It’s good to have passion in your life.

Let Him Be brings you a scenario that really tickles the imagination: What if John Lennon wasn’t really assassinated? What if he escaped unharmed and is now living under a false name somewhere in rural Ontario?

Director Peter McNamee invited HotPinkGeek to view his Canadian-made mockumentary on June 19th at the exquisite Mayfair Theatre — one of my personal favourites. I’m a huge fan of cheesy/awesome old horror films and corny/terrific cult classics (where else can you go to see such ‘classics’ as Troll 2, Barbarella, and the entire Porky’s series? I ask you this earnestly.)

The story follows the film-making adventures who decide, through some compelling evidence, that Lennon is living out his golden years in the peace and quiet of a small town in Ontario. The film stars some well-known Canadian actors (Kathleen Munroe, Sean Clement) and an amazing Lennon-lookalike (Mark Staycer). From voice to hairstyle to dialogue, Staycer really had the act down pat. The other actors/actresses did their part to bring this story to life, as well. Kathleen Munroe and Sean Clement’s characters really made us care about media morality — do we make some cash by exposing Lennon, or do we let the poor man enjoy his peaceful life?

Like plenty of others, I’m a pretty huge Beatles fan. That being said, I’m not a huge Lennon fan. Don’t get me wrong, he did plenty of amazing stuff, he was definitely an undeniably powerful icon, a brilliant song-writer, and an integral part of the Beatles — I just don’t listen to his solo stuff as much and know next to nothing about the man himself (well, compared to his die hard fans). Here’s what I know: He had round glasses, he married Yoko Ono (whom no one really liked, was the possible cause of the Beatle break-up, and who the Barenaked Ladies wrote a pretty catchy song about), he was a hippy, cared deeply about peace, and who was assassinated by a strange looking chubby guy… for some reason. Even with this limited knowledge, I still found the film to be enthralling. Maybe because I could relate to the idea of clinging to the hope that a beloved icon could fake their own death and run away to live out their life in peace (imagine MJ in plaid, sipping coffee and sitting on some tree strump somewhere in rural Saskatchewan — I dare you!). It’s not an impossible idea, is it? Would you blame Lennon?

We really, thoroughly enjoyed this made-with-love, thought-provoking film and hope you will too. Please, drop us a line with your thoughts on Let Him Be: bambi@hotpinkgeek.com

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To be fair, his character just hit level 80… *sigh*

…Comes this movie — set to come out some time in November — features John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson.

My beef? It’s brought to us by the same people that, in my opinion, brought us the worse movie of all time (yes, even worse than Troll 2)… The Day After Tomorrow. UGH. Don’t get me started. The trailer should say “From the idiot who over directed the fuck out of ‘10,000 B.C.’ comes a story so impossible, so absolutely ridiculous… in the face of complete gory, distructive, and expensive annihilation, one family is united completely hopelessly while everyone around them — including the White House, I’m sure — are crushed like over ripe melons… ” I also suggest that the movie tagline be changed to “Everything falls over in 2012″.

Here’s the plot:
Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. 2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

So, what do you think? Will this be absolutely ridiculous? I hate that John Cusack is in it because I freakin’ love that guy.

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From to Martin to Gutenberg, Brett Erlich (Rotten Tomatoes Show) breaks down the Top 5 Movie Dads of All Time.

Johnny Depp may be one of the most desirable men in Hollywood, but he looks far from handsome in his latest film role.

In place of his light golden tan and dark brown hair, Depp is unrecognisable with his curly orange hair, pasty skin and pink make-up as she plays the ghoulish-looking Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of Alice In Wonderland.

The 46-year-old actor joins Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry and Helena Bonham Carter in the eagerly-anticipated movie.

Here are some sneak-peek photos!