CW Cancels 90210...

It is official, our favorite crew from Beverely Hills have officially got the AX. This was too be expected considering their viewership has only gotten worse throughout this season, but it still comes to us real supporters as a suprise and quit frankly a dissapointment.

I have been a loyal New Generation 90210 fan from the beginning..ever since Annie and Ethan's first kiss, Naomi and Liam's fist dance, Silver's first Tattoo, Dixon's first song..and Adrianna's first pill popping experience. It is sad to see them go but lets reminisce on the good and bad times we have had together.

I will start with my favorite episode of all time, it dates all the way back to Season One, "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer" this episode aired On May 19, 2009. This episode was filled with drama, parties, hook ups, babies, the whole 9, but what really helped this episode get the coveted title of fan favorite was the memorable scream from Annie played by Shenae Grimes after Naomi accused her of sleeping with her current fling Liam. Annie screamed for all of us who have ever been in a situation where your day, week, month could not be worse and bad thing upon bad things keep happening to you the scream really was releatable, and that is when I knew I was in love with the show.

90210 has always been entertaining, although I do not think this current season is the best I still never regret sitting through the full 46 minute episodes. Whether it be kidnappings, stalkers, unwanted pregnancies, drunken hook ups the show really knew what the fans enjoyed seeing most, and that being of course the random pairings. Dixon/Ade, Annie/Liam, Naomi/Max, Silver/Navid, those couples while random at the time always ended up making sense as they went along, which is props to the writers.

Again, I am sad to see the show go, but I know we will get the send off we deserve come May of this year, and if it includes Annie's coveted scream I will definately not be complaining.

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Indy films worth going the extra mile for

Upcoming Indy film trailers that keep us wanting more, and willing to go the extra mile to find a theater close enough to enjoy them.

All of the trailers I am listing are of course Sundance selections as well.

The first trailer is "For Ellen" 

This new Indy film stars Paul Dano and Jon Heder. Most people would recognize Paul Dano from "Little Miss Sunshine" and most recently the film him and his wife brought to light "Ruby Sparks", and of course people would recognize Jon Heder from "Napolean Dynamite". Heder takes on a more serious role in this movie titled "For Ellen" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZdUkvXgyBo

While this trailer was barely two minutes long I can already grasp the lost in the eye's of Dano's character as well as the growing relationship between young father and his innocent daughter. I think its about time Dano receives the oscar nomination he has been looked past at since his role in "Little Miss Sunshine." 

The second trailer is "Hello I must be going"

Melanie Lynskey leads this ensemble with what seems to be an already underrated performance. The simplicity of a marriage that didn't work out and the common relativity of a young adult moving back home with her parents is really captured by Lynskey. Movies that can be relatable are often the hardest roles to achieve. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g71WfCXUTrY

As seen in the trailer Blythe Danner takes time away from her roles in "Meet the Parents" and puts her career back in the positive light it was once in.  

The third trailer is "Nobody Walks"

Thank you Lena Dunham. Yet again you have succeeded. If Dunham's name sounds familiar its because of her most recent success as the producer, writer, and star of HBO's "Girls," it looks like she has continued her career in the successful path she has already started walking in.

This movie stars the likes of John Krasinski, Olivia Thirbly, Justin Kirk, and Rosemarie Dewitt. The cast is really phenomenal as already seen in the trailer. Krasinski and Thirblys tension really keeps  audience at there feet within just minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zu8lX8BA2w

This concept a little more complex then the last two trailers, "Nobody Walks" seems to mean more then is met at first glance. It seems that the idea of this movie portrays the willingness to keep and grow passion for two different beings and form relationships way ahead of your time is while relatable, also very disturbing in more ways then one. 

I'll leave you with a quote read out loud from Dunham herself at the end of the "Nobody Walks" trailer.

"I see you with the accurate eyes of the sun you will never have anything or anyone you want. Least of all..me" 

