Movie Review: Mean Girls (2024)

 

I was going into this ready to not like it, and I should've known better than to be so judgemental without knowing anything. Seriously though, nothing will ever beat the original film, but this wasn't bad. Honestly though, it's not quite a remake (despite having the appearance of one) and should be considered it's own movie. I didn't like some of the new characters, but I liked some others. You obviously know that Tina Fey and Tim Meadows came back from the OG movie, but it also has a pretty amazing cameo. Overall, I give this movie 3.5 stars out of 5

Tina Fey - The Edit

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler - Glamour (January 2016)

Sisters (Official Trailer)

2015 Golden Globes - Winners (Full List)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Joanne Froggatt, Dowton Abby
BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
“Fargo”
BEST ACTOR, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo”
BEST ACTRESS, TV SERIES COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane The Virgin”
BEST TV SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
“Transparent”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE
Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE
“Glory” by John Legend and Common, Selma
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV SERIES, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
BEST ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How To Train Your Dragon 2
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Nicolás Giacobone, Birdman
BEST ACTOR, TV SERIES COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Leviathan (Russia)
BEST ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman”
BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
“The Affair”
BEST ACTOR, TV SERIES DRAMA
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
George Clooney
BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURERichard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTRESS, TV SERIES DRAMA
Ruth Wilson, “The Affair”
BEST ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Boyhood

This Is Where I Leave You (Official Trailer)

The movie is set to open on September 12th!

Daniel Franzese Told His Mean Girls Character That He Is Gay, And The World Found Out About It

 I thought this was very clever and unique; he wrote a letter to his most well-known, and beloved character:

Dear Damian
It’s been a long time since our last encounter.  Ten years to be exact.
I was twenty-six; you were sixteen.  You were proud of who you were; I was an insecure actor.  You became an iconic character that people looked up to; I wished I’d had you as a role model when I was younger. I might've been easier to be gay growing up.
You WERE beautiful in every single way and words couldn’t bring you down.
What you may not know…
When I was cast in the role of “Damian” in ‘Mean Girls,’ I was TERRIFIED to play this part.  But this was a natural and true representation of a gay teenager - a character we laughed with instead of at.  (You can thank Tina Fey and Mark Waters for that.  I can only take partial credit.)
When we first made this movie, I’m not sure any of us knew how loved and quoted this movie would become.  You certainly hope when you pour your heart into something, that people will respond - but to paraphrase Gretchen Wieners, “we can’t help it that we’re so popular.”
So, why the hell did it take me so long to come out of the closet?  
Here’s why:
When I first became an actor, I wanted to play lots of roles - Guidos, gangsters and goombahs were my specialty.  So, would I be able to play all of those parts after portraying a sensitive, moisturizing, Ashton Kutcher-loving, pink-shirt-wearing kid?  I was optimistic.  Hollywood?  Not so much.  I was meeting a "gay glass ceiling" in casting.
For example: 
One time I wanted to audition for a supporting character in a low-budget indie movie described as a “doughy, blue-collar lug of a guy.”  The role was to play the husband of an actress friend of mine who I had been in two movies and an Off-Broadway play with.  She and I had even moved to L.A. together.
I figured I was perfect for it.
They said they were looking for a real “man’s man.”  The casting director wouldn’t even let me audition. This wasn't the last time this happened. There were industry people who had seen me play you in Mean Girls but never seen me read in an audition but still denied me to be seen for “masculine” roles.
However, I did turn down many offers to play flamboyant, feather-boa-slinging stereotypes that always seemed to be laughed at BECAUSE they were gay. How could I go from playing an inspirational, progressive gay youth to the embarrassing, cliched butt-of-a-joke? 
So, there it was.  Damian, you had ruined my life and I was really pissed at you. I became celibate for a year and a half.  I didn’t go to any gay bars, have any flings and I lied to anyone who asked if I was gay.  I even brought a girl to the ‘Mean Girls’ premiere and kissed her on the red carpet, making her my unwitting beard.  
It wasn’t until years later that grown men started to coming up to me on the street - some of them in tears - and thanking me for being a role model to them. Telling me I gave them comfort not only being young and gay but also being a big dude. It was then that I realized how much of an impact YOU had made on them.  
Meanwhile, I was still in the closet.  Deleting tweets that asked if I was gay, scrubbing IMDB Message Boards for any indication, etc.  (It’s important to note that I was actually DISCOVERED singing in a Florida gay bar by casting director, Carmen Cuba, for my first role in Larry Clark’s ‘Bully.’) 
I had the perfect opportunity in 2004 to let people know the REAL Daniel Franzese.  Now in 2014 - ten years later - looking back, it took YOU to teach me how to be proud of myself again.  It’s okay if no one wants to sit at the table with the “art freaks.”  Being a queer artist is one of my favorite things about myself. I have always been different and that's rad. People have always asked if I was really gay? While my reps usually lied to protect me. My friends and family all knew the truth but now it's time everyone does. Perhaps this will help someone else. I had to remind myself that my parents named me Daniel because it means "God is my judge" So, I’m not afraid anymore.  Of Hollywood, the closet or mean girls.  Thank you for that, Damian.  (And Tina.)  
By the way…in June I am the Celebrity Grand Marshall of the Portland Gay Pride Parade.
so…
We go Glen Coco.
With love and respect,
Daniel Franzese
P.S.  I hate it when people say I’m “too gay to function.”  I know you do, too. Those people are part of the problem.  They should refrain from using that phrase. It really is ONLY okay when Janis says it.

