it?

RED Movie Review

RED by Roger Ebert

This would have been a hell of a cast when we were all younger. “RED” plays like a movie made for my Aunt Mary, who was always complaining, “Honey, I don't like the pictures anymore because I don't know who any of the actors are.” If the name Ernest Borgnine sounds familiar, here's the movie for you.

Borgnine at 93 is still active and has a project “in development,” I learn from IMDb, even if it's ominously titled “Death Keeps Coming.” Says here it's a supernatural Western being produced by Tarantino. Borgnine himself is a heck of a guy. I flew out of Cartagena with him one morning with a terrible hangover, and we got stranded in some forgotten Colombian airport where he fed me aspirin crushed in milk. An actor like that is a role model.

Bruce Willis stars in “RED,” which refers to his alert level (“retired: extremely dangerous”) and not his hair. He's a former CIA agent, a black operative, who discovers bad guys want to kill him. So he summons the members of his old killing squad, and they prepare a defense. The team includes Joe Matheson (Morgan Freeman), Marvin Boggs (John Malkovich), Victoria (Helen Mirren) and Ivan (Brian Cox).

Some notes: Victoria requires no second name because she is a woman in a thriller; Ivan is a Russian, because the Russian in every thriller is named Ivan; Malkovich may have taken the role because he is never considered for characters named Boggs, and Freeman reveals early that he is dying of liver cancer. We know that as the black member of the team he must die first, “because that's how he would have wanted it.”

So once again poor Morgan Freeman is hung out to dry. He'd rather play the villain. As he once explained to me: “The villain is usually the most interesting character in the movie, and one thing you know is, he'll still be around for the last scene.”

In addition to his old comrades, Bruce takes along Sarah Ross (Mary-Louise Parker), a telephone operator at the agency that oversees his retirement plan. He's fallen in love with her voice. He explains she has to go on the run with him because her life is in danger. Like any federal employee, she finds this reasonable. Her life will be much safer with a man who is the target of thousands of rounds of automatic weapon fire. The villains in thrillers are such bad shots they'd suck at video games.

The bad guys are in the upper reaches of the CIA, and the conspiracy reaches all the way to a vice president with connections to a huge private defense contractor. This man is played by Richard Dreyfuss, who subtly signals to us, “You only think this is my Dick Cheney imitation, but if the studio let me loose, I could nail this role.” Are sinister Dick Cheney roles growing uncommonly frequent? Hollywood is always fearful of running out of villains and, having run through Russians, Chinese, Nazis and Mongols, seems to have fallen upon poor Cheney with relief.

“RED” is neither a good movie nor a bad one. It features actors we like doing things we wish were more interesting. I guess the movie's moral is, these old people are still tougher than the young ones. You want tough? I'll show you tough. In one scene, Helen Mirren is gut-shot and a blood stain spreads on her white dress. In a closing scene not a day later, she's perfectly chipper and has had time to send the dress out to the cleaners.

What Aurelia has to say...

Well, lets just say that RED is actually one of the better spy-hero movies I've seen in a long time. Just last Friday night, I was half brain dead from school all ready, and the easy on the eyes action and realistic acting of this film just managed to pull me through till 10 o clock. I have no regrets seeing this movie.

And the best part about it?

"Old many my ass!" - John Malkovich. ~big explosion in background~

Best. Scene. EVER!

Inspire yourself with more of Roger Eberts reviews!

-Aurelia Zipper

Horror Movies, anyone?

It's getting to that time of year again- Halloween! Halloween is associated with witches, black cats, ghosts, and definitely a lot of gory things. Being a teenager means there aren't a lot of options on this great, free-candy night. We might be a little too old for Trick-or-treating. But because it's October, there are PLENTY of scary movies to go see on Halloween night.

Scary movies have been around for a while, even in silent films. Here are the top 25 horror movies. Directors are having to use their brains a little more than just the regular squeaky door and an army of zombies. What seems to be popular now is the "self filmed" horror movies such as Paranormal activity (1 and 2) and the Blair Witch Project. It creates a sort of tension in the audience, because it seems like this is REALLY happening to the characters... Almost like a home video. Personally, I like movies like Prom night and Disturbia. Those definitely aren't hard core scary movies, but I wouldn't classify myself as someone who enjoys being scared either.

And then there are stupid "horror" movies. Here's a critique of the dumbest horror movies. I do agree, some of the plot lines are getting a little too... dumb, and not scary. This is why some people I know enjoy horror movies- They get to have a laugh about how stupid the plot line is.

