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Vince has an eclectic film background, everything from an obnoxious sidekick in Swingers, single dad in A Cool Dry Place, crazy slicer and dicer in Clay Pigeons and a recent run of comic relief spots in Dodgeball, Anchorman, Starsky & Hutch, Be Cool, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and now The Break-Up. Vince isn’t discriminatory towards any script and certainly doesn’t back down from being the sexy hot guy that every woman wants to take home or the ugly scruffy bar fighter that every woman wants to kick out the front door. He does what he knows best and that’s being himself, when he doesn’t step into uncharted waters like he did in A Cool Dry Place.

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According to movie trivia Vince enjoys a glass of wine and the film Little Darlings anytime, other rumors have it that he’s a Pabst beer drinker and isn’t afraid to back down from a bar fight to help out a buddy. Well, if you couldn’t tell by the run of films, he’s not afraid to back down from anything offered up. Did you know that he played Norman Bates in Psycho and a love slave in The Locusts?

Here are some of my favorite Vince Vaughn pics.

Swingers Vince plays Trent Walker, the pain in the butt buddy who screws everything up, cause that’s just his luck (way). Jon Favreau’s hot cult film of the 90’s still holds strong today, if you have not seen Swingers then you are truly missing out on some funny Vince and Jon action. Trent tries to get his buddy Mike back out in the social scene again, he has left his girlfriend behind in New York to head off to LA and make it big as a star. Truly Mike’s girlfriend broke up with him and he’s not taking it so easy. Trent goes out of his way and makes a complete fool of himself in the process of bar hopping and hitting on the ladies.

A Cool, Dry Place A single father abandoned by his wife in New York tries to make it on his own in rural Kansas. He is a high-powered attorney who is taking it easy on his career and focusing on raising his son, he also volunteers as the local high school basketball coach. He meets his love interest through one of his ball players and tries to balance a returning wife and his new girlfriend with raising his son and taking all the crummy cases at the office. Russell (Vince Vaughn) decides he is tired of living the low life and wants to give it a run as a bigwig lawyer again. When his wife runs off with their son he thinks twice about leaving him with his own father and heading off to the big city. Changing his mind he comes back home and apologizes to Beth (Joey Lauren Adams), his soon to be ex-girlfriend if he hadn’t returned, and he fixes things with the local firm he was working for. Finally, a happy ending.

Clay Pigeons Lester Long (Vince Vaughn) is a psychotic woman killer, who goes around sleeping with every easy girl he can find and then kills them in the process. Clay (Joaquin Phoenix) gets hooked up with Lester and doesn’t realize he’s a crazy freak show who gets his jollies off of slicing up women until bodies start to show up at his fishing hole. Clay Pigeons is an odd little film that leaves you a little queasy at times, but you can’t put it down till you see what happens to all the characters in the ending. No worries, it’s not too gory, the director leaves more up to your imagination than showing to us on the screen.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story This film is funny in every wrong way possible. Overall a bad movie, but great fun. Ben Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor make one funny duo and when you add a little splash of Vince Vaughn how could you go wrong. The only thing that would have made this film funnier would to have had Will Ferrell in it somehow. A play off of sports and competition showing the couch potato who goes to the gym for social hour still has a chance to win the hot chicks and loads of cash. It is a True Underdog Story and the rival between the not so manly efforts of Globo Gym and the oddities of Average Joe’s keeps the audience in stitches. Stephen Root’s (Office Space) plays one of the funniest characters in the film, got to love his ability to add humor to any situation. Dodgeball, with it’s over the top exaggerated humorous events and it’s entertaining mockery of macho man sports is a summer fun must see.

