The Take Three » On Television http://www.thetakethree.com Our take on movies. What's yours? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:02:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Movies– Weather you like it or not http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/20/movies-weather-you-like-it-or-not/ http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/20/movies-weather-you-like-it-or-not/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:38:45 +0000 thetakeonmovies http://www.thetakethree.com/?p=709
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Just when you thought you needed a Netflix subscription and an interest in meteorology to really catch up on your favorite climate movies, the Weather Channel has gone ahead and taken out the middle man. Beginning on October 30, the network will be test driving a new idea: Weather movies on Friday nights.

They’re kicking it off with “The Perfect Storm,” the 2000 action/thriller starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg that left us all very afraid of fishing in Massachusetts. “March of the Penguins,” “Deep Blue Sea” and “Misery” (because of an opening sequence blizzard) will all follow.

So who needs date night on Friday anymore?

]]> http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/20/movies-weather-you-like-it-or-not/feed/ 0 “Monty Python” documentary to air on IFC http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/15/monty-python-documentary-to-air-on-ifc/ http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/15/monty-python-documentary-to-air-on-ifc/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:32:14 +0000 thetakeonmovies http://www.thetakethree.com/?p=699 According to NPR Movies, the Independent Film Channel will begin airing a six-night documentary of Monty Python on Sunday, timed to commemorate the comedy troupe’s 40th anniversary. Commentator David Bianculli is glad to see the brand is staying true to form, even after all these years:

Watching it, it’s good to know that after all these years, the surviving members of Monty Python still can’t even take themselves seriously. Oh, they have the best of intentions with this new megadocumentary. They really do want to explain where their peculiar sense of humor came from, how the six of them met and the inspirations for their most famous sketches, record albums, movies and stage shows.

But just as the original Monty Python’s Flying Circus poked fun at the stiffness of the BBC when it premiered on the BBC back in 1969, this new documentary can’t help but send up the documentary form a little. Its individual hours sport such titles as The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings and The Much Funnier Second Episode. And for the theme song of this new production, the Pythons not only resurrected the main title music from The Life of Brian, but a dead ringer for the original vocalist as well.

Read the full story, and set your TiVos accordingly.

]]> http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/15/monty-python-documentary-to-air-on-ifc/feed/ 0 Johansson and Yorn make U.S. television debut http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/12/johansson-and-yorn-make-u-s-television-debut/ http://www.thetakethree.com/2009/10/12/johansson-and-yorn-make-u-s-television-debut/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:47:31 +0000 thetakeonmovies http://www.thetakethree.com/?p=694

Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson has teamed up with Jersey boy Pete Yorn, and in case you haven’t heard, the two have a duet album on sale, called “Relator.” Today, the pair made their U.S. television debut with Ellen DeGeneres. And since those of us at The Take Three happen to have a thing for dream girls and men from New Jersey, we thought we’d share. Really, it’s not half bad, so take a load off and enjoy some rare music from this movie-loving site.

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