Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Nov 5, 2009, 8:00 am
... a gentlemanly baron to be married, the determined Coco injects herself into the life and mansion of millionaire Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde), ... really hated both of the male characters, and ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Nov 3, 2009, 11:43 pm
After seeing Taken, I checked out Pierre Morel's other film District B13, which was highly recommended by my associate. Set in a not-so-distant future in which certain areas of Paris have been sea...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Nov 3, 2009, 4:21 pm
Hey guys, I am pausing the movie conversations for a moment to advocate my boyfriend's website The Daily Robot. He is a fantastic artist and his specialty is drawing robots in a range of media. La...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Nov 3, 2009, 12:06 am
I'm wrapping up the recent "movies I missed while abroad in Germany" posts with Adventureland. After graduating college, James (Jesse Eisenberg) learns that his parents won't be able to afford...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Nov 1, 2009, 12:59 pm
As previously posted, the 'Thon started off strong with its first 3 films primarily focusing on the darker side of vampirism. It got a bit more upbeat with its next offering, The Lost Boys, but to...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 31, 2009, 9:30 pm
Well, maybe you've noticed that it is nearing Halloween time. This means the Boston Horror 'Thon is on at the historic Somerville Theatre! It's 12 straight hours of horror movie goodness, ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 31, 2009, 11:51 am
In preparation for The Road, I was shown John Hillcoat's prior film The Proposition, a quiet and intriguing Australian western set in the 1880's outback. Local lawman Captain Stanley (Ray Wins...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 29, 2009, 10:40 pm
Taken came out right before I went abroad, and man am I glad I didn't see it then because I would have been way paranoid of getting abducted by some Eastern European sex traffickers when I visited...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 29, 2009, 11:00 am
Anvil is probably the most important metal band you've never heard of. Formed by childhood friends guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner as the core, they've released ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 27, 2009, 12:38 am
The inspirational trailer and promise of tempur-pedic seats were certainly abundant reasons to get me out to Jordan's Furniture (an amazing place involving trapeze artists, jelly bean sculptures, ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 24, 2009, 11:41 am
Here's another movie that didn't make it to Germany, and I was pretty bummed that I missed out on Sam Raimi's apparent return to making awesome movies. Now that I've seen Drag Me to He...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 22, 2009, 6:26 pm
With lots of buzz about a Best Actress nomination and a Nick Hornby screenplay, An Education certainly piqued my interest. Based on Lynn Barber's memoir, the film follows 16-year-old Jenny (Carey ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 20, 2009, 10:58 pm
The only other Francis Ford Coppola film I've seen is The Godfather, which I didn't really like, but I've been meaning to check out his other works for a while, and I know someone who'...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 19, 2009, 3:14 pm
With recent decades' influx of computer-generated animation and (ugh) the recent surge in CG 3-D films, I thought I'd take some time to discuss my favorite non-CG (and non-anime) animated film...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 18, 2009, 5:48 pm
Man, France has been letting me down lately. I'll have to watch Amelie or something soon. The operatic The Umbrellas of Cherbourg covers the lives of a mother, Madame Emery (Ann Vernon), and her 1...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 17, 2009, 5:05 pm
I walked into this unsure if it could live up to its consistently amazing and oddly quotable trailer, but by jove, it totally does! A Serious Man comes to us from those lovable scamps Joel and Ethan C...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 16, 2009, 3:00 pm
A lot of the movies I missed while in Germany (most of the smaller-release ones either don't come out there at all or take many months to arrive) are starting to come to DVD, which is exciting for...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 15, 2009, 11:52 pm
I finally saw Tron! Took me long enough, I know, especially with all the geek hullabaloo about the reboot/sequel. Inside the realm of computerworld, the malicious Master Control Program is trying to t...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 14, 2009, 1:46 pm
I guess some Australians just really know how to crash about a hundred cars for the sake of entertainment, and I respect that. Set in a sparse futuristic Australia with lots of violence and fast drivi...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 12, 2009, 12:52 pm
In the alternate universe of The Invention of Lying, the concept of lying is unknown, resulting in a very different kind of culture from our own. There's no fiction because no one has imagination-...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 11, 2009, 1:13 pm
I'm writing this one out of order since I'd like to include it in the Billy Wilder Blogathon at the LAMB. I think I've seen a good amount of Wilder films, especially in high school when I ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 10, 2009, 12:01 pm
Woody Harrelson should just star in every movie. What on earth is stopping this from happening? Brought to you by the writers of The Joe Schmo Show, Zombieland is an immensely entertaining zombie come...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 8, 2009, 8:00 am
Hey, a horror-comedy with Dave Foley in it! I guess I will watch it. Netherbeast Incorporated primarily takes place within an office building populated by "netherbeasts" who live fairly ordinary lives...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 7, 2009, 1:49 pm
A movie made by ladies with a predominately female cast about a contact sport and featuring little reliance on romance? And the protagonist wears glasses? Aw shucks, count me in. Drew Barrymore's ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 5, 2009, 11:58 pm
Why has it taken me so damn long to see this movie? Oh my god. I remember years ago when I was working at Barnes and Noble, one of my coworkers told me the entire plot of this movie, since at the time...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 5, 2009, 1:02 pm
