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The Invention of Lying

2009-09-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

“The film is set on an alternate Earth where no one has ever lied, and stars Gervais as a performer who tells the world’s first lie, coming to wield its power for personal gain.”

...was what I found out when I looked up into the internet about the movie "The Invention of Lying".

Hey there guys, Canovie here. I'm gonna tell you the truth today. "The Invention of Lying" is truthfully going to be a great comedy movie, and it's screening this Friday 02, Oct 2009!

So, without further delaying your curiosity, here are the synopsis.

"The Invention of Lying" takes place in an alternate reality in which lying--even the concept of a lie--does not even exist. Everyone--from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street--speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences.

But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune.

But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves.

Sick huh?This is the kind of story I wanna watch in movies! My god, a world without lies. Lol, it's like a world without sin.

Well,aside politics though. Even if the world does not have lies, maybe there'll still be corruptions and manipulations.

Okay,enough talk, let's watch! The trailer!

Yeah.I know.It's kinda cool.

But don't be fooled, cause not all cool trailers are cool movies. Damn, just that day my friend has been complaining about a movie that was similar to "The Invention of Lying" which featured a lot of famous casts from movies similar to "The Invention of Lying".

And in the end, the story was not quite complete, which I hope "The Invention of Lying" is not going to be.

Well, that's all for this "The Invention of Lying" post. In the nest post,I'll post the characters and casts reviews of this movie "The Invention of Lying".

For the characters and casts reviews of this movie "The Invention of Lying", go here.

Til then,

Canovie off.

A Serious Man : Characters and Casts

2009-09-26T04:18:00.000-07:00

Hello again guys!Mr Canovie here and this is the second review of the movie "A Serious Man". For those of you who missed the first part of the review, which is the synopsis and the trailer, you can see it here.

Alright,time to introduce, criticise and deduce the casts of the movie "A Serious Man".

So first of all,let's start off with Michael Stuhlbarg, who will be taking the role of Larry Gopnik, a Jewish academic living in a middle-class Jewish neighborhood in a Minneapolis suburb in the movie "A Serious Man".

Stuhlbarg is originally from Long Beach, California. He studied at the Juilliard School and also studied drama at the National Theater of the Youth of Great Britain, London University and UCLA.

After college, he became a famous stage actor who appeared in the production of several shows, including winning a prize in Old Wicked Songs in 1996, Long Day's Journey Into Night in 1997, and the Drama Desk Award for the actor featured exceptional play for Pillowman by 2005.

He appeared on numerous television shows including Law and Order, Ugly Betty and the American Experience.

His filmography is limited to a number of small roles, including a lawyer in Ridley Scott's Body of Lies and Hedge Fund Consultant cold souls Sophie Barthes. However, his first major role was as a university professor Larry Gopnik problems in 2009 black comedy by the Coen brothers a man seriously.

Okay,then next we have Richard Kind, another famous American actor. He is Arthur Gopnik in the movie "A Serious Man".

Richard Kind has a recurring role on Scrubs as Mr. Harvey Corman, annoying hypochondriac, who claimed that actoreal name is not "doing as much action as you might think" on the sitcom.

He also played an important role in the United States as a crime comedy Psych Hugo, an astronomer who kill a partner to the credit of the discovery of planets ( "From the Earth to Starbucks"), then Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a wealthy patron who has killed the brother-sister and nephew to protect the money he used to finance philanthropic activities ( "Privilege").

Actor / director George Clooney is a close friend and best man at wedding of Richard Kind in 1999. Then Richard Kind continued to play the role of a director in the director's debut Confessions Clooney a dangerous man. Richard Kind also played himself in the HBO series Unscripted short Clooney executive produced and directed by Grant Heslov.

Richard Kind have been conducted on radio and audio playback and LA Theater Works Theater in Hollywood in the ears, and served as a panelist on the upswing in 2000 the game show To Tell the Truth.

Richard Kind play a small role in the Disney Channel show Even Stevens, where he played Uncle Chuck sour. He also appeared in an episode of CBS Two and A Half Men of November 12, 2007 and played Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Sondheim Center for Performing Arts in Fairfield, Iowa.

He also played in the indie black comedy, The replacement in 2008

In August 2008, said this type will play an important supporting role in the upcoming comedy the Coen brothers dark, the movie "A Serious Man".

Interesting facts about Kind,huh?Well, there's lots more to come! Our next one is George Wyner, who would be Rabbi Nachter in the movie "A Serious Man".

George Wyner (born October 25, 1945) is an actor in film and television. He is best known for his role as ADA Bernstein in a series of Hill Street Blues.

Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major, and is an actor of such demand in the early 1970s. So far, Wyner has appeared in more than 100 television series and co-starred in nine. It is also known for his memorable turn in the cult classics such as Spaceballs, American Pie 2 and Fletch.

Cool facts huh?Looks like we are gonna have lotsa veterans in the movie "A Serious Man". And I'm expecting some very experienced acting. But that's all about the actors now.

Okay, this has never been done before in the my history,I'm gonna be reviewing the directors of the show!

Aight', for the movie "A Serious Man", is it directed by the Coen brothers, which consists of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known professionals like the Coen brothers, is the American filmmaker.

For over twenty years, couples who wrote and directed several successful films, ranging from the crazy comedy (O Brother, Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy) to the thriller Hard (Miller's Crossing, Blood Simple, The man who wasn 't there, No Country for Old Men), to genre films which blur together (Fargo, The Big Lebowski Big Bowling, Barton Fink and Burn After Reading).

The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly, although until now, Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing. They scenarios often alternate top billing, while they share the film credits for editor under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes.

