Wow, your own theater at home! That is pretty exciting. Things sure have come a long way from going to the theater and having to share the movie with a bunch of strangers and trying to get the bubble gum and sticky candy off of your clothes that rubbed off from the uncomfortable seat you had to sit in, to watch a movie where the sound was incomprehensible and unless you came early, you saw the movie from an angle that tweaked your neck but helped the chiropractor buy a new boat. Yes they have. Things have come an awfully long way.
What are you going to do for the home theater seating and furniture? That is certainly the main consideration after you have got your theater at home. Theater seats come in all sizes and shapes. There are standard seats, the kind you find in real theaters, and then there is the comfortable seating just for home theaters.
Theater seating can come in wood, sturdy steel, leather seating and what a lot of people truly want, recliner home theater seating. If you look around a little you will even find your seating at a discount price. The home theater seat is a prized possession of any household. Families can once again be together at home sitting in their own theater seating collection. Families can enjoy themselves and all the movies they ever wanted to watch - together. Home theaters are the next best thing to picnics. And there are no ants and flies and bees to spoil the family party.
Lights, camera, action. Of course, in the privacy of your own theater, you can say, "lights, volume, pass the popcorn." or whatever. You can say whatever it is you want to say, because it is you own private screening theater. And with the right home theater seating, it can be the envy of the neighborhood. You will be the theater manager, the usher, the concession stand person and the master of ceremonies all wrapped into one.
Your theater at home will be perfect for parties and all types of get-togethers. It can be used for slumber parties and sleepovers, movie premieres, showing home movies with everyone sitting comfortably in the recliner seating that you picked out. It is a great place to keep an eye on the kids and also to have a wonderfully romantic date with your wife or husband.
Monday, May 3, 2010
review movie
movie Reviews this week looks at the beautiful drama Black and Blue.
It tells the story of Amber, a teen having troubles at home with her mother, a meth addict, and her mother's boyfriend a violent drunk. We meet Amber at a music class, where she seem oblivious to the class, amidst the troubles she is having at home.
Soon afterwards she finds her mother unconscious from taking meth, and while her mother is recuperating in hospital, she is sent to stay with one of her relatives, but not before her teacher says goodbye to her with the gift of a lovely 1930's classic guitar. It turns out the life her relative leads is no different from the life Amber was having with her mother, and in the middle of the night she takes her sole belonging, the 1930's guitar and runs away.
Living on the streets Amber faces some of the dangers prevalent for anyone just made homeless, from the homeless people adamant she doesn't take any of their sleeping spaces, to the dangers often faced by single teens on the streets, fortunately for her she is protected from a terrible attack from some homeless vagrants, by a couple of street musicians she saw early on in the day, one of them notices her guitar and asks her if she can play, she says she can't and walks away. As fate would have it she soon befriends the street singers that helped her and their lead singer, namely Ryan played by Dennis Denicola, Teresa the lead singer of the group, played by another beautiful singer Carolina Hoyos, and Marco, played by Daniel Galo, Teresa notices the guitar she is carrying and asks her to play, she mentions she doesn't really know how to play it, but Teresa insists that this is the condition if she wants to hang around with them; she must play, and as if on cue, she plays a beautiful melody and sings too, to the amazement of all, and no doubt the audience too. Amber is played by the gorgeous and very talented Christine Evans (she has one of those dreamy voices, that is reminiscent of Alanis Morisette).
It tells the story of Amber, a teen having troubles at home with her mother, a meth addict, and her mother's boyfriend a violent drunk. We meet Amber at a music class, where she seem oblivious to the class, amidst the troubles she is having at home.
Soon afterwards she finds her mother unconscious from taking meth, and while her mother is recuperating in hospital, she is sent to stay with one of her relatives, but not before her teacher says goodbye to her with the gift of a lovely 1930's classic guitar. It turns out the life her relative leads is no different from the life Amber was having with her mother, and in the middle of the night she takes her sole belonging, the 1930's guitar and runs away.
