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Moviefone Readers Dish Out Some Guilty Pleasures
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Before I talk about a "guilty pleasures" list, I'll start with the same disclaimer that everyone starts with when they talk about a "guilty pleasures" list: When it comes to entertainment, there shouldn't be any such thing as a guilty pleasure. If something is bad in an entertaining way, and you enjoy it, then so what? Just because you're enjoying it for reasons other than what the filmmaker intended (e.g., laughing at a movie that was supposed to be scary) doesn't mean you need to feel guilty about it. Now, if you tried to convince people that the movie is good -- not so-bad-it's-good, but actually GOOD -- well, then maybe your friends would question your taste. But hey, don't feel guilty. Let your freak flag fly!Now then. The handsome devils at Moviefone asked readers what their favorite guilty pleasures are, and what do you know, the readers gave them some. Most of the nominated titles are ones that very few people would defend as being legitimately good, but that apparently lots of people are able to enjoy for other reasons: Battlefield Earth (pictured), Crossroads, Coyote Ugly, etc.
Having recently re-watched Anaconda for research purposes (really!), I agree with its inclusion on the list. It fails utterly at what it was trying to do, but it sure makes me laugh, particularly Jon Voight's campy performance that sounds like Christopher Walken mixed with Zorro.
The readers offer explanations for their choices, too. For example, on Howard the Duck, "Lisa41794" says, "Lea Thompson and alien duck have sex. What's more entertaining than that ... lol." What's more entertaining than that lol indeed, Lisa41794!
Check out the list and photo gallery to see what else made the list. And feel free to tell us what your favorite guilty pleasures are in the comments below.
Mark Teitelman Becomes a Big Man
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If there are any struggling wanna-be directors out there reading Cinematical, then this post is for you. Yet another person with no feature directing experience has been hired by a major film studio, in this case Columbia Pictures, to direct a feature film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, first-time feature helmer Mark Teitelman has been hired by the studio to helm its teen comedy Big Man on Campus. The film, produced by Hal Lieberman and written by Gina Wendkos, concerns the struggle between several high school students, some beautiful and some smart, as they seek to define what it means to be 'popular' in today's school environment.
Actually, its not like Teitelman has never directed anything before this. He's done some commercials and teasers for Monday Night Football, so he's not a complete stranger to the director's chair. Plus, the film's writer actually has some credits, including The Princess Diaries and Coyote Ugly, so at least the screenplay may have something going for it. So, before I go ahead and condemn this project before it really gets going, I think I'll just wait and see how it develops.
Take the hiring of this director in one of two ways -- either it gives you hope that first-timers will keep getting hired and so, therefore, someday you might get your shot -- or, this just confirms what I sometimes suspect, that studio executives have no clue what they're doing and will keep giving directing gigs to pretty much anyone. Either way, it might help you in the long run. At the moment, there's no word on casting or a start date for the film.
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