I find that I can stand somewhat creepy horror movies. Just NOT the gory stuff, please. I mean, who really wants to see someone's face fall off, get burned, or someone getting half their body parts chopped off? Thanks, but I would rather not throw up.

Well, for all you teenagers who are going to skip the theaters and try and get some of that Halloween candy next Sunday night, we have a question for you. What recognizable TV/movie characters have you dressed up as or would like to?

Take this poll!

Hey guys, check this out! It might go into our magazine!

Media Poll

-Aurelia Zipper

Big Bang Theory Jumps into Top 10

The Big Bang Theory, a show that has just recently debuted its fourth season, has jumped into the number 8 spot in the top ten most viewed shows. With just 5, 396 viewers, it has superb ratings and is highly hailed from critics as one of the year's best shows.

Learn about the top ten and twenty five shows!

-Aurelia Zipper

Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a name that everyone knows. Whether it's in complete detail and obsession, or just knowing that he's a wizard who has to fight a bad guy that resembles a snake, people know who this beloved character is. The first harry potter book came out in 1997, and definitely grew in popularity from there.

I have to admit, before I started reading the books, my perception was that they were stupid. I mean come on, a boy who can do magic and fly on brooms? Well, now that I have read the complete series, my opinion has completely changed.

Of course, a fabulous series has to lead to movies. The first movie of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone) came out in 1999. The movie was a success, so naturally, more sequels were made for the movies which somewhat followed the books' plot lines.

Now that all the books are out, most Harry Potter fanatics are waiting eagerly for the long awaited Harry Potter 7, part one, coming out on November 19, 2010. The movie SHOULD be good. Past movies have followed the book pretty well, and have included the important parts. Now that that movie will be coming out in 2 parts, it is expected is to be amazing... And include almost everything.

You can view the most recent trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 here.

Jack Sparrow goes to an Elementary School

Johnny Depp went to an elementary school in London on Oct. 7th after receiving a letter from a 9 year old girl asking for help. The letter said:

"Captain Jack Sparrow, At Meridian Primary School, we are a bunch of budding young pirates and we were having a bit of trouble mutiny-ing against the teachers, and we'd love if you could come and help.
Beatrice Delap, aged nine, a budding pirate."

So Johnny came to the rescue! But he acted like Jack Sparrow, and came in such short notice that the only video that could be shot of it was on what seems like a cell phone camera. What you hear from the video isn't much, but you can slightly hear him say "My name is Captain Jack Sparrow and I came to visit your class, your school. Where's Bea?" All the kids gasped as Beatrice walked up to Depp as he pulled out the letter she sent him! Its so sweet how he came and made those kids day!

A Ton Of New Vampires Join Breaking Dawn: Is Casting Finally Over?

A Movie Speculation (Screen Review)

by Katey Rich

The final installment of Stephenie Meyer's Twilightseries, Breaking Dawn, doesn't just cap things off with Bella giving bloody, life-threatening birth to a half-human half-vampire baby who immediately becomes Jacob's one true love. Oh no, it gets way weirder than that, with vampire tribes from all over the world assembling to try and threaten the baby, until they're called off by Bella's love for Edward, or maybe the abs of the wolfpack? I haven't read the book, so I'm really just spitballing here.

Anyway, the massive amount of vampires in the final two films-- you remember that Breaking Dawn will be two movies, right?-- means there's a ton of casting to go through, and Summit Entertainment has at least done the favor of announcing all the vampires in a single press release. They confirm a few rumors we've heard previously, including that Lee Pace will play a Revolutionary War-era vampire named Garrett and Joe Anderson, who made a great impression in The Crazies, will play the "European Nomad" Alistair, who has a "misanthropic, brooding personality" and only visits his buddy Carlisle (Peter Facinelli) once a century.

The rest of the names are either only vaguely familiar or totally unknowns to me, so I'll just present you the details and who's playing who in the excerpted press release below.Breaking Dawn, both parts, has already started filming-- you can see "trees and catering" from the set here-- which means the endless casting process may finally, mercifully be over. God bless us, everyone.

Visit the entire article here.

-Aurelia Zipper

Justin Bieber Nailpolish line?

Yes, believe it or not, Justin Bieber is making NAILPOLISH. The line will be called One Less Lonely Girl collection and all the polishes will be named after Bieber's hit songs, plus they all contain glitter! Some are One Less Lonely Glitter (lavender) and Give Me The First Dance (silver) to Prized Possession Purple (grape) and Me + Blue (Dark Blue), OMB! (bright red) and Step 2 the Beat of My Heart (heart-shaped glitter). The line is coming to Wal-Mart first in December and will spread to Target and Sears by February.

