before i get all journalistic + editorial on your ass, i thought i'd shove the hard news agenda into the cupboard and instead share a few indie films with you.
since i'm currently taking a Arts Reporting & Review class, i've been diving myself into more indie films. i've been giving them more love than in the past. now lemme tell you, i barely watch movies, so i'm no where near being a movie buff or a hardcore indie films fan, i'm far from it. but i thought these next few movies were just a few i thought were interesting. it was either their storyline, concept, or camera angles that caught me and told me that "hey, i should share this with you!" so yeah, here i am doing just that.
i don't know if any of you have seen the movie: Paris, Je'Taime? for all you folks who skipped out on French class in high school, the title means: "Paris, I love you." it's an indie french film with a huge amazing cast both from Europe and the U.S. to name a few... you've got your homeboys: Elijah Wood, Wes Craven, and Steve Buscemi (i only remember him cause of the Billy Madison movie) and homegirls: Natalie Portman and Maggie Gyllenhaal starring in this film. the cast is filled with great talent along with directors who are even more amazing. with about 20 directors in charge of this film, some even acting in it as well, you gotta think with all these extra hands it better be a good film.
now because i'm horrible at explaining plots/synopsis, i'll let you know what IMDb said about the film:
"Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weaving a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all."
one of my best friends told me about this movie the other day and since then i haven't been able to stop trying to get a hold of my own copy. cause damn, i feel so late! this movie was released in 2006 (told you i wasn't a movie buff) so that makes me... 3 years overdue? not cool. anyway, the weird part is i found a movie called: "New York, I love you" a couple days before she even told me about the Paris movie. the title grabbed my attention immediately so i did extra research and yep, later found out that New York, I love you is a spin off of Paris, Je'Taime. pretty much the same concept, instead with just 12 directors documenting 12 different stories in a different city and without subtitles. cool.
"Following the box office smash feature film 'Paris, je t'aime' that opened the 2006 'Un Certain Regard' section of the Cannes Film Festival, we are thrilled to present 'New York, I Love You'. Twelve filmmakers will direct short films illustrating the universal theme of encountering love within the five boroughs of New York City. Internationally acclaimed actors and directors have signed on to create another truly enjoyable and inspiring project."
i just think the inspiration and direction behind both movies makes it worth watching. the fact that the directors and actors in the film probably have a special connection with the city and are telling a story about their experience firsthand or in relation to, it makes me think they're feeding me the vibes and giving me the downlow on the lifestyles of such a place. especially since i haven't been to either Paris or New York, i figure watching both movies will give me a taste of how both cities are from just watching locals live in it.
now if i haven't hyped up these films enough and if you wanna know which familiar faces (there's A LOT) took part in this film and who helped direct and share stories, click here. Natalie Portman is in it again along with Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, and Shia LaBeouf to name a few. and this movie was already released in Canada at the Toronto Film Festival this past September and it's going to be released in Russia this month. for all of us Americans, we don't get a look at this movie till sometime in April. and even then it'll be limited. the trailer put me on a good tip. i'm stoked already... i can't wait.
New York, i wanna love you!
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