Author: Scott

I started this site back in christmas of 2007, and it is what you currently see today. I am 26, Married to the very beautiful Quinn, with 2 awesome kids..I am a super geek of the largest proportions.

In Case You Missed It: ‘The Snowball Effect: The Story of ‘Clerks”

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Being a huge fan of Kevin Smith(both literally and figuratively) I must own every version of their Kevin Smith dvd releases. In 2004 they released ‘Clerks X’ to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of its release, and if it featured this badass, feature full length documentary called ‘The Snowball Effect: The Story of ‘Clerks”.

The documentary is a very in depth look at how ‘Clerks’ all came about, from getting written, financed, edited, and eventually picked up. We all pretty much know the story of how it came to fruitition but its still badass to see all the behind the scenes stuff that comes along with this doc.

I wish all directors went through the trouble of putting stuff like this on their DVD releases because it really adds value and rewatchability, which is something that is missing from alot of bare bones releases out there. Smith is well known for his love for the fans and this documentary just proves that again.

The documentary takes its name from a specific line in the film, if you dont know what that is, or dont remember then I cant take pitty on your soul and you should sit down to rewatch this classic. If you want to see this documentary for yourself you have to go out and buy ‘Clerks X’ which is something every movie geek should already own because the 3 disc set is ridiculously great. Here are the specs:

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The 93 minute “Clerks” Theatrical cut- All new HiDef transfer from 16mm IP supervised by Dave Klein with all-new 5.1 Skywalker Sound remix supervised by Scott Mosier, includes original commentary track from laser disc/initial DVD release (Disc One)
The 103 minute “Clerks” IFFM First Cut, includes all-new audio/video commentary track with Kevin, Scott, Jeff Anderson, Brian O’Halloran and Jason Mewes. (Disc Two)
The 95 minute “The Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks” Brand Spanking New Documentary that inteviews almost everybody who ever had something to do with “Clerks” (Disc Three)
The MTV Jay and Silent Bob shorts that everyone’s been crying for us to put on a DVD for years now
The Arclight 10th Anniversary Q&A with Brian, Jeff, Marilyn, Scott, Dave, Mewes, and me
Lots of new video intros.
“The Flying Car” short from the Tonight Show (re-telecined in HiDef).
The Original theatrical trailer
“Can’t Even Tell” Music Video
The original Jeff, Brian, and Marilyn and Ernie O’Donnell audition tapes
The brand new, seven minute animated “Lost Scene” short
Expansive Still Photo Gallery
‘Clerks’ Trivia track
Original 168-page original first draft screenplay
Kevin’s ‘Clerks’ Journal
Kevin’s ‘Sundance’ Journal
Peter Broderick’s 1992 article “The ABC’s of No-Budget Filmmaking” that inspired the budget for ‘Clerks’
Peter Broderick’s followup article “Learning from Low-Budgets” a year later that does the same treatment on ‘Clerks’
Amy Taubin’s Village Voice article on the 1991 IFFM and ‘Slacker’ that inspired Kevin to take ‘Clerks’ to the IFFM
Amy Taubin’s Village Voice article on the 1993 IFFM about ‘Clerks’ being the gem of the festival.
Janet Maslin’s 1994 New York Times review of ‘Clerks’ entitled “At a Convenience Store, Coolness To Go”
The entire John Pierson ‘The Odd Couple: Sundance 1994″ Chapter from ‘Spike Mike Reloaded’ book
The original Kevin-penned IFFM program note
The original Bob Hawk-penned 1994 Sundance Film Festival program note.
“Mae Day” – Kevin and Scott’s Vancouver Film School documentary short.
Booklet.

You can get a signed copy of this on Smith’s site for just $35!

‘Spread’ poster has arrived

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I am not usually a fan of Ashton Kutcher films just because they are usually pretty cheesy, however I got a chance to see ‘Spread’ at Sundance and although I gave it a 3.5 rating, I would probably bump it up to a 4 now just because it has grown on my quite a bit. Kutcher plays a womanizing playboy who sleeps with rich single women in LA, who in turn provide him a stable place to live, money to buy clothes and food, and sometimes even a cars to drive. I know it seems like it would be a stretch for him to play this character(joking).

What do you guys think of the poster?

What’s going on with ‘G.I. Joe’?

Remember before ‘Punisher: Warzone’ came out there were all sorts of rumors floating around that it was so horrible they fired Lexi Alexander and were recutting it to be’ PG-13′? Then about a week later all the rumors were called out, Lexi was still on board and the movie released with an ‘R’ rating. Yeah, so that same thing is now happening with ‘G.I. Joe’ and depsite the fact that I am not excited at all about this film, it still doesnt deserve the rumor report which everyone is running.

When there is an official statement from Paramount that they have fired Stephen Sommers because ‘G.I. Joe’ had the lowest test ratings in the history of Paramount Pictures and they have brought someone else on board to re-cut the film then we will run it. Until then we are just going to say: What the hell is going on with ‘G.I. Joe’?

DVD Review: ‘Nobel Son’

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The Movie

This film has an action packed cast, killer soundtrack that was done by Paul Oakenfold, and a plot that keeps you wanting more..but it did horribly everywhere it played, will it still do horribly on DVD? I dont think so..

