Pass the Popcorn, Please!

After a night at the movies to see the final Harry Potter movie (which was amazing by the way!), I realized that there are several movies I am looking forward too! Here are a few of them along with a small amount if information and the trailer (if there is one).

Note: Movies are in order of being released.


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Finally!  After the success of the first Sherlock movie, how could the producers deny themselves the opportunity to make a sequel.  According to Wikipedia, Holmes and Watson take on their arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty with the help of Holmes' older brother and a gypsy woman.  Sounds good to me!  This movie is to be released December 2011.

The Hunger Games
The popular trilogy is finally hitting the big screen.  The Hunger Games tells the story of a future barbaric society in which killing is viewed as entertainment.  Each year two children from each district are sent into the arena; only one leaves.  Until Katniss and Peeta defy the government and spark a revolution when they both leave the arena.  The movie is scheduled to be released March 2012.
 

The Dark Night Rises

This is probably the movie I am anticipating the most!  I absolutely loved The Dark Night and was awed by the performance of both Christian Bale and Heath Ledger.  These two great actors, playing opposing roles, dominated the screen.  In The Dark Night Rises, the villain is Bane; a lesser known evil in the world of superheroes.  This movie is set to hit theaters July of 2012.

The Bourne Legacy
I thought that The Bourne Ultimatum was going to be the last in the Bourne Trilogy but it appears I was wrong.  The Bourne Legacy is still in pre-production and as far as I can tell, the storyline is still in the works.  And it is unclear is Matt Damon will be reprising his role as Jason Bourne.  I, for one, hope so.  I really like the other Bourne movies and it just would be the same without Damon.  The movie will be released in August 2012.

My 15 Minutes of Fame

Last year, I was a model for Alysse's Bridal which was a great experience and a totally different story for a different time :) But one night after one of our fashion shows, we got a call about a movie being filmed at Thanksgiving Point and they wanted us to be extras!  At the time, all we knew was that it was a prom scene and we were perfect because we were still all dressed for the fashion show for the formal dress line.  I begged my parents to let me do it and 20 minutes later me and my friend were stuffing our huge dresses into the car to go to the set.

After signing parental release forms, we were given our places and told what to do.  Count to ten then walk across the courtyard.  Don't look at the camera and don't make any noise.  Only pretend to talk to each other.  Be careful not to look directly at the actors.  And so on and so on.  We eventually learned that the movie was "You're So Cupid."  And the only actor I knew was Jeremy Sumpter, most famous for his part in "Peter Pan."  My friend was really excited and in between takes, she pulled out her camera and secretly filmed him and the set.  I'm pretty sure that was a no-no.  After a few takes, the set was changed slightly to prepare for the kissing scene.  I was placed in a group of other people directly behind the kissers.  Again, we were just supposed to pretend to talk.  The scene was filmed many times; more than I thought necessary.  A couple more shots were taken and then it was all over.  By this time it was around 2 am.  My poor family waited the whole time out in the parking lot.  Oh, and I forgot to mention that it was freezing that night!  But we were told to act not cold.  Anyways, the set photographer asked if we wanted to meet the actors and so we talked with Jeremy and the others and got our pictures taken with them.  And boy, Jeremy was a stuck up, jerk-face.  But it was a fun experience and was cool to see how movies were filmed.

Now fast forward 9 months and for Christmas I get the DVD.  I had almost forgotten all about it!  I was excited to watch it but there was no guarantee that I would be seen in it.  There are a couple of takes where, if you know where to look, you can see me.  And sure enough, I am right there in the background during the kissing scene.  But I didn't really like the movie... It's about these twin sisters, who are the school's matchmakers.  After a sequence of events, they find out that their dad is actually Cupid and they have the power to make people fall in love.  Both girls end up falling for the same guy and he falls in love with both (youtube the trailer).  Its a very, very cheesy chic flick.  But it was fun!  Which I guess is the important part :)

xoxo
sam

wednesday the fifteenth of june

I applied for a new job!  This one is at a bridal store and I think I would really enjoy working there.  I haven't heard anything yet, but hopefully I will! :)

So this past weekend, I went to visit my wonderful family in Layton.  On Saturday, we went to a family reunion in Newton; a teeny, tiny town  next to the Idaho border.  We were late getting there and when we walked in, a lady was talking about wanting to get a picture before everyone started leaving.  Leaving?? We had just got there!  So we tried to talk to people a bit, but it was relatives I didn't know.  Besides my family, I think I knew 3 or 4 other people.  Eventually, we left and made the hour and a half drive back home.  Later, we had a movie night and watched I Am Number Four and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  The number four movie was really good!  Although I was a little annoyed when the it ended and left the story plot wide open.  I am guessing there will be a sequel in the future...?

I am finally starting to get to know some people who live in my building.  Last week we met the boys who live next door and the other night, I hung out with them and watched a movie and played outside and just talked :) We are slowly making new friends.

Okay. Time for a funny story.  I work with this really odd guy.  He just has the weirdest ideas.  He was telling me about this one government conspiracy.  So apparently, the government and Apple have joined forces and are aiming to take over the world.  They are designing the ipods so that as many people will buy them as possible.  And once enough people have bought them, the government will tell Apple to flip a switch or something that will send an electric current through the ipod and headphones into the users brain.  Then they will have control over the entire population.  I know, crazy, right?  And the funny thing is that he was dead serious.