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Friday Fantastic Four - Oscars Edition

It's a big weekend around Another Delco Guy, with Jump Rope for Heart, a visit to the grandparents and the Seneca War Eagles Beef and Beer on tap for tomorrow.  Sunday it's time to settle in front of the TV to watch Danica in Daytona and THE OSCARS!

So the Oscars got me to thinking about best performances.  DeNiro in Raging Bull, Brando in On the Waterfront, Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy, Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Amazing performances by some of the best actors who have ever lived.

Which got me to thinking...

What are the best performances from otherwise bad actors?

1. Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson in 'Leaving Las Vegas' -  Cage is generally awful, thinking that YELLING a lot is acting, but this is a really nuanced, haunting role.
2. Brendan Fraser as Clayton Boone in 'Gods and Monsters' - Fraser may well be the worst actor on earth, but his minimalist approach to this role was impressive.
3. Ben Stiller as Chas Tenenbaum in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' - It's been all down hill for Stiller since this great job.
4. Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly in 'As Good as it Gets' - I've never liked her and she was passably appealing in this one, so I will give her the #4 spot.

Discuss quietly among yourselves.

Have a great weekend!

Happenings on South Broad Street

If you have tried to drive around The City of Brotherly Love anytime in the last 6 weeks, you know there is a movie being filmed in town. Paranoia is currently shooting right outside my window at the Kimmel Center.  In the 1400 block of Spruce St, there is a row of trailers which I am told house the cast while the shooting is going on.  Over on Broad Street, the entire block from Spruce to Pine is lined with equipment trailers stuffed full of rack of lights, colored plastic sheeting for the lights, scaffolding, and all kids of other cool equipment.

Paranoia will star Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth (who has brought skanky Miley Cyrus to town to entertain him) and Amber Heard.  Sadly I have not run into Amber Heard yet.  Harrison Ford won't regularly be in town during this part of the shoot but will be here in December when shooting resumes.

In other News, The Atlantic Building at Broad and Spruce, formerly site of Ted's Montana Grill and before that Avenue B by Neil Stein, has sold. Apartment developers the Post Brothers bought the mostly-empty but still-stately property for a cool $33 million.  Apartments are sure to follow.

Oscar Night - 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' - A Review

Well The Oscars are tonight and somehow I only got to see five of the nine films nominated for Best Picture.  Today is my final review before the big party tonight and one thing I can tell you for certain is that 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' won't win Best Picture.

'EL & IC' has some seriously good acting in it.  Max von Sydow is OUTSTANDING as 'The Renter,' who shepherds young Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) on a search for his father's legacy after 9/11. Horn, in his first-ever film, is able to carry off a tough role as a pre-teen with Asberger's Syndrome who is staggered by the loss of his doting father (Tom Hanks).  Sandra Bullock continues a series of breakout roles as Oskar's mother and is brilliant in understated way that contrasts starkly with her Oscar-winning role in 'The Blind Side.'

'EL & IC' is nicely shot, taking us on a tour of all of the beautiful places there are to film in New York City.  Central Park looks amazing, the boroughs and neighborhoods sing with authenticity and are a wonderful backdrop for Oskar's noble quest. Cuts in and out of Oskar's memory blend nicely with the locations and the great apartment set.  Stark footage of the Twin Towers burning is included, though probably not needed.

The story is complicated but basically follows Oskar after he finds a key in his father's closet.  In an envelope marked 'Black,' Oskar finds a safe deposit box key and chronicles all the people named 'Black' in New Yor City.  His obsessive fixation on the quest, photographing and chronicling each visit is almost a road movie within the film.  His 'buddy' in the road film segment is a mysterious man who rents a room from Oskar's grandmother. 

Along the way Oskar learns what we suspected all along, that von Sydow's mute character is really his long-lost grandfather. Jeffrey Wright (Felix Leiter of the recent  Bond films) turns in an excellent appearance as the actual owner of the key.  In the end, all comes together and while Oskar's father is not miraculously resurrected, his mother is shown to be a true heroine, his grandparents re-unite, and just about everything else Hollywood can do to heal the 9/11 scars is thrown in as the credits roll.

