House of Cards, Season 2 Premiere

Yesterday was the official red carpet premiere of House of Cards season 2 held at the Directors Guild of America in the heart of Hollywood.

The entire cast was there including stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. Netflix Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, opened the night with a quick introduction. He was followed by House of Cards creator, Beau Willimon, who announced the show is already gearing up for season 3. They are a few weeks into the writing process and hope to release it around this time next year.

The first episode did not disappoint and was filled with edge-of-your-seat excitement. I can't wait to see the rest of the season. 

Molly Parker makes her debut this season as Congresswomen Jacqueline Sharp

Constance Zimmer, who plays Janine Skorsky (Slugline Reporter)

 Sakina Jaffrey, who plays Linda Vasquez (President's Chief of Staff)

A tweet from President Obama

"Welcome to Yesterday" Trailer

Check out this trailer for “Welcome to Yesterday,” a sci-fi thriller produced by Michael Bay. Looks like an interesting plot and I can’t wait to see it. Hits theaters February 28, 2013. 

American Reunion

The fourth installment of the ‘American Pie’ series is here, ‘American Reunion’. Wow, has it really been 13 years?! Well, they’re a little late for the 10 year high school reunion, but I guess late is better than never. I am a big fan of all three previous films. I think that’s why I liked this movie so much, because it stuck to the original recipe. The movie trailers unfortunately come off as somewhat corny. Don’t let that fool you though.

 

I expected this movie to be a lame attempt at closing the ‘American Pie’ series, but it wasn’t. ‘American Reunion’ was hysterical and a great film. I highly recommend seeing the previous films before you see this one, otherwise you won’t like it as much. I had a blast seeing the characters coming together years later as real grown adults in their 30-somethings. Most, if not all, the characters are here, which kept the true essence of the film alive. There are some new characters who aren’t that special or interesting, and I don’t think there are any new iconic scenes or phrases (Shermanator and others make surprise appearances). But who knows, maybe some new things will catch on.

Every character is up to his/her usual mischief, especially the Stifmeister. He keeps the gang young at heart and feeling alive with his crazy adventures and pranks. You’d think Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan would have civilized a little, especially raising a kid, but we see that’s definitely not the case—nudity and profanity included. In fact, there’s a healthy dose of all kinds of nudity in the film (no disappointment there). 

I really don’t know where this series can go after here though. Making a fifth installment would seem futile, unless we see Tara Reid (she looks great by the way) and the gang in a retirement home in the future. Maybe a spinoff? The studio is more likely to plop out a few more straight-to-DVD “sequels” given that they seem to be good money makers.

Ultimately ‘American Reunion’ is a great watch. Come for the laughs and enjoy reminiscing the story that started all with a pie. It’s nice to see Jim, and everyone, come full circle. In theaters April 6, 2012.

SEE IT!