Results tagged “movies” from The official blog of Vat19.com

It seems like a large portion of the world is crazy about the Twilight books and movies, and I certainly don't want to upset that many people. I'll be honest - I have not read any of the books, have not seen Twilight, and am not anxiously awaiting the sequel. I'm not here to make fun of those; I'm making fun of an umbrella that costs $79.99 because it features characters from the movie. That is so expensive for an umbrella!

If you want a Twilight Umbrella but don't want to pay that much, check out the $19.95 version. To browse some umbrellas that aren't part of a teen vampire craze, visit Vat19.com. They are auto-open and auto-close, which is a way cooler feature than a vampire picture.

As much as people like to make fun of Bollywood movies for all the random singing and dancing, it's not like American movies are completely free of dance scenes. Below, I've compiled the top 50 movie dance scenes, based on my own entirely subjective evaluation (which should be obvious when you see the Labyrinth in the top 5).

Enjoy the videos, and feel free to add your favorites in the comments. I'm sure I missed plenty of good ones!

1. Singin' in the Rain: The fact that this scene is so highly recognizable, even decades later, should be all the evidence needed to give it number one.

2. Stormy Weather: Fred Astaire called it "the greatest dance number ever filmed". We think he was just being modest.

3.The Labyrinth: This may not have the most conventional appeal, but anyone who can pull off that hair, and that outfit, with those gnarled little puppets deserves a mention.

It seems so simple: buy ticket, sit down, watch movie. Wrong, wrong, wrong. There are many things that can ruin a trip to the movie theater.

Let me begin my list of movie theater grievances with a true story.

When Jarhead came out, I saw it on a megascreen and it was packed. It wasn't possible to leave an empty seat between the people you weren't with. So, some guy was sitting to my left and my boyfriend was to my right. During a silent part of the action movie, he slurps on his empty soda and begins choking because he's attempting to suck up nothing. How can he not know the liquid level? If you are sucking and you aren't getting anything, why would you continue to suck harder? Why would you wait until one of the few quiet parts in a movie full of loud explosions to do this? Serves him right. I tried like hell to hold in my laughter, but couldn't take it anymore. So I'm sitting there laughing at a choking man during a war movie. It became one of those situations where the more you try to stop laughing the more you laugh. Then my boyfriend starts to laugh because he also heard all of this. I'm sure everyone around hated us, but in all fairness, it wasn't our fault.

What is the lesson? Do not attempt to suck up anything through a straw if there isn't any liquid left in the cup. You will probably choke and make yourself look like an idiot. Follow this rule no matter where you are.

10 other things that are annoying at the movie theater:

1. Loud snackers - Stop trying to quietly open your Twizzlers by doing it slowly. You are only making your noise last longer. Give it one quick pull open and be done with it.

2. Cell phone users - This one is obvious, but without fail there is always that one rude person who leaves their phone on. Get over yourself. The world can handle not talking to you for 90 minutes.

3. Kickers - Do not kick the back of my chair. There is no reason for your feet to be out of control while sitting in a movie.

4. Armrest bandits - Don't try to steal my armrest if I was using it first. Finders keepers. And no, we cannot share it. I'm not into rubbing elbows with strangers.

Somewhere out in Hollywood, far beyond the first 3-5 lines of the credits for most movies, you'll find thousands of successful working actors who don't have to worry about getting mobbed at the grocery store. We've compiled a list of a few that you'll probably recognize by sight or role, but not by name (and if you can, you're a greater movie fan than us).

William Fichtner - Mr. Fichtner played an FBI Agent in the hit show Prison Break, and the character Darren in the recent movie Blade of Glory, but before those roles, he appeared in a number of popular TV shows and movies. Prior to those roles, his resume also included The Longest Yard, indie hit The Chumscrubber, Black Hawk Down, The Perfect Storm, Armageddon, Quiz Show, and even Baywatch.



JT Walsh - Even if you don't recognize JT Walsh by sight, he probably seems very familiar to you. Although he died in 1998, his credit include roles in Pleasantville, Sling Blade, Executive Decision, Nixon, The X-Files, Miracle on 34th Street, Needful Things, and Hoffa.