Movie gem of the week: Kids (1995)

Despite my avid interest in 90’s Independent Cinema I have surprisingly not seen ‘Kids‘ until now. I should start by saying the film was(and arguably still is) Controversial given the subject matter, sexual scenes(both consenting and not), foul language and drug use involving minors(who make up the majority of the cast). Whilst it could be argued nothing particularly explicit is shown in the film; it was enough to earn it a NC-17 rating in the US. Therefore, viewer beware! (this is not a film for the easily shock-able).

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Billy Bob Thornton Starring In Fargo Mini Series

Billy Bob Thornton Starring In Fargo Miniseries | Movie News | Empire.

A project approved by the Coen Brothers. Could this be their break into the TV market?

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Movie gem of the week: Gentlemen Broncos

Gentlemen Broncos(2009) is a quirky, off-beat comedy from Writer/Director Jared Hess(Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) about a teenage aspiring science fiction writer; who’s novel ‘Yeast Lords’ catches the attention of his writing idol and the various quirky ‘characters’ he meets along the way.

Interspersed are surreal(and just plain bizarre) fantasy sequences based on ‘Yeast Lords’; reminiscent of Heavy Metal(1981).

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Jemaine Clement(Flight of the Conchords, Men In Black 3, Rio) has a brilliant turn as the jaded and eccentric ‘best-selling’ writer; which parodies the genre perfectly.

I also enjoyed Jennifer Coolidge(American Pie, 2 Broke Girls) as the wacky single mother who owns a dated clothing store.

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If you enjoyed the zane wackiness of Napoleon Dynamite then it’s safe to say you will enjoy this flick; if not it may be something of an acquired taste, but worth a try!

iSteve – The lastest Steve Jobs biopic project.

With ‘jOBS’ starring Ashton Kutcher delayed, it looks like the first Steve Jobs biopic out will come from the Website ‘Funny or Die‘.

Ofcourse, the early days of Apple & Steve Jobs were already dramatised in the 1999 TV Movie ‘Pirates of Silicon Valley


Another major Steve Jobs bio-pic is also in development from Sony; and Steve Wozniak has lent his support to this project.

Which of these projects are you most excited to see?

I also recommend the 2009 ‘Mac Fan’ documentary ‘MacHeads’

The next age of Television? Amazon Prime & LoveFilm & Zombies

Following on from my previous post The next age of Television? Arrested Development Season 4 it has been announced that Amazon intends to release some TV ‘pilot’ series exclusively using its Amazon Prime and LoveFilm Video-on-Demand platforms.
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