I'm listed as a sound mixer on the short indie "Hate Crime"Move over, Nolan and Bay, this half of bitter balcony is on your footsteps!!! Well, not quite. Last year I did a bit of sound mixing for Florida filmmaker Michael A. de Melo's "Hate Crime," a short done in two days in one of Nova University's conference rooms. I'm proud to announce that now one of your pals from this website has been listed as John Rojas: SOUND MIXER!!! Actually I'm the third John Rojas listed, my two clones have found success in the Camera and Electrical department and the other as an editor. While I realize that my name will never show up anywhere near the star-meter top ten, it's good to know somewhere in the vast IMDB universe a rarely seen page has all my accomplishments(1), which will always be cooler than some nerd (like zimbabwebob) who can't even put his name when they take a shot at your website. Now, if we can get corporate sponsorship...
"Those" directors: A.K.A. The "bait and switch directors"
Remember the film trailer that looked cool, but ended up being a total garbage film? Yes, we have all walked into these pimping traps before. Trailers take the best scenes and try to make the film took exciting and worth watching. And how about "that" director who somehow always manages to sucker you into giving him/her another chance. In this in-depth Bitter Balcony living-room investigation, we will uncover this intriguing mystery:
M. Knight Shyamalan. Once the trailer for "The Six Sense" aired we wanted to see it. We were intrigued by the mystery hinted at in "The Sixth Sense" and happy when the film delivered. Awesome! For the most part "Unbreakable" also delivered. Some would say that Shyamalan knew what he was doing, but Bitter Balcony’s JAS was skeptical and wondered if every mystery would pay off. No, because Shyamalan clearly has become a prime example of what a "bait and switch director" is all about. The trailer reaches out to you, you hope it will be a good $9+ well spent, but leave disappointed.
Cap's look for his 2011 movieThe new concept for Captain America's costume has been revealed and we actually think it looks fine. Cap, played by Johnny Storm, looks like a hiker ready to conquer Mt. Rainer, or the way JAS dresses up everytime he goes camping(nerd). Anyways, we like the Ryan Meinerding painting, contrasting the hero's tone down red, white and blue colors with the grey clouds and brown bomb-smoke during a WWII battle. We wish the boots were darker, and the mask might need a review. Still, it's a gritty rendition for a character that can be seen as outdated and needs all the help he can get in this movie version. At least he'll look o.k.
Devil(2010)So now that the tagline "An M. Night Shyamalan Film" is proof-positive of utter shittiness, we are now bombarded with "A Night Chronicle.” Listen, M. Knight, no matter how you brand a turd, it’s still a turd. Congrats on trying to rebrand, but it’s still the ol’ bait and switch. We see the bait, but we aren't falling for the switch. "The Last Airbender," the most recent film you ruined for us, will be the last. We will not step into the steaming piles you’ve produced without getting paid to do so.
With the latest M. Knight film-with-a-twist, “Devil,” we waste merely a minute and a half on the trailer. The twist is given away in the title as The Devil is stuck in an elevator with some seemingly random people.
If we are lucky at the end of the film the elevator doors will open and a rather large Austrian will scream out, “Cohagen, give dees people air!” Oh, and the elevator is actually on Mars. Something like:
By now, we all know that Edward Norton was dropped from his role as Bruce Banner in the upcoming star-studded “The Avengers.” Multiple sources have released Marvel Studios head of production Kevin Feige confirming the studio parted ways with the talented but highly demanding Norton, apparently in favor of finding an actor who would be a better team player. In an excerpt of Feige’s written statement, he claims that “Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members." For a third time, the role of Banner is up for grabs, proving how much Marvel Studios really cares about consistency with their property, which is zero. Bitter Balcony, we angry!
Not sure how to feel about "The Last Airbender"? These two images should help.
The first one is what "The Last Airbender" has in common with the original, great, source material.
The second is how to justify going to see it because you just need to get away from the summer heat. How hot does it need to get to justify watching "Airbender" or the latest "Twilight" blunder?
Images inside!
