Gigantic
Starring Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel.
The director, Matt Aselton was endearingly funny during the Q&A after the film.
It was interesting to hear that even he was unable to understand the reasoning behind some of the strange goings on in the film.
The Homeless/Con Edison/Hunter is one of the odd character metaphors that is kind of left to interpretation by the viewer.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie. Dano is very believable as an unexpected love interest for Zooey's quirky character.
John Goodman plays Zooey's rich father with back problems. It's nice to see him in a good role again.
So far, the film festival has shown two very good movies that I would definitely recommend to any film lover, not just Indie film lovers.
Gigantic will be released on theaters today.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Lymelife review
Last night was the New York premiere of Lymelife.
It was the first of seven films showing at the Gen Art Film Festival.
The movie was fantastic. It stars the wonderful Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessey (Law & Order), Kieran & Rory Culkin, Cynthia Nixon, and Emma Roberts. Set in Long Island. The movie revolves mostly around the youngest son (Rory) of the family and a sort of coming of age. There are some great realistically awkward moments as well as some seriously intense scenes. It was well written and very well cast.
I can see why it was the opening of the festival but it will be a tough act to follow.
The movie opens in limited release in theaters April 8th.
If it's playing by you, I would recommend going to see the movie.
If not, put it in your Que.
It was the first of seven films showing at the Gen Art Film Festival.
The movie was fantastic. It stars the wonderful Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessey (Law & Order), Kieran & Rory Culkin, Cynthia Nixon, and Emma Roberts. Set in Long Island. The movie revolves mostly around the youngest son (Rory) of the family and a sort of coming of age. There are some great realistically awkward moments as well as some seriously intense scenes. It was well written and very well cast.
I can see why it was the opening of the festival but it will be a tough act to follow.
The movie opens in limited release in theaters April 8th.
If it's playing by you, I would recommend going to see the movie.
If not, put it in your Que.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Slacker
It's been a while since I've written a blog. You'd think I was being lazy, but in fact I have been ridiculously busy and a lot of stuff has been happening in my life.
I will catch up over the next week on everything I have been doing. This will include book reviews of the free books given out at the comic con. Movies I have recently watched, and all of the personal crap going on with my job, Macy's laying off 7000 people and my having to interview for my job all over again.
I am also working on setting my FemGeek website!
I'm super excited about it. I've bought the domain names already and am working on some cool stuff. I have a bunch of ideas and want to make sure it's great before it launches.
I'm going to be looking for people to help me get it up and running, so if anyone out there wants to help me out with some web page designing, logo design and content let me know.
I can also use the website as a good excuse for not blogging regularly.
I will catch up over the next week on everything I have been doing. This will include book reviews of the free books given out at the comic con. Movies I have recently watched, and all of the personal crap going on with my job, Macy's laying off 7000 people and my having to interview for my job all over again.
I am also working on setting my FemGeek website!
I'm super excited about it. I've bought the domain names already and am working on some cool stuff. I have a bunch of ideas and want to make sure it's great before it launches.
I'm going to be looking for people to help me get it up and running, so if anyone out there wants to help me out with some web page designing, logo design and content let me know.
I can also use the website as a good excuse for not blogging regularly.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Preview of new Pixar movie Up!
The highlight of my day at Comic Con was definitely the preview of Disney Pixar's preview of their upcoming movie Up!
They showed the first 46 minutes of the movie to a limited audience of 300 people.
It was a little rough with the sound but overall it was the great animation and storytelling that we've all come to expect from Pixar.
The story of an old man who gets his house to float using a ton of balloons seems a little odd at first, but they do good job with the lead up and back story. You will definitely fall in love with the character very quickly. The preview definitely left me wanting to see the rest of the movie. It's due out in May and I can't wait to see it.
The rest of the Con is fun as usual. You can definitely see the effects of the economy by the deals this year. There are buy one graphic novel get two free, and 50% off the newer graphic novels. I got really good deals on some figures and stuff that I would never have thought I would get in the past.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Joss Whedon presenting Dollhouse is sure to be awesome. He is my hero and I've never met him before, so I'm ready to totally geek out and wait for ever just to get his autograph. Wish me luck.
They showed the first 46 minutes of the movie to a limited audience of 300 people.
It was a little rough with the sound but overall it was the great animation and storytelling that we've all come to expect from Pixar.
The story of an old man who gets his house to float using a ton of balloons seems a little odd at first, but they do good job with the lead up and back story. You will definitely fall in love with the character very quickly. The preview definitely left me wanting to see the rest of the movie. It's due out in May and I can't wait to see it.
The rest of the Con is fun as usual. You can definitely see the effects of the economy by the deals this year. There are buy one graphic novel get two free, and 50% off the newer graphic novels. I got really good deals on some figures and stuff that I would never have thought I would get in the past.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Joss Whedon presenting Dollhouse is sure to be awesome. He is my hero and I've never met him before, so I'm ready to totally geek out and wait for ever just to get his autograph. Wish me luck.
