Salutations, and welcome to the Carnival of Cinema, a weekly round-up of the web's best cinema-related posts. Every week people submit their film posts to us and we bring you the best and the brightest.

If you're interested in submitting your movie review, piece of film commentary , post about film news or have industry advice, click on the crazy Melvin below to find the submission form.



And now, on with the show.

Getting things started is CancerKitty from DELSQUACHO who claims that "Asking for a refund after sitting through the entire movie is no different than asking for your money back after finishing a meal at a restaurant." Particularly if that restaurant is serving freshing rehashed crap.


For those who gorge themselves on said crap...and the vomit it up because, let's face it, you're a pathetic fatty (or at least that's what you tell yourself); check out EVERYONE NEEDS THERAPY this week. TherapyDoc uses the film Super Size Me to launch into an interesting post on eating disorders.


"Waiter, take this movie back to M. Night Shyamalan, its undercooked."

Over at MCF'S NEXUS OF IMPROBABILITY, MCF reviews a nexus of insufferably bad cinema - M. Night Shyamalan continues his life long crusade to prove The Sixth Sense was a fluke with the release of his latest atmospheric trip to nowhere The Happening.


Ironic naming something The Happening when nothing happens.

On the subject of nothing happening, Jumper's box office receipts were less than stellar. On OBSERVATIONS FROM MISSY'S WINDOW, Missy observes the lameness of the film.


Steve Anderson observes the lameness of Disney offering some of their films online. How could Disney releasing movies free online be lame? Click over to SOCIAL TRIVIA GAMES to find out.


On the animation front, Kung Fu Panda is doing well in theaters, but that doesn't mean its any good. To find out if it stinks and should have been named Kung Poo Panda head over to see Riley's review at ALL RILEYED UP.


Let's check out this week's reviews:

The first of the bunch is Joe's review of The Incredible Hulk at his site INTERMISSION AT WORK. See if the green guy gets his due or if all of this hype is just leading to another Hulk cinematic disaster.


Next up, Michael from ONLINE REVIEW BLOG takes a look at Iron Man.


If you're sick of superheros bounding around kicking the stuffing out of ominous villains, perhaps you'd be satisfied by watching another cinema/television conglomeration. Get Smart hits theaters, check with Jean Brunet of SIZZLING POPCORN to see if you should hit the theater seats or stay at home.


One of the other big deals in the marketing stream this week is last week's release d'jour Wanted. MANNY THE MOVIE GUY shows up with the goods once again. This time out, Manny has an interview with the film's actors James McAvoy, Common and Thomas Kretschmann. Manny also reviews one of this week's releases The Love Guru.


Since there's nothing good being released this week, its probably good to look to the past for some cinematic gems.

Over at CRITICAL CULTURE, PM posts about Michelangelo Antonioni's Cronaca di un Amore.


Some old cinema gems are really cubic zirconium.

Forbidden Planet may be old and it may be less than brilliant but it still gets the works over at CHAOSGONE.


If you're still looking for things off of the new release shelf and you're primed for a good horror movie, check out Vaprak's list of the top ten horror films from the last 10 years on his site THE CRITICAL CRITICS.

I agree with putting 5 and 8 on the list and number 1 is a good choice - not so sure about the rest.


When you're done watching your little horror movie and need to clear your mind of all of that violence maybe you need to cleanse your palette with something calmer, and kinder...

Martin Scorsese is just the ticket for those wanting to see something soothing and happy. Mark Oppenheimer has the goods on his site LIBERTY ADDICTION with a collection of ol' Marty's short films.


It ain't over til the menstruating woman sings.

Huh?


This week at MENSTRUAL POETRY, Holly Ord kicks around the Tammy Fae corporate vehicle Baby Mama.

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Carnival of Cinema. Per usual we have a large collection on some of the web’s best cinema-related posts sent in front around the world.

Let’s get right to it, shall we?


I love the smell of fresh reviews in the morning…

Its summertime and that means that every weekend brings the fruition of months long marketing campaigns for big budget movies for the masses.


The McMovie of the week this week is The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. It’s big, its flashy, its based on a classic book – but does it stink?


MANNY THE MOVIE GUY kicks things off with a review of the film. Is it better than the first?

Manny is giving away collectible prizes from the film courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures. Head on out to his website to see how you can win some stuff.


Second in line to tell us about Prince Caspian, Dirty Harry from LIBERTAS has an early review of the movie. He really lays it out for you, so if you’re interested in seeing the film but maybe didn’t love the first outing, check out his review.


