CELLULOID BURNING

This article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune gazes into the abysmal lack of profit made by Edgar Wright’s excellent little film along with another cult film from earlier this year, Kick-Ass. It’s an interesting and quick read if you’ve got the time.

The ridiculously awesomeScott Pilgrim vs the World is not doing so well at the box office. I hope that it turns out to be a slow and steady burner at theaters, but it may not be too likely. If you haven’t seen it yet and enjoy watching fun, well-acted, and well-written movies, see it now, see it twice, see it thrice.

Michael Cera is the “It” geek actor out there with a long and varied resume filled with odd-ball outsiders. He is kind of the John Cusack of our generation. His latest movie Scott Pilgrim vs The World both fits in nicely and stands out at the same time. The film is directed by Edgar Wright and looks really interesting. Cera is in love with with a girl with 7 ex-boyfriends who all happen to have super powers. Cera must defeat all of them to win the girl. Sounds like pure awesomeness.

Youth in Revolt = The Graduate + Superbad, but not nearly as homoerotic.
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