They are known in the film business as a "two-headed director", when they share the same vision of their films. The actors can approach either brother with a question and get the same answer.

Amazing,huh?who would've thought there will be two directors in the movie "A Serious Man"?!

Well, since most of the casts are experienced ones, I'd hope that the movie "A Serious Man" would turn out to be good and hilarious.

Oh,and don't forget, the movie "A Serious Man" is going to be on screen on 2nd October 2009.

Don't miss it!

Canovie,off.

A Serious Man

2009-09-25T02:23:00.001-07:00

"Are you freakin' serious?!You wanna go to New Zealand?!"

...was what my dad said when I joked to him about wanting to be a sheep breeder.Haha.

LOL,hey guys! It's been a freakin' long time since the last post, eh?But don't ya worry no more, I'll be more active now and post loads and loads more of reviews for ya!

Okay so for this post,I'll be reviewing about the movie "A Serious Man".

A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him.

She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job.

While his wife and Sy Ableman blithely make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry’s chances for tenure at the university.

Also, a graduate student seems to be trying to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person – a mensch – a serious man?

Wow.Kinda cool plot don'cha guys thinks?Well, that's the text part.And now,for the video part.

Yeap.Totally sounds like a helpless average working executive who's trying to figure out what's wrong with his life,but in the end, there was nothing wrong with it.

A Serious Man is the kind of story where an average person, who works in the white collar industry faces a tremendous amount of pressure and at the same time, he is unsatisfied with his current life.

His life may be,for example ;on the verge of divorce and his kids are all grown up and does not like him that much.

Well, I guess it would all depend on the screenwriter,director and actors.

For the cast and staff reviews, you can go here.

Okay that's it for now. See you later.

Movie Canovie.

st. trinian's 2009 character and cast reviews!

2009-09-13T12:27:00.000-07:00

Okay,we're done with the synopsis, and we're through with the trailer..now, we'll see who are the people that is going to act in this movie and just what kind of experience they have in acting. Let's go!

Okay,first of all, I will introduce to you, Ruper Everett.

James Hector Rupert Everett (born May 29, 1959) is an English actor and singer. He first attracted public attention in 1981 when he was thrown into play Julian Mitchell's film Another Country, and later as an openly homosexual student at an English public school, established in 1930. Since then, he later appeared in many other films including My Best Friend's Wedding, An Ideal Husband, The Next Best Thing and the Shrek suites. He currently lives in London.

Then, we have Colin Firth, who will be playing the evil Education Minister who tries to close the school down.

Firth had a supporting role in The English Patient (1996) and since then she has starred in films such as Fever Pitch (1997), Shakespeare (1998) Love Relative Values (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) , The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Love Actually (2003), What a Girl Wants (2003), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge Of (2004) Reason, Nanny McPhee (2005) The Last Legion (2007) with Aishwarya Rai, When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008), the film adaptation of Mamma Mia! (2008) and more recently played Easy Virtue Film Festival from Rome to excellent reviews.

Then, we have Gemma Arterton. She is going to be the head girl of St Trinian, Kelly Jones.

Arterton won her first professional role (in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary) while she was still at drama school. Similarly, she made his debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare's scene Love's Labor's Lost at the Globe Theater in London in July 2007 before graduating year.She made her film debut in the 2007 film St. Trinian's St. Trinian Girl as Chief Kelly, a role she won in competition with Sienna Miller.

In 2008, she appeared in the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.Chosen almost 1,500 candidates, Arterton plays a character called "Strawberry Fields", in what was described as "a good-sized role".

She is the face of James Bond Girl 007 Avon fragrance launched in October 2008. Having already begun the series of ads for discreet cosmetics company Avon in May 2008 asking the opposite patterns of Rimmel Arterton, Kate Moss, but the deal was blocked on the terms of her contract with Avon.

Alright, things are really getting interesting eh?Okay, the next person then,is Davis Tennant. He is a character called Lord Pomfrey in the movie St Trinion 2009.

David Tennant (born David John McDonald, April 18, 1971) is a Scottish actor. In addition to working in theater, Tennant known for his roles in Doctor Who as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Casanova as the title character, and as Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

In the film, he appeared in Young Things Stephen Fry Bright, and as Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. One of the roles on screen as soon as Judas in a large (1996), where he shared a scene with Christopher Eccleston, playing a drunken undergraduate challenges Eccleston Jude to prove his intelligence.

Quite a reputable bunch huh? Well, I'd be expecting a really really brilliant performance from them then.

Til then guys,

Movie Canovie signing off!

st. trinian's 2009 Trailer

2009-09-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hello again guys! So alright, if you have read my reviews about st. trinion's 2009, then you must be wanting to see some graphical previews.Am I right? For those of you who still hasn't, I would simply put st. trinion's 2009 review below the trailer. Enjoy!

"Where do bad girls go to school to?St Trinian's,of course!"

Okay guys, st. trinian's 2009 may be a movie that you chick flick lovers would love. But hey, I'm a very flexible and open guy, so okay, what the heck, I'll give it a try. So as always, I'll present you with the movie's synopsis.

St Trinian's, the infamous school for 'young ladies' is once again facing dire financial crisis! The bank are threatening headmistress Camilla Fritton with closure.

Her unorthadox doctrine of free expression and self empowerment is also under threat from new Education Minister Geoffrey Thwaits, an old flame of Camilla's who is determined to bring discipline and order to the anarchic school.

In true St Trinian style the girls are in a league of their own; smart, fearless and determined to defend the school they love to the end. They need to unite the warring girl gang cliques and come up with the cash fast to save the school.

