The Bounty Hunter, 2010, Romantic Comedy, Plot: A divorced couple run into dangers as husband Milo (Gerard Butler) attempts to take his wife Nicole (Aniston) into custody for skipping bail. Thoughts: Aniston and Butler had decent screen chemistry and their banter wasn’t too unbelievable. Maybe it’s just me, but I still have a hard timeContinue reading “The Bounty Hunter/ Valhalla Rising”
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Hero/ Exam
Hero, Action/ Drama, 2002Plot: The story of a brave warrior from the Qin dynasty gains access to the King after killing 3 of the largest threats to the King. Thoughts: I’ve seen this movie multiple times and every time is just as good, if not better, than the last. I really enjoy Jet Li asContinue reading “Hero/ Exam”
David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer/ Copacabana
David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer, 2010, ComedyPlot: Stand-up routine of actor, writer, and comedian David Cross. Thoughts: Relatively funny movie. Had its dry moments but it was solid. I loved Cross as Tobias on the show Arrested Development (the greatest show you’ve never heard of). His acting ability surpass his stand-up. 3.1/5Copacabana, Comedy, 1947 viewed: 1/24/2011Plot:Continue reading “David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer/ Copacabana”
Easy Rider/ Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Ballon)
Easy Rider, 1969, Cult ClassicPlot: The tagline says it all “A man went searching for America but he couldn’t find it anywhere”. Biker Wyatt aka Captain America (Peter Fonda) and his partner Billy (Dennis Hopper) take a road trip from Los Angeles to Mardi Gras on their motorcycles, discovering extreme sides of America. Thoughts: ThisContinue reading “Easy Rider/ Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Ballon)”
Date Night/ Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Date Night, 2010, Romantic ComedyPlot: A middle-aged married couple seeks to spark their flattening marriage by taking another couple’s dinner reservations. This leads to a spiral down a long road of inconveniences and danger. Review: This movie pleasantly surprised me. What I thought was going to be just another movie with some of the funniest names inContinue reading “Date Night/ Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood”
La Moustache/ TiMER
La Moustache, 2005, ThrillerPlot: A Parisian man decides to shave the mustache he’s had all of his adult-life on a whim, but no one (not even his wife) notices. Thus begins the spiral of his sanity in this 2005 French Film. All of this drama over one mustache? Review: Not too much to say otherContinue reading “La Moustache/ TiMER”
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death/ The Men Who Stare at Goats
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, 2008, Comedy Plot: A baker and his companion are trying to stay alive after a recent “baker killer” has struck the scene and is trying to make Wallace the next in the “bakers dozen” by offing him. Thoughts: This film is exactly how a film should beContinue reading “Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death/ The Men Who Stare at Goats”
Did You Hear About the Morgans?/ The Machinist
Did You Hear About the Morgans?, 2009 Romantic Comedy: Plot: Paul Morgan (Hugh Grant) and estranged wife Meryl Morgan (Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parker) witness a murder and are enrolled in the Witness Protection Program and are forced to leave the Big Apple to go to small town in Wyoming (I noticed howContinue reading “Did You Hear About the Morgans?/ The Machinist”
Exit Through the Gift Shop/ Precious
Exit Through the Gift Shop, 2010, DocumentaryPlot: This film followed the story of Frenchman Thierry Guetta’s rise to fame within the street art world as a “Mr. Brainwash” or MBW for short. “They got Mona Lisa’s on sale! 2 for $15!” It began talking about Guetta’s obsession with a video camera, filming everything for months on endContinue reading “Exit Through the Gift Shop/ Precious”
As One Door Closes, Another Opens; In the Heat of the Night/ Duck Soup
In the middle of January, amidst many embarking upon endeavors that would inevitably fail (or as we more lovingly call them, “New Year’s Resolutions”) I decided to begin a personal journey. Inspired by one of my colleagues who was inspired by a colleague of his to take a picture for everyday of the year to recollect memories byContinue reading “As One Door Closes, Another Opens; In the Heat of the Night/ Duck Soup”
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