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Post by Mischa is my life! on Jan 23, 2008 1:21:20 GMT
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Post by xsweetnightmare on Jan 23, 2008 1:23:13 GMT
Vanessa? WTF. What's the point in changing the character's name? Anyway, thanks for posting that review.... Not too much about Mischa in there though...
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Post by meeshhead on Jan 23, 2008 1:32:07 GMT
Vanessa? WTF. What's the point in changing the character's name? Anyway, thanks for posting that review.... Not too much about Mischa in there though... Vanessa, Francesca......Her name can be Harry for all I care! I just want to see one of her 9 movies before I go totally crazy!!
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Post by Jo Pearson on Jan 23, 2008 1:41:25 GMT
Vanessa? WTF. What's the point in changing the character's name? Anyway, thanks for posting that review.... Not too much about Mischa in there though... Vanessa, Francesca......Her name can be Harry for all I care! I just want to see one of her 9 movies before I go totally crazy!! I sooooo know that feeling, hun!!!!!
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Post by Mischa is my life! on Jan 23, 2008 2:33:43 GMT
I sooooo know that feeling, hun!!!!! awwwww me too!!!!! THATS SOOO UNFAIR!!!!!!!!!! Her movie keep being premiered (sp?) all around the world but WE COMMON MORTALS HAVE NEVER THE CHANCE TO SEE THEM!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!
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Post by mischaobsessed on Jan 23, 2008 10:08:29 GMT
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Post by Mischa is my life! on Jan 23, 2008 14:59:46 GMT
Quint is in on the ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT!!!Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I just got out of the 8:30am press screening (damn these early mornings!) of ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT, starring Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis. Reece Thompson was the lead in one of my favorite Sundance ’07 flicks, ROCKET SCIENCE that got a limited release later in the year. He plays the geek really well because he’s not really playing the stereotypical nerd in both ROCKET SCIENCE and ASSASSINATION. He’s shy, awkward, but not Napoleon Dynamite or Booger or anything. In this film he’s a high school newspaper nerd. I’m very familiar with that world and was very much like a fat version of Thompson’s character in the movie. He’s young (everybody thinks he’s a freshman, but he’s a sophomore), he does his own thing, much to the chagrin of the hot editor-in-chief, who he has a little thing for (check, check and check). Anyway, ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT is a comedy set in a Catholic School. In this case, it’s like mixing THE MALTESE FALCON and ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN and setting it within the world of a Catholic School filled with crazy people. The craziest might be Bruce Willis, who is the gum-hating Gulf War Vet who might just beat the **** out of his students… and he makes them sing songs about America. You can tell he came in for a few days to do his work, but they pepper him throughout and he’s great. But not as great as Josh Pais in the bit part of the goofy Spanish teacher. He speaks in a light, effeminate way, always asking for his students to speak to him in Espanol… which of course they never do. The main thrust of the story is a nerdy high school newspaper writer, who is obsessed with Woodward and Bernstein, is tasked with doing a profile of the student body president, the popular jock Paul Moore (played by Patrick Taylor). As the writer, Bobby Funke (pronounced Funk, but everybody calls him Funky… at some point he just gives up correcting everybody), delves into Moore he finds conspiracy. The SATs are stolen and Funke is tasked to find out who dun it… by the President’s girlfriend, the hot and popular girl (Barton). Barton is beautiful, of course, and is totally this movie’s femme fatale. And Mr. Skin better upgrade their servers for the bathtub scene… If I had any complaint about the film it would be that it seems to be trying really, really hard to be BRICK, but a little less dark. At least that was my worry during the first reel, but thankfully the film finds its own voice as it goes along. Good stuff here. Source: Quint is in on the ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.credit: Marie
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Post by marie on Jan 23, 2008 18:30:03 GMT
