June 1, 2010
Tags: Adam Salky, Alan Cumming, Ashley Springer, Dare, David Brind, drama, Emmy Rossum, movie review, Rooney Mara, Zach Gilford
Dare is a character study drama about 3 high school students, one a virginal do-gooder and aspiring actress (Emmy Rossum; Poseidon, The Day After Tomorrow), her best friend (Ashley Springer; Teeth), and the bad boy cool kid (Zach Gilford; Friday Night Lights). It was written by David Brind and directed by Adam Salky (Recruiter). This was quite the confusing movie. Not because of the plot but because I actually had to sit and think about whether I enjoyed it or not. Yep it was one of those. Check out the trailer and my thoughts below:
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May 4, 2010
Tags: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton, Eric Heisserer, horror, Jackie Earle Haley, Katie Cassidy, Kyle Gallner, movie review, Platinum Dunes, remake, Rooney Mara, Samuel Bayer, Wesley Strick
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a remake of the classic 1984 horror film of the same title written and directed by the legendary Wes Craven. This version, produced by Michael Bay’s remake/childhood memory rape machine Platinum Dunes, is written by Wesley Strick (Doom, Arachnophobia) & Eric Heisserer and is directed by Samuel Bayer (various music videos). It re-casts the iconic role of Freddy Krueger who has always been played by Robert Englund up to this point with Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, Little Children). It also stars Kyle Gallner (Veronica Mars, Jennifer’s Body), Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Katie Cassidy (Melrose Place remake), and Rooney Mara (Youth In Revolt).
If you’re not familiar with the plot then you’ve been living in a cave apparently, so I won’t waste space here going over that familiar ground.
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January 10, 2010
Tags: C.D. Payne, comedy, Gustin Nash, Michael Cera, Miguel Arteta, Portia Doubleday, review, Rooney Mara, Youth In Revolt, Zach Galifianakis
Youth In Revolt is based on the book
(also available on Audible
) by C. D. Payne
. It is directed by Miguel Arteta (Homicide, Freaks & Geeks) with a screenplay by Gustin Nash (Charlie Bartlett). It’s the story of Nick Twisp (Michael Cera), a geeky 16 year old who just wants to lose his virginity. He’s stuck living with his mom (Jean Smart) and her boyfriend Jerry (Zach Galifianakis) in Oakland. When Jerry runs into some problems they’re forced to go away for a little while. This is where Nick meets the girl of his dreams, Sheeni (Portia Doubleday), whom he vows not to let get away. This leads to the creation of an alter-ego named Francois Dillinger, who is a bad boy and does the things Nick could never do.
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