Ian’s moved back to the land of Jayhawks meaning he won’t be penning many new movie reviews for a few weeks, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to leave you loyal RF readers without something to raise hell ‘bout. Today he gives us his favorite films of the summer that was 2008. Who could possibly be number one?
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Aaron, and our pals over at ‘buddha kept you in touch with the major speeches from this year’s DNC. But, if all you watched was the prime time coverage of the convention you missed a few speeches (click here for more). With that in mind here’s Governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, discussing the election, bi-partisanship, alternative energy, and America’s dependency of fossil fuels. It’s worth a look!
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An American couple (Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer) find themselves drawn into mystery, the drug trade, and murder while on a train from China to Russia. Ben Kingsley, Kate Mara, and Eduardo Noriega also star. After more than a month in limited release the film finally opens wide on Friday.
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After pinning for eight years for his ex (Marisa Petroro), Jake (Jay Jablonski) finally makes a new connection with the beautiful Marisa (Cerina Vincent), but to win her over he’ll have to pretend to be Italian. John Kapelos, Richard Libertini, P.J. Marino, Tony Pecatelli, and Penny Marshall also star. Check out the official site. The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.
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I enjoyed Mamma Mia!, but it has a few flaws (read that review) and seemed to be missing something. It turns out what it was missing was an active audience. This new Sing-Along Edition, released today in select theaters, provides karaoke style lyrics and the bottom of the screen for all of the musical numbers. The audience is encouraged to sing along with the actors.
If you can get into a theater at least 2/3 full of Mamma Mia! fans this is the best way to see the film. First, the audience singing along with the stars helps some of the actors (mostly the men) who struggle with their numbers. And second, it’s just fun!
Now, if you aren’t an ABBA fan this isn’t going to change anything, but this active experience (much like the Buffy-Sing-Along or The Rocky Horror Picture Show) adds energy, magic, and fun, to the film making it an enjoyable time at the movies. If, over time, the experience is tweaked even further with the addition of props and audience activities this film could earn a long life in late night screenings.
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