"In the middle of the night my eyes open, disoriented. There is not a single photon of light in the room, its utterly pitch black. Only problem is, I can't remember where I am, which rarely happens to me upon awaking, even when I'm doing lots of traveling. After flailing about panicked in my waterbed from the eighties for a few moments, I realize it's so dark because there's no electricity at night at the Pumpkin Hotel when you're in Kotwa in the Mudzi district of Zimbabwe. Duh". DAY 6
"I stare into The Devils Cataract with sheer awe--it is no doubt one of the most incredible sights I have seen in my 24 years. Victoria Falls in eastern Zimbabwe, sporting the largest single curtain of falling water on Earth, blows Niagara Falls, well, out of the water. Unending columns of water crash over 100 meters down into deafening explosions below, shooting billowing spray so high into the air that it looks like clouds are above. This bonus trip to the Falls today, our group's chance to see one of the Seven Natural Wonders Of The World, is a treat we're grateful for. My drenched sneakers struggle to keep control as I walk to the edge of the aptly named Danger Point, an unfenced edge of rocks over the falls, the cliffs below holding the violent, frequently whirl pooling torrent of the "Mighty Zambezi" river in place, unmoving and unconcerned with mankind".
DAY 8
"Zimbabwe's people, despite being dimly perceived by the world, are a buoyant, friendly people, living under a weight of oppression. Despite all the political insanity, hardships, a collapsed infrastructure, rampant outbreaks and a severe lack of resources, I've honestly never met a friendlier group of people. Change is coming to Zimbabwe, I think, because the infrastructure is already there--the paved roads, sanitation systems, and farms--they just need to be given a leg up again. Hopefully soon the political situation will calm and foreign investors, other foreign countries such as the United States, and a large tourism industry can boom once again. In the meantime, Oxfam is an invaluable, life saving resource for the Zimbabwe people". Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope". -Martin Luther King, Jr. quote.
January 25th, 2010: Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha were spotted wondering around together in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival Monday. Jesse signed autographs and both young men were seen talking to girls.
Jesse Eisenberg talks HOLY ROLLERS at Sundance.
Jesse Eisenberg & Ari Graynor in Sundance Film Festival - Day 4, 25 January 2010. Or as costar Ari Graynor says, the film is not so much about the drug wars or even religious affiliation as it is "all about family."
"Holy Rollers" is just one of a slew of dramas playing in Park City this year, but -- with its unique premise, guerrilla execution (lots of dark lighting and close-ups, in part because of the lower budget and accelerated shooting schedule) and the fact that it somehow got made despite few of the pre-sold elements preferred by financiers -- it embodies the current spirit of the festival. Even after Eisenberg and Bartha signed on, the film went another year and a half in limbo as Asch and producer Danny Abeckaser (who also has a supporting role in the film) found, lost and found again sources of financing. Along the way, the filmmakers sheared the budget and, maybe more importantly, cut out many of the larger drug- and crime-movie tropes that would have made it a more commercial, and perhaps not as effective, picture. "I felt if we kept in a lot of those things, we would have wasted the opportunity to make a character drama," Asch says.
If an actor musing on his neighbors isn't enough to catch your attention, think of Eisenberg -- last seen falling for Kristen Stewart in a 1980s amusement park in "Adventureland"-- and Bartha -- the bachelor who goes missing in Vegas in "The Hangover" -- together wandering the streets of Brooklyn, seeking out men in black hats and beards. Justin Bartha & Jesse Eisenberg - EW Photo Studio Sundance 2010 Portraits.
"A lot of people would sit down and talk to us," Bartha says. "You just could never tell them you're making a movie." -- Steven Zeitchik Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com
Kristen Stewart with Joan Jett in Sundance Festival 2010.
Q: Kristen and Dakota, how much time did you spend with Joan and Cherie to create these roles? Stewart: Everybody knows Joan Jett, right, but nobody knows how hard it was to become her. We were pretty lucky to have grown up as girls being told we can do whatever we want and that wasn’t the case for them. So considering how important it was for Joan and Cherie I’m surprised how open they were and they didn’t even know who we were. It’s weird to talk about your friend when they’re standing right there. Stewart: Good. She has such an undeniable presence. It’s not like it takes a really perceptive person to get to know somebody like that. She’s pretty much … you know, whatever, yeah. Fanning: Okay, um, for me, when I first met Cherie, she has such a big personality and when I met her, she kind of wore her emotions and her feeling and her thoughts on her sleeve and was very open and honest with me about how she felt during this whole experience and to have her there for me was unbelievable and that was the only reason I was able to do what I was able to do.
Q: How did Joan and Cherie feel the first time you saw the movie? Joan Jett & The Blackhearts show at Harry O’s in Park City, Utah - January 24 - 2010
Jett: Very surreal, but in a good way. We were just talking about these two becoming us and it was really incredible and I have to give them such credit for their work ethic, because it wasn’t like it was just a gig. They were deadly serious about it and you can see that in all their preparation. I wanted to be there for Kristen to get whatever she needed from me, and I was also willing to get out of her face, if that’s what she needed. Dakota Fanning at Cherie Currie's 50th Birthday Party.
