Scott Neustadter

Behind the Scenes of (500) Days of Summer

July 20, 2009 at 6:51am PST

Tags: (500) Days of Summer, Behind the Scenes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marc Webb, Michael Weber, Scott Neustadter, Zooey Deschanel

Photos: Fox Searchlight

It’s so rare for a film to honestly evoke or replicate the experience of falling in love and even more unusual for it to chronicle, heartbreakingly, what happens if that relationship goes awry. Delightfully, (500) Days of Summer is one of those extraordinarily uncommon gems.

From the beginning, the film explains it is not a love story, “it’s a story about love,” one the promises to enrapture audiences and I’d be willing to bet picks up one of those spiffy new Top Ten Best Picture Oscar nods during award season.

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Gossip Sauce Sundance Report: 500 Days of Summer

January 19, 2009 at 10:43am PST

Tags: (500) Days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marc Webb, Michael H. Weber, Patrick Swayze, Scott Neustadter, She's Like the Wind, Sundance, Zooey Deschanel

Photos: sundance.org

It’s so rare for a film to truly evoke or replicate the experience of falling in love and then, heartbreakingly, what happens when that love goes awry.

Delightfully, 500 Days of Summer is one of those extraordinarily uncommon gems.

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Law Abiding Citizen See It or Skip It

F. Gary Gray's latest effort, Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, is a knockout! Exhilirating, wry and breathcatchingly paced, it's a stellar accomplishment for everyone involved. Hell yeah you should see it!

The Boys Are Back See It or Skip It

Scott Hicks, the director of Shine, and Clive Owen teamed up for this gloriously beautiful if underwhelming project. It's not that it's bad, it's just not that memorable and with such supreme talent attached, I was hoping for and expecting a lot more.

Jennifer's Body See it or Skip it

Oh, Diablo Cody, why'd you have to do it? I love you so long...and then you made this. Megan Fox does what she always does, she looks hot. At least there's that. Sophmoric, unfunny and obsessively idiosyncratic, it's a painful movie going experience.

See It or Skip It: World's Greatest Dad

Chocolate and peanut butter. Spaghetti and meatballs. Bobcat Goldthwait and profanity. Two great tastes that taste great together. Gone is the Bobcat of the Police Academy movies and in his stead is a fantastic writer-director who's able to orchestrate the most brilliantly, hilarious vulgarity imaginable. World's Greatest Dad is a fantastic dark comedy (very dark) that features Robin Williams' best performance since Good Will Hunting. See it!