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Friday Banana Tree: Alan Tudyk

Posted in Friday Banana Tree, tagged , , , , , , , on September 30, 2011| 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

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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

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3 ‘Biopics’ of Brilliant Minds in Film

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , on September 15, 2011| 2 Comments »

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.

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5 Inspiring Messages in Movies that May Not Necessarily Be a Good Idea

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2011| 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.

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We’re Back!

Posted in Maintenance, tagged , , , on September 10, 2011| Leave a 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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5 Movies to Immediately Up Your Mood

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , on August 24, 2011| 2 Comments »

The term for this is “Feel Good”.  “Feel Good Movies” are exactly what they sound like.  They’re movies that make us “feel good” when we watch them.  Movies can serve multiple purposes.  They can range from providing adrenaline to comfort.  I’ve listed below 5 movies that have provided me comfort.  Enjoy.

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Saturday Banana Tree: Underworld Returns

Posted in Friday Banana Tree, tagged , , , , , , , on August 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »

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Whoops, I guess I fell a little behind on the banana tree.  Please accept this Saturday Banana Tree instead.

The Underworld Series isn’t the biggest nor is it the best franchise out there.  The first one was okay.  The second one was okay.  The third one was pretty bad.  So the expectations of this one can’t be too good.  But something about the lovable Kate Beckinsale in a spandex leotard just screams ‘Top Banana’ in my head, so here we are.  Whether or not this is a smelly byproduct of this generation’s vampire craze, I still find this franchise cool, mindless with the just right dose of macabre fun.  So here’s a bunch of links that link to the Underworld universe

[EW] Underworld: Awakening Trailer

[DeviantArt] Selene and Underworld art

[wikia] Underworld wiki

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[deadline] Ridley Scott directing new Blade Runner Movie

[cracked] 5 Movie Characters Unqualified for their Job

[youtube] 25 awesome improvisions

[gothamist] Highlights of the Big Lebowski Reunioned scenes in movies

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[huffingtonpost] I’ve only seen about 4 of these 13 underappreciated comedies

[rottentomatoes] haunted real estate in movies

[Time] 10 shirtless movies

[rottentomatoes] Critics Consensus on this weekends box office.

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5 Non-Super, Super Hero Movies Worth Watching

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on August 18, 2011| 2 Comments »

I love superhero movies.  Everyone loves a great super hero movie.  The classic good vs. evil story line that include great fight sequences with inspiring stories about a character rising up against conflict and succeeding.  They’re almost inspiring enough to make the regular audience think, ‘I could do that, I could fight evil, and protect the citizens.  Why not me?’  Or maybe that’s just me.  I’ve always believed being a superhero couldn’t be that hard.  Dressing up, having an arch enemy, and overcoming evil.  Now I’ve never actually tried to be a superhero[except maybe once when I tried to make my own superhero movie when I was 15, but that’s a story for another time], but Hollywood has a couple of interpretations of what would happen if regular folk tried to become superheroes.  Hit the jump for when Hollywood took a crack at when regular people become Super Heroes.  Spoilers Beware.

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How to Fix the Oscars

Posted in Articles, Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2011| 2 Comments »

Watching the Oscars this year was an unfortunate waste of time.  Everything was predictable, I was not entertained, and the hosts were lame.  It’s easy to say that to improve the Oscars you should make it unpredictable, entertaining, and pick fantastic hosts.  But it goes deeper than that.  And with Rush Hour director Brett Ratner producing it, the Oscars has a chance to be entertaining again.  Just remembering how forgettable the last Oscars was, I’ve looked into the past and looked at some o the most entertaining moments at the Oscars [see my video compilation here] and determined how the Oscars can be the best ceremony once again.  Hit the jump for the list

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5 Instances of Why Community Deserves some Recognition in this years Emmys

Posted in Lists, Television, tagged , , , , on August 16, 2011| 1 Comment »

Community was snubbed this year at the Emmy’s Nominations.  What a sham.  Writing, direction, acting, all of these things about NBC’s Community is Emmy worthy, but nothing.  Creator Dan Harmon even commented on how he was shafted by the Emmy’s during this year’s San Diego Comic Con.  He hinted at some awesome things he had planned for Season 3 and he firmly believes that he’ll get one some day and I completely agree with him.  Below, I’ve listed a couple of reasons why Community shines so much.   Hit the jump for the break down.

