Carrie Fisher suffered a massive heart attack Friday on a flight from London to LAX when she went into cardiac arrest, people on board were administering CPR, according to TMZ.
According to TMZ’s source, the heart attack occurred 15 minutes before the plane landed in Los Angeles. An unidentified EMT on the plane administered CPR as the flight landed at LAX. The plane landed just after noon and paramedics rushed Fisher to a nearby hospital.
We will update this story as news becomes available.
Actress Anna Akana was on the flight as well, she was one the first people to report the situation.
As of yesterday, winter has officially returned to the northern hemisphere. Many aren’t thrilled at the prospect of having to trudge through the slush for the next three or four months. But, at least we can look forward to the aromatic return of winter beers. And, to mark the beginning of winter, I picked up a 750-mL bottle of Great Lakes Brewery’s Winter Ale. I’ve previously written reviews for two of Great Lakes Brewery’s other beers. Check them out here and here for information on them and the brewery.
For now, change your tires, strap on your snowshoes, put on your heavy coats, and grab your shovel: it’s Winter (Ale) time.
Great Lakes Brewery: Winter Ale – First Sip
Winter Ale pours an amber-hued golden colour with an inch or so of foam that dissipates slowly. This beer has a smooth mouthfeel and relatively lively bubbles. Winter Ale’s orange-peel smell mixes well with a cinnamon flavour that gives way to a ginger-y aftertaste.
Great Lakes Brewery: Winter Ale – Last Sip
This is a sweet and aromatic brew, almost like a shandy. And, at 6.2% ABV in a 750-mL bottle, one is enough, especially if you’re enjoying it after previously drinking a 473-mL can of Bolshevik Bastard.
The obvious benefit of feeling tiny while drinking from a 750-mL beer bottle aside, you’re only hurting yourself by drinking this one without a glass. This is a brew you should smell as well as taste.
Winter Ale reminds me of thick apple cider, so I suggest enjoying it alongside a sausage on a bun. But, with its rich flavours, it’ll also go well with a savoury turkey dinner. For seasonal seekers who look for thick, rich, and spicy beers in the spring and summer, this brew will also go well with barbecued chicken and vegetables.
As we close out 2016, it’s time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the surprises of the film year that was. What was your favorite film from 2016?
EJ’s List
Best: The Handmaiden
Worst: Captain America: Civil War
Surprise: Arrival
Most Enjoyed: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Matt’s List
Best: Hell or High Water – Arrival
Worst: Batman: The Killing Joke
Surprise: The Accountant
Most Enjoyed: Hello My Name Is Doris
Strap yourself in buckaroos! Episode 105 of the Monkeys Fighting Robots podcast is here.
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A Gen Xer and a Millennial debate the latest topics in pop culture. One guy is a filmmaker and the other is a journalist, but both are nerds. We make your slowest days at work better. Hosts, Matthew Sardo and EJ Moreno.
Never heard of Matt Sardo? For starters, he made the Kessel Run in less than 11 parsecs. Prior to that, he gave Doc Brown the idea for the flux capacitor and led the Resistance to victory over SkyNet – all while sipping a finely crafted IPA. As a radio host, he’s interviewed celebrities, athletes and everyone in between. He’s covered everything from the Super Bowl to Comic-Con.
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As five-foot snowbanks become increasingly common in Ontario, many leave their ice-cold beers in the fridge. Instead, they reach for full-bodied wines and hot toddies. After a day of shoveling snow, it’s nice to drink something that sticks to your ribs, and warms you up. That’s why this week I picked up a 473 mL tall can of Nickel Brook Brewing Company’s Bolshevik Bastard Imperial Stout. I previously reviewed two other beers from Nickel Brook, so checkthose out for information on them and the brewery.
I imagine snow removal in the Mongolian People’s Republic, on the opposite side of the northern hemisphere from my location, creates the same problems there as it does here. But, I doubt, bolshevik though they may be, that you would find anyone drinking Bolshevik Bastard Imperial Stout there. Unfortunately for my Mongolian comrades, Nickel Brook brews are only available in Ontario. And, not to rub it in, I’m going to try one now. Erüül mendiin tölöö!
