Saturday, October 16, 2010

The Social Network
— Aaron Sorkin sure can write! Yes, I saw "The Social Network" and really liked it.
[2010. 120 min. Directed David Fincher. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Rooney Mara.]

Monday, October 11, 2010

The Secret In Their Eyes
— I finally watched "The Secret In Their Eyes" over the weekend and keeps remembering scenes from it. Really an amazing thriller from Argentina.
[2009. 129 min. Directed Juan Jose Campanella. Starring Ricardo Darin, Soledad Villamil, Carla Quevedo, and Pablo Rago.]

Monday, August 2, 2010

The Kids Are All Right
— "The Kids Are All Right" was good and Annette Benning was wonderful. Unusual audience.
[2010. 106 min. Directed Lisa Cholodenko. Starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, and Josh Hutcherson.]

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Inception
— "Inception" really was worth seeing, and not just for the special effects.
[2010. 148 min. Directed Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, and Tom Hardy.]

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Salt
— I saw "Salt" this weekend. Perfect Summer action film. Got to see previews for "Red Panel Report" too--love those star-studded casts where everyone just seems to be playing with their friends instead of making a movie.
[2010. 100 min. Directed Phillip Noyce. Starring Angelina Jolie, Live Schreiber, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.]

Sunday, July 18, 2010

I Am Love
— Went to see Luca Guadagnino's "I Am Love". Very Visconti-esque. Tilda Swinton was amazing.
[2009. 120 min. Directed Luca Guadagnino. Starring Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher, and Pippo Delbono.]

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Winter’s Bone
— Saw "Winter's Bone" and recommend it. Nice to see something so well done filmed in Missouri. Just hope non-Midwesterners don't think the film's a slice of typical Missouri life!
[2010. 100 min. Directed Debra Granik. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt.]

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Please Give
— Back from seeing "Please Give". Interesting, dark, comic drama. A bit more complicated and slice-of-lifey than expected, but that's probably a good thing.
[2010. 90 min. Directed Nicole Holofcener. Starring Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, and Amanda Peet.]