This sounds ridiculous, a 16 year old boy selling his own line of Nail polish, and it is, but I think that it is a good business move. Yes we all know Justin Bieber right now, but in about 3 years he's going to die out of Music, TV, and everything else. And by making all these do-dads for pre-teen girls to eat up, he gets more and more money. So if he thinks making nailpolish will get him even more rich than he is now, he can go on ahead.

What do you guys think?

Most Anticipated Movies of This Year!

The Rotten Tomatoes report has come up of what people are looking forward too the most this year.

Listed in order, the most anticipated movies of the year are-

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One (Surprising, huh?)

• The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (See recent blog post for more information)

• Little Fockers (Wait, what? What the heck is this movie?...)

• I Love You Phillip Moris (Okayz... I hope we will too.)

• Tron Legacy (This will be epic)

• Transformers 3 (...Hollywood... ~shakes fist~)

• Pirates of the Carribean: The Stranger Tides (This better be epic. How many movies has it been? Three? They were all good, so...)

• Season of the Witch (How about seasoned witch? XD )

• Due Date (Robert Downy Jr.!)

• Paranormal Activity 2 ( O.o No comment)

Excited? No? Tell us what you look forward to seeing!

-Aurelia Zipper

For Narnia! And For Finally!

"For Narnia! And for Aslan!"

We all know that famous cry uttered by Peter Pevensie, played by Will Mosely in the first Chronicles of Narnia film, the Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Many spoofs have been uttered throughout the years passing it to the point that the words borderline on absolute cliche.

And now, we can expect another continuation of the beloved, British children's story, in the form of a rendition of the third book, the Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

Excited yet?

The Dawn Treader actually didn't have the most sturdy start in the world. The reception of Prince Caspian, the sequel movie, though generally positive from the view of critics, did not make the gross that it was expected to. Worldwide, it made over 400, 000, 000 dollars, but just domestically, just barely over $141, 000, 000. The cost for the movie was just about 225 million dollars, so in the end, simple math states that the movie very well nearly bankrupted Disney.

So, as a result, Disney pulled the plug on the movie half-way through pre-production, staggering the barely planned film to a halt.

To fill the financial and sudden gap, Twentieth Century Fox stepped in, propping up the movie back on schedule and setting in a new director, Michael Apted, into the spotlight. Originally, the movie was planned to fall again in the hands of Andrew Adamson, the director of the previous two films, but the change of studio brought on the change of crew. Though Michael Apted is little known in the movie business, the share-holders seem to deem him a pretty good bet. Besides, the change of directors in the Twilight Saga brought on a positive change in the quality of the films-- why should this instance be any different?

Though critics are skeptical, based on the movie's rough history, a quick view of the trailer could deem it potentially well done. I still have my doubts-- after all, I am a Narnia fan myself from childhood spent coddled on the couch-- but I might see them lifted when this future block-buster finally hits screens.

You can view the trailer here.

I hope that you have high hopes for this movie! :) Tell us what you think-- it just might make it into our magazine.

-Aurelia Zipper

And It Comes to Cut Off Our Leg For Freedom... Again!

Everyone loves to perform their favorite, relaxing, midday task. We all love that second cup of coffee to push us through the afternoon and the extra sugar-jolt from a recently added Jolly Rancher. Me, I'm just a simple Texas girl who loves to ponder the meaning of life. Sometimes, I just love to sit and smile and think up book ideas. Sometimes, I sit on my couch for hours talking with friends non-stop to fill the in gaps of my crammed morning.

Sometimes, I just love to sit and wonder in my humble existence...

...why some movie franchises just won't freaking die!

I gave up on the Saw Movie Franchise at Saw II.

And what's this? The crime of the century? FREAKING SAW 3D!

That's right, a new Saw movie is coming out October 29th, conveniently several days before the renowned American Holiday Halloween. I thought this year's Halloween couldn't possibly be marred by a pathetic, over-exaggerated series on people cutting off limbs and shredding each other for the simple promise that they will get out of the hell-hole a psycho has created. Forgive the pun, but this franchise has been done to death.

It's a shame really that the poor writers and actors are extorted because of the greedy executives in Hollywood. Saw was a big money maker, originally grossing well over $100,000,000 in a matter of weeks. Money makers are the big prize for the studios littering California, and anything that makes a decent amount of buck is pounced on like a hungry cat with tuna. Saw is just one of the many poor movie franchises that has been rolled completely and utterly flat over the past years, diffusing many spoofs and gag-reels in different, comedic movies that just make the audience groan.

So, please, for the love of Hollywood, don't support this pitiful series anymore and don't see the movie. If you're anything like me, you'd rather saw off your leg than suffer more drama around a creepy serial-killer.

