Bull is unique, but at the same time, it reminds me of films like Gran Torino and Moonlight, which are two very well done films. While it is hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison of all three films, what they have in common is that each of them deals with troubled teens finding mentors in the unlikeliest of people. I guess you could even throw The Karate Kid in there if you want to get technical....
What results from Warwick’s footage is a “gonzomentary,” a mix of fourth-wall busting filmmaking, mockumentary, Gonzo journalism and whatever else can be added into the mix, which includes: Uncle Binky the pedophile clown; a Christian producer/investor who wants the film to contain no swearing, no drinking and no drugs, right before she has a crisis of faith and becomes a mime; a silent film; Tito the drug dealer, who is actually a British actor (David Proch) stuck in a Method acting Hell and Warwick’s own descent into madness while chronicling the adventures of Clark and J....
Diane senses her husband is seeing one of his co-workers, Jayse (Hannah Brake), who makes an appearance at the bakery, which is odd but sets a tone that rolls into one life dilemma after another. As the bakery needs to deliver on its orders, Diane’s home life unravels. She must face her mother’s inability to wake from her hospital bed, which becomes a mirror of life as her daughter Kelsey appears to be headed down the same path as her....
Zero (Wade Pierson) and Jerry (Manuel Ramirez) embark on a suspenseful journey through the small town where the garage is located, desperately searching for their missing loved ones. They stumble upon the horrifying truth that Felix has been harboring a cryptid named Daisy (Jamie Krivobok), using unsuspecting victims as its food. This revelation puts them in grave danger as they become the next potential meal for the insatiable beast. Will Wade and Jerry manage to escape with their lives and expose the evil that’s been lurking in the shadows?...
Later on, a younger robot runs afoul of the same evil posse, as younger robot is trying to court the posse leader’s daughter. The gang takes him out to the sign, and tasks him with whitewashing over the shadow. Unfortunately for the gang, the appearance of our new hero winds up being the vessel for which our cursed shadow has been waiting. Now, I keep saying robots, but these things bleed and die like humans do, so robots isn’t entirely accurate....
Van Hoy clearly believes that a juxtaposition of romance and death can find success, and I think he’s right. On the surface, Flinch is simply the story of a hitman who pulls off a series of jobs, falls in love, experiences a few hiccups along the way but is ultimately successful. However, I’m not entirely sure that the love story developed as smoothly and effectively as possible, as there are moments of unnatural and unwarranted progression....
How did the story of Books and Drinks come about? Geoffrey Cowper: After he saw my first indie feature, Day Release, Martin Rosete approached me and wanted me to meet the writer Josep Ciutat and read a script he had written that he thought I would like. I loved it from the start. Josep and I hit it off, and eight years later, here we are. It’s amazing how long it takes to make movies a reality....
We’ve talked to a crowdfunding success story before, and one of the projects we featured on the site has also gone on to success… yet you currently trump them both, because you’re a crowdfunding success story twice over. Before we get into the specifics of your projects, give us the quick bio on yourself? Where’d you come from? How’d you become a filmmaker? What projects have you done prior to “Jens Pulver | Driven” and “Person of Interest”?...
In several subplots, the filmmaker covers all the bases of relationships, centering around these formerly close-knit college pals. In great detail, Fabian reveals everyone’s personalities and all the chaos that ensues, including Jess being harassed by who is supposed to be her wedding date Cliff (who we never see but do hear). No one can ignore the weighing undertone that Sam, Jess’ ex, will be a guest. Constantly bringing up Sam, sniffing her Vassar sweatshirt, and a non-stop need to m********e everywhere, Jess is a mess and has lost her way, but not without her humor and wit....
Our next encounter with Molly finds her completing a stint at a psychiatric hospital, assuring them (and herself) that she is mentally prepared to enter back into the world outside. We are kept in the dark as to exactly what happened that fateful day, but Milocco’s tightly coiled performance tells us all we need to know. She arrives at a high-rise apartment complex where, aside from it appearing rather stark, the normalcy of life seems to seep in and provide her momentary comfort....
