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BMW three of a kind
BMW celebrates their 3 series model with a short film which sees Derek and Gordon attempting to woo the lovely Keri, with each character embodying a generation of the BMW 3 Series.
Sunday, 8 April 2012
UNDEFEATED
The Review: by We are movie geeks
This past February, UNDEFEATED took home the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. The film tells the story of a feisty, focused coach determined to end the losing streak of a football team from a school that’s seen better days. The prime example of this plot would go all the way back to 1940 with KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN and continue through to the more recent REMEMBER THE TITANS and WE ARE MARSHALL. So it might be more than a bit familiar. And the documentary techniques are not ground-breaking. We’re basically a fly on the wall observing the start of the new season. But what observations! There’s just as much drama and suspense here as in any big Hollywood ” based on true events” flick. You don’t have to be a pigskin fanatic to be enthralled with these people. Perhaps you may identify with one or two of the principals even if you never took to the field.
UNDEFEATED chronicles the Fall 2009 football season at Manassas High School of West Memphis Tennessee. The area around the school has been hit hard by the economic down-turn. The neighborhoods are filled with boarded-up, abandoned houses, piles of garbage, and drug dealers on nearly every corner. The school’s football team ( as Colbert would call them, ” the fightin’ Tigers” ) is almost in the same sad shape as those mean streets. In some recent seasons the team went without a single win. Hoping to reverse the trend is Head Varsity Football Coach Joe Courtney. He’s the owner of a big lumber company who’s had a love of the game since childhood. We see him spending the early morning hours supervising his business then zipping over to the school to roam the halls and do some on the run recruiting ( ” Got a nice jersey just for you! “). He’s a big, jovial guy ( kind of a cross between Kevin James and the much missed John Candy ) who’s often the only white face roaming the hallways. With racial issues filling the news today, the film presents a great portrait of respect and co-operation. Courtney loves his team, but feels guilt pangs over the time away from his own kids. He blows his top sometimes, but he’s always there when his players have a problem.
Speaking of players, the film focuses on three members of the Tigers. The most promising, gifted player may be the gentle giant O.C. Brown. He’s got the size to take out the competition, but unlike most husky guys, O.C. has the speed. We see him clearing a path for the running back to score and running alongside. College scouts have started to sniff around. The only thing that O.C. can’t seem to break through is his studies, particularly the all-important SAT tests. Because he and his grandmother live in such a rough part of town, no tutors will venture there, so the coach came up with a plan. O.C. will live with the family of one of the coaching staff during the school week. After class and practice, the tutors will work with him there. The opulent suburbs are a completely foreign world to the big, sweet-natured young man ( reminiscent of THE BLIND SIDE, except he’s back with Grandma’ on the weekends ).
While O.C.’s a man of few words, his team-mate Motrail ’Money” Brown, has the gift of gab. Money’s got big plans, but unfortunately he’s one of the shortest guys on the squad ( ala’ RUDY ). He spends most of the game begging to be sent in. His story might be the most affecting. He’s an easy-going, ambitious guy, who’s pals with the team’s loose cannon Chavis Daniels. We first meet Chavis as he returns to school after 15 months in a youth detention facility. He’s got an explosive temper and lashes out unexpectedly. Courtney’s got his hands full dealing with this angry young man’s blow-ups. The coach wrestles with Chavis’s behavior. How many chances does he get? Can football channel all his pent-up emotions. Or will he be swallowed up by the streets? It’s a wrenching dilemma.
What comes across in the film is a need by most of the team, including the coach, for a male authority figure. In an emotional confession Courtney talks about his father walking out of his life as a toddler. After finding some joy in football, he’d be filled with sadness watching his team mates leaving the field with their dads ( one hand on his son’s shoulders, the other carrying his boy’s helmet and pads ). We see the profiled players with mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, but rarely with male relatives. This not to say the film is full of gloom. Included are many small victories ( I won’t reveal how the season ended ), a major setback for one player, and an act of incredible kindness that may have you reaching for your hankie ( unless your veins are filled with ice water! ). As I said earlier, no ground-breaking documentary techniques here. No re-creations, no graphs, no animations. It’s similar to the format now adopted for TV sitcoms like ” The Office ” and ” Modern Family “. Except there’s very few seated confessionals or interviews here. Everyone’s always on the move, particularly Coach Courtney. I never threw on the pads and helmet at school, but I was delighted to spend some time with this team. Any teenager mentored by Coach Courtney is a winner, no matter what the scoreboard reads.
Overall Rating : 5 Out of 5 Stars
This past February, UNDEFEATED took home the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. The film tells the story of a feisty, focused coach determined to end the losing streak of a football team from a school that’s seen better days. The prime example of this plot would go all the way back to 1940 with KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN and continue through to the more recent REMEMBER THE TITANS and WE ARE MARSHALL. So it might be more than a bit familiar. And the documentary techniques are not ground-breaking. We’re basically a fly on the wall observing the start of the new season. But what observations! There’s just as much drama and suspense here as in any big Hollywood ” based on true events” flick. You don’t have to be a pigskin fanatic to be enthralled with these people. Perhaps you may identify with one or two of the principals even if you never took to the field.
