Pop Culture Roundup 48
by TeemunnyPublished on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Spring Breakers, please welcome the triumphant return of the Pop Culture Roundup, the forty-eighth edition. This one goes out to Jack Cates and Reggie Hammond.
We caught Spring Breakers with a crew on its opening night, Friday. I was expecting a subpar, forgettable film by Harmony Korine but after a few minutes, it confirms itself as entirely ironic. I wanted to be indifferent but it entertains and succeeds as an earnest satire. But the irony is not overt, that is, until the crown jewel scene at the end of the second act. There is an intentionally unintentionally-funny montage that is sidesplitting; I have never laughed so hard with an audience. Holy shit.
Selena Gomez delivers as the naive, corrupted bible-thumper. James Franco‘s wigger delivery and Riff Raff–inspired persona wavers from horrible to comically brilliant at times. The movie has a good running time and decently flows, which means it was well edited. It runs at about an hour-and-a-half. It’s also beautifully shot. Go figure.
It is a cocktail of the dumber versions of Scarface, Drive and Thelma & Louise. I can recommend this one and suggest you go see it in a theater with people.
Some Spring Breakers related links below:
- Vice: Behind the Debauchery: A Spring Breaker’s Scrapbook
- BlackBook: Vanessa Hudgens Explodes Her ‘High School Musical’ Image in Harmony Korine’s ‘Spring Breakers’
- BlackBook: Harmony Korine Goes on Reddit for an AMA, Entertainment Ensues
- BlackBook: Watch the Making Of ‘Spring Breakers’ Featurette
TRAILERS, TEASERS and FEATURETTES
After Earth – Official Trailer #2
Inside Llewyn Davis – Written and directed by the Coen Brothers, starring Carey Mulligan, Adam Driver, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlunch, Alex Karpovsky, Oscar Isaac and F. Murray Abraham.
TELEROUNDUP
Game of Thrones – Season 3 debuts next Sunday evening on HBO! Here are some videos, links and images to get you further revved up.
The Battle – Poster by Phantom City Creative. 18″x24″ screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 165. Printed by D&L Screenprinting.
SXSWesteros: Game of Thrones Original Art Show curated by Mondo via
A clever full-page advertisement which popped up in The New York Times a couple of weeks ago via
- Game of Thrones Season 3 Character Posters
- Entertainment Weekly: Game of Thrones launches traveling exhibit with props from show
- GQ: Queen of the Throne Age – Photos of Emilia Clarke!
- Game of Thrones portraits by artist Robert M. Ball
It’s great to be back, see you soon….
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