I am a self-proclaimed cineaste. Now that that is out there, the last two films I actually viewed on the big screen (not including The Incredibles recently projected on the side of a house at a block party) were Rise of the Planet of the Apes ('11) and the Coen brothers' Oscar-nominated remake of True Grit circa 2010.
But why Big Block Flix you might ask? Although I will be blogging about other interests included in my profile, I will write mostly about film, and I am gaga for car movies (esp. those that include examples of American Muscle). I will say as a parent of two boys under the age of four, I don't get around like I used to, and as a result must select my moviegoing excursions with care. The next film on my personal radar was A Dangerous Method, the new David Cronenberg film slated for November release, that was at least until a friend of mine brought the new Ryan Gosling picture Drive to my attention.
Without reading too much in the way of SPOILERS!!! and synopses, this film appears to have a lot to offer. As previously mentioned it stars Ryan Gosling, who first came to my attention in Half Nelson (my hands down favorite film that deals with the issue of urban education; note: this is not your garden-variety movie-of-the-week Freedom Writers re-tread) and delivered an extremely strong performance as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer. Although I felt Gosling slumped with Lars and the Real Girl (read my review here) he is an Oscar-nominated actor who delivers. The film also includes an impressive supporting cast: Carey Mulligan (An Education) and Bryan Cranston (Malcom in the Middle and Breaking Bad).
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