Wedding Crashers Vince Vaughn is an absolute riot in this film. He will tickle your funny bone and he’s easy on the eyes. Owen Wilson does a fairly good job, but his character called for a little romance and Owen can’t do the whole sweet sincere and funny thing together. The creators of Wedding Crashers should have left it at funny; they should have let the audience see more wedding crashing and marriage mediation and less montage of cutting wedding cakes and eating. If you were a big fan of any of the American Pies, then Wedding Crashers will be sure to entertain. There are some really wrong scenes where Vince Vaughn’s character runs into a completely psycho girl who claims to be a little more innocent than what she truly is and she chases after him with much vigor. Owen’s character, on the other hand, finds the life of crashing parties and sleeping around a little too daunting and decides to fall in love with a big wigs daughter. She, of course, is taken and he must prove that he is worthy. Wedding Crashers could be a laugh-a-thon, not as committed to the humor as it should be, but worth a watch.  Read what our own Tim Dodd thought in his original review.

Paul Gleason who will forever be remembered for his role as Principal Richard Vernon in the classic 80’s film The Breakfast Club passed away on Saturday of lung cancer.  He was 67.  Although most known for The Breakfast Club Gleason appeared in more than 60 films and even more television shows ranging from Dawson’s Creek, Seinfeld, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence, and Die Hard. 

Also in sad, and extremely odd, news DC Comics has announced the dusting off and relaunching of Batwoman.  Batwoman?!  The character last seen almost three decades ago (when she died!) will return as a 52 year-old lesbian socialite involved with former Gotham Police Detective Renee Montoya in DC’s new “52” line which takes place a world where major heroes of the DC Universe are no longer active.  This isn’t the only DC character to get a radical new millennium make-over including the Blue Beetle as a Mexican teenager, Firestorm as African-American, and the Atom as Asian (wow, an Asian scientist, wonder who came up with that in no way politically incorrect stereotype).  Hoo-ray diversity.

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Paul Gleason who will forever be remembered for his role as Principal Richard Vernon in the classic 80’s film The Breakfast Club passed away on Saturday of lung cancer.  He was 67.  Although most known for The Breakfast Club Gleason appeared in more than 60 films and even more television shows ranging from Dawson’s Creek, Seinfeld, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence, and Die Hard. 

Also in sad, and extremely odd, news DC Comics has announced the dusting off and relaunching of Batwoman.  Batwoman?!  The character last seen slmost three decades ago (when she died!) will return as a 52 year-old lesbian socialite involved with former Gotham Police Detective Renee Montoya in DC’s new “52” line which takes place a world where major heroes of the DC Universe are no longer active.  This isn’t the only DC character to get a radical new millennium make-over including the Blue Beetle as a Mexican teenager, Firestorm as African-American, and the Atom as Asian (wow, an Asian scientist, wonder who came up with that in no way politically incorrect stereotype).  Hoo-ray diversity.

A couple feel good items of interest for you today.  First for fans of the FX drama Rescue Me new episodes started airing last night.  The brooding meandering series has found some modest fan support over its first two seasons but hasn’t garnered the attention of FX hits such as The Sheild or Nip, Tuck.  The series centers on a New York firefighter (Leary) who is watching his life literally burn and spiral out of control.  It’s either quite excellent or easily dismissive given your taste (and if you want to taste you better try it while it’s hot because odds are this one’s not going to last much longer). 

Also of interest to true Sci-fi nerds out there – Blade Runner will get re-released this September on DVD as the film will get a limited run in theaters as well!  Then, as to not be out-Lucas’ed, Warner Home Video will release a brand new “final cut” DVD edition in early 2007 which will include all versions of the film from the first theatrical version, the international version, and the director’s cut.  The Sci-fi noir film is an adaption of Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” and weaves a tale about a detective (Harrison Ford) tracking down four replicants (human looking robots) who have hijacked a ship and returned to Earth seeking their maker (William Sanderson, without his brothers Darryl and Darryl).  Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edwards James Olmos, and Daryl Hannah also star in what most agree is one of the finest Sci-fi films ever made.

