Posts Tagged ‘Teen Comedy’
August 9th, 2009 | 
Author: The movie that made John Hughes the most money was “Home Alone,” which he wrote and produced in 1990. But the movies that made him a hero came years earlier, beginning with ” Sixteen Candles ” in 1984. It would be a significant understatement to say that as a writer, producer and director, Hughes redefined the teen comedy . What he really did was redefine the teen, by allowing adolescents to be as complicated as any adult. Teens find a way to connect, no matter what the current tech
Christina Milian Bring it On Fight To The Finish Premiere – Christina Milian was pictured at the “Bring it On: Fight to the Finish” premiere in New York last night.Christina Milian, Cody Longo, Vanessa Born, Gabrielle Dennis, and Rachele Brooke Smith all star in “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish” which is an upcoming direct-to-DVD teen comedy that was directed by Bille Woodruff.The film tells the story of two rival cheer leading teams who compete till the end to win a championship and it will be
FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: What happens when a super nerdy high school valedictorian professes his love for the most popular girl in class? That’s the question at the heart of the upcoming romantic teen comedy, “I Love You, Beth Cooper.” The flick, starring “Heroes” hottie Hayden Panettiere as Beth Cooper and Paul Rust as the wannabe lover, doesn’t hit theaters until July 10, but we’ve got a first look with five exclusive clips. One other thing worth noting: The film is directed by Chris Col
Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to Larry Doyle’s novel “Go Mutants!” Doyle will write the script for the film which is a teen comedy/adventure set in a high school where all of the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true. Years later, the children of those mutant creatures have assimilated among [...]
Universal has acquired screen rights to the new Larry Doyle teen comedy/adventure novel ” Go Mutants! ” Imagine Entertainment producer Brian Grazer will develop, with Doyle writing the script himself. The story is set in a high school where all of the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true. Years later, the children of those mutant creatures have assimilated among the other kids. Doyle said the book and the movie invite cameos from ’50s monsters like Gort, the robot from Th
This unclassifiable but stunningly original film obliterates the walls between teen comedy, science fiction, family drama, horror, and cultural satire–and remains wildly entertaining throughout. Jake Gyllenhaal (October Sky) stars as Donnie, a borderline-schizophrenic adolescent for whom there is no difference between the signs and wonders of reality (a plane crash that decimates his house) and hallucination (a man-sized, reptilian rabbit who talks to him). Obsessed with the science of time travel and acutely aware of the world around him, Donnie is isolated by his powers of analysis and the apocalyptic visions that no one else seems to share. The debut feature of writer-director Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko is a shattering, hypnotic work that sets its own terms and gambles–rightfully so, as it turns out–that a viewer will stay aboard for the full ride. –Tom Keogh
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Amazon might have wrong listing or different version
I went to best buy today and this release is not only a 2 disc release(amazon says 1 disc), but also has both the director’s cut and the regular version of the movie so Amazon’s listing is either wrong, not updated or they have a different version.
5 Stars Director’s Cut is waaay Underrated
What’s NOT to like about it? For me, the DC is far better than the original. Some scenes cut from the original are simple but very emotional and should have never left the movie in the first place. The soundtrack is just the way the director had originally intended and they had more time to work with the special effects.
And well, yes, the original movie is far more “open” to interpretation, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. As for me, I liked to know what the director’s idea for what was behind the events that happened in the movie was.
DD:DC is one of my favorite movies EVER.
5 Stars Genius
What can one say about Donnie Darko ?
It’s pure genius plus one of the biggest Mind [...] of any movie I have ever seen.
The soundtrack alone is worth watching it over and over .
Jake Gyllenhaal gives a performance that is not only Oscar worthy but well crafted beyond his years.
The whole cast is amazing as well.
I have dealt with the schizophrenic mind first hand what most people don’t realize is most people with this disorder are highly highly intelligent and some are genius’s.
You can be speaking to a schizophrenic and they’re right on scope and displaying these highly intelligent qualities then out of the blue they’re mind makes a left turn and where it leads from that point can be anything from Frank the bunny to the CIA chasing them.
This is why Donnie Darko works so well and the whole ambiguous atmosphere is apropos.
if you want to view something light that doesn’t make you think this movie is not for you.
