recently two have stuck out in my head [one i just watched]
one is the education of charlie banks... i had been waiting for the release of this movie for about three years... i was very excited that it released to dvd, at least... a friend of mine won't watch it for the sole reason that fred durst [lead singer of limp bizkit] directed it... this is an absolute bloody mad reason to not see a movie... it's one thing if you've seen something else he's directed and weren't a fan of it [example: CATHERINE FUCKING HARDWICKE: thirteen, lords of dogtown, fucklight] but this is durst's directorial debut and it is an indie gem... not only did he cast a PERFECT group of independent stars [jesse eisenberg, who is a personal favorite, chris marquette, jason ritter, eva amurri] but he also managed to perfect an already perfect story... the actors do help it along, obviously, there are some fun characters, but all in all this movie surpassed my expectations and i am very glad i was able to purchase it for a mere $10 at wally world... i would have paid a lot more for it.
the other film, which i just finished watching, is called explicit ills... i had heard about this film a while ago, and wanted to see it because paul dano was cast... an annoyingly typical reason to see a film, i often go by actor as i search for a decent one to watch... when i saw that lou taylor pucci was also attached to the project i grew even more interested... paul dano has been one of my favorite actors for years, actually, as long as jesse eisenberg [the education of charlie banks, obvs] has... they were in the film the emperor's club together when they were young... lou taylor pucci is a fairly recent [in the past three years] addition to my favorite independent actors, when i watched thumbsucker for the first time... digressing as i always do... paul dano's piece of this film involves a greatly spoken prayer monologue to his father, i got chills... lou taylor pucci's constant drug-induced state also stuck with me heavily, as he falls victim to the actions he takes, then cleans up... a new star in this movie, francisco burgos, is so convincing that i felt everything he felt and i believed everything he believed...
i highly suggest all of the movies i spoke about in this quite serious blog... please, if you do see one of them, let me know what you thought!! here's the list one more time:
the education of charlie banks
explicit ills
the emperor's club
thumbsucker
DON'T WATCH:
ANYTHING BY CATHERINE HARDWICKE
more paul dano:
l.i.e.
little miss sunshine
there will be blood
more jesse eisenberg:
roger dodger
the squid and the whale
adventureland [ignore the abominable kristen stewart]
more lou taylor pucci:
the go-getter
the chumscrubber
empire falls
paul dano and lou taylor pucci:
fast food nation
movies i must see!!::
the mysteries of pittsburgh
the answer man
funny people
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