Friday, April 24, 2020

ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002)



Directed By: Alexander Payne 
Written By: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor 
Based on the Novel By: Louis Begley 
Cinematography: James Glennon 
Editor: Kevin Tent 


Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Dermont Mulroney, Hope Davis, June Sqibb, Howard Hesseman, Harry Groener, Connie Ray, Len Cariou 


Warren Schmidt has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, yet now faces retirement. At the same time, he is forced to take a hard look at his wife, his life, and his relationship with his estranged daughter. An often hilarious series of events follow as Schmidt embarks on an unpredictable RV journey to attend his daughter's wedding in Denver, Colorado

PUSHING TIN (1999)





Directed By: Mike Newell 
Written By: Glen Charles & Les Charles 
Based On An Article By: Darcy Frey 
 Cinematography: Gale Tattersall 
Editor: Jon Gregory 

Cast: John Cusack, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton, Vicki Lewis, Jake Weber, Kurt Fuller, Matt Ross, Mike O’Malley 


Nick and the other boys working the hotspot of air traffic control in New York are impressed with themselves, to say the least. They thrive on the no-room-for-error, fast-paced job and let it infect their lives. The undisputed king of pushing tin, "The Zone" Falzone, rules his workplace and his wedded life with the same short-attention span that gets planes where they need to be in the nick of time. That is, until Russell Bell, a new transfer with a reputation for recklessness but a record of pure perfection shatters the tensely-held status quo. The game of one-upmanship between the two flies so high as to lead Nick into Russell's bed with his wife. His sanity slipping just as fast as his hold on #1, Cusack's controller is thrown out-of-control when Thornton's wanderer quietly leaves town. Nick must now find a way to regain his sanity and repair his marriage before he breaks down completely.

FEELING MINNESOTA (1996)


Written & Directed By: Steven Baigelman 
Cinematography: Walt Lloyd 
Editor: Martin Walsh & Thom Noble 
Music By: Los Lobos 

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Delroy Lindo, Vincent D’Onofrio, Tuesday Weld, Courtney Love, Dan Aykroyd 


Freddie is a former stripper marrying Sam to repay a debt owed to nightclub owner Red. But Freddie is in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother. Jjaks and Freddie run off together, and Sam finds where they have been hiding and calls the cops. Meanwhile someone calls to blackmail Sam and Jjaks. In the end will it all work out?

Friday, April 17, 2020

TONE DEAF (2019)


Written & Directed By: Richard Bates Jr. 
Cinematography: Ed Wu 
Editor: Yvonne Valdez 


Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Hayley Marie Norman, AnnaLynne McCord, Kim Delaney, Ray Wise, Ray Santiago, Nelson Franklin, Keisha Castle Hughes, Ronnie Gene Blevins 


A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house to an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his psychopathic tendencies.

DANNY COLLINS (2015)



Written & Directed By: Dan Fogelman 
Cinematography: Steve Yedlin 
Editor: Julie Monroe 

Cast: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Garner, Nick Offerman, Melissa Benoist, Josh Peck, Katarina Cas, Giselle Eisenberg, Brian Thomas Smith, Scott Lawrence 


Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.

HOUSE PARTY 2 (1991)



Directed By: George Jackson & Doug McHenry 
Written By: Rusy Cundieff & Daryl G. Nickens 
Story By: Rusty Cundieff 
Based on characters created By: Reginald Hudlin 
Cinematography: Francis Kenny 
Editor: Joel Goodman & Janice Hampton 


Cast:Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence, Kamron, Queen Latifah, Tisha Campbell, Iman, Georg Sanford Brown, Helen Martin, Tony Burton, William Schallert, B-Fine, Boulegged Lou, Paul Anthony, Christopher Michael, Barry Diamond, Daryl Mitchell, Eugene Allen 


When Kid's college money is stolen by a crooked music promoter, Play's solution is to stage the 'mutha' of all pajama parties.

Friday, April 10, 2020

MOVIES WATCHED IN NOVEMBER 2012

THE GOLDEN GLOVE (2020)



Written & Directed By: Faith Akin 
Based on the Novel By: Heniz Struck 
Cinematography: Rainer Klaussmann 
Editor: Andrew Bird & Franziska Schmidt-Karner 

Cast: Jonas Dassler, Margarete Tiesel, Adam Bousdoukos, Katja Studt, Marc Bosemann 


 A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

HORSE GIRL (2020)



Directed By: Jeff Baena 
Written By: Jeff Baena & Alison Brie 
Cinematography: Sean McElwee 
Editor: Ryan Brown 


Cast: Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, John Ortiz, Debby Ryan, Toby Huss, Angela Trimbur, Paul Reiser, Aaron Stanford, Robin Tunney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Dylan Gelula, John Reynolds, David Paymer, Jay Duplass 

Sarah, a socially isolated arts and crafts store employee, finds herself more content in the company of horses and supernatural crime shows than people. But when a series of strangely surreal dreams upend the simplicity of her waking life, Sarah struggles to distinguish her visions from reality. A darkly humorous psychological thriller about a woman's search for the truth, however abstract it may be.

THE NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN (2016)




Directed By: Robert San Sebastian 
Written By: Guillermo Guerrero 
Cinematography: Adrian Hernandez 
Editor: Ibon Belandia 

Cast: Javier Bodalo, Miriam Martin, Victor Amilibia 

In this horror-comedy, at a New Year's Eve party, Nico, a naive twenty year old, sets out ready to lose his virginity at all costs that same night. In the middle of the party, his gaze crosses Medea, a cunning and attractive mature woman.

Friday, April 3, 2020

GERRY (2002)


Directed By: Gus Van Sant 
Cinematography: Harris Savides 
Written & Edited By: Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon & Casey Affleck 


Cast: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck 


Two friends that call each other Gerry decide to hide in the wilderness in order to see something. However, they do not find what they're looking for. They decide to return to the car but they get lost in the desert, without water, supplies or a compass. Now they have to walk, trying to find the road to survive.

GUMMO (1997)



Written & Directed by: Harmony Korine 
Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier 
Editor: Christopher Tellefsen 

Cast: Chloe Sevingy, Max Perlich, Linda Manz, Jacob Sewell, Harmony Korine, Nick Sutton, Jacob Reynolds, Carisa Glucksman 


Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.

SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE (1989)



Written, Edited & Directed By: Steven Soderbergh 
Cinematography: Walt Lloyd 
Music By: Cliff Martinez 


Cast: James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Andie McDowell 



Ann is married to John, who is having an affair with her sister Cynthia. Ann's a quiet type and unwilling to let herself go. When John's old friend, Graham, shows up, all their lives change. Graham likes to videotape interviews with women.