Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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Review: ‘Pineapple’
Wednesday, 7 May, 2008 – 13:10 | No Comment

Well … this is yet another movie I picked up at Blockbuster because I have seen everything else. The cover seemed pretty hot, and risque with a stripper and a few sex scenes. Well, after …

Review: ‘My Blueberry Nights’
Thursday, 1 May, 2008 – 21:22 | No Comment
Review: ‘My Blueberry Nights’

Travis:
Singer Norah Jones makes a marvelous transition from the sultry vocalist with the smoky, sexy voice to an admirably understated but stellar debut acting performance as Elizabeth in Wong Kar-wai’s new film My Blueberry Nights. …

Review: ‘The Visitor’
Sunday, 27 Apr, 2008 – 21:45 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Visitor’

Thomas McCarthy is primarily an actor (Year of the Dog, Michael Clayton, The Wire TV series), but I am far more interested in his directorial work. McCarthy’s first film was The Station Agent (2003) which …

Review: ‘Trade’ on DVD
Saturday, 19 Apr, 2008 – 0:56 | No Comment
Review: ‘Trade’ on DVD

“The CIA estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 girls, boys and women are trafficked annually into the United States to be pimped out or sold for forced sex. Worldwide more than 1 million people are …

In case you missed it … ‘25th Hour’
Friday, 18 Apr, 2008 – 11:53 | No Comment
In case you missed it … ‘25th Hour’

This is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time and for good reason. If you haven’t seen this, or have no idea about it then you are in for a treat! “A …

Artie Lang has a melt down …
Friday, 11 Apr, 2008 – 8:05 | No Comment
Artie Lang has a melt down …

Artie Lang is one of my favorite actors and happens to be on my favorite morning show, Howard Stern. I can usually only listen about 30-40 minutes a day on my drive in to work …

Review: ‘In Bruges’
Tuesday, 8 Apr, 2008 – 7:01 | No Comment
Review: ‘In Bruges’

Zac:
Martin McDonagh’s feature debut is an impressive one that weaves dark humor with a bit of action while diving into the psyche of a hit man.
Ray and Ken (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, respectively) are …

My Blueberry Nights …
Thursday, 3 Apr, 2008 – 8:19 | One Comment
My Blueberry Nights …

We originally talked about this movie in early January, and its now starting to get a lot of attention. The official site says it was released on February 22nd … but I don’t think thats the …

Review: ‘Talk to Me’ on DVD
Wednesday, 2 Apr, 2008 – 1:43 | No Comment
Review: ‘Talk to Me’ on DVD

The best way to describe Talk to Me is not just as one of the best films of 2007, but also as one of the most important. If you haven’t seen this yet, you owe …

Mos Def will play Chuck Berry in ‘Cadillac Records’
Friday, 28 Mar, 2008 – 20:55 | No Comment
Mos Def will play Chuck Berry in ‘Cadillac Records’

Multi-talented musician and actor Mos Def (Be Kind, Rewind) will be playing the legendary father of rock & roll Chuck Berry in the film Cadillac Records. The film is being bank-rolled by Sony BMG and …

Review: ‘Macbeth’ on DVD
Tuesday, 25 Mar, 2008 – 23:05 | One Comment
Review: ‘Macbeth’ on DVD

“The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more.”
For those of you unfamiliar with Shakespeare, …

“The Red Baron” looks to blow you away
Saturday, 22 Mar, 2008 – 0:49 | No Comment
“The Red Baron” looks to blow you away

  
Hey, here’s a novel idea: Make a movie about a German during WWI, but the German is a good guy, or something like that…
I’m referring to “Der Rote Baron,” the WWI-era action film that is …

Review: ‘Black Snake Moan’ on DVD
Tuesday, 18 Mar, 2008 – 23:28 | No Comment
Review: ‘Black Snake Moan’ on DVD

Black Snake Moan (2006) was written and directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) and is by no means a perfect film, but it is definitely worth seeing. Samuel L. Jackson plays Lazarus, a religious …

Review: ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days’
Friday, 14 Mar, 2008 – 12:14 | No Comment
Review: ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days’

Zac:
This Romanian abortion thriller by Cristian Mungiu is an effective thriller that meanders too much for its own good and leaving a bit too many things vague while showcasing the trial and tribulations to getting …

Review: ‘September Dawn’ on DVD
Wednesday, 12 Mar, 2008 – 21:13 | Comments Off
Review: ‘September Dawn’ on DVD

September Dawn (2006) was directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns) and tells the story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah. This horrible event took place 151 years ago on September 11, 1857. As the …

Review: ‘Feast of Love’
Wednesday, 12 Mar, 2008 – 12:26 | No Comment
Review: ‘Feast of Love’

Zac:
An interesting look at love that dissects a number of individuals’ lives that are all closely connected and the consequences and effects love has on this group of individuals.
Morgan Freeman serves as a mediator and …

Review: ‘Slipstream’
Wednesday, 5 Mar, 2008 – 21:54 | No Comment
Review: ‘Slipstream’

“A dream within a dream,” a poem by Edgar Allen Poe, a line and a strange influence on this film that is mesmorizing and pleasing but also deeply cerebral and totally wacked. Anthony Hopkins stars …

WAMG First Look at My Blueberry Nights
Thursday, 10 Jan, 2008 – 9:47 | One Comment
WAMG First Look at My Blueberry Nights

 
My Blueberry Nights stars Jude Law and Norah Jones, but also has Natalie Portman, Rachael Weisz, and Cat Power. Now, although Norah Jones acting resume is pretty much non-existent she was the only choice for …