by The shenanigans Zach Galifianakas and crew get up to in "The Hangover" are nothing compared to the protagonist in director Todd Phillips' debut. The maniacal star of 1994's "Hated" slashed himself with razor blades, crapped on nightclub stages and verbally sparred with Geraldo. And that guy -- late punk legend G.G. Allin -- was a real person.
Considering Phillips' deep roots in punk rock, heavy metal and other subcultural genres, defining musical moments like The Cramps and Danzig songs in "The Hangover" or the Metallica and Black Flag jams in "Old School" make a lot of sense. Skate-punk hero Mike Vallely, whose band Revolution Mother was invited by Philips to write a track specifically for the movie, cameos as the tuxedo rental guy who hands "The Hangover" crew their clothes on the freeway. Read More...
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World Cup Soccer Has Us Thinking Of Our Favorite Tournaments In Movie History
Posted 6/17/10 1:42 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in Commentary
Though the MTV Newsroom remains vuvuzela-less, we have become helpless devotees of the World Cup. Every TV is set to ESPN, and you can hear "ooohs" and "ohhhs" punctuate the tap-tap-tap of keyboards at every blown scoring opportunity and brilliant goal.
And, pop culture obsessives that we are, the talk of this killer soccer tournament inevitably crosses over into fictional territory, as we look for connections between the Cup and our favorite movies. Less than a week into the South African competition, we've selected our favorite big screen soccer stars and suggested cinematic musical instruments to replace the
dreadeddelightful vuvuzela.Today, as the first round pushes on and we take in matches between Greece and Nigeria, and France and Mexico, we turn our attention to our favorite sports tournaments in movie history. Read More...
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