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(Back to April) MAY... Mean Girls 5.3.4 At the Movies May 2004 *** Mean Girls; 5.3.4; 5:20pm; $5; ticket sold by Steve; Rheem Theatre in Rheem. This film was fine, people were like, this is a really sharp comedy about school girl politics, which is, like, half-true. Nothing special. Tina Fey is great of course, and Lindsey Lohan is sexy, and her breasts are amazing. But I'm not sure if she's 18 yet, so I should be careful. Here's my review at Mediasharx! ***** Troy; 5.7.4; Variety Club Preview Room, 11am. This film was not at all bad. Here's my review at Mediasharx! ***** Intermission; at The Bridge on Geary; 7pm; 5.9.4; ticket seller: Ira; bought at 6:56pm; with Tiffany. One of those movies from the UK about poor Irish, or Cockney people. Lead actress has a mustache the whole time, kind of as a gag, but kind of for real, and it's hard to get past that. Especially if you're vain and superficial -- like me! Cast Genre: Crime / Drama / Comedy. Tagline: Life is what happens in between. Plot Summary: Intermission is an urban love story about people adrift and their convoluted journeys in the search for some kind of love. When the desperately insecure and emotionally inarticulate John (Murphy) breaks up with Deirdre (Macdonald) to 'give her a little test' his plan backfires leaving her broken-hearted and him alone and miserable. Through chance and coincidence, their break-up triggers a roller coaster ride of interweaving escapades in the lives of everyone around them. Intermission presents a slice of life, the passage between breaking up and making up, exploring how our lives intersect, and the power we all possess to affect the lives of those around us. Directed by John Crowley; Written by Mark O'Rowe; Produced by Neil Jordan, Alan Moloney, Stephen Woolley; Music by John Murphy; Cinematography by Ryszard Lenczewski; Film Editing by Lucia Zucchetti; Distribution by Buena Vista Pictures/DreamWorks/IFC Films; MPAA: Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. Runtime: 105 min. Country: Ireland / UK. After this movie, Tiffany and I went back to my apartment, where I made awkward attempts at love-making. *****
***** The Day After Tomorrow; Metreon; with Tiffany; ran into Pete here. Tuesday, May 25, 2004. See my review at Mediasharx! ***** Saw the first two films of the so-called The Trilogy. I meant to see the third -- but didn't. The first two were fine, but nothing special. I have included below The Castro's brief synopses. Actually, it's a good idea, or at least an interesting one (see Robert Montgomery's The Lady In the Lake) -- and another one of those ideas, that I actually claim to have had myself, several years ago. At least in some fashion. The same characters in three different films -- which are different genres. Frankly, they could have done so much more here. They kind of blew it. It's like they had the idea, and then went to bed early. My idea was same characters, linear story, but one film, that would go through 3 or 4 or 5 genres. It would all have to make sense, and flow properly, and so, I'd have to layer the genres in the proper order. FRIDAY-WEDNESDAY MAY 21-26: THE TRILOGY: ON THE RUN (CAVALE): The first installment focuses its noir-thriller lens on Bruno, an extreme-left revolutionary who has escaped from prison and is trying to pick up where he left off. Enlisting the help of his former accomplice, Jeanne, now a teacher, wife, and mother, Bruno must avoid being captured by Pascal, a downtrodden cop looking to regain his credibility, while simultaneously helping his drug-addicted wife, Agnès, score morphine. But Bruno finds Agnès first and trades her drugs for a hideout: her friend Cécile's mountain chalet. (2002) 117m. In French w. English subtitles. THURSDAY-SATURDAY MAY 27-29: THE TRILOGY: AN AMAZING COUPLE (UN COUPLE ÉPATANT): For the second installment, Belvaux switches from thriller to lighthearted romantic comedy. Cécile is a teacher still madly in love with her husband Alain, a hypochondriac who is convinced that a routine operation will take his life. In an attempt to avoid alarming his wife, he tells her a series of white lies, and she mistakes his secrecy for an affair. Cécile hires Pascal, a cop who's married to her friend Agnès, to track her increasingly paranoid husband. (2002) 100m. In French w. English subtitles. SUNDAY-MONDAY MAY 30-31: AFTER THE LIFE (APRÈS LA VIE): The final installment in Belvaux's masterful trilogy is a melodrama that follows Pascal, a cop who uses his professional connections to score morphine for his drug-addicted wife, Agnès. When his sources blackmail him, saying he'll get no more drugs until he delivers escaped convict, Bruno, Pascal is faced with a moral dilemma. When his wife's friend, Cécile, offers the perfect distraction -- trailing her neurotic husband -- he falls in love with her. With Pascal focused on Bruno and Cécile, a desperate Agnès is forced to turn to Bruno for a fix. (2002) 124m. In French w. English subtitles. More info on The Trilogy films -- click here!
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