-Aurelia Zipper

Peanuts Turned 60 this week, and new movie has been planned!

When Peanuts first started, it was only in 7 newspapers, and now, even after it's been completed, the series runs in 2,200 newspapers in 75 different countries! The comic strip got so popular they made a TV show and TV specials for it, and now they are shown every holiday. And now another classic might be heading our way thanks to the fact that they are going to make a new Peanuts movie!

The film, "Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown," is planning to come out next Spring, and the new animations will be created by Charles Schulz's son, Craig, and also the "Pearls Before Swine" creator Stephan Pastis!!

The Tempest Rendition-- Will Shakespeare Be Proud?

News Flash Alert!

Recently, a new trailer came out for the the upcoming movie The Tempest, the new movie adaptation of the classic Shakespearean play. Everyone knows the story of an abandoned wizard and his daughter on a strange and magical island, but this movie may be more different from the original play than you think.

Care to take a guess? It's so outlandish that you won't get it immediately.

All right, I'll say it-- Prospero is now a girl.

Is this a violation of the play we know best? Because it's true. Prospero will now be called Prospera and will be played by Helen Mirren. Personally, I have no problem with the renowned actress taking on the part of the wise magician, but I want to know what ya'll think. I might take a whack at this film. I encourage others to do the same.

-Aurelia Zipper

Modern Family Season 1

The T.V show Modern family has recently become very popular. Many viewers can relate to the problems this interesting family faces.

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As in Jay and Gloria's relationship—nearly 2 in 5 (38%) Americans can relate to having a family member who remarried someone significantly younger.
• There is a good chance you're watching Cameron and Mitchell and thinking "I know this couple!"—a quarter of Americans (25%) also have a gay or lesbian couple in their family.


• We all know that kid who has all the answers and is (sometimes) good to have around. Almost two-thirds (65%) of Americans know a kid that is "wise beyond their years" similar to Manny. 


• Like the Pritchett-Dunphy clan, almost half (44%) of Americans live in the same town as the majority of their families. 
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You can view the full article here.

- The Duke

Screen Review Two

Never Let Me Go Review

By Roger Ebert

In my will, I have left to the next generation such parts of my poor body that it can salvage. That is the Golden Rule. I suppose if you take it literally, you would accept life as a Donor in "Never Let Me Go," because after all, that is the purpose for which you were born. In the film, there is a society within the larger one consisting of children who were created in a laboratory to be Donors. They have no parents in the sense we use the term. I'm not even sure they can be parents. They exist to grow hearts, kidneys, livers and other useful items, and then, sadly, to die after too much has been cut away.

When I read Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, the Donors' purpose was left murky until midway through the book. In the film, it's clear to us but not, up to a certain point, to the children. They live within a closed world whose value system takes pride in how often and successfully they have donated. They accept this. It is all they have ever known. One of the most dangerous concepts of human society is that children believe what they are told. Those who grow out of that become adults, a status not always achieved by their parents.

We meet three Donor children, first when young and then later. They are Kathy, Tommy and Ruth, played in their 20s by Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley. They were raised at Hailsham, a progressive boarding school for Donors: progressive in the sense that it's an experiment based on the possibility that these test-tube babies are real human beings. Well, of course they are, we think. But it doesn't suit the convenience of the larger society to think of them in that way. If you are about to get someone's heart, don't you tend to objectify the source? You should. If you get my heart, I don't want you moping around about me. It's your heart. You pay the bills.

The teachers at Hailsham aren't precisely progressives in the John Dewey tradition, but the school is the last one that still encourages the children at all. The society wants these Donors for one purpose and doesn't want to waste resources on them for any other. If you can walk through this plot without tripping over parallels to our own society and educational systems, you're more sure-footed than I.

The director, Mark Romanek, wisely follows Ishiguro in burying any meanings well within a human story. The film is about Kathy, Tommy and Ruth and their world, and not some sort of parable like 1984. Essentially it asks, how do you live with the knowledge that you are not considered a human being but simply a consumer resource? Many hourly workers at big box stores must sometimes ponder this question.

"Never Let Me Go" would have made a serious error in ramping up contrived melodrama toward some sort of science-fiction showdown. This is a movie about empathy. About how Ruth realizes Kathy and Tommy were naturally in love with each other as adolescents, and how she selfishly upset that process. About how now, when it may be too late, she wants to make amends. About the old rumor at Hailsham that if two Donors should fall deeply in love they might qualify for some sort of reprieve — short-term, to be sure. But if their masters can believe they can love, they would have to believe they are human. Two of the requirements for a being with a soul in Thomist philosophy are free will, and the ability to love. Donors qualify for both.