Safety Not Guaranteed Review

Last minute yesterday my sister and I decided to go see "Safety Not Guaranteed," instead of "Rock of Ages," and I could not be happier we made that decision. The concept from the movie came from an actual real life person putting in an ad stating that he is going to go back in time and would like someone to join him, bring your weapons, safety is not guaranteed. This ad aired on Jay Leno and the producer's of the movie took that 150 word add or less and turned it into an absolutely brilliant script and in turn a brilliant movie. The cast includes the likes of Aubrey Plaza who plays the lead (Darius) and Jake Johnson (Jeff) from New Girl, and newcomer Karan Soni (Arnau) and finally the lead Mark Duplass (Kenneth). The movie starts with Darius showing us a look in her past, her struggles in college and high school, which brings the audience to where she has left off. Interning at a magazine in Seattle, and trying to work at a restaurant for spare cash. Jeff who is a reporter for the Seattle Magazine finds this Ad and thinks he can come up with a good article by going and speaking with Kenneth who lives in Ocean View. Jeff ends up taking with him Darius and Arnau the interns with him to Ocean View. Turns out Jeff had a different idea of what they would be doing, more like what he would be doing and that is hooking up with a past fling that he used to visit in Ocean View on spring breaks with his family. This leads to Arnau and Darius taking a lead on this article, Darius finds out where he works and some other info on him. Jeff then uses that information and finds Kenneth, starts explaining to him that he would be the perfect guy to go with on this Time Travel adventure, Kenneth is not interested, asks him simple questions such as have you ever experienced fear, questions of that nature. Instead of giving up Darius takes it upon herself to meet with him again of course with Darius being the awkward girl she is get's right along with what seems to be crazy Kenneth. As the movie progresses Darius start's to understand why Kenneth wants to go back revealing that she would go back to save her mother from going to get her chocolate milk which essentially lead to her mother's death, and Kenneth in turn felt comfortable to tell her the same. They form a love relationship, and their are twists and turns as the movie moves along, but the simplicity of their new found love, and the simple concept of wanting to go back in time and change one thing you regret really sticks through out the movie. It ends with no conclusion I suppose we are supposed to assume they went back in time, but I don't think what the movie is actually about. In the beginning of the movie the audience is stressed several times that Darius has never been in love, and isn't happy. The movie concludes with her being happy and also in love. Not just happy because she found love, but happy that she accomplished something that she worked hard to achieve. It seems that movies these days try to hard to be too complicated, and this movie really brought back the idea of being simple and falling in love with complicated characters. More importantly being able to relate to them. All four character go through an obstacle within the movie, some end happy and some end not so happy such as Jeff's character realizing he is kinda stuck where he is with nothing really to look forward to. This in mind it prove's yet again that their doesn't need to be a conclusion, and we can come up with are own.

One Tree Hill Favorite Episodes and Series Finale

I started watching One Tree Hill in High School. Did I start watching when it officially started on the WB...no but I can say that I have seen every single episode including the series finale since then. I think I caught on to the night soap nearing the end of the first season, and fell in love ever since. I remember watching the Jimmy Edwards school shooting episode home alone on a Saturday night and thinking that this show was more brilliant then I could have ever imagined. I also remember watching the prom episode where Derek punches Peyton right when he turns around and surprised millions of fans that it was him at the door and not Lucas. I actually screamed out loud, and I of course remember Keith's wedding, favorite scene in that episode is when Peyton and Jake get together and Lucas picks up Brooke at her house, and the famous episode where Nate asks Hailey to stay the night, and Brooke tells Lucas that he was the only guy she thought about all summer after declaring a few episodes prior that she was pursuing many different guys. All of those episodes plus the most recent episode where Dan takes a bullet for Nate and ends up saving Nate's life while ending his, and walking off into the endless light with Keith, which I could not have imagined the death of Dan's character any other way. Hes been hit by a car, captured by a crazy Nannie and even lit on fire. Dan leaves his life finally satisfied that his relationship with his big brother was not completely destroyed. Brilliantly acted. We leave Tree Hill with the knowledge that everyone is right where they should be. Nate is handing his basketball skills and knowledge over to his son Jamie, Hailey owns and runs Karen's cafe while also managing Chris Keller's music career and still pursuing her own, and Brooke and Julian end up happily with their twin boys and Brooke's Clothing line Baker Boy, and Julian's TV show based nicely on Brooke's life as a high school er and beyond. The series finale ends with all of the friends including the fan favorite Mouth, Skills, (randomly bev), Clay, Quinn, Chase, Chris, Julian, and of course the Tree Hill alumni, Brooke, Hailey, and Nate watching their kids enjoy a tree hill basketball game lead by Nate's prodigal son Jamie. One Tree Hill starts with basketball and ends with basketball couldn't have imagined it any other way.

Keep NBC'S New Show "Bent" Alive!

