I've been perusing the long list of interesting-looking movies scheduled for this year's Tribeca Film Festival, which starts this week. Some of them, like Serious Moonlight, are starting to earn some buzz, and I'm anxious to find out what festivalgoers think once they've screened.
This movie looks interesting but no matter what happens, I'll always have bittersweet associations with it. Serious Moonlight will mark Cheryl Hines's directorial debut, and she worked with a screenplay written by the late Adrienne Shelly who was tragically murdered just before her movie Waitress opened in theaters. So while I'm obviously looking forward to more material from the wonderful Shelly, it's also another reminder of her untimely death.
But back to why this movie looks so good. First, the cast: Kristen Bell, Meg Ryan, Justin Long, and Timothy Hutton? Yes, please! Then there's the movie's description:
After she arrives at her country home for a romantic weekend getaway, things don't go exactly as planned for high-powered Manhattan lawyer Louise (Meg Ryan): Her husband of 13 years, Ian (Timothy Hutton), tells her he's leaving her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Soon Ian finds himself held captive by an oddly cool Louise, who explains that she won't release him until he commits to working on their marriage.
I love the idea of a movie about a woman kidnapping her cheating husband. What say you? Interested in learning more about this one?
Jovovich-Hawk
I'm just thrilled anytime I hear about a film that's not a remake, a sequel, or based on a TV series or video game. I do wish there were a way to make these "small films" more readily available to the general public -- not everybody has an art house around the corner.
1I'll watch pretty much anything with K-Bell
2I love her long hair =)
3Eh, this doesn't sound at all appealing to me.
4Looks like an extended version of that crazy 'Pretty Baby' music video by Vanessa Carlton.
5*if ya gotta lock him down; he ain't worth it*
i'll probably watch it just b/c its meg ryan and will be cute. but it seems kinda silly to me.
6I walked out of this movie. and i'm not one to do that. the writing was awful, deliberate and not funny. i couldn't understand how anyone would produce this movie. the film festival should be ashamed that this movie made it as far as it did. i am a huge cheryl hines fan, so to have walked out of the movie and have missed her Q&A says a lot.
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