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With Kernel, Every Day is a Training Day

This week’s movie is one of those movies that when you find out someone hasn’t seen it yet you exclaim, “What?! You haven’t seen it?” It’s a great movie and when it was just released in 2001 it was nominated for many, many awards. One of which was an Oscar won by Denzel Washington for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Academy Awards. Ethan Hawke was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the same awards show but unfortunately, didn’t get it. He does a great job in this movie though. Both of our main characters are very believable and intense.

The story of Training Day revolves around the veteran narcotics officer, LAPD detective Alonzo Harris (Washington) training the newcomer Jake Hoyt (Hawke) for the mean streets of LA. But not everything is what it seems and Harris is quick to teach that very fact to Hoyt.

Kernel claims he’s had to live and learn on the mean streets but I’m not quite sure I am ready to believe that, considering he hides from the pizza delivery guy. He also refuses to say that he’s “trained” by me… he’d rather I call it his “inspiration” for the way he behaves. He’s such a diva. Or is it divo? Or what would a diva dog be called?

He’s still a mystery to me.

Well, I hope you enjoy this week’s Friday Night Flick! I know I will.

You can join us again next Friday for What Happens in Vegas starring our favourite blonde bombshell Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher on February 18.

Thanks for tuning in!

Chantelle

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10. Feb, 2011
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Street Kings

Street Kings



Released: 2008



This action-packed, hot-tempered movie centres around Tom Ludlow who is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.



Starring:



Keanu Reeves as Detective Tom Ludlow
Forest Whitaker as Captain Jack Wander
Hugh Laurie as Captain James Biggs
Chris Evans as Detective Paul Diskant
Cedric the Entertainer as Scribble (as Cedric ‘The Entertainer’ Kyles)
Jay Mohr as Sgt. Mike Clady



Trivia:



This is the scoop: James Ellroy wrote the screenplay in the mid-1990’s after he was inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial. Over the years, Spike Lee, David Fincher, and Oliver Stone were attached to direct the film at various stages of pre-production. Sean Penn was once attached to star. John Ridley contributed to an early version of the screenplay. Belgian director Erik Van Looy was set to direct this film according to various interviews, but these plans were scrapped in preproduction, upon which Van Looy went on to direct Loft (2008/I) in his home country.



During the funeral scene for Det. Washington (Terry Crews), 43-year LAPD veteran, Chief ‘Daryl Gates’ (I) makes a cameo. He can be seen saluting prior to the gun salute and again as he’s walking away with Capt. Wander (Forest Whitaker).

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24. Jan, 2011