Everything The Oscars love in a Best Picture right?

'EL & IC' won't win though, because there just isn't enough to the movie to be the first major film about the fall of the World Trade Centers and the horrible events of 9/11. It tries too hard to make us remember how hard that time was for us all.  The film doesn't just pull on the heartstrings, it yanks hard on them, ending up feeling exploitative rather than transcendent. It's one of the rare movies that I sat thought that I wish I had not seen.

Enjoy the Red Carpet, but skip 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.'

Moneyball

The third film in my review series of movies nominated for Best Picture, Moneyball is really the first one I think was worth of the nomination.  Oh I know that there are some out there saying, 'Oh sure, he likes the SPORTS movie!' But this is the first movie I thought had it all as a film.  It was well-cast, had a great story and was well-acted. I am sure several of the films I have left to review will score in all these areas, but Moneyball is the first so far.

Adapted from Michael Lewis's 2003 book, the movie stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland A's, whose use of new statistical analysis tools transformed baseball in the first years of this century. Doesn't sound like much of a movie in that description, which is probably why it took three writers, three directors and 7 years to get the production off the ground.

Ultimately, Aaron Sorkin, of 'The West Wing' and 'A Few Good Men' fame, penned the final draft of the screenplay and turned this into a story of the little guy fighting against the mega-franchises of Major League Baseball.  Beane is liberated from being a numbers-obsessed geek by Jonah Hill's quiet, excellent portrayal of Beane's protege, Peter Brand.  Sorkin adds a depth to Beane that I have never felt in his interviews or in the book, showing him to be a caring father, doting mentor and person of great conviction.

The father angle is ultimately important because it gives the film some chance at a Hollywood ending.  Based (at times loosely) on the 2002 A's season, there is no real life parade at the end of the story.  The A's, while successful, did not achieve baseball's Holy Grail.  In fact, Beane is still waiting for his World Series trophy.  For Beane to have a human, rather than professional, reason to remain in Oakland at the end of the film makes all the difference.

I'm no Brad Pitt fan, but I have to admit he is perfect as Beane, the former MLB washout turned sabermetric GM.  He's got the loose-limbed, easy manner of a ball player and the casual intensity of a sports executive nailed in the 133 minute film.  The rest of the cast is solid as well.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman is excellent as usual as Beane's foil, crusty manager Art Howe.  Jonah Hill's portrayal of a composite character is perfect and 'Parks and Recreation's' Chris Pratt is credible playing a big-leaguer, something numerous others have failed at.

Moneyball is not a perfect movie.  There have been more than a few criticisms of the factual leaps the film takes.  I will chalk that up to poetic license.  The movie also lacks visual appeal at times.  There are a lot of concrete hallways and meeting rooms.  The baseball scenes are pretty pedestrian stuff.  I know it's a true story guys, but it's not a documentary.  We don't need to see the actual stretch of barren hallway where the deal got done.  You could film it at a beach side restaurant!

There are no women to speak of in the movie unless you count Beane's daughter Casey (Kerris Dorsey) or the momentary appearance of Robin Wright as Beane's ex-wife. Guys, if you're looking for eyecandy, move along. It's also a touch too long. There is a lot of time spent building up the tension between Pitt and Hill and the baseball establishment. The failure of Beane's playing career is inserted a few times too often with no real apparent need. We get what you're doing guys, you don't need to beat us over the head with it.

Ultimately this film works, though, becasue we never really think of Brad Pitt as anyone but Billy Beane.  We forget that he's Angelina Jolie's husband and that he was Benjamin Button or the Devil.  He's living inside Beane's skin, spitting in his dip cup, mouthing all that great Sorkin dialog.  The other actors help him along, but this is the Brad Pitt show.

My brother was a huge fan of the book years back and asked me recently what I thought of the movie.  I thought for a moment and said, 'One of the best films I have seen in a while.'  You'll love 'Moneyball' even if you hate sports movies.

Midnight In Paris

Two weeks ago I was the fifth wheel at a little couples party where the night culminated with a little movie.  Apparently my brother in law Kevin is a man of many hidden interests and had read the reviews of likely Oscar nominees. His suggestion for the night was Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris,' which I am sure Allen would be furious to have called a 'little movie,' but surely fits the bill.