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A couple feel good items of interest for you today.  First for fans of the FX drama Rescue Me new episodes started airing last night.  The brooding meandering series has found some modest fan support over its first two seasons but hasn’t garnered the attention of FX hits such as The Sheild or Nip, Tuck.  The series centers on a New York firefighter (Leary) who is watching his life literally burn and spiral out of control.  It’s either quite excellent or easily dismissive given your taste (and if you want to taste you better try it while it’s hot because odds are this one’s not going to last much longer). 

Also of interest to true Sci-fi nerds out there – Blade Runner will get re-released this September on DVD as the film will get a limited run in theaters as well!  Then, as to not be out-Lucas’ed, Warner Home Video will release a brand new “final cut” DVD edition in early 2007 which will include all versions of the film from the first theatrical version, the international version, and the director’s cut.  The Sci-fi noir film is an adaption of Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” and weaves a tale about a detective (Harrison Ford) tracking down four replicants (human looking robots) who have hijacked a ship and returned to Earth seeking their maker (William Sanderson, without his brothers Darryl and Darryl).  Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edwards James Olmos, and Daryl Hannah also star in what most agree is one of the finest Sci-fi films ever made.

Every once and awhile in this dreary world it’s good to give a shout out to those that have done some good.  Despite the fact the most country stations still won’t play their music from the backlash of lead singer Natalie Maines’ comment about ol’ Georgey Boy, the Dixie Chicks new album hit the shelves this week.  Gone is some of the twang as the album seems a tad more late 70’s soft-rock than usual, but the sassiness is still present in songs like “Not Ready to Make Nice.”  I’ve been a fan of the group’s individual voice and collective sound for awhile and I’ll probably pick this one up not only for the music but for something country music fans don’t seem to think real Americans believe in – Freedom of Speech.

On a personal note I also want to give a huge shout out to childhood pal John Furgason (no, not the one you’ll see writing reviews in the near future on this site) who along with Jeff Everett took home an MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Award for Best Art Direction for the White Stripes’ video “The Denial Twist.”  (For the full list of winners click here)

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Every once and awhile in this dreary world it’s good to give a shout out to those that have done some good.  Despite the fact the most country stations still won’t play their music from the backlash of lead singer Natalie Maines’ comment about ol’ Georgey Boy, the Dixie Chicks new album hit the shelves this week.  Gone is some of the twang as the album seems a tad more late 70’s soft-rock than usual, but the sassiness is still present in songs like “Not Ready to Make Nice.”  I’ve been a fan of the group’s individual voice and collective sound for awhile and I’ll probably pick this one up not only for the music but for something country music fans don’t seem to think real Americans believe in – Freedom of Speech.

On a personal note I also want to give a huge shout out to childhood pal John Furgason (no, not the one you’ll see writing reviews in the near future on this site) who along with Jeff Everett took home an MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Award for Best Art Direction for the White Stripes’ video “The Denial Twist.”  (For the full list of winners click here)

We’re here to keep you informed on hot choices for renting or buying new DVD releases. Released this week: Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Transamerica, London, One Last Thing, Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, The Devil’s Miner, The Goebbels Experiment, Julie Johnson, Who Gets to Call it Art?, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Chipmunk Adventure, Samurai Jack Season 3, Boston Legal Season 1, Deadwood: The Complete Second Season, Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Complete First Season and Mash Season 10.

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Here’s what is getting released today on DVD:

Film:

Transamerica – Felicity Huffman in the best role of her life. A tough part about a transgender who is doing her best to finish her transformation and finds out that she’s a dad. Toby gets into trouble and has no other choice, but to call her from New York to get out of jail. Sabrina’s counselor won’t sign off on her operation until she meets with her son. She drives him across country, introduces him to her mom and dad and along the way finds her maternal instincts. Touching low-budget film, a little slow at times, but worth it for the quality and depth of characters. Check out our past review on Transamerica.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 – If you enjoyed Cheaper by the Dozen 1 then Cheaper by the Dozen 2 will be okay. Steve Martin and his crew isn’t as funny as they were the first time around. The storyline is there, but something is missing. The family decides to go to their cabin in the woods, which is a run down shack that’s been around for years. In competition with his high school rival, Bakers against the Murtaughs, which family is going to win the summer competition? It doesn’t matter who wins or loses, it’s about family and love. Pretty well the same story as before, except the kids are all a little older and they go on vacation.

