Why Don't Movies Get Board Games Anymore?

I like his idea for an Inception board game:

After the players choose their roles, the player chosen to be the Architect arranges the three-dimensional, multi-tiered board for maximum confusion. The players then need to work together to escort the mark through the maze, descending from level to level and gathering enough Idea Cards to induce inception before the timer goes off, the music starts up, and the Kick knocks all of the pieces off the board.

The Up in the Air one is fun too:

Each player moves around a map of the United States, starting at and traveling to any location they choose, although they must visit them all. When each player arrives at their destination city, they must draw a card that says how many people they have to fire in that city. Rolling a single die, the player must roll once per turn until he or she has achieved the correct number of firings. Only then can they move on to the next location. The first player to fire everyone and get back to their home city wins.

The Inglourious Basterds one is also good, but it's spoilery.

For a moment I'd confused Up In The Air with Up and I was thinking it must have been more of a bummer cartoon than I'd even imagined.

Then, you know, Clooney memories and all was good again.

The Up in the Air should have a feature where you have casual sex in hotels.

Um, for points, or something....

Yeah, I was assuming the dice roll was going to be for how many women you slept with in each city.

Maybe you can draw bonus cards for that.

I second the School Ties rec.

The Inception game sounds awesome!

I just don't need any more Crows. Brandon Lee is utterly, superlatively it.

so much THIS it's not even funny.

Anyone heard of/seen this? From Boing Boing:

After seeing Pesco's moogarific Osmonds post, I got to thinking about a terrific piece of cinematic sleaze from 1971 called Pretty Maids All in a Row starring Rock Hudson and Angle Dickinson, written by Gene Roddenberry, and directed by Roger Vadim (Brigette Bardot's svengali, over-the-top bon vivant playboy, and director of Barbarella). The lead song, "Chilly Winds," was performed by the Osmonds, and is probably their best song ever.

I can't beat Bad4Alice's description of the movie, so I'll just cut-n-paste:

The First 5 minutes of "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (1971) - Welcome to the 70's! A Teen boy seduced by a HOT substitute teacher (Angie Dickenson); a Footbal Coach / 'Counselor' (Rock Hudson) giving 'Private Lessons' to the Willing and Sexy Young High School girls - Short Skirts, No Bras, Lots of 'Bounce' and Upskirt Peeks - It makes Certain 'Things' Hard for a young highschool guy, especially the New Substitute in her Short Skirt, Jiggly Butt, and Tight Top, who 'Accidently' pokes his face with her Breasts! He has to get a Hall Pass, and 'Limp' to the Boys' Room, holding a clipboard in front of himself, for a little 'Relief'! He's about to start, when he finds a cute young girl in the next stall, Skirt Up and Panties showing - But she's having a harder day than his - She's DEAD! The movie (NOT the Clip) goes on to more girls murdered, lots of nudity, Telly Savales & James Dohan (Scotty on Star Trek) as the Cops, Roddy McDowall as the Principal. and the Osmonds singing the Theme Song! It's a Sexy Comedy/Murder Mystery -- Far Out, Groovy, and Right On!

I liked this clip for the nice '61 Lincoln Continental they showed. Oh, and the gratuitous displays of T&A are amazing in their sheer number....

The Inception game sounds awesome!

Doesn't it? Why isn't that a real game? Come on, Milton Bradley, get on this. Oh, and instead of rolling a die, you spin a top.

The lead song, "Chilly Winds," was performed by the Osmonds, and is probably their best song ever.

I've got that song! Actually I put it on my mix of early seventies pop. I can post it if anybody's interested. Close harmonies similar to early 70s Beach Boys.

For the Record: The Osmonds best song ever is "Crazy Horses."

Gentleman's Agreement

With the kid-version of Dean Stockwell! I remember a recent interview with him where he said that he, Mickey Rooney, and Elizabeth Taylor were the last actors from that era of Hollywood still around and somewhat active.