Despite the rather unlikely source for the selection, this little movie was indeed perfect for a night.  It's a great date flick or low-key way to spend an evening at home, but color me shocked that it was nominated for the three big Oscars for Picture, Directing and Screenplay. 

Written and directed by Woody Allen, 'Midnight in Paris' stars Owen Wilson as Gil Pender.  Pender is an American writer in Paris struggling in his career and his relationship with fiancee Inez, played by Rachel McAdams.  Wilson seems an odd choice as a traditional Woody Allen protagonist and you can sometimes hear Allen's nasally New York twang in the lines rather than Wilson's laid-back twang.  Ultimately the role works for him, it's the audience that needs to get used to him in the role rather than Wilson growing into it.

The story revolves around Gil Pender traveling back in time as he wanders the streets of Paris each night at midnight.  He is transported back to his favorite period, the Roaring '20s, where he meets an array of literary and social luminaries including Hemingway, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cole Porter and Picasso.  Every night Pender is taken on another adventure, meeting more of the celebrities of the day and eventually falling in love with Picasso's mistress Adriana. 

Their kiss transports them back to Adriana's favorite time, the Belle Epoque of the 1890's, where they meet Degas and other artists who feel the Renaissance was the height of civilization.  Pender reluctantly returns to the future, leaving time travel behind and deciding it is time to live life in the the present.

While shot on location in Paris, the film lacks some visual panache as the photography features lots of golds and reds, and the effect, to me, somewhat limited the beauty of the setting. The dizzying array of characters from the past was also a challenge, as I sometimes felt like this was a quicky survey of literature and art history.

The length of the film was also a bit of a challenge.  At only 94 minutes, the last 20 minutes or so felt rushed.  The beginning of the movie and the relationship with his in-laws is far better developed than the conclusion and several other characters with far more ultimate significance to the film. I am not sure if Allen got bored with the script, ran out of ideas for the time travel sequences, or simply decided that the movie was good enough.

And it is good enough as a nice bit of light entertainment, a fun diversion from work and life and reality TV.  But it's the second of the nominated films I watched and was left thinking that the nomination was a gift rather than a serious award.

The Descendants

So to kick off my reviews of Oscar-nominated films, today we have the movie that I have been really interested in seeing since I heard the buzz a few months back.  In 'The Descendants,' George Clooney stars as Matt King, the emotionally distant husband of a woman in a coma and the father of two girls who is facing a series of life events.

There are three stories intertwined in the film.  First, a tragic accident has placed Clooney's wife in an irreversible coma.  In talking to his older daughter Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) about her mothers impending death, Clooney discovers his wife's infidelity.  And odd near-road film ensues as he seeks to learn more about his wife and her lover. 

As part of that road film experience, Clooney tries to learn more about his older daughter's wild ways and tries desperately to connect to his younger daughter Scottie (Amara Miller in her fist role) who he feels he cannot reach.  The fatherly journey shows Clooney vacillating between buddy and father figure, struggling to find a place in the 3 person family, which is augmented by interesting stoner boyfriend Sid played by Nick Krause. 

The third leg of the story is about a family land deal. Clooney is the leader of a family that owns thousands of acres of pristine wilderness on Kaua'i and is facing a decision of what to do with the family's birthright in the face of shrinking finances and rapacious developers.  A wide cast of cousins, anchored by Beau Bridges as Cousin Hugh pull Clooney back and forth on the horns of this dilemma.

Clooney is a superstar and this is a tough role for him.  Cuckolded husband of a dying wife trying desperately to connect to his daughters while protecting a family legacy is pretty tough to pull off for anybody.  For Clooney, best known for shallow, slick roles like Danny Ocean and Dr. Doug Ross, this is a real stretch.  I know movies are not generally shot in sequence, this feels like a role Clooney grows into throughout the film. While nominated for an Oscar, the nomination seems like more a of a nod for Clooney's best work yet rather than for the best work by anyone this year.