I guarantee if you watch this movie with an open mind and clear your emotional pallet beforehand
it will stay with you forever.
4 Stars Not the director’s cut?
I love this movie, I love the theatrical version, but I really love the Director’s Cut! I am disappointed that the Blu-Ray release does not have the longer version on it, which I feel is a much more complete movie.
5 Stars Top 100 movies of all time
I’ve never seen a movie like this. The movie has a beautiful aspect (especially the end). And there are a few chuckles as well. Contrary to the more critical commentary, there is depth and complexity to the story that kind of requires you to see it more than once. I’m no genius, but what I gathered the basis of Donnie Darko to be is about our part in the deliberate DESIGN of our destiny, and I catch more each time I watch it.
Regardless of anything, sincere thought and expression went in to the making of Donnie Darko. Mixed with skill and technical ability = Art.
A WORK OF ART! In the top 100 movies of all time in my opinion.
Warner Bros Romance Classics Collection Palm Springs Weekend Parrish Rome Adventure Susan Slade
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/27/2009 Rating: Nr
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars ROME CONQUERS OVER THE REST
The stand out film in this Romance Classics Collection from Warner Brothers is “Rome Adventure” the only film that one might consider a classic among the bunch. With a star making performance in her first film Suzanne Pleshette commands the screen and makes the film all hers. She is both engaging as an actress and a timeless beauty as well and proves she was a star who should have been bigger. Perhaps her resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor hindered her value at the studio, who knows? Her equally beautiful co-star not Troy Donohue but the city of Rome. Rarely has the city been more gorgeously photographed and here it is indeed presented as lovingly by the cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. as he presents us with Miss Pleshette.
In a stand out performance Angie Dickenson nearly steels the picture as a wicked temptress. She is a joy to watch and a real guilty pleasure to boot as she vamps her way across most of Italy and half of Europe.
Delmar Davies directed the film (as he did “Parish” and “Susan Slade”) with flair and his trademark penchant for the melodramatic. “Rome Adventure” is the best of the lot in this collection. The rest of the films vary from overcooked melodrama to silly camp teen comedy.
“Susan Slade” comes in second place with a first rate cast of veterans and young stars of the time. The wonderful surprise here as in “Perrish” is that Connie Stevens is such a fine actress. She shines as an innocent sheltered girl forced to grow up fast in a world of very narrow and strict mores. It is also a visual treat to see San Francisco, Carmel, and Monterey in the early 1960’s shot so memorably in all their glory..
In “Perrish” Connie is a Real Bad Girl and she brings a touch of class, defiant pride and honor to the role that one would not expect from her. The other plus in this long tale of tobacco plantations in Connecticut is the last screen appearance of Claudette Colbert. It is just a treat to watch her in action with all her signature gestures and “Shoot my face from the left side only” moves that made her a star and so good at playing wise strong mothers.
“Palm Springs Weekend” weighs in as a campy lightweight “Where The Boys Are” where all the “teens” are played by actors nearing thirty. This film is a silly throwaway that is the perfect vehicle for the decidedly doughy and charmless Troy Donahue. This collection should really be called The Troy Donahue Collection since he stars in all for epics. In sad fact the films suffer for his presence. “Parrish”, “Susan Slade”, and “Rome Adventure” would have been much better with a lead that could act. I found myself pining for the films to rise from under his dead weight. Tab Hunter was truly missed.
The prints are good and the sound quality fine on all four films. So this collection is for die-hard Donahue fans and worth buying for “Rome Adventure” above all the rest.
5 Stars CTC TROY DONAHUE
I watched this film a long time ago I was only seventheen years old so that’s why I’d like to watch it again.
4 Stars Troy Donohue
Any time I see the name Troy Donohue, my mind automatically goes back to the time I was growing up in the late 1950s and early ’60s, a great time with wonderful memories.
I saw “Palm Springs Weekend” at the RKO Albee a beautiful golden-age theater in downtown Brooklyn, New York. The film holds many pleasant memories and is an all-around enjoyable experience. I even own the soundtrack album with Troy singing “Live Young.” About ten years ago, I sent Troy some lobby cards, from some of his films, to his home in California. I got them back signed in less than a week.