Sounds like a touching-story-in-the-end kinda movie is this st. trinian's 2009 gonna be huh? Well, for your information, St Trinians is a part of the St Trinian's movie series, where they were made in 1954, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1980 and 2007. If that kinda genre and plot would've been the same, I don't think they have a chance to make a second movie, nonetheless six!

So I would expect several things from st. trinian's 2009. First of all, it's gonna have the conflict,where the school is facing with closure as maybe, they loaned a lot of money, or didn't pay their land taxes or something.

So I guess it's gonna go like, the headmistress of st. trinian's 2009 is feeling pressured, since the school owns a lot of money and pressure from the Education Ministry, which, she had made her archenemy or something. But despite all that, she still fulfills her role as an educator and a leader, while showing bravery and positivity on the outside.

And about the students, okay. They are gonna start with, someone introducing the tribes of girls, which consists of, uh, I don't know...maybe emos, gothics, nerds, popular girls, cheerleaders, or jocks. Then, there will be a newcomer that will, in the end, unites them all.

So the new girl, would move into the house, and is being shown around by the headmistress. The new girl would then try to befriend each and every one of the clicks in the st. trinian's 2009, but then she realized that she can't. And at a point, she would feel down and dissapointed for not fitting into any groups and she would cast herself out from the crowds for several days.

Then,one day, as she was intending to see the headmistress to seek advice, she overheard her conversation on a phone...or with some board of directors that the st. trinian's 2009 is going to be closed if they do not collect the aforementioned amount of money.

As of then, the girl hid the information to herself. Later on, some random students that doesn't belong to any groups, approached her. They later on become good friends and she realized, if the st. trinian's 2009 closes, she would have no elsewhere to belong again. She then took the initiative to talk to her friends about it.

And then, maybe the student council or someone influencial, would gather up everybody and announce it to them about the matter. At that time, the leaders of different gangs would agree to cooperate with each other to collect enough money to save the st. trinian's 2009.

The protagonist would then suggest a brilliant idea that utilizes all the clicks' specialties and abilities to make money for the st. trinian's 2009. The headmistress came to know about this and soon, the teachers joined in too.

st. trinian's 2009

2009-09-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

"Where do bad girls go to school to?St Trinian's,of course!"

St Trinian's, the infamous school for 'young ladies' is once again facing dire financial crisis! The bank are threatening headmistress Camilla Fritton with closure.

Her unorthadox doctrine of free expression and self empowerment is also under threat from new Education Minister Geoffrey Thwaits, an old flame of Camilla's who is determined to bring discipline and order to the anarchic school.

In true St Trinian style the girls are in a league of their own; smart, fearless and determined to defend the school they love to the end. They need to unite the warring girl gang cliques and come up with the cash fast to save the school.

Sounds like a touching-story-in-the-end kinda movie is this st. trinian's 2009 gonna be huh? Well, for your information, St Trinians is a part of the St Trinian's movie series, where they were made in 1954, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1980 and 2007. If that kinda genre and plot would've been the same, I don't think they have a chance to make a second movie, nonetheless six!

So I would expect several things from st. trinian's 2009. First of all, it's gonna have the conflict,where the school is facing with closure as maybe, they loaned a lot of money, or didn't pay their land taxes or something.

So I guess it's gonna go like, the headmistress of st. trinian's 2009 is feeling pressured, since the school owns a lot of money and pressure from the Education Ministry, which, she had made her archenemy or something. But despite all that, she still fulfills her role as an educator and a leader, while showing bravery and positivity on the outside.

And about the students, okay. They are gonna start with, someone introducing the tribes of girls, which consists of, uh, I don't know...maybe emos, gothics, nerds, popular girls, cheerleaders, or jocks. Then, there will be a newcomer that will, in the end, unites them all.

So the new girl, would move into the house, and is being shown around by the headmistress. The new girl would then try to befriend each and every one of the clicks in the st. trinian's 2009, but then she realized that she can't. And at a point, she would feel down and dissapointed for not fitting into any groups and she would cast herself out from the crowds for several days.

Then,one day, as she was intending to see the headmistress to seek advice, she overheard her conversation on a phone...or with some board of directors that the st. trinian's 2009 is going to be closed if they do not collect the aforementioned amount of money.

As of then, the girl hid the information to herself. Later on, some random students that doesn't belong to any groups, approached her. They later on become good friends and she realized, if the st. trinian's 2009 closes, she would have no elsewhere to belong again. She then took the initiative to talk to her friends about it.

And then, maybe the student council or someone influencial, would gather up everybody and announce it to them about the matter. At that time, the leaders of different gangs would agree to cooperate with each other to collect enough money to save the st. trinian's 2009.

The protagonist would then suggest a brilliant idea that utilizes all the clicks' specialties and abilities to make money for the st. trinian's 2009. The headmistress came to know about this and soon, the teachers joined in too.

Surrogates

2009-09-04T07:24:00.000-07:00

Does being another person makes someone better,or the opposite?

LOL,may I say that the word I said before has something to do with this movie. Yes guys,welcome back for another Movie Canovie's movie reviews and guide! For those who are new here, I,Movie Canovie, will post several informations regarding the movie that I will pick every month to be reviewed.

Okay, so this film is gonna be out on the 25th of September. I'm excited myself for this one, because sci-fi movies are my favourites! Especially with the latest and cutting edge CG and futuristic based storylines.

Okay,so without further delaying the excitement,here is the synopsis :

The year 2017 is a future in which humans live in near-total isolation, never leaving the safety and comfort of their homes, and only communicating with their fellow man through remotely-controlled robotic bodies that serve as "surrogates", designed as better-looking versions of their human operators.