The story is really the star of the film, and I was happy to see it nominated for best adapted screenplay.  It's a look into some pretty ordinary lives, people facing problems we can all relate to.  The writing though makes these problems interesting and compelling, sometimes even funny, rather than maudlin and dreary.  My favorite lines come when Clooney finds and confronts his wife's lover, Brian Speer, played ably by Matthew Lillard.

Brian Speer: 'It just happened.'

Matt King: 'Nothing just happens.'

Brian Speer: 'EVERYTHING just happens.'

Pretty simple stuff, right? Yes, but written and delivered in just the right context that lets us know these are people like us, caught in a situation we can recognize, even if we have not lived it precisely. THAT'S great writing.

While set on the the islands of Hawaii, the photography is gray and misty and not really as visually stunning as I expected.  There are some amazing vistas now and then, but for the most part, the whole thing feels like it was filmed during the rainy season.  That may be by design, but it feels a little haphazard. The native Hawaiian music, costumes and accents are pitch-perfect, if a little hard to get used to at first.

This was a very good, if flawed film.  Clooney is friendly and affable, but ultimately at sea in a difficult role.  The supporting cast is all very good, but there are some really uneven moments as each of them basically has a scene-stealing moment only to fade into the set again.  The story stands out on its own though and ultimately won my great praise.

Go see 'The Descendants.'  It's a great way to spend two hours, even if it isn't one of the top films of the year.

J. Edgar - A Review

'J. Edgar' was not exactly what I was expecting.  I was surprised at the power or Leonardo DiCaprio in this biopic on the life of the legendary FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.  I was also surprised that it's as much of a love story as it is an historical drama.

I don't go to the movies much.  I went last summer to see the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.  The summer before, on a rainy day in Maine, we saw another kid's flick, though which one it was escapes me at the moment.  I'm not sure why I don't go more.  I love the big screen, I love hearing the other movie-goers interacting with the film, I love the smell of popcorn.

I guess they are kind of a date night thing and, well, uhh, I am not going on many dates these days.  In my last relationship, our date night thing was going out for drinks and dinner more than it was going to the movies, so it's been a while since I saw a regular (notice I avoided the use of the word adult) movie in the theater.  But I am looking for new things to do with new friends, and a movie seemed low-key and not really too difficult.

J. Edgar is a pretty good movie.  It's a sweeping story about a really troubled and flawed man, moving across 50 years.  DiCaprio is really good.  REALLY REALLY good.  I have never been a fan of Leo, but this is the best work I have seen him do.  He shows Hoover to be the deluded, but fearsomely powerful man who built the FBI into his own empire.  The tortured, troubled but still brilliant man plays out on director Clint Eastwood's bleak sets and stages, seeming to drain the color from all around him.

Hoover's long-time companion, Clyde Tolson, is played almost silently by Armie Hammer, who is best known for his roles in The Social Network.  Tolson is played as Hoover's foil, the light to Hoover's dark.  This is overplayed a bit and Tolson comes off as a bit of a pale moralist who doesn't really fit next to the gigantic Hoover that DiCaprio brings to life.

The love story between these two men is played as an affection never brought to fruition because Hoover is afraid of his mother's disapproval.  The real story between the men is as shrouded as the contents of Hoover's secret files, the MacGuffin of the movie, which are used to move the story thought the arc of the 20th century.

The sharp intake of breath audience from the when the men fight and utimately violently kiss was surprising to me.  It's not the first guy-guy kiss we've seen on the silver screen and I thought everyone kind of knew that Hoover had some skeletons in his closet.  My companion, though was shocked and had no idea what might be coming.

At a bit more than 2 hours, the film dragged a bit, especially in the early scenes.  I was also struck by how dependent I have become on being able to use IMDB and Wikipedia during a movie to fact-check or research actors and locations.  I resisted, but it was difficult! 

This is a tough movie to like.  It's spare and drab.  Hoover is not a guy who is exactly warm and cuddly.  We never really get beyond the basics with any of the supporting cast and Tolson is a 1 dimensional screen pairing. Still, it's a hck of a story and it's always nice to be in a treaer to see a movie.  All in all, it was a fun night out and worth the 2 hours and $11 a person to sit in the top row of a full stadium theater and be taken to another time and place for just a little while.

