Escape to The Movies: MALEFICENT

Was NOT expecting that...

Also, the Edgar Wright thing:

The Escapist : Escape to the Movies : Maleficent - An Unusual Fairy Tale of Revenge

An Important Announcement About The Future of THE GAME OVERTHINKER

Many of you have probably heard the news over the last few days that Blip has been culling series from the network. A lot of shows, some long-running and fairly popular, have been getting the hammer for a variety of reasons, and I just a few hours ago learned that unfortunately ADVENTURES OF THE GAME OVERTHINKER will be one of them as of July.

Obviously, I'm unhappy about this. Before anyone asks, no, Blip has not been forthcoming at this time about the exact reason for removals and this series has been no exception. The general sense is that Blip is looking concentrate on the most profitable and entrenched brands as opposed to growing series like this, and that's understandable from their perspective even if it's a bother from mine.

I've been contacted (privately) by a few parties so far interested in possibly helping the series find a new regular home; but at this time no decision has been made and I'm exploring all options. What this will not do is effect plans and scheduling for the actual release of episodes so far as I am able. EPISODE 93 is 98% completed and should be ready for Friday or Saturday. My plan, for now, is continue uploading to the Blip Channel until they shut down my ability to do so but also to simultaneously upload to YouTube. After that... your guess is as good as mine.

I want to thank everyone who has supported this series over the years, and reaffirm my commitment to continue this series. This particular show is 100% a labor of love for me, and whatever happens to it going forward the one thing I can assure everyone of is that I will not be doing anything that will compromise the form I want the series to take. Please stay tuned to The OverThinker Blog for further updates and details.

I appreciate the ongoing support, and I hope everyone enjoys our upcoming shows - no matter which video-player they wind up being delivered on :)

Bob Chipman,

Creator & Host, Adventures of The Game OverThinker


P.S. If you'd like to help the series, the best help we can get is for you to spend some times re-watching and sharing the still-monetized Blip-hosted episodes of the show HERE.

May Expiration Watch: Breaking It Down (2014)

An interesting mix of titles are expiring this month, which I'll group loosely into three categories:

Not Charlie's Angels

1. GOING TO EXTREMES

In the mood to have your mind bent, broiled, or otherwise contorted into a WTF curlicue? Any one of these films will leave you variously scratching your head, choking on your popcorn, or considering life in a monastery.

Bad Lieutenant (1992)

Abel Ferrara directs Harvey Keitel in this intense tale of a New York cop battling his inner demons in the original Sin City (i.e., NYC in the early '90s).

Deadly Blessing (1981)

Gorgeous 1970s actress Maren Jensen (Athena in the original Battlestar Galactica) in one of only two movies she starred in before leaving showbiz. This one, a creepy horrorfest directed by Wes Craven, co-stars a young Sharon Stone and an old Ernest Borgnine sporting a Quaker beard. (For trivia buffs, Jensen's other starring role was in the even more obscure Beyond the Reef., a.k.a. Sharkboy of Bora Bora.)

The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

Kinky horror madness from the king of extreme himself, director Ken Russell (Tommy, Altered States, Women in Love). Featuring the unlikely cast of Amanda Donohue, Hugh Grant, and (Holy '80s, Batman!) Catherine Oxenberg.

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Big Picture: SHE-HULK SHAMING

This is still relevant, right?

Oh, and hey - PODCAST!

The Escapist : The Big Picture : She-Hulk Shaming

Trouble with the Curve (MacBook Pro)

MacBook Pro

67th Festival de Cannes Award Winners

In about six hours the red carpet will start followed by the awards ceremony, then the closing tribute to the western or better, the spaghetti western with Quentin Tarantino presenting For a Fistful of Dollars by Sergio Leone.

Nice closing ceremony with great award winners speeches that unfortunately chose to speak in English as the voice-over translation was loud, annoying and couldn't let you hear anything. Sigh. But imagine most will soon appear as clips all over the net. My predictions were as all Cannes predictions a futile exercise but can't deny that with one or two exceptions I approve who won the awards.

We have to realize that this year we have traditional winners but for those that wanted "fresh blood" we also have it and just for reference the youngest director in this edition, Xavier Dolan, tied with the oldest director in this edition, Jean-Luc Godard, but Alice Rohrwacher won the second top award.

So this is the end of the Cannes coverage and the end of the Festival.

À l'année prochaine!

