Review:Asylum

Plot: Six college students discover their dorm was once an insane asylum that conducted gruesome lobotomy's on its teenage inmates during the 1930's. (IMDB)

This had an unoriginal yet interesting premise, it was the execution that failed. The late David R. Ellis did a good but great job directing this, it dragged in the first half. It looked well shot for a straight to DVD flick. Unfortunately, the kills were cheesy, the CGI was crappy and there were no scares but it is blood.

Sarah Roemer and Jake Muxworthy was the strongest actors out of the bunch. The other college students weren't written well and they averaged from fine to awful performance-wise. Mark Rolston who has turned in better performances is terrible as the villain! In no way was he real or even terrifying.

Skip it.

3.5/10

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MrsData at 05:51 PM May 20

^She has a topless scene

Jack The Narrator at 06:06 PM May 20

YAAAY!!!!!!!

WalkAway at 09:28 PM May 20

I saw this one, don't remember if I liked it or not.

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The Bottom Line

I have enjoyed things that from come corporations, very few people haven’t. However, I’m not one to immediately side with them because their top priority is to make money and save as much as they can while doing it. That’s what makes them different from charities; they’re profit driven and amoral. It hard to determine how many of them are the latter until it’s too late. My example is extreme but it also proves my point. Look at the garment factory fires and collapse in Bangladesh that killed over a hundred people in November of last year and a thousand people this April. They’re working in awful conditions while being paid very little. During the fire alarm, their supervisors made them stay and continue working! The management didn’t care about their employees because all that matters is profit.

I’m usually optimistic but when it comes to corporations or even intuitions like schools/colleges/churches, I can’t immediately believe them when accusations or actual charges are filed against them. Publicists handle those “released statements”. They’re supposed to make their clients look good and handle damage control. Sometimes, that involves the truth but it’s not a requirement. If a company or institution has an image/reputation to uphold and a profit motive, there’s a good chance that morality and the law are thrown out because of greed and self-preservation. I bring this up because I don’t view networks and movie studios any differently.

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grelber37 at 05:16 PM May 20

You mention the amoral. The "amoral" rests between the "moral" and the "immoral." From an amoral position, such as corporations have, an individual can rise to the moral and the good or fall into the immoral. As sometimes mentioned, corporations are collective individuals ("Companies are people, my friend."). As individuals, corporations must decide who they will be. As you know, one British psychologist found recent corporations to be sick: machiavellian, sociopathic, narcissistic. Hopefully, as with actual humans, corporations can improve themselves through both internal and external help. There is hope. Through many sources, the internet included, corporations are learning to respect and incorporate everyone and the people.

MrsData at 05:29 PM May 20

From some reason, I knew you were going to use that quote. lol Thanks for reading!

Timothy Olyphant Birthday Love 2/2

There’s mischief in his smile and I want to take part in it lol

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sLaShEr84 at 12:32 PM May 20

He's a good actor.

Desh Bouksani at 01:00 PM May 20

My Fav!

Timothy Olyphant Birthday Love 1/2

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Happy Birthday Timothy Olyphant

You unbelievably talented, funny, sexy and charming badass. Oh and this photo is to weakly counter all the babe photos of female stars that are posted on here. lol

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Review:Hiding

Plot:After witnessing her parents being murdered, a teenage girl is placed into the witness protection program.

This could have been a 7.5 if the writer had done research about the witness protection program. I noticed so many mistakes that were only created to put the lead's secret at risk and then being found by the wrong people. I also hate how two of the characters are underdeveloped. This high school only has 200 students and yet the two guys who are falling for the lead NEVER find out about each other. One of them is the big man on campus. For some reason, the director would make the flashbacks literally shaky, accompanied by the sound of a heart beating and yellow tint. It was awful and distracting.

However, I liked the rest of the cast. Ana Villafañe turned in a good performance but it could have been great if she had cried or at least became teary-eyed when she thought about her loss. Jeremy Sumpter was natural as the cocky yet sweet and charming jock. Tyler Blackburn was just as solid as the sensitive artist. The hitman was great when he was creepy but not when he had to be normal and charismatic. The US Marshal needed to be written better because he acted..off.

This was well shot and of course in Canada. It could have been better!

5.5/10

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Glinda at 03:23 PM May 19

That's too bad about the poor research and unrealistic situations. Those would really bother me too. The plot sounds really interesting though.

