
Name: Joe Ngo
Location: Quincy, MA
Reject Since: September 2007
Email: joe@filmschoolrejects.com
Bio: Joe is a recent grad of Boston University, and works in medical information technology. He’s been working in movie theatres part time for the past 6 years, always keeping up to date on the latest releases. In his spare time, he’s been writing about movies and other random stuff on his blog (Intermission at Work), and hopes to add an insider’s perspective to the Rejects. He’s willing to give almost any movie at least one try and refuses to go to the bathroom during movies unless he’s already seen it. His other interests include Boston sports, especially baseball and hockey. He also loves watching cartoons, listening to music, and playing video games.

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Fall TV Preview: What to Watch on Tuesday Nights We continue our Fall TV Preview with a look at the best shows that Tuesday night has to offer… Comments (5) |
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Robert Orci Opens Up to Fans About Transformers 2 /Film has been nice enough to highlight some questions that have been answered by co-screenwriter Roberto Orci. He’s been answering questions that have been asked on the TFW2005 forums, so if you get a chance, head on over there and ask him a question of your own! Comments (3) |
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Falls Behind Schedule More giant f–king robots are coming to the big screen, they are just running a little bit behind thanks to a few little finger boo-boos. Comments (3) |
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The Art of The Dark Knight Shows Creepy Early Joker Concepts While I’m happy with the concept that was used in the actual film, can you imagine how much darker the film might have been with one of these concepts? Comments (8) |
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New Halo Concept Art Revealed; No Movie Yet, Though It has been discovered that Stuart Beattie has penned a script based on one of the most successful Halo books, Halo: Fall of Reach. Attached to said script is a piece of concept art, which we are happy to show you. Comments (1) |
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WB Plans New Direction for DC Comics Films Over the past couple of weeks, honchos over at Warner Brothers, such as Jeff Robinov and Kevin McCormick have been meeting with DC comics executives to discuss a potential new direction for DC Film adapatations. Comments (8) |
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Jessica Biel Jumps into the Blogosphere Yes, we are hard-up for news this weekend. On top of that, we would never pass up the opportunity to post pictures of Jessica Biel. Comments (1) |
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Hostel 3 Moves Forward, Sans Eli Roth Despite the successes of the first two films, and the talks of a third even before the second hit theaters, it’s unclear now what direction Hostel will be taking. Comments (6) |
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Spider-Man 4 Ambiguously Scheduled for May 2011 May 2011, according to producer Laura Ziskin via The LA Times Blog, is the tentative date for the fourth installment in one of the most successful franchises in history. Comments (4) |
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Cinematic Product Placement: A Growing Epidemic Advertising has become a huge source of income for the entertainment industry, and that trend is only going to go up. Comments (9) |
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Can Big Green take out Iron Man at the Box Office? In a summer that is (going to be) chock full of blockbusters, is there going to be one that will surprise everyone with it’s success? Comments (1) |
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Jurassic Park 4: Dr. Ellie Sattler is In Laura Dern, who plays Dr. Ellie Sattler, is definitely interested in reprising her role. It’s been said that she will have a far meatier role in the “upcoming” 4th edition. Comments (4) |
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More Dark Knight Images Hit the Web Hopefully Gotham’s hero won’t be too affected by the sudden loss of his nemesis. Be the First To Comment |
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First Look: Rachel McAdams in The Time Traveler’s Wife Rachel McAdams falls in love with a dying, time traveling Eric Bana. Be the First To Comment |
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Gemma Arterton is Bond Girl #22 According to Latino Review, the new James Bond movie has found its Bond Girl. Be the First To Comment |
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Covert Penguins Go Back to Madagascar You might remember these lovable guys as the crazy CIA penguins — now they may be getting their own TV show. Comments (2) |
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You read that right. The rumor-mill is buzzing about a potential cross-over between Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk in 2008. Comments (5) |
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Again, Far Far Away is threatened by Prince Charming, and in typical Shrek fashion, our hero journeys to save his fair lady, and teach Charming a lesson, making jabs at pop culture the entire way. Be the First To Comment |
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By 2013 Half of Movie Theaters Will Be Digital I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there is a huge movement towards digital cinema in movie theaters nowadays. Comments (2) |
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Hollywood may just be running out of ideas, having to resort to stealing plots from your favorite adult and late night Skinimax flicks. Comments (11) |
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WGA Strike: The Stars Come Out to Picket It seems like the strike is really gaining momentum, and is starting to affect a lot of shows. Comments (1) |
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If it’s Halloween… it must be SAW. Those words definitely ring true this Halloween Season. Unlike Halloween, Saw IV has allowed Jigsaw to rise from the dead and grace us with his delightfully deranged tests and traps during Halloween. Be the First To Comment |
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Green Lantern Finds a Director Greg Berlanti has signed on to direct the upcoming Green Lantern movie. He’s going to be taking on scripting duties as well, along with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green. Be the First To Comment |
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Angels and Demons to begin Filming Soon After the great commercial success of The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons announced to hit theaters in December of 2008. According to /Film, production is set to start in February of 2008. Comments (2) |
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Transformers 2 is on the Fasttrack to the Big Screen Transformers 2 may be headed to the big screen sooner than you think. Steven Speilberg, who executive produced Transformers, has said that the story could be going out in as few as 30 days. Comments (2) |
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Vin Diesel and Paul Walker to Return for Fourth Fast and the Furious I don’t know about you, but the Fast and the Furious series just haven’t been as good since the first installation. Why is that, you might ask? I think it’s because of the loss of Vin Diesel as one of the leads. Comments (1) |
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George Takei is in Space Again Everyone’s favorite helmsman has found his way into space again, according to SciFi Wire. George Takei, famous for playing Hiraku Sulu in the original Star Trek series, has had an asteroid named after him. The asteroid formerly known as “1994 GT9″ will now be known as “7307 Takei”. The name change was approved by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union. Be the First To Comment |
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Ahh, another romantic comedy to go along with the Wedding Crashers and Knocked Ups of the world. Following the same basic formula of those movies, Good Luck Chuck provided a decent, though not excellent adaptation of the popular genre. Starring Jessica Alba and Dane Cook, we delve into the relationship between a cursed [...] Comments (1) |
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The Rock: Captain Marvel or Black Adam? Why do we I ask? Well that’s because MTV Movies Blogs says that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in talks to perform as either one in the upcoming superhero movie Shazam!. Hopefully it won’t be like the last reincarnation, Shazam!, which starred Shaquille O’ Neal. Comments (5) |
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Navy Seals hit the Big Screen! The latest arctic mammal to go CG, IGN reports that The Weinstein Co. and Exodus film group are following the CG revolution, bringing Navy Seals with em. This family adventure comedy, according to IGN, features an elite group of Navy Dolphins that are captured, and our seals are their only hope for rescue. [...] Be the First To Comment |