Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director - Woody Allen
Cast
Rebecca Hall - Vicky
Scarlett Johansson - Cristina
Christopher Evan Welch - Narrator
Chris Messina - Doug
Patricia Clarkson - Judy Nash
Kevin Dunn - Mark Nash
Julio Perillán - Charles
Javier Bardem - Juan Antonio
Two American women traveling in Spain, meet an artist and develop an unhealthy 3 way relationship; enter the unstable ex-wife. Check out the trailer here at Fierce.com.
What do you get when you fill up a NYC subway car with identical twins? Well a human mirror, of course, and the latest staged scene from NYC based Improv Everywhere. Headed by SC native turned NYC resident Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has staged over 70 scenes from the simply outrageous to the highly creative all over New York City. Like Frozen in Grand Central where 200+ people, on key, freeze in place for 5 minutes, or The Mobeius where 7 actors recreate the same 5-minute loop of time 12 times in a row in a Starbucks. You have to check out more from this group at Fierce.com.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
IFC FILMS
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Screenplay: Cristian Mungiu
Executive Producer: Florentina Onea
CAST
Anamaria Marinca: Otilia
Laura Vasiliu: Gabita
Vlad Ivanov: Domnu’
Bebe Alex: Potocean
Nominated for 4 European Film Awards including Best Picture , 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days portrays the emotions and dangers of illegal abortion in communist Romania. Incredible performances by both Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu and Directorial genius by Cristian Mungiu. See the trailer at Fierce.com.
12 and Holding
IFC Films
Director - MICHAEL CUESTA
CAST
Conor Donovan - JACOB
Zoe Weizenbaum - MALEE
Jesse Camacho - LEONARD
A master work from Director Michael Cuesta, 12 and Holding confronts every parents challenge; maintaining a sense of the family unit while managing the sheer complexities of today’s adolescence. Seriously noteworthy was the serious acting presence of LEONARD (Jesse Camacho) as well as the all but 17 y/o and consistent Zoe Weizenbaum; well done all around and catch the trailer at Fierce.com.
Mister Lonely
IFC Films
Director - HARMONY KORINE
Screenplay - HARMONY KORINE, AVI KORINE
Producer - AGNES B.
Executive Producer - PETER WATSON
CAST
Denis Lavant - CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Diego Luna - MICHAEL JACKSON
Samantha Morton - MARILYN MONROE
James Fox - THE POPE
Melita Morgan - MADONNA
Anita Pallenberg - THE QUEEN
Werner Herzog - FATHER UMBRILLO
Take two parts Michael Jackson (Diego Luna), one part Marilyn Monroe (Samantha Morton), a sprinkle of The Queen (Anita Pallenberg) and a twist of Charlie Chaplin (Denis Lavant); outcome? The brilliance of Harmony Korine and his latest master work Mister Lonely. Blending sheer fantasy and reality you’ll walk away questioning the next time you pass judgement on that person on Sunset or the Vegas Strip. Another one I haven’t seen in it’s entirety but the emotional and easy to follow trailer is at Fierce.com.
