30 Minutes or Less

In the action-comedy 30 Minutes or Less, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As th…e clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.

Opens Friday, August 12th.

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Rio

From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series comes RIO, a comedy adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but they learn about another macaw in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking, smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.

Opens Friday, April 15th.

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Review in 100 Words – The Social Network

There’s been tons of talk about this film and it being the movie of the year. It’s got all the elements to do so: topical subject (the birth of Facebook), awesome director (David Fincher), ace writer (Aaron Sorkin), hot young cast (Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake) and a kicking soundtrack courtesy of Trent Reznor. I found Social Network to be in a word, entertaining. Some dodgy “twin” effects and clear liberties taken with the characterizations of Zuckerberg et al. nevertheless result in a watch-able and interesting film. Still, I wouldn’t break out the Oscar congratulations just yet though.

So Good Looking It’s Scary

Trick or treat everyone! The theme for our October is “Boys in Scary Situations”.  Appropriate for Halloween month, don’t you think?  It also seemed appropriate that we profile the other “Winchester Brother” Jensen Ackles as season 5 of Supernatural starts off with a bang.  Tom Dekker is going to be running from Freddy Krueger this Spring.  Can’t wait for that!  And of course we just had to talk about Cam Gigandet from Twilight and Pandorum.  Jesse Eisenberg may be the odd man out, the nerd of the group. But none the less, he’s adorable.

So get out there and vote for your favorite zombie killer, demon hunter, cyborg destroyer or vampire.

Stay tuned – November will be New Moon Month!

Jesse Eisenberg

I think I have to take exception with those who call Jesse Eisenberg a less funny version of Michael Cera. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Michael Cera. But while Cera is an adorable nerd I find Jesse Eisenberg more of an intellectual, socially awkward nerd. Yeah, I realize there isn’t much difference between the two. We’re pretty much comparing apples to apples. Let’s instead talk about how cool Jesse Eisenberg is and why he’s One2Watch4. We will include audio-visual aids so strap those pocket protectors down, we’re going in!

Growing up in Queens and New Jersey young Eisenberg joined the famed acting troupe The Broadway Kids, and I quote, “to avoid going to school.” What he found instead was his entrance into some off-Broadway plays, which he still does. Things began to open up for Jesse: a short-lived TV series and a role while finishing his senior year, in an indie called Roger Dodger (2002) with Campbell Scott. Once he got that one and got noticed that lead to…well another indie, The Squid and The Whale (2005). After turning in such a terrific performance in such a critically acclaimed film the huge offers just came pouring in. One such offer was for Superbad director Greg Mottola’s Adventureland with Kristen Stewart (which grossed $17 million worldwide compared to Superbad’s $170 million). Are you sensing a trend here? Eisenberg is pretty select about what he does.

But I hear you nay-sayers: “So what’s up with Zombieland?” Is it possible that a blockbuster movie about a world full of Zombies can have well developed characters as well as action and humor? Well according to Jesse it can. That, he says was a big appeal to the project. Yeah, I’m not sure I believe it either. I think he was excited about blowing away the undead. You can only play the nerd so many times before you want to kick some ass. But if Zombies don’t have you rolling the in aisles there’s Holy Rollers, with Justin Bartha (Riley in the National Treasure series), about young Orthodox Jews who begin to sell ecstasy that should bring a smile to your face. Jesse’s younger sister, former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg has a part in Holly Rollers as well. No release date for that yet. Two additional future projects of note: The Social Network has Jesse playing one of the founding members of Facebook along side Justin Timberlake and Kill Your Darlings with Chris Evans and Ben Whishaw as the trio of Beat poets Allen Ginsburg (Eisenberg), Jack Kerouac (Evans) and Lucien Carr (Whishaw). Now you can’t tell me that won’t be interesting.

Reading through some interviews with the Jesse I was impressed at how on top of things this young actor is. It should be said at this juncture that Jesse is currently wrapping up a liberal arts degree at The New School in New York, in between all these acting jobs he keeps getting. Ah the value of an education. His ultimate career goal: he’s like to be a playwright. Now getting back to the Michael Cera comparisons, clearly there’s room in Hollywood for more than one stammering, a-dorkable geek. Otherwise Jon Heder would never act again. So while Michael is off making bigger films like Year One, we’ll leave it to Jesse to represent in smaller independent films. It’s a decidedly unglamorous job but someone’s got to “nut up or shut up.”

Zombieland opens Friday October 2nd.
Adventureland now available on DVD.

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Zombieland

A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone. – Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Opens October 2nd

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