Lazy Sunday

It's another Sunday, lazy Sunday.

For today's movie I give you the comedic styling of the great Mel brooks in his 1991 riches to rags tale, Life Stinks.

The film also stars Oscar nominee Lesley Ann Warren, and a favorite around here, Arrested Development's Jeffrey Tambor.

Sit back relax and enjoy the show!

Lazy Sunday: Three Amigos

I love this movie! How many classic lines can you get out of one movie? "It's a sweater!" Watch it HERE

Lazy Sunday : The Wire finale edition

Well it's here. We all knew that eventually what has been called the greatist show on television ever, is coming to an end. The Wire has changed what millions of people expect from television, shows who's theme is meant to be gritty or "real" seem like Fisher Price compared to The Wire. As most Baltimore natives who watch the wire will tell you, every character no matter how minute or major, is based on at least one real person. Events like Hamsterdamn or McNulty's serial killer may be completely fictions, but their reaction and message is very real. Join us here at Palaba's post as we take a quick look back at the Best Television Drama Ever! If you feel the need to say goodbye HBO has a "Public Record" for you to leave your mark HERE. I left my words HERE










For an extra treat check out this interview with the phenomenal 12 year old actor Thuliso Dingwall who plays Kenard aka Omar's killer

Lazy Sunday: Post Apocalyptic Edition

I am by no means masochistic nor do I have a bunker full of spam, with the intention of out living everyone with out spam. (No you can't have any) But I do enjoy a good movie where everything goes to all hell. So today I took in three of my favorite sci-fi/survival/horror movies perfect for your own lazy Sunday.

First up is the definitive 1968 Zombie classic George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. I've herd over and over people whining "I can't watch black and white movies" well if you can't watch movie than you just don't like movies period. If you have never seen this ultra classic, written and directed by the man who re-invigorated the zombie genre and is either directly responsible for, or inspires just about all today's zombie movies, please, please, please do yourself a favor and watch this movie.



Next up is Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men, Set in 2027 in a world where no babies have been born in over a decade. With people panicking and societies crumbling, Theo (Clive Owen) must escort the first pregnant woman to safety. An action packed epic with a great performance by Michael Caine.



Last we have one of my absolute favorite Sci-Fi movies of all time, 1973's Soylent Green. Superstar Charlton Heston plays a cop in 2022, where overpopulation has endangered the worlds food source. With a blockbuster performance by not only Heston, but Edward G. Robinson as well, if you've never seen Soylent Green you don't know Sci-Fi

Lazy Sunday: Get up and be lazy edition

If you read this blog on even a semi-regular bases you know that I am a big advocate for enjoying a Sunday afternoon by lounging around and watching a movie. Well this week I suggest going to the movies and being lazy. I got off my bum and went to see Be Kind Rewind this weekend and am so glad I did. Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind is quirky comedy with a lot of heart.

Due to an attempt to sabotage the power plant (which he thinks is controlling his brain), sweet hearted moron Jerry (Jack Black) becomes magnetized and accidentally erases all the VHS tapes in the store where his best friend Mike (Most Def) has been left in charge for the week. When the owner Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) asks his friend Miss Falewicz (Mia Farrow) to check on the store, the boys decide the best option is to re-record the movie with themselves as the stars. Miss Falewicz's knucklehead nephew watches the tape and demands more "Sweeded" movies. The re-shot movies become so popular Jerry and Mike with the help of the the honest Alma (Melonie Diaz) try to save their not so historic building from the developers.
Even though Be Kind Rewind is a "feel good" comedy, its message is very grounded. There is no shortage of laughs though, I laughed out loud, a lot!
I highly recommend this movie, the only drawback is if you haven't seen the movies they are "sweeding" you may not get all the gags. For a movie about a couple of knuckleheads directing movies, the direction is exceptional.


This movie will go in my collection when it hits DVD
but don't wait for me to loan it to you, go see it!

Also check out the official movie site, where the proceed to "Sweed" the internet with a great mock Google site and is full of great clips from the movie. Check out the offical site HERE

Here's the preview for Be Kind Rewind




Below we have a few of Be Kind Rewind's "Sweeded" videos

Here's Robocop "Sweeded"



Boyz N' The Hood "Sweeded"



And Ghostbusters Sweeded

Lazy Sunday: Full Length Movie Edition

This Sunday instead of just encouraging you to be lazy by tell you what movies I stared at from the couch, I'm gonna give you some full length movies to stare at lazily your self! So don't go saying I never do anything for you!

First up:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Runtime 2:16:53
Rated: PG-13
Description: A distinguished young captain of the British Navy leads his able crew - including his best friend, the ship's doctor - on a mission to take a "phantom" French vessel with a fearsome reputation for sinking British ships.


Next we Have:
The Jerk
Runtime: 1:35:11
Rated: R
Description: Steve Martin plays Navin, an idiot raised in Mississippi by a black family, who encounters misadventure after misadventure as he seeks his fortune in the world.


Last but not least:
Bulworth
Runtime: 1:49:04
Rated: R
Description: A disillusioned liberal politician puts out a contract on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters.


In case you couldn't tell, todays movies were brought to us by the good people at Hulu

Lazy Sunday: Super Bowl Shuffle edition

Welcome to another Lazy Sunday! This Sunday I plan, like most Americans to watch the Super Bowl, while I'm not that real interested in either team, I will be rooting for the under dog NY Giants fr two reasons. First because the last time they were at the big game they were defeated by my Baltimore Ravens, but more importantly I'm rooting for the Giants because the New England Patriots cheated. While I would love to witness a perfect season to tell my grandkids about, I find it inherently worthless if I need to tell them that they got there by cheating. I know a lot of people will say they would have had a perfect season without cheating, but we will never really know now will we? If they win the whole season needs to be marked with an *! Now they are even being accused of spying on the Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI. It's hard enough to convince my self to watch baseball any more, if Camden Yards wasn't such a nice stadium to hang out in I may have abandoned that sport all together.

Now let us go back to a simpler time, before we knew how corny it was for our sports celebrities to rap
(Thanks again Shaq{Ok this one's not so bad})

Super Bowl Shuffle - Celebrity bloopers here

Great movies for a lazy Sunday.

I think the title tells you about my day, yes I'm having a lazy Sunday and loving it! One of my favorite things to do is lounge on the couch and watch some movies! Now not any movie will do for a lazy Sunday, so I thought I'd recommend some;



First up we have Death to Smoochy. If you're a fan of dark comedies and you haven't seen this movie do your self a favor and pick it up. "Smoochy" has a great cast including Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny Woodburn, Jon Stewart and Danny DeVito, who also directs. Rainbow Randolph (Williams) is the star of a Kids TV show who is found taking bribes. The executives boot him and opt to find the most innocent figure they can find, Smoochy (Norton). Watch as Smoochy deals with crazy ex-entertainers, the Irish mafia, crooked TV execs, Nazis and trained killers.



Next we have The Royal Tenenbaums. I love Wes Anderson movies, all of them, but The Royal Tenenbaums is my favorite. Featuring the enormously talented cast of Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke and Owen Wilson, Danny Glover and Bill Murray. I tell you all about the movie but trust me you need to see it for yourself. Again dark, dry humor.



Which brings us to our final movie for today, The Beatles Help! This is the movie I was watching today, what can I tell you but it's a goofy comedy staring the Fab Four and it was released in 1965. I can tell you they just re-released the movie on DVD and it looks so much better than this clip.



Now go enjoy your movies and I'll be back next Sunday to give you some more great Sunday Movies.