FILM ROUNDUP 26/09/09
September 25, 2009,
Written by Krystal Sim
Morning dears. Head okay? Oh well, it was worth it wasn’t it? Happy Saturday to one and all. This week’s film roundup is a dreamy, if slightly screamy affair but I think you can handle it. Enjoy.
1.The Lovely Bones *The405 Pick of The Day*
Released: 29 January 2010
Directed by:Peter Jackson
Cast:Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon
Genre: Drama
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Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Alice Seabold’s novel of the same name tells the story of Susie Salmon (Ronan). Taking a shortcut home from school one day, Susie is met by neighbour and dollhouse builder George Harvey (Stanley Tucci). He brutal rapes and murders her, dismembering her body to cover up the crime. Susie’s spirit is whisked away to her own personal heaven, where she watches her parents (played by Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz) as they struggle to accept her disappearance and death. She also watches over her killer Harvey, who has escaped punishment, hoping for justice to catch up with him before he kills again. Her father and sister come to suspect Harvey but the police need proof. Expect lush visuals as Susie explores “the inbetween” space and a soundtrack by Brian Eno.
2.Twilight Saga: New Moon
Released: 20 November 2009
Directed by: Chris Weitz
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Michael Sheen
Genre: Fantasy, romance
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Unconventional lovers Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) return in New Moon, the second in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series of books. Bella’s 18th birthday celebrations end in tears when after getting a paper cut, her lover Edward’s adoptive brother is overcome with bloodlust and tries to kill her. Concerned for her safety Edward ends their relationship and moves away, leaving Bella heartbroken. Bella turns to thrill seeking in order to see flashes of him again, and seeks comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Laurent), who has a secret of his own. A miscommunication leaves Edward thinking Bella is dead. He resolves to die too so Bella must race to stop him from throwing himself at near-as-damn vampire royalty the Volturi, who are capable of killing him.
3.Fantastic Mr Fox
Released: 25 November 2009
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Street, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Brian Cox, Michael Gambon
Genre: Comedy
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Boggis and Bunce and Bean, One short, one fat, one lean. These horrible crooks, so different in looks, were nonetheless equally mean. The Roald Dahl classic story of the cheeky fox who steals from the aforementioned mean farmers has been given the stop-motion treatment by Royal Tenenbaums director Wes Anderson, albeit with a left of centre heist vibe to it.
4. Name The Soloist
Released: 25 September 2009
Directed by: Joe Wright
Cast: Robert Downey Jnr, Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener
Genre: Drama
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Los Angeles journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jnr) is desperately chasing a story when he encounters Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a homeless man battling schizophrenia who has an extraordinary musical talent. Lopez writes a column based on Ayers story and tries to get his new friend off the streets and back playing music. The two develop a close bond which is challenged by Ayers’ struggle with mental illness and in the face of his plight living homeless in LA.
5. Name Jennifer’s Body
Released: 6 November 2009
Directed by: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons
Genre: Dark Comedy, Horror
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Bookworm Anita (Amanda Seyfried) and popular girl Jennifer (Megan Fox) are an odd pair of best friends and their friendship is pushed to its limit after a Satanic ritual leaves Jennifer an evil succubus who feasts on the flesh of boys in order to survive. When Jennifer sets her sights on devouring Anita’s nerdy boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons) Anita decides to take a stand against her now evil BFF.
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5 responses so far...
Fern
How could you possibly fail to mention the brilliance of Where The Wild Things Are and the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus... and yet include Jennifer's Body?! Tsk tsk tsk.
Aaron
Because WTWTA has featured on the film roundup already a few weeks ago!
Fern
Ohh I missed that one! my baddie.
I'm super excited for Gilliam's latest though, the man's a genius.
danny
These are some seriously weird spam comments. They gotta be spam though right? Complementary spam..?!
Rob
Spam that says nice things about your site so you won't delete it, but still gets the spam link out there. Sneaky spam. We probably shouldn't be approving them.
Jake - 10/03/10
The link is available by clicking on my name for this comment. Not overly happy with the sub-editing, just to cover my own back... :P [view article]
danny - 10/03/10
Yo Jake, where your review at, i'm curious! I think for me what made it stretch to 9/10 was teh fact it's really accessible and just occupies it's own little niche so well right now, I really can't think of a band with another recent release that I could compare them adequately to. Anyway, glad you liked it! [view article]
Rob - 10/03/10
I love how everyone always forgets that this isn't the full lineup by a long shot and a good chunk of the best bands aren't usually announced straight away. [view article]
Jake - 10/03/10
All three are worth a listen to be fair. I wouldn't have stretched quite as far as 9/10 (in fact, I didn't when I reviewed it elsewhere), but it is very good. Dusty Fruit is probably my favourite track (the early version of it, "Don't Trust the Dusty Fruit", is also very good!). [view article]
danny - 10/03/10
Jake, I know what you mean, but if i'd have admitted that it wouldn't have fitted my whole 'difficult second album' bit now would it? ;) [view article]