But even worse, the attendant, Danny (Lewis Wright, Jr.), was born and raised in the South and barely speaks English himself. When the frustrated Moussa returns to his car, it won’t stop. His desperate pleas for help with the car or a ride to the airport fall squarely on deaf ears as no one can understand what he is saying. Maison, meaning home, is a modern American (albeit global) tale....
The documentary tells the story of a top-secret CIA mission to recover a nuclear-armed, sunken Soviet submarine from the Pacific Ocean and the coverup that surrounded the entire project. Under the cover of a Howard Hughes-sponsored mining project, a team of engineers worked to build the massive equipment in plain sight of a public unaware of the actual mission. As the recovery process began, the six-year-long uber-classified quest to retrieve the sub was known as Project Azorian and was surrounded by the tightest “security....
Clara goes to the one address she knows, which she found on a discarded postcard. It is that of her aunt, Louise (Édith Cochrane), whom she’s never met. Louise is understanding but wants nothing to do with her sister’s cult and tries to get her niece to return. When it appears the community has abandoned her, Clara, Louise lets her stay for a few days to find her sister. Louise is fun and kind, but she’s clearly had some dark moments in her past, many of which relate to the rift with her sister....
Then came “Dead Man’s Chest,” with its now two-and-a-half hour running time crammed full of repetitive action sequences, a new bad guy (Bill Nighy as half man/half mollusk Davy Jones), and hazy hints at Will Turner’s (Bloom) ultimate destiny. Depp seemed bored and the movie ground to a halt every time yet another character and their motivations had to be introduced. Further, the movie’s cliffhanger ending – rather than infusing me with a sense of anticipation for the next movie – filled me with vague unease....
Ryan (Ryon Thomas) is a grey-haired, bearded, overworked, wealthy old guy obsessed with his body image. Mia (Bryanna McQueeney) is a pretty wine seller who loves to jog and appears to be a happy, younger wife. The two enjoy sex by being daring, such as going at it on the hood of their vehicle. They are stopping to see Ryan’s cynical sister on their way to vacation. The sister, Jennifer (Gloria Mann), who is intense about physical fitness, thinks Mia is nothing but a gold digger....
I’ll spare you the plot rundown and get to the details of this 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, which features both the theatrical and unrated versions of the film. The latter runs just a minute longer than the former, consisting mostly of violence that had to be cut to get an R rating back in 1987. Gotta love the MPAA telling us that we can see a guy’s hand get shot off but not see the stump gushing blood....
After successfully splicing the genetics of a cluster of random animals, Elsa and Clive realize that they can go further with their new technology. Splicing the DNA of a human with God-knows what else, they make a creature they affectionately call “DREN.” Natali affectively uses both CGI and makeup to create a monstrous female, with equally monstrous desires. What exactly is DREN? What will she become? And how will her adoptive parents manage to control her?...
You are probably familiar with the name Susan Feniger. She is a celebrity chef in every sense of the phrase. Fans of the early days of the Food Network, like me, know Susan and her culinary partner, Mary Sue Milliken, as the cooking duo “Too Hot Tamales.” Every day, they would prepare Latin American, though primarily Mexican cuisine. I’ve seen way too many episodes. Forked opens with a quick background on Feniger, who first met Milliken in Chicago at the renowned French restaurant Le Perroquet....
John Chi’s newest film, Tentacle 8, is a surprisingly interesting crime thriller that explores what could happen if a breach stemming from America’s top information assurance bureau compromised the world as we know it. To hone in on this disturbing possibility, Chi focuses his lens on Ray Berry (Brett Rickaby), the NSA’s chief analyst, with a gift of photographic recall and complex code cracking. Berry is an odd reclusive type, with hints of Paranoia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder....
Robert Sandrich (Peter Sarsgaard) is a screenwriter whose agent-lover Malcolm has recently died of TB of the brain. Jeffrey (Campbell Scott), a producer, likes Robert’s script “The Dying Gaul,” but this interest isn’t without fine print. Jeffrey explains that in order to appeal to the largest audience possible, the homosexual couple must be changed to straight men or a heterosexual couple. Robert vehemently protests but a million dollars eventually convinces him to relent....