UNDEFEATED chronicles the Fall 2009 football season at Manassas High School of West Memphis Tennessee. The area around the school has been hit hard by the economic down-turn. The neighborhoods are filled with boarded-up, abandoned houses, piles of garbage, and drug dealers on nearly every corner. The school’s football team ( as Colbert would call them, ” the fightin’ Tigers” ) is almost in the same sad shape as those mean streets. In some recent seasons the team went without a single win. Hoping to reverse the trend is Head Varsity Football Coach Joe Courtney. He’s the owner of a big lumber company who’s had a love of the game since childhood. We see him spending the early morning hours supervising his business then zipping over to the school to roam the halls and do some on the run recruiting ( ” Got a nice jersey just for you! “). He’s a big, jovial guy ( kind of a cross between Kevin James and the much missed John Candy ) who’s often the only white face roaming the hallways. With racial issues filling the news today, the film presents a great portrait of respect and co-operation. Courtney loves his team, but feels guilt pangs over the time away from his own kids. He blows his top sometimes, but he’s always there when his players have a problem.
Speaking of players, the film focuses on three members of the Tigers. The most promising, gifted player may be the gentle giant O.C. Brown. He’s got the size to take out the competition, but unlike most husky guys, O.C. has the speed. We see him clearing a path for the running back to score and running alongside. College scouts have started to sniff around. The only thing that O.C. can’t seem to break through is his studies, particularly the all-important SAT tests. Because he and his grandmother live in such a rough part of town, no tutors will venture there, so the coach came up with a plan. O.C. will live with the family of one of the coaching staff during the school week. After class and practice, the tutors will work with him there. The opulent suburbs are a completely foreign world to the big, sweet-natured young man ( reminiscent of THE BLIND SIDE, except he’s back with Grandma’ on the weekends ).
While O.C.’s a man of few words, his team-mate Motrail ’Money” Brown, has the gift of gab. Money’s got big plans, but unfortunately he’s one of the shortest guys on the squad ( ala’ RUDY ). He spends most of the game begging to be sent in. His story might be the most affecting. He’s an easy-going, ambitious guy, who’s pals with the team’s loose cannon Chavis Daniels. We first meet Chavis as he returns to school after 15 months in a youth detention facility. He’s got an explosive temper and lashes out unexpectedly. Courtney’s got his hands full dealing with this angry young man’s blow-ups. The coach wrestles with Chavis’s behavior. How many chances does he get? Can football channel all his pent-up emotions. Or will he be swallowed up by the streets? It’s a wrenching dilemma.
What comes across in the film is a need by most of the team, including the coach, for a male authority figure. In an emotional confession Courtney talks about his father walking out of his life as a toddler. After finding some joy in football, he’d be filled with sadness watching his team mates leaving the field with their dads ( one hand on his son’s shoulders, the other carrying his boy’s helmet and pads ). We see the profiled players with mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, but rarely with male relatives. This not to say the film is full of gloom. Included are many small victories ( I won’t reveal how the season ended ), a major setback for one player, and an act of incredible kindness that may have you reaching for your hankie ( unless your veins are filled with ice water! ). As I said earlier, no ground-breaking documentary techniques here. No re-creations, no graphs, no animations. It’s similar to the format now adopted for TV sitcoms like ” The Office ” and ” Modern Family “. Except there’s very few seated confessionals or interviews here. Everyone’s always on the move, particularly Coach Courtney. I never threw on the pads and helmet at school, but I was delighted to spend some time with this team. Any teenager mentored by Coach Courtney is a winner, no matter what the scoreboard reads.
Overall Rating : 5 Out of 5 Stars
HIGH SCHOOL Official Trailer Features Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks and Michael Chiklis
via We are movie Geeks.
Anchor Bay is pleased to announce that the ultimate stoner comedy, HIGH SCHOOL, starring Adrien Brody, Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Colin Hanks and Michael Chiklis will be released in theaters nationwide on June 1st. Check out the dope in this new trailer.
The day after soon-to-be valedictorian Henry Burke (Matt Bush) takes a hit of the chronic for the first time, his school principal (Michael Chiklis) institutes a zero tolerance drug policy and administers a mandatory drug test for all students. Henry has two options: fail and lose his college scholarship, or team up with his stoner friend Breaux (Sean Marquette) to beat the system. They steal a high powered ganja from law student-turned-drug-dealer Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody) and spike the school’s bake sale brownies, getting the whole school—faculty included—completely stoned out of their minds. But with the student body getting higher and higher with every brownie, and a pissed-off Psycho Ed on their tails for stealing his stash, they must find a way to keep their half-baked plan from going up in smoke.
