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Samurai Jack is one of the few Cartoon Network series that I see as entertainment for adults. Had it not been on Cartoon Network, Jack could have been incredibly badass and not only limited to slicing robots. I have compiled deviantarts take on Samurai Jack. Interestingly enough, this could’ve been a character profile for Jack’s Nemesis, Aku. Check out the gallery below.
Posted in Character Profiles | Tagged Aku, Cartoon Network, Entertainment, Movies, Samurai Jack, Scotsman, TV | Leave a Comment »
I’ve never known Ryan Gosling to be an action star. I’ve affiliated him with movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Notebook, Lars and the Real Girl, and Blue Valentine – a very talented actor who should stick with dramas. So when I saw him in this movie with a premise very similar to Transporter, I was confused if whether or not he was simply getting a paycheck or if he found something special in the script he read. After sitting through it, I found out which one of those were true. And it turns out Ryan Gosling doesn’t need and likely never will require a ‘paycheck’ because Drive turns out to be one the best films of the year, and you’ll be seeing Gosling again and again after his mesmerizing performance. SPOILERS.
Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, Drive, Movies, Reviews, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling | Leave a Comment »
This is a new segment I’m trying to implement to humor for some of my viewers. These jokes I personally thought were funny, but in reality, some the of jokes here are sexist, racist, and genuinely offensive, but they are all humorful in their own way. Please don’t judge me for what I think is funny, and just try to appreciate the humor. I’ll be back next Sunday with a new batch of pictures. So tickle yourself with this humor. Hit the jump for the gallery.
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Top Banana: Arrested Development coming back for a mini season AND a movie
When I read this article, I literally, in the word of the infamous analrapist [an analyzing therapist] Tobias Funke, ‘blue myself’. In terms of comedy and wit, there isn’t a show more clever or funny than Mike Hurwitz’s Arrested Development, which ran from 2003-2006. After 3 years, the show has developed a largely dedicated fanbase all protesting for a resurrection of the show or a movie. And for the past few years, all actors from the show including: Jason Bateman, Will Arnet, Jeffrey Tambor have all claimed ‘a movie is in the works, and the script is being written’ that revealed very little on the actual progress of a movie being made. So you can tell the internet rejoiced when Mike Hurwitz announced that not only were we getting a movie, but we’re getting a miniature season BEFORE the movie. A season AND a movie!?!!? It’s only a dream that can come true and it’s actually the smartest thing they could’ve done seeing as making a movie out of the blue probably wouldn’t have been a good idea. From articles I’ve read, the miniature season, consisting of about 9 to 10 episodes will focus on one character each that gives off a ‘where are they now’ vibe that will lead up to the movie. Start getting excited. 2013 has something looking forward to.
Jason Bateman confirms on Twitter
Get the full article on Huffington Post
Awesome Arrested Development Art on Deviant Art
Stream Arrested Development on Hulu
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New Stills released for Whedon’s Avengers on IMDB
New Trailer for Spielberg’s War Horse on IMDB
Hugh Jackman’s RT Best Hits on Rottentomatoes
TV shows that would be better with Dinosaurs on Unrealitymag
Cliche Moments in Movies explained by Signs on Cracked
Extended Sex Scene from Bridesmaids not as funny as it should be… on FunnyorDie
Bruised Bananas
First look at Disney’s Snow White…at least one of them on Collider
Posted in Friday Banana Tree | Tagged Arrested Development, Bridesmaids, Hugh Jackman, My Week With Marilyn, Real Steal, Terra Nova, The Avengers | Leave a Comment »
There’s nothing like watching a movie when the cast seemingly spontaneously breaks out into song and dance. This is especially welcome when you’re not watching a musical and weren’t expected that to happen in the first place. Here, I have compiled a video list of awesome moments where the cast broke into song and beat when we likely were least expecting it. Hit the jump for the musical bits, and don’t forget to slap me on the hands for missing one you love.
Posted in Lists, Movies | Tagged Anchorman, Austin Powers, Movies, O Brother Where Art Thou, Slumdog Millionaire, Step Brothers, The Fifth Element, The Hangover | 1 Comment »
Hollywood has described this as summer’s biggest sleeper hit. R rated comedies don’t normally do well compared to their competition due to their fairly closely targeted audience, but good word of mouth has recently allowed R rated comedies like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and the Hangover to do well. The thing that sets Bridesmaid’s apart from its fellow R rated box office hits lies in its leads. The all female cast, which normally would’ve targeted only female audiences, was able to set itself apart from ‘chick flick’ status to appeal to a broader demographic, something not commonly seen. With clever writing, chemistry between it’s leads, and a cast of outrageous supporting characters, it’s these aspects of this movie that saves itself from falling to formula and instead becoming potentially summer’s best comedy.
Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Bridesmaids, funny, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa Mccarthy, Movie, Movie Review | 1 Comment »
David Fincher remains today to be one of the most consistently good directors and has been recognized by his peers and critiques as a excellently stylish filmmaker with excellent taste. So when I heard his next project after The Social Network was based on some book, I was curious. By the time the first trailer came out, I didn’t really understand what was going on, but recognized the stylish editing he had done and realized that maybe I should jump on this bandwagon. So hit the jump to get the rest of the story of how Stieg Larsson encaputred me in his universe and how I fell in love with Lisbeth Salander. Continue Reading »
Posted in Articles, Books, Movies | Tagged David Fincher, Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, Vanger | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t able to comment on how the season [and series] opening of the television show’s I’ve been watching. In all honesty, each opening could have it’s own article dedicated to them [those will be saved for a later date], but in essence of time, consider this a check up commenting on how strong each series is so far, and where they can improve. This is a good time for a check up because one cannot judge how well the series will do this season based on the opener, but rather the follow up episodes that will likely be more closer to setting the mood of the entire season run. Hit the jump to see if you agree. Spoilers ahead, watch your step.
Posted in Television | Tagged Breaking Bad, Community, Dexter, Fall TV, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, New Girl, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Terra Nova, The Office | 1 Comment »
One of the main reason we watch movies is to watch a likable and relatable hero/heroine overcome hardship and trial in the span of two hours. It’s the reason that they’re likable that allows us to sit for two hours of our lives in a chair/couch/what-have-you. On several occasions, I’ve seen movies when the opposite happens and I find myself in a situation: do I sit through 2 hours worth and watch an entire movie with an unlikable protagonist I care nothing about? Some heroes are so unlikable, that I’ve wanted to stop watching a movie because of how difficult to become attached and to care for this particular character. That doesn’t mean the movie isn’t good, it just makes it difficult to follow through, and usually the unlikable character gets some sort of redemption by the end. It’s only when the movie ends as a total drag that I feel pissed off for wasting two hours of my life. Unlikable leads areprevalent in indie films and I honestly probably haven’t seen enough to do this list justice, but I’m gonna damn well try. Anyways, hit the jump to see some characters from good movies that are more than unlikable.
Posted in Lists, Movies | Tagged A Clockwork Orange, Alex Delarge, Greenberg, Movies, Squid and the Whale, Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle, TV | 2 Comments »
I frequently make a comics, enjoy them.
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Of all the film award ceremonies, it is well known that the Academy Awards [Oscars] are the most prestigious. It’s great seeing everyone dressing up, everyone acting all excited, and all that award show jazz. As wound up as everyone might seem on film’s most important night, every once in a while, a very cool and memorable moment happens, whether it be an opening monologue or an acceptance speech. A while back I did an MTV Movie Award compilation of awesome moments. Below, I’ve compiled a list of videos of awesome Oscar moments [at least awesome moments when I was alive, I’m sure there’s a lot of awesome moments that spanned from the 30s to now, but I’m just not that dedicated enough to dig deep at the award speech of 1952 that shook the entire industry]. Let me know if I missed any and hit the jump to see the rest.
Posted in Articles, Movies | Tagged Awards, Entertainment, Movies, Oscars, TV | Leave a Comment »
I love magazines because they can call actors to come in, make them wear some of the most iconic clothes, and photoshoot it to make a completely badass and goosebump inducing gallery. Check out these galleries I’ve compiled of actors going back to memorable roles. Credit to Empire Magazine and Entertainment Weekly for these photos.
Posted in Character Profiles, Movies | Tagged Empire, Entertainment Weekly, Iconic, Movie Roles | Leave a Comment »
Top Banana – Alan Tudyk is awesome
If you’ve seen Firely Alan Tudyk is most easily recognized as Walsh, the quirky pilot. In nearly every movie he is in, he usually plays a likable quirkly fellow. Hands down one of the best parts of a movie as horrible as Transformers: Dark of the Moon was Tudyk. And with memorable roles in Dollhouse, Death at a Funeral, and Sunny’s voice in I, Robot, it’s hard to dislike him. Anyways, if you don’t know who he is, educate yourself because he’s got a new movie Tucker and Dale vs. Evil which according to critics, is actually quite good.
Empire – Tudyk interview
IMDB – Alan Tudyk
RT – Tudyk’s favorite films
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ifc – Women saying memorable movie quites
RT – Weekend Critic Consensus – 50/50 is good
Time – Memorable Haunted House Movies
Hulu – Melissa Mccarthy is hosting SNL
Steve Martin – Steve Martin’s hilarious letter to Eddie Murphy on Oscar advice
Bruised Bananas
Buzz Sugar – Anne Hathaway in a catsuit doesn’t top Pfeiffer’s
ifc – Movies that should be rereleased in 3D do not impress
AV Club – Movies that justify 3D
Posted in Friday Banana Tree | Tagged 50/50, Alan Tudyk, Eddie Murphy, Melissa Mccarthy, Movies, SNL, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, TV | Leave a Comment »
Freaks and Geeks
We’re back! I have emerged alive from Georgia Tech’s most recent blow to my brain: 3 tests in one week – Organic Chemistry 2, Differential Equations, and Chemical Engineering. I was mentally fried and far too stressed to write articles about SO MANY THINGS that have happened in the past 2 weeks or so. Stay tuned for tons of new posts! I’ll be sure to post through the weekends to make up for the last few weeks of hiatus. Now let’s get to the topic at hand.