Living on the streets Amber faces some of the dangers prevalent for anyone just made homeless, from the homeless people adamant she doesn't take any of their sleeping spaces, to the dangers often faced by single teens on the streets, fortunately for her she is protected from a terrible attack from some homeless vagrants, by a couple of street musicians she saw early on in the day, one of them notices her guitar and asks her if she can play, she says she can't and walks away. As fate would have it she soon befriends the street singers that helped her and their lead singer, namely Ryan played by Dennis Denicola, Teresa the lead singer of the group, played by another beautiful singer Carolina Hoyos, and Marco, played by Daniel Galo, Teresa notices the guitar she is carrying and asks her to play, she mentions she doesn't really know how to play it, but Teresa insists that this is the condition if she wants to hang around with them; she must play, and as if on cue, she plays a beautiful melody and sings too, to the amazement of all, and no doubt the audience too. Amber is played by the gorgeous and very talented Christine Evans (she has one of those dreamy voices, that is reminiscent of Alanis Morisette).
Where to Find Original Movie Posters For Sale?
Collectors of classic and recent movie posters are just dying to get every original movie poster and not just a re-print from a printing shop. It has got to be the original thing that was used in promoting the movies in cinemas or movie houses. movie posters for sale are a good business nowadays. But where can we exactly find an original for sale, either classic or recent blockbusters?
Many people are posting their own collections of original posters for sale on eBay but sometimes, there are more frauds that real ones on some of these sites. If you want to make sure that you are buying the original stuff, check out some sites that will guide you such as Heritage Auction Galleries. You can easily Google this site. This site informs collectors about the authenticity of items they want to collect or purchase such as film posters during the sixties, seventies and eighties.
I have confirmed that some original old blockbuster movie posters can sell up to two hundred thousand dollars! Some of the most notable posters that raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars when auctioned were the early thirties classic movie The Mummy and King Kong -that is a whole lot of dough! You can search online for some original movie posters being sold online, especially autographed ones because these posters are going to be worth a fortune in the future. Keep it in a safe place and pray that someone will come along and buy the poster from you for thousands of dollars 50 years from today.
Well, that's the beauty of collecting these highly valuable classic movie items - you have something to look forward to. If you think you will pass away before your poster's 50th year, include the poster in your will and testament. For sure, one of your kids or grandkids will reap the benefits of your collections. Good luck!
Many people are posting their own collections of original posters for sale on eBay but sometimes, there are more frauds that real ones on some of these sites. If you want to make sure that you are buying the original stuff, check out some sites that will guide you such as Heritage Auction Galleries. You can easily Google this site. This site informs collectors about the authenticity of items they want to collect or purchase such as film posters during the sixties, seventies and eighties.
I have confirmed that some original old blockbuster movie posters can sell up to two hundred thousand dollars! Some of the most notable posters that raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars when auctioned were the early thirties classic movie The Mummy and King Kong -that is a whole lot of dough! You can search online for some original movie posters being sold online, especially autographed ones because these posters are going to be worth a fortune in the future. Keep it in a safe place and pray that someone will come along and buy the poster from you for thousands of dollars 50 years from today.
Well, that's the beauty of collecting these highly valuable classic movie items - you have something to look forward to. If you think you will pass away before your poster's 50th year, include the poster in your will and testament. For sure, one of your kids or grandkids will reap the benefits of your collections. Good luck!
One of the best jokes in the film
One of the best jokes in the film is a running gag about Glover's character's arm being chopped off. When we meet him in 2010, he has one arm and is a miserable prick. However, in 1986 we find that he's very friendly and has both his arms. Over and over the guys watch as Glover looks as if he's about to lose his arm in one ridiculous scenario after another, and Lou cheers for it to happen, only to be disappointed as each time Glover escapes unscathed, and blissfully unaware of his predestination. The "suspense" builds for Lou and us as we anticipate how exactly the limb gets severed. Funny stuff.
