There are a few movies coming out this week that have caught my attention. I can’t believe how quickly these weeks have been flying by and all these new movies that are already out on DD that I feel like were just in theaters. The turnover time on these movies seems like its getting shorter and shorter. This week This weeks releases include: Bride Wars, Hotel for Dogs, The Uninvited, What Doesn’t Kill You, JCVD, Hearts of War, Nothing but the Truth, and While She Was Out.
Bride Wars stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. The film is about two best friends since they were little girls have gotten engaged and now are planning their weddings at the same time. When they both book their weddings as the same Plaza for the same date it comes down to the wire who can beat the other and have their dream wedding.
Hotel for Dogs stars Jake T. Austin and Emma Roberts as two kids who have been living in foster care with people who care more abut their jobs than the children they have taken into their home. The two are prone for trouble and when they come upon a stray dog they can’t help but secretly adopt its just the first of many. They stumble upon a hotel that has been housing stray dogs and the kids take it upon themselves to make this hotel a fun hotel for dogs. Don Cheadle teams up with the kids to keep social workers and the local pound off their back. The film is based on a book by Lois Duncan with the same title.
The Uninvited stars Kevin McNulty, David Strathairn, Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, and Arielle Kebbe
What Doesn’t Kill You stars Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Amanda Peet, Donnie Wahlberg, and Brian Goodman
JCVD stars Jean-Claude Van Damme
Hearts of War stars Jonathan Scarfe, Nina Dobrev, Zachary Bennett, Kim Coastes, and Colm Feore
Nothing But the Truth stars Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga
While She was Out stars Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr, and Leonard Wu
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Adventureland
Adventureland opened April 3, 2009 and as soon as I saw the previews for the movie I was really excited. I like a lot of the actors in the movie and the humor is right up my alley. I love those coming-of-age, romantic, comedy movies like this. Napoleon Dynamite and Superbad are what this movie reminds me of kind of a Pinapple Express too but on a much more low key level.
The movie has some very big comedic names in it:
Jessie Eisenberg - The Village
Kristen Stewart – Twilight, Panic Room, Into the Wild, The Messengers
Martin Starr – Superbad, Knocked Up, Revelations
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live, Knocked Up
Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live, Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express
Margarita Levieva – Noise, The Invisible, Spread
Ryan Reynolds – X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Paper Man, Definitely, Maybe, Smokin’ Aces, Just Friends, Waiting…, The Amityville Horror
My favorite part of the movie is when Eisenberg and Stewart decide to blow off some steam from work and head to the bar. Eisenberg has a tendancey to reveal too much too soon and decides his relationship with Stewart is at the level where he needs to share his sexual experience with her. His track record with this subject isn’t great but he feels he needs to tell her, and every other girl he might be the slightest bit interested in. I also thought the opening scene for the movie was perfect and really set the style for the movie. Very good directing and actor selection.
I’m a big fan of Kristen Wiig from Saturday Night Live and think that she did a great job in her role. I cannot get over how funny she is and how she looks so serious while being a complete goof ball.
It's a good date movie both guys and girls will enjoy it.
The movie has some very big comedic names in it:
Jessie Eisenberg - The Village
Kristen Stewart – Twilight, Panic Room, Into the Wild, The Messengers
Martin Starr – Superbad, Knocked Up, Revelations
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live, Knocked Up
Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live, Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express
Margarita Levieva – Noise, The Invisible, Spread
Ryan Reynolds – X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Paper Man, Definitely, Maybe, Smokin’ Aces, Just Friends, Waiting…, The Amityville Horror
My favorite part of the movie is when Eisenberg and Stewart decide to blow off some steam from work and head to the bar. Eisenberg has a tendancey to reveal too much too soon and decides his relationship with Stewart is at the level where he needs to share his sexual experience with her. His track record with this subject isn’t great but he feels he needs to tell her, and every other girl he might be the slightest bit interested in. I also thought the opening scene for the movie was perfect and really set the style for the movie. Very good directing and actor selection.
I’m a big fan of Kristen Wiig from Saturday Night Live and think that she did a great job in her role. I cannot get over how funny she is and how she looks so serious while being a complete goof ball.
It's a good date movie both guys and girls will enjoy it.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas drew my attention one day as I was browsing through new movies. I hadn’t really heard of it but I remembered seeing something with two little boys who make friends through the fence of a Nazi camp. I decided to rend it and though it was a pretty good movie.
Some specifics about the movie are it opened November 7, 2008. It is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving the Holocaust. The movie is about an hour and a half. Personally it seemed a little longer than that but that may be because it is a slow tempo film. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, David Thewlis, and Vera Farminga.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas has a unique view of the Holocaust from the point of view of a young boy. He knows little about the war being fought other than his family is being uprooted and his father, a soldier in the Nazi army, is moving his family out to the country. With nothing to do on his land he finds his way to the backyard leading him right up to the neighboring ‘farm’ or so he thinks. This is where, unbeknownst to him, he comes face to face with a Jewish boy whose family was recently brought to the camp. Their friendship keeps them but entertained while leaving the Nazi son still naive to the on goings of the camp and his father’s role in the war. His mother discovers the curiosity the boy has for the ‘farm’ and is concerned for his safety. His sister however is becoming a bigger Nazi soldier fan everyday.
