Amusingly, I didn’t get a chance to see the movie over the weekend, and found out today that it had been changed. Then again, I had crazy-low expectations.
2 Trailers
22-Jan-09
Watch the Objectified trailer, a documentary film on industrial design by director Gary Hustwit, creator of Helvetica. The new film features interviews with Jonathon Ive (Apple) and several peeps from IDEO, etc., discussing product design and the relationships forged between designer and consumer. Film premieres at SxSW 2k9.
At Sundance this month, Derrick Comedy will debut Mystery Team. The comedy centers around 3 clueless teenagers who are looking to re-establish their reputations as sleuths, trying to solve a murder mystery. The trailer reminds me of a mashup between The Pink Panther (with Peter Sellers) and Bottle Rocket.
David Mamet on Politicized Drama
15-Jan-09
David Mamet (via John August):
“People have tried for centuries to use drama to change people’s lives, to influence, to comment, to express themselves. It doesn’t work. It might be nice if it worked for those things, but it doesn’t. The only thing the dramatic form is good for is telling a story.”
The Boy with the Incredible Brain
14-Jan-09
A co-worker sent me to the documentary, The Boy with the Incredible Brain, this morning. The film centers around Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who can perform long calculations in his mind. Tammet can recite pi from memory up to 22,514 digits and learn a language in a week, among other impressive gifts.
I happened to picked up a copy of Daniel’s first book, Born on a Blue Day, over the weekend as well.
Documentary: Four Corners
15-Nov-08
If you’re looking for a great way to spend the rainy Saturday morning, might I suggest Four Corners, an hour-long documentary on peak oil theory. Yeah, I know. That probably sounds like an incredibly nerdy way to spend a Saturday morning. But if you’ve ever taken an interest in the subject, or you just harbor a mild curiosity, this film is one of the more engaging primers available.
Josh Brolin as W.
20-Oct-08
No, I didn’t get a chance to see W. over the weekend. Though I don’t know why I would even bother. As evidenced by this vignette of cinematic genius, Josh Brolin already peaked as an actor.
And if you’ve been counting the days like I have, the wait is almost up as the most highly anticipated sequel ever is scheduled to go into production next summer.
UPDATE: As Safeguy kindly informed me, that interview was filmed last year. So where does that leave Goonies II outside of an incredibly rad NES game? Dunno…
October Surprise: W. The Movie
27-Sep-08
I just watched the trailer for Oliver Stone’s W. The film follows the current president from his early booze & blow days through the Iraq War. The trailer draws attention to some of the big players in the first few years of the Bush Administration: Rove, Cheney, Powell, Rumsfeld, etc. W. is set for an October 17 release.