So, my first ever article on Unrealitymag was a piece on iconic practical effects wizard Stan Winston. Nobody defined our childhood creatures as much as he did, but there’s one guy who’s come close. His name is Rick Baker, and although he doesn’t have as many great characters on his resume as Winston, he’s certainly done some equally brilliant work.

Don’t believe me? Well, I’ll show you six movies he (and his studio) worked on that are better for it.

Which, by the way, will not include Michael Jackson’s Thriller, because it’s not a movie, but he did Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

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Any normal adult understands that sex does not always go as smoothly in real life as it is often portrayed on screen. There are various factors that can make sex less than amazing,and these factors can show up  at any time. From being caught in the act by an outside party, to one of the peoples bodies making an odd and unexpected sound, it can really be a gamble, and you are never quite sure how it will go.

And though sex is usually portrayed as hot and steamy on film, there are some directors and writers who have no fear in showing the less appealing sides to sex, even if we don’t want to see it. The following scenes are six examples of sex that could potentially ruin the act itself for the viewer.

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To be perfectly honest I have no idea if Matt Mulhern’s been in anything lately.    Well, he played a plant manager on CSI in 2010 and has only 29 titles to his name.   However, having just watched One Crazy Summer for the umpteenth time, I figured that Mulhern deserved a spot on here since his portrayal of Teddy Beckerstead deserves legendary status on the all-time comedy villain list.

He was also amazing in the movie Biloxi Blues.  Time certainly does fly.  Mulhern is now over 50 years old but I remember the guy like it was yesterday.   I’m not really sure what he does these days.  I know he has a family and lives in NYC.   He’s done some directing.

Eh, whatever.   We love you Matt.   A clip of Mulhern after the jump

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Nothing like a little Venn Diagram humor to close out the day. From Stephen Wildish comes this image which shows how various factors come together to produce Yoda. I think small and poor grammar would apply to most children, but that didn’t exactly change with Gary Coleman as he got older.

As for the Hulk’s grammar? He didn’t say much during the Avengers, but there is a smart version of him that exists at times. He’s grey, isn’t he? Sorry, between TV, movies and videos games I consume, not enough time for comic books.

Check out more awesome stuff on Stephen’s blog here.

Booze may be universal, but where you drink it certainly isn’t. Cinema has afforded us with plenty of places to nurse a beer or start a brawl, but few bars are as memorable as the characters that drank at them. I don’t know the dive Ron Burgundy was holed-up at before assembling his Channel 4 news team. I can’t recall the joint Eddie Felson shot pool at in The Hustler. However, in the course of the movies, a few spots have left an indelible mark on my liver.

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It’s a concept that’s been mocked for well over a year now. Hollywood has run out of ideas to the point where they’re making movies out of board games. The announcement of a Battleship film was met with jeers, and rightfully so, it’s a concept so dumb it makes the upcoming Asteroids movie look like Citizen Kane in comparison.

It also raises certain questions. For example, is Hasbro shelling out millions upon millions for this feature to increase sales of their archaic Battleship board game? Or did those involved with the film have to pay the toy company to allow them to use the branding power of the game that we all played approximately five times as children? The mind boggles at how equally stupid each scenario is.

The film would have at least garnered some respect if it just dropped the entire Battleship moniker to begin with. An original, blockbuster feature about aliens fighting battleships is not the worst idea for a movie, but with the “Battleship” brand attached, all anyone ever sees is the toy. But I guess you need some sort of brand recognition when you’re spending $200M on a film, even if it’s just grasping at childhood straws.

Obviously Hasbro wanted to replicated the success of the Transformers series, from which Battleship borrows heavily. But while many of us have fond memories of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee growing up, few can say the same about a tiny gray aircraft carrier that was sunk because stupid Billy Sanders totally cheated and looked at my board when I went to get some string cheese. Continue Reading »

Many film lovers have a whole host of arguments against why the switch to digital is a bad thing for the industry. The picture doesn’t feel right, it’s too sterile, etc. Many of these are good points, but there’s one that isn’t often brought up because no one really thinks it can happen. You might accidentally delete your whole movie.

It sounds ridiculous, but this almost happened once to a classic Pixar film, Toy Story 2. The video above shows an animated telling of the story, and how the entire film was almost deleted. And that’s why you back up your files kids. Seriously, I’m going to do it right now after writing this.

This is Paris Hilton, in case you can’t tell.

I’ve been meaning to write this article for a while now, but when an actor is terrible, they’re usually pretty terrible, and it can be hard to find a singularly good part they’ve played. Similarly, it’s hard to say that mediocre actor (*cough* Nic Cage) only has ONE good performance out there (he’s at least got a couple).

But I finally decided on these five as bad actors who had one really good part. Feel free to disagree, but more importantly, add your own. And if anyone says Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love, you yourself will be getting a punch. The man was brilliant in Happy Gilmore. Continue Reading »

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It’s tough to walk into a film knowing it’s going to break your heart, but that said, Bully is a must-see for anyone who has a kid, will have a kid, or currently is a kid. I’m not sure anyone is actually left out of that qualification.

The existence of bullying is not a new phenomenon, as the strong have been picking on the weak ever since the first caveman slapped his smaller neighbor and called him a fag.  It’s hard to imagine anyone who hasn’t seen or experienced bullying in their own time at school, and speaking as someone who was a foot shorter than everyone in class (even the girls) for about ten years of school (after skipping a grade), it’s somewhat of a personal issue.

But chances are none of us had it as bad as the poor souls from Bully. It’s hard to tell whether schoolyard bullying has truly escalated in severity over the years, or if because of the internet, we’re now seeing it in daylight for the first time.

The film opens on a sober note, as a tearful father recounts fond memories of his son who recently hung himself after incessant bullying. Soon, we’re transported around the country (well, around the Bible Belt at the very least) to meet a whole collection of kids who are undergoing the same sort of torment. Continue Reading »

Now, I’ll be the first one to say that anything having to do with Rocky after the movie Rocky IV should probably be stricken from the record completely.   However, you can’t deny that there weren’t some moments from Rocky V and Rocky Balboa that were worth seeing.

I mean you have to think awfully hard on Rocky V but I think that Rocky Balboa was a decent attempt at a closure type of film.   I mean Stallone looked disgusting because of the steroids but there was still some vintage Balboa in there that I clung to.

Perhaps the best moment in the entire movie is this scene right here.  It’s Rocky giving his son a “motivational speech” of sorts.  Truly a life lesson that if you watch you can certainly appreciate.