If you would rather be Buried than watch Eat, Pray, Love...

So, I have recently returned from Egypt and I'm now spending a week or so in London and to my surprise what do I find? That Australian release dates are waaaay ahead of the UK! And here I was thinking it was the other way around. While we're apparently getting the freshest titles relatively quickly, the UK cinemas are playing flicks that were in Aussie cinemeas months ago. Months! I have a friend who works at Paramount in the UK and he informs me that because of the world cup all of the release dates got pushed back, which makes sense, but it still weirds me out a bit when I see posters advertising The Rebound over here. Anyway, one film that did not freak me out was the over-hyped Buried. Sure, it's still better than Julia Roberts (much as I love her) riding a bike over some bridge in Bali and finding herself but . . .well, let me make up your mind with my online video review HERE.

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Julia Roberts for Lancome

Earlier in the year, Julia Roberts signed with makeup brand Lancome for a cool $10-million. But since the merger the company has made over $100-million and they want more of the pretty woman.

It's reported that Lancome has a $50-million offer on the table for he Oscar-award winning actress. The deal will last for over five years.

WOW! This lady has all the luck. Getting paid $50-mill to play with makeup and take pictures! Hey Julia, if you don't want the gig, Lancome can get me for a fraction of the cost!!

xoxo
everything27

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Julia Roberts for Lancome

Earlier in the year, Julia Roberts signed with makeup brand Lancome for a cool $10-million. But since the merger the company has made over $100-million and they want more of the pretty woman.

It's reported that Lancome has a $50-million offer on the table for he Oscar-award winning actress. The deal will last for over five years.

WOW! This lady has all the luck. Getting paid $50-mill to play with makeup and take pictures! Hey Julia, if you don't want the gig, Lancome can get me for a fraction of the cost!!

xoxo
everything27

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It's school horror-days again . . .

It Thursday again but this week it’s school holiday season (shudder).Yes, that means every time you go to the movies in the next two weeks little brats are going to be throwing popcorn at the back of your head while you try to enjoy a movie. Regardless, school holiday Thursday usually means more movies are released to take advantage of school-aged audiences and such is the case this week. Here’s a quick run down on today’s releases:
Wall-E-

This has been hailed a masterpiece by pretty much every critic who has seen it and needless to say box office takings have been blockbuster ($220million in the US to date). With no human voices until the second third of the film Wall-E seems to draw from the great silent films of our time such as A Trip to the Moon and The Great Train Robbery . Once again, Pixar animation studios have outdone themselves smashing previous animation benchmarks. Directed by Andrew Stanton of Finding Nemo fame, people are pipping this to be the first animated film to win a best picture Oscar since 1989. FYI this baby scored a whopping 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Son of a Lion-
A complete change of pace from breathtaking animation, this art house film is made by young Aussie director Ben Gilmour. Shot in the depths of Pakistan it’s about an Islamic boy who wants to go to school instead of becoming a weapon maker like his father. Subtitles ensue.
Space Chimps-
Shoty animation from Dreamworks who have clearly tried to throw together another movie to roll off the success of Kung Fu Panda. My thoughts? The title tells you everything you need to know: there are chimps and they’re in space.
Wild Child-
Julia Roberts’ niece proves she certainly won’t be following in the footsteps of her Oscar winning auntie in this tween comedy about a spoilt American girl (yes, another one) sent to an English school to get her act together. You know what would be better? If Emma Roberts’ got her shit acting skills together.
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging-
Another film aimed directly at the tween market but unlike Wild Child, this British offering seems do have some substance. Touted as a Bridget Jones for teenage girls it will be interesting to see if it can find an Australian market.
Step Brothers-
Wahoo. Another decent looking comedy from the Frat Pack. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up again to play two unemployed, middle-aged men who end up as stepbrothers when their parents marry. Unlikely to be as good as Pineapple Express or Tropic Thunder, but from the gags shown in the trailer this still looks highly amusing.

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