Clips from the movie 'Are You A Man, Funke?' | Video | 'Assassination Of A High School President': A Closer Look | MTVSundance Review: ‘Assassination of a High School President’Sundance 2008 has unveiled its first truly great film. Tuesday morning, a group of bleary-eyed moviegoers stumbled into the Yarrow theater, nursing their mocha lattes. The lights went down, the projector lit up, and we were transported to the distinctive, hilarious and twisted world of “Assassination of a High School President,” starring Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis and 19-year-old Reece Thompson in a role that should make him 2008’s Michael Cera (or, at the very least, Jason Schwartzman). The flick plays like “Rushmore” meets “The Usual Suspects,” alongside shout-outs to everything from “Sixteen Candles” to “Chinatown” to “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” This unlikely concoction is blended together to bring us Bobby Funke, a 21st-century gumshoe who just so happens to have a chewing gum addiction. A rookie reporter for his high school paper, Funke thinks he’s made his career when he takes down the most popular kid, writing an expose on the jock’s theft of the SATs. After the President’s sexy girlfriend (Barton) and unscrupulous buddies befriend him, Funke begins to smell something unpleasant – and it’s not just because the kid who sits behind him in Spanish class farted in his face. The film’s central mystery keeps you guessing intelligently, but brilliantly balances every reference to Nietzsche with a joke about a chocolate swirly. Bruce Willis is hilariously intense, Mischa brings the femme fatale back for a new generation, and the supporting cast is filled with breakout young stars. The soundtrack is also one you’ll definitely want to buy, highlighted in scenes like Funke’s crazy, impromptu dance scene that seems like something Napoleon Dynamite might whip out. The only downside of the film is it feels a bit long, even with a runtime of ninety minutes. Those behind the film plan to make some small tweaks before its August release, and it seems like a tiny bit of streamlining could yield an instant classic. My only fear is that, since it is most reminiscent of the recent cult-classic “Brick,” it might have a similarly difficult time getting moviegoers to give it a chance; if they do, however, word- of-mouth will be strong. For a taste, check out some clips from the flick here. Much like “Juno” and “Superbad,” the film is stuffed with so many rapid-fire laughs that you’ll need to watch it multiple times – especially so you can memorize all the super-quotable lines. I’ve seen the future of movies, folks, and it’s looking Funke. Source: moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/01/23/sundance-review-assassination-of-a-high-school-president/
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Post by meeshhead on Jan 23, 2008 18:38:07 GMT
AHHHHH!!! SOOOO SEXY!! THIS MADE MY DAY!!
She's amazing in this clip. It's my kind of movie! Great review. Thanks so much, Marie!
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Post by nene on Jan 23, 2008 18:40:01 GMT
I loveeeee her voice.I love when she said "are you a man, funke?" ahahah Lovelyyy
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Post by marie on Jan 23, 2008 19:37:02 GMT
Assassination of a High School President Plot Summary, Review After the President’s sexy girlfriend (Mischa Barton, actually giving a great performance) and unscrupulous buddies befriend him, Funke begins to smell something unpleasant in the air.The film’s central mystery keeps you guessing intelligently, but brilliantly balances every reference to Nietzsche with a joke about a chocolate swirly. It’s very well-written. Bruce Willis is hilariously intense in a cameo, while Barton is better in this part than in any season of The OC.Source: www.reelmovienews.com/2008/01/assassination-of-a-high-school-president-plot-summary-review/
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Post by Mischa is my life! on Jan 23, 2008 19:47:31 GMT
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Post by Jo Pearson on Jan 23, 2008 20:09:08 GMT
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Post by Mischa is my life! on Jan 23, 2008 21:25:26 GMT
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOOO JO!!!!!!!!!! And I was worried that I had posted too many smileys nawwwwwww welcome to da club hunny
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Post by coop62293 on Jan 23, 2008 21:49:24 GMT
!!!!!OMG AHHHH MIscha looks amazing!!! And just omg!!! Thanks so much for those clips!!! I cannot wait until this movie comes out!!!
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