The Bat and the Cat (animated)

I've been revisiting Batman: The Animated Series/The Adventures of Batman and Robin. Like my recent experience with Batman Beyond, watching the episodes feel new because I hadn't all of them when they originally aired. The "Dark Deco" look of the characters and the whole universe. I am enthralled with this incarnation of Catwoman/Selina Kyle. Her relationship with Bruce/Batman is one of my favorite parts of the show.

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Rebellion_Reborn at 02:02 PM May 19

I'm a big fan of Batman: TAS. I grew up with it and feel the tone of that show is simply perfect. I can understand being enthralled by this version of Kyle. Adrienne Barbeau really knocked it out of the park, performance wise.

andyfilm_1 at 02:12 PM May 19

Loved this show. An intelligent, serious cartoon was so rare at the time

Happy Birthday Berenice Marlohe

What a beauty she is and I look forward to see where her career goes from now on

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Invidtus at 08:51 AM May 19

sohot-

Anakin at 10:43 AM May 19

She was gorgeous in Bond. Underused too. Would love to see her in more stuff.

Glinda at 03:24 PM May 19

Adorable.

5/20/13 Talk Show Guest Lineups

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 5/20: Will Smith, the National
Tu 5/21: Piedmont Bird Callers, Jason Bateman, John Fogerty
We 5/22: Woody Harrelson, Tommy Johnagin, John Fogerty with Dawes
Th 5/23: Harrison Ford, Rita Wilson, Jake Bugg (R 4/10/13)
Fr 5/24: Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Lochte, Steve Earle & the Dukes (R 4/22/13)

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC
Mo 5/20: Bradley Cooper, Heidi Klum, The Dream & Kelly Rowland
Tu 5/21: Eric Stonestreet, Jeremy Wade, Thompson Square
We 5/22: Vin Diesel, Jeff Foxworthy, the Lone Bellow
Th 5/23: Tyler Perry, Isla Fisher, Shout Out Louds
Fr 5/24: Howie Mandel, Sal Basille & Francis Garcia, Sigur Ros

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 5/20: Ed Helms, Jewel
Tu 5/21: Ethan Hawke, Desiree Hartsock, Thirty Seconds to Mars
We 5/22: Alyssa Milano, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Darius Rucker
Th 5/23: Mark Ruffalo, Scrabble Champions, Reggie Watts

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 5/20: Heather Graham, David Benioff
Tu 5/21: Zach Galifianakis, Andrea Riseborough
We 5/22: Stephen Fry
Th 5/23: Zach Braff, Gillian Jacobs (R 3/7/13)
Fr 5/24: Morgan Freeman, Vera Farmiga (R 3/25/13

LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC
Mo 5/20: Colin Farrell, Jaden Smith, the latest "Celebrity Apprentice" castoff, Ahmir
Tu 5/21: Aziz Ansari, Gillian Anderson, J. Cole, PJ Morton
We 5/22: Dana Carvey, Elisabeth Moss, Bobby McFerrin
Th 5/23: Julianne Moore, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Danny Bowien, Boz Scaggs
Fr 5/24: Paul Walker, Joss Whedon, They Might Be Giants

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 5/20: Matthew Cooke, Johnny Tergo, Grape St.
Tu 5/21: Adam DeVine, James Gulliver Hancock, Milo Greene
We 5/22: Tom Brokaw, Kevin Russ, the Coup
Th 5/23: Michelle Rodriguez, Hanni El Khatib, the Men
Fr 5/24: David Duchovny, Derek Cianfrance, Gold Fields (R 3/28/13)

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 5/20: Ellen Page
Tu 5/21: Phil Jackson
We 5/22: Bill O'Reilly
Th 5/23: Morgan Freeman

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 5/20: David Sassoon
Tu 5/21: Noah Feldman
We 5/22: The National
Th 5/23: C.J. Chivers

CHELSEA LATELY, E!
Mo 5/20: Natalie Maines, Fortune Feimster, April Richardson, Julian McCullough
Tu 5/21: Tyrese Gibson, Jeff Wild, Sarah Colonna, Jo Koy
We 5/22: Zach Galifianakis, Moshe Kasher, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf
Th 5/23: Ludacris, John Caparulo, Heather McDonald, Ryan Stout
Fr 5/24: Kate Bosworth, Chris Franjola, Natasha Leggero, Dov Davidoff (R 5/16/13)

