Project 365
"You know what your problem is? It's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies." - Steve Martin
The Descendants (2011)
Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause and Patricia Hastie.
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)
Directed by Lynne Ramsey. Starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, and Ezra Miller.
Chilling implications for the nature vs. nurture debate. I don’t recommend watching this at night in a dark room.
The Help (2011)
Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain.
It’s hard to make a movie about racism. It’s such a complex issue with so many layers to it. It’s hard to give a perfectly nuanced portrayal of what it was really like (or is). But that being said, I enjoyed The Help - mostly because of the great female ensemble cast.
Drive (2011)
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan.
A slick neo-noir that is yet another ‘mustard’ film (you either hate it or love it).
Margin Call (2011)
Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, and Stanley Tucci.
John Tuld: “There are three ways to make a living in this business: be first, be smarter, or cheat.”
Something Borrowed (2011)
Directed by Luke Greenfield. Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski.
Nowhere Boy (2009)
Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. Starring Aaron Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff and Kristin Scott Thomas.
John: “Why couldn’t God make me Elvis?”
Julia: “Because he was saving you for John Lennon.”
John: “Oh, I’ll get you back for that, God!”
State of Play (2009)
Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren.