In the last couple of weeks I have been seeing interview upon interview's with the amazing Amanda Peet. Whether it be on Chelsea Lately, Letterman, or Ellen, Amanda always steals the show, and as excited as I was to see her in the interviews getting a kiss on the hand before departing Letterman (only his favorite ladies get that treatment) I was confused as to why she was getting interviewed so much. Turns out she is on a new show on NBC titled "Bent". I dvr'd both the pilot and the second episode that both aired on the same night last Wednesday, and just recently sat and watched both episodes. Absolutely brilliant. Amanda who plays Alex, and David Walton who plays Riggins (not to be mistaken for the Friday Night Lights Tim Riggins) show what true chemistry is. It was not forced at all. It came off as both cute and funny, which a lot of the newer shows have had a heard time achieving. For example "Whitney", and "Are You there Chelsea". Both of those shows have not met there match. It is way to forced, I keep using that word because a lot of the new comedies such as the two I already mentioned have come off to the audiences, those of us that know what good cute comedy looks like (Will and Grace, Friends, Modern Family, Parks and Rec, Office) as forced. I know how quickly NBC cancels shows and the fact that they are already playing back to back episodes of this show every Wednesday scares me a little. It feels like they are already giving up, and using it like they already used David Walton previously in the underrated comedy "Perfect Couples" that aired similarly just a year prior. Not only does their chemistry work, and does the comedy succeed, but the cast is ahead of its time. As I noted earlier it is led by the amazing Amanda Peet, and newcomer David Walton, but there supporting cast speaks for themselves. You have the great Jesse Plemons from Friday Night Lights fame, the hilarious Jeffery Tambor from Arrested Development fame, and Margo Harshman that us 07 high graduates remember from Even Stevens, and of course the funny J.B Smoove from Curb Your Enthusiasm fame. Please spend the hour long or if your smart and have DVR spend the 40 minutes laughing and smiling tonight and for the remainder of its season (yet to be determined) at 9 Eastern time, because shows like this don't come around as often anymore we have shows like "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" on Fox to prove that point.

Parenthood Season Three Finale

Last night was the highly anticipated season finale of Parenthood. The episode started with views of both Crosby and Jasmine breaking up with their significant others. Most viewers may have been disappointed with the lack of attention spent on the break ups, but I thought Brian and fam did a good job justifying what the main point of the episode was, and of course that being Jasmine and Crosby's long awaited wedding. In the middle of preparing the wedding we also had the incredibly touching moment between Julia and Zoe that made me wish for more. Seriously I actually do think more time should have been spent on that moment. Also, there was the Crosby and Adam storyline that I personally was not fond of, so I am refusing to discuss it, and then the Amber (favorite character) and Bill situation, thank god she choose the job over the man! I was hoping it was going to go in that direction, it also makes for some good future tension scenes between the two at work, I am looking forward to that. There was also the drama of Sarah and Mark break-up then proposal storyline. I hope that they stay together, but Sarah always seems unstable and uncertain of her decisions so we will see what happens next with them. It is important to note that she did not give an answer, so that was the supposed cliff hanger along with Julia and Joel adopting a young boy due to his incarcerated mom, which like a recapper of EW stated "should make for good television when they explain that situation to Sydney." Those moments and of course the wedding itself is whats keeping me going through the hiatus. Parenthood fans we need to stick together and really pray that this amazing show gets picked up for a fourth season!! Finally, shout out to Billy Riggins making his small debut, love when Friday Night Lights and Parenthood come together. The two shows really have a lot in common. So what do you Braveman fans think? Are you hoping for a season 4?

Oscar Nominations

Every year I am beyond excited for the Oscar nominations to go out, I even wake up early to watch them announce the nominations live. This year was different, I didn't wake up because I was not only lazy but I was also not too excited about the nomination prospects. All I really was excited about was Charlize Theron (Young Adult), and Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) getting nominated. To my complete surprise not one of these incredibly underrated performers were nominated. Instead we have five ladies that in the eyes of the "blockbuster" critics deserved the nod. Did Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, Rooney Mara, Michelle Williams and Glenn Close really outperform Charlize and Elizabeth? I don't know if anyone could argue with me that they did. The reason being, Elizabeth and Charlize created with the help of the producers and writers...etc, they created new characters that were made completely from their view of what should be told from the story. Where as all of the above five ladies were basing their roles off of already written, produced, and understood roles. While I believe they performed beautifully, I still do not believe they out performed the ladies who in my eyes could stand next too Natalie Portmans performance in Black Swan last year. I think the other ladies would have a hard time standing next to the likes of Natalie Portman (Black Swan) or Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road) for that matter. What do you think? Do you think the ladies really outperformed Charlize and Elizabeth, and for that matter the leading lady Adepro Oduye from Pariah that Meryl so proudly announced as one of the best actresses this year?