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A crazy little collection this week after a couple weeks away....good and bad are all part of this week's Home Screening Room.
Just From Theaters
Blue Valentine – Rated R (Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams)
The story of a couple looking to save their marriage that garnered award buzz a plenty for both Gosling and Williams.
The Illusionist – Rated PG (voices of Jean-Claude Donda, Edith Rankin)
The award nominated film features the story of a magician who has a girl that thinks his act is real.
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – Rated G (Justin Bieber)
The story behind Justin Bieber’s rise to fame, sure the life story is only 16 years, but this is actually quite interesting as many of the things we find out within the film are things that many didn’t know.
No Strings Attached - Rated R (Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher)
What’s it like when the relationship with no strings is proposed by the woman? A movie that is good for both sexes and fun for all.
Also new this week…
AC/DC: Live at River Plate – come on…it’s AC/DC!
Black Death – Rated R (Sean Bean)
Cougars, Inc. – Rated R (Denise Richards, James Belushi) – I’d like to use this as my pick of the week, but the trailer has a little more than I usually post.
Cropsey – Documentary that Roger Ebert really loved about a boogie man in the neighborhood. I have to share this trailer -- here ya go.
Home Improvement: The Complete Collection
WWE: Wrestlemania XXVII – Finally, Wrestelmania has come back to DVD.
And Finally
The Hit List – Rated R (Cuba Gooding Jr., Cole Hauser)
What happened to Cuba Gooding Jr. you ask? Well..ask no more...here he is a hit man that is about to help Cole Hauser make one of the worst mistakes of his life.
Pick Of The Week
Gotta pick up No Strings Attached, really, you’ll love it! After that…who knows?
Thanks!
Pop Popcorn, Do the Dew, and Bust out the Blu and remember to Save Me A Seat!
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Just From Theaters
Blue Valentine – Rated R (Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams)
The story of a couple looking to save their marriage that garnered award buzz a plenty for both Gosling and Williams.
The Illusionist – Rated PG (voices of Jean-Claude Donda, Edith Rankin)
The award nominated film features the story of a magician who has a girl that thinks his act is real.
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – Rated G (Justin Bieber)
The story behind Justin Bieber’s rise to fame, sure the life story is only 16 years, but this is actually quite interesting as many of the things we find out within the film are things that many didn’t know.
No Strings Attached - Rated R (Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher)
What’s it like when the relationship with no strings is proposed by the woman? A movie that is good for both sexes and fun for all.
Also new this week…
AC/DC: Live at River Plate – come on…it’s AC/DC!
Black Death – Rated R (Sean Bean)
Cougars, Inc. – Rated R (Denise Richards, James Belushi) – I’d like to use this as my pick of the week, but the trailer has a little more than I usually post.
Cropsey – Documentary that Roger Ebert really loved about a boogie man in the neighborhood. I have to share this trailer -- here ya go.
Home Improvement: The Complete Collection
WWE: Wrestlemania XXVII – Finally, Wrestelmania has come back to DVD.
And Finally
The Hit List – Rated R (Cuba Gooding Jr., Cole Hauser)
What happened to Cuba Gooding Jr. you ask? Well..ask no more...here he is a hit man that is about to help Cole Hauser make one of the worst mistakes of his life.
Pick Of The Week
Gotta pick up No Strings Attached, really, you’ll love it! After that…who knows?
Thanks!
Pop Popcorn, Do the Dew, and Bust out the Blu and remember to Save Me A Seat!
No PG-13 Strings Makes For A Funny Adult Comedy
A relationship with no strings attached; it’s been thought of as a guy’s dream. Where a guy can do what he wants, when he wants. But what happens when it’s the girl that craves having no strings in a relationship?
Adam (Ashton Kutcher) has had a crush on Emma (Natalie Portman) since they were kids. From an initial inappropriate advance at summer camp to a meeting years later, he has always had a thing for this wonderfully beautiful woman. When he finally meets her as an adult, the relationship skips the courting and gets physical.
This aggressive approach leads to Emma suggesting a “no strings” approach to their future. With basic rules in place, including a “ban” on falling for each other, things remain physical and both the doctor to be and television producer are “on call” when needed. Will either of them break down, or will this simple, passionate “relationship” progress?
From the first trailer, I dreaded seeing this film. In fact, I thought there was no way it was offered to me to screen. It was, and when word started to trickle in that it might actually be ok, I wondered aloud what I was in for. The results turned out to be extremely positive.
Director Ivan Reitman delivers a solid “adult” comedy and the fact that it is an adult comedy is what makes it work. The trailer felt like it would be another watered down PG-13 romantic comedy, instead the aggressive, adult nature of things mean the language isn’t at half speed and the physicality leaves only little to be imagined.
Natalie Portman knows how to work through the comedy genre just like it was home. Working with Ashton Kutcher seems almost natural for her, and the back and forth is quick, witty and fun. The supporting cast surrounding these two includes a variety of actors that I have a real appreciation for including the enchanting Greta Gerwig, the eminently lovable Lake Bell, and the always strong Kevin Kline.
With great acting talent, a solid script, and comedic directing for the veteran Ivan Reitman, No Strings Attached really works. Despite a portion of the movie that tries to get too serious, I found myself laughing (and sometimes cringing) at this film. Overall the strings were relatively minor and I got a bit attached.
B-
No Strings Attached
Paramount Pictures
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Lake Bell
Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material.
Runtime: 110 minutes.
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A relationship with no strings attached; it’s been thought of as a guy’s dream. Where a guy can do what he wants, when he wants. But what happens when it’s the girl that craves having no strings in a relationship?
Adam (Ashton Kutcher) has had a crush on Emma (Natalie Portman) since they were kids. From an initial inappropriate advance at summer camp to a meeting years later, he has always had a thing for this wonderfully beautiful woman. When he finally meets her as an adult, the relationship skips the courting and gets physical.
This aggressive approach leads to Emma suggesting a “no strings” approach to their future. With basic rules in place, including a “ban” on falling for each other, things remain physical and both the doctor to be and television producer are “on call” when needed. Will either of them break down, or will this simple, passionate “relationship” progress?
From the first trailer, I dreaded seeing this film. In fact, I thought there was no way it was offered to me to screen. It was, and when word started to trickle in that it might actually be ok, I wondered aloud what I was in for. The results turned out to be extremely positive.
Director Ivan Reitman delivers a solid “adult” comedy and the fact that it is an adult comedy is what makes it work. The trailer felt like it would be another watered down PG-13 romantic comedy, instead the aggressive, adult nature of things mean the language isn’t at half speed and the physicality leaves only little to be imagined.
Natalie Portman knows how to work through the comedy genre just like it was home. Working with Ashton Kutcher seems almost natural for her, and the back and forth is quick, witty and fun. The supporting cast surrounding these two includes a variety of actors that I have a real appreciation for including the enchanting Greta Gerwig, the eminently lovable Lake Bell, and the always strong Kevin Kline.
With great acting talent, a solid script, and comedic directing for the veteran Ivan Reitman, No Strings Attached really works. Despite a portion of the movie that tries to get too serious, I found myself laughing (and sometimes cringing) at this film. Overall the strings were relatively minor and I got a bit attached.
B-
No Strings Attached
Paramount Pictures
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Lake Bell
Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material.
Runtime: 110 minutes.