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Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Stars:
Clint Eastwood,
Christopher Carley,
Bee Vang
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete.
Director:
Gary Ross
Stars:
Stanley Tucci,
Jennifer Lawrence,
Liam Hemsworth
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
Director:
Oliver Stone
Stars:
Michael Douglas,
Carey Mulligan,
Shia LaBeouf
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend.
An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Stars:
Nadine Velazquez,
Denzel Washington,
John Goodman
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
Director:
Tate Taylor
Stars:
Emma Stone,
Viola Davis,
Bryce Dallas Howard
In a world where reality and entertainment are continuously colliding, Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Bill Guttentag's feature debut Live! follows ABN network president Katy Courbet and up-and-coming documentary filmmaker Rex as inspiration strikes to create the most daring reality program ever. The show is Russian Roulette, network style, with contestants competing for five million dollars on-air, complete with loaded guns. As seen through the lens of a documentary film crew, Live! examines the competitive and often gut-wrenching world of television production, where everyone from the crew to the contestants to the network brass becomes engulfed in a ratings battle to the top-a battle where questions of morality, ethics and sheer will lead to a darkly humorous and unforgettable outcome. Written by
producers
Early on, Katy mentions the decapitations of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. The first name should be Louis XVI, who died January 21, 1793. By then, Louis XIV (September 5, 1638 - September 1, 1715) had been dead for 77 years. See more »
Although I admit having seen a few episodes from the first season of The Real World on MTV back in early 90's, I quickly lost interest on the "reality television", and I hate the actual state from that TV genre, because it shows artificial and forced drama in order to entertain the viewer.I am not saying that is precisely bad...I understand its attractive, but I simply do not share it.Maybe because of that, I have found almost all the movies which use the subject of "reality show" to be mediocre.However,I think it is interesting to speculate about the extremes the popular entertainment which is driven by the TV channels' ambition will reach.The excellent (and very underrated) movie Live! examines precisely that, at the same time it offers a lot of positive elements.
Because of its poster and synopsis,I expected Live! to be a dark and sordid thriller at the style of FearDotCom or My Little Eye,but the movie really impressed me because of its sober tone and intelligent screenplay.Everything this movie depicts feels very realistic, at the same time it brings very interesting messages about "reality TV".The only fail I found on the screenplay were a few elements which did not feel too natural.
However,Live! deserves a very enthusiastic recommendation thanks to its good manufacture,brilliant screenplay and the excellent performances from Eva Mendes, Monet Mazur and Rob Brown.This is one of those movies which endorse entertainment with reflection, and it deserves admiration because of that.
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Although I admit having seen a few episodes from the first season of The Real World on MTV back in early 90's, I quickly lost interest on the "reality television", and I hate the actual state from that TV genre, because it shows artificial and forced drama in order to entertain the viewer.I am not saying that is precisely bad...I understand its attractive, but I simply do not share it.Maybe because of that, I have found almost all the movies which use the subject of "reality show" to be mediocre.However,I think it is interesting to speculate about the extremes the popular entertainment which is driven by the TV channels' ambition will reach.The excellent (and very underrated) movie Live! examines precisely that, at the same time it offers a lot of positive elements.
Because of its poster and synopsis,I expected Live! to be a dark and sordid thriller at the style of FearDotCom or My Little Eye,but the movie really impressed me because of its sober tone and intelligent screenplay.Everything this movie depicts feels very realistic, at the same time it brings very interesting messages about "reality TV".The only fail I found on the screenplay were a few elements which did not feel too natural.
However,Live! deserves a very enthusiastic recommendation thanks to its good manufacture,brilliant screenplay and the excellent performances from Eva Mendes, Monet Mazur and Rob Brown.This is one of those movies which endorse entertainment with reflection, and it deserves admiration because of that.