‘Nobel Son’ was shot and finished in 2005, but just saw its DVD release on June 9th, almost 4 years later. To say the road for this movie has been rough would be an epic understatement. It was initially released in 2007 at the Tribeca Film Festival and met with a rash of negative reviews. It is also currently sitting at 25% of Rotten Tomatoes, so I needed to see what all the fuss was about.

The movie stars Alan Rickman as Eli Michaelson who is your typical sleeze ball professor, one that sleeps with his students and give good grades in return. When it is announced that he has won the Nobel Prize someone takes advange of the situation, kidnaps his son and demands a ransom, which just so happens to be the same amount that comes along with winning the Nobel Prize.

The kidnapper believes the ideas that helped him win the Nobel Prize were stolen from his dad, and he wants to bring some due justice to the memory of his father. When his son learns of the reason for his kidnapping he decides to join in on the whole thing and plays along to get half of the money.

Without revealing the entire plot line I will stop giving it all away, but there are a lot of plot twists and some of it is more difficult to digest than others but its a roller coaster ride that is worth giving a shot. I have no idea why so many people have it out for the film but I thought it was fun, smart and really enjoyable. Looking over the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes I see that some of the really big dogs(Roger Ebert) gave it a positive rating so maybe the great minds(myself) just think alike.

The Features

You would assume that a movie that has had such a wild ride to its eventual direct to dvd release would be action packed with bonus features, well you would be mistaken sir! The only feature that was worthwile was the commentary track featuring Randall Miller (Director, Writer, Producer, Editor), Jody Savin (Writer, Producer and wife of Randall Miller), Bryan Greenberg, Mike Ozier (Cinematographer), and Eliza Dushku (Current “It” girl, and costar of the film)

Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5

JJ Abrams talking with Tom Cruise about ‘Mission Impossible 4’?

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Empire news is reporting(via TV Guide Magazine) that Tom Cruise has been talking to JJ Abrams about coming back to do MI4. It would mark the only director to do a ‘Mission Impossible’ installment 2 in a row if they does sign on for it.

Here is what Empire posted about it:

Abrams reveals that he and the Cruiser have come up with “a really cool idea” and says that he’s “incredibly honored” to have been invited back.

It seems unlikely that Abrams would return to the franchise (of which he directed the really rather good part 3) as director though. A producer credit is more likely, leaving directing duties up for grabs. As producer, Tom Cruise’s previous modus operandi for the series was to give each episode a particular director’s stamp: hence the very stylistically different series entries from Abrams, Brian De Palma (part 1) and John Woo (part 2).

I wouldnt mind a 4th because I still really dig this franchise, especially if Abrams is on board to do it. What do you guys think?

DVD Giveaway: ‘Nobel Son’

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What do you get when you mix Alan Rickman and current “it” girl Eliza Dushku? A great black comedy about a recent Nobel Peace prize winner’s son getting kidnapped and being held for ransom.

This movie is just now hitting DVD despite being films back in 2005! We have a few copies for you to win, all you need to do is leave a comment and tell us your favorite “black” comedy.

Here is the synopsis for you that are unfamiliar with this film:

In the kind of role perfected by George Sanders once upon a time, Rickman plays a womanizing egotist whose self-regard is swelled to the breaking point when he wins the Nobel Prize in chemistry. But when he and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) jet to Sweden to claim the award, their son (Bryan Greenberg) is kidnapped by a brute (Shawn Hatosy) claiming to be the scientist’s illegitimate offspring, with a hefty grudge against Dad.

So what are you waiting for? Get on the comments and win a copy of this!

Swag Giveaway: ‘Away We Go’

The new Sam Mendes film ‘Away We Go’ hits theaters June 12th and stars John Krasinski(The Office), and Maya Rudolph(SNL) in this Dramedy, here is the synopsis:

A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time.

We have a bunch of swag to giveaway for this film, in order for you to win you need to tell us your movie about Road tripping.

The grand prize winner will receive the following:
3 ‘Away We Go’ Tshirts(different colors)
1 ‘Away We Go’ Book
1 ‘Away We Go’ Soundtrack
‘Away We Go’ mini posters

If you arent one of the lucky winners make sure you go out and see this movie when it opens on June 12th, and check out more info at The Official Site.

DVD Giveaway: ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’

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Since we are usually over flowing with testosterone here on WAMG, we thought it would be nice to have a contest for more of a..girl friendly movie! ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 23rd and we have a few copies to giveaway.

What we need you to do is leave a comment below and tell us WHY you want a copy of this movie for yourself. Things like “Scott is probably the hottest movie blogger ever” will help your case. We will pick the best responses and send you a copy of this movie on DVD.

Here is the synopsis for those of you that havent seen this yet:

Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) moves to Manhattan to nurture her shopping addiction and gets involved in the New York City magazine world. She has spent almost $1000 in a month, when she discovers a fashionable green scarf, she doesn’t have enough money to buy it and borrows money from a man on the street. When she interviews with Luke Brandon, the editor of the magazine Successful Saving, she finds that he is the man from whom she had borrowed money.

So what are you waiting for? Shower us with compliments and win this for yourself!