Bolshevik Bastard pours a solid black with a relatively thin layer of foam. This stout is far less heady than Guinness, and I pour the entire contents of the can into a tulip-shaped pint glass without having to tilt the glass or pour in stages. I smell chocolate and roasted nuts as I take my first sip. The chocolate aroma turns into a chocolate flavour, well supported by this brew’s velvety mouthfeel. Bolshevik Bastard’s chocolatey flavour gives way to a well-balanced bitterness, likely a product of its “aggressive hopping” and high alcohol content.
Much like the Bolsheviks this brew is named for, it’s not to be messed with. Weighing in at a significantly high 9% ABV, you should probably limit your intake to one. This makes Bolshevik Bastard a great beer to start with, especially if you’re coming in out of the cold.
With its heavy chocolatey flavour, I suggest enjoying this brew with something savoury. Luckily, the holiday season is a time for all kinds of foods, not just sweet ones. This is as full-bodied, and about as alcoholic, as any wine. So, if you feel like drinking something with dinner, try this revolutionary beer alongside your turkey, ham, latkes, jerk chicken, or whatever else you’re going to stuff your face with.
Next to a decent video game adaptation, the most elusive movie in Hollywood is a great remake. Which is sort of an oxymoron. How can remakes be great?
Well, they can. Some. And here’s the few that are worth your precious time.
6) TRUE GRIT (2010)
Any remake is risky, but a remake of classic John Wayne western is playing with fire. Of course, Joel and Ethan Coen aren’t afraid to get burned. They touted their version as a closer adaptation of the novel. It very well may be, but it is certainly more entertaining than the original.
For proof, look no further than how both movies start. The original is a dragging, glacial set up that goes into unnecessary detail of how the girl’s father was killed. The remake opts to show that same girl (Hailee Steinfeld), only now she’s a spitfire more hellbent than any male gunslinger, already deep in a revenge mission.
5) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
One beef with the original is it lacks character development. We only see a bunch of innocent young Texans brutally slaughtered in a hellish nightmare scenario for no reason other than “shit happens”.
It’s visual torture made more grotesque by the inclusion of a paraplegic who we know has no chance of survival. But that’s the point of the original: instill disgust.
The remake, directed by Marcus Nispel from a script by Scott Kosar, allows us to know the characters, to see them as identifiable friends as opposed to strangers from a news reel. That, compounded with the revelation that every who should help Jessica Biel and company is in league with Leatherface, adds a sense of hopelessness and suspense. Biel just might have a shot at life.
4) YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998)
Directed by Nora Ephron, from a screenplay she co-wrote with her sister Delia Ephron, this movie modernizes a classic while still keeping the original’s heart and whimsy. That classic is The Shop Around the Corner, starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan as feuding co-workers who are secretly pen pals in love.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in the remake. Because it’s 1990s, snail mail is out and e-mail is in. One of the best improvements is the location change from Budapest to New York City. You’ve Got Mail is more than a romantic comedy. It’s a lesson in love, loss, (and what was worn); story structure, character development, and wordsmithy dialogue.
And it’s a pretty great love letter to New York City.
3) THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock directed this remake of… an Alfred Hitchcock film? Yes, indeed he did! The story is essentially the same: a the child of a vacationing couple is kidnapped, forcing them to keep quiet about a plot to assassinate a diplomat.
The original is from Hitchcock’s British period, while the remake, written by John Michael Hayes, is from his Golden Age in 1950’s Hollywood. Every penny is on screen. The minutes-long assassination attempt built around a symphony performance is one of the director’s best suspense sequences.
What stands out most are the performances by James Stewart and Doris Day. Especially Day. She plays against type as a suspicious, slightly cynical former singer desperate to get her son back. And while Stewart is our hero, he’s even a little sinister when he extorts Day into taking sedatives before dropping the news that their son has been kidnapped.
2) FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)
The original, directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor, is perfection. So why remake it?
Because it’s a timeless story for any parent who’s walked their daughter down the aisle.
In the remake, directed by Charles Shyer from a script he co-wrote with Nancy Meyers, Steve Martin plays George Banks, a father who doesn’t want to see his daughter (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) get married. What he REALLY doesn’t want is his life to change. Hilarity ensues from Martin’s resistance to the inevitable. And Martin Short as Franck, the wedding planner from God knows where is insanity brought to life. Filmmakers take note, if you want an example of effective use of voice over, look no further.
1) CAPE FEAR (1991)
Martin Scorsese is the only director who could have successfully remade this classic, which was already perfect. Again, why remake it? To add more depth.
The original plays it safe. It’s clear who’s good and bad. Gregory Peck plays Sam Bowden, a souther lawyer stalked by Max Cady (Robert Mitchum), a psychopath who believes Bowden didn’t do his job as his defense attorney. As a result, Cady spent a few years in the gray bar hotel.
In the remake, written by Wesley Strick, Scorsese blurs the lines between good and bad. Now, Nick Nolte plays Sam Bowden, still a southern lawyer, but one who cheats on his wife played by Jessica Lange. Again, Bowden defended Max Cady (Robert De Niro), who’s even more psychotic than Mitchum.
The twist: Bowden was so disgusted by Cady’s crime that he threw the trial, ensuring a conviction.
When released, Cady begins a systematic psychological and physical assault on Bowden, his wife Leigh, and their daughter (Juliette Lewis).
Is Nolte’s Bowden more noble than Peck’s, or is he just as evil as Cady? It’s a gray area, and Scorsese wants us to fester in making a decision.
What’s not gray is De Niro’s Cady. He’s infinitely more evil than Mitchum’s version. In one scene, he seduces the woman Bowden had an affair with, proclaims “I got you now, bitch!”, and beats the shit out of her. It’s one’s of De Niro’s best performances.
Being a fan of cinema, Scorsese offers nods to the original. Both Peck and Mitchum show up in the remake. This time, Mitchum plays a detective investigating the attacks on the Bowdens; while Peck plays a slithery, conniving defense attorney. The white three-piece suit Peck wears in court is a deranged reference to another lawyer he played: Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. Scorsese even uses Bernard Herrmann’s original score. There was no way to improve upon that.
Awful movie remakes will always outnumber the good remakes. Here are some of the most wretched. Most of which fall into the horror genre.
6) A PERFECT MURDER (1998)
Only Alfred Hitchcock should remake Hitchcock. That’s the thesis of this Dial M For Murder do-over, directed by Andrew Davis and written by Patrick Smith Kelly. Try to out-twist the Master of Suspense and this is what regurgitates.
Michael Douglas knows his wife, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, is having an affair. Instead of blackmailing a long-ago friend into killing Paltrow (like in the original), Douglas hires her lover, played by Viggo Mortensen, to snuff her out. Twist one.
Twist two is the reveal of who actually tried to kill Paltrow: an ordinary burglar. It just so happened that on the same day Mortensen was to kill Paltrow, another guy broke into her apartment. Timing is everything.
From there, the movie devolves into Douglas’ desperate attempts to tie loose ends before Paltrow finds out he tried to kill her. “It’s not happiness to see me”, say both Douglas and Paltrow. Neither is this movie.
5) FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009)
Actually, it’s a remake of Parts I, II, and III, but let’s not split skulls. The original’s suspense and ultimate twist are gone in this rehash from director Marcus Nispel and writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.
We’re supposed to root for a bunch of deplorable twentysomethings, which is impossible. The only decent character is played by Jared Padalecki, who is trying to find his missing sister.