Last week’s movie of the week was Speed Racer – is that lemon still in theaters?




Taking a look at Speed Racer, a_x of ANONYMOUS X has a less than appreciative reaction to the Wachowski Brothers’ ode to their own ability to spend lots of money on needless special effects.


Next to kick Speed Racer in the shins is LaRae of THE CRITICAL CRITICS. With lines like “Speed Racer is one of the most impeccable examples of why the writer and director should not be the same people.” You know it ain’t pretty.


“Too serious for its own good” is what Newman says about ol’ Speedy. Click over to his site NEWMAN’S OWN MOVIE CORNER to read his review.


Is there anyone out there who liked this movie?

Well, yes there is. Riley from ALL RILEYED UP has some nice words for the lambasted flick. When she says “Go, Speed go!” she’s cheering him on, not demanding he scurry away.


“Go, Speed go”? Its sounds more like “Blows, Speed blows!”

Gautam Valluri closes out our collective hammering of the Wachowski Brothers’ cinematic pratfall. He has a full review over at his site BROKEN PROJECTOR.

While you’re there, you’re also going to want to check out his thoughtful essay on Federico Fellini's Neo-realist classic I Vitelloni. See, you go in to read about the goofy, moronic flick and you leave learning brainy stuff about international cinema. It's a good thing.


The big movie of the week two weeks ago lasted one week longer than planned because Speed Racer was so crappy. Iron Man hit theaters and hit them in a huge way. Haven’t seen the movie about the big bucket of bolts? We have some reviews to let you know if it’s worth the money and hassle of dragging yourself to the multiplex.


Rickey Henderson of RIDING WITH RICKEY reviews this ““Iron Mensch” movie that the kids seem rather keen of…”


Next up, over at MCF’S NEXUS OF IMPROBABILITY, MCF admits that if Iron Man were to be more like him he’d have to be called Hairy Man or perhaps Fleshy Man. He also takes a look at the movie as well – it’s not all self-deprecating remarks about his soft physique.


Another flick currently in theaters, at least for now is Ashton Kutcher’s latest effort What Happens in Vegas. Oh…a movie named after a tag line from a commercial – bad omen. Is it as stinky as it looks? Ask Joe from INTERMISSION AT WORK, he’s the guy with the review. Click on over to read it.

Joe also ponders the questions, "What movie has the best theme song?"


My answer? Naked Gun: The Files of Police Squad.


But then again, I'm a moron.


Looking back a few weeks, Kevin Spacey’s 21 did moderately good at the box office. THE WHITED SEPULCHRE claims about the film “this is the only, and therefore the best, movie on blackjack I've ever seen.”


Well, if we’re going to get that specific then Silent Runnings is the best movie I’ve ever seen about a space aged, homicidal, eco-hippy.


What about a movie that hasn’t even come out yet? Okay, we have that too. Over at Dylan’s site DISNEY, ETC., he has everything you need to get you up-to-speed on Pixar’s upcoming feature WALL-E.


If what's coming up is what's got your eye you have to head over to SATELLITE TV GURU, there Kevin Fleming has a list of the five best places online to watch movie trailers.


Let's drop the reviews for a while and focus on a creepy hallucinatory rabbit.


Sarah of SARAHSPY has the scoop on the sequel to 2001's Donnie Darko. From the sounds of things, this sequel will be awful. Click over to see if you concur.


Moving along, in light of all of the attention given to Ben Stein's Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Greg Laden reposts his review of the documentary Flock of Dodos which also takes on the Intelligent Design debate. To read more, go over to Greg's site GREG LADEN'S BLOG.


Now, we have the only post in Carnival history to refer to Alan Bates' private parts.

Apparently he and Oliver Reed wrestle naked in Women in Love...apparently, I have one (or is it two) more reason(s) not to see the movie. Nigel Beale has a post about Reed and his works, including the aforementioned Women in Love and Gladiator. Go to NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS for the full post.


Let's go international

Spanish directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza's [Rec] gets the business by Vincente over at CRITICKER MOVIE BLOG.


French brainy director Michael Gondry's La Science des Rêves (The Science of Sleep) is the focus of MES CRAZY EXPÉRIENCES' Linda.


According to Michael Leahy, "European cinema is on the rise in Europe". Well, I'd hope so. If they're not going to watch their films then who will? For more on what's going on in the EU, run over to Leahy's site SCREENPLAY EUROPE.


Its not all about Europe and America - Linda from MES CRAZY EXPÉRIENCES also gives her thoughts on Korean director Ho-joon Kim's Eorin shinbu (My Little Bride).


