Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Also Watched - Hail Caesar!, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Zootopia, Yi Yi, Straight Outta Compton



This week I watched Hail Caesar!, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Zootopia, Yi Yi, Straight Outta Compton.
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill
Rated: PG-13

In 1950's Hollywood, a producer keeps the studio's stars out of trouble.


10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Written by: Josh Campbell & Matthew Stuecken (story), Josh Campbell & Matthew Stuecken and Damien Chazelle (screenplay)
Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr.
Rated: PG-13

A woman wakes up in an underground bunker with two men who claim a chemical attack has made the world uninhabitable.


Zootopia (2016)
Written by: Byron Howard & Rich Moore & Jared Bush & Jim Reardon & Josie Trinidad & Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee (story by), Jared Bush & Phil Johnston (screenplay), Dan Fogelman (additional story material- uncredited)
Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush (co-director)
Starring:  Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, JK Simmons, Alan Tudyk, Shakira
Rated: PG

In this animated feature a rookie cop bunny and con artist fox work together to uncover a mystery plaguing their city.



Yi Yi (2000)
Written by:
Edward Yang

Directed by: Edward Yang
Starring: Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issey Ogata 
Rated: --/R

Each member of a middle class Taepei family struggles with life and relationships.


Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Written by:
Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff (screenplay), S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff (story)

Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Starring: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti
Rated: R

From Compton, Califorinia, NWA revolutionizes the hip hop and music world with brash lyrics that depict the harsh realities of their lives. The band disbands just as quickly as it rose to super stardom.

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