list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Phoebe in Wonderland 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/Phoebe_in_Wonderland/358659/default.aspx Title: Phoebe in Wonderland
Year: 2009
Director: Daniel Barnz
Plot: Felicity Huffman, Elle Fanning, and Patricia Clarkson star in director/screenwriter Daniel Barnz's illuminating tale of parenting and growth concerning an exceptional young girl whose troubling retreat into fantasy draws the concern of both her dejected mother and her unusually perceptive drama teacher. Phoebe (Fanning) is a talented young student who longs to take part in the school production of Alice in Wonderland, but whose bizarre behavior sets her well apart from her carefree classmates. Her mother (Huffman) is an aspiring academic who is beginning to feel like she has not only failed in her professional career, but as a parent as well. Though Phoebe's gifted drama teacher (Clarkson) has no doubts about the young girl's talent and capacity for learning, the frustration of seeing such a promising student slowly slip ever further away from reality soon becomes a growing concern both at home and at school. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:21:30 GMTPhoebe in Wonderland2009Daniel Barnz<a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____33774/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Felicity Huffman</a>, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___360006/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Elle Fanning</a>, and <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____13504/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Patricia Clarkson</a> star in director/screenwriter <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___439730/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Daniel Barnz</a>'s illuminating tale of parenting and growth concerning an exceptional young girl whose troubling retreat into fantasy draws the concern of both her dejected mother and her unusually perceptive drama teacher. Phoebe (Fanning) is a talented young student who longs to take part in the school production of Alice in Wonderland, but whose bizarre behavior sets her well apart from her carefree classmates. Her mother (Huffman) is an aspiring academic who is beginning to feel like she has not only failed in her professional career, but as a parent as well. Though Phoebe's gifted drama teacher (Clarkson) has no doubts about the young girl's talent and capacity for learning, the frustration of seeing such a promising student slowly slip ever further away from reality soon becomes a growing concern both at home and at school. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide3312http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s358659.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Phoebe_in_Wonderland/358659/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/digby00/archive/2009/3/17/41096.aspx Post By: digby00
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Body: While Phoebe in Wonderland has a very interesting premise, it is a little difficult to decipher what exactly this movie is trying to do. It felt like the director set out to do many things with this movie, but fell short of achieving any of them thoroughly. The movie had a lot of potential to tap into many different themes and ideas, but at the end of the movie, none of them felt complete... Read the full review here!
]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:21:30 GMTdigby00digby00 Blog3/17/2009 5:21:30 PMWhile Phoebe in Wonderland has a very interesting premise, it is a little difficult to decipher what exactly this movie is trying to do. It felt like the director set out to do many things with this movie, but fell short of achieving any of them thoroughly. The movie had a lot of potential to tap into many different themes and ideas, but at the end of the movie, none of them felt complete... Read the full review here! http://www.spout.com/blogs/sqweewee/archive/2009/3/16/41082.aspx Post By: sqweewee
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Body: YUP!! I found a great version for free at http://userset.com/freemovies.html you have to fill out this lame survey but when your done you have access to a bunch of movies :)
]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:46:45 GMTsqweeweesqweewee Blog3/16/2009 9:46:45 PMYUP!! I found a great version for free at http://userset.com/freemovies.html you have to fill out this lame survey but when your done you have access to a bunch of movies :) http://www.spout.com/groups/Coming_Soon/new_movies_WATCHMEN_and_a_Russian_take_on_12_ANGR/216/40772/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: spout