The movie was very touching and sad. I don’t want to give anything away but like any other Holocaust movie there is always that chance of it being sad.
Some specifics about the movie are it opened November 7, 2008. It is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving the Holocaust. The movie is about an hour and a half. Personally it seemed a little longer than that but that may be because it is a slow tempo film. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, David Thewlis, and Vera Farminga.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas has a unique view of the Holocaust from the point of view of a young boy. He knows little about the war being fought other than his family is being uprooted and his father, a soldier in the Nazi army, is moving his family out to the country. With nothing to do on his land he finds his way to the backyard leading him right up to the neighboring ‘farm’ or so he thinks. This is where, unbeknownst to him, he comes face to face with a Jewish boy whose family was recently brought to the camp. Their friendship keeps them but entertained while leaving the Nazi son still naive to the on goings of the camp and his father’s role in the war. His mother discovers the curiosity the boy has for the ‘farm’ and is concerned for his safety. His sister however is becoming a bigger Nazi soldier fan everyday.
The movie was very touching and sad. I don’t want to give anything away but like any other Holocaust movie there is always that chance of it being sad.
Coming out 4.21
There are a couple Oscar nominated films hitting the shelves this Tuesday including Frost/Nixon and The Wrestler. Other movies coming to DVD are Notorious, Hellraiser: Bozed Set, The Last Word, and The Poker Club. Not too many big titles this week but that gives you a chance to catch up on watching these. My plan this week, well after I catch up on everything I need to do here. Sit down make dinner and rent The Wrestler. Ever since it got all the hype at the Oscars I’ve really wanted to see Mickey Rourke in this role. He received a lot of praise for his work in the film and I’m really hoping its as good as they say it is.
The Wrester stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.
Frost/Nixon stars Frank Lengella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Back, and Matthew Macfadyen. Ron Howard directs this film about the untold story behind one of United States’ most historical moments. President Richard Nixon agrees to an interview on television with David Frost. Nixon was hoping to untarnished his ruined name but had little chance of that when Frost engaged Nixon in a charged battle of wits that changed the face of politics forever.
Notorious stars Angela Basset, John Ventimiglia, Charles Malik Whitfield, and Marc John Jefferies. The film follows Brooklyn’s Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace and Oakland’s Tupac Shakur as they fight out their rivalry in the music industry.
The Last Word is about a poet, Wes Bentley, and his life writing suicide notes for those soon-to-be departed. Bentley meets Winona Ryder after her writes the suicide not for her brother but has to keep the relationship he had with her brother a secret. Bentley is faced with the difference between right and wrong throughout the film. The film also stars Ray Romano.
The Wrester stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.
Frost/Nixon stars Frank Lengella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Back, and Matthew Macfadyen. Ron Howard directs this film about the untold story behind one of United States’ most historical moments. President Richard Nixon agrees to an interview on television with David Frost. Nixon was hoping to untarnished his ruined name but had little chance of that when Frost engaged Nixon in a charged battle of wits that changed the face of politics forever.
Notorious stars Angela Basset, John Ventimiglia, Charles Malik Whitfield, and Marc John Jefferies. The film follows Brooklyn’s Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace and Oakland’s Tupac Shakur as they fight out their rivalry in the music industry.
The Last Word is about a poet, Wes Bentley, and his life writing suicide notes for those soon-to-be departed. Bentley meets Winona Ryder after her writes the suicide not for her brother but has to keep the relationship he had with her brother a secret. Bentley is faced with the difference between right and wrong throughout the film. The film also stars Ray Romano.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
I was a little skeptical when I first heard about the movie Slumdog Millionaire. None of my family really seemed to be talking about it or anything. Then when it won just about every award it was nominated for beating out some of the most incredible movies I knew I wanted to see, or at least had to. So I rented it.
It’s filmed in India and tells the story of a young man who grew up in the slums of Mumbai. He is in the present appearing on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? When he surpases the point where most contentestants normally fail he crabs attentions of India’s viewers and becomes a hit. Everyone tunes in to see how this boy is going to do. He has flashbacks during his time in the hot seat and each flashback seems to bring him the answer he needs for the question. This innovative way of holding the suspense and inform the audience of the main characters pasts is a great technique.
Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight of them. Including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Origional Song. It also won four Golden Globes, seven BAFTA Awardss, five Critics’ Choice Awards.
I really enjoyed watching the movie and thought that all the actors did a fantastic job. The kids at the beginning of the movie were great and very funny. I would recommend seeing it.
