Elysium

Yesterday, I was supposed to go to a free screening at Paramount including free food from Food Trucks. Well, they hit capacity. A bit later, I was walking by Arclight and decided to see what films were playing. Before getting inside, I saw a line outside for a preview screening of Elysium! I went inside and told the Sony folks, "Just so you know, if you need seats filled, I am here to help". They said great and within a few minutes, a ticket for the film was fulfilled! Inside, a quick rendezvous with OhGr and Bill Moseley. On to the film. 

Set in 2154, this Neill Blomkamp film (District 9 creator) focuses on the inequalities of society with the wealthy living on Elysium, a Utopian space station and the decaying planet Earth. Language, business and music are used to reflect the differences as well as the color of the film. Damon portrays MAX, who needs to get to Elysium. I do not like to give away much so I will say he does a decent job. Jodie Foster is a dark political character and Sharlto Copley, who played Wikus in District 9, returns as Kruger, a bounty hunter.

The sound, music, effects, props and cinematography are excellent. I enjoyed the film for what it is. I recommend seeing on the big screen. It certainly was fantastic for FREE and a surprise  I had planned on seeing it. Enjoy!

Elysium

2SecReview: Argo

2SecReview: Argo = Excellent! Well cast, acted and fantastic direction by.... BEN AFFLECK. Entertaining History.

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2SecReview: Avengers

2SecReview: Avengers. Entertaining for 2h30m. Fun! Much was a comedy. Trite Dialogue, Tons of Action. Saw the 1am at Arclight in 3D. See it!

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2SecReview: The Cabin In The Woods

2SecReview: The Cabin In The Woods.

A fantastically fun frightening film!
It packs a bunch of genres and is a thrilling ride from the start to the end! I am glad I did not see a preview for this. See this film!

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The Woman In Black > Superbowl

This Sunday, while some folks may be watching people pass around a deformed ball, a few folks, including me, will be seeing The Woman In Black (starring Daniel Radcliffe) at the Arclight Hollywood. Would you like to join?

The Woman In Black > Superbowl

True Grit @ Arclight Cineramadome review

Today, I caught the 5:45, Sunday screening of The Coen Brothers latest offering, True Grit at the Cineramadome at Arclight, one of the best theatres in Hollywood.

While I am not a fan of Matt Damon and I had just seen Jeff Bridges in the visually stunning yet poorly scripted, Tron Legacy, I was still excited to see this as I enjoy film by the Coens!

I have loved everything of their's from Blood Simple to last year's A Serious Man. I did NOT, however, like Burn After Reading. It should have been called Bored Simple.

This movie proved to be a fantastic journey. I give no spoilers but the epilogue was superfluous.

The lead girl, played by Hailee Steinfeld, is an amazing girl of character. The actress is actually YOUNGER than the 14 year old whom she portrays! If you want to see a strong western with fun dialogue, True Grit is for you! All six of us who watched it were highly entertained... We also liked hitting FAT FISH for $2 sushi after the film ;)

Btw, this is not a remake of the original film, but a new take on the book.

True Grit @ Arclight Cineramadome review

I just saw the film, 9, and it was a 4!

I have just arrived home from my walk from The Arclight Cinemas, where I saw the midnight screening of 9, the new Tim Burton film. I have been excited to see this film since last year, when I first learned about it. It was also on my list of films I have wanted to see in 2009.

I give 9 a 4 or perhaps a 4.5 as a whole. The visuals were certainly worthy of a 9 or even 10, however the story lacks in so many ways that I will NOT go into as I do not want to tell the story. The voice acting was a celebrity cast, which I tend to not really care about either way. Was it because I have seen this story before in other places? Is it because the short story upon which the film is based is richer? Is it because I saw UP yesterday and that film is now in my top films I have ever seen? Could be.

I did enjoy nods to other films, the visuals and such and even though I was not so moved by this film, perhaps you will be and it certainly has fantastic visual and audio effects making it a film you can enjoy in the theatre.

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I just saw the film, 9, and it was a 4!

What an amazing film: The Brothers Bloom

Tonight after the weekly $2 Sushi outing to Fat Fish in Koreatown. My pals, Jenz & Angela and I went to see the 10:25 screening of THE BROTHERS BLOOM @ The Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood.

I will want to write something more ultimately, but having just returned, I will say this... It is a great adventure of the two brothers, who are con men & how their final con, before the younger brother, played by Adrien Brody (The Pianist), is played as he is blown away by the woman whom he is supposed to fool, Rachel Weisz.

The story takes place in various countries and combines a classic physical and satirical comedy as well as suspense and even a good ride that allows the romance of the idea of the story to be sincere!

I highly recommend this!

The writer & director, Rian Johnson, is also responsible for the film "BRICK", which was low-fi to say the least. But it did have some folks such as Lukas Haas, who I just ran into at Guitar Center recently.

Last note... I knew Adrien Brody from summer camp. We learned magic together, not the spooky kind, but the ledger / performance, close up and stage illusions ;) Cards were prevalent in the film, and I wonder if he taught his co-stars a trick or two.

I still need to write about "Drag Me To Hell", by Sam Raimi, which I saw last week and also thoroughly enjoyed!


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What an amazing film: The Brothers Bloom

Sunshine Cleaning, BRUNO (Borat Follow Up) & First Fridays

Yesterday I helped a friend move all day and then in the evening, I went to see Sunshine Cleaning, starring an ensemble of Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin and Steve Zahn. I saw this at The Arclight Cinema in Hollywood, where I view most films. Five of us went and none of us knew much about it apart from me reading off a line about biohazard cleanups. The film focuses on two sisters who wind up falling into the business of cleaning up after crime scenes. This brings about issues with their own loss and while it has serious moments, it is a very well organized farce and I highly recommend this, particularly if you like films such as Little Miss Sunshine and The Royal Tenenbaums.



I am off now to head to a pre-release screening of Sacha Baron Cohen's follow up film to Borat and Ali G., BRUNO.

The full working title is Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt which is expected to hit theatres on the 10th of July here in the states.


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Tomorrow night is the 2nd installment of the FIRST FRIDAYS party which successfully brought a wide variety of people together to enjoy a wide variety of music. It was amazing to have over 500 people enjoying an evening together. (btw, beyond the drink specials and absinthe, the FOOD, is great!)

D++, Darren Revell and I will be joined by our special guest, DJ BlueGirl, on the decks and you can wintickets to see Fischer Spooner perform!

See photos, our setlist, and download free music on http://www.myspace.com/revellshok

The party is FREE before 10:45 if you RSVP here.

Below is my set list from last time... please visit our page for the other sets.


Shok
20th Century Fox Fanfare
The Doors - The Movie
Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy, Hey Girl
Covenant - We Want Revolution (Shok's ReRevelation)
The Faint - The Geeks (DIOYY Remix)
The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
Nine Inch Nails - That's What I Get (Computer Club remix)
Depeche Mode - Wrong (Radio mix)
The Cult - Fire Woman
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Revolting Cocks - Stainless Steel Providers
The Bollock Brothers - Harley David (Son Of A Bitch)
Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It
Renegade Soundwave - Biting My Nails
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Love And Rockets - Ball Of Confusion
Tricky - Love Cats (cover of The Cure) ** ticket giveaway
Stevie Wonder - Superstition Freak(Stevie vs Wired All Wrong)

Free download from the first party
Covenant - We Want Revolution (Shok's ReRevelation) by fdaallday

Visit the official site for more.

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Sunshine Cleaning, BRUNO (Borat Follow Up) & First Fridays