FS #284: Brothers / The Son's Room / 2009 Golden Brick Nominees
Also on the show: Music by The Bad Plus and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice.
Filmspotting #284
:13-16:57 - Review: "Brothers"
Music: The Bad Plus, "Barracuda"
17:40-22:11 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Milder)
22:12-25:40 - Poll Questions
25:41-35:30 - Cannes #5: "The Son's Room"
Music: The Bad Plus, "Comfortably Numb"
36:11-42:57 - New DVDs / Donations
42:58-55:34 - Top 5: Golden Brick Nominees
55:35-57:56 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes
NOTES
- "Brothers" is a remake of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film "Brødre." She also directed "After the Wedding."
- Other Jim Sheridan movies: In America, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin', My Left Foot
- Other Natalie Portman performances: Leon: The Professional, Garden State
- Other Tobey Maguire performances: The Ice Storm, Spider-Man
- Another Nanni Moretti film: Caro Diario
- Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.
- Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.
Labels: Brothers, Golden Bricks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jim Sheridan, Nanni Moretti, Natalie Portman, The Son's Room, Tobey Maguire
posted by Candace @ 12:13 AM
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Jim Sheridan's "The Crying Game"! You can't forget that!
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Oh oh! And on 'The Sons Room' ... the loss of a young child ... the gireving and mourning process ... psychologist parent... no parrallel to Anti-Christ?
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Believe me, Simon... I made note of the connection. I really just didn't want to bring Antichrist up for like the 7th straight show though.
I'm really looking forward to hearing how Matty and Adam feel about this film after they see the Danish Film. I loved the original film and I wonder whether you will still think that the American performances are as good after you see the performances they essentially transplanted from the Danish version.
Didn't one of them say that they've seen the Danish version?
I too would be curious to hear a quick review on the original. Although, I was underwhelmed by it. I thought the performances and the story were fine but the direction and tone of the film seemed very remedial. It made me not want to see the original but after your review I'm curious.
No, neither of us have seen the original yet.
[I wonder whether you will still think that the American performances are as good after you see the performances they essentially transplanted from the Danish version.]
How do you transplant a performance? Why would it make the performances from the new trio any less impressive?
Forget the main leads, the older daughter, Izzy played by Bailee Simpson is simply phenomenal, the critics should be honing to her performance as Best Supporting Actress material. Just the way she uses her eyes and mouth for cathartic possibilities...WOW. Just look at the amazing dinner scene towards the end of the film alone. Casting agents: put her in an L&O: SVU episode.
My "Brick" ... which I would never have known about had it not been for you guys ... was definitely "Goodbye Solo," one of my two favorite films of the year (the other being, of course, "Sugar")!
Yeah Goodbye Solo was one of my favorite movies of the year.
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