In addition, Allie chats up a documentary about life in Swaziland titled Without the King. Never heard of it? You will when you go over to Allie's site ALLIE'S ANSWERS.


Heading back to the States, Seattle, Washington goes nuts for the annual Seattle International Film Festival. This is for good reason, it's always chock full of interesting and fun films to see that might not otherwise be seen in a cinema. Don't believe me? Go ask Reba Hass. She written all about it on her site TEAM REBA REAL ESTATE.






Thanks to everyone for their submissions! The Carnival of Cinema is ongoing with submissions being taken through each Wednesday and posting every Friday. You can submit your work HERE.





The other editions:
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode III
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode IV

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This week's edition of the Carnival of Cinema can be found over at BOHEMIAN CINEMA.



Thanks to Jonathan Pacheco for tackling the hosting duties this week.

If you have a cinema-related post you'd like to add to next week's edition, you can submit your work by clicking over to the CARNIVAL OF CINEMA SUBMISSION PAGE.

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Welcome to the Carnival of Cinema, a weekly round-up of the web’s best cinema related posts.

If you’re interested in submitting your movie review, post about film commentary or industry advice please FOLLOW THIS LINK and be the first kid on your block to see yourself in the best Carnival known to mankind.


Kicking things off, Newman lets us know if we should forget Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Follow the link over to NEWMAN'S OWN MOVIE CORNER to read his review of this new release.


Christina M. Rau begins also takes a look at Forgetting Sarah Marshall on her site LIVIN' THE DREAM (ONE LOSER AT A TIME). Christina also takes on the bomb d’jour, Al Pacino’s 88 Minutes. Head over to check out Christina’s site then come back to this site to check out Pacino’s head.



Speaking of the aged…


The Rolling Stones/Martin Scorcese IMAX concert film Shine a Light is reviewed by Dan over at POPCORN, SODA, AND GOOBERS. He says “One of the most enjoyable movie going experiences I've had in years. Make sure to see it in IMAX”


And for all of you who are excited to see the Stones, you’re probably just as thrilled that the movie based on the book series The Clique is coming along swimmingly. Have a deep need to know more? Go over to THE CLIQUE MOVIE UPDATES to get the latest news from Kathy Creighton.


I imagine if I ever am forced by my daughter to sit through The Clique I may just end up on Harrison’s list.


This week Harrison has a list of the top twenty mental breakdowns over at CUSTOMIZEDGIRL BLOG.


For another list, head over to THE SCHOLARPRENEUR to see Tony H.’s list of the ten best movies posters ever.


For yet another list, Joe’s INTERMISSION AT WORK lists the reasons why he doesn’t want you in his theater.


Just for a break let’s take another look at Al Pacino’s goofy head.



Next up, we got a pile of stuff from SIZZLING POPCORN. Jean has a film review of La Misma Luna (Under The Same Moon), a look at the upcoming adaptation The Spirit and tops things off with a rundown on what’s coming out this weekend.


Coming out in August, The Accidental Husband gets reviewed by General Disdain over at THE CRITICAL CRITICS.


A new release back in 1959, Ben Hur, one of the best films of all time, is handled by Matthew Sinclair. On his site SINCLAIR’S MUSING Sinclair posts this as a response to one over at Westminster Wisdom.


This week at CAFE PELLICOLA - WINDOW TO FINE ITALIAN CINEMA, Shlomi Ron has a good film review of the Italian farce I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street).



Over at ALL RILEYED UP Riley gets all riled up over the family-friendly flick A Plumm Summer.


What Does God Sound Like? That’s the question posed by Tristan L. Sullivan on his site IMAGINE. What does God sound like? I dunno, I assume he has a boom but strangely soothing baratone.


I hope he doesn't sound like Ben Stine.


In the final post this week, Greg Laden expresses his thoughts on Ben Stein’s Intelligent Design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Click here to go to GREG LADEN'S BLOG.





Thanks to everyone for their submissions! The Carnival of Cinema is ongoing with submissions being taken through each Wednesday and posting every Friday.








Other Carnival Editions:
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode III
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode IV

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Welcome to the Carnival of Cinema, a weekly display of the web’s best cinema related posts. Movie reviews, film commentary and industry advice is all yours every week.

The Carnival has been on tour as of late. Last week the Carnival was hosted by Clay Mabbitt's SINGLE SENTENCE MOVIE REVIEW. Thanks to Clay for handing the Carnival – great job.


