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Jim Carrey tries to resurrect his career by replacing Aston Kutcher as �everyone�s favorite scruffy amateur detective� in this week�s new release The Number 23. The guy can obviously do comedy�if comedy was a blonde bombshell with a double D rack named Jenny McCarthy! We all knew how hot chicks liked guys with a sense of humor, but did you ever expect one of them to actually date a comedian? This gives hope to Movie Menu, maybe one day we�ll get to host the Victoria Secret fashion runway show�in our bedrooms�without the lingerie�and pants being optional. Seriously! Jim Carrey is banging Jenny McCarthy. How about some sloppy seconds Mr. Carrey�no? That�s cool�can you at least ask Jenny if she still has the number for Carmen Electra.

 

Panelist: Mike Ventura-When Nature Calls, Danny is Dumb and Dumber, and John- The Cable Guy

Next Movie Menu podcast: 300

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Well it looks like Movie Menu’s reunion won’t be as financially successful as The Police reunion, but as least we still have our dignity! SELL-OUTS! (Dives into dumpster to only fight over a chicken wing with a dog named Ralph, who also has rabies’.) Sting doesn’t know the hard-knock life we live.
So what exactly does the news of The Police have to do with Movie Menu? Absolutely nothing, I just thought it would be cool to mention it. Maybe the same kind of ruckus will be generated with the return of: MOVIE MENU! Entertainment News.
Your silence is enough to show me how ecstatic you with the return of Entertainment News to Movie Menu. Lots to report, so put another rib eye on the grill and LETZ GET COOKIN’ READAS!!

February 16th- 22nd Edition

• The Dark Knight: a lot of news has been circulating involving the Batman Begins sequel, so a quick overview: Christopher Nolan will write/direct again, Christian Bale- Morgan Freeman- Gary Oldman are returning, Katie Holmes quit, Heath Ledger is Joker…and this week’s news: Aaron Eckhart has been hired to play Harvey Dent, better known as the villain Two Face. Looks like Warner Bros. has successfully reprised a cherished franchise, until someone decides to bring back Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, “Ice…to see you!� (Hollywood Reporter)
• Borat wins again: “Very niceeeee!! How much?� Well Borat, since you’ve won, only the attorney fees now. A Los Angeles judge has thrown out the case of the two fraternity brothers who claimed their participation in the movie was under false pretenses. The fraternity brothers wanted the world to know they were lied to when the producers of the movie got the brothers really wasted, had them sign the release forms, and then promised them the film will be get international distribution. They forgot to add something in their lawsuit though, the movie has ruined their game and they cannot get any pussy now. Good job Borat! 1 lawsuit down…like 4 or 5 more to go! (Yahoo!)
• Wonder Woman: Josh Whedon (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity) was recently kicked off the project because Warner Bros. found a better script and are close to finally hiring an actress. Looks like Eva Green, the latest Bond girl, will receive the honors of portraying Wonder Woman. No truth to my rumors that Josh Whedon wanted Sarah Michelle Gellar to play Wonder Woman so she’d have to wear tight little suits and give us some camel-toe action…what? You wouldn’t go to see that? Come on…(The Movie Blog)
• Indiana Jones Jr.: the word involving the script of Indiana Jones IV has an Indy Junior to protect now, and Steven Spielberg has been talking up a storm about actor Shia LaBeaouf. Can’t say I love the idea, but Shia LaBeaouf is a great new talent who will get more recognition with his role in Transformers and his brilliant performance in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. As long as Shia remembers Macaulay Culkin was once a rising star. Beware. (Cinema Blend)

RELEASE DATE: April 6th, 2007

DIRECTOR: Mark Palansky

STORY: this is a modern day off-beat fable about a young woman who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse, sets out find love and discovers her true self.

Raising Arizona, Adaptation, Face/Off, Wild At Heart, Leaving Las Vegas…okay, maybe Nicolas Cage isn’t the worst actor to be captured on film. But then he was in Con Air, City of Angels, and The Rock. Okay, sometimes we need to star in 3 bad films to be in one good one. Understood. The Family Man, National Treasure, Lord Of War, World Trade Center, and for god’s sake: THE WICKER MAN! Who Keeps hiring this guy!?!? Well Movie Menu is here to take a tossed salad for the team and watch Nicolas Cage show us once again his love for Elvis…once more, i.e. Lisa Marie Presley, and…jelly beans? Ride on Ghost Rider…(sign)

Panelist: TEAM BLAZIN’ IT-member #1: Mike Chronic, #2: Danny Blunt, #3: John Bong

Next week’s podcast: The Number 23

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RELEASE DATE: November 2007

STORY: Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa (Renee Zellweger), a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