Soon, a girl walks into Adam's life, giving him a second chance at a happy marriage. She is such a one-dimensional and unconsidered part that one could say it's a huge step backward for roles for women. The film doesn't bother to make her anything more than a symbol, legs metaphorically spread, giving sage advice to our male lead while patiently waiting around for him to get over his phobias and make a decision. It's a throwaway plotline, dragging the rest of the movie down. The sooner we're done with these scenes the better, and they are mercifully short. The film is decidedly made by, for and about men, and so the lack of any serious consideration of a female point of view is not really a surprise.
There are some serious matters at hand here, and they're handled in a way that isn't preachy and doesn't interfere with the comedy. The movie is really about how one lets his closest friends down consistently through selfish behavior, and about aging's negative effects on one's social life causing overdependence on committed relationships that often turn out to be not as loving as you originally hoped. Lou's desperate antics manage to be both outrageously funny and still very much credible as the manic energy of a man trying desperately to stay one step ahead of his anxieties, and I mean that as a big compliment to Corddry, who is the heart and soul of this film. He sells the genuine desperation of his character in a way that Cusack doesn't even attempt. (Cusack sleepwalks through the picture, as he's been doing for years now.) The movie has a whitewash happy ending, which is both consistent with its genre but also necessary as a tonic for the depressing implications of its more serious undertones. In the end, it locates a justification and a place for these kinds of movies, because adult life can be painful and we need larger-than-life delusions to help keep us sane. Remaking your present by changing the mistakes you made in the past is exactly the kind of fantasy that can provide such relief, so let us (men) take the bait and revel in it.
Soon, a girl walks into Adam's life, giving him a second chance at a happy marriage. She is such a one-dimensional and unconsidered part that one could say it's a huge step backward for roles for women. The film doesn't bother to make her anything more than a symbol, legs metaphorically spread, giving sage advice to our male lead while patiently waiting around for him to get over his phobias and make a decision. It's a throwaway plotline, dragging the rest of the movie down. The sooner we're done with these scenes the better, and they are mercifully short. The film is decidedly made by, for and about men, and so the lack of any serious consideration of a female point of view is not really a surprise.
There are some serious matters at hand here, and they're handled in a way that isn't preachy and doesn't interfere with the comedy. The movie is really about how one lets his closest friends down consistently through selfish behavior, and about aging's negative effects on one's social life causing overdependence on committed relationships that often turn out to be not as loving as you originally hoped. Lou's desperate antics manage to be both outrageously funny and still very much credible as the manic energy of a man trying desperately to stay one step ahead of his anxieties, and I mean that as a big compliment to Corddry, who is the heart and soul of this film. He sells the genuine desperation of his character in a way that Cusack doesn't even attempt. (Cusack sleepwalks through the picture, as he's been doing for years now.) The movie has a whitewash happy ending, which is both consistent with its genre but also necessary as a tonic for the depressing implications of its more serious undertones. In the end, it locates a justification and a place for these kinds of movies, because adult life can be painful and we need larger-than-life delusions to help keep us sane. Remaking your present by changing the mistakes you made in the past is exactly the kind of fantasy that can provide such relief, so let us (men) take the bait and revel in it.
HOT movie
Hot Tub Time Machine (Steve Pink, 2010) - Despite what Kevin Smith would have you believe, there is a difference between a good stupid movie and a bad one. The good kind will make you laugh hard with offensive jokes; the bad kind will offend your sensibility with boring characters, too much plot, or, at their worst, a knee-jerk conservative preachiness that sometimes creeps into raunchy comedies toward the end. When you go to a stupid movie, you should prime yourself to just go with the flow, not think too hard and get in the mood to laugh, but if the jokes don't hit, or if the movie gets bogged down in pointless plot machinations, the experience can leave you offended in the wrong way. Hot Tub Time Machine, with its premise of four guys being transported back to the 80's after a night of drinking in a hot tub with magical powers, seemed like it could have had the right balance of clever pop culture references and talented comedic actors willing to humiliate themselves to be a good stupid movie. I was mostly right.