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What My Problem is with People and Rotten Tomatoes

Posted in Articles, tagged , , , , , on August 15, 2011| 1 Comment »

Rotten Tomatoes is a website that compiles the reviews of critics for temporary and historical movies.  A simple way of demonstrating whether a movie is good or bad is evident of a movie’s ‘Tomatometer’.  On the outside this Tomatometer determines whether a movie is ‘fresh’ or ‘rotten’, and the website’s frequent visitors can use this as a means of creating an opinion of the film without even watching the movie itself.  Movies with a 60% and above are considered ‘fresh’ and below 60% are considered ‘rotten’.  People sometimes throw this percentage and rating around as if they know how to develop an opinion on a movie.  The small misunderstanding in how the percentage works marks an ignorance of how one should review a movie and in this article, I’ll try to defog the misunderstanding so that you can use Rotten Tomatoes in an effective way to help filter what movies you should watch.

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Friday Banana Tree: Uhhh

Posted in Friday Banana Tree, tagged , , , , , , on August 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »

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There was nothing too big in the news today in terms of the entertainment industry.  So I couldn’t come up with a powerful enough top banana or enough links to really support any story.  Call it my laziness, but I still compiled a pretty sweet list of other awesome news.  Be back next week when I have more stuff to say.  Have a nice weekend :).

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[Cracked] 6 Famously Terrible Movies That Were Almost Awesome

[IMDB] JT’s acting career moves to action

[Moviefone] Paul Rudd pisses off major producer Harvey Weinstein

[IFC] 25 Movie Pep Talks

[College Humor] RPG Game of Thrones (NSFW)

[Total Film] 30 of the Hottest Rising Stars

[YouTube] A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas

[IMDB] Jonah Hill looks hilarious in The Sitter

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[FilmDrunk] Michael Bay ALWAYS uses the same shot

[Rottentomatoes] Bumbling Crime Idiots

[Yahoo!] Anne Hathaway defends her ‘meh’ of a catsuit

[WarmingGlow] Dane Cook finally confronts Louis C.K. after being accused of stealing jokes

[Youtube] Voldemort get’s awkward with Draco, HPatDH Part 2 Uncut scene

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Banana Unpeeled: Captain America: The First Avenger

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , on August 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Captain America: The Last Avenger.   This marks the last installment before the full length feature including Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Hawk Eye, Nick Fury and Black Widow all played by Hollywood’sA-Listers.  Whew, that’s a lot of superheroes.  Anyways, this feature is the story of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, whose power is…well, being American.  That doesn’t sound too convincing as an entertaining superhero movie.  Wait.  Maybe this is like one of those superhero movies where it’s more realistic and the hero is believable and Red Skull, the villain, is a menacing grounded mastermind whose ‘Red Skull’ is a metaphor.  Oh wait, you’re telling me there are blue lasers, powers of the Gods, and a questionable German Hugo Weaving in a Red Skull…Uhhhh.

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Awesome MTV Movie Award Moments

Posted in Lists, Movies, Television, tagged , , , , on August 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »

The MTV Movie Awards these days are usually full of nominations that are the dreams of tweens and pre-pubescent Justin Biebers.  Beside the Twilight nominations and obvious blockbusters, the list of nominations are unprofessional and corny, including best kiss and other tweeny categories.  The winners should be ashamed that they have the fan base with the maturity levels of half developed brains.  The awards aren’t the reason I watch this disgusting excuse for a ceremony, but rather the programming interests me.  Almost yearly, they come up with a movie mash up with a tickling host that is usually pretty funny.  I was reminded of this when I compiled the Lord of the Rings Parody videos here. I’ve compiled a list of videos that display some of the more excellent moments in programming.

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Banana Unpeeled: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , on August 10, 2011| 1 Comment »

I am not very familiar with this franchise, nor do I have any loyalty to it.  The most I’ve seen of Apes is the Tim Burton film with Marky Mark and I wasn’t too impressed with that.  And upon hearing the tongue twister prequel of a title, I wasn’t very interested in this installment either.  I was given the opportunity to watch any movie and from good word of mouth I chose this one.  Few movies can tickle my fancy by giving me odd protagonists to root for.  And for one hour and forty minutes I found myself rooting for CGI ‘Monkeys’.  And I honestly enjoyed every minute of it.

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Lord of the Laughs – LOTR Parody Videos

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , on August 3, 2011| 1 Comment »

The Lord of the Rings franchise is the one of the most powerful and memorable franchises in the history of cinema.  With such good source material, the internet has come up with clever ways to mock and satirize it.  Some are very gimicky and not that clever, and others are very well done. I have compiled some very awesome videos of the Lord of the Ring movie Parodies.  Enjoy them after the jump.