CONAN, TBS
Mo 5/20: Sarah Chalke, the Black Angels
Tu 5/21: Ed Helms, Alice Eve, the cast of "Workaholics"
We 5/22: Jesse Eisenberg, J.J. Abrams, 30 Seconds To Mars
Th 5/23: Vin Diesel, Steve Schirripa

LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL, syndicated
Mo 5/20: Colin Farrell, Elisabeth Moss, "American Idol" winner Candice Glover
Tu 5/21: Psy, the winner of "Celebrity Apprentice", "American Idol" runner-up Kree Harrison
We 5/22: Morgan Freeman, the winners of "Dancing with the Stars", "American Idol" castoff Angie Miller
Th 5/23: Ken Jeong, the winner of the National Spelling Bee, the second place couple from "Dancing with the Stars", guest co-host Carson Kressley
Fr 5/24: Ethan Hawke, the third and fourth place couples from "Dancing with the Stars"

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 5/20: Ed Helms
Tu 5/21: Hayden Panettiere
We 5/22: Jennifer Aniston, Portia de Rossi, Ludacris
Th 5/23: Amanda Seyfried, Kevin Nealon, Michael Bolton
Fr 5/24: Steve Harvey, Dr. Neal Barnard, Grizzly Bear

Source

As expected, the cast of The Hangover and Fast Six are hitting the talk show circuit. I would have preferred to see Joss Whedon on Conan because I think every famous person I like should be chatting it up with him. I'm a Modern Family fan but do they really need to promote the show? It's one of the top 3 comedies on TV right now according to the ratings.

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HTX0811 at 08:15 PM May 19

Workaholics on Conan! Tuesday's going to be a tight butthole. That's Workaholics speak for awesome btw.

Review: Writer’s Block

Plot: A successful but lonely novelist struggles to complete her manuscript

Most of the rating comes from Morgan Fairchild as the lead. She really did carry this movie well and wasn’t just some pretty face. Except for the love interest and the fan, everyone else did just as well as Morgan. Those two were bland. This movie dragged and it’s really obvious what the twist is. I honestly though it was awful and was only done for shock value. It’s a shame because this could have been a decent thriller/mystery.

3.5/10

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Happy Birthday Vitaman

He's one of the funniest, honest, talented and coolest guys on MFC and I'm honored to call him my friend

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jeo4 at 10:34 AM May 18

Indeed! Happy Birthday and many more.

horrorfan23 at 11:54 AM May 18

Our local celebrity

Invidtus at 12:06 PM May 18

OG-

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Happy Birthday Tina Fey!

One of the funniest and most brilliant comediennes around

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VitamanMan8 at 09:55 AM May 18

I HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY AS TINA FEY?!

Nikita's Season Finale Tonight!

Maggie Q has been teasing a bit on twitter today. It sounds like a doozy and is supposed to end on a cliff hanger! It's nice to know that even though it's coming back mid-season, it's going to return.

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The Bodyguard at 04:45 PM May 17

Well Supernatural is damn fine TV. Nikita needs more violence.

timmyd at 05:10 PM May 17

Exactly . At least it's returning .

MrsData at 06:38 PM May 17

I think Nikita is just too normal, there are no actual demons, quirkiness (Hart of Dixie) or no one mutates like on Beauty and the Beast.

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Review of Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper

Plot: Based on a true story, a woman unknowingly marries a psychotic man and even after she leaves, she lives in fear of her life

I know that this has been so many time but this one was a bit different. I really liked how Unsolved Mysteries was used and it unfortunate that shows like it aren’t around as much anymore.

The acting is pretty good, especially from the lead, Maria Pitillo. We’re told and shown why she fell for this evil bastard. Storke who portrays said bastard did come off as charming although we don’t know why he’s crazy. They offer something about his past but it doesn’t explain why he keeps on repeating his action and crossing the line. He’s somehow able to find Stamper no matter where she goes and does to hide her identity! It’s not explained how he’s able to do this and this was before the internet was a part of our lives. Brad Dourif was natural as the determined police officer wanting to help Stamper.

If there was more info on the evil bastard, this would have been a 6.5

5.5/10

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Happy Birthday Hill Harper

Even though CSI:NY was cancelled, I know that a talented and smart guy like him will find a new project to work on.

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