May 2010
45 posts
HEY THE 10 WHOLE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW ME!
#1: Thank you very much for following, you give my life purpose.
#2: This version of Filmantics I won’t be using anymore, because I figured out how to link my main blog with other blogs without logging in and out. I didn’t know this was possible until today, and it will make my life so much easier (hypothetically speaking) to link it to there.
So if you’d like to still read...
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Date Night
This action comedy tells the tale of mild-mannered married couple Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire (Tina Fey), who fear their relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, they impetuously steal a dinner reservation, which leads to a case of mistaken identity. Turns out the reservation was for a pair of thieves, and now a number of unsavory characters want Phil...
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Reblog if after seeing Date Night every time the...
dolphinsarejustgaysharks:
“Oh God! He turned it sideways! KILL SHOT!”
– Phil Foster (Steve Carell), being threatened by a thug with a gun to give up information about a stolen flash drive).
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Date Night
Rated: PG-13 (sexual/crude content, language, violence, drugs)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Action
Why I feel like I’ll feel the same way about Date Night the second time around:
Tina Fey
Tina Fey
Tina Fey AND Steve Carell
I rather enjoy comedy films.
I already saw it in theaters at midnight,
while stoned. (I hear your brain judging my recreational hobbies!)
The previews for it were...
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2012
Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. 2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. (Fandango)
In simplest terms, it’s the Day After Tomorrow, and that day happens to be the apocalypse via natural disaster.
Why...
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TV Show of the Week: Arrested Development, Season...
Rated: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 22
What I Know About Arrested Development:
It’s a television show, not a movie.
It’s a comedy,
about a wealthy family and their business.
One of my friends in Film School really likes it,
and I generally respect her opinion.
That guy from Juno is in it (his name just skipped my mind…)
Portia de Rossi is in it.
Michael Cera is in...
TV Show of the Week
I appreciate all forms of media arts, for I am an aspiring artist with an open mind that reaches out beyond the horizons of the constant skyline she faces…
But really I love television shows, and television programs offer a lot in the media arts. In fact, if I considered myself a writer before a filmmaker, I would get in to television. The prospect of the television series allows for a...
illumineight asked: Penelope. Probably my favorite movie ever, and it would be really interesting to see your take on it, especially since it's kind of a children's movie.
unwelcomecommentary-deactivated asked: Zodiac, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (is apparently free on hulu.com at the moment), and Memento if you haven't already seen them. :]
I'd also like to say that I rather enjoy your blog. :D
I'd also like to say that I rather enjoy your blog. :D
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“The strongest thing about this movie is the “this I have to see”...”
– Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals
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2012
Rated: PG-13 (intense disaster and language)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
What I know about 2012:
It’s about the apocalypse.
John Cusack is in it.
The special effects are supposed to be really good,
and really innovative.
It’s directed by Roland Emmerich, who also made The Day After Tomorrow,
and Independence Day.
According to the Mayan calendar, 2012 is...
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Disneynature's Oceans
Rating: G
Genre: Documentary
Why I liked Oceans:
Marine biology is the shit.
Pierce fucking Brosnan narrated it,
so the British accent made it epic.
The cinematography was breathtaking.
It went in depth with many aspects of Ocean life,
such as exploring the different ecosystems,
the marine life that thrive there,
how they live their day-to-day lives under the sea,
dealing with...
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What are these "Feminist Films?"
So I was reading up on Coco avant Chanel on Fandango, wondering specifically what genre it had been grouped in. I assumed a combination of biopic and drama, but what I also came across got me thinking. Coco avant Chanel had been grouped in a typically new genre (at least, I had never heard of it) called “Feminist Film.”
This lead me to conclude that Coco avant Chanel, which is based...
“I got too fed up with films that didn’t make you think. I liked the idea of one...”
– Guy Ritchie (via fuckyeahfilmsets) (via fuckyeahdirectors)
Started a Netflix account today. Best thing I ever...
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Gran Torino
Walt Kowalski is an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. (Fandango)
In simplest terms, it’s about an old, bitter man who’s wife, the light of his life, passed away, leaving him alone with his guilt, prejudices, and anger. Over a bit of time and friendly connections, he comes to terms with...
Kowalski and the barber
Barber Martin: There. You finally look like a human being again. You shouldn't wait so long between hair cuts, you cheap son of a bitch.
Walt Kowalski: Yeah. I'm surprised you're still around. I was always hoping you'd die off and they got someone in here that knew what the hell they were doing. Instead, you're just hanging around like the doo-wop dago you are.
Barber Martin: That'll be ten bucks, Walt.
Walt Kowalski: Ten bucks? Jesus Christ, Marty. What are you, half Jew or somethin'? You keep raising the damn prices all the time.
Barber Martin: It's been ten bucks for the last five years, you hard-nosed Polack son of a bitch.
Walt Kowalski: Yeah, well keep the change.
Barber Martin: See you in three weeks, prick.
Walt Kowalski: Not if I see you first, dipshit.
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Gran Torino
Rated: R (language and violence)
Genre: Drama
What I know about Gran Torino:
Clint Eastwood is in it.
There is a movie called Clint Eastwood.
Guns are somehow involved.
It was critically acclaimed.
It came out a few years ago.
A Gran Torino is a car.
It seems like some sort of shoot-em-up film.
My Dad really likes it,
and he liked it so much he got a boot-leg copy,
yet I wasted money...
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Coco avant Chanel
So, in case you were wondering, why yes, I did absolutely adore the exquisite film: Coco avant Chanel. (From this point on I feel the need to call it by it’s original french name, for it deserves to be called by so. No need to bring unnecessary English into the examination of a french film.)
Overall, Coco avant Chanel is a story about the early years of French fashion designer Gabrielle...
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Coco avant Chanel
Coco Before Chanel is the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who began her life as headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey became the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success , freedom and style. The film portrays the formative years of Chanel’s life, the years of Chanel spent discovering and inventing herself....
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Coco Before Chanel
I am about to watch Coco Before Chanel. Yes, it is 12:15 at night. No, I cannot fall asleep.
Rated: PG-13 (sexual content and smoking)
Genre: Biopic, Drama
Why I feel like I’ll love this movie:
Audrey Tautou
It’s in French, the most beautiful language to my ears
It takes place in France. Coincidence? I think not.
I love fashion.
I love French fashion.
Therefore, I like Coco...