Friday Fantastic Four - Cheesiest Movie Lines

I mean come on.  There are some really bad lines in some really good movies.  It amazes me that writers who can create such great work for 90 minutes turn into fools when it comes time for the film's climax.

This week's installment comes diectly from last weeks four best movie lines Fan 4 and was inspired by a friends suggestion that my #1 Cheesiest Movie Quote was actually one of the four best.  Ugh!

What Are The Four Cheesiest Movie Lines?

1. 'Nobody puts Baby in a corner.' -- Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle in 'Dirty Dancing.' I really love this movie, but this was they best they could do for the Bad Boy confronts the parents scene????
2. 'You had me at hello.' -- Renee Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd in Jerry McGuire.  This was a chick flick, but such awful treacly stuff should be reserved for the Hallmark Channel.
3. 'I'm the king of the world!' -- Lenardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson in 'Titanic.'  What a Titanically crappy line.
4. 'You're why cavemen chiseled on walls.' - Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop in 'As Good As it Gets.'  Yeah we all say stupid things when we see a woman naked for the first time, but who brings up CAVEMEN????

So that's my top four.  I can think of a million more.  What do you have for the discussion?

Friday Fantasic Four

Ok.  We're back for week two of the revived Friday Fantastic Four.  I've been doing some movie watching late nights recently and decided that it's time for a movie-themed Fan 4.  This was one of my first Fantastic Fours, back in the 90s, and my tastes have changed some since then, so it's worth a re-visit.

What are your Four Favorite Movie Lines?

'We'll always have Paris.' -- Humphrey Bogart as Rick in "Casablanca"

'I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything.  I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed.  I don’t want to process anything bought or sold.  What I really want to do with my life, what I want to do for a living – is to be with your daughter.  I am good at it.' -- John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler in 'Say Anything'

'I think you will find these are the exact same dimensions as our gym back in Hickory.' –- Gene Hackman as Coach Norman Dale in 'Hoosiers'

'I hope when I am your age, I’ll be smarter than that. --- You sure are off to a slow start.' Bruce Willis and Paul Newman as Bruce Roebuck and Sully Sullivan in 'Nobody’s Fool'

There are a lot of great quotes in 'Casablanca,' but this one means a lot to me right now.  The Lloyd Dobler speech is his character's essence, and really sums up what being a teenager was in the late 80s.  'Hoosiers' has a lot of great lines too, but this one says to me, 'Anyone can do anything.'  'Nobody's Fool' is a beautifully written movie, easily one of my favorites.  Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis and even Melanie Griffith are masterful!

So what are your top 4?  Everyone have a great weekend!

Friday Fantastic Four - Footloose and Movie Re-Makes

So the re-make of the 80s classic Footloose comes out today.  Kevin Bacon is nowhere to be seen, and there isn't a feathered, blow dry cut on any of the cast. 

The original was made just as I was starting high school, with all of the dances and hormones attendant thereto.  While there wasn't anyone who looked remotely like Lori Singer at a St. James dance, we sure wished there was!  Given its special place in my movie memories, it's pretty tough to see this one get re-made, which leads us to this week's Friday Fantastic Four:

What Are the Four Best Movie Re-Makes of All Time?

1. Casino Royale - Daniel Craig is angry, haunted and just freaking excellent. Maybe the best Bond movie ever.  The original was really a disaster - a send up of spy movies, not a real Bond.
2. Ocean's 11 - both were amazingly good films, Clooney isn't Sinatra, and there's no one like Dean Martin, but the rest of the re-make cast is pretty darn solid and it's a beautiful film to look at.
3. The Parent Trap - Lindsay Lohan as a cute pair of twins, Dennis Quaid as her clueless father.  A favorite of my kids and a few other folks I know.  The original stars a button cute Hayley Mills
4. Meet Joe Black - visually beautiful film with a really creepy plot.  Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt are scarily good.  Fredric March starred in the movie that inspired the 1998 remake.

Everyone have a great weekend!  I don't know about you, but I am looking forward to some downtime.

