I love the cinema

Two movie reviews this weekend.

Millions. This is a movie that came out earlier this year that I caught over the weekend at Messiah. This was an enjoyable movie. The storyline is that a young boy, who has recently lost his mother, gets L250,000 literally dropped in his lap. As you can probably imagine, things happen when a ten year-old comes into all that money. The fact that he is an authority on saints makes things all the more interesting. It’s a light and funny British comedy that will surely give you a few chuckles. It’s available now on DVD (or VHS if you still have one of those).

Grizzly Man. Here’s another indie flick that’s gotten a lot of buzz in the film community. It’s the story of Timothy Treadwell, a former actor who became crazy for grizzly bears. He spends his summers out in Alaska with his friends Roddy, Mr. Chocolate, and Timmy the fox. This guy is truly out there. He literally starts to turn into a bear himself. He rails against humans and the US Park Service and makes bears his life. Tragically, and almost self-fullingly, he and his girlfriend were actually mauled to death in October of 2003. If you are interested in a fascinating look into the psyche of an animal fanatic, I’d recommend this movie. I’d also recommend it if you like wild animals (like I do). He got some fascinating video footage of bears that is truly awesome.

And in other news, I’m going on a blog fast, starting tonight.