Ethan Hawke has been very busy; a fact that makes me, an eternal fan of great acting talent, a very happy so and so.
With more than 5 releases out this year, including the already very well -received Boyhood, who can blame me?
A sci-fi thriller from sibling directors, Michael and Peter Spierig; the premise of Predestination involves time travel for the purpose of preventing crimes from taking place.
Quite the promising trailer we have here, isn’t it. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, Tom Cruise’s rather good film Minority Report (2002) came to mind as this preview played. Fingers crossed it’s great.
Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Nick Moran
‘Brother, mother, any other sucker!’
Super wordplay. Just one of the the things I love about this movie.
Set in London’s East End, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels is very entertaining, thanks to the excellent dialogue and incessantly funny male banter.
Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng
From writer/director Guy Ritchie, the film fits comfortably into the comedy/crime genre. There’s no shortage of well-crafted characters, some of whom you’d count yourself very lucky to never encounter.
If you’re a seasoned film fan, It may be hard to not have Quentin Tarantino pop into your mind; for reasons including but not limited to the highly quotable dialogue, perfect pacing and brilliant soundtrack.
‘Watch it!‘ That’s my not-so-gentle recommendation.
Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Vas Blackwood
‘Because if you don’t, I’ll kill ya.‘ _Rory Breaker
Just playing, of course. I’m simply quoting the great character pictured above.
That Awkward Moment (2014), Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller
The following are three of the best things about Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Myles Teller’s That Awkward Moment (2014). A comedy/romance about twenty-something friends living and dating in New York.
Directed by Tom Gormican; That Awkward Moment definitely isn’t a perfect movie – for reasons including, ironically, awkwardness. But these snippets of dialogue are indeed memorable. I’ve even found myself quoting one or two of them to friends.
1) ‘New York’s charm is that you’re surrounded by things you can’t have’. ‘New York’s charm is it makes you think you can have them’. Having been there myself and experienced the energy, I can confirm that both statements are true.
2) ‘Jason. You weren’t there for me. On a day when I really, really needed you. And being there for someone when they need you, that’s all relationships are, Jason. That’s all they are.’ Delivered whilst perfectly composed and with all pauses mid-sentence only working to make the statement more impactful in the moment – regardless of how simple the idea and words may be.
3) ‘Guys, in High School, I was voted as most likely to have the best eyes’ This one’s my my favourite! The line makes me giggle because I didn’t see the silliness coming.
Watch That Awkward Moment if you’re curious. I mean, how could one not be after the above snippets?
Six Dance lessons In Six Weeks (2014), Gena Rowlands, Cheyenne Jackson
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks looks like the kind of light and fun Sunday film experience I’ll want any day now.
A trailer filled with comedy, music, dancing, Cheyenne Jackson and the likeable Gena Rowlands, a.k.a. the older version of Allie from The Notebook (2004), I know I’ll be watching with high hopes.
It certainly helps that the film is based on a successful play.
Part of what makes Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010) so very good, is Hans Zimmer’s brilliant musical score.
Unfortunately, since the the film’s release, seemingly far lesser movies keep using it. I say ‘seemingly far lesser’ because I can’t actually see myself ever watching any of the offending titles.
I admit, I’m probably too attached to the original film and music, but all the trailers I’ve seen that use the Inception score really don’t look very promising. If they did, I wouldn’t be writing this.
You only have to watch the following Airborne (2012) trailer to see and understand.
To help get that highly disappointing Airborne taste out of your mouth, here are two fantastic Inception trailers.
The Movie My Life 