I can’t wait to get this set. Now if only we could get Warner Bros. to release some of their classic series from the late ’50s/early ’60s, including the ones Donohue starred in: “Hawaiian Eye” and, especially, “SurfSide 6,” one of my all-time favorites. I also wouldn’t mind seeing them release Troy’s large-scale western “A Distant Trumpet,” as well.
5 Stars Worth Every Penny
Today I received the box set of Romance Classic Collection(Parrish/Susan Slade/Rome Adventure /Palm Springs Weekend). When the movies were first released in the theaters I was between 13 and 16 years old and madly in love with Troy Donahue. I had his pictures plastered all over my bedroom walls. At the time I didn’t know there other actors in the movies! I was too busy looking at Troy. The movies are beautifully done. Old fashioned love stories with beautiful music and scenery. Except for Palm Springs Weekend which is a light weight comedy. (Jerry Van Dyke stole the movie)Troy even sings the title song!Not a great singer, but who cares, he’s Troy Donahue.
I highly recommend these movies as well as A Summer Place to anyone who loves loves stories the way they are meant to be. After seeing these movies I’m a teenager again madly in love with Troy Donahue.
5 Stars Rome Adventure finally out on DVD!!!!
My review goes for ROME ADVENTURE alone, I love this movie, and was able to treat myself with a copy, in Brazil, ROME ADVENTURE is presently being sold separately (not a boxed set).
The movie is fantastic, having enduring more than 4 decades, what proves its qualities, the picture quality is ok, however, the sound is not good, as a matter of fact, it’s awful, since it only has the original mono track. We’ve waited for so long for this to come out on DVD that I think we, fans, deserved better treatment. It could contain the original mono audio track, for purists, but why not include some remastered DD 5.1 or even DTS to enhance the magnificent score by Max Steiner’s? Wonder how great it would be to hear AL DI LA, sung by Emilio Pericolli, in glorious DTS 5.1? Maybe in a near-future Special Edition, with 2 discs, containing all the extras that this edition lacks, with remastered audio and video quality. Perhaps even better, why not release this title in glorious Blu Ray, with uncompressed audio? This is the kind of picture that will look simply stunning in HD, with a compatible excellent audio score, I just look forward to adding this title on BD to my collection. Anyway, meanwhile, let’s give some money to the studios, they may be needing it after all, because tey will surely release a better edition some time in the future, making us double dip once more. But I strongly reccomend this title while we are deprived to see a film like this in all its glory, this copy should do well enough, after all, as I said, the video quality is not that bad, of course it’s no HD, but as fas as the sound concerns, they surely could have made an extensively better job than this. Enjoy Rome Adventure, the most cheap quick trip to Italy for sure! Great film, indeed.
Warner Bros Romance Classics Collection Palm Springs Weekend Parrish Rome Adventure Susan Slade
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/27/2009 Rating: Nr
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars ROME CONQUERS OVER THE REST
The stand out film in this Romance Classics Collection from Warner Brothers is “Rome Adventure” the only film that one might consider a classic among the bunch. With a star making performance in her first film Suzanne Pleshette commands the screen and makes the film all hers. She is both engaging as an actress and a timeless beauty as well and proves she was a star who should have been bigger. Perhaps her resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor hindered her value at the studio, who knows? Her equally beautiful co-star not Troy Donohue but the city of Rome. Rarely has the city been more gorgeously photographed and here it is indeed presented as lovingly by the cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. as he presents us with Miss Pleshette.
In a stand out performance Angie Dickenson nearly steels the picture as a wicked temptress. She is a joy to watch and a real guilty pleasure to boot as she vamps her way across most of Italy and half of Europe.
Delmar Davies directed the film (as he did “Parish” and “Susan Slade”) with flair and his trademark penchant for the melodramatic. “Rome Adventure” is the best of the lot in this collection. The rest of the films vary from overcooked melodrama to silly camp teen comedy.
“Susan Slade” comes in second place with a first rate cast of veterans and young stars of the time. The wonderful surprise here as in “Perrish” is that Connie Stevens is such a fine actress. She shines as an innocent sheltered girl forced to grow up fast in a world of very narrow and strict mores. It is also a visual treat to see San Francisco, Carmel, and Monterey in the early 1960’s shot so memorably in all their glory..
