By the way, did you know he's the grandson of
Gonzo from the Phantom Hourglass game?
To say that this is not a movie to everyone's tastes is to understate the point; Swiss Army Man leans into its vulgar absurdity at every turn, beginning with a triumphant opening scene of Dano riding Radcliffe's corpse across the water like a speedboat — powered, of course, by his ass wind — and only getting more
gonzo from there.
The next slide showed O'Leary posing with
Gonzo from the Muppets.
Not exact matches
Teenage boys will not be freed
from the bog they are immured in by new - fangled modifications and medications, but by old - fashioned reason and
Gonzo, Porn and Sexting - teenage boys, teenage girls and expectations.
It's a great movie - cliché moment, enjoyed and employed by everyone
from Michael Keaton in The Paper to
Gonzo in The Great Muppet Caper.
But there are some spots that transcend the rote nature of the film: Zach Galifianakis»
gonzo Alan walks with all the film's memorable moments,
from his asking about beeper - friendliness to his speech on the roof, and his Rain Man infatuation to his treatment of the baby they find in a closet.
The Blu - ray debut features all the supplements of that release: three commentary tracks (one by director Terry Gilliam, one by stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, and one by producer Laila Nabulsi and author Hunter S. Thompson), deleted scenes with commentary by Gilliam, the 1978 BBC «Omnibus» documentary «Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood» (with Hunter S. Thompson and artist Ralph Steadman), the ten - minute featurette «Hunter Goes to Hollywood,» an audio documentary on the controversy over the screenplay credit, a survey of the marketing campaign, selections
from the correspondence between Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson (read on camera by Depp), an excerpt
from the 1996 audio CD «Fear and Loathing» starring Maury Chaykin, Jim Jarmusch, Harry Dean Stanton, and Glenne Headly, background notes on Oscar Zeta Acosta (the real life activist and attorney who inspired the character of Dr.
Gonzo), and galleries of storyboards, stills, and Ralph Steadman art.
He doesn't take quite the
gonzo cinematic approach McKay did, but he keeps things visually interesting via unflattering freeze frames and drug - fueled conversations glimpsed through night vision goggles as he zooms
from Miami and Vegas to Jordan and Albania.
It's hard to believe that any film that starts so promisingly, with Ryan Phillippe full - on punching Sarah Silverman in the mouth, can go so far downhill, but despite its
gonzo and engaging opening half hour, the film soon sinks under its own weight, hampered by thin characterization, ludicrous overplotting and a director way, way too much in love with the prose on the page to bother trying to make it sound like dialogue
from a human mouth.
Anyways, with the occasional clip
from The Muppet Movie, a bit of footage
from the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of The Muppets» Wizard of Oz, and plenty of in - character comments
from Kermit's long - time co-stars including Fozzie Bear,
Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Statler, and Waldorf, Kermit is profiled in a breezy, semi-entertaining and mostly forgettable manner.
The unabashed goofiness of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and the
gonzo tone of Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok signal a radical departure
from, say, the staid bleakness of Thor: The Dark World.
Swiss Army Man benefits immensely
from the involvement of its two stars, both of whom fully commit to this
gonzo scenario.
On Twitter, there were even some calls for a best - actor campaign for Franco's
gonzo performance in the undated Warner Bros. movie, including
from the L.A. Times's Mark Olsen and
from Variety's Ramin Setoodeh.
The novelty of Baron Cohen's undercover
gonzo shtick was still firmly in place with this film; it's been all downhill
from there.
Frequently referred to in reviews as «
gonzo», it's as good a description as any as Dave and his friend John (Rob Mayes) have to try and save Earth
from an invasion of inter-dimensional beings.
The lopsided art style comes with a hefty dose of inspiration
from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, acknowledged via a cameo appearance by a Hunter S. Thompson caricature.
workplace monologues that always seem poorly Xeroxed
from «Glengarry Glen Ross,» we immediately get the picture: Dane Jensen (Butler) is a Chicago corporate headhunter who's got a
gonzo, take - no - prisoners, ruthless, cutthroat, etc. way of doing business.
It's also unfortunate that the excellent making - of featurette
from the previous DVD has been lost and that the only addition is a disposable, not especially relevant «Pepe's Profiles» piece on
Gonzo.
McCulloch, among other things, confirms that Fulci was a misogynist who abused women on set, displays a sense of humour about his male - pattern baldness, and talks briefly about the lack of script and fluidity of the mostly -
gonzo shoot
from day to day.
Get Out A
gonzo mash - up of genres, Get Out is the year's sharpest satire and a stunning debut
from Jordan Peele.
It is
gonzo filmmaking
from a
gonzo filmmaker dropped into the middle of mainstream pop culture.