Currie: Wow. I’m actually shaking right now. First of all, Dakota Fanning is my favorite actress of all time. And I keep saying that I’m going to wake up from this dream, but you know what? I don’t wake up. And I truly believe that I’m the most blessed human being on the planet. And Joan, I knew from the minute I met her that she was going to be the godmother of rock and roll. And I was right. Michael Shannon was incredible – you scared me. Jett: It’s a really personal thing for us, and this was our dream, so it was very emotional to see this happen because we really believed in what we were doing. We thought we were doing great rock & roll. We weren’t hurting anybody, we were just trying to have fun and people took offense to that, and so it became the principle about following your dreams and not letting other people dictate what you’re gonna do in life". Source: festival.sundance.org
"I deemed it necessary to take to the interwebs to finally educate the masses on how to tell the difference between Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cera: 1. Eisenberg is a native of Queens, NY. Cera is Canadian. It's just a coincidence that their voices sound so similar. It's not a geographic thing. 2. Eisenberg is the one with the curly hair. If you're ever not sure which one is in the movie you're currently watching, taking a quick peek at the top of his head will give you an answer. 4. In Zombieland, Eisenberg plays a nerdy guy who has an unlikely romance with the lovely Emma Stone.Emma Stone with Michael Cera in "Superbad" (2007).
In Superbad, Cera plays a nerdy guy whose equally nerdy best friend has an unlikely romance with the lovely Emma Stone. 5. On Arrested Development, Cera played the awkward but ultimately sweet and surprisingly well-adjusted young son of the insane Bluth family. In The Squid and the Whale, Eisenberg played the awkward but ultimately creepy and damaged son of the insane Berkman family. 6. When The Squid and the Whale hit theaters in 2005, critics called Eisenberg Hollywood's most promising young everyman actor. Two years later, critics forgot that they'd already given this title to someone and re-gifted it to Cera". Source: www.film.com
Michael Cera as Harold in the short film "Darling Darling" (2005).
"Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale). He was Michael Cera before Michael Cera became Michael Cera. Except after Michael Cera became Michael Cera, Jesse Eisenberg was reduced to a poor man's Michael Cera. Michael Cera must have not been available to shoot Adventureland and so Jesse Eisenberg became the Michael Cera-type producers were looking for. And now with this vast Michael Cera over-exposure, is Jesse Eisenberg reclaiming his original Michael Cera status by starring in Zombieland opposite Emma Stone, a young actress who also starred opposite the actual Michael Cera in Superbad? Jesse Eisenberg and Amber Heard in "Zombieland" (2009).
I'm on a roll with the questions here, is there a reason why Eisenberg's Adventureland and Zombieland are similarly titled? Is Michael Cera somehow behind all this?
All that matters now is that Michael Cera finally shows us he is more than just Michael Cera in this adaptation of C.D. Payne's novel. How so? By playing a youth who revolts thanks to an Edward Norton/Brad Pitt-type alter ego that does very, very bad things that none of Cera's past characters would ever have the balls to do. (Unlike the two different actors in Fight Club, Cera plays both roles in Revolt.)
Jake Gyllenhaal & Jennifer Aniston in "The Good Girl" - Gag Reel.
Directed by Miguel Arteta (absent from the big screen since 2002's The Good Girl), the film stars Cera as a virgin (but of course!) named Nick Twisp, who falls hopelessly in love (in typical wimpy Michael Cera fashion, obviously) with a young girl named Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation at a trailer park". Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Nerdy types who resemble Michael Cera:
Michael Cera Why you think he’s Michael Cera: No. 1, he is Michael Cera. Nos. 2 through 4, Michael Cera is physically negligible, a rail-thin angelic man-boy with big, earnest eyes who has probably had the same haircut since 3rd grade; he stammers when he tries to talk to women, or to almost anyone, the mark of a true sensitive high school intellectual (in movies, at least); his default expression is gape-mouthed profound bewilderment, with grace notes of adolescent stupidity and subdued teenage frustration.
Why he’s not Michael Cera: Does not apply.
Paul Dano Age: 24 Where you’ve seen him: As the son who won’t talk in “Little Miss Sunshine”; as the preacher with pretensions who spars against Daniel Day Lewis in “There Will Be Blood”; soon in “Taking Woodstock.” Why you think he’s Michael Cera: Thin and pale; his voice breaks when he gets excited; eerily placid.
Why he’s not Michael Cera: Michael Cera has ramrod-straight posture, Dano slouches. Default expression is more purse-mouthed than gape-mouthed; taller than Cera, with a longer neck, a more oval face; seems better predisposed for drama than comedy.
Anton Yelchin Age: 20 Where you’ve seen him: As Chekov in the new “Star Trek” picture; as teenager Kyle Reese, future father of John Connor, in the coming “Terminator Salvation”; as the kidnapped boy in “Alpha Dog.” Why you think he’s Michael Cera: Like Michael Cera, if cast in a World War II drama, he could easily play the young soldier who represents the death of innocence; boyish face; severely pale skin; slight in appearance; deer-in-headlight eyes.
Why he’s not Michael Cera: Rarely mugs; his delivery rests more on short bursts of misplaced overconfidence than awkward hesitation.
Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg at Sundance Festival on 25th January 2010.
Age: 25 Where you’ve seen him: As the leading man in “Adventureland”; as Jeff Daniels’ son in “The Squid and the Whale”; soon in the comedy “Zombieland.” Why you think he’s Michael Cera: Like Michael Cera, his niche is Indie With Poignant Laughs.
And your first reaction is not whether he is an actor but whether he is that guy you’ve never heard of whom you agreed to friend on Facebook. His skin is translucent; his eyes are wide. His delivery is pure hesitation, followed by a spew of words.
Why he’s not Michael Cera: More geared toward drama than comedy. His hair is generally curlier. His default expression is less panic than bemusement. Source: www.popmatters.com
MOTTOLA:“People always ask me if I thought of Michael Cera before Jesse for the role of James, and the truth is I was a fan of Jesse’s already and he was the first person I thought of. I think Jesse, maybe because he’s a New Yorker and is more neurotic than Michael, he felt more like me. My only hesitation with Jesse was that he’d done Squid and the Whale, and there’s some overlap in the characters, but when I sat down and met with him I thought, ‘Okay, I can live with the comparison,’ because I think that’s a great movie". Source: www.visimag.com
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