So the big news this week is the announcement of all the Emmy nominations – the biggest awards honoring US television programs (airing September 20th). From HBO’s
Flight of the Conchords
to AMC’s
Mad Men and NBC’s
30 Rock
, there are many deserving nominees. There are very few surprises, except for what WASN’T nominated this year – from
The Shield to
Battlestar Galactica
and even
ER
, there were many fan favorites that saw few or no nominations. Oh how soon we forget our favorite shows once they’re off the air.
One of the best-reviewed films so far this year is the film is this
(500) Days of Summer, a romantic comedy directed by Marc Webb and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. We haven’t had a chance to see it yet, but it’s being hailed by many as a fresh new take on romantic comedies – others offer not so glowing reviews that have deemed it a bit confusing and at times derivative. What do you think? Why not voice you opinion on our forum? That’s what it’s there for.
In the rumor mill, we’re hearing things about a new screenwriter for
World War Z
– Michael Carnahan, fresh off the successful State of Play. Fans of the book can rejoice, but we’re still long away from an adaptation of this story about the great zombie war in the near future. Did you know Marc Forster is attached to direct this film? In other news, everyone is buzzing about the growing cast list for Robert Rodriguez’ Machete, which is not only starring Danny Trejo but also Robert DeNiro and even Steven Segal. It’s apparently starting to sound like the ‘We Are The World’ of movies – EVERYONE is in it.
Kind of a lean week in terms of news – but here’s some DVD and Blu-ray releases to keep you sated. Season Two of
Mad Men
is available, and this show continues to impress with its period accuracy and old school characters. If you haven’t watched this show – please check it out. Keeping in line with the classics,
The Towering Inferno
is also being released on Blu-ray. This 1974 disaster movie is a real pioneer, and still kicks the pants off any Roland Emmerich film, including the upcoming 2012 (bold words, we know). If you’re going to buy just one thing however, we recommend
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Collection Four
. Bourdain is smart, witty, and adventurous – this is one of our favorite travel/cuisine shows.
We even got hungry just mentioning Bourdain. We’re off to look at our sad pantry now. See you next week!