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Live in Chicago? Wanna see Mickey Rourke absolutely kick ass in THE WRESTLER? Capone has the details!!!
Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
Before I get into the last Chicago contest of 2008, let me talk about this Thursday's BENJAMIN BUTTON screening. I'll have the winners picked out and posted tonight, and hopefully get the emails out to the winners by tomorrow morning. I have not picked out all of the winners yet, but we had a ton of entries and I'm still going through them.
Okay. As promised, I have one more fantastic offering before the holidays kick in and shut the whole world down. People still roll their eyes at me when I speak glowingly about Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson in Darren Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER. Those naysayers will be eating their own crap and the crap of many other people and animals when this movie is released and Rourke is rightfully given many an award nomination. The film (much like Rourke's career of late) is one of the great comeback stories of 2008, and we've got the exclusive Ain't It Cool News screening of THE WRESTLER just before Christmas.
The screening will take place on Monday, December 22 at 7:00 pm at a theater in downtown Chicago. We've got the whole theater to ourselves--about 200 seats to fill, so here's how you win:
Send me an e-mail to capone@aintitcoolmail.com with the subject line "RAM JAM". In the body of the email, I need your Name and whether or not you are bringing a Guest (you may bring one guest; I don't need his/her name), and the answer to the following two questions: What would your wrestling name be? And what would your power move be called. For example, in THE WRESTLER, The Ram's power move is the "Ram Jam." Two simple questions--if one answer is missing, your entry will be tossed. Winners will receive an email from me with the location details, and we'll post the names right here. ENTRIES NEED TO BE IN BY END OF THE DAY SATURDAY.
This is one of my favorite films of the year, featuring the absolute best male performance of 2008 from Mickey Rourke. And Marisa Tomei as an often-naked stripper isn't half bad either. Trust me on this with all your heart. You have never seen anything quite like THE WRESTLER. Good luck everyone!
-- Capone
capone@aintitcoolmail.com
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first..... time for first
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I'm sorry what was the rest of the movie about?
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For the love of god-
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Jake the Snake Roberts' comeback only Jake came close to coming full circle, but didn't make it. Since this is the movies we can expect a Rocky type ending. Is this going to be predictable, or does it really kick all sorts of ass. If it's anything like Marv in Sin City I'm sold. Otherwise....
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off I go to try and pre-order the dvd!
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That is all.
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Dec 16, 2008 3:34:26 PM CST
Capone, you should really check out Hollywood Blvd theater
by ultron ver 2.0
....it's right up you alley, and centrally located for everyone. more people in the Chicagoland area, then in the city...just sayin'.
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then shows up drunk
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Dec 16, 2008 3:58:02 PM CST
I don't know... I'll wait for Jondough's review first.
by jackpumpkinhead
Hur, hur. Yeah, that was low. I actually started feeling sorry for the guy yesterday. (But then I looked over, and Kurt Russell was laughing)
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Why would you not have it in a theater that is downtown?
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Marisa Tomei is indeed hot as hell in it. She even has pierced nipples.
Evan Rachel Wood isn't all that impressive in the film, though.
That said, it is Mickey Rourke's film. There isn't a lot of flash to the direction, it's very much built around Rourke's excellent performance. Worth checking out, definitely. And if you dig Marisa Tomei topless and with pierced nipples, then doubly worth it. -
I would be the wrestler known as "The Origamist" and I would fold you up like a piece of paper. And my signature move would be the Waterbomb or the Power Sink or something else equally as stupid. Do I win?
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SPRINGSTEEN SONG.
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Well, I will be traveling home, trying not to kill my family. I hope there is a cameo by a bald Hugh Jackman in it!
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There's one scene with Mickey Rourke working behind the deli counter that tells you more about his character than 2 1/2 hours of Benjamin Button tells you about Brad Pitt's.
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I wonder if I can fly in to Chiago for this...probably not but oh so tempting
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cant you guys sponsor something in NY one of these days?
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Dec 16, 2008 6:53:44 PM CST
Harrigan- this isn't Detroit we have many theaters in the city
by jugdish
We have many theaters in the city besides AMC 21- It makes no sense for many of us to trek downtown, pay $25 to park for a FREE MOVIE- As much as I hate Pipers Alley ( its a shithole ) I'd rather go there then off Michigan Ave
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Best Damn Theater in the US...
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Caught a screener. Good is the enemy of great. Pretty much EXACTLY the movie you would think it would be. Well done but unsurprising. Rourke is great. As usual. But Ive been one of his biggest fans since I was a little kid. And I still say, Rourke cica 87-88 ranks with Dean, Newman, or Brando in their prime as far as sheer cool. I met him in a strip club when he was making Sin City. He couldn't have been nicer. And less interested in talking movies. Which made me sad. Still if you had told me when I was 12 I would meet him, I'd never have believed you. But check out his interview on the Angel Heart DVD. Its amazing. Anyway, back to the movie. The best stuff is the scenes with him and Wood. I wish that was what the whole movie was about. Not bad. And Tomei has aged very well. Looks as good as ever. Worth a look. Never boring. And I do agree with the other talk backer, the deli scene is really neat.
