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Entries Tagged as 'High school'

I Hate Musicals

October 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments

Across the Universe (2007)
Screenplay by Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, story by Julie Taymor & Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais
Directed by Julie Taymor
Produced by Gross Entertainment/ Team Todd/ Revolution Studios
Running time: 133 minutes
So, What’s This About?
Expressing themselves through the songs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, two lovers [...]

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Tags: Animation · Brother/sister relationship · Coming of age · Concert · Dreams and visions · High school · No opening credits · Road trip · Unconventional romance

No One Dreams About Older Women

August 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
Written by Amy Heckerling
Directed by Amy Heckerling
Produced by Bauer Martinez Entertainment/ Templar Productions
Running time: 97 minutes
By Joe Valdez

So, What’s This About?
Rosie (Michelle Pfeiffer) — a single working mom in L.A. — is introduced rubbing wrinkle free moisturizer on her hands. Her nipped and tucked ex-husband (Jon Lovitz) drops [...]

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Tags: Femme fatale · High school · Midlife crisis · Mother/daughter relationship · Unconventional romance

Teen Movies Don’t Interest Me

July 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Rocket Science (2007)
Written by Jeffrey Blitz
Directed by Jeffrey Blitz
Produced by B&W Films/ Duly Noted, Inc./ HBO Films
Running time: 101 minutes
By Joe Valdez

So, What’s This About?
While arguing against farm subsidies at the New Jersey State High School Policy Debate Championships, Ben Wekselbaum (Nicholas D’Agosto) — the greatest public speaker that Plainsboro High School has ever [...]

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Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Drunk scene · Father/son relationship · High school · Master and pupil · No opening credits · Psychoanalysis

They Wanted This Embarrassment To Go Away

April 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Over the Edge (1979)
Screenplay by Charlie Haas & Tim Hunter, based on the article by Charlie Haas
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Produced by Orion Pictures
Running time: 95 minutes

What the *&#! Is This About?
Walking through the planned suburban development of “New Granada,” 14-year-old Carl Willat (Michael Kramer) and his buddies – Richie White (Matt Dillon), Claude Zachary [...]

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Tags: Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Famous line · Father/son relationship · High school · Interrogation