This is such a meditative, delicate film. I heard some snuffling about me in the darkness. These poor people are innocent. They have the same hopes everyone has. It is so touching that they gladly give their organs to humankind. Greater love hath no man, than he who gives me his kidney, especially his second one.

This is a good movie, from a masterful novel. "The Remains of the Day," also inspired by an Ishiguro novel, was similar: What is happening is implied, not spelled out. We are required to observe. Even the events themselves are amenable to different interpretations. The characters may not know what they're revealing about themselves. They certainly don't know the whole truth of their existence. We do, because we are free humans. It is sometimes not easy to extend such stature to those we value because they support our comfort.

New Deathly Hallows Pictures!

New pictures of the Deathly Hallows have been released! So have new Posters and the casting for the Children Harry and Ginny's kids and Ron and Hermiones kids!!

Rumored Movie Alert

Hello World! Big announcement.

For all of your comic-bookers sitting and praying for the next big super-hero movie, you're in luck!

The Avengers was green-lit and announced during this summer's Comic-Con in California, being written and director by famed movie star Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly).

Will this be another flop? Or will it just be as wicked as Iron Man? Tell us what you think!

-Aurelia Zipper

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Screen Review One

Movie Review- Let Me Inby Roger Ebert

"Let Me In," like the Swedish film that inspired it, deals brutally with the tragic life of the vampire. It's not all fun, games and Team Edward. No lifestyle depending on fresh human blood can be anything but desperate. A vampire, like a drug addict, is driven by need. After a certain point, all else is irrelevant, and the focus is on the craving.The film is remarkably similar in tone and approach to "Let the Right One In," and it is clear that the American writer-director, Matt Reeves, has admiration for the Swedish writer-director, John Ajvide Lindqvist, who made the original. Reeves understands what made the first film so eerie and effective, and here the same things work again. Most U.S. audiences will be experiencing the story for the first time. Those who know the 2008 version will notice some differences, but may appreciate them.

The core story remains similar. Owen, a boy on the brink of adolescence, lives a lonely life in a snowbound apartment complex with an alcoholic mother, hardly seen. He is bullied at school by a sadistic boy, much larger. A girl named Abby and her father move into the next apartment. She announces "I can never be your friend," but some latent kindness causes her to feel protective toward the lonely and abused child. Abby is a vampire, but vampires have their reality forced upon them, and having lived for a long time, may have seen much to make them pity the living.

The story focuses tightly on Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Abby (Chloe Moretz, of "Kick Ass"). Two other adults are of consequence: Her "father" (Richard Jenkins), who can hardly be her father and was probably, long ago, in Owen's shoes. In vampire lore, he is her Familiar. The other adult is a local policeman, played by Elias Koteas as a saturnine and solemn man. He's investigating a serial killer in the region. Where there are vampires, there must always be serial killers.

The night and the cold are also characters. The film is shot in chill tones of blue and gray, Owen and Abby have uncanny pale skin, there is frost on his breath, but not on hers. She doesn't feel the cold, we gather. Or the warmth. Many of the events are the same in both films, although the U.S. version adds one surprise that comes at a useful time to introduce frightening possibilities: This is not a safe world, and bad things can happen.

Both films end with scenes set in a swimming pool at night. The windows, high up under the ceiling to admit sunlight, are dark and cold. We can imagine the clammy tiles, the chill in the locker-room where Owen is so often picked on. The bullies call him a "girl" and seem obsessed with seeing his genitals — homophobic cruelty that casts a sad light on the first film's revelation about Abby's body. Both these characters feel sexually threatened or inadequate. It may only be me, but as I recall indoor swimming pools at night in winter (at high school, or the YMCA), they always had a whiff of mournful dread.

In the "Twilight" films, sexuality is treated as a tease. The handsome Edward is cast as a sexy but dangerous threat, who manfully holds back from sex with Bella Swan. She's tempted, but the films are cautionary fables about the danger of teenage sex. In "Let Me In," sex is seen more as a troubling encroachment on privacy. Owen and Abby for their own reasons quail from intimacy and contact, and their only sensuous moments involve the comfort of close, tender hugs.

Where this will lead is easy to guess. Owen will move into Abby's life as her next Familiar. She will protect him. Among the things she will save him from is the necessity of growing up and functioning as a normal male. She will control everything. Thus Bela's sweet masochism will become Owen's hunger to give over control. To be a servant is the price for not being a victim. Those hoping to see a "vampire movie" will be surprised by a good film.


-Aurelia Zipper

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