Because people are safe all the time, and damage done to a surrogate is not even felt by its owner, it is a peaceful world free from fear, pain, and crime.Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent who enlists the aid of his own surrogate to investigate the murder of the genius college student who invented the surrogates.

As the case grows more complicated, however, the withdrawn detective discovers that in order to actually catch the killer he will have to venture outside the safety of his own home for the first time in many years, and enlists the aid of another agent (Radha Mitchell) in tracking his target down. Jonathan Mostow directs co-screenwriters Michael Ferris and John Brancato's adaptation of the graphic novel by author Robert Venditti and illustrator Brett Weldele.

And how's that for a future with virtual social environment huh? It really took one hell of an imagination to make up this kinda story. The whole summary reminded me of some of my friends who could sit at home and chat all day,and never really had a life back then.

Surely a good sci-fi movie and a lesson to be learned!Alright,now, for the trailer.

Surrogates (2009 film) Movie Trailer

Incredible,right?Every time I watch this, I only could count how many days a far until 25th September.Yes!

Haha,right.Okay,now for the heroes and heroines of the movie.

Alright,hero number 1,Bruce Willis!

As John McClane in the Die Hard movie series, Bruce has moved the world with his top-class acting on screen. Remember the movie Armageddon? Yeap, the one which Aerosmith sang "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing". He was the lead role Harry Stamper.

And don't forget the movie, The Sixth Sense (yes,the one that had Haley Joel Osment as a kid,saying "I See Dead People"). He was the macho child psychologist Dr.Malcolm Crove.

Next , we have the Australian actress, Radha Mitchell. Some of you may have not known her, but she has quite the credibility in the field.

In 1997, she starred in two films—High Art and Everything Put Together—both Independent Spirit Award winners. Other films—including Pitch Black opposite Vin Diesel, Phone Booth opposite Colin Farrell, and Man on Fire opposite Denzel Washington—soon followed.

Mitchell gained recognition for her performance in the Academy Award–winning Finding Neverland, which co-starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. This performance for all co-stars earned each a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.

Incredible huh?Don't be astonished yet,cause we have one more lady coming up, and she is Rosamund Pike!

She is perhaps best known for her portrayals of Bond villainess Miranda Frost in Die Another Day and she appeared as Jane, the elder sister of Elizabeth (played by Keira Knightley), in Pride & Prejudice.

Pike played Elizabeth Malet in The Libertine (2005) co-starring Johnny Depp, which won her the Best Supporting Actress award at the British Independent Film Awards.

In the same year, she portrayed Rose in The Promised Land (a film about Israel), as well as starring as scientist Samantha Grimm in the cinematic adaptation of the computer game Doom.

Okay,last but not least, the baddie aka the big kahuna aka the final boss. For him, we have the all rounder, Ving Rhames.

I mean, who could forget the characters that he plays, such as Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in Con Air, and the award winning TV mini series Don King:Only In America as Don King himself.

Rhames was also in Mission : Impossible II and Mission : Impossible III as Luther Stickell, and the homosexual firefighter, alongside Adam Sandler in I Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

Well, and this is the rest of the casts :