Let’s get this thing started. Over at BANGALOREBEATS, Jeet talks about Race. According to Jeet, “Race is a Bollywood movie featuring some of the top notch actors from the hindi flim industry. It is a fast paced suspense thriller. The story is about the two NRI brothers who race for everything.” Head on over to read more.


Like movie reviews, we have plenty of movie reviews.


For example, Christina M. Rau has a review of Kevin Spacey’s latest flick 21 over at her site LIVIN' THE DREAM (ONE LOSER AT A TIME). To view the trailer to this recent release, click on the image below of the actors pretending to be actual smart, useful people.

Next, we have Lars and the Real Girl, a movie which came out on DVD on April 15th about a recluse (played by Ryan Gosling) who believes that a sex doll is his real life girlfriend. Want to find out why this odd premise has been so well received? Click over to POPCORN, SODA, AND GOOBERS and let Dan explain.


Away From Her, directed by Sarah Polley (Dawn of the Dead, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen), is about a man who struggles when his wife, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and forgets who he is, falls in love with another man in a hospice. Happy-happy-joy-joy. Gracchi reviews the feel good hit of the summer over at his site WESTMINSTER WISDOM.


Since we’re talking about thoughtful, depressing movies with meaning, let’s keep things going.

If you loved Away From Her, go check out Superhero Movie. Head over to THE CRITICAL CRITICS and read what Vaprak has to say about this latest plop in the cinematic porta-potty that is spoof films.


Looking to Manny the Movie Guy’s site MANNY THE MOVIE GUY, Manny interviews the cast and crew of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He reviews the film as well.


Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood is out on DVD and people have opinions.


First, Nigel Beale of NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS provides what I consider to be a spot on review of the film.


Second, Tamika M. Murray of PJSANDAMOVIE gives an alternative view of the movie.


There Will Be Blood…yeah…uh…speaking of blood…


Over at MENSTRUAL POETRY – ewwww, Ginny, your prose is spotting – Holly Ord has a trailer for No Trespassing, a film about dealing with child abuse.


And on the subject of kids, let’s move things forward with Tamika M. Murray who pops up again, this time she’s reviewing the Scarlet Johansson’s Nanny Diaries. Click below to view the trailer.


Like watching movies about those who watch the kids? Adventures in Babysitting gets the once over at Sarah’s site SARAHSPY. Go see the life lessons learned by watching this Elisabeth Shue vehicle.


Check out MES CRAZY EXPERIENCES, there you can read Linda’s post about a Korean romance movie made after books written by Guiyeoni.


According to Steve Anderson, Intent is a big deal. Don’t know why? Go find out over at KWANZOO.


Bringing the opinions to a close this week, A Decker talks about the impressions some movies have left on him. He has it on his site, RESONANT ENIGMA.


Bringing the carnival to a close this week, Conan Stevens talks about how stars are born behind the scenes. He talks about how Scott Levy, WWF's Raven, got the starring in the upcoming Australian horror movie. Conan gives a good glimpse at how casting and the business in general really works. Head over to his site ACTION MOVIE ACTOR - CONAN STEVENS for another insightful post.



Thanks to everyone for their submissions and welcome to all of the new faces this week.




Other carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 29
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 39
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 43

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This weeks' edition of the Carnival of Cinema is up for the world to see. Once again this week, the Carnival is on tour. This week's stop? Clay Mabbitt's Single Sentence Movie Review. To see this week's edition click on the link click here.

Thanks to Clay for a fantastic job and for running a great site (he's in my blogroll for a reason).

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Welcome to the Carnival of Cinema. Every week we compile the best in film. That’s right, great cinema-related posts from around the world available at your fingertips and its’ all free.

To get things off to a flying start this week, Jean Brunet of SIZZLINGPOPCORN asks a simple, but important question:


The answer is no. No, they can’t. They’re doing the best they can but they still stink. Sure, there are a few good productions out there but it's a little like wafting perfume outside a sewage dump.


Jean is actually talking about the endless stream of remakes and comic book to film adaptations currently in the market. Jean, you’re not want to read the next couple of posts.


SARAHSPY’s Sarah has a post this week expressing her excitement over the upcoming Smurf’s movie.

CENTERRIGHT’S Matthew Sinclair takes a look at the philosophy of Rambo. He makes connections between the aged mercenary and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.


You want Hollywood to come up with better ideas? How about Rambo versus the Hobbits?

Yeah, maybe not. This coming up with good ideas is harder than it looks. Although, it would be nice to see someone beat that chubby Samwise. It’s about time he’s got what’s coming to him.