If you watch Community, then you know who Troy Barnes is. He is played by actor Donald Glover, who actually has a rap alias named Childish Gambino. If you’ve ever listened to his stuff, you’ll know how sick a rapper he is. People have compared him to a combination of Drake and Lil’ Wayne, but I think he’s in a category all in his own. His rap is actually better than a lot of other rap. You can listen to any of his songs a dozen times or more and you’ll still find yourself catching new meaning to his lyrics. So when he says ‘I got some pu**y that insane, so insane, it’s an enemy of Batman’ or ‘I’m a beast bitch, Grrr, Invader Zim’ or ‘I’m heading west like I’m f***ing blowing Kanye’, that means you’re picking up on the hundreds of pop cultural references in his raps. Seriously, if you’re not listening to him now, start. All his music used to be free, but now he’s signed to a label and you can see him on itunes. This posts compiles a couple of videos from Youtube of my favorite songs from him. Visit his website at iamdonald.com
Posted in Television | Tagged Bonfire, Camp, Childish Gambino, Community, Donald Glover, NBC, Rap | 2 Comments »
I’m away for personal reasons. Please stay tuned for a return to your local programming. I apologize for the inconvenience.
-Patrick
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If you read the title, I know you’re thinking, ‘wow, just three, this guys has no idea what he’s talking about’. Admittedly, I went to the internet to try and find any more than the three I have here. But everyone else I read on the lists were just geniuses that the stories themselves were not necessarily about them: Doc Brown from Back to the Future, Jimmy Neutron, Revenge of the Nerds etc, etc. I decided against including these geniuses in my list due to the fact that they weren’t technically ‘biopics’, so all we have now are these three movies that completely center around these extremely interesting characters. And I used the quoted ‘Biopics’ because technically one of them isn’t based on a true story. I’ve included the trailer for each of the movies, but it’s hilarious and sad at the same time how they don’t carry the significantly emotional tone each of the films have in the 2 minute preview. Hit the jump for more.
Posted in Lists, Movies | Tagged A Beautiful Mind, Catch Me If You Can, Directors, Good Will Hunting, Movies, TV | 2 Comments »
Movies are often used as tools to influence their target audience. They have messages that, portrayed through relatable characters, can lead us to believe that by mimicking their actions and beliefs can bring us to a better life, due to seeing the consequences of leading that lifestyle. It’s the simple idea of a the general public being too easily influenced by the media and unfortunately we’re all too influenced by this. I’ve seen unfortunate people devoting themselves to Fight Club thought and Yes Man idea. Here’s a list of some movies whose message might not actually be a good idea.
Posted in Lists, Movies | Tagged American Beauty, Carpe Diem, Fight Club, Inspiration, Into the Wild, Movies, Taxi Driver, The Big Lebowski, TV, V for Vendetta, Yes Man | 2 Comments »
One of film’s [some will argue literature] most influential and bad-ass figures, Tyler Durden, has at one point influenced us all to ‘f*** our mediocre lives and start living’. His message has easily corrupted the minds of relatable ‘everymen’ who have stable jobs and has persuaded them to abandon their jobs, stability, and sanity to beat the living s*** out of each other in the basement of some bar. This is not an easy task. He is what every man wants to be at their most basic instinct. So I dedicate today’s post to a Character Profile of Tyler Durden. Spoilers follow.
Posted in Character Profiles | Tagged Brad Pitt, Choke, David Fincher, Edward Norton, Fight Club, Project Mayhem, Soap, Tyler Durden | Leave a Comment »
Fall TV is the most exciting thing to happen to me this year. It was only early this year I discovered the wonders of Television. I’d hate to say it, but TV just might be getting an edge on film in the heated debate within my head. We’re not going to get into that right now, maybe on a rainy day and I want to write a 3,000 word essay. Anyways, back to the excitement of Fall TV. Everyone is expecting new shows and old shows to return and the marketing team’s best way to attract new and old fanbases is of course the promos. Below, I’ve compiled a list of videos of instances where the marketing team has succeeded and I will watch the season opening. Let me know if I missed anything you’re going to watch.
Posted in Articles, Television | Tagged Community, Dexter, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, New Girl, Terra Nova, The Office, The Walking Dead, X-Factor | 1 Comment »
I tried to hard to find a clip of how Parks and Recreation Season 3 opened with an awesome ‘we’re back’ montage. So I settled for the above promo. As promised, Banana Feed has returned today, a little early than September 12, but this is simply a preliminary thing. You’re regular broadcasting will return Monday. I’m three weeks into school and I’m beginning to feel settled in again, settled enough for me to spend hours on my laptop writing about TV, Movies, and Entertainment News. Now is an absolutely perfect time to get started again with the beginning of Fall TV. If you haven’t noticed, we have a new banner, and an updated picture of Banana Feed’s mascot, Banana Movie Buff [handdrawn by myself]. Anything to keep my fanbase happy with the most aesthetically pleasing visuals. In an attempt to stir up the grand reopening of this site, I’ll try to keep up with current times and post through the weekends for the next two weeks or so. I’m really excited to get started again, let’s make this semester the best.
i haven't seen this movie in forever.
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