Hey guys just wanted to give everyone a little update. I got a press pass (woo hoo!) to attend the San Diego Film Festival. It runs from September 24-28th, which will take over my life starting tomorrow. Considering I do have to go to work all this week, I will try to fit in as much as possible, so I can give you guys some reviews on these upcoming movies. If only we could just watch movies and television all day and get paid, yes life would be grand. Well at least for me! There are tons of cool movies being shown and here are the ones I plan on seeing, check out the trailers below. I also plan on going to a film critics panel on Saturday, interested in hearing what they have to say. Jeffrey and Ben Lyons will be there so it should be pretty informative and engaging. This is my first film festival, wish me luck guys!
Wild
In Wild, director Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club), Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Academy Award nominated screenwriter Nick Hornby (An Education) bring bestselling author Cheryl Strayed’s extraordinary adventure to the screen. After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi (Academy Award nominee Laura Dern) and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own. WILD powerfully reveals her terrors and pleasures –as she forges ahead on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.
Project M
Four astronauts have to stay 1000 days in a space station around Earth in order to prove that a trip to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moon, is possible. The experience goes well until something happens on earth.
Laggies
Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan (Keira Knightley) is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind – while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart (Mark Webber) proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week – hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Annika’s world-weary single dad Craig (Sam Rockwell).
Bad Country
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter (Willem Dafoe) busts contract killer Jesse Weiland (Matt Dillon), he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So, when mob boss Lutin (Tom Berenger) orders Carter’s death and Weiland’s ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the syndicate.
Little Accidents
In a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy in a web of secrets.
Big Significant Things
At 26 years old, Craig (Harry Lloyd) seems to be doing pretty well for himself. He has job stability, a supportive family, and is about to start a wonderful new chapter with his girlfriend. With big life changes on the horizon, what better time to lie to your girlfriend so you can go on a road trip by yourself to the south?
}}Melissa
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These look good!!
Project M sounds FANTASTIC-O!
#ballers
Thanks Eric #ballers forever!
A press pass! That’s awesome! What’s with you & Mike & these press passes?! I want a press pass! Have fun, Melissa. I look forward to your reviews. 🙂
LOL I don’t know I just went on there and applied so I can go without paying. Hey girl hey!
Congrats to you Melissa. That is awesome. Laggies has some of my interest because I do like Sam Rockwell and Kira Knightly looks very cute in this.
Thanks Vern! I am so looking forward to that one, it looks good and I agree I am also a fan of Sam Rockwell. Keep you posted on how it goes. 🙂
This all looks really exciting. I’m well jel.
Thanks Abbi! Should be fun 🙂
UGH. I need to move to where I can get in on some of this awesome film fest action!! All the cool kids are going to them nowadays!! Hope you have an absolute blast, lady!! I’m with Eric–Project-M looks particularly interesting. Can’t wait to see your feedback!!
Yes please move where all the cool kids we will let you in the cool club for sure. We already have your cool card ready for you, laminated and good to go, you are in girl! lol Thanks gf, I will let you guys know how it goes!
A laminated card and everything?! Gees I HAVE to move now!!! Hahaha.
LOL yes your card is waiting for pickup!
Woohoo, a press pass, that’s awesome! Looks like you’ll be seeing a bunch of really interesting films too. Looking forward! 😀
Thanks Anna! Will you keep you guys updated!
Woo hoo!!! A press pass, VERY cool dahling and so well-deserved!! Looking fwd to your coverage girl! I’ll be blogging about TCFF as well pretty soon now that schedule is formalized. We’ll also have WILD, as well as that Benedict Cumberbatch movie I’ve been anticipating 😀
Thanks gf! I have never been to one of these so I am excited. That is the only movie here I could not get tickets for it sold out immediately, I believe it is called The Imitation Game. Looks fab!
It’s great that you are supporting a local film event, you go girl!! Yes, The Imitation Game is gonna be playing on the night before closing at TCFF, I’m sure it’ll be sold out so I’m gonna make sure I got tickets for my hubby. How come you can’t get tickets even w/ your press pass??
😀 Most awesome lady! Hope you have an absolute blast!