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Would a bunch of people complain about a free screening.
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Just for a day maybe? And without any Rex Grossman on it.
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...is a great place to see a movie. Everything I've seen there, even Hancock (which was not very good) was a good experience. Plus, Wednesdays you can get in for $3 with a college ID. That's way cheaper than normal movies, then you get to eat and drink whatever you want. I would definitely be in for a Hollywood Blvd. screening, but I doubt it'll happen. The city just makes sense. Everyone may not live there, but it's the easiest place to commute to and you'll never find a perfect theater for everyone.
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this just looks cornier and cornier. And I love DA flicks, even The Fountain. But this is doing nothing for me. Plus looking at Rourke's face really creeps me out.
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Dec 16, 2008 10:08:10 PM CST
Funny how nobody here brings up that's the Bears Packers game
by chaseguy17
If the vikings lose on sunday to arizona (which they should)this mondays monday night football game against the packers will be the biggest bears game since the superbowl.
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Special power move - the 'Hot Damn!'
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Special move: "The Sloppy Cheese Enchilada"
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Special Move: "The Sack Attack"
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Special Move: "The Curtsey"
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Special Move: "The Drain Snake"
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Special Move: Barry's pattented "Open Hand Slap to the Chest"
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Special Move: "The Injun Fucker"
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Special Move: Goin' "Over the Top"
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Special Move: "Steak 'n' Chops"
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Special Move: "The Lopsided, Off Balance, but Somehow Undefendable Crane Thingy Kick"
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Special Move: "Atomic Lox Breath"
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Special Move: "Being a Huge Asshole"
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Special Move: The Double Dip
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Special Move: "Licking His Sister's Taint and Catching His Dad's Cold"
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Special Move: Diggin for Gold
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Just wondering...holy mother of God, is she hot.
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Special Move: The Nut-Butt
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Special Move: "Pullin' a 'Tard"
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Special Move: The "Dump-ledore"That was funny, admit it.
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Please don't make fun of Harry Potter. It's just not funny. I mean, Rawlins really put herself on the line there, year after year, creating a really unbelievable entertainment for, literarlly, hundreds of millions of people to enjoy, to make their lives just that much happier, and all you can do is bust on it. Nice. Way to go. Why don't you try creating once in your life instead of tearing down? C'mon, man. It's just uncool.
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Special Move: The Twinkie Defense
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And besides, I think that making fun of Harry Potter might be a hate crime since he's so gay. I'm just sayin', watch out, friend. Watch out. Watch...your...step.
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Special Move: The Beat Loaf OK, that was bad
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Special Move: "Making Lame Harry Potter Jokes"
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First I gotta give you kudos on the awesome name. Second, I definitely agree with you on early Rourke. When I saw Rumble Fish, I just thought he had the charisma, the naturalism that made Brando so special. And I gotta agree about the deli scene as well. Fantastic.
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Special Moves: (1) makin' love to many very special ladies, (2) karate, (3) pulling a guys throat out of his neck ala Road House, (4) watching tv, and (5) "The Iron Fist"
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Special Move: Cramming His Enormous Spanish Horse Cock into Melanie Griffith's Backside
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Special Move: Air Brakes
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Special Move: Puttin' mah belt upside yer lazy ass.
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Special move: The Fortified Whine of Doom
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Good stuff. It feels like Aronofsky made this flick the first year out of film school and never wanted anyone to see this low budget, barebones first feature, full of jump cuts and handheld cam action. The cinema verite style was a bit distracting, so was the lighting, but you get used to it rather quickly. It's a huge contrast from the Aronofsky we know. Requiem, despite a very familiar subjet matter, felt almost fantastical, with the intent of capturing the madness of a drug addict. The Fountain was just as epic, but we expected that with its plot. Even Pi, which was very much barebones, was more of a genre pic. The Wrestler is more personal. For the first time, he's using a very specific individual study to say grand things about loneliness, isolation, and comfort. He took something as esoteric and foreign as the wrestling industry and touched a nerve that resonates with all of us. Rourke was fucking fantastic. He plays such an affable, almost pitiful character, that you have no choice but to root for him. Evan Rachel Wood did what she was hired to do (she's getting cuter too). Marisa Tomei, indeed, was pretty hot (she lost some weight for this didnt she?). Not Best Picture material. I would still put Milk, Slumdog, Benjamin Button (saw this today as well), and even The Dark Knight over The Wrestler. Rourke is taking the Oscar for sure though,
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Dr. Hillbilly vs. The Iron Yuppie.
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Move: the Hot Cock Annie
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They have free screenings there all the time. I get their weekly email and they always are sneaking movies. So, the suburbanites should shut their pieholes.
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The Green Gobbler. I'd dress up as a huge fat green turkey and fuck up shit with my signature move 'the knob gobbler' where I gobble your knob until you surrendered.
PS. How fucking awesome is Mickey Rourke. Give that man an Oscar. -
The Lewinski of course!
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