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Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998)
Elephants
Decent large format documentary on African elephants. At one point an elephant charges the film crew, which is rather intense. I worked with this at two different 15/70 theatres, about the only complaint was from some parents who felt that said charging scene was too scary for their youngsters.
Was filmed (and is presented) in 2-D, rather than 3-D as the last comment leads one to believe.
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
You're My Hero
November 30, 2001. I was able to see this film with Ron Jeremy in attendance. He introduced the film, as did Scott Gill (the director) who joked that it was a premiere, of sorts, as much of the crew was there too. Anyway, I'm only writing this because in the last entry, the user made a comment of Ron's indulgence of alcohol, yet a big part of the documentary focused on the fact that he does NOT "party" in that sense, and stays away from alcohol & drugs (although he loves to be on the the Hollywood party scene, for the food and bragging rights of the A-listers he might meet), and that he is still an excellent "woodsman" without using Viagra or other substances.
In the lobby, it was an interesting scene to behold, every fifth or sixth guy to walk by, upon realizing that Ron was standing "over there", would shout out "you're my hero, man" or "I wish I had your life". Which was remarkably similar to many of the interviewees on screen.
It was also nice to see Al Lewis on the big screen!
Haunted Castle (2001)
15perf 70mm 3D film -- with a story
IMAX would rather you didn't see this movie, because it is rated PG, and that isn't the "IMAX Experience" they want you to have. I guess basically that means nWave didn't go about making this movie the same way most "approved by IMAX" large format (15/70) films are made. But none of the politics behind the film-making process matter to you, the viewer, do they? The 3D effects in the opening sequence alone make it worth taking a look at the film, then Johnny's mom's song is so amazingly engrossing...
If you aren't quite into the recent trend in 15/70 films that involve a fiction story (rather than being educational documentaries), no biggie, there's enough eye candy to get you through the 38 min. run time without boring you to death.
Blow Dry (2001)
Nobody else enjoyed this?
Despite what else you may read in the comments section of Blow Dry... know that at least one person liked it. I enjoyed it and think it is definitely worth taking a look at. Josh Hartnett was surprisingly good, and convincing with a British accent. The progression of the Lord Mayor's character from the beginning up through the duration of closing credits was great too. If you are picky about your movies, then you may not enjoy this, but if you're willing to give a film its fair chance, without pre-determining what you'll think of it by reading other's views, you might just like it.
State and Main (2000)
Everyone needs a hobby...
If you like David Mamet's style and past work (films at least), I imagine you will enjoy State and Maine. That does not mean that if you are unfamiliar with his work, that you won't like it... Okay, pretty general statements here that could be associated with any movie, but I figure you already know that it's about a Hollywood production on location in a small Vermont town, with a very limited budget; and you just want some sort of comment on the film itself. Well, I enjoyed it. I liked how it poked fun at how ridiculous a film production can be, from monetary demands of the star actress, to the lifestyle of the star actor... etc... Then that ridiculousness is juxtaposed to the supposed simplicity of a small town life, and wackiness ensues. It also gives good insight as to what an associate producer's role is in the filmmaking process. Very well written, with a great cast.
The Skeleton Dance (1929)
Nice
I was lucky enough to see a 35mm print of this on the "big screen". For Halloween 2000, El Capitan theatre in Hollywood ran "The Skeleton Dance" as the short before 1993's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". It's really nice to see some classic Disney shorts theatrically, rather than video or 16mm. This, being the first Silly Symphony, definitely shows us what was to come from Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. At the time of its release, sync-sound was only a couple of years old, it's fun to watch (through old films) the progression of sound as the field became more explored and perfected through the years.
Double Take (2001)
Not too bad
I saw a test screening of this film in October 2000, and it was quite a bit better than the 5 line blurb that was on the invitation. It's in the style of "Rush Hour" (Brett Ratner is one of the producers on this film), a action/comedy about double crossing and "who to trust?" that works, at least the unreleased cut that I saw worked. Orlando Jones is starting to get some more substantial roles.
Loser (2000)
Gets better as it moves along.
Loser (2000) starts out kind of slow, and the editing in the beginning has a number of bad cuts. But it gets better as it continues. Amy Heckerling has done better in the past, but I was still entertained (and isn't that the whole point of film/movies). There are a number of cameos.