Directed by John Stalberg, Jr., with story by John Stalberg, Jr. and Eric Linthorst, and screenplay by Eric Linthorst and John Stalberg, Jr., HIGH SCHOOL also features Colin Hanks, Adhir Kalyan and Yeardley Smith.
Visit the official site: http://www.deptofmoralhealth.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HIGHschool420
Anchor Bay is pleased to announce that the ultimate stoner comedy, HIGH SCHOOL, starring Adrien Brody, Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Colin Hanks and Michael Chiklis will be released in theaters nationwide on June 1st. Check out the dope in this new trailer.
The day after soon-to-be valedictorian Henry Burke (Matt Bush) takes a hit of the chronic for the first time, his school principal (Michael Chiklis) institutes a zero tolerance drug policy and administers a mandatory drug test for all students. Henry has two options: fail and lose his college scholarship, or team up with his stoner friend Breaux (Sean Marquette) to beat the system. They steal a high powered ganja from law student-turned-drug-dealer Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody) and spike the school’s bake sale brownies, getting the whole school—faculty included—completely stoned out of their minds. But with the student body getting higher and higher with every brownie, and a pissed-off Psycho Ed on their tails for stealing his stash, they must find a way to keep their half-baked plan from going up in smoke.
Directed by John Stalberg, Jr., with story by John Stalberg, Jr. and Eric Linthorst, and screenplay by Eric Linthorst and John Stalberg, Jr., HIGH SCHOOL also features Colin Hanks, Adhir Kalyan and Yeardley Smith.
Visit the official site: http://www.deptofmoralhealth.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HIGHschool420
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
The Beauty Of a Second – 4th round compilation (Every Second Counts)
That’s the 4th and final round compilation of the film project “The Beauty Of a Second“.
“Every second counts – 60 seconds of beauty submitted by users to the fourth and final round of The Beauty of a Second short film contest.
The Beauty of a Second is a one-second short film contest, hosted by Wim Wenders and Montblanc, in tribute to the man who invented the chronograph, Nicolas Rieussec. An exploration of presision and art – a homage to capturing the smallest fragments of time.”
Monday, 2 April 2012
THE INTOUCHABLES.
We are Movie Geeks.
Check out the new U.S. trailer for THE INTOUCHABLES - the true story of two men who should never have met. Philip, a rich aristocrat with a passion for the arts and extreme sports, is left paralysed after a hang-gliding accident. Driss, a young guy from the hoods whose life is a struggle between odd jobs and petty thefts, shows up at Philip’s mansion for a job interview just to get his unemployment form stamped, but gets caught in his own game when Philip decides to actually hire him as his home helper. From their extreme differences and their need to adapt to each-other stems an extraordinary friendship, as unique and moving as it is, at times, hilarious.
From directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the film will be in the U.S theaters on May 25th, however it had it’s European DVD release this past week on March 28th. http://www.facebook.com/Intouchables.lefilm
THE INTOUCHABLES received multiple nominations at the 2012 César Awards in February. Omar Sy (@omar_fred) won Best Actor over THE ARTIST’s Jean Dujardin. I almost prefer the Korean, “Earth Wind and Fire” version below. Either way, the film looks endearing and very sweet.
Check out the new U.S. trailer for THE INTOUCHABLES - the true story of two men who should never have met. Philip, a rich aristocrat with a passion for the arts and extreme sports, is left paralysed after a hang-gliding accident. Driss, a young guy from the hoods whose life is a struggle between odd jobs and petty thefts, shows up at Philip’s mansion for a job interview just to get his unemployment form stamped, but gets caught in his own game when Philip decides to actually hire him as his home helper. From their extreme differences and their need to adapt to each-other stems an extraordinary friendship, as unique and moving as it is, at times, hilarious.
From directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the film will be in the U.S theaters on May 25th, however it had it’s European DVD release this past week on March 28th. http://www.facebook.com/Intouchables.lefilm
THE INTOUCHABLES received multiple nominations at the 2012 César Awards in February. Omar Sy (@omar_fred) won Best Actor over THE ARTIST’s Jean Dujardin. I almost prefer the Korean, “Earth Wind and Fire” version below. Either way, the film looks endearing and very sweet.
For more information, go to: http://www.theintouchables.com
Adidas – We All Run
Adidas‘ latest commercial featuring David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Derrick Rose and Katy Perry who go all in on their run.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Monster Diesel – Be brave, be unique!
A collaboration between Diesel and Ducati based on a Monster 1100EVO to create a motorcycle which blends functionality, style and sport.
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Absolut Greyhound
An amazing promotional video from vodka brand Absolut featuring electro band Swedish House Mafia – via Zilla Magazine
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
How to Pour the Perfect Guinness from a Can
Learn how to pour the perfect Guinness from a can to obtain a nice creamy head with this simple tip.
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