We end up rooting for Jason Vorhees. The quicker he kills them, the sooner the movie can end. Unlike in the original series, Jason doesn’t seem to be killing out of revenge because councillors let him drown as a kid. No. It’s more like he kills anyone who stumbles upon a marijuana-growing operation in the woods of Camp Crystal Lake. Jason isn’t a vengeful murderer; he’s a drug dealer trying to stay in business. It’s doubtful the filmmakers intended this takeaway, but that’s how it looks. At least there was never a sequel.
4) WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (2006)
A better title is Sorry, Wrong Number. But that would be an entirely different remake. The original, starring Carol Kane, was essentially three short films telling one over-arching story.
Film One is a half hour of pure dread and terror as Kane’s babysitter is harassed by a crank caller asker her, “Have you checked the children?”. It’s a masterpiece in the slow build-up department.
Film Two follows the killer from Film One after he’s released from jail. He unsuccessfully tries to kill a woman he fancies in a bar.
Which leads to Film Three. The killer discovers Kane has a family and decides to finish what he started.
The remake, directed by Simon West from a script by Jake Wade Wall, is Film One stretched out over ninety minutes. When the idea is the only thing scary about your horror movie, you’ve got trouble.
Why do a lot of modern day horror movies take place in houses with walls made entirely of glass? And why don’t they have curtains? A glass house suggests the owner has money to fall over. Why would they want their valuables on view for the general public? It’s inviting trouble. But this can be overlooked for the most part.
What can’t be overlooked is the fact that the babysitter is no longer the only potential figure of authority in the house. Halfway through the movie, a housekeeper shows up, watering plants in the conservatory. Because when you’re wealthy, you can have your own personal botanical garden.
Why doesn’t the babysitter ask the housekeeper for help? Actually, why is there a babysitter? Can’t the housekeeper do double duty, or is that rhododendron that much of a bitch?
Hitchcock once said, “Logic is boring.” True. But at times, it’s necessary.
Hang up on this one.
3) PSYCHO (1998)
Yet another remake of a Hitchcock classic. And another with Viggo Mortensen among the cast. Without The Lord of the Rings, his career may have never recovered.
Gus Van Sant directed this shot-for-shot remake, using an updated script by original screenwriter Joseph Stefano. Van Sant even kept to Hitchcock’s month-long filming schedule.
Why? So he can say he did it? This is the equivalent of a toddler using tracing paper to “draw” a picture of Captain America and then put it on the fridge for everyone to adore. Totally pointless.
2) HALLOWEEN (2007)
This is what happens when the kid who traced Captain America thinks he can write and direct. Rob Zombie thought it’d be interesting to plumb Michael Myers’ backstory, so he wrote and directed it. In doing so, he turns John Carpenter’s murdering force of evil into a lumbering Sasquatch of a man, who kills because he was bullied as a kid. Any got a kitchen knife?
The more interesting backstories belong to Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) and Michael’s mother (Sheri Moon Zombie). In fact, Moon Zombie turns out to be the only sympathetic character in the atrocity.
All of act one and much of act two is devoted to Michael’s backstory. Apparently if we understand his psychopathy, we’ll relate to him.
The thing is, we’re not supposed to relate to Michael. We’re supposed to be afraid of him. A kid who randomly butchers his sister on Halloween (like in the original) is shocking. Why he does it is inconsequential. He exists. That’s all we need to know.
Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) is who we should relate to, but we don’t. Where Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie in the original as smart, quiet, and likable, Taylor-Compton plays her as antagonistic, even a little mean. No sympathy.
The gore is another downside. Zombie slathers blood on everything, more interested in torture and shocks, rather than suspense, like Carpenter. Zombie also gives us a Haddonfield, Illinois chalk full of white trash with a southern drawl.
Zombie renders his entire remake pointless by not having Kid Michael kill his baby sister Angel (eventually Laurie). The only reason for this: she wasn’t mean to him. If that’s the case, why the hell does he hunt her down years later? Zombie can’t even follow the rules he set up.
1) GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
Let’s get this straight: the women WERE NOT the trouble with this movie. That’s just the angle director Paul Feig and the media played up. In fact, if it weren’t for Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, the movie would be unwatchable.
Instead of finally getting a third Ghostbusters movie (or fourth if you count the video game), we get this shoddy remake,co-written by Feig and Katie Dippold, built on this idea: introduce ghosts to a New York that has never experienced them before.
This would have worked if the original Ghostbusters didn’t exist. Unfortunately for everyone involved, it does exist. And it’s a bell that can’t be unrung. Ghostbusters is an iconic property comprised of iconic characters and iconic events. Asking audiences, especially long-time fans, to ignore thirty-plus years of mythology is ludicrous and insulting.
Take Star Wars, for example. When Disney bought the rights, they made The Force Awakens – a sequel that brought back characters fans had waited thirty-two years to see again. Imagine if Disney had rebooted the franchise in name only and it had nothing to do with the Skywalker mythology. People would’ve gone out of their minds. And rightly so. But Disney didn’t do that. They respected the originals and added to them.
The decision to have the Ghostbusters remake/reboot have nothing to do with the original movies is its most grievous mistake. And one that Sony seemed to try to fix by throwing in nods to the original.
This was evident in the first trailer released. It began with “Thirty years ago, four scientists saved the world” plastered across the screen. If Sony and director Paul Feig intended a fresh start with nothing to do with the original movie, why even reference it or its characters?
At the very least they could have referenced it correctly: three scientists and a former Marine saved the world. Winston Zeddemore wasn’t a scientist. Someone must have brought this to Sony’s attention because subsequent trailer replaced “four scientists” with “four friends”.
Having the original cast make cameos in different roles, using the same logo and science, and sticking Slimer in doesn’t appease fans. Nor should it any movie-lover.
During the original’s commentary, director Ivan Reitman mentions that he approached the premise of Ghostbusters seriously, knowing the comedy would evolve from that.
At no point can the remake be taken seriously. It plays like a spoof. Characters volley snide, “witty” comments at each other in an attempt to make the audience laugh, but only manage to make them check their watches. When I saw it, only three things provoked laughter: McKinnon, Jones, and Chris Hemsworth, who played Kevin, the dim secretary.
One of the first lessons taught in film school is avoid exposition. Show don’t tell. So how does the remake start? With a four minute monologue about a haunted house. The most action seen is the ping-ponging reactions of those on the haunted house tour.
Compare that to the dialogue-less opening sequence in the original of a mousy librarian discovering a ghost in the depths of the New York Public Library. It isn’t played for laughs; it’s to establish a mood. Reitman, with writers Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, knew that for the audience to accept Slimer, Gozer, and Mr. Stay Puft, they’d have to believe their existence possible. The few chances at believability in the remake are often inorganic.
Only Ernie Hudson and Rick Moranis voiced opposition to the remake/reboot idea. Moranis opted out of participating, asking why would he want to re-do something he did right thirty years prior. After the remake’s underperformance, Hudson admitted it would’ve been better to just make a proper third installment.
Akyroyd has been pushing the third installment idea for decades. He wanted the old team to hand off the business to a new team. Sony should have gone that route.
Ivan Reitman recently said that several Ghostbusters movie projects are in the works. Hopefully one will use Aykroyd’s idea. Until then, watch the original movies. Or the cartoon series. Or the IDW comic books.
Just not the remake. Avoid it like a Class Seven ghost.
The UnPOP crew travels to a Galaxy, Far, Far Away.
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Sour Beers have filled taps and shelves with mass popularity this year. What exactly are these beers, and what are the ones worth trying? Sours rocked 2016.
Sour beer is just as it sounds, it is tart and sour to taste.
According to PasteMagazine.com, Sours get their trademark tartness and sourness from bacteria and wild yeasts—Lactobacillus, Acetobacter, Brettanomyces, and other critters—that you wouldn’t find in other styles of beer. Each type of bacteria gives its own trademark flavor and aroma: Lactobacillus has a yogurt tang, Acetobacter has the sourness of vinegar, and Brettanomyces has a barnyard, earthy, or farmhouse aroma.
