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The Rotten Tomatoes Show series page at Hulu.comBrett Erlich and Ellen Fox join forces with bloggers, comedians, students and citizen critics to review The Men Who Stare At Goats. Author: hulu Tags: KevinSpacey JeffBridges GeorgeClooney TheMenWhoStareAtGoats MovieReviews BrettErlich EwanMcGreggor Current Movies EllenFox Comedy TheRottenTomatoesShow Posted: 17 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

In the this episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, hosts Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox lead ensemble reviews of "The Men Who Stare at Goats," "A Christmas Carol," & "Precious."

November 6 - 8, 2009. Christmas gets off to an early start thanks to Disney and Robert Zemeckis, but are audiences ready to celebrate? Host Grace Randolph gives you the latest box office report plus her own review of The Men Who Stare At Goats!

The Men Who Stare At Goats Movie Review. Get ready for psychedelic war, man! Host Grace Randolph asks audiences if George Clooney s new film is an all out farce, or if it has some bite. Brought to you by Indy Mogul and Next New Networks.

We're told at the beginning of The Men Who Stare at Goats that "more of this is true than you would believe." But the story of the U.S. Army's attempts to harness psychic powers to create super-soldiers is so bizarre it almost HAS to be true, in accordance with the "how could anyone make this up?" principle. In fact, I believe more of this admittedly fictionalized story than I do of The Fourth Kind, which claims to be 100 percent true. Surely there's a lesson in there. Based on Jon Ronson's nonfiction book, The Men Who Stare at Goats stars Ewan McGregor as Bob Wilton, a journalist covering the Iraq War in 2003. Bob meets a man named Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a private contractor with an unusual past: He claims to have worked for the government as a psychic spy. Bob once met a man, back home in Michigan (played by Stephen Root), who made the same claims, and who named Lyn Cassady as one of his colleagues. You can see why the military would be interested in psychic spying. Surveillance is a lot less dangerous when you can do it entirely with your mind, rather than having to actually sneak up and eavesdrop on people. And if we could harness things like telekinesis, well, forget about it! We'd beat the Russkies for sure!Filed under: New Releases, Theatrical Reviews, George ClooneyContinue reading Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats Permalink | Email this | Comments

Welcome back to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game that whole-heartedly congratulates the New York Yankees on their 27th (!) World Series title! Last week we asked you to join a little staring contest with a few our of goat friends in honor of the new comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats (in theaters now). Congrats go out to our three animal-loving winners, all of whom have admitted to staring at Cinematical all day long (because we're just that cool). 1. "Part of a secret government program to... bake me a cake as fast as you can." -- Kurt P. 2. "The mirror game is a fun acting game to play in Army Acting Class...as long as you know and trust your partner implicitly." -- John R. 3. "Little did the woman know, but an electrifying rendition of the YMCA was about to break out." -- Ben M. See full image and all captions This week we're turning up the dial and tuning in for the upcoming release of Pirate Radio, about a group of rogue DJs who, in the 1960s, changed the world of Rock n Roll forever by playing rock records (and simultaneously breaking the law) from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Directed by Richard Curtis (Love, Actually), the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. The folks behind our three favorite captions this week will sail away with one Pirate Radio soundtrack and one Pirate Radio poster. Sound off below. Read the official rules for this contest Filed under: Contests, Insert Caption Permalink | Email this | Comments

Yahoo! has posted an incredibly cool video of George Clooney acting out his role as Mr. Fox in the freakin' adorable Fantastic Mr. Fox. The video shows cool side-by-side comparisons of Clooney acting out different scenes on a farm with costar Wallace Wolodarsky, who voices loopy sidekick Kylie, as well as just running around pretending to be Mr. Fox, down to rolling around on the ground and doing his super cool whistle. This behind-the-scenes peek at Mr. Fox also offers mini-interviews with director Wes Anderson, producer Allison Abbate, and Bill Murray (Badger) about working with Clooney on the film. The funniest part shows an argument between Mr. Fox and Badger, which involves growling and swiping, split-screened against the actors themselves doing the voices in an office. As Abbate notes, "There couldn't be a more perfect Mr. Fox, because he has the Cary Grant suave, debonair sparkle where he can talk his way out of any situation, which is so our Mr. Fox character. He's just got a great voice." Clooney's got a rather full docket this season, with The Men Who Stare at Goats coming out this week, Fantastic Mr. Fox coming out at the end of November, and Up in the Air out on Christmas day. Click through to see the video itself, then let us know which Clooney feature you're going to be lining up for at the theaters this season, by cuss!Filed under: Action, Animation, Comedy, Fox Searchlight, Family Films, George Clooney, Trailers and ClipsContinue reading A Peek at George Clooney Voicing 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Permalink | Email this | Comments

