wonga's filmblog

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Calling Cards  Production Year

i admit it - i'm a dog person! one of my favorite short films from the Telluride Film Festival this last summer  was "Useless Dog." it played in a program called Calling Cards and is a very charming short film from Ireland about a border collie named Guiness. anyway, i was excited to find this week that Useless Dog can be seen and downloaded free from AtomFilms (look under Films To Go).

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Reign Over Me  (2007)

i liked this movie more than i thought i would. i loved the opening shot that follows Charlie (Adam Sandler) on his scooter at night. the music throughout is also perfect. it's not a great movie and sometimes it's unbelievable but it's also interesting. people say and do things you don't expect. i believed these two were friends, or used to be. anyway, don't see it for Adam Sandler (who is pretty annoying throughout) but see it for Don Cheadle, who is amazing and funny. it's his story as much as Charlie's, as he has problems too and isn't very happy with his life. the scenes of him at work in his upscale dentist office were my favorite. after this movie i made a list:

1. get some Chinese food.
2. put new/better songs on my iPod.
3. pull out the Mel Brooks movies.