Sours are best in warmer months, but they do stick around all year long. Which ones should you be tasting before the end of 2016?
Made in Wine barrels, Deux Rogues has the overwhelming red wine flavor, but in a good way. This sour is unlike any other, on the tops of many lists, this is one you need to taste for yourself. ABV: 6.2%
If you are into apricots, this beer is made for you. 2.5 pounds of fruit are put into every gallon, so you are literally drinking your fruits. Tartness is a medium to high ratio, and it is not a dry drink. This will keep your lips puckered and happy for quite sometime. ABV: 7%
Chosen partially for the name, this beer gives sours a run for their money. With the complexity of wild yeasts, and a whole lot of cherries, a tart satisfying taste comes from the can. It is only in their Kings Reserve, limited relase, but very worth the search and wait. ABV:6.9%
Three sours to try before years end, but don’t stop there! These fruity tart beers are here to stay. Beer lovers are falling for their taste, as well as complexity.
The CW has released a new, extended trailer for the upcoming Riverdale, the new one-hour live-action drama based on the classic Archie Comics characters. You can watch it below.
https://youtu.be/fE_in4D_S8g
Riverdale is written by Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by Warner Brothers Studios and Berlanti Productions and has been described as a subversive take on the classic Archie mythos. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter, Jon Goldwater, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa serve as executive producers.
The live-action series offers a bold, compelling take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. The show will focus on the eternal love triangle of Archie Andrews, girl-next-door Betty Cooper, and rich socialite Veronica Lodge, and will include the entire cast of characters from the comic books—including Archie’s rival, Reggie Mantle, and his best friend, Jughead Jones.
‘Riverdale’ stars KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Molly Ringwald as Molly Andrews, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Ross Butler as Reggie Mantle, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper, and Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge.
The show will premiere Thursday, January 26th, 2017 at 9/8c on The CW.
Have you ever wanted to be an extra in a large scale, epic Marvel Cinematic Universe film? Well, now’s your chance!
Project Casting is reporting that Avengers: Infinity War is currently looking for actors to play aliens in the upcoming film.
“Aliens: We are now taking submissions to be considered for a fun background role on this upcoming movie. Looking for men and women, all ethnicities, who appear 18 – 50’s, who are TALL with a SLENDER or athletic build. MUST be comfortable being PAINTED (including on your face & any exposed body parts). Also looking for people willing to have prosthetics applied to their face, in addition to being painted. Bumps will be provided for makeup & prosthetic applications.”
Filming is tentatively scheduled for April 5 & May 30- must be available for BOTH days with no conflicts. Must have an open & flexible schedule as you will be needed for multiple wardrobe fittings & makeup tests prior to the film dates.”
Will you submit an application?
Avengers: Infinity War is slated for a May 4, 2018 release date.
One beef with the original is it lacks character development. We only see a bunch of innocent young Texans brutally slaughtered in a hellish nightmare scenario for no reason other than “shit happens”.
The original, directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor, is perfection. So why remake it?
Actually, it’s a remake of Parts I, II, and III, but let’s not split skulls. The original’s suspense and ultimate twist are gone in this rehash from director Marcus Nispel and writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.
Yet another remake of a Hitchcock classic. And another with Viggo Mortensen among the cast. Without The Lord of the Rings, his career may have never recovered.
This is what happens when the kid who traced Captain America thinks he can write and direct. Rob Zombie thought it’d be interesting to plumb Michael Myers’ backstory, so he wrote and directed it. In doing so, he turns John Carpenter’s murdering force of evil into a lumbering Sasquatch of a man, who kills because he was bullied as a kid. Any got a kitchen knife?
Let’s get this straight: the women WERE NOT the trouble with this movie. That’s just the angle director Paul Feig and the media played up. In fact, if it weren’t for Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, the movie would be unwatchable.