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18 1/2 Philadelphia Film Festival FREE Screening of Youth in Revolt!
Today, 10/17 at Noon, Prince Music Theater I would like to attend this added screening of Youth in Revolt, the brand new Michael Cera film fresh from the Toronto Film Festival. I’d also like to see how many people attend, since it’s a FREE screening. But I just woke up, it almost 11am – I can’t get myself together fast enough to get in town for 12noon. Now when I start getting paid to blog, I’ll throw my clothes on and hurl myself in the car and pay for parking! But for now, I ask that anyone who attends, write in your review, don’t forget to “Toe Rate”. If it’s…
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18 1/2 Philadelphia Film Festival Day 2 and 3
My rainy day two of the festival (10/16) didn’t materialize until the screening of Good Hair at 7:30pm, long story. However, that meant I had to push The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee until day three- still raining. Which meant I missed The Men Who Stare at Goats. Although it does play again on Monday (10/19) at 7:15pm at the Prince, but I don’t think I’ll be able to make that screening. At any rate, the shows I have gotten to have been adequately attended, considering the festival is sorta new, in a way. I did hear some people behind me say they’d…
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Commentary – Good Hair
Although the box office hasn’t been too kind to Chris Rock’s Good Hair, I think he should stick to this light documentary style, rather than those atrocious, bad sitcomish movies he’s made over the years (I Think I Love My Wife, Head of State, Down To Earth). I talked to some women after the film, who felt he didn’t go in depth enough about black women who do wear their hair natural. I also agree with another reviewer who said he didn’t touch on the popular trend of lace wigs. And Rock’s tone was one of, I don’t want to see my young daughters fall pray to the evils of…
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18 1/2 Philadelphia Film Festival Opening Night
No Jamie or Gerard on the Red Carpet, but director, F. Gary Gray, Regina Hall and Bruce McGill from the Opening Night Film Law Abiding Citizen were in attendance and they showered Philly, the Phillies and Sharon Pinkenson and the Philadelphia Film Office with love! Law Abiding Citizen review will be posted later this afternoon, look for it below this post. And I’m so excited because it will be done from my new Netbook! You really can’t be an effective blogger without one. I went with the Samsung NC10 in pink. I’ve redefined the term “party animal” for myself – you know how you can’t put food for a week…
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Commentary – Law Abiding Citizen
F. Gary Gray has directed more of a slasher flick than an Action/Thriller. You never know who’s gonna get it, when or how. The opening scene is nightmarish! However the movie is wrapped in a calculating and technically thought out script. And Philadelphia’s City Hall is a perfect backdrop, made-to-order, interiors and exteriors. To summarize Clyde (Gerard Butler) has been the victim of a ruthless, random act of violence that kills his wife and child. Nick (Jamie Foxx) is a prosecuting attorney in the Justice Department. Not, by the way, his best roll. Foxx seemed unsure of his character and is a bad on screen kisser. Nick agrees to a…
