SO MANY MOVIES, SO LITTLE TIME ...; IN OVER YOUR HEAD CINEMATICALLY? RELAX; HELP IS HERE.Byline: Daily News Staff So many movies are coming out in the next four months that even the Daily News' trusty staff of professional filmgoers can't make sense of them all. The wide range of choices, the information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. , fills our heads with nagging questions but leaves precious little room for answers. For instance: Which upcoming movie will best capture the Dalai Lama's spiritual essence: the one by the guy who made ``Casino'' or the one based on the Austrian Nazi's memoirs? If Robert Redford Noun 1. Robert Redford - United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Charles Robert Redford, Redford is ``The Horse Whisperer,'' is Mr. Ed Mr. Ed the talking horse. [TV: Terrace, II, 116–117] See : Horse the horse? Do the titles ``In & Out,'' ``Intimate Relations,'' ``Going All the Way,'' ``Kiss the Girls,'' ``Fast, Cheap and Out of Control,'' ``One Night Stand'' and ``The Big Lebowski'' indicate some kind of a trend? What on Earth is a Lebowski anyway? (Hint: It's the new film by the Coen Brothers, who made ``Fargo.'' Not that that explains anything ...) How will mankind, for the first time in history, deal with the prospect of too many Sean Penn movies? As you can see, it's just too much. So we went for help to a higher authority, someone who's movie-watching stamina dwarfs that of mere mortals, to get the big answers. We called Mike Nelson, star and writer of ``Mystery Science Theater 3000,'' the Sci-Fi Channel cable network's long-running movie spoof show. On each episode of ``MST3K MST3K Mystery Science Theater 3000 ,'' Nelson plays an astronaut trapped with some wisecracking robots in an orbiting space theater where a sadistic sa·dism n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. mad scientist subjects them to continual screenings of the worst movies ever made, and they maintain their sanity by talking back to the screen. If anyone has the right perspective for a season of cinematic overload, then, we figure it's Nelson. (To check out his views of the movie cycle just passed, be sure to catch ``MST See micro systems technology. 3K's First Annual Summer Blockbuster Review,'' running on the Sci-Fi Channel all this week). Not that we expect the 125-plus films between now and the new year to be as bad as what he usually watches. Indeed, the majority look pretty promising on paper; so don't take this all too seriously. After all, we were all supposed to have seen ``Titanic'' by now, too. Question: Will Quentin Tarantino's ``Jackie Brown'' (opening Dec. 25) be able to do for Pam Grier's career what ``Pulp Fiction'' did for John Travolta's? Mike Nelson: Provided she's willing to become a pudgy shill shill Slang n. One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle. v. shilled, shill·ing, shills v.intr. for Scientology. Q: Will ``Chairman of the Board'' (Oct. 24) make Carrot Top  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. the Yahoo Serious of his generation?
Nelson: Yahoo who? (Actually, if all goes right, in several years they'll be paired in a touring production of ``Greater Tuna''). Q: What will Jim Cameron have to do for ``Titanic'' (Dec. 19) to ever make its $200 million cost back? Nelson: Convert the ticket receipts to Lira. Q: Why all the giant space bugs (``Men in Black,'' ``Mimic,'' ``Starship Troopers'' on Nov. 7 and ``Alien Resurrection'' on Nov. 26)? Is that what's really out there? Nelson: Whatever is out there, rest assured that Bill Pullman is there to save our bacon. Q: What can they possibly do in the 18th James Bond movie, ``Tomorrow Never Dies'' (Dec. 19) that we haven't seen in the first 17? Nelson: Four words - Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member at Chicago's Second City Theatre and achieved his greatest fame as a cast member on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. is OddJob Q: Kevin Costner's new movie is called ``The Postman'' (Dec. 25), about a post-apocalyptic world. Why is it, whenever the world comes to an end, Costner seems to be involved? Nelson: I think what you mean is, why, when a studio comes to an end is, Kevin Costner involved? Q: Can DreamWorks (Spielberg/Katzenberg/Geffen) really become the studio of the 21st century if it releases something called ``Mouse Hunt'' (December)? Nelson: All I can say is, get ready for ``Mouse Hunt II: Jerry's Revenge.'' Q: What do you suppose ``Gattaca'' (Oct. 24) means? What does the word Uma mean? Nelson: ``Gattaca'' means more Ethan Hawke than you can take in one sitting. As far as the word ``Uma,'' it's a mispronunciation mis·pro·nounce v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es v.tr. To pronounce badly or incorrectly. v.intr. To make a poor pronunciation. of the word ``yummy.'' Q: Why is Ralph Fiennes, who stars in ``Oscar and Lucinda'' (Nov. 7) pronounced ``Rafe Fines''? Nelson: Just a guess, but is it because he's a pasty, pretentious British mutton-vacuum? Q: Disney is redoing ``Flubber'' (Nov. 26). What is flubber? What is Robin Williams? Nelson: Flubber is Chris Farley. Robin Williams is the human Shaggy D.A. Q: Who would you most like to see knifed up in ``Scream 2''? Nelson: No answer. (I don't see movies even tangentially tan·gen·tial also tan·gen·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent. 2. Merely touching or slightly connected. 3. associated with someone named Skeet Ulrich). Q: Macaulay Culkin won't appear in ``Home Alone 3'' (Dec. 19). What should his next movie be? Nelson: From ``Champ to Chump: The Ricky Schroder Story.'' Q: In ``The Edge'' (Sept. 26), 60-year-old Anthony Hopkins gets Elle Macpherson as his wife. Why does this stuff only happen in the movies? Nelson: Be careful what you wish for Be Careful What You Wish For is a 2006 novel written by Alexandra Potter. It tells the story of thirty-year-old singleton Heather Hamilton who is constantly wishing for things. . After a couple of months trying to make conversation with the rock-stupid Macpherson, you'd eat someone's liver, too. Yahoo Serious, for those of you who have forgotten), was the Medusa-haired star of the very popular (in Australia) ``Young Einstein.'' CAPTION(S): 6 photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. and Pam Grier in Quentin Tarantino's ``Jackie Brown'' (Dec. 25). (2 -- color) A member of the elite Mobile Infantry is pursued by a giant alien insect in Paul Verhoven's ``Starship Troopers'' (Nov. 17). (3 -- color) Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas OBE (born 24 May 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated English actress. Biography Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her father was a pilot for the Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964, and she is the older sister of the , Robert Redford and Scarlett Johansson in ``The Horse Whisperer'' (Dec. 12). (4 -- color) Jeff Bridges and John Goodman in the Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Brothers' ``The Big Lebowski'' (Dec. 25). (5) ``Mystery Science Theater 3000's'' Mike Nelson has the right perspective for a season of cinematic overload. Carrot Top in ``Chairman of the Board'' (Oct. 24). (6 -- color -- cover) We're drowning in films |
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