tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58074207786166979192011-07-08T03:56:24.865-07:00AmitKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03778731622362796583noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807420778616697919.post-29414593953087236312009-09-23T10:49:00.000-07:002009-09-23T10:52:42.756-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jQiphywx9vk/SrpgDce1ACI/AAAAAAAAGqA/IB0wE6OtDRk/s1600-h/shrink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jQiphywx9vk/SrpgDce1ACI/AAAAAAAAGqA/IB0wE6OtDRk/s320/shrink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384721916776218658" border="0" /></a>Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients...<br /><br />Drama with Kevin Spacey sounds so promising, I can't believe that by the end of the movie we were still saying: "Is something going to happen?"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807420778616697919-2941459395308723631?l=movieasexpected.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AmitKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03778731622362796583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807420778616697919.post-1123033931375298252009-09-23T10:12:00.000-07:002009-09-24T23:05:39.692-07:00This post is to summary some of the better/more interesting/more fun movies I've seen in the last couple of years. Only one line about each, but much to see...<br /><br />They are all what is expected from my description line<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">21 </span>- Vegas sting with Kevin Spacey.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">99 Francs</span> - Good but hallucinative movie about creative (advertising), French, based on a book<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Babel </span>- Heavy, deep movie about communication. Brad Pitt and others<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Burn After Reading</span> - Lightweight fun from Cohen brothers. Not as good as The Big Lebowski..<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Death At A Funeral</span> - Great brit (very) dark comedy<br /><b>Donnie Darko</b> - Great cult movie. Genre can not be defined. High school flick? Horror? Mystery? Very good and enjoyable watch, will keep you thinking if you understood it at all<b><br />Doubt</b> - Great, heavy drama with great actors.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Duplicity </span>- Easy watching with Clive Owen. Pseudo spy movie<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Freedom Writers</span> - To education believers. Touching story of a teacher. Hilary Swank as great as ever<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frost Nixon</span> - The interesting story of the first interview Nixon had after resignation.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graduation </span>- Nice high school graduation flick with a twist<br /><b>Gran Torino</b> - Excellent, heavy but uplifting drama by Clint Eastwood<b><br />Juno</b> - Great, great growing up (and getting pregnant) movie<b><br />Kiss Kiss Bang Bang</b> - OK action movie with Robert Downey Jr.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Knocked Up</span> - Funny comedy (sometime low comedy)<br /><b>Kung Fu Panda</b> - One of the best animation in the past couple of years<b><br />Little Miss Sunshine</b> - A must see, I laughed my brains out. Little (great) movie<b><br />Management </b>- Another try by Jennifer Aniston to make a good movie that just comes up weird, but viewable...<br /><b>Music Within</b> - sounds bad: coming back from Vietnam... Good movie about human spirit, and not heavy at all<b><br />Nothing But The Truth</b> - good court drama, excellent play by Kate Beckinsale<b><br />One Week</b> - Great road movie, small, but touching journey of one man<br /><b>P.S. I Love You</b> - I guess I really like Hilary Swank. Great romance (although sad). See with the wife...<br /><b>Paper Clips<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></b> - Rednecks learning about the holocaust. Documentry "the old style" but an interesting story. Not heavy and good view. (don't pre-judge based on Rednecks/Holocaust... well, that's what's the movie all about - not judging)<b><br />Phoebe In Wonderland</b> - Good drama about raising a problematic child. Intermediate (not too heavy but certainly not light). Great acting by Elle Fenning.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Polishuk</span> - See the series - Great stuff from Israel (Israeli version of Yes, Minister)<b><br />Prestige</b> - Magician movie with twists and turns. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale - hard to go wrong<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Run Fat Boy Run, Shaun Of The Dead</span> - Funny, English, Simon Pegg and gang movies<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slow Burn</span> - Decent thriller with Ray Liota<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Son Of Rambow</span> - Nice English movie about growing up<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stardust </span>- Enjoyable for Fantasy lovers (actually my wife which isn't enjoyed as well, so..)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">State Of Play</span> - Journalism thriller with Russel Crow - delivers<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story Of Stuff</span> - A must see 30 minutes environmental documentary<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunshine Cleaning</span> - Small American Drama, decent acting by Amy Adams and Emily Blunt<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Talk To Me</span> - Great drama about blacks in America. Enjoyable movie, true story and Don Cheadle, which makes mostly good movies<br /><br />I will add descriptions to the ones below later...<br /><br />Thank You For Smoking<b><br /></b>The Hangover<br />The International<br />The Reader<br />The Visitor<br />Timecrimes<br />Vitus<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807420778616697919-112303393137529825?l=movieasexpected.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AmitKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03778731622362796583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807420778616697919.post-12541280859868539012009-09-23T01:11:00.000-07:002009-09-23T01:22:03.242-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V9QY40GOJHE/SrnZjCQwZeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/bHwgIKioO9M/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 169px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384574025423939042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V9QY40GOJHE/SrnZjCQwZeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/bHwgIKioO9M/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Self-destructive writer is being hired by influecing magazine he used to flame. Now all you have to do is what you know best (see title).</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807420778616697919-1254128085986853901?l=movieasexpected.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Meir Tsvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107875064915911449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807420778616697919.post-64463580399247355242009-09-10T05:27:00.000-07:002009-09-10T05:34:03.414-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jQiphywx9vk/SqjyGQQmG7I/AAAAAAAAGpI/WHYsGmsAZfU/s1600-h/midnightkiss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 139px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jQiphywx9vk/SqjyGQQmG7I/AAAAAAAAGpI/WHYsGmsAZfU/s320/midnightkiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379815944151767986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Great indie movie. </span>Note that it is black and white, but I think that if it was in color it would look cheap. Drama/Comedy/Romance. Feels real. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended in category</span>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989000/">IMDB page</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807420778616697919-6446358039924735524?l=movieasexpected.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AmitKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03778731622362796583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807420778616697919.post-64427104551169968752009-09-10T00:02:00.000-07:002009-09-10T05:56:46.361-07:00Another movie review site... This one is for friends sharing movies they seen, and writing whether it is what they expected the movie to be (A-class thriller, Good indie film, etc.). Most movies have subtitles in serethd or torec.<br /><br />Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807420778616697919-6442710455116996875?l=movieasexpected.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AmitKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03778731622362796583noreply@blogger.com0