Beginners, beyond its pervasive atmosphere of melancholy and loss, suffers from a little self-indulgence. While it‘s not terrible, it‘s your typical indie drama; lots of emotional stuff and not a lot of plot or strong narrative. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer bring some star power to Mike Mills’ myopic on love and loss, which premiered at Austin’s SXSW Film Festival this week and will be released in theatres on June 3.
Sean of Trendy Gamers: 2011 has validated my continued passion for film with a slew of ambitious and riveting films. It’s never easy to place judgment on somebody else’s work, but as a fan of all genres, here are my top ten films of 2011.
I want to see The Decendants, Girl With The Dragon Tatoo, and Drive and I've see Warrior and MI4 and Drive and don't really care to see the others....maybe 13 Assassins...maybe someday.
Movies Hate You Too writes:
This is a pretty slow week for Blu-ray releases with only a few new releases with only one even close to semi-action oriented. There are however a few good catalog releases with one dating back all the way to 1927.
Trendy Gamers: This is one of our favorite films in years. Mike Mill’s Beginners is like a metaphorical cup of hot coco when you’re feeling cold. It’s a modern day fairy tale meant to uplift the audience, instilling a sense of faith meant to encourage us not to give up on finding love; first though, it wants us to be happy with who we are.
