Another movie on how Facebook can change your life. Story: In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel’s brother, Nev. Nev met a girl, Megan, online and they seemed to have something going. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most unsettling months of their lives.
I get a huge Blair Witch Project vibe here. Not sure what to think about it. Seems somewhat interesting. What do you think?
Zack Snyder, the director who also brought you 300 and Watchmen has another visual marvel coming our way. Sucker Punch is an action fantasy movie that takes us into the imaginary world of a young girl. This dream world provides the ultimate escape from her not so bright reality. “Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, but her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary… with potentially tragic consequences.”
Visually it looks like this is going to be a treat. Incredible graphics and I love the 1950’s retro-futuristic style. Let’s hope the story is any good and we have a winner!
Freakonomics is one of my favorite books ever. The authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner use economic models to explain things like why most drug dealers still live with their moms and what the similarities are between school teachers and sumo wrestlers. A must read.
And now its turned into a movie, and not by the least. The people making this movie are also the people behind Supersize Me, Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, Jesus Camp and The King Of Kong. Which all happen to be among my favorite documentaries ever. Lots of favorites! Let’s just hope it doesn’t suffer from the ‘The book was so much better syndrome’.
A little heavy on movies this week. But hey, when they are this good who cares? The Social Network tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg and the rise of his Facebook empire. As the subtitle says ‘You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies’ it promises to be an interesting story, especially because the movie is directed by David Fincher whom we know of Fight Club. For now we have to settle with a teaser, but I’ll keep you updated on any new trailers.
For FrICTION, filmmaker Cullen Hoback (Monster Camp, 2007) takes us to a private high school where he writes a script about a real couple and a student who comes between them. Through the process of making the film, hidden truths about the real lives of the actors playing themselves are revealed, and the line between fiction and reality fade. Blending the original “intended” film with rehearsals and documentary elements, Friction breaks the wall that separates fiction from reality, challenging the very real lives of everyone involved. What remains is part documentary, part fiction.
I really want to see this movie and see how everything turns out. Making it even more interesting is the fact that the entire movie was produced with a budget of $100,-!! Amazing isn’t it? One thing is certain: Cullen Hoback has taken unconventional storytelling to another level. In cinemas from September 2010.
Another movie I am looking forward to is Farewell. This movie tells us a true story of an ordinary man who gets caught up in what Ronald Reagan called “one of the most important espionage cases of the 20th century.”
Farewell tells the story of Pierre Froment, a French businessman based in Moscow (Guillaume Canet), who gets in touch with with a senior KGB officer, Grigoriev (Emir Kusturica) who is disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become under Brezhnev. Grigoriev begins passing him top secret information about the Soviet spy networks in the US. Torn between the fear of putting his wife (Alexandra Maria Lara) and children in danger and the desire to know more, Froment brings the documents to the French government. The information reaches the White House soon after, and brings the Soviet regime to the tipping point of collapse, forcing the KGB to frantically search for the leak, and placing the two men and their families in extreme danger.
This movie by Christian Carion has already been awarded many awards at indy-festivals, and has been named the best political espionage thriller in years. Therefore it is high upon my must-see list. In theaters in September 2010.
I just realized I haven’t posted on movies for a while, so I decided to dive into the world of upcoming movies and see what caught my attention. The first one to do so was Somewhere, by Sofia Coppola. The movie is about bad boy actor Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) who is living a life filled with sex, drugs and award shows. Until his eleven year old daughter Cleo, played by Elle Fanning, shows up to stay with him. This forces him to re-think his life.
The trailer immediately makes me think of Lost In Translation, I guess because of Coppola’s talent for selecting great music. Let’s hope Somewhere will be just as good! Set to be released by the end of this year.
When I first saw the Hoverboard in Back To The Future 2, I soooo badly wanted it! Together with the Nike’s Marty McFly was given. And now, after the Nike’s became sort of real, now the hoverboard is real too. Nils Gaudagnin has created a real floating hoverboard. Really cool. Unfortunately it won’t work on the street just yet… Now we’ll just have to wait for someone to turn a DeLorean into a flying time machine.
