By Dave Montalbano
http://cinemadave.livejournal.com
The Lone Ranger has created a cultural divide — mainstream media hates the film, while the RottenTomatoes .com opinion poll has proclaimed the film as “certified fresh.”
It is not a family-friendly flick like Despicable Me 2, but The Lone Ranger will likely, be on this film columnists Top 10 List this year.
It is definitely better than the Summer blockbuster World War Z, which presents Brad Pitt as a father who takes his family into the City of Brotherly Love. On the crowded streets of Philadelphia, people start to go crazy and become zombies. His family makes a hasty retreat.
Fortunately, Brad Pitt is a scientist with the World Health Organization. After his family is given shelter, Professor Pitt starts to track the germ that is causing all the problems. The contagion is part of a conspiracy with roots in Korea and the Middle East.
The problem with World War Z is deja vu. If you have seen 28 Days Later or Dawn of the Dead, or any of the Resident Evil movies, you have seen this flick already. Using the found footage documentary technique, it seems this low-budget motion picture spent most of their money paying Brad Pitt’s salary.
For those seeking a contrast between cowboys and zombies, Kristen Wiig’s Girl Most Likely opens next week. After suffering from a nervous breakdown, Wiig’s character returns home to her kooky mother. Annette Bening co-stars as the hippie chick Mama who is more interested in kinky sex than her daughter’s well-being. The preview looks funny.
Next week, Sally Kellerman returns to South Florida to promote her autobiography, “Read My Lips.” Last seen in South Florida seven years ago promoting The Boynton Beach Club, Kellerman will be visiting July 17 with lunch at Pier 66 and an evening at Cinema Paradiso to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and be interviewed by film professor Foster Hirsch. On July 18, Kellerman will attend the Cinema Paradiso-Hollywood fundraiser before returning to California.
Introduced to the world in the movie version of M*A*S*H, directed by Robert Altman, in which she played “Hot Lips” Houlihan, Kellerman was featured in two more Altman movies, Brewster McCloud and Pret- A-Porter. She portrayed Jodie Foster’s mother in Foxes and Rodney Dangerfield’s love interest in Back to School. Her voice heard on many television commercials, she has released two albums and tours her cabaret act across the world.
For more information on Kellerman’s itinerary, call 954-525 FILM.
