list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Manic on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Manic/186375/default.aspx Title: Manic
Year: 2002
Director: Jordan Melamed
Plot: This first feature for filmmaker Jordan Melamed uses the verite style of the Dogme 95 movement for a hard-hitting drama centering on a group of troubled teens. Taking place entirely in a psychiatric ward, the film opens with Lyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who has chosen to accept calm in the wake of being treated for wounds due to a violent outburst from a fight that left another young man in horrible shape. Learning that he won't be taken home by his mother, he is transferred instead to a juvenile lockdown facility and deemed a menace to society. After being sedated during an episode, he wakes up to a room shared by Kenny (Cody Lightning), a 12-year old child molester. Lyle is put off by his new surroundings and refuses to befriend the other inmates or cooperate with the patient, weary Dr. Monroe (Don Cheadle). But Lyle soon begins to adapt to his new life, meeting Chad (Michael Bacall), a bipolar case with an impending release who lures Lyle into a plan for an escape. Lyle also finds solace in Tracy (Zooey Deschanel), a young girl plagued with nightmares and self-mutilation, who finds herself drawn to him as well. Manic also features Elden Henson, Sara Rivas, and Blayne Weaver in supporting roles. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:00:50 GMTManic2002Jordan MelamedThis first feature for filmmaker Jordan Melamed uses the verite style of the <I>Dogme 95</I> movement for a hard-hitting drama centering on a group of troubled teens. Taking place entirely in a psychiatric ward, the film opens with Lyle (<a href="/players/P____27836/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joseph Gordon-Levitt</a>), who has chosen to accept calm in the wake of being treated for wounds due to a violent outburst from a fight that left another young man in horrible shape. Learning that he won't be taken home by his mother, he is transferred instead to a juvenile lockdown facility and deemed a menace to society. After being sedated during an episode, he wakes up to a room shared by Kenny (Cody Lightning), a 12-year old child molester. Lyle is put off by his new surroundings and refuses to befriend the other inmates or cooperate with the patient, weary Dr. Monroe (<a href="/players/P____12587/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Don Cheadle</a>). But Lyle soon begins to adapt to his new life, meeting Chad (Michael Bacall), a bipolar case with an impending release who lures Lyle into a plan for an escape. Lyle also finds solace in Tracy (<a href="/players/P___271412/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Zooey Deschanel</a>), a young girl plagued with nightmares and self-mutilation, who finds herself drawn to him as well. Manic also features <a href="/players/P___239409/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Elden Henson</a>, Sara Rivas, and Blayne Weaver in supporting roles. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide1Slightly Tagged (1-5)313http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t37588arjsb.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Manic/186375/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/20/26442.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Superbad Junket Meltdown on FunnyOrDie.com Two newly announced collaborations are making my birthday a very special one. In one corner we have the casting of Michael Cera in an Edgar Wright film, which seems almost like an intentional gift from a regular SpoutBlog reader. The only thing missing is the news that this film will also feature the Muppets, a plot involving an Objectivist teleporter and a 3-year-old Star Wars fan. The Cera/Wright team-up is titled Scott Pilgrim’s Little Life, and structurally it sounds like Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel Scott Pilgrim Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, and scripted by Wright and Michael Bacall (Manic), the story involves a “young slacker” (Cera) who must defeat the evil ex-boyfriends of the girl he loves in order to win her heart. As if Cera couldn’t win any girl’s heart just by doing nothing. See the video above for the first sorta collaboration between Wright and Cera (and Jonah Hill). (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:00:50 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/20/2008 5:00:50 PM Superbad Junket Meltdown on FunnyOrDie.com Two newly announced collaborations are making my birthday a very special one. In one corner we have the casting of Michael Cera in an Edgar Wright film, which seems almost like an intentional gift from a regular SpoutBlog reader. The only thing missing is the news that this film will also feature the Muppets, a plot involving an Objectivist teleporter and a 3-year-old Star Wars fan. The Cera/Wright team-up is titled Scott Pilgrim’s Little Life, and structurally it sounds like Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel Scott Pilgrim Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, and scripted by Wright and Michael Bacall (Manic), the story involves a “young slacker” (Cera) who must defeat the evil ex-boyfriends of the girl he loves in order to win her heart. As if Cera couldn’t win any girl’s heart just by doing nothing. See the video above for the first sorta collaboration between Wright and Cera (and Jonah Hill). (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/teenagers/MemberTagFilms.aspxteenagers
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