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Peter and Vandy (2009)
Jul 12th
Director/Writer: Jay DiPietro Rated: n/a (language) Starring: Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler, Jesse L. Martin, Traci Thoms, and Noah Bean
Peter and Vandy (Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler) are two young lovers in Manhattan. The film is a classic boy meets girl tale, except being told out of sequence and following the many highs and lows that realistically exist in modern relationships. I found the film very reminiscent of last year’s 500 Days of Summer with respect to both the non-linear storytelling and extremely realistic and honest relationship portrayal. Where Peter and Vandy differs, however, is it its more basic approach. I absolutely More >
Before Sunset (2004)
Jun 19th
Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke Starring: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
A movie like 1995′s Before Sunrise was so perfect and left off so realistically that the idea of a sequel should have been something to be immediately disregarded. Luckily for us the team of Linklater, Delpy, and Hawke believed in Before Sunset and have crafted possibly the best sequel to come out in recent years.
The film answers our biggest questions about what happened after that one night Vienna. It takes place in Paris where Jesse (Hawke) is on a book tour and runs into Celine More >
Victor Juliet’s Director’s Cut (2009)
May 10th
Director/writer: Victor Juliet Cast: Victor Juliet, Peter Thomas, and Rachel Ward Rated: unrated (some gore and language)
Victor Juliet’s Director’s Cut is an ultra-low budget horror flick following the pretentious filmmaker Victor Juliet as he films his latest feature. Juliet decides to give his film that realistic touch by adding genuine kills and even more importantly, genuine zombies. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the concept was similar in Lee Demarbre’s Smash Cut (2009).
The film is broken down into 5 acts. The opening act displays Juliet’s (the character) shoddy filmmaking style in a vampire short which lays the groundwork and sets the More >
Survival of the Dead (2010)
Mar 28th
Writer/director: George A. Romero | Rated: R | Review date: 24-March-2010
For the sixth installment of George Romero’s Dead series, Survival of the Dead moves to an island inhabited primarily by two rival clans: the O’Flynns and the Muldoons. The O’Flynns, lead by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh), protect the island from the undead by exterminating all the infected. On the other side we have Seamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick) and his family of religiously charged individuals bent on keeping their loved ones around, in hopes that they can adapt and co-exist once again. When the two groups clash, O’Flynn is expelled from the More >
Creature of Darkness (2010)
Mar 24th
Writer/Director: Mark Stouffer | Rated: R | Review date: 24-March-2010
Mark Stouffer’s Creature of Darkness is a science fiction monster movie much reminiscent of the Predator. It differs in that this time around, we don’t have a group of rag tag commandos, but rather college-aged friends out for a good time in the woods. The story follows Andrew (Devon Sawa) who’s suffered nightmares of a creepy and murderous alien. Andrew’s friend Heather (Fernanda Romero) convinces him to overcome his fears and join a group on an off-road adventure. It’s only a matter of time before Andrew’s nightmares start to resemble reality.
At this point the More >