Bruce Willis	...	Agent Greer
Radha Mitchell	...	Agent Peters
Rosamund Pike	...	Maggie Greer
Ving Rhames	...	The Prophet
James Cromwell
Michael Cudlitz	...	Colonel Brendon
Meta Golding	...	Lead Counsel
Helena Mattsson	...	JJ
Trevor Donovan	...	Tommy
Valerie Azlynn	...	Bridget
Jordan Belfi	...	Victor Welch
Boris Kodjoe	...	Anthony Stone
Jack Noseworthy	...	Strickland
Anya Monzikova	...	Beautiful Surrogate
Devin Ratray	...	Bobby Saunders
Nicholas Purcell	...	Pulaski - Commando #1
Rachel Sterling	...	Vivian - assistant to Victor Welch
Ella Thomas	...	Lisa
Ned Vaughn
Cody Christian	...	Young Canter
James Francis Ginty	...	Dr. Lionel Canter / Tuxedo
Rick Malambri	...	Clark the Clerk
Derrick Tedford	...	Perfect Surrogate
Chad Williams	...	Salesman
David Conley	...	Miller
Eamon Brooks	...	FBI Trainee
Ian Novick	...	Andre
Shane Dzicek	...	Jarid Canter
Jonathan Arthur	...	Boston police officer
Michael O'Toole	...	Hirosuke
Chris Parson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Bruce-Robert Serafin	...	Bud
Jeffrey De Serrano	...	Armando
Ryan Williams	...	Dread
Beau C. Bedugnis	...	Dread / Gate Gaurd
Keith Kirkwood	...	Dr. David
Brian Jansen	...	The Stalker
Brian A. Parrish	...	Hard Hat
Jennifer Alden	...	Landlady (uncredited)
Michael Baxter	...	Dread (uncredited)
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Dread Villager (uncredited)
Cate Beehan	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Leigh Belair	...	Dread with Sledgehammer (uncredited)
Andria Blackman	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
William Bornkesell	...	Baseball kid on bench (uncredited)
Dorothy Brodesser	...	Dread woman with shotgun (uncredited)
Katelyn Cahill	...	Surrogate VSI Office Employee (uncredited)
Todd Cahoon	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Jwaundace Candece	...	FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)
Patrick Canty	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Chemi Che-Mponda	...	Dread (uncredited)
Taylor Cole	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Funeral Mourner / Townsfolk Activist (uncredited)
Jeffrey Corazzini	...	Boston Police officer (uncredited)
Michael DeMello	...	Gate Guard (uncredited)
Roger Dillingham Jr.	...	Dread (uncredited)
Justin Warren Downing	...	Surrogate Businessman (uncredited)
Vincent J. Earnshaw	...	Funeral Dread (uncredited)
Katie Eischen	...	Female Jumper (uncredited)
Steve Flynn	...	Dread shopkeeper (uncredited)
Sari Gagnon	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
David J. Garfield	...	Farm Dread (uncredited)
Costa Giannakopoulos	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Albert Gornie	...	Dread (uncredited)
A.F. Grant	...	Dread (uncredited)
Rob W. Gray	...	Dread (uncredited)
Una F. Green	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Joseph Guglielmo	...	Dread (uncredited)
Quincy Heath	...	Commando (uncredited)
Michelle Hopkins	...	Dread (uncredited)
Kate Jurdi	...	Surrogate Dancer / Dread (uncredited)
Krista Laraine	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	Dread at Funeral & Helicopter Crash Scenes (uncredited)
Jeremy Martin	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Robert Masiello	...	Human (uncredited)
Adam Masnyk	...	Sgt. Davis (uncredited)
Todd Mello	...	Dread (uncredited)
Tarek Moussa	...	Dread (uncredited)
Jason Mulcahy	...	Handsome Surrogate (uncredited)
Declan Mulvey	...	Boston police officer (uncredited)
Gabriel Olds	...	Agent #1 (uncredited)
Catherine Pierce	...	Dread (uncredited)
Alan Resnic	...	Dread / Human (uncredited)
Rich Rothbell	...	Dread (uncredited)
Rich Skinner	...	Dread (uncredited)
Chuck Slavin	...	Dread (uncredited)
Danny F Smith	...	Victim / Surrogate (uncredited)
Joe Sobalo Jr.	...	EMT (uncredited)
Stream	...	The Dread (uncredited)
David Szehi	...	Human (uncredited)
Colin Turtle	...	Dread (uncredited)
Marc Vos	...	Club Go-er Surrogate (uncredited)
Amanda Wall	...	Dread Child (uncredited)
Donald Warnock	...	Mourner at the Pyre (uncredited)
Mike Wendt	...	Surrogate (uncredited)
Hunter Wilichoski	...	Baseball Kid / Dread (uncredited)
Jimmy F. Wilson	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Denn Wise	...	Soldier (uncredited)

And therefore,ends our usual session of movie briefthrough. So, until the next post again, guys.

With then,just wait for the movie reviews when I've watched the movie.

So,Movie Canovie signing off!

Jennifer's Body

2009-09-04T00:33:00.000-07:00

"All that glitter is not gold"

Well,after seeing this poster,thatw as the first thing I taught of.

Yes everyone, yours truly, Movie Canovie is back again!And this time, we will be going through another 'kinkay' and 'sexay' horror film that I hope is gonna be,er...well,okay.Haha.

Alright, and here is the synopsis :

Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) is a sexy, popular captain of the flag team that everyone wants to be friends with and, in the boys' case, date. Anita "Needy" Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried), a nerdy plain jane, Jennifer's friend since childhood. Jennifer ends up as the sacrifice in a Satanic ritual, held by a rock band, hoping that the sacrifice will increase their chances of getting a record deal. The ritual goes horribly wrong and Jennifer becomes possessed by a demon and begins to feed off of the boys in her high school—first seducing them to get close, and then consuming them in a manner similar to that of a Succubus. It becomes Needy's goal to stop Jennifer from killing more of her classmates.

Whoa!Not much possessed-by-demons film that was a super hot babe huh?Haha.Okay,that's enough texts for your heads.Now,it's traily trailer time!

Jennifer's Body (2009 film) Movie Trailer

Cool huh?I haven't seen this kind of film since Constantine and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. But boy, I doubt this one is gonna be scary at all with all that hotness of hers.

And now,it's time to go over the casts.

First and foremost,the one that I've been yapping about before, Megan Fox!Now, as you all know her from the Transformers movie series as the voluptuous Mikaela Baynes. Her combination of looks and acting prowess made her quite the famous star she is now.

You may also recognize her as Sydney Shanowski in TV series Hope&Faith(although the show was canceled at season 3). Megan was also starring in the movie Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen,alongside Lindsay Lohan. Her incredible acting just doesn't stop, as she starred in the movie How To Lose Friends & Alienate People as Sophie Maes.

All I could say is, her acting and beauty provides an excellent factor to really watch this movie!

Let's move on to the next cast, which is Amanda Siegfried. Amanda Seyfried achieved a breakthrough when she was cast as the most dimwitted of the snotty-and-popular trio Plastics, Karen Smith, in the popular teen film Mean Girls. Yeah,you remember her right?Haha.Undoubtly the funniest character of the movie.

She was also in the film Mamma Mia, as Sophie Sheridan.

Hey,you guys wanna hear a fun fact?This is both actresses, Amanda and Megan's similarities :

Both actresses was models before acting.
Both of them co-starred alongside Lindsay Lohan.
And both of them had a role whose name is Sophie!

Lol,cool huh?I bet they are gonna perform well in the movie.(I really hope so)

Okay,that's all about the chicks from the movie. And now's the time for the hero of the story, Johnny Simmons.

Yeap,that Johnny from Evan Almighty,as one of the sons of Steve Carrell in the movie. He then starred in The Spirit, as the main character when he was young. He was also Dave, from the film Hotel For Dogs.

