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The movie follows the true story of Richard Pimentel, a Vietnam veteran who was left severely impaired after the war, who upon learning to live with his disability embarks on a journey to speak up on behalf of all the Americans with disabilities.
The movie is from back in 2007 and somehow slipped under our collective radars (shneaky shneaky movie)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Bart Got a Room: A Review
Having heard nothing about this movie and only recognizing William H. Macy from the cast list, I still found myself curious to watch "Bart Got a Room". I watched the trailer the one thing that drew me more to watch the movie was William H. Macy's awesome-awkward-mini-afro.
The movie follows Danny Stein as he prepares himself mentally for the senior year prom which takes place in a few weeks. The whole movie revolves around him trying to get a date to the prom. Literally, that is the whole premise of the movie. So it felt pretty lazy on the writer's side.
The dark comedy stems from how inappropriate Danny's dad (William H. Macy) is. Specially with the advice he passes on to his son in ways as awkward as his afro.
The movie is a not-so-bad Thursday morning movie. When you roll out of bed and barely brush your teeth and turn on the TV with a bowl of cereal the size of Egypt in your lap.
I give the movie 5.5/10 awesomes
The movie follows Danny Stein as he prepares himself mentally for the senior year prom which takes place in a few weeks. The whole movie revolves around him trying to get a date to the prom. Literally, that is the whole premise of the movie. So it felt pretty lazy on the writer's side.
The dark comedy stems from how inappropriate Danny's dad (William H. Macy) is. Specially with the advice he passes on to his son in ways as awkward as his afro.
The movie is a not-so-bad Thursday morning movie. When you roll out of bed and barely brush your teeth and turn on the TV with a bowl of cereal the size of Egypt in your lap.
I give the movie 5.5/10 awesomes
Halo Legends
remember the animatrix? a collection of nine short films set in the world of the matrix?
how about batman gotham night? six standalone chapters telling a larger story that follows the batman through his transition from beginner to the dark night?
well hold on to your thongs boys and girls cause here we go again!
microsoft is teaming up with the below companies to produce seven animated shorts for Halo Lengends:
Bones fullmetal alchemist
Casio Entertainment
Production I.G. ghost in the shell
Studio4°C tekkon kinkreet
and
Toei Animation one piece
the creative director overseeing the production is Shinji Aramaki, director of appleseed and appleseed ex machina
if that doesn't mean anything to you then all you need to know is that this is going to be THE SHIT
release date: xbox live download sometime this fall... blu-ray/dvd sometime next year
how about batman gotham night? six standalone chapters telling a larger story that follows the batman through his transition from beginner to the dark night?
well hold on to your thongs boys and girls cause here we go again!
microsoft is teaming up with the below companies to produce seven animated shorts for Halo Lengends:
Bones fullmetal alchemist
Casio Entertainment
Production I.G. ghost in the shell
Studio4°C tekkon kinkreet
and
Toei Animation one piece
the creative director overseeing the production is Shinji Aramaki, director of appleseed and appleseed ex machina
if that doesn't mean anything to you then all you need to know is that this is going to be THE SHIT
release date: xbox live download sometime this fall... blu-ray/dvd sometime next year
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Fatenah
"Inspired from a true story. “Fatenah”, a Palestinian woman who lives in Gaza Strip. Her simple wishes were her consolation in the absurd living situation around her. But when she discovers a lump near her breast, she will start a journey to save her dreams."
now i know what you are thinking but don't worry, it gets better...seeing as the trailer doesn't explain much, visit the links below for a clearer understanding of the plot and the significance of this short film... but BE CAREFUL! the first link has a video which contains spoilers towards the end... stop the video at 2.14 if you don't want it to spoil all over you...
euronews.net
youtube
official site
ok so it didn't get that much better but it's still an awesome step for arabic animation... you have to start somewhere...
now i know what you are thinking but don't worry, it gets better...seeing as the trailer doesn't explain much, visit the links below for a clearer understanding of the plot and the significance of this short film... but BE CAREFUL! the first link has a video which contains spoilers towards the end... stop the video at 2.14 if you don't want it to spoil all over you...
euronews.net
youtube
official site
ok so it didn't get that much better but it's still an awesome step for arabic animation... you have to start somewhere...
Monday, July 13, 2009
My Suicide
My Suicide is a 2009 teen dramedy. It was the Official Selection in the Berlin International Film Festival and the SXSW Film Festival. The beginning of the trailer reminded me of Jim Carrey's 'The Truman Show', but later on you see that the two movies are really different.
The movie is about a young geek who is planning his suicide for the school film project. wait, what? a comedy about a guy planning his suicide on camera? Well, I haven't seen the movie* but what I understood is that it's balanced; too funny would be offensive and too dry would be boring.
What I like about My Suicide is the use of different footage, youtube videos, doodles and Rotoscoping quite often.
*This movie is relatively new, so it will be a while till we can get a copy of it.
The movie is about a young geek who is planning his suicide for the school film project. wait, what? a comedy about a guy planning his suicide on camera? Well, I haven't seen the movie* but what I understood is that it's balanced; too funny would be offensive and too dry would be boring.
What I like about My Suicide is the use of different footage, youtube videos, doodles and Rotoscoping quite often.
*This movie is relatively new, so it will be a while till we can get a copy of it.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
World's Greatest Dad
World's Greatest Dad was a hit in this year's Sundance Film Festival, which is the main reason I find this movie interesting. That and Robin Williams.
World's Greatest Dad is an R-rated, dark comedy. And it's going to be awesome:
Release date: August 21st (limited release)
World's Greatest Dad is an R-rated, dark comedy. And it's going to be awesome:
Release date: August 21st (limited release)
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