2014 Golden Globes - Winners (Full List)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie 
Jacqueline Bisset – “Dancing on the Edge”
Best Miniseries or TV Movie 
“Behind the Candelabra”
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Elisabeth Moss – “Top of the Lake”
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
Best TV Series – Drama
“Breaking Bad”
Best Original Score in a Motion Picture
Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture
“Ordinary Love,” Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical
Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Best Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Best Animated Feature Film
Frozen 
Best Actress in a TV Series Comedy or Musical 
Amy Poehler, “Parks & Recreation”
Best Director – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical 
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Leonardo DiCaprio, Wolf of Wall Street
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
American Hustle
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Motion Picture, Drama
12 Years a Slave

2014 Golden Globes - Nominees (Full List)

Best Motion Picture, Drama
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama 
Chiwetel Ejiofor,12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Best Director – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska 
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Spike Jonze, Her
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer, American Hustle
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy 
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Best Animated Feature Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Best Foreign Language Film
Blue Is the Warmest Color (France)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Past (Iran)
The Wind Rises (Japan)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Steven Price, Gravity
John Williams, The Book Thief
Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Atlas,” The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
“Let It Go,” Frozen
“Ordinary Love,” Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
“Please Mr. Kennedy,” Inside Llewyn Davis
“Sweeter Than Fiction” One Chance
Best TV series, Drama
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Actor in a TV series, Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Best TV Series, Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lena Dunham, Girls
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Best TV Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Coven
Behind the Candelabra
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
White Queen
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie
Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer, The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

The big show will air on January 12th, and will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler!

Muppets Most Wanted (Full Trailer)

The movie is set to be released in March of 2014!

Muppets Most Wanted (Teaser Trailer)

It has an expected release of March 21, 2014

Admission (Official Trailer)

Let me just say that I have loved Paul Rudd since "Clueless" March 8th, 2013!

Tracy Morgan's Anti-Gay Rant....And The Apology For It

First off, I want to say that I am appalled that he would even find this humorous.

Tracy Morgan went on a violent, homophobic rant during a performance in Nashville on June 3.

The “30 Rock” star made a series of jokes aimed at gays and lesbians.

“Gays need to quit being p**sies and not be whining about something as insignificant as bullying… [homosexuality] is something that kids learn from the media and programming.”

Morgan also mentioned what he’d do if his son told him he’s gay, “I’ll pull out a knife and stab that little n**ger to death.”

He also said women are only lesbians because they hate men.

10 to 15 audience members were said to have left during his tyrant.

His apology for the "joke" is below. Please leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments!

“I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville. I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others. While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.”

Tina Fey (a long time supporter of gay rights) has responded to the rant by saying that the violent imagery was disturbing, but that he isn't a hateful person.

***Most of this story is from Gossipcop.com***