FILM SPOTTING: April 2010 in Polish cinemas
My April film spotting is well on time at least ;)
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The Shock Doctrine (UK, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 16th April 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 9th February 2009
Runtime: 90′
Director: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom
Production House: Renegade Pictures, Revolution Films
Plot: (from imdb)
An investigation of “disaster capitalism”, based on Naomi Klein’s proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.
Trailer
The sceptical part of me thinks that…
There’s a whole slew of documentaries on capitalism now. I’m not sure if this one is going to be any more interesting than some of the others have been.
The excited part of me thinks that…
I’m still trying to get my head round the whole issue, so it’s nice to hear all kinds of opinions (though I suppose my natural slant is towards the left). And Michael Winterbottom is a director that interests me.
The Men Who Stare at Goats (USA/UK, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 16th April 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 8th September 2009
Runtime: 93′
Director: Grant Heslov
Cast: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang
Production House: BBC Films, Smoke House, Westgate Film Services, Winchester Capital Partners
Plot: (from imdb)
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Trailer
The sceptical part of me thinks that…
This might just be really daft and not my kind of humour at all :] That’s the vibe I’m getting from the trailer at least.
The excited part of me thinks that…
It stars Ewan McGregor, the plot is promising and it has one of the best titles ever ;)
My Name Is Khan (India, 2010)
Release Date (Poland): 23rd April 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 12th February 2010
I spotted it during the Bollywood Festival, but the screening was cancelled :-/
It’s one of my most awaited films of the year - I’m very glad we’re getting it so soon after the world premiere. Usually we’d be waiting a year or so!
Double Take (Belgium/Germany/Netherlands, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 30th April 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 10th Febrary 2010
Runtime: 80′
Director: Johan Grimonprez
Production House: Zap-O-Matik, Nikovantastic Film, Volya Films
Plot: (from imdb)
Director Johan Grimonprez casts Alfred Hitchcock as a paranoid history professor, unwittingly caught up in a double take on the cold war period. Subverting a meticulous array of TV footage and using ‘The Birds’ as an essential metaphor, DOUBLE TAKE traces catastrophe culture’s relentless assault on the home, from moving images’ inception to the present day.
Trailer
The sceptical part of me thinks that…
Not much scepticism actually :)
The excited part of me thinks that…
I’ve heard buzz about this coming in from film festivals. IMDb says it’s a documentary, but it sounds like putting any sort of label on the film is very difficult.
I’m excited cause I get the impression it’s an extremely interesting piece of editing (very appropriate as Hitchcock was a master editor). And also Hitchcock had one of the weirdest and most bizarre senses of humour ever and it seems like this film is really going in that direction *grin*
Crazy Heart (USA, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 30th April 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 6th December 2009
Runtime: 112′
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Jeff Bridges
Production House: Butcher's Run Films, Informant Media
Plot: (from imdb)
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Trailer
The sceptical part of me thinks that…
The only reason I want to see this is Jeff Bridges and I don’t even particularly like him ;) The topic and trailer do nothing for me.
The excited part of me thinks that…
Jeff Bridges has won pretty much all of the major awards for this part in the US (including the Oscar and the Golden Globe) and so I thought I should see it and either join the bandwagon or at least finally be able to justify my sulking that Colin Firth did not get all those awards instead ;) (I suppose I shall also have to see A Single Man to fully justify it, but as the Polish release date is set for May, I’m pretty sure I’ll have that done within a month or two *grin*)
