Knocked Up takes a backseat to The 40-Year-Old Virgin for me, but there's no shame in that. With the two films taken together, so clever in how they highbrow the lowbrow, Judd Apatow and friends might be saving the feature film comedy.
Though I thoroughly enjoyed Knocked, there was something not completely satisfying about it. Carina Chocano of the Times hits on at least part of it in her mostly positive review, noting the neglect in the development of Katherine Heigl's character.
But go see the movie. It's great fun.
http://franklinavenue.blogspot.com/2007/06/mikes-entourage-cameo-revealed.html
Meanwhile, speaking of upcoming seasons for great shows, fans of The Wire will be excited to hear that there will be a 5th season and it's filming now. And it will deal with the mass media, which should be fascinating.
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Anyone else seen "Away From Her" yet? I saw it today, and had deeply mixed feelings about it. In short: liked the first half a lot more than the second.
For you L.A. moviegoers who might be interested, I saw "Away From Her" at the new Landmark theater at the Westside Pavilion. It has potential, but seems far from finished. I could hear construction noise during the movie. I was in what they're calling a "living room" auditorium, meaning that it has black leather couches instead of chairs. It was fine today, as the theater was only a third full. But I'm not sure I'd be so keen on the idea if I had to share a couch, with no arm-rest barrier, with strangers.
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