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Classic Cameos: Lance Armstrong in 'Dodgeball'
24 September 2009 4:15 PM, PDT
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With Charlton Heston's stint in Wayne's World 2, Jeffrey M. Anderson wrote about the cameos that take into account the celebrity's personality and comment on it. But I want to take it in a slightly different direction. Love him or hate him (as some commenters seem to), Lance Armstrong managed to take part in one of my favorite cameos, and when he got his shot on screen, he didn't just pop up to say something funny, or show up in the most unlikely of places. He was the only person truly suitable to shame Vince Vaughn's Peter Le Fleur in Dodgeball.
Right before the last big tournament game, Lafleur decides to quit, leaving his teammates stranded. He's drinking, fully wallowing in a self-pity party when he runs into Lance. Armstrong cannot believe Peter is quitting and quickly and casually lays a heap of guilt and shame on Lafleur's shoulders.
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- Monika Bartyzel
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Classic Cameos: Charlton Heston in 'Wayne's World 2'
22 September 2009 5:02 PM, PDT
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This is what cameos are all about. Sometimes an actor performs a cameo in heavy disguise, and it's up to the viewer to "find" him or her. But the best cameos are the ones that take into account the personality of the performer/writer/athlete/politician, and then make some kind of wry comment on it. If you're wondering how an upstart like Mike Myers could have coaxed the Oscar-winning legend and Shakespearian actor Charlton Heston into a less-than-one-minute scene in a comedy sequel, just check out this clip. I doubt any actor could have resisted.
The joke here is doubly cool. For a time, Heston was considered a kind of parody of a great actor. He had appeared in many big, important classics, including The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur and Touch of Evil, but before long, he was the star of some big-budget drive-in movies like Planet of the Apes
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- Jeffrey M. Anderson
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[DVD Review] Wayne's World 2
18 May 2009 9:37 AM, PDT
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There’s something about Wayne’s World 2 that draws the viewer in that was unmatched by its predecessor. From the very start, both films break the fourth wall and make winks and nudges about the predictability of film – but Wayne’s World 2 takes the practice to a whole new level. Yet, even with a self-satirical sense of humor, Wayne’s World 2 can’t bypass the very clear fact that it was made for one and one reason only: the first one made money. The cast and crew even admit as much in the complementary featurette – Wayne’s World 2 isn’t a labor of love but of lucre.
Out of his former studio and living space (his parents’ basement), Wayne (Mike Myers) has relocated to an ex-factory with longtime friend Garth (Dana Carvey). The two still broadcast on Aurora Public Television, Wayne still dates Cassandra (Tia Carrere) from the first film
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- Lex Walker
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Wayne's World 2 - Blu-ray Review
16 May 2009 6:13 AM, PDT
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.We.re not worthy!. You just knew this was going to happen when Wayne.s World made 121 million (Schwing!) at the box office. Myers and Carey reprise their goofball, signature roles in an attempt to recreate that box office, but fell short. It.s not for trying, but the sequel felt forced. It.s a year later and Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) have moved on. Not from their television show, but at least out of the parent.s basement. Cassandra (Tia Carrere) is also moving on in her career as record producer Bobby Cahn (Christopher Walken) has taken an interest in her and not exactly for business only. One night Wayne has a dream where
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- Jeff Swindoll
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This Week on DVD: Taken, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, S. Darko
12 May 2009 9:18 AM, PDT
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Looks like it's another slow week for DVD releases, but fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) studios are increasing their Blu-ray output to make up for it. Major discs hitting stores today include Taken (The Extended Edition!) and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans... not so major discs include direct to DVD flicks The Grudge 3 and Donnie Darko sequel S. Darko. On Blu-ray we have Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy and Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection, a couple of James Bond flicks, Fargo, and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. See anything worth picking up?
Taken [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2])
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4])
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6])
The Grudge 3 [7]
Passengers [8] (DVD, Blu-ray [9])
Personal Effects [10] (DVD, Blu-ray [11])
Plague Town [12] (DVD, Blu-ray [13])
Possession (2009) [14]
High Hopes [15]
Lying [16]
Taking Chance [17]
Galaxy Quest: Deluxe Edition [18]
Wise Blood: Criterion Collection [19]
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy [20] (DVD,
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- Sean
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: May 12, 2009
12 May 2009 12:44 AM, PDT
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Two titles you won't see in the release date section below are the Watchmen Director's Cut and the 300 (The Complete Experience) Blu-ray, but both have just been confirmed with July 28 and July 21 release dates respectively. Both updates came too late for this report and will be included on the next one, but a complete write up can be found right here, which includes artwork and special features.
Now, for today's releases...
Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collections
I am anxiously awaiting my very own copy of the full original crew Star Trek movie series as I only own Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home on DVD and haven't seen the others in a long, long time. As a matter of fact, I can hardly remember what the other four films are about. Search for Spock is pretty much
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- Brad Brevet
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