Can I Swap Bodies With Anyone? Please... - "The Change-Up" Review

If I was peeing into a fountain at the same time as an 8-year-old boy and through some inexplicable reason we swapped bodies, the new fake “me” might tell you that a film that starts with a baby projectile-pooping into the mouth of its father is a genius and inspired comedy that not only has a unique premise but also nails its execution.

However, I am particularly excellent at holding my bladder (so that I might release it in the appropriate place) and somewhere out there a sad, 8-year-old boy is getting scolded for peeing on public property.  So I can, with a clear mind, report that The Change-Up is not that genius, inspired comedy and that its uninspired premise fails in execution in almost every way.

Spielberg's Curriculum - The Supposed 206 Movies One Must See to Work With Him

 

Ever thought about working for Steven Spielberg?  Most people would give their right leg just to meet him.  Well apparently, if it is to be believed, there is another pre-requisite to be considered worthy of working with the all-time great.  An unofficial list has been circulating the net, rumored to be a list of films that Spielberg put together that he feels that all filmmakers need to have seen.  Whether this is a real list compiled by Spielberg is yet to be seen but it is an interesting checklist nonetheless.

To see the full list, hit the jump.  Do you have what it takes?

"Like Crazy" Trailer - Winner of Sundance Film Festival's Best Picture

 

Like Crazy, quickly became a favorite at this year's Sundance Film Festival, earning it a Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture, Best Actress, and (best of all) distribution.  It is now getting to be that time that we get to see all the films coming out of Sundance (like Another Earth), many of them calculatedly planned for a fall release in anticipation of the Academy Awards.  Hit the jump for the trailer, starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, for Like Crazy.