In “Perrish” Connie is a Real Bad Girl and she brings a touch of class, defiant pride and honor to the role that one would not expect from her. The other plus in this long tale of tobacco plantations in Connecticut is the last screen appearance of Claudette Colbert. It is just a treat to watch her in action with all her signature gestures and “Shoot my face from the left side only” moves that made her a star and so good at playing wise strong mothers.
“Palm Springs Weekend” weighs in as a campy lightweight “Where The Boys Are” where all the “teens” are played by actors nearing thirty. This film is a silly throwaway that is the perfect vehicle for the decidedly doughy and charmless Troy Donahue. This collection should really be called The Troy Donahue Collection since he stars in all for epics. In sad fact the films suffer for his presence. “Parrish”, “Susan Slade”, and “Rome Adventure” would have been much better with a lead that could act. I found myself pining for the films to rise from under his dead weight. Tab Hunter was truly missed.
The prints are good and the sound quality fine on all four films. So this collection is for die-hard Donahue fans and worth buying for “Rome Adventure” above all the rest.
5 Stars CTC TROY DONAHUE
I watched this film a long time ago I was only seventheen years old so that’s why I’d like to watch it again.
4 Stars Troy Donohue
Any time I see the name Troy Donohue, my mind automatically goes back to the time I was growing up in the late 1950s and early ’60s, a great time with wonderful memories.
I saw “Palm Springs Weekend” at the RKO Albee a beautiful golden-age theater in downtown Brooklyn, New York. The film holds many pleasant memories and is an all-around enjoyable experience. I even own the soundtrack album with Troy singing “Live Young.” About ten years ago, I sent Troy some lobby cards, from some of his films, to his home in California. I got them back signed in less than a week.
I can’t wait to get this set. Now if only we could get Warner Bros. to release some of their classic series from the late ’50s/early ’60s, including the ones Donohue starred in: “Hawaiian Eye” and, especially, “SurfSide 6,” one of my all-time favorites. I also wouldn’t mind seeing them release Troy’s large-scale western “A Distant Trumpet,” as well.
5 Stars Worth Every Penny
Today I received the box set of Romance Classic Collection(Parrish/Susan Slade/Rome Adventure /Palm Springs Weekend). When the movies were first released in the theaters I was between 13 and 16 years old and madly in love with Troy Donahue. I had his pictures plastered all over my bedroom walls. At the time I didn’t know there other actors in the movies! I was too busy looking at Troy. The movies are beautifully done. Old fashioned love stories with beautiful music and scenery. Except for Palm Springs Weekend which is a light weight comedy. (Jerry Van Dyke stole the movie)Troy even sings the title song!Not a great singer, but who cares, he’s Troy Donahue.
I highly recommend these movies as well as A Summer Place to anyone who loves loves stories the way they are meant to be. After seeing these movies I’m a teenager again madly in love with Troy Donahue.
5 Stars Rome Adventure finally out on DVD!!!!
My review goes for ROME ADVENTURE alone, I love this movie, and was able to treat myself with a copy, in Brazil, ROME ADVENTURE is presently being sold separately (not a boxed set).
The movie is fantastic, having enduring more than 4 decades, what proves its qualities, the picture quality is ok, however, the sound is not good, as a matter of fact, it’s awful, since it only has the original mono track. We’ve waited for so long for this to come out on DVD that I think we, fans, deserved better treatment. It could contain the original mono audio track, for purists, but why not include some remastered DD 5.1 or even DTS to enhance the magnificent score by Max Steiner’s? Wonder how great it would be to hear AL DI LA, sung by Emilio Pericolli, in glorious DTS 5.1? Maybe in a near-future Special Edition, with 2 discs, containing all the extras that this edition lacks, with remastered audio and video quality. Perhaps even better, why not release this title in glorious Blu Ray, with uncompressed audio? This is the kind of picture that will look simply stunning in HD, with a compatible excellent audio score, I just look forward to adding this title on BD to my collection. Anyway, meanwhile, let’s give some money to the studios, they may be needing it after all, because tey will surely release a better edition some time in the future, making us double dip once more. But I strongly reccomend this title while we are deprived to see a film like this in all its glory, this copy should do well enough, after all, as I said, the video quality is not that bad, of course it’s no HD, but as fas as the sound concerns, they surely could have made an extensively better job than this. Enjoy Rome Adventure, the most cheap quick trip to Italy for sure! Great film, indeed.