The rest of the casts :

	Megan Fox	...	Jennifer Check
	Amanda Seyfried	...	Needy Lesnicky
	Johnny Simmons	...	Chip Dove
	Adam Brody	...	Nikolai Wolf
	J.K. Simmons	...	Mr. Wroblewski
	Amy Sedaris	...	Toni Lesnicky
	Chris Pratt	...	Officer Roman Duda
	Juno Ruddell	...	Officer Warzak
	Kyle Gallner	...	Colin Gray
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Colin Askey	...	Keyboardist
	Michael Brock	...	Dennis
	Genevieve Buechner	...	Madison / Goth Girl #2
	Megan Charpentier	...	Little Needy
	Sal Cortez	...	Chas
	Megan Danso	...	Girl
	Josh Emerson	...	Jonas Konelle
	Emma Gallello	...	Young Jennifer
	Carrie Genzel	...	Mrs. Check
	Eve Harlow	...	Chloe / Goth Girl
	Dan Joffre	...	Rumundo
	Aman Johal	...	Ahmet from India
	Nicole Leduc	...	Camille Dove
	Ryan Levine	...	Mick
	Juan Riedinger	...	Dirk
	Cynthia Stevenson
	Karissa Tynes	...	Other Girl
	Michelle Andrew	...	Locker Room Girl (uncredited)
	Edwina Cheer	...	Small Town Waitress (uncredited)
	Kìer Mellour	...	Candie - prom scene (uncredited)
	Charlie Robson	...	Prom Date (uncredited)
	Emily Tennant	...	Gossiping Girl (uncredited)
	Ashley Whillans	...	Crying Girl (uncredited)

Well, as usual, this is the end for a post as soon as I put up the rest of the casts.

But don't worry, I'll be updating the review of the movie when I watched it.

Whiteout

2009-09-02T00:31:00.000-07:00

Ever heard of cold sweat?Well,prepare for cold blood in this movie.

Coming out this Sept 18th, it's probably Kate Beckinsale's major appearance after the film Underworld : Rise of The Lycans earlier this year. Yes people, it is been 9 months since that!
My god, how fast time flies huh?

Okay,so as always, here comes the synopsis :

For U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko(Kate Beckinsale), things are about to get even more dangerous. The only law enforcement in this unforgiving territory, she has just been sent to investigate a body on the ice. Antarctica's first homicide. She crosses paths with a U.N. operative (Gabriel Macht), also investigating the murder. A shocking discovery in itself, it will plunge her into an even more bizarre mystery and the revelation of secrets long-buried under the endless ice--secrets that someone believes are still worth killing for. As Stetko races to find the killer before he finds her, winter is already closing in. In the deadly Antarctic whiteout, she won't see him till he's a breath away.

Pretty interesting eh?Well,that would have to wait until the movie is really out. But interesting storyline though, which the movie had the "curiosity effect", as in how did someone died because of murder in the Antarctica, and why...?We would just have to find out ourselves...

Honestly,I'm not quite into a serious/reality thriller story that had no "unique causes".By unique, I meant causes like, the murder was caused by aliens, or a government experiment gone wrong and stuff.

But since Kate Beckinsale in it, I guess I'll give it a try. Afterall, sticking to only one thing is boring, ain't it?

Haha.Here's a trailer of the movie :

Whiteout (2009 film) Movie Trailer

Okay then."Cool" trailer huh?Hope you guys are satisfied with that.So next,I'm gonna introduce the main casts of the movie.

Okay, first up, is the lady I've been yapping about since the start, Kate Beckinsale! Star of the Underworld trilogy, she has built up quite a reputation in Hollywood and has a huge fan base.
It may be stated that, she was first noticed in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor as the brave Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson.

In 2003, she starred in the mythologically-driven hit movie Underworld as the beautiful and deadly Selene, and she went on with the other two of the series : Underworld : Evolution and Underworld : Rise of The Lycans.

Other hit movies she starred in was Van Helsing, playing as the sexy Anna Valerius. Also, she was Donna Newman in the movie Click,with co-star Adam Sandler.

Alright!Enough about her(although I don't seem to have) and move on the others. Right, so the next one is...ok,Gabriel Macht!

Any comic/superhero movie fans out there?Do you remember a movie called The Spirit?Yeap,he was The Spirit in The Spirit.He'll be playing the U.N operative Robert Pryce, who also investigates the murder. I hope he won't become The Spirit in the middle of this movie, and saved Kate Beckinsale the hassle of capturing the murderer.LOL.

And also,we have the experienced and veteran actor, Alex O'Loughlin. Honestly, a mainstream moviegoer like me would have not known him. But as far as his ImDb and Wikipedia list of filmography states, he is really one hellovan actor!To me,the more experience,the better.

So it seems that the main casts are has quite the reputations in the field.And here are the lists of the rest :

Cast (in credits order)

Kate Beckinsale	...	Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht	...	Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt	...	Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short	...	Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle	...	Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller	...	Jack (as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd	...	Rubin
Arthur Holden	...	McGuire
Erin Hickock	...	Rhonda
Bashar Rahal	...	Russian Pilot
Julian Cain	...	Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer	...	Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso	...	Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky	...	Russian Guard #3
Steve Lucescu	...	Mooney
Paula Jean Hixson	...	Lab Tech
Craig A. Pinckes	...	Aircraft Tech (as Craig Pinckes)
Sean Tucker	...	Operations Tech
Marc James Beauchamp	...	Weiss
Nick Villarin	...	Newbie
Louis Dionne	...	Man in Hall
Patrick Sabongui	...	Miami Prisoner

Okay readers, I'll be signing off now. Once these pair of eyes meets the story, this pair of hands will type on the full review of the movie.

