Our idiot brother

Plot

"Our idiot brother" tells the story of a man who is as stupid as he is charming. The movie begins with Ned (Paul Rudd) selling weed to a police officer in his uniform. This tiny incident gets him arrested and put into jail. Ned is brother of three sisters, owner of a dog named Willie Nelson and is in a relationship with a girl who owns the organic farm where he works. When he gets out of jail, he will live first with his mother and then with each of his sisters.

Information

Directed by	Jesse Peretz
Written by	Jesse Peretz
Genre	Comedy / Drama
Language	English
Year	2011

Links/References

Seen timestamp: 2011-12-04 15:00

Drive

Plot

Emotionless driver (Ryan Gosling) has a dual life as a stunt driver and mechanic during the day and a getaway driver during the night. His life changes when he falls in love his neighbor, Irene, and her husband returns from prison weeks later.
The driver's heroic character will try to save Irene's husband's life helping him to complete a heist from a pawn shop.

Music

Drive soundtrack brings you back to the eighties, with melodic synth pop tunes.
The movie features several musical sequences where the audience takes the point of view of the main character. This creates a very good climate to transmit the character's feelings.

Information

Directed by	Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by	Hossein Amini (screenplay) based on James Sallis book "Drive"
Genre	Crime - Thriller
Language	English
Year	2011

Links/References

Seen timestamp: 2012-01-29 21:45

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest Marc Nuri

Plot

The film tells the story about three Brooklyn cops with different pasts and careers who will wind up together at the same location by the end of the movie.
Detective Salvatore (Ethan Hawke) is desperately looking for money to buy a new house where he expects his wife's illness will improve.
Officer Dugan (Richard Gere) is a week away from retirement. He suffers from a big depression because his career hasn't been exactly exemplary. His situation gets worse when he is assigned to train rookies for his last week of work.
Detective Clarence Butler (Don Cheadle) is an undercover agent who has lost his previous life due to his extraordinary and committed work and is now trying to find his way out.

Information

Release date: 2010-03-05
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Written by: Michael C. Martin
Genre: Action/ Crime/ Drama
Language: English

Links/References

Seen timestamp: 2011-09-25