Hey guys! Today's fact comes a little early,but who wants to wait until Friday. So here it is: The glamorous and extravagant mansion in the movie The Great Gatsby was actually, as told by the movie's director Baz Luhrmann, his old high school in Australia as well as some computer graphics. Hope you enjoyed today's fact and come back for more movie facts, reviews and more. Have a great day. m.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, John Turturro, Zane Pais Director: Noah Baumbach Running time: 1 hour and 33 minutes "Margot at the wedding" is literally about Margot who went at a wedding. No, I'm kidding, it's much more than that. The movie picks up with Margot (Nicole Kidman) and her son on the train going to visit Margot's sister that is getting married. During the movie we explore Margot's relationship with her sister, her son, her husband and how Margot reacts and thinks in general. I have to say i really liked it. It was a little wacky and weird but, also, felt realistic and genuine. The main theme of the movie was the relationship between the sisters (Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh). They talked about one another behind the other's back but they felt like real sisters (there is a specific scene where they talked about the past and laughed about it when you could see how comfortable they felt with each other). And even though the one criticized the life choices of the other you could see the love they had despite their estrangement. Moreover, another element of the movie i really liked was how troubled Margot was and how that was portrayed in really settle ways during the movie. There were not any big, yell-y and dramatic scenes but you could see from the way she would talk to her son or her sister or how she would react to situations that Margot wasn't just a regular person but that she had issues. Finally, there were, surprisingly, some funny scenes and what i liked the most about them was that the movie was not a comedy but the scenes were funny in a way they would be in real life. Not in a big way but in an everyday kind of way. One thing that would really annoy me in any other movie but felt right for this one is that there are many things happening but non of them is explained further. For example there are the neighbors that want to cut down the tree or Becky, who is the third sister, or their mother or almost anything really. However i felt that the movie didn't have to explore any of those things. I viewed it as more of a film that showed us Margot at a given moment and how she handled a certain situation rather than a film that showed us Margot and her life in general. In the same spirit i thought the ending was perfect. Even though i was taken aback with surprise at first, the more i thought about it the more i realised that as i said before the movie was about Margot at the wedding (pretty spot on title) and it didn't have to end with a big finale. It, instead, ended in a realistic way that showed that, ultimately, nothing changed and everything stayed the same. As a bad thing i really can't find anything to say. The movie felt realistic and it had a artfulness to it so if you are not into more artsy movies maybe you won't like it but i am and i enjoyed every minute of it. In conclusion, a realistic movie that says a story in its own way. Definitely worth a watch in my opinion. Score: 83% m.
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Nat Wolff, Liana Liberato, Kristen Bell Director: Josh Boone Running time: 1 hour and 37 minutes Stuck in Love features the lives of a father, his son and his daughter and how they each experience love. The movie has a lightness and youthfulness that i really enjoyed. It's all about love, has a pretty great cast (i love Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Conneli and i am really getting into Lily Collins) and feels like a fairytale to be honest. Also, a small thing that i would like to point out is how much i like movies that end in quotes. I don't know why but every time a movie starts and/or ends with a really great famous quote i get excited and that was the case with this movie. Moreover, i thought the relationship between the father and his kids was the relationship that i would like to have with my kids, someday.Kinnear's character treated his children with respect and viewed them as his equals and not like little kids. He talked to them as he would talk to grown ups.On that note, i really enjoyed the relationship between the siblings. They obviously care about each other but not like in other movies where they either don't love each other at all or they are inseparable,have only nice things to say about each other and never fight. Finally, i found the realism of the story about the younger son and his girlfriend really refreshing. We see in the movie the period of time when they are in love but we, also, see how Liana Liberato's character had many problems that couldn't be solved by Nat Wolff's character but how he still had the illusion and desire that she would come back to him and how she didn't. However, i had much trouble with this movie. My main problem was that any of the stories, and i am not only talking about the love stories, was not properly analysed and shown in depth. Not the relationship between Lerman's and Collins' characters,not Wolff's and Liberato's, not her drug and alcohol problems, not Connelly's and the-guy-that-i-don't-even-know-his-name relationship,not Kristen Bell's and Greg Kinnear's relationship, barely Kinnear's and Connelly's relationship and break up and not Lerman's mother's death. We never saw under the surface about any of the stories, so ultimately i couldn't really care about the characters and their fates. The relationships were unrealistic, how Collins got together with Lerman after she avoided him so much for example, and too many to cover in one movie, frankly. In conclusion, i enjoyed it as a light,with not much substance love story. Not nearly a masterpiece but not in the top 10 worst films of the year. Score: 54% m.
Today's fact will be about a great movie with a great cast and a director.The Social Network is about the creation of facebook and its resulting lawsuits.It's based on the book The Accidental Billionaires from Ben Mezrich and is written by Aaron Sorkin.The cast includes Jesse Eisenberg as facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin and Justin Timberlake as Seaun Parker.The movie's director is David Fincher, who has also directed Fight Club (one of my top ten movies), Zodiac, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Panic Room and many others. One of the lawsuits in the movie is between Zuckerberg, Eisenberg's character, and the Winklevoss twins.And though they are twins in the movie there was only one actor portraying them.Yes the Winklevoss twins you saw in the movie (and if you didn't you certainly must) were acted out by one actor, Armie Hammer. So there you go.That was the fact of the day.I hope you enjoyed it and come back next Friday for more. m.
Sorry guys that there was not a Casual Monday this week but i didn't have time to post anything.But there will be a Fact Friday waiting for you this Friday and a new Casual Monday next week and i plan on watching some new movies so there will be new reviews soon. Thanks for your patience, m.
Today's fact of the day is about a well-loved movie by a lot, including myself. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a movie based on a novel with the same name.It stars Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller as three teenage outcasts who come together, become best friends and "blossom" with the help of each other. The most powerful scenes, in my opinion, from the movie are the scenes driving through the tunnel.During these moments where the cast drives the back of the truck through the Fort Pitt Tunnel they were actually wearing safety wires.So even though it looks awesome it is pretty dangerous and should not be done in real life. I, just, have to add that i think this movie has one of the best endings i have ever seen in film.It sums up the movie perfectly and it elevates to a whole other level.It is emotional, powerful and the best possible way to end the film. m.
Hi guys, today in Casual Monday i would like to talk to you about a YouTube channel and four awesome movie critics who keep us entertained with their reviews every week.Every week i can't wait for Friday to come so i can watch the four movie reviews that are uploaded to the What the flick?! show channel.The panel of critics consists of Christy Lemire, Alonso Duralde, Matt Atchity and Ben Mankiewicz. Christy Lemire is a former film critic for Associated Press and in 2004 she became AP's first full time critic.She was, also, a co-host for television's "Ebert presents: At the movies" in 2011.Now, she is one of the regular critics on What the Flick?! and has her own website christylemire.com . Alonso Duralde was the artistic director st the USA film festival for five years.He is also the former arts and entertainment editor at The Advocate.He has been a film critic for MSNBC.com and The Rotten Tomatoes show.He is now a movie critic for The Wrap and appears on What the Flick?! .He is a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.In 2005 he published his first book, 101 Must-See Movies For Gay Men.His second book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, was released in 2010. Other than co-hosting on the What the Flick?! Matt Atchity is also the editor in Chief of the rottentomatoes.com . Rotten Tomatoes is a website dedicated to reviews, information and news of films. Finally, Ben Mankiewicz started his career as a news reporter and anchor for several programs and magazines.He, then, moved on to sports,gossip and movie shows.He is currently working on What the Flick?! and has made cameos in movies like The Bling Ring and White House Down. So here is one of the most popular reviews of the show:
.jpg)