Hey, Hannah Montana is bowing out in 3D theaters giving space for the far superior U2 3D concert movie. Check it out at your local 3D theater. If you don't know if you have one, check Jim Dorey’s MARKETSAW to find one!


Let’s move on with some reviews.


Shlomi Ron kicks off this spate of opinion with his views on the classic flick Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief). Click over to his site CAFE PELLICOLA - WINDOW TO FINE ITALIAN CINEMA to read his thoughts.


If you’re not familiar with this film, click below to see a trailer yanked from the pages of YouTube



From bikers to jumpers

The Mcmovie Jumper is still hanging out in the theaters. This week we have two posts on it.


First up is Christina M. Rau’s look at the production and how it has impacted her life. You can read more over at LIVIN' THE DREAM (ONE LOSER AT A TIME).


Second up is Mike Blitz’s review on his site KABOOM REVIEW. Click over to find out if this flick is worth your time and money.


Want more reviews? We got em’.


Be Kind Rewind has introduced sweding to the masses…well, at least to the types of folks who’d go see Be Kind Rewind in the first place, and those people probably already knew what sweding was in the first place. So, to be honest, Be Kind Rewind hasn’t really done too much other than entertain film geeks. Part of the aforementioned masses? Find out if you’d like to see this ode to film geekery by reading Newman’s review on his own movie corner called NEWMAN’S OWN MOVIE CORNER.


If you go see Be Kind Rewind be warned, you’ll be surrounded by film geeks. It’s like sitting in a dark room with a gaggle of Star Trek fanatics except there’s less costumes (normally), more asthma inhalers and guys who’ve never kissed a girl.


Next, Gracchi looks at the David Cronenberg/Viggo Mortensen collaboration Eastern Promises on WESTMINSTER WISDOM.

And now for a joke only about .05% of the readers are going to get (and it’s not even that good of a joke). Speaking of sweding, you REALLY want to avoid the sweded version of the fight scene in Eastern Promises.


Let’s keep the review pace going with two movie reviews from Paul McElligott. Paul brings us his thoughts on two films he keeps getting confused with one another. How could he get Gone Baby Gone and We Own the Night confused? They both are about east coast cops and they are both lousy bores. Click over to CELLULOID HEROES to see what Paul has to say about the films.


The final review for the week is from PJSANDAMOVIE’s Tamika M. Murray. Tamika takes a swipe at The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. Click over to see what she thinks about this 90’s independent hit.


Need more 90’s? MIKE’S TOP TEN LISTS has your fix. This week Mike lists the top ten movies from the 1990’s.


MANNY THE MOVIE GUY returns this week with another look at a new release. This time, he tackles Will Ferrell’s comedic bomb Semi-Pro. Manny says “Will Ferrell's playing the same character in a new movie with a familiar plot! See why his role can be seen using the template of President George W. Bush!”


On a completely unrelated note, THE ROADSHOW VERSION’s Miss O'Shea gives us a look at the dark side of Fred Astaire with the films On the Beach and The Sky's the Limit.


I got it! We somehow make a movie where Rambo fights Fred Astaire! There’ s your great Hollywood idea! Now, if we could only work in the Predator and Lindsay Lohan we’d have a sure-fire hit!


My ideas are so crappy, I may just get a gig over at New Line.


And on the subject of crappy ideas, how about throwing away your private and public life over drugs? Here’s a hint to all of you budding actors – lay off the coke, meth and heroin. The fact that you’re an actor already means you’re probably screwed up and a loser in the first place (you are spending your life pretending to be other people for a reason.) Adding drugs to the mix just makes things worse.


For more on drug use, check out Harrison’s CUSTOMIZEDGIRL BLOG for a list of the 25 celebrity drug addictions.


For those of you harboring an addition to HD DVD, you’re about to go cold turkey.

There is already a buzz in the industry that the war is over and that blu-ray is going to be the next format to rule the home entertainment market. So where do you stand…. is it time to throw out all your DVDs and upgrade to blu-ray? Go over to DEARCINEMA to read what Savio thinks about the subject.


On another completely unrelated note, Maria Fernandez lists 10 Spanish masterpieces on her site LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – BLOG. Wha? No Acción Mutante?


Bringing things to a close this week, we have Kathy Creighton. Kathy has a post about the production of the film The Clique on the URI Campus. Go to her site THE CLIQUE MOVIE UPDATES for the latest.





Have an opinion or article about the film industry? Have you reviewed a film or DVD? Have any tips on breaking into the biz? Send submissions HERE!




Previous Carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 57
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 58
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 59
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 60

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