This Week in Independent Film

After being dumped by his girlfriend (Michelle Ryan) and developing insomnia an art student (Sean Biggerstaff) takes a job working the night shift at a supermarket where his imagination shows him the art in everyday life.  Written and directed by Sean Ellis, the film also stars Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michael Dixon, and Irene Bagach.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday before being released on DVD next Tuesday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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Based on a true story writer/director Jay Jonroy tells the story of a Iraqi refugee (Shiva Rose) who falls in love with a Jewish man (David Moscow) on her way to San Francisco for a Kurdish wedding.  Callie Thorne, Peter Van Wagner, Polly Adams, and Anna George also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens exclusively in Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

David & Layla
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Director Milos Forman (Hair, Man on the Moon, Amadeus) travels to Spain to present the story of the muse (Natalie Portman) of the famous painter Fransisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard) who is accused of atheism and imprisoned and tortured.  Randy Quaid, Blanca Portillo, and Jose Luis Gomez also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Goya’s Ghosts
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And the worst idea for a film award goes to…  Adam Sandler and Kevin James play heterosexual firemen who pretend to be gay in order to get health benefits.  The film also stars the beautiful bad movie queen Jessica Biel (the curse continues?).  Check out the official site.  This film walks the plank, I mean aisle, in theaters everywhere on Friday and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
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You Kill Me

  • Title: You Kill Me
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“My drinking is interfering with my work.  That’s why I’m here, so I can get sober and go back to killing people full time.”
 

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After botching an important assignment Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) is shipped out of Buffalo to sunny San Francisco to get control of his drinking problem which is interfering with his work – killing people for the Polish mob.

After arriving in San Fransisco Frank is put up in an apartment and given a job in a funeral home by a friend of his bosses back home (Bill Pullman).  He begins to attend AA meetings, finds a friend and a sponsor (Luke Wilson) and meets and falls for a lonely woman (Tea Leoni).  For the first time Frank takes an honest look at his life and realizes he needs to get better so he can return to Buffalo and get back to the work he is so good at – killing people.

Much like The Matador (read that review) the film balances the issues of killing and death with a certain amount of whimsy and some fairly dark humor.  The AA scenes are some of the best in the film, especially when Frank decides to come clean with everyone about what it is he does.

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