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Which 4 theaters are showing this this weekend?

Solid Snake

NEW YORK
AMC Lincoln Square
Angelika Film Center

LOS ANGELES
The Landmark
The Arclight Hollywood

on the 23rd it opens up in these areas...
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Bellevue, WA
Bethesda, MD
Boston, MA
Boulder, CO
Brookline, MA
Brooklyn, NY
Cambridge, MA
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Evanston, IL
Fairfax, VA
Indianapolis, IN
Irvine, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Montclair, NJ
Pasadena, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Plano, TX
Pleasantville, NY
Royal Oak, MI
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Scottsdale, AZ
Seattle, WA
Sherman Oaks, CA
St. Louis, MO
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Washington, DC

SPiRAL

I saw it today ( The Landmark has it on 4 screens ), it wasn't what I was expecting, but that's a good thing. Some great acting by Keaton and Norton. Hopefully they get nominated.

SuperJim88

I was thoroughly disappointed. I did not like the movie at all. It felt like a two hour movie that drilled on the same point over and over again. The only saving grace was Emma Stone. I thought she stole the film. Her speech was just freaking awesome and very well delivered. I did not know she had it in her for that level of performance.

Throwing Copper

I'd be willing to bet this is a classic case of certain expectations which weren't met. But I bet you'll revisit the film at some point and find an appreciation for it.

SuperJim88

Funny you should say that. After walking out of the theater I couldn't for the life of me figure out why the high praises. I really felt like I must have missed something. I think it was the music that threw me off, if you can even call it "music". I found it to be extremely distracting throughout the entire film. Yeah, I would have to revisit it for sure when blu-ray come out.

Osiris3657

I saw this tonight and liked it quite a bit. Keaton and Norton were amazing. I think there were maybe a dozen cuts the entire 2 hour run time, it's just one long uninterrupted scene after another. I didn't find the story particularly great or frankly that interesting, but the direction and performances more than made up for it.

Recommended. Check this out if you get the chance.

B+

Hazel Motes

If Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone aren't nominated for Academy Awards I might have to retire from watching the show. The same can probably be said if Michael Keaton doesn't go as far as actually winning. Performance of a lifetime from him.

I loved the film.

Finisher

Film feels like a halfwit trying to ape Charlie Kaufman. Maybe Donald Kaufman wrote this script. Comparison to Rope is apt because it works more as a technical exercise than anything. Lubezki is closing the gap on Deakins; guy is on another level.

DaveyJoe

I'm starting to think this won't be playing anywhere near me, I guess I'll just have to wait for the home video release.

inri222

Saw it last night and thought it was real good. All of the acting was great but Keaton, Norton & Stone were exceptional. The cinematography and direction were top notch. The screenplay while good has its little flaws. Deserves Oscar noms for :

Lead actor
Supporting actor
Supporting actress
Cinematography
Direction

4/5

DaveyJoe

Really?

bluetoast

I think he meant to put a comma after Keaton.

inri222

You are correct. Fixed my post.

Troy Stiffler

Nah. This will hit the 1000-or-so theaters by December. It has stars and tons of praise.

My Other Self

This has continued to expand. It's playing at a local Century Theater which never shows indie fare. Check your local listings.

RichC2

Thanks for the heads up. It's showing here starting Friday.

gp1086

While I didn't love it as much as others, Birdman is still very good and something I feel all hardcore film fans need to watch.

Dr. DVD

Saw it. I would rank it #2 for the year behind Boyhood. A very brilliant look at the differences between the worlds of film and theater. The acting was good from everyone all around, which is rare in movies nowadays. Definitely needs some nods in Actor (Keaton), Supporting Actress (Stone), and cinematography.

gp1086

Norton's best work since Primal Fear in my opinion.

Throwing Copper

Well, I didn't think this film would go as wide as it did this quickly. Still haven't had a chance to see it, but it is playing basically everywhere now.

Patman

Finally got a chance to see "Birdman", and it's quite a ride, mainly due to the story being told through long tracking shots, obviously spliced together at opportune points, but still very ambitious and skillfully done. Can't imagine the technical lighting requirements that had to be solved to get the tracking shots to look uniform and non-disjointed or distracting. And then you add in the directing, and the acting components, it's a film that keeps moving on its own momentum simply through the camerawork and plot rhythms. Director Inarritu handles all of the material quite deftly, engagingly so.

Story-wise, it's a bit meta with respect to entertainment, whether it be from Hollywood, or on Broadway, the truth of critics, and even social media entertainment engagement component that plagues us today. Riggan Thomas (Michael Keaton), having experienced fame and fortune early in his acting career as "Birdman" (a la "Batman"), comes back to Broadway with his own play (encompassing story/vision/directorial/acting elements) that may as well be his last stand to remain relevant in the entertainment business himself, his internal monologue is peppered with doubts and ominous thoughts.

The supporting cast (Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifinakis, Amy Ryan, Lindsay Duncan, and Andrea Riseborough) is also solid as they drift in and out of the story as we mostly follow Riggan throughout the film, but not always just his point of view.

I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.

Solid Snake

Ehhhhh. Not so much technical lighting in the physical. It was also manipulated digitally. There is a video about it somewhere on the web. It is well done though from what I've seen in that video.

Defiant1

I just came back from seeing this. It is first and foremost an actors' showcase. All the major roles are an actor's wet dream in terms of getting to play a grand role where they get to use all of their training to the max. Michael Keaton is exceptional. Other than Beetlejuice and the first two Batman movies, I don't think I've ever seen him in anything else, so I was blown away by how great he was. Edward Norton is also excellent, as are Emma Stone and Naomi Watts. Direction, cinematography, and editing are on point. The whole movie feels like one long continuous cut and it has a dreamy "is this real?" atmosphere throughout. I'll eat my hat if it doesn't win the Best Editing Oscar.

As a movie, I found it a little too "artsy" at times. It got weird at times just for the sake of being weird. I mean, what was the point of

It's also very meta in its outlook on Hollywood, acting, and the superhero movie genre, which is apt especially in modern cinema, where we are currently inundated with duelling "cinematic universes" of weirdos in tights. Some of it was quite funny. I loved the lines about .

At this point, Keaton is a lock for a Best Actor nomination, and possibly even the win. Norton has a great chance for a Supporting Actor nomination. The movie itself for a Best Picture/Directing nomination has good chances but I can see this being somewhat polarizing and too "weird" for the Academy.

sydonesia

I thought Keaton was great, but I've always been a fan of his. I thought Norton was amazing and aside from Keaton's Birdman inner dialogues, he was the best thing in the movie.

Aside from Emma Stone's speech which will probably stay with me for a long time. That was an incredible "your time has passed and this is why" moment.

I was kinda worried about the "one shot" approach to it but it was done brilliantly and aside from one moment was effortless...



That said, while I loved the movie, I hated the last shot.