Cyrus!

I am a big fan of the Duplass Brothers. They are part of the Mumble-Core scene of Indie films but this week is the debut of their first studio film and it's suppose to be great. Check out this trailer and this great NY Times article!

Cyrus!

NYTIMES

Movies Of The Week!

Movies You Should Check Out

Classic Of The Week: Metropolis

Foreign Film Of The Week: Breathless

Unheard Film Of The Week: The Killer Inside Me

Movie you should go see in theatres right now: A-Team

Movie that came out today on DVD to check out: Youth In Revolt, The Wolfman

TRAILERS!

Somewhere

Never Let Me Go

Lebanon - Saw this at NYFF. Very interesting.

Quick Reviews!

Movies To See Now

A-Team - Is it stupid? Yes. Is it Pointless? Maybe. Is it fun? Hell Yeah. This is one of the first movies of the summer that really lives up to the name of "Summer Film". The actors are having a blast. The action is over the top but awesome. It's mindless fun but def. something i recommend if you want to go and have a fun time at the movies!

Exit Through The Gift Shop - This "Documentary" about Street Art is made by the infamous Street Artist Banksy, so it's hard to tell if this film is real or an elaborate hoax. However, that doesn't matter because the film is fascinating and one of the best documentary's I've seen in a long time. It is suspected that the whole film is an elaborate hoax engineered by Banksy to satirize the commodification of art. If so, it’s a brilliant one. Check this one out if you can find it!

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MACGRUBER - So stupid but it get's enough dumb laughs to recommend. It def. will be a film that people will enjoy or just find incredibly stupid. I found it to be both.

The Killer Inside Me - Brutal. A Mid-West "American Psycho" that takes place in the 60's. This violent, cold film is a interesting character study that sometimes is too distant from it's main character. The film is full of good performances and Casey Affleck proves that he is one hell of an actor. I liked a lot about this film but something was missing. I do still recommend it because it def. had me to the very end. The film is extremely violent and hard to watch sometimes.

MicMACS - Pure Jeunet! Wildly imaginative, outrageously funny, daring, delightfully twisted! Charlie Chaplin Meets Ocean's 11. If you like Jeunet's films, this is one you have to check out!

Movies To Not See

Prince Of Persia - Stupid. Jake is miscast. I wanted a fun summer flick and i got a boring-wannabe summer flick. Just not worth it.

Splice- Yeah, this is one strange, weird, F'd up Sci-Fi film but it's also extremely boring and I lost interest mid-way through. I do want to see it again because people seem to enjoy it but I didn't.

Robin Hood - It's just not a Robin Hood Movie and the third act gets ridiculous!

Tribeca Film Festival Reviews. Part 1

This is Sam Gooley Reporting From Tribeca Film Festival. I was out of town last week when the festival started, so i had to fit the whole festival in one week. So in 7 days, I've seen 9 films. The fest was great! Most the films I saw were ranged from good to great ( I really only disliked one film!) Some of the highlights for me was being able to watch one of my favorite filmmakers Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Director Of Amelie and The City Of Lost Children). Anyway, here is a list of what i saw and the first of three parts of reviews of the films.

The Disappearance of Alice Creed - B-

Please Give - B

Gerrymandering - C+

Ondine - B-

Micmacs - B+

My Trip to Al-Qaeda - B+

Get Low - B

Monogamy - C-

The Two Escobars - B+

The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, a british thriller that had me on the edge of my seat until the middle where a unexpected twist turns the movie from a highly entertaining realistic thriller to a entertaining ludicrous thriller. The twist took me out of the film because it changed the point of view of all the characters for the worst. However, even though the movie got ridiculous, it was still entertaining until the end. The film has only three actors in it and each one was fantastic. If it wasn't for the performances, this film would not have worked. So I give it an B-.

The next was

Please Give from Nicole Holofcener (i think that's how you spell it). She's the filmmaker that uses in all of her films as her alter-ego. She's made Friends with Money, Lovely and Amazing and Some other film. I really liked this character comedy of upscale New Yorkers all dealing with different types of guilt. It was a pleasant surprise. It's low key but very funny. Reminded of late 80's Allen. Husband and Wives and Crimes and Misdemeanors. Plus, the whole cast and director came out and did a q & a and talked alot about the dialogue and how she's very good at not just the dialogue that's written for the characters but what she doesn't write and is in the way the characters react that makes her writing sharp and observant which i thought was very interesting and a good lesson in writing.

Gerrymandering is a documentary about the process of Gerrymanders in city districts and it's was like watching a film in history class. Not a boring one but one that actually is kinda interesting to watch but the point was made about half way through and got very redundant. Informative but not a very tight documentary.

PART 2 COMING SOON!

Spike Jonze "I'm Here"

Check this amazing short film by Spike Jonze (Director of Where the Wild things are, Adaptation and Being John Malkovich)

I'm Here

Quick Reviews!

Ok, So I've Seen a lot in the last couple months...so here is a quick update of movies I've seen and what i thought!

Alice in Wonderland - Visually stunning but utterly boring. Frantic and not controlled. Tim Burton loves his visuals but not his story. It's not awful just boring and disappointing. Could of been so much More!

Greenberg - A film that I wasn't sure that i liked it until I really thought about it. Dark and extremely different character study. Ben Stiller is great and the film begs to be viewed more than once. Much darker than any film Noah Baumbach has made. It's methodic and takes it's time but at the end, you not only know the character but you deeply care for him.

She's Out Of My League - A fun, cute little movie that def. get's some laughs. I really enjoyed this movie. The ending gets a little ridiculous but it's still a good time at the movies

Hot Tub Time Machine - Exactly what "Hot Tub Time Machine" should be. Extremely stupid but really funny. A little forgettable but you will still laugh. alot.

Waking Sleeping Beauty - A Doc. about the comeback of disney animation in the 80's. Not hard-hitting or a true expose of Disney but a fun, interesting look behind the scenes. If you love Disney Animation, you will enjoy this movie.

Clash Of The Titans - More like Clash of the boring. More Like Clash of the Miss oppurtunity. More Like Rent this On Blu-Ray.

How To Train Your Dragon- I love this film. Funny and touching film that is one of the best so far this year. The movie is also beautiful exp. in 3D. I enjoyed this one and it's def. an animated film for everyone!

Date Night - Not the best but def. enjoyable movie that is worth seeing just for Carrell and Fey.

Movies of the Week!

Movies You Should Check Out

Classic Of The Week: Almost Famous

Foreign Film Of The Week: Vincere

Unheard Film Of The Week: American Splendor

Movie you should go see in theatres right now: How To Train Your Dragon

Movie that came out today on DVD to check out: The Great Mouse Detective

TRAILERS!

The Other Guys (I have hope for this!)

The Kids Are Alright (Looks great, played at sundance to rave reviews!)

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (Seeing this at Tribeca, looks awesome)