Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
#1 for 2014.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). I thought I'd check out Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's filmography before I saw this. So I saw Babel (2006) first and was hooked - especially the Japan and U.S. Mexican border storylines. Now I find out that it's the third in the Death trilogy, so I've got Amores perros and 21 Grams lined up for later. Birdman just grabbed me from the opening scenes, music, and did not let go until the final credits rolled. It's very rare that I will sit through the credits, but with a great film, you're glued to your seat. Tried to stay under my rock before seeing this - but I knew Michael Keaton was the main character - the remaining surprised me - Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion), Naomi Watts. At first, I thought I missed the memo on this being a Russian Ark one take film, but after a while you stop worrying, sit back, and enjoy his seamless cuts - actors running behind the camera to appear in different dress to play a different time. Night merging into day, and into night.
I knew it was a limited release, and it seemed like it was only playing in NY. In order to check all franchises in town with a single action, I used google movies and caught the first showing of the first day, which happened to be a 2000 (8:00 pm) start in the casino down the road.
11.06.14
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). I thought I'd check out Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's filmography before I saw this. So I saw Babel (2006) first and was hooked - especially the Japan and U.S. Mexican border storylines. Now I find out that it's the third in the Death trilogy, so I've got Amores perros and 21 Grams lined up for later. Birdman just grabbed me from the opening scenes, music, and did not let go until the final credits rolled. It's very rare that I will sit through the credits, but with a great film, you're glued to your seat. Tried to stay under my rock before seeing this - but I knew Michael Keaton was the main character - the remaining surprised me - Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion), Naomi Watts. At first, I thought I missed the memo on this being a Russian Ark one take film, but after a while you stop worrying, sit back, and enjoy his seamless cuts - actors running behind the camera to appear in different dress to play a different time. Night merging into day, and into night.
I knew it was a limited release, and it seemed like it was only playing in NY. In order to check all franchises in town with a single action, I used google movies and caught the first showing of the first day, which happened to be a 2000 (8:00 pm) start in the casino down the road.
11.06.14
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