DIRECTED BY: Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith

This is a written segment that will display the new upcoming movies for the week. This coming soon section is for the week of February 16, 2007. The first movie is:

Ghost Rider- Nicholas Cage upset that he couldn’t be Superman agrees to play a comic book hero with flames coming out of his skull. It is actually a better look for him. Rated PG-13 –Movie Menus Pick of the Week-

Breach- Ryan Phillippe plays a man who is promoted to work with a FBI agent who is brilliant, however then realizes he’s hired to spy on the FBI agent who is suspected to be a traitor. Based on a true story. Rated R

Bridge to Terabithia- Two new friends imagine a world called Terbithia, that has a magic kingdom hidden in the deep woods where they have to defend the world they created from a Dark Enemy. Rated PG

Close to Home- An explosion brings two women who dislike each other together in an awkward kind of bond. Rating Pending

Days of Glory- In the war against the Nazi’s in WWII, North African men must also fight the discrimination of their fellow soldiers in the French army. Rated R

Grbavica: The Land of my Dreams- During the 1990s, a single mom is trying to raise her 12 year old daughter in a city where jobs are slim and poverty is the norm. However, a mother and daughter bond is considered priceless. Rating Pending

 

Movie Menu Presents: The 27th Annual Razzie Awards – celebrating those films that were prestigiously bad in 2006. What better way to follow a best-of episode than to review what films would make Helen Keller, The Miracle Worker, realize the ability of sight has some downfalls (jabs ice-pick into eyes). So lean back in your wicker chair, enjoy a Bloody Mary by the pool, and don’t forget little people need love too! Some where in Los Angeles: Pauly Shore, Steve Guttenberg, Dolph Lundgren, and Lou Diamond Phillips are sitting at a Starbucks wondering how their agents couldn’t get them into these movies. “Maybe…you suck?�

Panelist: Mike Stand and Deliver, Danny Shore is Dead, and John’s Short Circuit

Next Week’s episode: Ghost Rider

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Planning the Podcast

You might think that since this is our 27th episode, that the 27th Annual Razzie Awards would be the perfect choice, right? Well that was just a coincidence. We figure the Oscars get enough buzz, lets dedicate a show to something we know very well, worst movies of 2006. Plus we didn’t want to review Norbit, or at least I didn’t.

Day of Podcast

This format would be different because there are five movies nominated for WORST FILM OF 2006. Luckily we had previously seen two of them (Lady in the Water and Wickerman), so we didn’t have to watch them over again. However, that left THREE movies (Bloodrayne, Little Man, and Basic Instinct 2), that we’d have to watch before the show. Luckily they were all on DVD so we ended up renting them on our own and watching them, except Basic Instinct 2, which we saw at John’s place, (very awkward, we explain it during the show). We recorded the show, and afterwards created the intro for the show, which is the norm that we do for every episode. However, we also did the music that day. Since we had limited use of instruments, we took advantage of the recording and used what we had, which wasn’t much.

Post Production

It would be Movie Menu if we hadn’t recorded excess amount of audio footage that would make my editing that much difficult. Thanks guys, jerks. The episode of done fairly early, however of course the minor things needed to be added, like effects, lowering/higher volumes, and cleaning up a few things. Luckily we were able to shoot this episode out since it was the first episode of the newest season. Hope you enjoy!

RELEASE DATE: n/a

STORY: an unstable dad (Michael Douglas)who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia

DIRECTOR: Mike Cahill

Movie Menu: season 2 � The Sequel to the Original. You�re probably wondering what events had transcended to cause Movie Menu to take a 2 month hiatus�well let me tell you:

� John took a job hosting the Canadian food review show: A Bacon a day � Makes the dentist go Away� A! Eventually the show was cancelled and the network decided to give another hour to Brian Boitano Presents: Magic on the Ice- Magic in your Heart variety show.

� Danny realized his life long dream to swim and train otters to read at the 2nd grade level. Mystified by the beauty of otters in the water, Danny became more interested in developing a relationship with Lucy the otter than helping the other otters. Increased tensions between Danny and other animal teachers have caused him to resign and forfeit his crown of Mr. Universe.

� Michael has been rumored to have chased a butterfly across the United States and saw the fatal death of his butterfly when a kid from New Hampshire shot it down with a sling-shot. After a short stay at the Betty Ford Institute, Michael has regained the ability to eat solid foods again and looks forward to adopting a puppy named Cujo.

Well, now that you know our back story�enjoy season 2! Here�s a collection of our best �material� from season 1 and remember: Rush Limbaugh is not afraid of cougars!

Next Weeks podcast: The Razzie Awards (the worst films of 2006)
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