Main Competition

Palme d'Or: Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, France and Germany

Grand Prix: Le Meraviglie, Alice Rohrwacher, Italy

Jury Prize: (tie)
Mommy, Xavier Dolan, France and Canada
Adieu Au Langage (Goodbye to Language 3D), Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland

Best Director: Bennet Miller for Foxcatcher,  USA

Best Screenplay: Andrei Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin for Левиафан Leviathan (Leviafan), Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia

Best Actress:  Julianne Moore in Maps to the Stars, David Cronenberg, Canada, USA, France and Germany
Best Actor: Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh, UK

Camera d'Or: Party Girl, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis, Marie Amachoukeli, France

Short Films
Palme d'Or: Leidi, Simón Mesa Soto, Colombia and UK
Special Mention
Aïssa, Clément Tréhin-Lalanne, France, 8'
Ja Vi Elsker (Yes We Love), Hallvar Witzø, Norway, 15'

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard Prize: Fehér Isten (White God), Kornél Mundruczó, Hungary, Germany and Sweden
Jury Prize: Turist, Ruben Östlund, Sweden
Un Certain Regard Special Prize: The Salt of the Earth (aka Shade and Light), Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, France
Ensemble Prize: Party Girl, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis, Marie Amachoukeli, France
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actor: David Gulpilil in Charlie's Country, Rolf de Heer, Australia

Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight)

Feature Films
SACD Prize: Les combattants (Fighters), Thomas Cailley, France
Special Mention:
Arte Cinema Prize: Les combattants (Fighters), Thomas Cailley, France
Label Europa Cinemas Prize: Les combattants (Fighters), Thomas Cailley, France

Short Films
Illy Prize: Sem Coração, Nara Normande and Tião, Brazil, 25'
Special Mention: Trece şi prin perete (It Can Pass Through the Wall), Radu Jude, Romania, 17'

Carrose d'Or: Alain Resnais

Semaine de la Critique (Critic's Week)

Feature Films
Grand Prize: ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands
Visionary Award: ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands
SACD Prize: Hope, Boris Lojkine, France
Gan Foundation Support for Distribution: ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands

Short Films
Discovery Award: A Ciambra (Young Lions of Gypsy), Jonas Carpignano, Italy and France, 17'
Canal + Award: Crocodile, Gaëlle Denis, UK

Cinéfondation

First Prize: Skunk, Annie Silverstein, USA, 16', The University of Texas at Austin
Second Prize: Oh Lucy!, Atsuko Hirayanagi, Singapore, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia
Third Prize: (tie)
Lievito Madre (Sourdough), Fulvio Risuleo, Italy, 17', Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The Bigger Picture, Daisy Jacobs, UK, 7', National Film and Television School

Collateral Awards

FIPRESCI Awards
Main Competition: Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, France and Germany
Un Certain Regard: Jauja, Lisandro Alonso, Argentina, Netherlands, France, Mexico, Denmark, Germany and USA
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Les combattants (Fighters), Thomas Cailley, France

Ecumenical Jury Award: Timbuktu (aka Timbuktu, Le Chagrin Des Oiseaux), Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania and France
Special Mentions
The Salt of the Earth (aka Shade and Light), Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, France
Hermosa Juventud, Jaime Rosales, Spain

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist: Dick Pope, director of photography of Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh, UK
Cannes Soundtrack Award: Howard Shore for Maps to the Stars by David Cronenberg, Canada, USA, France and Germany

Prix François Chalais: Timbuktu (aka Timbuktu, Le Chagrin Des Oiseaux), Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania and France

Queer Palm: Pride, Matthew Warchus, UK

Palm Dog: Body and Luke in Fehér Isten (White God), Kornél Mundruczó, Hungary, Germany and Sweden

2014 Cannes Closing Ceremony

Cérémonie de clôture (Closing Ceremony in French from Canal+)

The almost 60 minutes video with the complete ceremony in French BUT when English is spoken there are subtitles -sometimes... lol! Then is back to awful voice-over translation. Sigh.

Cannes 2014 - Cérémonie de clôture

If you wish to see the complete award ceremony with English translation go here.  For French with sometimes annoying English voice-over translation go here.

Cannes 2014 - Best of Cérémonie de Clôture

An 11 minute video.

Cannes 2014 - Best of Cérémonie de Clôture

Xavier Dolan wins Jury Prize for Mommy

Cannes 2014 - Prix du jury - Xavier Dolan pour Mommy

LIVE from the red Carpet Check WHO is coming to the closing ceremony - maybe they are coming back to win something...



Better quality option

Montée des Marches - Live des Marches Cannes 2014