John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, and a memorable Rob Corddry star as Adam, Jacob, Nick and Lou, the reluctant hot tub time-travelers. Adam has recently separated from his wife, who apparently made him miserable in the later years, as we see him wander through his newly emptied apartment while listening to a message from his ex explaining what she took and why in a very funny and effective opening scene. Adam wanders down to the basement where his sarcastic lazy nephew Jacob plays Second Life as a character doing time in jail. Nick is bored at his dog-training job and frustrated by his juvenile and untrustworthy friends. The only thing he looks forward to anymore is seeing his wife at the end of the day. Lou has neither wife nor ex-wife, and we first meet him pulling into his garage as he rocks out to Poison while drinking vodka and Redbull, not mixed, but one swig after another, a neat trick while simultaneously lip-syncing, revving your engine, and air drumming the cheesy hair-metal pop perfectly. This lands Lou in the hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning, which the doctors assume was a suicide attempt. As therapy his friends take him to a ski resort that once provided these men with their best adolescent memories. Soon they hit the hot tub and the booze and wake up in 1986, as their actual adolescent selves from the past.
The film doesn't get as much mileage out of the nostalgic referencing of 80's pop culture as I had hoped, but it does a lot with time-machine cliches in movies. Much is made of the butterfly effect ("I love that movie!" one character exclaims - one of a number of well-timed references to awful movies). The character of Jacob, who wasn't born yet in 1986 and therefore is very much concerned about altering the timeline, phases in and out of existence, a clear reference to Michael J. Fox in that Polaroid photograph in Back to the Future. The casting of Crispin Glover as the hotel bellhop also references the classic time-travel movie from 1985. Several good bits ensue of the men reliving past humiliations because they don't want Jacob to disappear forever, despite being radically different people who earnestly want to make better choices in adolescence the second time around. Soon, however, they stop worrying and start thinking about how to benefit from the experience ("We could invent Zac Efron!" Lou realizes.).
John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, and a memorable Rob Corddry star as Adam, Jacob, Nick and Lou, the reluctant hot tub time-travelers. Adam has recently separated from his wife, who apparently made him miserable in the later years, as we see him wander through his newly emptied apartment while listening to a message from his ex explaining what she took and why in a very funny and effective opening scene. Adam wanders down to the basement where his sarcastic lazy nephew Jacob plays Second Life as a character doing time in jail. Nick is bored at his dog-training job and frustrated by his juvenile and untrustworthy friends. The only thing he looks forward to anymore is seeing his wife at the end of the day. Lou has neither wife nor ex-wife, and we first meet him pulling into his garage as he rocks out to Poison while drinking vodka and Redbull, not mixed, but one swig after another, a neat trick while simultaneously lip-syncing, revving your engine, and air drumming the cheesy hair-metal pop perfectly. This lands Lou in the hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning, which the doctors assume was a suicide attempt. As therapy his friends take him to a ski resort that once provided these men with their best adolescent memories. Soon they hit the hot tub and the booze and wake up in 1986, as their actual adolescent selves from the past.
The film doesn't get as much mileage out of the nostalgic referencing of 80's pop culture as I had hoped, but it does a lot with time-machine cliches in movies. Much is made of the butterfly effect ("I love that movie!" one character exclaims - one of a number of well-timed references to awful movies). The character of Jacob, who wasn't born yet in 1986 and therefore is very much concerned about altering the timeline, phases in and out of existence, a clear reference to Michael J. Fox in that Polaroid photograph in Back to the Future. The casting of Crispin Glover as the hotel bellhop also references the classic time-travel movie from 1985. Several good bits ensue of the men reliving past humiliations because they don't want Jacob to disappear forever, despite being radically different people who earnestly want to make better choices in adolescence the second time around. Soon, however, they stop worrying and start thinking about how to benefit from the experience ("We could invent Zac Efron!" Lou realizes.).
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