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Tons of interesting premises in “400 Days”
By GTVW Staff
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Written and directed by Matt Osterman (Ghost from the Machine), 400 DAYS centers on four astronauts sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. Locked away for 400 days, the crew’s mental state begins to deteriorate when they lose all communication with the outside world. The feature film stars Brandon Routh and Caity Lotz (who also star in the upcoming Arrow/Flash spinoff series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), Emmy® nominee Ben Feldman (Mad Men), comedian Dane Cook (Detention, Mr. Brooks), Tom Cavanagh (The Flash) and Grant Bowler (Defiance).
A film with an undiscovered masterpiece of space simulation.All the members of cast had solid performances in 400 days and keep you guessing what is actually happening around the characters. Definitely, the best runner of life in the middle of a zombie apocalypse in such a claustrophobic environment. Many scenes and visuals were decent enough. “400 Days” follows a long the typical low budget mystery and ‘horror’ plots of the ‘isolated people’ genre with a good result.
Elijah Wood returns as a pianist in Grand Piano
By Jenny Alvarez
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Elijah Wood plays Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, who has stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public for a long awaited concert in Chicago. In a packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score: “Play one wrong note and you die.” In the sights of an anonymous sniper (Cusack), Tom must get through the most difficult performance of his life and look for help without being detected. In 90 minutes this thriller plays with the viewers and compositions in an unusual hostage situation. The pianist will be killed if he fails to play a piece without a single mistake and this fact makes you to feel panic, mystery in an elegant style. It is a brilliant and fully plausible movie in which you will discover many clues keeping time on the piano while speaking with a maniac. Eugenio Mira reflects a well structured and suspense movie full of symbols but the most important one is whether the main character found the correct key. Grand Piano will open in theatres on March 7.
California Solo treats a delicate topic
By Jenny Alvarez
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A former Britpop rocker who now works on a farm gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation after living in Los Angeles for many years. His efforts to stay in the U.S. force him to confront the past and current demons in his life. Lachlan (Robert Carlyle) is a great choice for a lead in this movie, the film is full of guilt and responsibility with delicate depressing tone. The main character has many behavior elements full of resignation and self-destructive anger especially when he has to face his melodrama with his immigration status in USA. When a bit of behind-the-wheel boozing threatens to get him deported back to the U.K., Lachlan drinks more and suffers more too. Only a reunion with the daughter he never knew can, possibly, save him. Is this would work for this Agriculture worker and ex- rocker? Two thumbs up for this movie.
Lawless will take your breath
By GalaTView Staff
Based on the novel “The Wettest County In The World” by Matt Bondurant, Lawless is inspired by the true story of the Bondurant boys, bootlegging siblings who take the law into their own hands in Prohibition-era Virginia. The three brothers make a run for the American Dream in this epic, gangster tale set during the nation’s most notorious crime wave. It’s extreme bloody violence, full of drama with content to merely skim the surface especially in the final showdown. However, there are enough side dishes to make the meal worthwhile. Outstanding performances by Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman and this movie was directed by John Hillcoat and written by Nick Cave. You can enjoy this movie in Theaters August 29, 2012.