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Visual Character Profile: Willy Wonka

Posted in Character Profiles, tagged , , , on August 1, 2011| 1 Comment »

Amazing. by Adonihs

It was difficult finding a Wonka not under the influence of Tim Burton/Johnny Depp’s version.  Depp’s Wonka wasn’t even that good.  Being extremely weird does not mean you’re a really good actor.  I don’t doubt Johnny Depp as an actor, it’s just that the fact he continually fills the shoes of oddballs of Tim Burton is beginning to make me sick of him.  He needs more John Dillinger type roles.  But this is besides the point.  Here’s artist renditions of the candy man.

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9 Movies Rotten Tomatoes ‘Rottened’ but I Thoroughly Enjoyed

Posted in Lists, tagged , , , on July 14, 2011| 1 Comment »

I’m very mixed when it comes to the website Rotten Tomatoes.  A website full of over pompous critics that take an hour and a half of their lives to judge what someone spent millions of dollars and weeks to create.  The idea sounds heartless and in truth it really is.  The only issue is that I’m often one of those over pompous critics that will usually agree to the general consensus.  Talk about hindsight.  But critics don’t know everything.  Some movies are simply made to entertain and if they can do that, who cares if there’s nothing deeper or the acting was bad or if the movie was too loud.  [I hate it when Rotten Tomatoes deems a movie too loud, what does that even mean?].  I’ve always believed the critics consensus said more about the movie than the Tomatometer, but that’s another story for another time.  So here’s a list of some movies Rotten Tomatoes deemed ‘rotten’, but I actually enjoyed and wouldn’t mind watching again.  There are probably more, but I had trouble remembering which movies, if you’ve got some more, let me know.

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Visual Character Profile: The Joker

Posted in Character Profiles, tagged , , , , on June 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Absolutely Horrifying, but captures him so well. By Lucius-Ferguson

The Joker is one of them most colorful characters in the comic book universe.  We most remember him by Heath Ledger’s performance and praised him for his take on the Joker.  But artists have been trying to capture the Joker for years in the form of a single picture.  This is a gallery of madness.  One might think the artists themselves have gone mad trying to capture the essence of the chaotic Joker.  Hit the jump for the gallery.

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Friday Banana Tree: Game of Thrones Season Finale

Posted in Friday Banana Tree, tagged , on June 24, 2011| 1 Comment »

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Warning Spoiler Alert!  I originally had a more spoilerific picture with Danny and her new dragons at her side, but I guess I had to preserve the innocence of the uninvolved. HBO’s Game of Thrones is a televised version of the acclaimed book: A Game of Thrones.  In the beginning, we were introduced with a slew of numerous characters, one could only wonder how they could keep audiences coming back for more each weekend.  But they pulled it off by keeping us shocked and on our toes.  With the death of major characters occurring in nearly every episode and with a finale made unforgettable by hair raising suspense and great story telling, it’s a shame I have to wait nearly nine months until Season 2.  If you don’t have HBO and are unable to watch this miraculous book come to life, it’s a shame and you should reconsider your cable options…Or at least find some website where they’re streaming it.  It’s that much worth it.

[Inside TV] The Original Spoiler Picture

[Air Lock Alpha] Fire and Blood Episode Review

[HBO] A Game of Thrones Homepage

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[IMDB] 30 Minutes of Less Trailer still looks hilarious

[Entertainment Weekly] 3 New Hobbit Photos

[Cracked] Scary Moments from our Childhood Movies

[Time] Ten Very Quotable Movies

[Yahoo!] Awesome Captain America Trailer

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[Rotten Tomatoes] Weekend Movie Critical Concensus: Cars 2 and Bad Teacher Underwhelm

[Movie Fone] Ugly Movie Villains brought to the Big Screen

[Yahoo!] Chris Evans Originally Turned Down Captain America

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Pixar’s Films Ranked Throughout the Years

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , on June 23, 2011| 4 Comments »

With Cars 2 coming out, I’ve taken another look into Pixar’s past to gawk at their greatness.  Critically, they’re great.  Story-wise, they’re great.  Animation, they’re great.  Always setting the bar.  Watching any new animation is difficult compared to thinking about how much more I’d rather rewatch Toy Story 2 or Monsters Inc.  Today, I’m going to make an attempt at listing and comparing eleven masterpieces by Pixar.   Each films is as good as the last, so just because you’re number 11, doesn’t mean you’re not a good movie.  Hit the Jump to read more.

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