Michael Diffenderfer

Holy crap, y’all. The Dibbuk Box movie is finally a reality.

Based on one of the creepiest internet stories we’ve ever read, The Possession is a film that Emily will surely try her hardest to not watch.

(Note from Emily: My initial response was NOPENOPENOPENOPE. But I watched the trailer and I like The Exorcist, so I will watch this. I just can’t think about the original story between now and then, or thereafter.)

For anyone not familiar with the story, visit http://www.dibbukbox.com/story.htm.

Stick with this. Trust me.

Noticed something more than a little scary at our hotel in Charleston.

One of LG’s impressive 3D home theater ads. Pretty sharp.

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So, you guys know there’s a Robocop reboot in the works, right? If the Total Recall remake fails, maybe this’ll be good.

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That’s good parenting. Better parenting is acting like the prequels don’t exist.

Since we had a bit of a Valentine’s Day Massacre going on here earlier and our feeds were blowing up with our own stupid posts, I thought it would be kinder to put them all in a list. 

So, here you go, some more valentines (and valentine’s day related material) we made or came across: 

• Buzzfeed’s roundup of 150+ Valentine’s from your Childhood  
• A collection of Get Along Gang Valentines for sale on Etsy, by a person who doesn’t seem to know that these are not just “cute little lambs, lions, kittens,” etc.
• This unfortunate headline and photo placement on AJC.com today. Happy Valentine’s Day, Anthony Kiedis.
   
• An article about stupid Romantic Comedies and how they mess girls up.
• Some eCards
• @Krystalist responding to Michael’s absurd Valentine’s day question
• How Hollywood Says I Love You (Supercut)
• Michael Ian Black answers your love questions.

Another Michael original:
 

One from me, because I am a girl: 

Here are some joint efforts: 

Movies We’ve Seen original right here!

Apologies to all the casualties of this valentine war. I’ll get you a basket of lotion to make up for it.

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This is my long overdue review of the Clash of the Titans remake, expertly written by Woot for this valentine’s day.

Who knew we’d be so productive today?

I see your Mola Ram and I raise you one Daenerys Targaryen (and friends). via Chris Bishop.

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You asked for it, and now it’s one step closer. Photos have been released for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

While it sounds awesome, I’d rather see this movie. Or this one.

Hell yeah, February 3rd! Take that, infinite loop!

Michael has been anticipating the arrival of Drive in the mail for a while now. You should have seen him, giddy and jumping. 

:You go run your errands and when you get back we can watch DRIVE!!!:

I didn’t actually know what I was getting into, so the MPAA warning was helpful. The film was rated R for “strong brutal bloody violence, language and some nudity.” The Motion Picture Association of America does not play and neither does “Driver.

The editing and composition is downright strange, and definitely takes some getting used to. Michael insists that “those things [beyond the frame] aren’t important, since your mind can fill in the gaps anyway.” It builds a pretty consistent suspense around every scene that your brain isn’t quite able to compute. (Or maybe that’s just me, because I am a control freak?)

As the movie went on, it became more familiar (but never comfortable), and I began to appreciate it. Now, looking back, I think I loved it. The director (Nicolas Winding Refn) used the same editor as he’s used on his other films (Valhalla Rising, Bronson, which Michael has seen but I haven’t), and Tom Sigel for cinematography who has done more movies than I can even count (The Usual Suspects, Three Kings, Valkyrie, lots more). Golden triumverate of awesome.

When the action is not intense, the movie makes a pretty picture. One of my favorite scenes from the first-watch is Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks) sitting on the sofa after [REDACTED].

It’s spare and affecting, even though it’s a bit of a surprise from Bernie.

The characters are all strong, even the small ones. According to the bonus materials, the characters were fleshed out a great deal for the film - much beyond what was in the original book - and it shows. I’ve not read the book, but I suppose I will now. (Edit: I just read the “look inside!” and… don’t read the first page if you haven’t seen the movie yet. Meta Spoiler Alert!)

I’m not sure how these characters jibe with Sallis’ original intentions, but they certainly tell a story of their own, despite their frequent reticence. 

When the movie came out, I heard a lot of people say they didn’t like it. I think those people were probably disappointed that it wasn’t your average action/drag-racing/heist movie. Well, I’m glad!

On the surface, the movie reads like a 100-minute music video, but to say it *is* a 100-minute music video would be dismissive of its triumphs. There’s a great deal more to Drive than 80s-inspired electronica and pink brush script fonts. (That stuff is still awesome, though.)

If you don’t mind the “strong brutal bloody violence,” we highly recommend a watch.

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P.S. I wrote a review about a Ryan Gosling movie without pre-teen squeee-ing! I deserve a medal.

Hey Zombie hounds (not to be confused with zombie-hounds), 

If you don’t have an AK-47 equipped with an electric chainsaw in your apocalypse arsenal, George Romero probably doesn’t like you. You should fix that.

Wait, what? Horror video game Silent Hill takes place in the same school as Kindergarten Cop? Well, makes sense, I guess.

via reddit

Alternate Timeline Movie Posters at behance.net. The Fifth Element is obviously my favorite, with Ghostbusters (hosted elsewhere, but related) a very close second.
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Just a little love note for those of you still checking up on MWS.