Office Finale and Farewell Bill Hader + why god why?!

The Office series finale was more than I expected. It was a fairly seemingly simple written episode with characters reaching all of the destinations I had dreamed of. We had some surprise returns and first appearances, and overall said goodbye to everyone. Very beautiful finale and very well missed show for me.

+ Angelina Jolie releases a personal statement about her double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. A very interesting and important read.

 + Vampires have been all the rage for a while, so it was only a matter of time: Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Til Dawn is in the works for a tv show. Two guys held up in a bar after pulling a job...not sure how this will work for a full season or more...

+ Will a third Oscar nom come Goddess Jessica Chastain's way with play adaptation of Miss Julie? First image of her and co-star Colin Farrel.

+ Obligatory Leonardo DiCaprio news: He showed up at a exhibition opening

+ Who else is getting more and more excited for Man of Steel? - it did mine! 

+ LA Times debates where are all the female roles in movies gone to. While I would like to point out there are plenty of female films and casts that came before Bridesmaids.

+ The entire Whose Line Gang is back together. I'm not joking, Colin Mocherie, Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady, Linda Hall and new host Aisha Tyler. Watch the first promo!

+ Bill Hader is set to leave SNL this season. Goodbye Stefon!

+ 59 Reasons We're Going To Miss The Office


Trailer Time: About Time starring Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, and Domhnall Gleeson I see a much better version of The Time Traveler's Wife?...

72 Reasons To See Star Trek: Into Darkness

Starring: Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban

Directed by: J. J. Abrams

Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy

Rating: A Must See

Just Two Cents: 4 years of waiting well worth it.

Summary: The friendships, strength, and leadership of the Enterprise is challenged when Kirk and his crew engage in a man-hunt to stop a one-man force of destruction and terror from within their own organization.

"Shall we begin?"

The theme. Michael Giacchino is a god to movie scores. 

Instead of styrofoam rock formations and the same desert set, we journey to planets that are wonderfully realistic.

MICKEY. FROM DOCTOR WHO. MICKEY!

Pretty chase scenes are pretty

Hello, War of the Worlds?

More Favorite Moments From The Office

May 16th 2013 is the day we all say goodbye to our friends at The Office, but we never have to say goodbye to the memories. After hitting my favorite episodes of the nine-year runnin' sitcom, my brain started drilling up other moments of awkward brilliance that I couldn't pass up. There's no doubt that there are plenty more that could have been picked, but they'll never be forgotten either.

Favorite opening: Stress Relief

The Office had a lot of great subtle openings with Michael waxing poetic about his life or Jim working a prank on Dwight. One of the many great openings is this hilarious fire drill started by Dwight in Stress Relief. Schrute turns the tables on the entire office who don't think his security and safety measures are worth the time. No, nobody stays calm like they should.

Jack Reacher (2012)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Werner Herzog, and Richard Jenkins
Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie

Genre: Action/Thriller
Rating: 95% Awesome
Just Two Cents: A violent yet suspenseful ride.

Summary: Based off a book Jack Reacher, Tom Cruise plays the title character. Reacher is an ex-military man who roams the country (U.S.) with nothing but the clothes on his back and a foldable toothbrush. After a massive shooting by another ex-military officer, the gunman asks for Jack Reacher - who begins working with the defense attorney, Helen Rodin.

The blockbuster formula is annoyingly and terribly simple. There's an ex-military man without a life who can severely injure or kill would-be predators (Cruise), a woman sidekick chemist of sexual attraction (Rosamund Pike), and a bad guy (Werner Herzog) who you want to see the crap get kicked out of him. Jack Reacher won't very much change your opinion about action flicks, but if you're looking for a more violent Skyfall (2012), this a similar flick to keep in mind.

Due to the coincidental nature of the Sandy Hook tragedy and Boston bombing and this films recent release, it should be known that Jack Reacher has a lot of violence. 

The opening sequence alone is unlike you've ever seen before. A gunman is seen loading his weapons in an empty parking lot, and for the next two/three minutes - we as the audience see his targets as the scope of the gun. We watch the gunman trailing six innocent civilians as they run for their lives and get killed. And, that's not it; the movie includes knife fights, asphyxiation, an awesome bumbling fight with a steel bat and crowbar, more guns, and choreographed combat.

