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Seth McFarlane Plans Another 'Family Guy' Movie. Seriously?
Filed under: Animation », RumorMonger », Fandom »
Those manatees really know how to keep themselves busy. In one of the more irreverent news items of the day, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane -- whose voice work is currently on display in Hellboy II: The Golden Army -- has told TV Week that he hopes to get a Family Guy movie off the ground in a year or so. The announcement was first picked up by Ain't It Cool News, where most commenters seem fairly lukewarm about the idea. Honestly, it's hard not to agree with them. Family Guy already has two feature length titles out on DVD, and neither one really raised the bar for the show or even played better than a decent episode. At least The Simpsons movie had a plot that made sense for ninety minutes. Family Guy, with its incessant randomness, generally works as a series of distractions. In other words, not the sort of thing that really needs to get expanded beyond the half hour structure. Then again, the show has its devout base, which eagerly anticipates each sloppily constructed gag like clockwork, so maybe the new film project is good business sense. Either way, the South Park two-parter that took Family Guy to task remains far more entertaining (and insightful) than Family Guy's entire six-season run.
Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Filed under: Action », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », New Releases », Universal », Theatrical Reviews », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
Imagine one of the Star Trek crews transported to Tolkien's Middle Earth, or Buffy and her Scooby gang whisked away into the heart of Narnia. That's how Hellboy II: The Golden Army can feel, as you watch a cartoonish-looking, cigar-smoking demon fight gorgeous creatures right out of ancient folklore (and one Miyazaki-esque nature deity). Your reaction to such a contrast -- as fascinating, jarring or downright repellent -- will likely influence your feelings about the latest film from Guillermo del Toro, a sequel to his 2004 adaptation of Mike Mignola's graphic novels. The writer-director's previous film, Pan's Labyrinth, was a favorite of mine, and while Hellboy II doesn't quite measure up to that film's richness of character and story, it is still visually extraordinary.
I came into this film entirely ignorant of the Hellboy universe ... much like with Sex and the City, although it seems bizarre to compare Mignola's characters to Candace Bushnell's. I haven't read the graphic novels and I hadn't even seen the first movie (it was impossible to find a rental DVD of Hellboy in Austin last week, which may bode well for the popularity of the sequel). And yet, unlike Sex and the City, I didn't feel as though I must have missed something in order to fully appreciate the film. Hellboy II gives us virtually no backstory on its main characters, but that's not necessary, as the setup becomes obvious almost immediately. Sure, there were a few scenes where the comic-book fans were laughing and I didn't get the joke, but it didn't bother me and I never felt lost or confused.
New Clips for 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army'!
Filed under: Comic/Superhero/Geek », Remakes and Sequels », Trailers and Clips »
Last we saw, in May, Hellboy was punching the earth in the Hellboy II: The Golden Army one-sheet. Now we've got two sweet clips -- one you can see over at Latino Review, and the other came out during The Late Late Show, which you can see above (just over a minute-and-a-half).
See the clip above, that introduces Johann Kraus (Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane), and then check out the even better clip at LR, which has the guy critiquing Hellboy and his anger issues -- something he probably shouldn't do when all that's keeping his ectoplasmic spirit complete is a suit topped with a glass forehead of sorts. But Johann, he gets his own sweet and clever revenge.
Luckily, after clips like this, we won't have to wait eons to see it -- the Guillermo del Toro-helmed, Ron Perlman-starring flick hits theaters in two weeks, on July 11.
[via SuperHeroHype]
So When Will 'Family Guy' Make It Into Multiplexes?
Filed under: Animation », Comedy », 20th Century Fox », Remakes and Sequels »
With The Simpsons Movie (finally) about to make its appearance, a few eyes have turned toward that other animated Fox series, and the new question seems to be this? Will Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy ever hit the silver screen? And if so, when? (And will it be NC-17?)During a recent appearance at the Just for Laughs Festival, Mr. MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter that while there certainly have been some discussions regarding a Family Guy movie, there's nothing down on paper just yet: "We have been trying to figure out how to do that and the series at the same time without the series suffering ... Nothing is official." Fans of the generally hilarious animated series are probably well aware that Family Guy has already spawned a direct-to-video movie ... one that wasn't any funnier than the TV episodes, if you're asking me. But hey, any time I get to see Peter Griffin fall down I'm a happy guy.
