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randall 
"I like to watch."
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 Posted - 12/04/2013 : 20:13:07
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You know who's getting a lot of pre-Oscar buzz, especially from the likes of VARIETY? Lake Bell, who wrote and directed her breakout role in this wonderful film about movie trailer announcers. Here's what I wrote about it after seeing it at Sundance last January:
IN A WORLD�***** (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award) My favorite film this year. It�s a comedy about the guys who voice movie trailers: you know, �In a world where up is down�� The switcheroo is that the biggest voice has a daughter who also went into the family business. There�s a plum job coming up, an action franchise so blockbustery that it isn�t just a trilogy, it�s a quadrilogy. For AMAZON GAMES, they�re even planning to bring back the �in a world�� trope made famous by real-life announcer Don LaFontaine, the king of trailers, who passed away in 2008 but is now a deity to these folks. Whoever gets this gig will take his mantle. First of all, it�s a splendid bit of writing by director Lake Bell, who also plays the cutiepie daughter. Second, you get this great menagerie of talent: the rock-solid Fred Melamed (whose face you know, if not the name) takes a semi-lead, and there�s Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry and a host of others (hey, here�s Nick Offerman again!). Third, it�s actually a love letter to the movies, or at least that mildly salacious side of the business that retains the P. T. Barnum DNA. And fourth, you will be crying with either laughter or recognition, maybe both, by the time Tears For Fears takes us out for the end credits. This one�s for movie fans, and also for people fans. My highest recommendation.
Ms. Bell decided to take matters into her own hands and write the kind of rich, meaty part she wasn't being offered. Watch out for her...she'll almost certainly be swept under the rug at awards time, but certain big shots have already taken notice, and it's about time for this film to appear on pay cable. Don't pass it up. |
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