File Under: That Green Lantern sounds ruggedly handsome.*

*If you don't get the joke watch Castle.

File Under: Totoro to the Rescue - Sinfest

File Under: The Magic Blaster Theory

"The Magic Blaster Theory: "

Produced by Zapruderfilm Ltd

File Under: Cop Out-Red Band Trailer

Via Kevin Smith's twat, I mean tweet:

File Under: Maxed Out -Trailer

Please find yourself a copy of this documentary and watch it.

File Under: "Infestation" to Premiere on SyFy

Check it out, and enjoy what should be a screwy flick.

"Kyle Rankin would love for you to check out INFESTATION, the film he wrote & directed for Mel Gibson's Icon Entertainment. It'll have its broadcast premiere on the SyFy Network this Saturday (Aug 8th, at 9pm (8 Central) check local listings). Set your TiVo or hunker down with some popcorn & lemme know what you think!"

File Under: Hurt Locker

If this movie is half as good as I hear it is, it's going to be amazing.

File Under: Last Airbender

I'm more than a little nervous about M. Night screwing this up.

Video Games | The Last Airbender | Exclusive Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

File Under: Watch this movie

Flippin amazing cinema.

File Under: Woody and Buzz, back again.

File Under: Repo! The Genetic Opera

File Under: Pirate Bay's Captain Found Guilty

The BBC is reporting that the founders of the file sharing site The Pirate Bay have been found guilty by a Swedish court. Isn't it funny how the poor copyright holders haven't figured out that this won't change a damn thing.

File Under: From Rorschach to Freddy Krueger

It seems that Jackie Earle Haley who brought the Watchmen's Rorschach convincingly to life, will be playing Freddy in the remake of the Horror Classic, Nightmare on Elm Street. I hope he has time to back out. I really don't think this movie is one that can benefit from a remake, especially when looking at the others involved in the project. I think JEH can do much better for his career, than this future piece of crap.

While I'm on the topic...Why the hell do they keep remaking these great horror movies? Here is a short list of recent remakes that didn't need to be made: The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, and Friday the 13 (not that Nightmare comes even close to these). Theses films were amazing in the first place. Sure production value was low, they were on a shoe string, but that just added to the gritty nature of these films.

I can't even imagine a modern film getting the brutality of Last House on the Left past a rating board, without catching a NC-17. The original was horrific and disturbing, as it should be. It's not a movie you want to watch very often, unless you have issues. I haven't seen the new one, I probably won't, I bet it will be all about the blood and gore and somehow miss the commentary on humanity.

Ultimately, that's what these films were, commentarys about human nature. Don't forget that Friday the 13 was actually a tale of a mother's twisted sense of revenge. Romero's entire zombie series is about human failings. The living are always their own undoing. Without these parables, horror movies are just spectator murder and a much lessor form of the craft. To be clear, I haven't evaluated the remakes, but I can't imagine they carry the weight or the message of their originals.

File Under: Taking Woodstock

File Under: Chocolate

I'm at a loss. I know I should be concerned about the way this is pitched, but I want to see the martial arts in this movie. Hmm.

File Under: 9

File Under: Troll 2 - Documentary

Or how I learned to stop worrying and love awful movies.

File Under: Coraline

I took my son to see this movie yesterday. All I can say is, GO SEE IT NOW! I don't recommend it for small children though.

File Under: Infestation

So I went to school with Kyle who directed this movie. I for one can't wait to see it.

File Under: Charlie A'Court on House Concerts

Charlie posted this on his Facebook page. I love the concept and wish I had a house large enough to one.

House Concert vs House Party

Tue 10:38pm

Hi all,
Here's a note I published earlier this week about my desire to play more house concerts.
"Wait a minute Charlie...don't you mean house party?"
Sure don't...read the note.

Oh hello there,
It's no secret that the music industry has gone through quite a signifacant metamorphoses over the last 5-10 years. The rise and fall of the CD giving way to mp3 has resulted in countless brick & mortar distribution companies and music retail stores alike to submit into crippled bankruptcy and go out of business. Live music venues are even feeling the strain of society's change of music consumption. Many venues in the city I live in, venues that were iconic in the music circuit and seemed firmly rooted in the surrounding economy have dried up and shut their doors.
There has been a massive shift in how society aquires the music it likes as well as watching live performance and it's all thanks, in a large part, to the internet.
Now, I realize that last statement isn't any grand revelation. The internet has had both a negative and positive impact on the music industry.

I want to focus on a positive aspect and that's how there has been a sort of 360 degree return to grass roots performing. That is where house concerts come in.

Last week I posted my status to say I'm interested in playing more house concerts this year and received a number of replies from folk whose curiousity about the concept has prompted me to write this note. Some people are under the misunderstanding I'm talking about playing at a house party. This isn't quite true.

While there are some similarities between a house concert and a house party, they remain fundamentally different. As we're probably all familiar with the idea of a house party, hosts invite a crew of people. Some make it, some don't. Those who attend are scattered in different groups of conversation around the house and maybe there's some tunes blasting on a stereo or a couple of buddies are jamming on some acoustic guitars while some listen and others aren't paying attention. Good times!
A house concert, on the other hand, would be like going to see your favourite singer/songwriter at somewhere like the Rebecca Cohn or a performing arts centre, but in the comfort of your own living room. These are ticketed events and hosts work to promote the event and sell tickets. The audience that attend are there to listen to the artist. The artist can also sell CDs and guests can join a mailing list of the artist or the host. Some hosts have even developed their house concerts into frequent events, hosting a number of concerts throughout the year.
More and more music lovers are choosing to host and attend house concerts as an alternative to going to a bar or club where the atmosphere often isn't as comfortable. There is a great resource online called Acoustic Roof (http://www.acousticroof.ca) and it helps pair hosts with performers. Acoustic Roof offers a how-to guide and can be read at http://www.acousticroof.ca/archives/documents/houseconcertguide.pdf

With all this said, one of my goals for 2009 is put together a tour of house concerts across Canada. If you're interested in learning more you can contact me through facebook or at charlie@charlieacourt.com.
Happy house concert hosting!!
Charlie


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