August 2007

This Week in Foreign Film

On my Best and Worst of 2007 (so far) I called this wonderful little British farce “the best comedy of the year (so far),” and it is.  With a stellar cast which includes Matthew McFayden, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinklage, Ewen Bremner, Daisy Donovan, Keeley Hawes, Jane Asher, and the hilarious Alan Tudyk (Wash of Firefly fame), the laughs just keep coming.  Check out the official site.  The film, finally, opens in limited release in select cities on Friday so make sure you check back for the review!

Death at a Funeral
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Two high school seniors (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera) attempt to win over the ladies by supplying alcohol to the year’s last big party, but things don’t go exactly as expected.  Bill Hader, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Martha MacIssac, Aviva, Laura Maurano, and Seth Rogen (who co-wrote the film) also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens wide on Friday and we’ll have the review!

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I love me some King Arthur, but I’m not exactly sure what to make of this new film.  The Last Legion focuses on the fall of Rome and the Emperor Romulus Augustus’ (Thomas Sangster) escape to England, the sword known as Excaliburnus, and the beginning of legend.  Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aiswarya Rai, John Hannah, and RazorFine favorite Alexander Siddig also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in theaters everywhere on Friday.

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Neil Gaiman’s Stardust

  • Title: Stardust
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“There was once a young man who wished to gain his Heart’s Desire…The tale started, as many tales have started, in Wall.”
 

Stardust

Tristan (Charlie Cox) is your average leading character, a dreamer, a bit of a bumbler, from modest backgrounds, and in love with a girl (Sienna Miller) who doesn’t take him seriously.

To prove his love Tristan vows to go over the wall and bring back a falling star.  Though Tristan makes it over the wall his quest leads him where he least suspects for on the other side of the wall exists a magical realm which includes witches (Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Alexander, Joanna Scanlan, Melanie Hill), princes (Mark Strong, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett) with agendas of their own, and pirates (Robert De Niro, Dexter Fletcher).

Tristan’s goal is further impeded when the star itself turns out to be a sentient creature named Yvaine (Claire Danes) whose life is now in danger from those who wish to kill her and take her power.  Tristan’s journey home with Yvaine will teach him much about himself and the world, help him discover where his heart truly lies, and give him clues to his past and his destiny.

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