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Body: HITTING THEATERS 3/6 Only one movie goes wide this Friday, but it's a doozy: Watchmen -- Watch trailer. Read the review on SpoutBlog. What do you think, will you watch the Watchmen? Will Mr. Snyder (300) blow it? I hope not; I love that frickin' book. Kevin Buist's review will show up on blog.spout.com Wednesday afternoon-ish. Who's your favorite character? I'd have to say Rorshach, although in real life I'm more like Nite Owl. :) And of course the Comedian's a creep, but he's almost as fun to read about as the Joker. Waiting eagerly for the Watchmen? Might as well have fun in the meantime; check out my new favorite short film, starring Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson: Bat Fight -- Watch it LIMITED RELEASE: 12 -- Watch trailer. Russian thriller about twelve jurors who must decide the fate of a Chechan teenager who murdered his father. From the Oscar-winning director Nikita Mikhalkov (Burnt by the Sun). This sounds like a badass, Russian version of 12 Angry Men, and that sounds fine to me. I'm interested. Tokyo! -- Watch trailer. Three directors: Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind), Joon-ho Bong (The Host), and Leos Carax (The Lovers on the Bridge), offer tribute to the Japanese megacity. I'm not hearing very positive things about it, but these directors make undoubtedly interesting work. Phoebe in Wonderland -- Watch clip. This Sundance alum stars Elle Fanning (yes, of the Fanning dynasty) along with Patricia Clarkson and Felicity Huffman. Photo: Dennis Quaid at the bait shop. The Horsemen -- Watch trailer. Dennis Quaid, widowed detective, finds chilling connections between himself and the victims of a serial killer who's obsessed with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I wouldn't blame you if you think it sounds like Se7en, Part Two. I don't know if the director Jonas Akerland is any good; anyone seen his movie Spun? ____________________________________________________________ NEW DVD's 3/3 The Warlords (Tau Ming Chong) -- Watch trailer. A Chinese/Hong Kong war epic. Set in 1870, a revolutionary army of religious fanatics rises to overthrow the corrupt Qing dynasty. Starring Jet Li, who is a good man fighting for the Qing, torn between his conscience and his honor. Sounds good to me! Australia -- Watch trailer. This film had its moments, but in my opinion, it was far too long to only have good moments. Ghost Town -- Watch trailer. Ricky Gervais can see dead people like Greg Kinnear. I heard it's alright. Beverly Hills Chihuahua -- Watch trailer. I am speechless. In the Electric Mist -- Watch trailer. A dark-looking detective film starring Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ned Beatty, and Tom Sizemore; and it's adapted from a book by James Lee Burke, a masterful mystery writer. So what could go wrong? I don't know, but I don't remember this hitting theaters at all. And Stargate fans: The movies Ark of Truth and Continuum come out on a 2-disc set. Me, I'd only watch them if they star Kurt Russell.
]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:12:54 GMTspoutComing Soon3/2/2009 1:12:54 PMHITTING THEATERS 3/6 Only one movie goes wide this Friday, but it's a doozy: Watchmen -- Watch trailer. Read the review on SpoutBlog. What do you think, will you watch the Watchmen? Will Mr. Snyder (300) blow it? I hope not; I love that frickin' book. Kevin Buist's review will show up on blog.spout.com Wednesday afternoon-ish. Who's your favorite character? I'd have to say Rorshach, although in real life I'm more like Nite Owl. :) And of course the Comedian's a creep, but he's almost as fun to read about as the Joker. Waiting eagerly for the Watchmen? Might as well have fun in the meantime; check out my new favorite short film, starring Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson: Bat Fight -- Watch it LIMITED RELEASE: 12 -- Watch trailer. Russian thriller about twelve jurors who must decide the fate of a Chechan teenager who murdered his father. From the Oscar-winning director Nikita Mikhalkov (Burnt by the Sun). This sounds like a badass, Russian version of 12 Angry Men, and that sounds fine to me. I'm interested. Tokyo! -- Watch trailer. Three directors: Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind), Joon-ho Bong (The Host), and Leos Carax (The Lovers on the Bridge), offer tribute to the Japanese megacity. I'm not hearing very positive things about it, but these directors make undoubtedly interesting work. Phoebe in Wonderland -- Watch clip. This Sundance alum stars Elle Fanning (yes, of the Fanning dynasty) along with Patricia Clarkson and Felicity Huffman. Photo: Dennis Quaid at the bait shop. The Horsemen -- Watch trailer. Dennis Quaid, widowed detective, finds chilling connections between himself and the victims of a serial killer who's obsessed with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I wouldn't blame you if you think it sounds like Se7en, Part Two. I don't know if the director Jonas Akerland is any good; anyone seen his movie Spun? ____________________________________________________________ NEW DVD's 3/3 The Warlords (Tau Ming Chong) -- Watch trailer. A Chinese/Hong Kong war epic. Set in 1870, a revolutionary army of religious fanatics rises to overthrow the corrupt Qing dynasty. Starring Jet Li, who is a good man fighting for the Qing, torn between his conscience and his honor. Sounds good to me! Australia -- Watch trailer. This film had its moments, but in my opinion, it was far too long to only have good moments. Ghost Town -- Watch trailer. Ricky Gervais can see dead people like Greg Kinnear. I heard it's alright. Beverly Hills Chihuahua -- Watch trailer. I am speechless. In the Electric Mist -- Watch trailer. A dark-looking detective film starring Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ned Beatty, and Tom Sizemore; and it's adapted from a book by James Lee Burke, a masterful mystery writer. So what could go wrong? I don't know, but I don't remember this hitting theaters at all. And Stargate fans: The movies Ark of Truth and Continuum come out on a 2-disc set. Me, I'd only watch them if they star Kurt Russell. