{"id":499,"date":"2004-03-12T09:53:57","date_gmt":"2004-03-12T09:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.m3ntalcontraband.com\/?p=499"},"modified":"2020-11-10T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T19:45:08","slug":"friday_movie_news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/?p=499","title":{"rendered":"friday movie news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-paragraph\">[ <b>current selection<\/b> | the wiseguys \u2013 <i>ooh la la<\/i> ]<br>[ <b>feelin\u2019<\/b> | <i>super<\/i> ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-paragraph\">gosh i love movie news. you can tell, right? first bit of the day\u2026according to an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinescape.com\/0\/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&amp;this_cat=Movies&amp;action=page&amp;type_id=&amp;cat_id=270338&amp;obj_id=41054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article on cinescape<\/a>, it sounds like charlize theron has officially signed on for the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.m3ntalcontraband.com\/journal\/archives\/000480.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aeon flux<\/a>. the article points out that theron will be spending three months bulking up for the movie. and when they say bulking up\u2026i hope they mean trimming down, because aeon flux is one of the most anorexic characters ive ever seen. not that being anorexic is a good thing, but aeon isnt exactly bulky\u2026and it wouldnt be nearly as coo to watch as an onscreen aeon flips the shit out with arms and thighs like tree trunks. blech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-paragraph\">aicn also posted about the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/display.cgi?id=17173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">i, robot trailer<\/a> that just went up. its not exactly what i had imagined when i saw the initial teaser. its more\u2026will smith-y, and thats not a good thing. i was under the impression that the movie, especially since its helmed by alex proyas, would be a heady suspense movie with sci-fi elements. the new trailer makes it seem like its all about will smith doing his quick-talking shit with some jumping and explosions and robots\u2026bleh. c\u2019mon proyas\u2026im keeping my fingers crossed for ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-paragraph\">one other minor gripe about the movie. ok, maybe its not so minor since it dictates the whole look of the movie. i thought the robots were kinda poo. they look like crappy department store mannequins with creepy heads that move as if theyre skinned (ie: humanly, not mechanically). personally, i was hoping that they would look more like the robots from chris cunninghams video for the bjork track <a href=\"http:\/\/www.director-file.com\/cunningham\/521.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all is full of love<\/a>. that video rocketh much, and it portrayed a very coo image of robots that looked quite artificial, yet were still able to give off human characteristics. next to the bjork video, the ones from <i>i, robot<\/i> look rather shitty in comparison\u2026and they had a bigger budget. sad\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-paragraph\">&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinescape.com\/0\/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&amp;this_cat=Movies&amp;action=page&amp;type_id=&amp;cat_id=270338&amp;obj_id=41054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new charlize theron news<\/a> (via cinescape)<br>&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.m3ntalcontraband.com\/journal\/archives\/000480.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">older aeon flux post<\/a><br>&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/display.cgi?id=17173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">i, robot trailer<\/a> (via aicn)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bjork1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bjork1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bjork1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bjork1-250x138.jpg 250w, https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bjork1-325x180.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ current selection | the wiseguys \u2013 ooh la la ][ feelin\u2019 | super ] gosh i love movie news. you can tell, right? 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