Friday Fantastic Four - Best High School Movies

As we continue the run up to the Oscars, our movie-themed Friday Fantastic Fours roll on.  There aren't many more fertile grounds for Hollywood than high school.  Pretty young people, teenage angst, fast cars crazy parents and teachers are all excellent grist for the movie making mills.

What are the four best high school movies of all time?

1. The Breakfast Club - the best of John Houston's 1980s high school movies.  The excellent cast can't even be hurt by the inclusion of Judd Nelson.  An inspired concept, great sound track, romance and laughs all in one great film.
2. Dead Poet's Society - a tear jerker that reminds us just how hard it is to be a teenager.  Robin Williams is spectacular in this beautifully filmed, but sad story set a private boys school.
3. 10 Things I Hate About You - Edgy Heath Ledger and super cute Julia Stiles are supported by a hilarious cast in this film shot at an actual Tacoma, WA high school. 
4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Someone should have shot Matthew Broderick right after he did this movie.  He was perfect.  Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Ben Stein, Jennifer Gray and Charlie Sheen all fill in around the antics.  The most fun movie of this genre.

I really could have done another whole list on great high school sports movies, but I stayed away.  This week.

Everyone have a great weekend!

Friday Fantastic Four - The Best Character Actors

It's award show season.  Every Sunday night from here to baseball season will have some award show filled with B list celebrities on the way up, A list celebs on the way down and a pile of Kardashians trying to explain show why they are relevant.

We will have red carpets, Joan Rivers, the thanking of god, buddah, mom and that high school teacher who 'really knew there was talent in there somewhere.'  There will be inexplicable hosts, boring hosts, edgy hosts and has-been hosts.  and there will be a billion categories we don't care about.  Celebrity will be celebrated for celebrity's sake and darn near everyone will be over-exposed.

But there is one group of actors that I think don't get the credit they are due.  The character actors.  The folks who are so well-known for playing small, carefully developed roles that you know just the person they will be playing when you see them on screen for their first scene in a movie.  Often, they make the movie.

Who are your four favorite character actors?

1. Christopher Walken - I am not sure if he is acting or if he really is certifiable, but he's pretty darn amazing to see on screen. 
2. Phillip Seymour Hoffman - is you are looking for a guy who has problems, but is still sympathetic, you can't go wrong with PSH
3. Kathy Bates - has ANYONE every topped her in the 'middle aged, cranky but longing for a new life' category
4. Alan Rickman - what a great thinking man's bad guy.  from Die Hard to the Harry Potter series to Sweeney Todd, we is reasonable and thoughtful and scary as shit.

So who's your top four?  Have a great weekend and enjoy the red carpet!

On Paul Newman

Yesterday I got the news that Paul Newman died just before John and I left for the ball park.  It's not something I was ready for or the kind of thing you want to hear on a Saturday, or I guess any day for that matter.

Paul Newman played the kids of guys I easily identify with.  Guys with fast smiles, quick wit but a darker, more intense side.  There's a reason he played the hero in two film adaptations of Richard Russo's books, Empire Falls and Nobody's Fool.  He was dashing and cool, but a thinking man's star.  And, despite those devastating blue eyes, his on-screen relationships didn't seem to come easily to him.  He was, for all his star power, an everyman.

My favorite role is from Nobody's Fool, where he played Sully, the town handyman and 60-something teenager who enjoys his beer.  It's really Newman's first role that acknowledged his age and he is it with his usual grudging panache.  I'm also a big fan of his work in Absence of Malice, playing the son of a mafia boss who's just trying to make his way when he is accused of murder.  He does anger so well in this film and also brings a mis-cast Sally FIeld along to create excellent intellectuial and sexual tension.  My son knew exactly who Paul Newman was when I decsibed him as the voice of Doc Hudson from Cars.  Newman cut across three generations.

To me, his work as a philanthropist and supporter of liberal causes in addition to his business and racing interests go a long way to demonstrating that Paul Newman didn't just entertain, he worked to show us what we too could do with our talents if we just worked as hard as he did.

Here's Indy!!!

The trailer for the new Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is out!  I am really looking forward to this movie and I already know it will never match my expectations, but it's still a thrill to know it's on its way to theaters soon!

It will be out on May 22nd!!!