Day 2 of Comic Con
I got in late last night and was too tired and kind of lazy to write, so I'll fill you in on Friday night now.
I'm in the car on the way to the con now. I'm running much later than I expected. My sick Fiiance didn't want to get there too early and have to wait in line in case it made his cold worse. Anyway, I saw the premiere of the new animated Wonder Woman movie by Bruce Timm.
The movie was really good. The cast of voices was great, Keri Russell actually pulled off not sounding like a whiny brat, and Nathan Fillion was his usual charming, funny self. Disappointingly, Nathan did not make an appearance at the Con as was hoped. He did send a video recording that leaked a possible Serenity sequel. He was of course joking and said so vehemently, so be forewarned if any other posts leak "inside" info about that project, it's not true. The story was interesting, mainly centered around Ares the God of War. The dialogue wasn't too cheesy and the fighting was pretty good for animation. If you liked the Justice League New Frontier movie, then I'm sure you will like this movie.
The usual players are in town at the Con, along with some new faces like Joseph Linsner.
I will to into more details later tonight after I see more.
#1 on my agenda today is seeing Seth Green at the Robot Chicken panel.
I'm in the car on the way to the con now. I'm running much later than I expected. My sick Fiiance didn't want to get there too early and have to wait in line in case it made his cold worse. Anyway, I saw the premiere of the new animated Wonder Woman movie by Bruce Timm.
The movie was really good. The cast of voices was great, Keri Russell actually pulled off not sounding like a whiny brat, and Nathan Fillion was his usual charming, funny self. Disappointingly, Nathan did not make an appearance at the Con as was hoped. He did send a video recording that leaked a possible Serenity sequel. He was of course joking and said so vehemently, so be forewarned if any other posts leak "inside" info about that project, it's not true. The story was interesting, mainly centered around Ares the God of War. The dialogue wasn't too cheesy and the fighting was pretty good for animation. If you liked the Justice League New Frontier movie, then I'm sure you will like this movie.
The usual players are in town at the Con, along with some new faces like Joseph Linsner.
I will to into more details later tonight after I see more.
#1 on my agenda today is seeing Seth Green at the Robot Chicken panel.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Finding the Dress
Okay, so I finally found my wedding dress!!!
This was no small feat, I have to tell you.
I've been engaged now for over 7 months, and almost every other girl I know who is engaged or married found their dress way sooner than I did. It's one of the first things girls seem to do after they get a ring on their finger.
At first, I wasn't worried, I knew I had plenty of time to find my dress.
I also had absolutely no idea what kind of dress I wanted. It seems like so many girls know exactly what kind of dress they want, because they've been planning their wedding for years even though they didn't have a boyfriend. I figured I'd narrow it down as I tried on a bunch of different dresses and pick the one I liked best.
I did a lot of online searching and looked through dozens of magazines to find dresses I liked and styles I might want to try on.
My first bridal salon experience was not a good one. I went to Kleinfeld's thinking it would be a good place to start because they are supposed to have one of the largest selections in NYC. I did not enjoy myself there at all. I felt pressured to pick a dress and felt my options of dresses to try on were limited because they weren't with my "budget". I left the salon feeling very disappointed and nervous about what I had to look forward to in my search for my dress.
The next day I went to RK Bridal during my lunch break. They do not require appointments and you're able to browse the racks of dresses on your own. I figured that might be a better experience. I picked out a few dresses that I thought I might like and was given a consultant to help me. Her name was Gilda. She was a super nice, old lady and made my experience very enjoyable. After I tried a couple of things on she took in what I liked and didn't like and brought a few more dresses for me that she thought would be nice for me. It was overall a much better experience than my frst one at Klenifeld's and I left RK Bridal feeling much better.
Since then I have been to a few more different salons, some designer salons, a consignment shop and a charity salon. Every experience has been better than my experience at Kleinfeld's.
I went to three salons this past weekend looking for my wedding dress. I had set a goal for myself to pick my dress before the end of January. I felt this was a good time frame and I didn't need to feel pressured about it. I tried on gorgeous dresses and had a couple that I was seriously considering buying. My last salon was on Sunday. I went back to RK Bridal, made an appointment with Gilda again, so I could have more time in the salon than just my lunch hour. I had also really narrowed down the style of dress that I was looking for. My best friend and my sister came with me and we all searched through the racks and grabbed some dresses that we thought would be good for me to try.
Finally it was my turn to try on dresses. I went through the ones we had chosen. I didn't like most of them. Then finally I tried one on that was really great and very similar to one I had found on Friday that I loved. That one went into the "seriously considering" pile. I had a couple dresses left from our original picks, and I showed Gilda some pictures of dresses I really liked. She ran out of the dressing room and brought a dress back that she said I would look amazing in. We left that one for last. I tried on the remaining dresses, not impressed. Finally I put the dress Gilda brought in. It was amazing. It was exactly what I had been looking for.
She brought me a veil to put on with it. As soon as I put the veil I knew that was it. I finally found my dress. Even better were all the other brides and their friends and family in the salon waiting to try on dresses were looking at me like I looked amazing. It was a great feeling.