Until then,Movie Canovie signing off!

Gamer

2009-09-01T02:11:00.000-07:00

Salute to you again,people!

Alright playaz, Movie Canovie here, ready to roll!So in today's post, I'm gonna tell up about the movie Gamer. Yeah,interesting title huh?Wait till you read the synopsis and watch the trailer.It's gonna feel awesome, I swear.Haha!

GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people...for keeps.

Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). His latest brainchild, the first-person shooter game "Slayers," allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death.

Kable (300's Gerard Butler) is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent "Slayers." Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week.

Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology.

And here,I present you the trailer :

Gamer (2009 film) Movie Trailer

Yeap, sounded similar like Death race, doesn't it?But Death Race was mostly for car enthusiast, I'd say. For Gamer,it's made specifically for you hardcore gamers out there, yeah!

And the biggest difference about both movies are the lead actors. Death Race : Jason Statham, and Gamer : Gerard Butler.

I mean, who would've forgotten the glorious and courageous King of Sparta in the movie 300?
"THIS-IS-SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
God, I respected that yell till today haha.

So let's get over to other casts of the movies. Next up is the superpowered actor, Milo Ventimiglia!Yeah, the hero of the awesomely plotted television series Heroes is going to star in the film as Rick Rape.I don't know what he's character's role,but yeah, we'll wait and see.

And then we have Michael C. Hall,as you might know him from TV series Dexter, as ,duh,THE Dexter!Also, the David Fisher from Six Feet Under tele series!

So the next one, is perhaps the youngest cast on the set, Logan Lerman. Having us impressed by his appearance in 3:10 to Yuma alongside Christian Bale, and as Bobby McCallister in TV series Jack&Bobby, I'm getting a good feeling about movie.

So here on below are the full casts of the movie :

Gerard Butler as Kable, the highest-ranked warrior in the game "Slayers"^[2]
Michael C. Hall as Ken Castle^[2]
Logan Lerman as Simon, who controls Kable^[3]
Milo Ventimiglia as Rick Rape, described as "Moonraker, silver grill, with a latex outfit making him look like a bumblebee."^[4]
Aaron Yoo^[5] as Humanz Dude
Ludacris^[6] as Humanz Brother
Terry Crews as Hackman
Alison Lohman as Trace^[6]
Kyra Sedgwick as Gina Parker Smith^[2]
John Leguizamo as Freak^[6]
Johnny Whitworth as Scotch^[6]
Zoe Bell as Sandra^[6]
Amber Valletta as Angie^[6]
Efren Ramirez as DJ Twist^[6]

The actors are promising, the storyline is promising, but I won't promise that it's gonna be a 100% guaranteed awesome movie (maybe 95%) haha. Okay,so that's all for this movie's details.

Until then,Movie Canovie signing off!

Carriers

2009-08-31T04:52:00.000-07:00

AARGH!!

Yeah that's what I thought when I first saw the poster,god dang! Okay so, hello again to you movie fans out there. So in this post, I'll post up about the upcoming movie Carriers. It'll be released on the 4th of September, the same date with All About Steve and Gamer.

Okay,first and foremost, without further a due, the synopsis :

Four kids are driving through the desert on the way to the beach, their faces anything but cheery: this isnt Spring Break. Theyre trying to outrun the end of the world and each other. In Álex and David Pastors CARRIERS, no one is safe from the viral pandemic threatening to wipe out the human race. Determined to elude the deadly virus, Danny (LOU TAYLOR PUCCI), his brother Brian (CHRIS PINE), his girlfriend Bobby (PIPER PERABO) and Dannys school friend Kate (EMILY VANCAMP) speed across the Southwestern U.S. to reach a place of possible safety. Over the course of four days, the group is faced with moral decisions that no human should ever be forced to face. They discover that their greatest enemy is not the microbe attacking humanity, but the darkness within themselves.

Alrighty,there you have it.A short and brief story about the movie. And may I add a little bit details, as I watched the trailer in YouTube, it's actually about a true pandemic flu that once shook the world : The Bird Flu or The Avian Flu.

Carriers (2009 film) Movie Trailer

In reality ( our current world), only a number of deaths has been reported caused by the avian flu(around 2006) and by time,it subsided. But in the movie, it turned into a nightmare. Which, most of the human population were already wiped out and was thrown into an apocalyptic state, and forces the ugly side of humans to be shown in the movie.

This movie caught my attention as it had the "What If?" factor. In this case, what if the avian flu did not subside?Hahah.

So anyway,let's move on to the stars!

Alright first in line, we have the hot and charming Chris Pine! Capt. James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise, has caught the hearts of many sci-fi fans and ladies with his incredible acting talent and handsome face.

Next up is Lou Taylor Pucci. A young and established actor, he may not appear in most of the film blockbusters, but mind you, he has achieved several prestigious acting awards, which I don't think it is that easy to win unless he has the talents and aspiration. For music lovers, especially punk-rock band Green Day, you may recognize his from their music video "Jesus Of S0uburbia".

Now for the babes.Piper Perabo, as Chris Pine's girl in the movie, was the sexy Violet Sanford in Coyote Ugly!Yeah..for hot babes lovers,prepare yourself for another thrilling excitement.

And then,we have Emily Van Kamp!Yes, the heroine from The Ring and The Ring 2!This is no doubt gonna be a good horror/thriller/mystery movie.

