Trailers: Year One (2009)

Michael Cera playing Michael Cera in yet another role would probably annoy me, but for some reason, I cannot wait to see him in this film.

Trailers: Paper Heart (2009)

Not sure how this is going to be.

From the set of Scott Pilgrim...

First Look at Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim

Review: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Note: I saw this more than 2 weeks ago, so this review is going to be highly unsophisticated.

Um, first, this movie has a bangin' soundtrack. The whole movie is about two crazy kids who bond over their identicle eclectic taste in music, and then fall in love over the course of 5 hours or something. Anyway, the music here is key. WIthout it, you are missing most of what's important in the movie.

Next would be the ease of the two main characters, Nick and Norah, played nicely by Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, who are the new Michael Cera and Ellen Page, but far, far more interesting. Their characters are genuine and relatable (except for the part about having a famous record executive for a daddy) and their story is subtle and magical. Magical!

The dialogue isn't forced and the supporting characters are somewhat exaggerated; it's sort of like a wizard of oz for the pseudo-indie hipster comedies. The crazy drunk friend who is lost somewhere in Manhatten, the douchey sort-of boyfriend, the three gay fairy godmothers...

Anyway, this movie is funny, unpretentious, and endearing. If you haven't already seen it (which would make you what, 3 weeks late?) then you should.

Grade: A-

Interviews: Michael Cera & Kat Dennings

From The A.V. Club:

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings as the titular characters, celebrates an eternal phenomenon: the lifelong love of music that begins in adolescence. The film follows Dennings and Cera's tentative courtship over the course of an adventurous night in New York. Cera, a sensitive bass player, still pines for his manipulative ex-girlfriend. ("I know you, I know your make. You're an emo-punk-band boy," Dennings shouts at him in one scene. "They could make action figures out of you—drummer not included.") Dennings plays the ultra-hip daughter of a famous record producer. How it will end is never really in question, as they spend the film going to clubs, talking about music, and occasionally letting it speak for them. There's also no question of whether other actors could have played these roles: Cera builds on the sweetly hapless character he developed on Fox's Arrested Development, and Dennings is equally natural as an insecure smartass. The roles aren't far removed from their natural personalities, lending an authenticity to characters that could otherwise fall flat inside the teen-movie template. After a pre-release screening for the public in Chicago, The A.V. Club talked to Dennings and Cera about flannel, music, and being total poseurs.

Interview found here.

Trailers: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

I don't know how I JUST found out about this, but it looks ADORABLE. I can't wait.