OUR IDIOT BROTHER - MOVIE REVIEW

Still from Our Idiot Brother

Although it might easily be forgotten in the tide of Blockbusters in our midsts, Sundance Film Festival favourite Our Idiot Brother from Director Jesse Peretz, is one this Summer's more witty Comedies.

Ned (Paul Rudd) is the naïve and under-achieving older Brother to tightly-wound Liz (Emily Mortimer), a career-driven (Elizabeth Banks) and free-spirited (Zoey Deschanel).  After being arrested for selling Marijuana to an undercover Police Officer, Ned serves a minor sentence of three months, before being released from Prison. Things change quickly though for him with his Girlfriend Janet (Kathryn Hahn) leaving him, finding a new Boyfriend Billy (T.J. Miller) and keeping their Dog Willie Nelson. At the same time, he is kicked-out of their Organic Farm House, which in turn makes him homeless.

Ned then turns to his Sisters for support but none of them truly take to his intrusion upon with their private lives. Before long, they begin to find him a nuisance as he unintentionally finds himself caught-up in their affairs. He stirs the tension between Liz and her Husband Dylan (Steve Coogan), manages to both damage both Miranda's relationship with Boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) and a pivotal opportunity at her Vanity Fair job. Also, youngest Sister Natalie finds herself furious after Ned reveals her biggest secret to Girlfriend Cindy (Rashida Jones). But as their stories unfold and all the resentment mounts against Ned who is a convenient Scapegoat, we ponder whether or not he really is at fault and whether he simply is a catalyst to unravelling some deep-seated problems already brewing in his Sisters' own lives.

MARTIN SCORCESE'S "HUGO" TRAILER RELEASED

Still from Hugo

"Where are your parents, little man?" - Station Inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen)

Not quite what I was expecting, this new Trailer for Martin Scorcese's latest work Hugo has just surfaced. Adapted from the story The Invention of Hugo Cabret, its Hero is an orphaned Boy who finds himself in a journey to unlock the mystery surrounding his late Father. Starring young breakout star Asa Butterfield and Chloë Grace Moretz, this 3-D uplifting Action/Fantasy adventure will hit theatres on U.S. Thanksgiving (November 23, 2011).  Paramount Pictures will be distributing in North America, with Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Ben Kingsley and Emily Mortimer also starring.

Watch the Trailer in full below:

"MY IDIOT BROTHER" GAINING HEAVY BUZZ AT SUNDANCE

Still from My Idiot Brother

One Movie getting a serious about of buzz at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival held at the end of the month in Utah, is Jesse Peretz’s My Idiot Brother. The Comedy revolves around jailed Pot Dealer Ned, played by an unrecognizable Paul Rudd, who decides to take up time with each of his Sisters after being unable to live with his overbearing Mother.

The Film has an amazing Supporting Cast including Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer and Rashida Jones. Although the Film has been picked-up in Canada by Maple Pictures, it is being shopped around in the U.S. still. With a Cast like that it should have no problems being acquired, you’d think.

With no release date set yet, the Film will premiere at Sundance this weekend and Peretz apparently will be there to present the Film and answer questions afterwards.  I am so jealous of those who get to attend!

Visit the official website for My Idiot Brother here and follow updates on Twitter here. Yes, you actually do get cryptic messages from Ned if you Tweet him.

(Photo credit: Maple Pictures)