Best Bits: Tom Cruise is an ass-kicker. He generally gets a bad rap for making  flicks like these. With characters like Jack Reacher, he is the only movie star today who adequately creates good guy vs bad guy films that at least have a little substance. Rosamund Pike as defense attorney Helen Rodin is Reacher's one main contact throughout the film. Pike is a good pair to Cruise; not making her role as an attorney too objective-minded to like her. And, I wouldn't say other actors like Richard Jenkins and Werner Herzog are wonderfully likeable or unlikeable; the movie is more Cruise and Pike's show.

The story itself is typically basic, as said before. The big bad anonymous guy goes through hoops and ladders to kill one person, and all of his plans are identified by the good guy. Why do six civilians lose their lives? The movie every half hour or so reveals and answers questions, so it's intriguing enough to keep you watching.  Overall it's a suspenseful, yes violent ride, to find out who the villain is and take him down. And, Cruise really takes 'em down.

Sweat and Smiles from Ryan Gosling + more web fun

The Office (US) comes to its series finale in less than a week. Coming to the end of NBC's show, the castmates attended a fan wrap party in Scranton, PA in which thousands attended to see the cast.

+ Amazing film comic based on Alan Watt's big life questions: What do you desire?

+ Coco Rocha dazzles in vintage at the Kentucky Derby. I'm loving her Zac Posen designer look.

 + I see Ryan Gosling and sweat. But news media is reporting it as a behind the scenes outtake from his latest flick Only God Forgives.

+ 14 Disney Characters are created as Modern Day College Students. They are all pretty awesome.

 Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney was finally released (by finally, I mean I've been waiting for this like over a year!). It's just them in space and the cinematography caused me motion sickness. Can't wait!

+ Also Marion Cotillard & Jean Dujardin in a movie together? It's french, they and everything is beautiful.

+ I'm not sure what to think of The Butler trailer but John Cusack as Richard Nixon is NOT IT.  But Severus Snape as Ronald Reagan, I'm in.

+ Buzzfeed is right. These Alexander Skarsgard pics made my ovaries explode...TMI, SORRY!

+ This is supposed to be Amanda Seyfreid but it doesn't look it. Airbush, much?

+ Once Upon A Screen gives a great overview of the Turner Classic Film Fest.

+  You can see the full short film Keira Knightley made with Karl Lagerfeld about Coco Chanel here...Umm, it's cute and okay.

+ Met Gala 2013 was held in New York City: Anne Hathaway showed up with blonde locks, Emma Watson was sleek in black, and 95% of the other looks were good, scary, or good and scary

Winona Ryder graces the cover of Interview magazine.

Just for kicks I couldn't help but love this comment at Ohnotheydidnt.

Top 10 Favorite Episodes of The Office

For nine years The Office has graced Thursday nights on NBC. The show had its hilarious moments, crazy relationships, and your usual office chaos like fake fires and conference room meetings about dementors from Harry Potter.

Watching the show practically since the beginning, it's hard for me to realize that we'll be saying goodbye. Though the show had its ups and downs in terms of good or all right episodes, watching the Scranton branch and all of the hell is broke loose has sadly come to its fond farewell what feels like too soon. Just the other day I remember watching my first episode of Casino Night and being instantly hooked.

I thought it'd be fun to share my top ten favorite episodes. This list wasn't easy and churned up many more favorite moments - so another post will be coming of pairings, musings, and more. (HUGE thanks to tumblr and dundermifflinscranton for all the images in this post!) Enjoy and feel free to share your favorite episodes!

Runner Ups: The Fire, The Duel, Murder

Goodbye Toby

Finally, the emotional vampire from annex of Human Resources is leaving: Toby. Okay I don't have too much resentment towards him but Michael couldn't wait to throw a huge party in his departure's honor. Jim is planning to pop the question but is thwarted by Andy proposing to Angela. Tobys' replacement comes to be a woman who is practically one and the same as Michael, Holly...who might be one of the best things to happen to Dunder Mifflin since World War One.

Anne Hathaway Goes Blond!

In a shocking appearance at the 2013 Met Gala Oscar winner Anne Hathaway turned up with platinum blond locks. I'm usually not one to comment on fashion fails or wins, but this make-over gets two thumbs up from me!