Tag: The Room
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I Watched the Animated Titanic Musical So You Don’t Have To
The same historical event that inspired director James Cameron’s Titanic, one of film’s greatest achievements, also inspired one of the worst films ever made. Such a descriptor is extreme by its nature and coveted by such iconic stinkers as The Room, Manos: The Hands of Fate, and Plan 9 from Outer Space. There’s a key…
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One of the Best Bad Movies Ever Made Was Nearly Lost Forever
It’s easy to make a bad film, and virtually impossible to make one that’s so bad it’s good. Miami Connection – the 1988 martial arts extravaganza that often threatens to become a musical – rides the line between cinematic perfection and borderline unwatchable flawlessly, making it a staple on all best-bad movie lists alongside The…
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The Best So-Bad-They’re-Good Movies on Roku Right Now
Although we’re not entirely sure who to thank for movies that are so bad they’re good, we can likely point to solid contenders like Tommy Wiseau’s The Room. There’s something special about films that aren’t neatly packaged into the typical box-office-hit formula. Or perhaps, that’s something said when entire watch lists are cleared. Either way,…
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Bob Odenkirk Says He’s Starring in a Remake of Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room’: ‘I Tried My Best to Sell Every Line’
Bob Odenkirk has shared that he’s starring in a remake of the 2003 cult film “The Room,” taking on the lead role of Johnny, originated by the film’s writer and director Tommy Wiseau.Slashfilm first reported on the project Wednesday morning, with the “Better Call Saul” star corroborating the contained details through a post on his…
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‘Corner Office’ Review: Jon Hamm Switches Jobs, Playing a Dull Desk Jockey in This Indie Oddity
In “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm had his corner office: the room with a view, overlooking Madison Avenue, where Don Draper could work, drink and brainstorm in peace. Maybe that’s why the actor was drawn to playing a lowly paper-pusher with a bad mustache and big dreams of occupying such a space in “Corner Office,” a…
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‘Corner Office’ Review: Jon Hamm Plays the Anti-Don Draper in a Surreal Workplace Satire
Orson (Jon Hamm) is an upwardly mobile corporate drone who suffers from Main Character Syndrome in a Kafkaesque work environment, his arrogance so vigorously rubbing against his anonymity that the friction created between those two forces is almost powerful enough to sustain the ultra-droll office satire that “Corner Office” constructs around it. Adapted from Jonas…
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‘The Room’ wins Best of Bucheon award at Korea’s Bifan
Best director went to Adam Egypt Mortimer for Daniel Isn’t Real, while Cuban psychological thriller Is That You? won the Jury’s Choice award.Christian Volckman’s English-language thriller The Room won the Best Of Bucheon award at this year’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival .Starring Olga Kurylenko and Kevin Janssens, the film is about a couple who…
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‘The Room’ wins Best of Bucheon award at Korea’s Bifan
Best director went to Adam Egypt Mortimer for Daniel Isn’t Real, while Cuban psychological thriller Is That You? won the Jury’s Choice award.Christian Volckman’s English-language thriller The Room won the Best Of Bucheon award at this year’ Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival .Starring Olga Kurylenko and Kevin Janssens, the film is about a couple who…
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‘Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear’ Delivers an Incompetent, Bizarre and Worthy Successor to ‘The Room’
In popular cinematic discourse, few phrases are as poorly-applied as “so bad it’s good.” That phrase suggests a continuum of quality, with a sweet spot in which a movie can entertain despite – or because of – its ineptitude. That’s nonsense. Any continuum of quality would have to exist three-dimensionally to account for the vastness…
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Watch: Tommy Wiseau Recreates the ‘Dark Knight’ Interrogation Scene, Does a Shockingly Great Job
If you have access to a working internet connection or maybe were just walking down a New York City street this weekend, you’re probably aware there’s a Joker movie currently in production starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role. Well, nevermind that nonsense: Tommy Wiseau is your Clown Prince of Crime now. The enigmatic creator…