And regarding that other other animated Fox series, let's not forget that Matt Groening and his Futurama crew are presently hard at work at turning out some new material. Here's what the creator of Bender told ComingSoon.net: "We're doing four straight-to-DVD Futurama movies and then new episodes on Comedy Central starting in 2008. The first DVD for Futurama will be out for the holidays." Y'know ... as much as I love The Simpsons (and boy do I), I'm more excited about the new Futurama stuff than I am about The Simpsons Movie. Does that make me weird?
Celeb Shorts to Watch Out For: Armstrong, Wilson, MacFarlane & Malkovich
Filed under: Shorts », Fandom »
It's been a great year for celebrity short films. Often, you hear about some celeb offerings that you imagine to be all sorts of great due to the talent involved, but then your expectations rarely live up to reality. Sometimes they're fun, and sometimes they're truly terrible. Recently, I gave you a heads up about shorts from Jennifer Aniston and Maggie Gyllenhaal, but there are also some others that you should keep an eye out for as you lurk the web, itching for a something brief to make you laugh. First, there's a little short called Lance is a Jerk. Rainn Wilson stars as an over-eager personal assistant who just got the job of his life -- working for the famous Tour de France winner. There's lots of slapstick, and staying true to its title, lots of jerky Lance Armstrong, who is not too shabby as the demanding star. But of course, the real spark comes from Wilson, who makes some typical gags seem fresh. Secondly, for all of you Family Guy fans lurking about, there is a short called Life is Short (you can check out a trailer here). Warning: it isn't the greatest of shorts, and is pretty goofy with all sorts of typical jokes. However, it's worth the 12 minutes to see all the bits with the main man himself, Seth MacFarlane, who guest-stars as the short guy's shrink. (There's also a pretty good surprise cameo from a Buffy alum to boot.) Finally, there's a really brief short that is all sorts of wonderful for its simple, clever premise: Specialized Technicians Required: Being Luis Porcar. Luis is a man who does the Spanish dubbing for John Malkovich movies, and in this short, which is only 2 minutes long, he explains his job, while John Malkovich does the English dubbing. It's simple, and much less intricate than Being John Malkovich, but it's definitely funny and I imagine it will hit the net at some point.
SXSW Festival Adds Bill Paxton, Seth MacFarlane and Disturbia
Filed under: SXSW »
You didn't think that massive list of movies was all that SXSW 2007 had to offer, did you? Well that's just plain old silly. If you know anything at all about the South by Southwest Film Festival, you know that the programmers love to throw in a few juicy surprises from time to time. And here's the first batch of special additions:- Thanks in large part to AICN, D.J. Caruso's Disturbia will join Scott Frank's The Lookout as part of the opening night festivities. And while the Disturbia trailer might not look all that promising, I do feel that Caruso's The Salton Sea and Two for the Money are pretty underrated flicks. Plus it was written by the guy who penned Red Eye, and that was a pretty fun little matinee.
- Producer / director / character actor supreme Bill Paxton will be holding a Q&A panel discussion! Awesome! I'll try not to geek out all over the place when people start asking him about Aliens, Near Dark, One False Move or Frailty.
- Another new panel has been announced. It'll be called "Ready for Primetime: TV Comedy Today" -- and get this line-up: Al Jean (The Simpsons), Rob Corddry (The Daily Show) and Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy). OK, so it's TV and not movies. Still sounds pretty awesome.
In addition to the fleshing out of the panels and a few new title adds, the SXSW programmers just announced all the short films that will be playing the fest next month. Needless to say, Cinematical will be on the ground in Austin come March 9th. Jette and I live down here, so it's not like it's an inconvenience.
"Family Guy" Movie Clip Online
Filed under: Animation », New on DVD », 20th Century Fox »
Netflix has a clip from the upcoming DTV Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, which hits stores on September 27th. It looks funny enough, but can Seth MacFarlane and company keep it fresh for 88 minutes? Here's hopin'...One thing that's begun to bother me about Family Guy is how they sexualize 1-year-old baby Stewie for laughs. This envelope-pushing often leaves me feeling icky instead of with the sore-in-the-neck-from-smiling that I watch it for. Of course, Robert Rodriguez has tarted up the tots in his Spy Kids movies and most recently, The Adventures Of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D, and nobody seems to have a problem with that (except me).
[via Ain't It Cool News]
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