Film: Limited Release:

London – London (Jessica Biel) is having a going away party, she is headed to New York to start a new life. Syd (Chris Evans), her ex-boyfriend, gets pissed off cause she didn’t report to him about taking off. He decided to crash her party, but chickens out of talking to her and holds up in the bathroom with a pile of cocaine and Bateman (Jason Statham), an Englishman he had just met. The two snort the night away discussing life, love, sex and a little S&M, all along Syd is trying to build up the strength to talk to London.

One Last Thing – Dylan (Michael Angarano) finds out he has a terminal illness and makes his last request, on national TV, to spend a sultry weekend with a supermodel. Mom isn’t to comfortable with his last wish and is having problems with coming to terms with loosing her son. A film that looks like it could have a happen ending, but “bittersweet” in the end.

Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey – Heavy-metal fan Sam Dunn puts together a full documentary of the world of “Metal”. He approaches such subjects as sex, religion, violence, drugs and death. Interviews with Black Sabbath, Dee Snider, Lemmy, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie and others. If your a metalhead, then this is film is an owner.

The Devil’s Miner – Two very young brothers work in the silver mines of Cerro Rico, mines that date back to the sixteenth century. The children show us what it’s like to be a devote Catholic and superstitious about the devil who controls the mines and either keeps them safe or destroys their lives. They must work to earn money for the clothes on their backs and any education they get. In the poverty stricken way they live, if they don’t get an education, then they have no chance at a happy and fulfilling life.

Obscure:

The Goebbels Experiment – Kenneth Branagh narrates this WWII diary of Joseph Goebbels, the man who shaped the propaganda and public opinion of the Nazis. Devoted to Hitler and the Third Reich, he finds a home, a place of acceptance and feeling like he belongs. Great insight to the inner workings of the Nazi party, Joseph leaves nothing out of his diaries.

Julie Johnson – Lili Taylor and Courtney Love stars in a film about an odd friendship and a housewife coming to terms with her true self. Julie is taking night classes and finds that she has a worth past the everyday drudge of taking care of the house and kids. She finds a friend in Claire and begins to experience different feelings about herself, sexuality and life.

Who Gets to Call it Art? Here is a documentary about the art scene in the 1960’s and a pivotal icon for contemporary art, Henry Geldzahler. Includes plenty of works from Geldzahler and pieces from other artist that he respected and loved.

Family/Animated:

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Chipmunk Adventure – Awwwwe, the singing trio Simon, Theodore and Alvin meet their match with three lovely female chipmunks in a around-the-world hot-air balloon race. It’s the chipmunks, what’s not for the kids to love? Really, young kids love it.

Samurai Jack Season 3 – A TV animated serious about a Japanese samurai who must save the world from evil. Season 3 all for you.

TV:

Boston Legal Season 1 – Boston Legal is night time soaps with lawyers as the characters and the courtroom as the stage. Just like Days of Our Lives, sex, violence, love, romance, users, bastards, unethical, ethical and good vs evil.

Deadwood: The Complete Second Season – It’s a rough and tumble HBO series that kicks a little butt and uses the F word like its common practice. Deadwood is definitely a man’s man show, it’s for the big boys who loves them some Westerns and plenty of gritty, whisky drinking, non-bathing guys and gals. The only problem I see with Deadwood is the dialogue, it’s uncomfortable to listen to such a Shakespeare way of speaking with so much profanity and believe this is how it really was.

Mash Season 10 – It’s Mash Season 10, are you going to make me say more?