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Here's five videos I
watched last week that I thought had merit.
Sleepwalk With Me
I've heard Birbiglia's name before, but didn't
know much about him. Now I do, and now I'm a fan.
In this autobiographical tale based on director Mike Birbiglia's
successful one-man show, an up-and-coming stand-up comedian deals with
career and relationship issues while trying to ignore his outrageous
sleepwalking habit.
This is a smartly done comedy about Mike trying to get established as a
comedian, and hold on to his longtime girlfriend who wants to walk down
the aisle. 
PS - He
actually suffers from the most dangerous kind of sleepwalking.
PPS - his
girlfriend is in every way the most perfect woman anyone could
want. (Actually, she is MoSup).
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John Pinette: I'm
Starvin'
MoSup was laughing so
hard she had tears in her eyes. I knew she
would.
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Gangster No. 1
This story follows the
violent rise and fall of the title character, an
unnamed East End London thug (played by Paul Bettany and, at a later
age, Malcolm McDowell) who gets hired by high-profile gangster Freddie
Mays (David Thewlis). The eager young gun -- an irredeemable, inhumane
psychopath!
obsessed with power -- eventually replaces his boss as top gangster by
way of lies, manipulation and murder. |
This is the complete film
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The Long Good Friday
Forget that this was made
in 1980 - it's another Brit gangster film
starring Bob Hoskins (Roger Rabbit( and Helen Mirren.
Bob Hoskins made his mark
with a vivid portrayal of a London mob boss
sweating the big deal designed to make him rich and legit. Suddenly,
everything goes wrong when a series of bombs literally destroy his
world. He escapes unharmed, but now faces the knowledge that someone
wants him dead soon. A tough crime saga, The Long Good Friday paints a
bleak portrait of a man caught up in forces beyond his control.
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This is the complete film |
Capote
When he was alive I
looked at Truman Capote like I would a freak roadside accident. Still,
I both read and saw
the movie In Cold Blood, and thought both were brilliant (I have never
seen Breakfast at Tiffany's).
This film covers the 6 or
so years he was writing the book.
Philip Seymour Hoffman nailed Capote—
if
he didn't win an Academy Award
for this portrayal it can only mean he's a Republican. One
fascinating
thing, his researcher and long time childhood friend friend "Nellie,"
was Nelle Harper Lee who had To
Kill a Mockingbird published while she was helping Truman with
Clod
Blood.
PS - I shared none
of Capote's remorse when the trap door
opened under Perry's feet, but I can understand how such an attachment
can occur.
PPS - Capote had a
running feud with Gore Vidal, a man I despised, so in that I saw Truman
Capote as an ally.
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This is the complete 2.09 movie |
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