The Art of the Steal

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, I went to see the movie The Art of the Steal, featuring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel, Kenneth Welsh, Terence Stamp and Katheryn Winnick in the movie The Art of the Steal.

This movie starts off with an art forgery heist that lands Matt Dillon's character, Nicky Calhoun, in hot water.  However, he makes a deal with interpol and gives up his brother, Crunch Calhoun - played by Kurt Russell's character.  Crunch ends up doing seven years in a Polish prison, but was let out in five and a half on good behaviour.

Crunch no longer steals artwork, so he does stunts on his motorcycle.  He is given money to throw his stunts, as his fans are there to see him fall rather than to see him make the stunts.  He throws his latest stunt for $800.

Strapped for cash, and upon hearing that his brother pulled off a painting that is a rare painting, he sets into motion a plan by getting his old team back together in order to forge the world's second oldest book.

What happens?  You'll have to watch the rest of the movie to find out.

The Grandmaster

On Tuesday, September 17, 2013, I went to see the movie GrandMaster.  This movie is a Chinese movie based on the life of Ip Man, a Kung Fu master who trained Bruce Lee.  This is a movie that was based loosely upon Ip Man's life, with some facts that were biographical.

Aside from the storytelling aspect, which was beautifully done, there were also quite a few very nicely choreographed wushu fight scenes that were just magnificent and breathtaking.  A very well done film with many well known stars, such as Ziyi Zhang and Tony Leung.

Really worth the money to see it.  Very very well done.

Blue Jasmine

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, I went to see the movie Blue Jasmine.  This is the latest Woody Allen movie featuring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin and Sally Hawkins.

This story is about Jasmine, New York socialite, who has had a nervous breakdown because of her husband's death in jail.  His husband was found guilty of business fraud and was arrested by the FBI.

She decides to go to San Francisco, impose upon her sister, Ginger and start a new life.  What occurs?  You'll have to watch the movie to find out.

This time, Woody Allen does not make a cameo in the movie.  Or if he did, I didn't catch him.  It was a very well done movie, the acting, especially by Cate Blanchett, was superb.  However, the ending, I also found, was a bit abrupt, just like the last few Woody Allen works.

The Butler

On Tuesday, September 3, 2013, I went to see the movie The Butler, featuring Forest Whittaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and a whole slew of other stars.

The movie is about a butler, played by Whittaker, who recounts his story of his career as a butler at the White House, through four presidencies.  He also recounts a bit of his early childhood and what he has lived through and how he got to where he was today.

This movie was very well done, as it also highlighted the civil rights movement throughout the presidencies and thus, it discussed the history.  It was a very deep and profound film.  The acting was also quite well done, especially done by the characters who were more important.