26 February 2009
Bottle Shock
Alas the characters are empty caricatures of what were surely real people, and some of the filmmaking doesn't quite reach the level of sophistication it seeks, but I thoroughly enjoyed this underdog fairytale. Give me a "true story" set in the Bay Area in the 70's and you've already got my affections. Who needs characters? If we wanted a story about wine with characters we'd watch sideways again.
18 February 2009
MirrorMask, Owl and the Sparrow, The Wrestler, and other quicktakes
MirrorMask: Far more successful than "The Fall" both in terms of the story and the visual splendor. Okay, there isn't too much depth to it, but it's pretty!
Owl and the Sparrow: For those that liked Slumdog Millionaire, here is a similarly touching / slightly harrowing / slice of life that turns out to be a fairy-tale kind of movie.... set in Vietnam, instead of India.
The Wrestler isn't just the rehabilitation of beloved 80s icon Rourke but also of director Aronofsky. The only film in the last year-plus that made my eyes moist.
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Movies that were mostly a waste of time: Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, Pineapple Express, and, sadly, most of Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
Owl and the Sparrow: For those that liked Slumdog Millionaire, here is a similarly touching / slightly harrowing / slice of life that turns out to be a fairy-tale kind of movie.... set in Vietnam, instead of India.
The Wrestler isn't just the rehabilitation of beloved 80s icon Rourke but also of director Aronofsky. The only film in the last year-plus that made my eyes moist.
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Movies that were mostly a waste of time: Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, Pineapple Express, and, sadly, most of Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
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