Sunday 21 October 2012

Safety not guaranteed(2012)

[b]In Brief:[/b] Journalist, Jeff(Jake Johnson), pitches an idea to his editor, based on a classified ad, "Wanted, someone to go back in time with, me, this is not a joke, you'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapon, I've only done this once before SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED",  He recruits two interns, Darius (Aubrey Plaza) and Arnau (Karan Soni) to reasearch the job. When they get into town, Jeff strikes out in the initial interview with Kenneth (Mark Duplass), but Darius manages to get in on the plan. The mission is regret, but is it for real?

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Killing them Softly (2012)

In Brief: Frankie (Scoot McNairy) is a low level crim, his been in prison before, and doesn't intend to go back, along with his Australian friend Russel (Ben Mendelsohn), and they knock over a card game run by Markie (Ray Liotta). Markie's knocked over his own game, before, and suspicion is cast on him. In comes Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), an enforcer brought in to clean things up, and get the money rolling again, all the while dealing with the building financial crisis and election of 2009.

Friday 12 October 2012

Damsels in Distress, Whit Stillman presents (2011)

In Breif: Lilly (Analeigh Tipton) transfers to Seven Oaks College, an until recently all male college, is befriended by a trio of seemingly well meaning girls, lead by Violet (Greta Gerwig). Together they navigate the up's and downs of College life, while seemingly attending only a single class (lets face it, most college films you only see the inside of a class once), while making comments about every day life and preferences.

Tuesday 9 October 2012

Wolf Children(2012)

In Breif: 
Hanna, a College student, meets and falls in love with a mysterious loner , who drifts into one of her classes. Intrigued, Hanna follows him, and the two strike up a relationship. Soon, the Loner reveals a secret he has never told anyone before. He's the last descendant of a Wolf Clan, and is able to transform into a Wolf. The two continue they're romance and the pair have a daughter, Yuki, and the following year, a Son, Ame. Shortly after Ame's birth, the children's father has a accident, leaving Hanna to raise they're children alone.


Thursday 4 October 2012

Moonrise Kingdon (2012), CIFF'12 : Starry Starry Night (2011)

Moonrise Kingdom
In brief: Sam (Jared Gilman) is a slightly troubled, un-liked kid who resigns from his position at a Scouts camp run by Rudy (Edward Norton), to be with his first Love, Suzy (Kara Hayward), a easy to anger local teen who comes from a dysfunctional family, who's parents (Bruce Willis and Frances McDormand) aren't exactly involved.. Together, they two trek around the island they inhabit.
Starry Starry Night
In brief: Xiao Mei (Jiao Xu) is a everyday 13 year old, her parents argue, but her crafts man grandfather is the glue that holds the family together. Over christmas, Jay (Erci Lin Hui Ming) moves across the street. He's the quiet, brooding artsy type. The two connect, and help each other get through some difficult times.