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/1/17/23977.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: This is the kind of movie I look for when attending a film festival. And not just because the protagonist looks like I did at his age. No, the true reason is that this little Swedish film will likely never play in your local theater. It may not even make it to DVD in this country. Unless it wins the World Cinema - Dramatic prize at Sundance, you may never hear of it again. So, forget about waiting in that long line for that higher profile, star-studded indie you and everyone else is looking forward to. You’re sure to have the opportunity to see it sometime in the future. As for Ping-pongkingen (The King of Ping Pong), it could be now or never. Fortunately this is one of the few Sundance entries that I’ve been able to find a trailer for. And doesn’t it help? Who would have given this movie a second thought without seeing that preview? I’m shocked that more festival films aren’t marketing themselves as well. Without the trailer, The King of Ping Pong just sounds like another Scandinavian movie about brothers, though co-scripted by Hans Gunnarsson, who also had a hand in Mikael Hafstrom’s Oscar-nominated Ondskan (Evil), which I liked a lot. With the trailer, we see that the film features a lovable fat kid (and yes, this probably appeals more to me that he looks like a little Christopher Campbell, and that his brother looks like my own brother at that age), who says funny things about ping pong being the last egalitarian sport and about life being a damned merry-go-round (compare his deadpan delivery to the unrealistic performance and unlikely dialogue from Elle Fanning in this other Sundance 2008 film — clip here — for which more people are likely to buy tickets). How could you resist finding out what’s going on in all those quirky-looking scenes? The King of Ping Pong is screening at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday night at 9pm. Then it screens Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon at the Holiday Village Cinema III, then Tuesday evening in Ogden and next Friday evening in SLC. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:01:12 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com1/17/2008 10:01:12 AM This is the kind of movie I look for when attending a film festival. And not just because the protagonist looks like I did at his age. No, the true reason is that this little Swedish film will likely never play in your local theater. It may not even make it to DVD in this country. Unless it wins the World Cinema - Dramatic prize at Sundance, you may never hear of it again. So, forget about waiting in that long line for that higher profile, star-studded indie you and everyone else is looking forward to. You’re sure to have the opportunity to see it sometime in the future. As for Ping-pongkingen (The King of Ping Pong), it could be now or never. Fortunately this is one of the few Sundance entries that I’ve been able to find a trailer for. And doesn’t it help? Who would have given this movie a second thought without seeing that preview? I’m shocked that more festival films aren’t marketing themselves as well. Without the trailer, The King of Ping Pong just sounds like another Scandinavian movie about brothers, though co-scripted by Hans Gunnarsson, who also had a hand in Mikael Hafstrom’s Oscar-nominated Ondskan (Evil), which I liked a lot. With the trailer, we see that the film features a lovable fat kid (and yes, this probably appeals more to me that he looks like a little Christopher Campbell, and that his brother looks like my own brother at that age), who says funny things about ping pong being the last egalitarian sport and about life being a damned merry-go-round (compare his deadpan delivery to the unrealistic performance and unlikely dialogue from Elle Fanning in this other Sundance 2008 film — clip here — for which more people are likely to buy tickets). How could you resist finding out what’s going on in all those quirky-looking scenes? The King of Ping Pong is screening at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday night at 9pm. Then it screens Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon at the Holiday Village Cinema III, then Tuesday evening in Ogden and next Friday evening in SLC. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/fantasy/MemberTagFilms.aspxfantasy
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