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SUN DON’T SHINE has a bunch of screenings coming up, including its international premiere at Edinburgh and NYC premiere at Rooftop. Here’s a teaser trailer (or here on YouTube)
Sun Don’t Shine Trailer This movie is going to be RADICAL!
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Wade, Kelsy, Mike McCafferty, Manasewitsch, Kyle and JD are all in Prime Time again. What is this, 4 years ago? I hope so! ‘Cause I’ma make a show again.
Obligatory here’s the show I made for Channel 101 post. Everyone reading this has already seen it. Sorry. Here it is. Business.
I’m excited to post this show i made for channel 101 (with wade “grumps” randolph)
It’s all dick jokes and business as usual… Hilarious Channel 101 effort from Wade and Kelsy!
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The Black Dahlia
Directed by Brian De Palma
From IMDB: Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the “Black Dahlia” murder investigation.
Based on a true case, De Palma’s version veers to far into the personal lives of its subjects instead of taking a cold hard look at the case at hand. Josh Hartnett stars as Dwight “Bucky” Bleichert, a tough-as-nails boxer turned detective, who vies for the love of Scarlett Johansson’s underwhelming Kay Lake, along w/ her current love interest Lee Blanchard, played by Aaron Eckhart. Thrown in the mix is Hilary Swank’s mysterious bi-sexual Madeleine Linscott. Swank acts Hartnett and Johansson under the table, and Dahlia’s plot is too convoluted for anyone to care about whodunit by the end.
The Black Dahlia wasn’t good when I saw it in the theater in 2006, and it wasn’t any better the second time around. Skip this one.
Watched via Netflix Instant.
Marvin Seth & Stanley
Written & Directed by Stephen Gurewitz
The driving force behind Stephen Gurewitz’s 72 min feature Marvin Seth & Stanley is Alex Karpovsky’s phenomenal turn as Seth, Stanley’s (Gurewitz) semi-successful older brother, who, amidst an impending divorce, is forced to cope with his feelings about his ailing father.
Marvin, played by Gurewitz’s real-life father, a recovering heart attack survivor, takes time off from his secret job to take his two adult sons on a camping trip where past grudges erupt into hilarious family feuding.
Part of the NoBudge Live Screening Series (May 14th - 24th), Marvin Seth & Stanley made it’s one-night-only online debut May 23rd. Not only does Karposvsky dominate as the older brother, Gurewitz’s direction and writing shine throughout this comically melancholic look at young adulthood and the struggle to feel comfortable amongst family.
Gurewitz combines the neurosis of Woody Allen with the terseness of Vincent Gallo for a beautifully comic performance, in which he promises on more than one occasion to take down his older brother with a “leg sweep.”
Adam Ginsberg’s cinematography lingers just long enough on the subjects and his editing leaves you wanting just a little more.
Shot on a shoestring budget of $5,000, Marvin Seth & Stanley turned out to be more than just a really great indie film; it’s one of my favorite films of 2012 so far. Watch out for Gurewitz! He’s going to blow up cinema if he keeps this up!
Tune into NoBudge where Kentucker Audley is curating some important indie shorts and features. With this Live Screening Series, including live director Q & A’s, he’s also revolutionizing the online film festival.
If you can find it, watch this film immediately!
Watched via Vimeo’s Roku app!
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Insidious
Directed by James Wan
Starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, Insidious plays like a really well-crafted version of Paranormal Activity for three quarters of the film and then trails off into a weird hellish dreamscape that isn’t quite scary enough.
Parts of this film had me hooked, the tension is good, and Lin Shaye is awesome. The last shot of the film is perfect too!
Watched via Netflix Instant.
I Melt With You
Written & Directed by Mark Pellington
Starring Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay (phenomenal), and Jeremy Piven
From IMDB: “When four 40-something college friends meet up for their annual reunion, things start to spiral out of control, and a pact they made as young men is revisited.”
Gorgeous cinematography by Eric Schmidt and masterfully directed by Pellington, I Melt With You surprised me; keeping me on the edge of my seat with tense character-driven drama.
Absolutely see this film immediately!
Watched via Netflix Instant.
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Red State
Written & Directed by Kevin Smith
Starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, & Kerry Bishe.
This could be one of Kevin Smith’s best films, but it’s really…. short. (Did I just say that a Kevin Smith movie is too short?) The often long-winded Smith shows restraint with a terse social commentary on a group of religious fundamentalists. While some of Red State gets a little preachy (Smith hits you over the head w/ some over-the-top dialogue, which is unfortunate because the strength of a few of the performances was good enough to drive the point home in the first place), it gets into the action pretty quickly.
Yes, I have plenty of beef with the development (or often lack-thereof) of major plot points and characters, but overall I think I really liked this movie. Moments of this tense thriller shine, especially Michael Parks who gives an unbelievable performance as Abin Cooper, leader of the 5 Points religious fundamentalist group. If nothing else, watch Red State for his performance. It’s a pretty fun ride.
Watched via Netflix Instant.
(Untitled)
Directed by Jonathan Parker
Starring Adam Goldberg and Marley Shelton
The punchline is pseudo-art, and unfortunately it hits early in the first act which leaves little for the other two thirds of the film except for cookie-cutter relationship development. Goldberg and Shelton are good, but the film lacks.
Watched via Netflix Instant.
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Face/Off
Directed by John Woo
“Absurd” only begins to describe this action… comedy? starring John “Really Work My Glutes” Travolta and Nicolas “Indiscernible Screams” Cage, each taking on both the roles of Caster Troy and Sean Archer.
The tagline says it all: “In order to trap him, he must become him.”
I remember going to the theater to see this when it came out in 1997, and I think that is honestly the only other time I’ve seen it. Is this film crazy? Yes. Is it wildly entertaining? Yes. Should you spend 2 hours watching it this weekend? Absolutely.
Watched via DVD.
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Jess + Moss
Written & Directed by Clay Jeter
Jess + Moss is a weird movie. It follows the two adolescent title characters through a series of nostalgic vignettes set against a run-down summer landscape. By weird, I don’t mean bad. Clay Jeter and Will Basanta’s cinematography is great. The most striking element, for me at least, of the film was the use of narration and voice over via instructional “Megamemory Tapes.” I’m definitely excited to see what Jeter comes up with next.
Watched via Netflix Instant.
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