Andrew Alfieri,
Chizuru Ikewaki,
Erika Nishikado,
Hideaki Anno,
Machiko Ono
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A songwriter leads his family to indie rock stardom, eventually facing the struggles of a solo career and a protege who finds greater commercial success.
DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008
Stats: 124 reviews
Essentially, a set of absurdist short films from three different directors, sharing some of the same characters, arranged into a sort of surrealist SHORT CUTS. The experiment produces exactly what you would expect: a very mixed bag, with many segments that drag on and on and go ...( read more)
Mostly I'm giving this just for the experiences I had in the theater; arguably the best ever. This film is destined (or should be destined) to become one of those every Saturday night at midnight films.
It's difficult to describe how CRAZY this movie is. There is no real goo...( read more)
Saw this one at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival and it ranks up there along with Schizopolis and a midnight showing of Army of Darkness as my favourite theater experience. Surreal, hilarious, stylish and lots of fun, this is a perfect cult film with lots of opportunity for ...( read more)
Delightfully bizarre, twisted, hilarious and disturbing, all in the same scene sometimes. This Japanese mish-mash of random ideas that kind of come together is only for fans of the more avant garde side of Japanese cinema. Also, the film is a lenghty one, but if you can endure ...( read more)
At its best when it goes all out to get stupid laughs, mainly in the second half. The Shorty Trio stands out, along with HOME ROOM!!!!!!!!!!
the closest i've ever seen film come to capturing the brilliant inconsistencies of dreams.
I like Ishi films... this one wasn't my favorite, but I liked it. The first half is similar to Linklater's Waking Life and the second half throws a little bit of Cronenberg in there for good measure.
It's an eclectic and slow-moving dream. People expecting something crazy and w...( read more)
absolutely fucked up movie which is a bit hit and miss but for lovers of the surreal, this is a must-see.
Justo cuando piensas que lo has visto todo, llega una película como esta a demostrarte cuan inocente eres. Hace unos días escribí la reseña de La Glamorosa Vida de..., si aquella está torcida, Funky Forest: First Contact la hace ver como un episodio de Betty La Fea. En un princip...( read more)
Be prepared...this film is not for everyone. Surreal without the darkness of Lynch...if you let yourself go with the flow, it is very funny. What happens when insane animators are let loose to make a live action film...
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