April 2008

From across the pond comes this tale an unlikely friendship between Will (Bill Miner), the youngest of an uber-religious family, and the school’s wild child Lee Carter (Will Poulter) and their attempts to make a film based off First Blood.  Jessica Hynes, Jules Sitruk, Taylor Ricahrdson, and Charlie Thrift also star.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Son of Rambow
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In a twist on My Best Friend’s Wedding, Patrick Dempsey plays the love-lorne bachelor whose best friend (Michelle Monaghan) is getting married and wants him to be her maid of honor.  Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison, Chris Messina, Kathleen Quinlan, and Sydney Pollack also star.  Check out the official site.  The film walks down the aisle on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Made of Honor
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The latest from writer/director Harmony Korine (Julien Donkey-Boy), in what is the early leader for most bizarre film of 2008, stars Diego Luna as a Michael Jackson impersonator who meets a Marilyn Monroe look-alike (Samantha Morton) and is invited to join her commune in Scotland where she lives with other others including Charlie Chaplin (Denis Lavant) and Shirley Temple.  The supporting cat includes director Werner Herzog, magician David Blaine, Joseph Morgan, and Anita Pallenberg as the Queen of England.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Mister Lonely
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