Flick of the Day

Film: TRON: LEGACY

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Actors: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, James Frain, Michael Sheen, Beau Garrett, Bruce Boxleitner

Year: 2010

Synopsis: Sam Flynn, the son of Encom CEO Kevin Flynn, goes in search of his long lost father in the Tron game.

I've never seen the first "Tron", but it didn't matter with this new one. Director Joseph Kosinski laid out the plot very well in this surprisingly good sequel. Jeff Bridges is awesome, as always, and newcomer Garrett Hedlund (who looks a lot like Bridges) was a good choice. Michael Sheen, taking a page from "Rocky Horror" Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and a barely recognizable James Frain were fantastic in supporting roles. Of course, I don't need to convince you that the effects and sound (especially in the cycle and flight scenes) are absolutely tremendous. Great job special effects and mixing teams!

Did You Know...

... British actors Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen have a child together. Their 11-year-old daughter Lily made an appearance as a young Beckinsale in the film "Everybody's Fine". Sheen and Beckinsale were never married and have shared the screen in "Underworld", where she played a vampire and he a werewolf. The weird part is "Underworld" is how she met her future husband, director Len Wiseman.

Brit of the Week

Michael Sheen (Feb. 5, 1969) hails from Newport, Wales, the son of Irene and Meyrick Sheen. He attended Glan Afan Comprehensive School and played football at the Baglan Boy's Club. He was offered a trial at Arsenal FC (a professional English football league), but turned it down in order to pursue his dream of acting. Sheen trained at the National Youth Theatre of Wales and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He got his big break on a television series called "Gallowglass" and moved right on to films with his roles in "Mary Reilly" and "Wilde". Sheen's major leap to star came when he was given the role of 'Lucien' in 2003's "Underworld". Since then he has appeared in "The Laws of Attraction", "The Queen", "Blood Diamond", "Frost/Nixon", and most recently "Alice in Wonderland" and "Tron: Legacy". Up next for the Brit: "Jesus Henry Christ" (with Toni Collette), "Midnight in Paris" (with Rachel McAdams, Adrien Brody, and Owen Wilson), and the last two films in the "Twilight" series.