Then it happened. I had that stupid moment everyone talks about. I was really hoping to avoid having that moment. It's so cliche. I didn't think I was even capable of having that kind of moment. Most people who know me, know I'm really not an emotional person. I had to run into the dressing room so no one would the tears in my eyes. It was only a couple of tears, I wasn't bawling or anything. I think it was relief and happiness rolled into one. After all the searching I found exactly what I was looking for. It was great. I couldn't stop thanking Gilda. She really made the experience more enjoyable for being such a nice person.
Now I can move on to the thousand other details I need to plan for the wedding.
Less than eight months to go.
This was no small feat, I have to tell you.
I've been engaged now for over 7 months, and almost every other girl I know who is engaged or married found their dress way sooner than I did. It's one of the first things girls seem to do after they get a ring on their finger.
At first, I wasn't worried, I knew I had plenty of time to find my dress.
I also had absolutely no idea what kind of dress I wanted. It seems like so many girls know exactly what kind of dress they want, because they've been planning their wedding for years even though they didn't have a boyfriend. I figured I'd narrow it down as I tried on a bunch of different dresses and pick the one I liked best.
I did a lot of online searching and looked through dozens of magazines to find dresses I liked and styles I might want to try on.
My first bridal salon experience was not a good one. I went to Kleinfeld's thinking it would be a good place to start because they are supposed to have one of the largest selections in NYC. I did not enjoy myself there at all. I felt pressured to pick a dress and felt my options of dresses to try on were limited because they weren't with my "budget". I left the salon feeling very disappointed and nervous about what I had to look forward to in my search for my dress.
The next day I went to RK Bridal during my lunch break. They do not require appointments and you're able to browse the racks of dresses on your own. I figured that might be a better experience. I picked out a few dresses that I thought I might like and was given a consultant to help me. Her name was Gilda. She was a super nice, old lady and made my experience very enjoyable. After I tried a couple of things on she took in what I liked and didn't like and brought a few more dresses for me that she thought would be nice for me. It was overall a much better experience than my frst one at Klenifeld's and I left RK Bridal feeling much better.
Since then I have been to a few more different salons, some designer salons, a consignment shop and a charity salon. Every experience has been better than my experience at Kleinfeld's.
I went to three salons this past weekend looking for my wedding dress. I had set a goal for myself to pick my dress before the end of January. I felt this was a good time frame and I didn't need to feel pressured about it. I tried on gorgeous dresses and had a couple that I was seriously considering buying. My last salon was on Sunday. I went back to RK Bridal, made an appointment with Gilda again, so I could have more time in the salon than just my lunch hour. I had also really narrowed down the style of dress that I was looking for. My best friend and my sister came with me and we all searched through the racks and grabbed some dresses that we thought would be good for me to try.
Finally it was my turn to try on dresses. I went through the ones we had chosen. I didn't like most of them. Then finally I tried one on that was really great and very similar to one I had found on Friday that I loved. That one went into the "seriously considering" pile. I had a couple dresses left from our original picks, and I showed Gilda some pictures of dresses I really liked. She ran out of the dressing room and brought a dress back that she said I would look amazing in. We left that one for last. I tried on the remaining dresses, not impressed. Finally I put the dress Gilda brought in. It was amazing. It was exactly what I had been looking for.
She brought me a veil to put on with it. As soon as I put the veil I knew that was it. I finally found my dress. Even better were all the other brides and their friends and family in the salon waiting to try on dresses were looking at me like I looked amazing. It was a great feeling.
Then it happened. I had that stupid moment everyone talks about. I was really hoping to avoid having that moment. It's so cliche. I didn't think I was even capable of having that kind of moment. Most people who know me, know I'm really not an emotional person. I had to run into the dressing room so no one would the tears in my eyes. It was only a couple of tears, I wasn't bawling or anything. I think it was relief and happiness rolled into one. After all the searching I found exactly what I was looking for. It was great. I couldn't stop thanking Gilda. She really made the experience more enjoyable for being such a nice person.
Now I can move on to the thousand other details I need to plan for the wedding.
Less than eight months to go.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Review - Equus
I went to see Equus on a Tuesday with my friend Nicole. It's playing here in NYC at the Broadhurst theater.
I've got to say, it was really good!
I was worried about whether Daniel Radcliffe would be able to make such a dark character work, but he was great and quite disturbing. The content was somewhat uncomrfortable, but it was extremely interesting and very well acted by everyone.
The "horses" were magnificently staged, the steel frame masks were beautiful.
I would definitely recommend this play to anyone interested in good acting and theater.
It's not for kids though, even though Harry Potter is in the play.
I've got to say, it was really good!
I was worried about whether Daniel Radcliffe would be able to make such a dark character work, but he was great and quite disturbing. The content was somewhat uncomrfortable, but it was extremely interesting and very well acted by everyone.
The "horses" were magnificently staged, the steel frame masks were beautiful.
I would definitely recommend this play to anyone interested in good acting and theater.
It's not for kids though, even though Harry Potter is in the play.
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