OK, so this isn’t movie news this week. But it is Independence Day weekend, and to help celebrate the 4th of July, that most patriotic of all days, here’s a some great links to some rah-rah, sis-boom-bang “Go America!” fun. Sometimes I wonder: If aliens picked up only certain Earth transmissions (namely these!), what they would think of our great country? Enjoy!
Country Music Stars Challenge Al-Qaeda With Patriotic New Song
America Blows Up the Moon. Finally!
America- Fuck Yeah!
Sammy Hagar (the voice of America) parachutes into the White House
Osama Yo Mama
Will Smith Punches an Alien in the face and Smokes a Cigar
Toby Keith, the Angry American, wants to put a boot up yer ass!
Be proud: Hulk Hogan is American Made!
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The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock stars in this true-story tearjerker about an underpriveleged black kid who goes to live with an upper-class white family and eventually play pro football. You know what to expect.
Planet 51
It’s nothing new, but Alan says this first-time animated outing from Ilion Animated Studios is good-natured and has a fun premise.
2012
Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster porn film is worse than a failed character drama; it’s an overly long, boring, and contradictory action film. Shame on John Cusack.
Pirate Radio
This British import starring Philip Seymour Hoffman skirts with cliche but has just enough heart and humor to stay afloat, says Phil.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Grant Heslov’s adaptation of the nonfiction book has a loopy enough tone, but it’s all over the place and feels more like a series of gags than a cohesive movie.
The Fourth Kind
This alien abduction suspense movie shouldn’t have included “documentary” footage that feels forced and fake if it wanted to feel real, says Phil.
Disney's A Christmas Carol
Phil says that Robert Zemeckis should have focused his attention more on a little Christmas spirit and less on bombastic chase sequences in this Charles Dickens adaptation.
A Serious Man
Alan says the Coen brothers’ latest is a well-made an intriguing intellectual exercise that Coen fans shouldn’t miss out on.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Alan says this lighthearted vampire movie with John C. Reilly doesn’t make any sense, but is a helluva lot of fun.
Amelia
Hilary Swank plays Ameila Earhart in this beautifully shot but emotionally inert biopic, says Phil.
