Movie Notes: Sweet And Lowdown
Synopsis
Jazz guitarist Emmett Ray (Sean Penn) is an arrogant sleazeball but also the second best guitarist in the world.
Movie Notes: Pulp Fiction
I saw Pulp Fiction in the theaters back in ’94. It did go places its contemporaries didn’t, and certain scenes had a shock value that evoked uncomfortable reactions — I recall laughing quite a bit at the most sordid of them (Bruce Willis in the basement). The film was unique while openly paying homage to a mish-mash of ‘70s directors.
Movie Notes: Be Cool
Synopsis
Mobster / movie producer Chili Palmer (John Travolta) enters the music business, weaving his way through various corrupt industry characters to break a rising star.
Movie Notes: The Producers
This is the film version of a hit Broadway musical that was based on a Mel Brooks film: an inverted, laughable situation that unfortunately, this film never touches on. The basic gist is that Broadway producers Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) strive to stage a play so terrible that it’s a guaranteed flop — allowing them to run off with the investor’s money. Could this business model be applied to a Silicon Valley startup? Never mind.