I'm in Savannah, Georgia to spend a week as a guest blogger for the Savannah Film Festival, an eight-day fest hosted in the historic Southern town by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). [Read my entries in the "Voices from the Fest" section on the festival website.] As the town prepares to kick off the 12th annual festivities with the Iraq film, or rather post-Iraq film, The Messenger, I'm wondering how SFF's growing success might reflect or even influence the rise of film festivals that similarly fall somewhere in between the biggies (Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, Venice) and the little guys. For starters, a brief look at SFF's line-up and star-studded guest list. The festival begins today, October 31, with The Messenger, a Sundance entry that has Oscar possibilities but more likely will make a run at the Indie Spirit Awards. Stars Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster will be in attendance. (I will be attempting to run into them at the local Starbucks or wherever it is that Hollywood actors hang out when they visit other cities.) Another Oscar hopeful, the Emily Blunt-starring period biopic The Young Victoria, is screening the following day. And then there are the almost certain Oscar pictures: George Clooney in The Men Who Stare At Goats; Lone Scherfig's An Education; Michael Haneke's Cannes winner The White Ribbon; Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, with star Jeremy Renner in attendance; and Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, which will bring both director Lee Daniels and his star Gabourey Sidibe to town. Read on for more about this year's Savannah Film Festival. Filed under: Independent, Festival Reports, Exhibition, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Oscar Watch, Other Festivals, Cinematical IndieContinue reading Savannah Film Fest: Where Indie Meets Oscar Permalink | Email this | Comments

Welcome back to another installment of Insert Caption -- the game that spent the past 36 hours staring at goats only to walk away with nothing but a migraine and a funky odor on its clothing. (Oh yes, games wear clothes -- you didn't know?) Last week we asked you to get in touch with your Cagey side and spit out a caption for a photo from Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, starring Nicolas Cage as the kind of guy you really don't want to have to buy Christmas gifts for. Congrats to our three winners for their inspired (and hilarious) captions! 1. "I had the boys mock up the poster to our next movie. I call it "Dress/ Off". -- Remy W. 2. "I know that it sounds romantic and all, but I'm not going to fight that bear for you." - Daniel M. 3. "Just don't let that leopard eat me, honey!!!" -- Joe P. See full image and all captions This week we're joining George Clooney in a goat staring contest as he throws on his strange dude hat for a role in The Men Who Stare at Goats, which brings its army full of paranormal military wackjobs to theaters on November 6th. The folks behind our three favorite captions this week will walk away with one The Men Who Stare at Goats book and one The Men Who Stare at Goats T-shirt. (Hint: If you stare at the below photo long enough, you may come up with the winning caption.) Sound off below ... Read the official rules for this contestFiled under: Contests, Insert Caption Permalink | Email this | Comments

CMJ, the multi-pronged music network that offers both online and print info for fans, industry insiders, and professionals, is also famous for its music and film festival that has NYC hipsters, journalists, and reps looking for the Next Big Thing raring to go. The CMJ Festival starts today and ends Saturday, so expect dispatches on what I'm checking out on the film front. From super small docs on techo music, Elliott Smith, and Leonard Cohen to star-studden films like The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Messenger, and The Fourth Kind, CMJ has a cool mix of music-related films and more general fare. The festival also offers panels on everything from how to break into film scoring to what the film industry can learn from the music industry on the digital piracy front. While some of the films offer walk-up ticketing, you can also register for all-you-can-eat badges, and students get a discount. Visit CMJ's official festival website for the full film schedule. Cinematical's big daddy Moviefone will also be covering the festival, so be sure to check in there too!Filed under: Independent, Festival Reports, George Clooney, Cinematical Indie Permalink | Email this | Comments