by
Julien Faddoul
Steve Jobs ***
Set
backstage at three iconic product launches in 1984, 1988 and 1998, Apple Inc.
co-founder Steve Jobs finds himself involved an endless stream of unpleasant
conversations with people who hate him.
A film with
a final 15 minutes that is so horrendously misguided it threatens to ruin what
came before. What comes before is a dynamically mounted (albeit very stagey),
well-acted piece of razzmatazz. The adverse and inflexible aesthetics of the
writer and director is at times jarring, but ultimately this paints a
fascinating portrait, however inaccurate, of an admirable monster in a monstrous culture.
d – Danny Boyle
w – Aaron
Sorkin (Based on the Book by Walter
Isaacson)
ph – Alwin H. Küchler
pd – Guy Hendrix Dyas
m – Daniel
Pemberton
ed – Elliot
Graham
cos – Suttirat
Anne Larlarb
p – Scott
Rudin, Danny Boyle, Guymon Casady,
Christian Colson, Mark Gordon
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen,
Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston, Makenzie Moss, Sarah
Snook, Adam Shapiro, John Ortiz, Perla Haney-Jardine
The End of
the Tour *
The
five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed
novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996
publication of Wallace's groundbreaking novel INFINITE JEST.
More or
less an excuse for its two leads to show off, providing intermittent pleasures
through scholarly conversation.
d – James Ponsoldt
w – Donald
Margulies (Based on the Book by David
Lipsky)
ph – Jakob Ihre
pd – Gerald Sullivan
m – Danny
Elfman
ed – Darrin
Navarro
cos – Emma
Potter
p – James Dahl, Matt DeRoss, David Kanter, Mark
C. Manuel, Ted O’Neal
Cast: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky,
Mamie Gummer, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston, Mickey Sumner
Alvin and
the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Through a
series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that
Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump
them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
As unappealing
as you’d expect. Even the most insubordinate of children deserve lighter
punishment than this.
d – Walt Becker
w – Randi
Mayem Singer, Adam Sztykiel (Based on
the Characters by Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman)
pd – Richard Holland
m – Mark
Mothersbaugh
ed – Ryan
Folsey
cos – Mary
Claire Hannan
p – Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman
Cast: Jason Lee, Justin Long, Bella Thorne,
Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Kaley Cuoco, Kimberly Williams-Paisley,
Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Laura Marano, Tony Hale, Jesica Ahlberg,
Dennise Renae Larson, Leticia Jimenez, Kevin Wayne, Joshua Mikel, Josh Green
Youth *
A retired
orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best
friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to
perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
Haphazard
mix of anecdotal footnotes and Felliniesque segues that carry little weight
outside of general visual splendor.
wd – Paolo Sorrentino
ph – Luca Bigazzi
pd – Ludovica Ferrario
m – David Lang
ed – Cristiano Travaglioli
cos – Carlo Poggioli
p – Carlotta Calori, Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano
Cast: Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, Harvey Keitel,
Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Mădălina Diana Ghenea, Poppy Corby-Tuech
Listen to
Me Marlon **
With
exclusive access to his unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds
of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, Marlon Brando chronicles
his own story in his own voice.
Though less
innovative than one might originally suspect, this is quite an engrossing piece
of film editing, especially to anyone invested in the man himself or the craft
of acting.
wd – Steven Riley
w – Steven Riley, Peter Ettedgui
ed – Steven Riley
p – John Battsek, George Chignell, RJ. Cutler
Cast: Marlon Brando
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