2008 Woodie Awards
The Award-Winning Student Newspaper of St. John's University
Coming to movie theaters August 3 is a story of hope, determination, and (as the posters so eloquently state) smacking destiny in the face. The movie, aptly titled Hot Rod, stars Andy Samberg as Rod Kimble, an aspiring stuntman. Convinced he is the love-child of Evel Knievel's test-rider, he is following in his father's footsteps.
Is it just me, or is it a major unsolved mystery as to how Uwe Boll continues to get movie houses to sign him on as the director for films? There was a story in last week's news that said that the German-born director, producer, screenwriter, and apparently actor, signed a distribution deal with Freestyle Releasing.
Saccharine-sweet romantic comedies with cookie-cutter plots seem to have plagued America's movie theaters in recent years. The formula is simple: an unlikely couple meets (one half of this unlikely couple is probably involved in a rocky relationship of some sorts with somebody else), they become involved with one another and then they break up, only to realize that they are meant to be.
The White Stripes' 2001 release, White Blood Cells, is arguably one of the best minimalist rock albums of all time. Jack and Meg White, only two performers, made a lot of noise on that record, resulting in critical and mainstream success. Since then, the band has made a name for itself through its high-energy live shows, but failed to capture that same tenacity with their last album, Get Behind Me Satan.
It's been a couple weeks, but fret no more! Another sequel has been released in theaters, just in case you readers couldn't get enough during May. This time around, it's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which flew into theaters June 15. Although critics panned the first movie, it still managed to be one of 2005's top-selling flicks.
