>I saw Chop Shop about three months ago or so, and it's proven
>to be one of those movies that every time I think about it my
>reaction to it only keeps getting stronger and stronger (in
>the right direction).

I really liked it the first time, but I rewatched it a few weeks back and it held up...I like it even more.

>Anyway, I finally got around to moving
>Man Push Cart near the top of my queue,

It's a mini-masterpiece to me. I think I like it more than CS. Don't you think lots of PTPers would dig CS? Lots may do, but I just figured there'd be posts about it.

>and I figure if that
>one and GS can deliver like people say they do, then that's
>about as successful a start to any American (does dude
>consider himself that?) film director's career in a good
>while.

Off the top, I think he's America's best young director right now.

>>6. Funny people -
>>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/
>
>Right. The Produced-By-Judd-Apatow-only banner took a couple
>hits this past year, but as writer-director he's still 2-2 for
>me (and then F&G of course was a HOF-level contribution). I'm
>just curious how dark he plans to make Funny People.

Yeah, I'm also curious to see if the characters are a bit more mature. KU was an improvement in the visual department. But let's see if Apatow tries to make more cohesive pictures rather than the, to me, cut and paste approach as a result of test screenings. It's like he doesn't really think in terms of events/jokes in relations to each other and the whole. His stuff feels like a compilation some times. It's works in 40 YOV, but less so for me in KU.

>>10. Gomorrah -
>>http://www.ifcfilms.com/viewFilm.htm?filmId=1196
>>’08 qualifying run, but limited ’09 release.
>
>Yeah, looking forward to it in '09, but I was under the
>impression that it would be considered an '08 film.

Yeah, I guess it's like 4M3W2D in that regard.

>Yup. How good Peter Stone's adaptation is often goes
>unnoticed (Stone in general should probably be more well
>known).

I'm afraid I've only seen Pelham and Charade. What else should I see?

>>43. Killshot -
>>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443559/
>>Rourke, Lane, Thomas Jane, and Elmore Leonard.
>
>It's finally, finally getting released?

What's the story behind that? Production troubles?

>The rest of these are exactly what I hoped this post would
>bring about: a bunch of stuff that wasn't even on my radar now
>taking up a spot. I'm on pace to see more films from 2008
>than I did from 2007 (despite whatever difference in quality
>there might have been), and now I have a good start on what to
>look for in '09. Thank you, sir.

*Nods*