And below, are th full casts of the movie :

	Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Danny
	Chris Pine	...	Brian
	Piper Perabo	...	Bobby
	Emily VanCamp	...	Kate
	Christopher Meloni	...	Frank
	Kiernan Shipka	...	Jodie
	Ron McClary	...	Preacher
	Mark Moses	...	Doctor
	Josh Berry	...	Survivalist #1
	Tim Janis	...	Survivalist #2
	Dale Malley	...	Survivalist #3
	Dylan Kenin	...	Tom
	LeAnne Lynch	...	Rose
	Jan Cunningham	...	Passenger
	Mary Peterson	...	Laura Merkin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Sequoyah Adams-Rice	...	Sick Child

Okay then, I guess this ends up about the hopes and expectations for this movie on the 4th!
And don't worry, I'll review it once I've seen it.

Iwth that, Movie Canovie signing off!

All About Steve

2009-08-30T06:36:00.000-07:00

So this 4th of September,we would once again able to see another performance by Sandra Bullock, star of Miss Congeniality & Miss Congeniality 2 and the recent movie, The Proposal. Before starting anything, a little introduction to the movie.

Okay, besides Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church are also two of the Hollywood stars around.

Crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz (Bullock) is smart, pretty - and a natural disaster that shakes news cameraman Steve (Cooper) to the core. Set up on a blind date with Steve, Mary thinks the chemistry is undeniable and just knows she's found her soulmate. She decides to do anything and go anywhere to be with him.

Mary's escalating infatuation is encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Church) who enjoys torturing his insolent cameraman at every opportunity. As the news team crisscrosses the country covering breaking news stories, Steve becomes increasingly unhinged as Mary trails them.

But when the overzealous Mary becomes embroiled in the news story of the year, Steve and Hartman begin to see her differently. Hartman is plagued by guilt knowing his game of one-upmanship with Steve has placed her squarely in harms way while Steve is feeling his own pangs of remorse at his callous behavior.

Despite the media storm surrounding her, Mary with her upbeat unaffected manner not only brings everyone together but finds her own oddball friends and discovers her true place in the world.

You may recognize Bradley Cooper as Will Tippin in the famous TV series Alias. He also starred in famous movies such as The Rocker and Yes Man.

Thomas Haden Church, was the famous villain in Spiderman 3 as the Sandman. Yes people, The Sandman! Hope that he doesn't ruin the film with grains of sands stuck on the camera lens!

Oh yeah, and another actor, Ken Jeong. Anybody seen the movie Knocked Up starred by Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl? Yeap, he's the feisty asian gynaecologist Dr.Kuni. Awesome acting, even from a supporting actor.

Below are the casts for the movie :

Sandra Bullock as Mary Horowitz, Crossword puzzle constructor.
Bradley Cooper as Steve Gunders, a news cameraman and the Steve of the title.
Thomas Haden Church as Hartman Hughes, self-serving news reporter who takes great pleasure in torturing Steve his cameraman.
Ken Jeong as Angus
DJ Qualls as Howard
Katy Mixon as Elizabeth
Beth Grant as Mrs. Horowitz
Howard Hesseman as Mr. Horowitz
Bridget Shergalis as Mini Mary
Jonathan Chase as Dave
Luenell as Protester's Wife
Keith David as the News director boss of Harman Hughes and Steve Gunders

Okay then, so once I've watched the movie, I'll let you guys know okay?

Oh yeah, before I forget, here is a little something for you guys.

All About Steve ( 2009 film) Movie Trailer

Well then, Movie Canovie signing off!

Upcoming Movies Sept 2009

2009-08-27T00:49:00.000-07:00

Alright Alright Alrighty everybody!!It's time to pick up on some really cool movies that would be released this September!

And they are :

All About Steve
Release Date : 4th September 2009
Genre : Comedy
Famous actors/actresses to watch on :
Sandra Bullock (The hilarious lady from Miss Congeniality and Miss Congeniality 2,and the funny female boss from The Proposal)

Carriers
Release Date : 4th September 2009
Genre : Thriller/Drama/Horror
Famous actors/actresses to watch on :
Chris Pine ( The handsome blind guy from Blind Dating, and Captain James Kirk from 2008 Star Trek)
Lou Taylor Pucci ( You may recognize him from Green Day's music video Jesus of Suburbia)

Gamer
Release Date : 4th September 2009
Genre : Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Famous actors/actresses to watch on :
Gerard Butler ( The king of Sparta from the movie 300!OMG,a must watch!)

Whiteout
Release Date : 11th September 2009
Genre : Action/Thriller/Mystery/Crime
Famous actors/actresses to watch on :
Kate Beckinsale ( Underworld & Underworld:Evolution fans, you might recognise her as the vampire Selene. She was also the star of Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman and Click with Adam Sandler)

Jennifer's Body
Release Date : 18th September 2009
Genre : Comedy/Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Famous actors/actresses to watch on :
Megan Fox! ( The up and rising young star of the Transformers movie series, this movie is a must watch!)

Surrogates
Release Date : 25th September 2009
Genre : Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Famous actors/actresses to watch on :
Bruce Willis! ( As the hero of the multi-million famous movie series Die Hard, there is no way you can't watch this!)

In a short while, I will post some reviews and comments from a lot of sites about the up and coming movies.Stay tune!

Movie Canovie out!!!

Hello!

2009-08-27T00:26:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone.Movie Canovie here!

That is,of course, is NOT my real name.

So, the reason I started this blog is to post up reviews,synopsis,casts and other stuffs about the upcoming movies.

As I am a person who loves good storyline, wicked special effects and talented actors/actresses/directors, I hope that those who share the same interests as mine are invited to make this blog your nesting ground!

So,the the adventures begin!