swing vote

Category : Blu-ray, Comedies, Elections

Starring : Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Willie Nelson, Kelsey Grammer, Judge Reinhold, Stanley Tucci, Mare Winningham, George Lopez, Nathan Lane, Paula Patton, Richard Petty, Madeline Carroll
Director : Joshua Michael Stern
Composer :John Debney
Costume Designer : Lisa Jensen
Director of Photography : Shane Hurlbut
Editor : Jeff McEvoy
Executive Producer : Ted Field, Terry Dougas, Robin Jonas, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis
Producer : Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson
Production Designer : Steve Saklad

Running Time : 120 minutes

Status : Tersedia
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Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, and Stanley Tucci star in this film about American politics. Extras include a documentary, deleted & extended scenes with optional director's commentary, and audio commentary by writer/director ... Full DescriptionJoshua Michael Stern and writer Jason Richman.

Writer/director Joshua Michael Stern (NEVERWAS) tackles American politics in his second feature film. Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner) is just your below-average Joe. He works in an egg factory, likes to knock back a few too many beers, and is a single parent to 12-year old Molly (Madeline Carroll), a bright spitfire who does her best to keep her dad on the straight and narrow. Patriotic Molly insists that apathetic Bud do his civic duty and vote in the upcoming presidential election, a tight race between Republican incumbent Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and Democratic candidate Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper). Soon the media and both candidates descend upon Bud's hometown of Texico, New Mexico, when it's determined that his vote wasn't counted and will decide the outcome of the entire presidential election. Now that Bud is a "somebody"--there's even a "Bud Cam" capturing his every move--will he be swayed by visits to Air Force One and the "Bud Ball" held in his honor, or will he be the voice of the American people and vote for the better candidate? The lengths the candidates go to in order to win Bud's vote are high points of the film, as they find themselves supporting initiatives that are completely opposed to their platforms at the urging of their campaign managers, played by Stanley Tucci and Nathan Lane. Grammer is well cast as Boone, and it's a hoot to see counterculture icon Hopper in this light. Costner makes Bud likable despite the loser stereotype he personifies. But this film belongs to Carroll, a lovely young actress who can steal a scene with one look. If nothing else, SWING VOTE is a reminder that even though politics may be a game, every single vote really does count.

Swing Vote Reviews:

3 stars out of 5 -- "It's broad and easygoing, more in tune with Frank Capra's swooning Americana of decent souls fighting the glum machinations of the system....[This] parable is political satire at its most laid-back..."-- Ian Nathan, Empire

pineapple express

Category : Blu-ray, Comedies, Action, Murder, Friends, Drugs, Drug Dealers
Starring : Seth Rogen, James Franco, Ed Begley, Danny McBride, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Nora Dunn, Craig Robinson
Director : David Gordon Green
Co-Producer : Dara Weintraub
Composer : Graeme Revell
Costume Designer : John Dunn
Director of Photography : Tim Orr
Editor : Craig Alpert
Executive Producer : Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer : Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Production Designer : Chris Spellman
Screenwriter : Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Story : Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Running Time : 117 minutes
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Seth Rogan and James Franco star as two pot smokers on the run from a drug dealer in this $87.3 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: commentary, extended and alternate scenes, gag reel, featurettes, digital copy, deleted scenes, and 'Ride the Express' ... Full Descriptiongame.

While it might sound outlandish to speak of THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS in the same sentence as CITIZEN KANE, in its own little neck of the cinematic woods the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen comedy is perhaps just as groundbreaking. In fact, it's nearly impossible to think of another film that blends so seamlessly pitch-perfect stoner babble with high-octane action sequences. Dale Denton (Rogen), a process server with a weed fixation, witnesses a murder and turns to his dealer, Saul (James Franco), for support. The murderer is actually Saul's main drug supplier, and because of Saul's access to some extremely rare high-grade pot (called Pineapple Express) the two are quickly tracked down and put on the run. Like all Apatow/Rogen vehicles, the movie deals with the theme of men succumbing to adulthood and all the adjustments they are forced to make in the process. However, unlike KNOCKED UP and THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is just too wacky to offer any lessons. Still, there's more going on here than giggles and the munchies. Indie director David Gordon Green (SNOW ANGELS) brings a subtle auteur's touch to the proceedings, approaching the smoking scenes with his distinctively loose feel and giving the action sequences a wonderfully dated sheen that makes them look more like a fight from KNIGHT RIDER than the empty flash of 21st-century blow-‘em-ups. It is Franco, however, who truly steals this movie--he hasn't been this charming since his days on FREAKS AND GEEKS. There's only so many ways to play a stoner, but Franco puts his own endearing, lovable spin on the type, portraying Saul as a kind-hearted, well-intentioned yet hardcore dope smoker. Rogen and Apatow have proven themselves a nearly unstoppable juggernaut; here's hoping they bring Franco along on the ride a little more often.

Pineapple Express Reviews:

"It's interesting to watch Rogen play the 'straight' foil to Franco's stoner clown....Rogen's unique comedy engine is oiled by the tension between the urge to veg and the need to act responsibly..."-- Jan Stuart, Los Angeles Times

"Green's first studio achievement shows he can melt into the material rather than dominate it. He enforces a flow to the dialogue that gives it an adorable silliness..."-- Eric Kohn, Premiere

4 stars out of 5 -- "PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is the perfect companion-piece to SUPERBAD....The chemistry between Rogen and Franco is effortless..."-- Olly Richards, Empire

"PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is a raucous, ribald mission comedy....As a stoner movie, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is a success..."-- Ben Walters, Sight and Sound

"Fanboy wish-fulfillment, half-baked Beckettian verbal play, and endearingly unguarded bromance are smoothly blended in this David Gordon Green joint..."-- Paul Brunick, Film Comment

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The script by Rogen and his SUPERBAD writing partner, Evan Goldberg, is a trippy wonder....Loaded with turbocharged action and nonstop giggles..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Fans of SUPERBAD will enjoy PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. It's a similar sweet-silly buddy comedy where everything that can go wrong does....Rogen and Franco have great comic chemistry."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today

"PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is a fitfully amusing tale of drugs and crooks....[David Gordon Green] brings the movie his own loping, run-on style, which turns out to be a perfect expression of the stoner rhythm."-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly