movie plug!
It's been a long time since I've been affected by a film as I have with Charlotte Sometimes. So, now I have to share it with you so you'll rent it and (writer/director) Eric Bylar will make lots of money to make lots more films.
I didn't know much about it other than "members who added The Secret Lives of Dentists also added this" to their Netflix queue. I liked Dentists so I thought, what the hell. It arrived, wasn't too excited. I popped it in to have something to watch while I drifted off to sleep. Just a couple of minutes into the film, before any dialogue starts, I had to rewind and watch the opening scenes again. Then a third time. Those few minutes revealed so much about the setting and lead dude, I drank in every scene for fear I was missing some detail.
It's an anti-romance, so the movie publicity calls it. Pretty fair. Don't be turned off by the schmaltzy or dramatic plot descriptions on IMDB or netflix. The story and actors are very subtle. Not much dialogue. But, like the scene with Bill Murray in Lost in Translation during the photo shoot, gestures and facial expressions are laden with meaning so a lot of words aren't necessary.
A fun DVD extra includes a lively Q&A with the very articulate Eric Bylar and Jacqueline Kim (former Guthrie actor!), moderated by Roger Ebert. I'd love to have him over for a Sunday pot roast. I'd even learn to cook a pot roast.
So, enough of that. If you watch it, I'm curious to hear your reaction.
Okay, one more thing, a movie that reminds me of Charlotte is The Center of the World by Wayne Wang. So if you thought that was too slow, you probably won't like this one.
Some other flicks I'm excited about: Kill Bill 2; Kitchen Stories; 13 going on 30 (adorable trailer!); and Garden State. If you want better tidbits on movies, check out Facets. They send out a free catalog too!
I didn't know much about it other than "members who added The Secret Lives of Dentists also added this" to their Netflix queue. I liked Dentists so I thought, what the hell. It arrived, wasn't too excited. I popped it in to have something to watch while I drifted off to sleep. Just a couple of minutes into the film, before any dialogue starts, I had to rewind and watch the opening scenes again. Then a third time. Those few minutes revealed so much about the setting and lead dude, I drank in every scene for fear I was missing some detail.
It's an anti-romance, so the movie publicity calls it. Pretty fair. Don't be turned off by the schmaltzy or dramatic plot descriptions on IMDB or netflix. The story and actors are very subtle. Not much dialogue. But, like the scene with Bill Murray in Lost in Translation during the photo shoot, gestures and facial expressions are laden with meaning so a lot of words aren't necessary.
A fun DVD extra includes a lively Q&A with the very articulate Eric Bylar and Jacqueline Kim (former Guthrie actor!), moderated by Roger Ebert. I'd love to have him over for a Sunday pot roast. I'd even learn to cook a pot roast.
So, enough of that. If you watch it, I'm curious to hear your reaction.
Okay, one more thing, a movie that reminds me of Charlotte is The Center of the World by Wayne Wang. So if you thought that was too slow, you probably won't like this one.
Some other flicks I'm excited about: Kill Bill 2; Kitchen Stories; 13 going on 30 (adorable trailer!); and Garden State. If you want better tidbits on movies, check out Facets. They send out a free catalog too!
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