Miike's
gonzo action - comedy also made a nice change of pace
from the series of conceptually interesting but dramatically frustrating dramas it interrupted.
Scrooge has been portrayed by everyone
from actors Alastair Sims to George C. Scott to Michael Caine, and the tale has gotten twists such as being acted out by Jim Henson's Muppets (in their version, Charles Dickens himself was portrayed by blue creature
Gonzo) and being updated to the then - present day, as in the 1988 Bill Murray film «Scrooged.»
Frank Already much buzzed about due to that first look pic showing Michael Fassbender wearing a Frank Sidebottom - style papier - mâché head, the footage
from Lenny Abrahamson's comedy about a
gonzo rock band was the biggest hit among the assembled journalists.
«American Hustle» has a
gonzo spirit, but it's a smoke screen to distract you
from the fact that at least one of the characters at any point in time is already thinking two moves ahead.
Above all, there's Sam Rockwell, whose manic turn as the
gonzo Billy steals the movie even
from notorious
gonzo - character specialist Woody Harrelson.
We started the day on the road as we hauled out to the trail
from the Moab - famous
Gonzo Inn.
Also on the 24th we release Deathtopia, the latest
gonzo thriller
from Cage of Eden's Yoshinobu Yamada, about a young man who gains supernatural powers
from an accident but then finds himself embroiled with a serial killer with a disturbing fondness for eyeballs and a band of intriguing beauties in hot pursuit.
Of all the stories I've written over the years, I've gotten the most spirited reader response
from two of my more experimental travel tales — Storming «The Beach», which was a
gonzo - philosophical look at a Leonardo DiCaprio movie that was being filmed in Thailand, and The Art of Writing a Story About Walking Across Andorra, a second - person - voice meta - satire about generic travel writing.
(Traveling, experiencing, living — one incredible country at a time) Wild About Travel (Travel tales by a travel addict) Will Peach (The
Gonzo Traveller) Wish UR Here (Travel... lifestyle... design... restaurants... hotels) With Sparkles (An Australian based in Stockholm aspiring to be a travel writer) Wonderful Malaysia (A travel site dedicated to one of our favorite countries in SE Asia) Work Break Travel (For people who think work is just a necessary interruption) World Family Travellers (A travelling family sharing their experiences on the road) World Flavor (Seeking out everything delicious & interesting) World For Travelers (Your destination guide to travel all over Europe) World Leading Vacations (The best vacations
from around the world) Worldly View (For a worldly travel view check out this blog) World Travel Buzz (Part Travel Magazine, Part Travel Blog — Blogazine) World Travel Destination Guide (Your destination guide to travel around the world) World Travel Inspiration (An inspiring guide for traveling the world) World Walk About (Andrea & Matt live, love & wander) Worldwide Travel Advice (Your first stop for global travel insights, advice and tips) World Wide Travel Guide (Your guide to world wide travel) World Wild Travel (Come check out this inspiring travel blog)
It was great to have the support also of our close friends and local surfing community
from Northcoast Surfboards, Surfacademia, MoreThanSurfing School, Tó Mané Photos, Surf At Night,
Gonzo's Surf Shop, Picaba Natural Café and of course our Surfivor Porto Surf Hostel and Surfivor Surf Camp Esmoriz!
Adapted
from the works of renowned creator Shin Takahashi and animated by
GONZO, this post-apocalyptic anime series details the hardships of war, fighting one's inner demons Read More...
Radiant Silvergun was further enhanced by a Hitoshi Sakamoto score and animated cut - scenes
from GONZO (Blue Submarine No. 6, Last Exile).
Gonzo bears a strong resemblance to Alfonzo, a train engineer
from Spirit Tracks, which takes place around 100 years after the events of Phantom Hourglass, making it possible that he is a descendant.
Allied to the Chicago Imagists, their style was a kind of surrealising Pop, with a cartoonish, eschatological
gonzo character that earned them a swathe of group shows across the US and beyond
from 1966 through to the early 70s.
From reviews of Pablo Picasso and Jasper Johns to a
gonzo Peter Saul interview, to an appreciation of Kara Walker's films and reflections on his own... go to book page >>
From reviews of Pablo Picasso and Jasper Johns to a
gonzo Peter Saul interview, to an appreciation of Kara Walker's films and reflections on his own practice, Dunham writes about what is made and why it matters with incisiveness, wit and candor.
But I may prefer Filipino painter Manuel Ocampo's visceral canvases at Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, where a series of gut - punching,
gonzo works borrow imagery
from political cartoons
from the Philippine — American War, among other sources, to explore America's history of colonialism in his homeland.
This is reminiscent of the
gonzo logic of the Vietnam War era in which entire villages had to be destroyed in order to save them
from the enemy.