I am constantly frustrated with myself for not watching more anime, so I am pretty happy I got to see Tekkonkinkreet recently (on a big screen, no less!). It's the first major anime studio film to...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 3, 2009, 11:06 am
Yeah, I'm sucker for Bruce Willis and a future involving robots, so what? Surrogates envisions a not-too-distant future in which the majority of people live their lives through better-looking robo...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 2, 2009, 5:25 pm
I guess someone watched Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains and caught onto Diane Lane's great stage presence, because Streets of Fire is bookended with great sequences of her performing. La...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 2, 2009, 8:00 am
I'm not sure why Diablo Cody is getting so much shit for this movie. It's not such a big deal, you guys. Teenage nerd (indicated by the glasses) Needy (Amanda Seyfried) and the eponymous hotti...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Oct 1, 2009, 5:14 pm
Wow, I have been waiting about three and a half years to see this movie. I found its trailer when looking for more movies with Patrick Warburton in a live-action role, and just instantly felt like it&...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 30, 2009, 11:17 am
A trippy, French, animated sci-fi film from the 70's? Sounds interesting, right? Ugh. Wrong. Fantastic Planet depicts a future in which humans have been brought to another planet to be the pets of...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 29, 2009, 10:52 pm
Time for some 60's murder mystery, I guess. Paul Newman, ever the stud, stars as the eponymous Harper, a cool private detective in the middle of a divorce from his wife Susan (Janet Leigh), who ca...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 28, 2009, 9:57 pm
I have a weird history with this movie. It came out in Germany last fall and was submitted as their choice for the Best Foreign Film category in the Academy Awards. We read a lot of reviews and articl...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 27, 2009, 3:14 pm
Robert Siegel proves he can wear both a writer's and a director's hat, both probably jauntily askew to fit at the same time, with Big Fan. Patton Oswalt stars (did I say "stars"? I meant "domi...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 26, 2009, 12:42 pm
Steven Soderbergh is pretty aware of what will entertain different kinds of audiences. With The Informant!, he offers up a story for the kind that enjoys bumbling comedy, mustaches, corporate crime, a...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 25, 2009, 2:38 pm
So once again machines have destroyed human life on earth and everything is a barren wasteland. A small robotic doll named 9 wakes up next to an old dude's dead body. He takes an important-looking...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 24, 2009, 6:25 pm
After hearing countless adulations for Crank 2 from this guy, I was plopped down to watch- nay, experience- it for myself. On Blu-ray, no less! So, I haven't seen the first one but apparently all ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 23, 2009, 3:43 pm
Well I guess it's time to kick off Wes Anderseasons, in which each of that guy's film's are slotted into a corresponding season. Start of autumn and the school year of course means Rushmor...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 21, 2009, 2:35 pm
Takashi Miike constantly impresses me with his mutability. The first film of his I ever saw was Ichi the Killer, which grossed me out so much I couldn't even finish it, so I swore off his movies. ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 20, 2009, 2:21 pm
... robot! Yeah! My second Paul Verhoeven movie this month (and ever), Robocop introduces us to a vaguely futuristic, crime-laden Detroit, ... (Kurtwood Smith) and his gang, he's brought into the...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 20, 2009, 11:39 am
I've been meaning to see The Host for quite a while and finally got around to it, aided by my new interest in both Song Kang-ho (after his performance in Thirst) and Bong Joon-ho (after his segmen...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 19, 2009, 3:23 pm
Aww poor Mike Judge, doomed to have all of his movies compared to Office Space. Oh well. In Extract, his latest feature, small business owner Joel (Jason Bateman) is afflicted with whiny employees, a ...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 18, 2009, 1:22 pm
Now I remember why I wanted to be a hippie in like 4th grade. They're so much fun in the movies! Based on Elliot Tiber's autobiographical book, Taking Woodstock focuses on Elliot (Demetri Mart...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 16, 2009, 8:00 am
One of the last stops on my quest to see every Coen brothers movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a delightful (and musical!) quest of its own loosely based on Homer's Odyssey. During the Great De...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 13, 2009, 7:11 pm
I think I've been waiting forever to talk about this (I had to get through my crazy backlog of movies first). It's been playing itself over in my head since last week, having struck some unkno...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 12, 2009, 2:50 pm
I will admit that the main reason I saw this was because I had never seen a film from Jordan before. Not the best reason, I know, but whatever. The first feature from writer-director Amin Matalqa, Cap...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 12, 2009, 12:06 pm
Wow Miyazaki really has his finger on the pulse of "things that are incredibly cute". I mean seriously, just look at this. I feel like the Fuck You, Penguin guy needs to give him a stern talking-to. W...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 11, 2009, 12:56 pm
I've read several complaints this year about the possible remake of Total Recall, so I thought I might as well give it a look-see myself. Living in a very 80's future, Arnold Schwarzenegger pl...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 9, 2009, 4:19 pm
I'm so glad I caught this on a big screen (I missed its release in America and it didn't reach Germany while I was there). Up sports an interesting premise: After his wife passes away and he&#...
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Alex K. posted an article on Film Forager - Sep 9, 2009, 8:00 am
The night before supposedly-innocent graverobber Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan) is to be hanged for murder, Father Duffy (Ron Perlman) seeks an interview with him exploring his flirtation with the pa...
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