It’s filmed in India and tells the story of a young man who grew up in the slums of Mumbai. He is in the present appearing on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? When he surpases the point where most contentestants normally fail he crabs attentions of India’s viewers and becomes a hit. Everyone tunes in to see how this boy is going to do. He has flashbacks during his time in the hot seat and each flashback seems to bring him the answer he needs for the question. This innovative way of holding the suspense and inform the audience of the main characters pasts is a great technique.
Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight of them. Including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Origional Song. It also won four Golden Globes, seven BAFTA Awardss, five Critics’ Choice Awards.
I really enjoyed watching the movie and thought that all the actors did a fantastic job. The kids at the beginning of the movie were great and very funny. I would recommend seeing it.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
New Releases 4.14
Another Tuesday means another set of new movies coming out to DVD. I must say this week I’m pretty excited because The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes is coming out and Kate Winslet is my favorite actress. I’m not too familiar with what the movie is about but I’m pretty much a fan of anything Kate Winslet does. The Spirit is also coming out to DVD as a two-disc special edition and The Caller starring Frank Langella who was nominated for an Academy Award. Also, Dark Matter with Meryl Streep and Aiden Quinn, as well as, Splinter.
The Reader is set recently after World War II in Germany where a teenager enters into a secret love affair with an older woman (Winslet). Several years after the older woman disappears they become in contact again when it becomes public she is being held for a Nazi war crime trial. Winslet won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film.
The Spirit has several big names in it Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson. Gabriel Macht plays a masked avenger who plans to alleviate the crime ridden streets of Central City. Once a fine cop his life was ended by a bullet and has been brought back as a Spirit to face those criminals he didn’t defeat during his life.
The Caller stars Frank Lengella who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor in Frost/Nixon. Lengella plays a senior VP for a corporation who set up his own assassination after sending an anonymous email alluding to his death. By bringing his company into the picture because before his disappearance Langella’s character sending an email showing the companies deflated sales and two members of the company spring into action to find the culprit behind the leak.
The Reader is set recently after World War II in Germany where a teenager enters into a secret love affair with an older woman (Winslet). Several years after the older woman disappears they become in contact again when it becomes public she is being held for a Nazi war crime trial. Winslet won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film.
The Spirit has several big names in it Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson. Gabriel Macht plays a masked avenger who plans to alleviate the crime ridden streets of Central City. Once a fine cop his life was ended by a bullet and has been brought back as a Spirit to face those criminals he didn’t defeat during his life.
The Caller stars Frank Lengella who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor in Frost/Nixon. Lengella plays a senior VP for a corporation who set up his own assassination after sending an anonymous email alluding to his death. By bringing his company into the picture because before his disappearance Langella’s character sending an email showing the companies deflated sales and two members of the company spring into action to find the culprit behind the leak.
Saw IV and Saw V
My sister and I can rarely agree on a movie to watch since we have quite different tastes in movies. She’s more of a girlie movie kind of girl where I’m just about everything but a girlie movie girl. When we were down in the town my mom grew up in we were stranded, ok not stranded, but left to find some way to entertain ourselves when everyone there decided to go to bed at 930. We’re college girls and had another couple hours of life in us before going to bed. Since the only redbox in town was in their McDonalds which closed at 10. So we went to the local Family Video with is luckily open till midnight, opened an account, and began our search for a movie we could agree upon. Little did we know the search was going to be much shorter than we thought. After doing a lap through all the movies we decided on Saw IV and Saw V. She’d never seen either of them and I’d only seen IV so it worked out well. The movies were dirt cheap and we got back to the house in enough time to get through IV before passing out.
Now don’t get me wrong my grandma has a nice house but her basement room we sleep in we’ve convince ourselves its haunted. There is a small closet tucked under the staircase, some may call it a Harry Potter closet, which is only locked by a small hook on the outside of the door. Well usually this closet, which houses all of our blankets we use when we’re there, is locked all the time. It takes convincing to get someone to open it and get us blankets out. Well this time right before getting into bed to turn on the movie we discover the closet is open. There was no way either one of us was jumping out of bed to close it so we sat there. Staring. Frozen. Looking at the creepy haunted closet unlocked wide open… finally we closed it but it made the movie that much creepier.
Now don’t get me wrong my grandma has a nice house but her basement room we sleep in we’ve convince ourselves its haunted. There is a small closet tucked under the staircase, some may call it a Harry Potter closet, which is only locked by a small hook on the outside of the door. Well usually this closet, which houses all of our blankets we use when we’re there, is locked all the time. It takes convincing to get someone to open it and get us blankets out. Well this time right before getting into bed to turn on the movie we discover the closet is open. There was no way either one of us was jumping out of bed to close it so we sat there. Staring. Frozen. Looking at the creepy haunted closet unlocked wide open… finally we closed it but it made the movie that much creepier.
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