• Sideways


Sideways
Description: Following ABOUT SCHMIDT and ELECTION, Alexander Payne once again focuses on the comedy of personal tragedy in the hilarious and poignant SIDEWAYS. Paul Giamatti (AMERICAN SPLENDOR) plays Miles, the film's antihero, a failed author and self-defeatist who still pines for his ex-wife, who divorced him years before. Meanwhile, Miles's old friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church) is getting married, and the two set off on a bachelors' road trip through California wine country. While Miles looks forward to male bonding over the best bottles the vineyards can offer, Jack is a playful philanderer who just wants to get laid. Thus, this fortysomething odd couple find themselves in conflict, leading to a chaotic week of disagreements, miscast romance with some local women (Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh), and eventually, total meltdown.Payne's artistic direction and excellent character construction will have viewers reeling with laughter, while also feeling true compassion for these two easy-to-read buddies. The film offers beautiful photography of the California countryside, some unique insight into the wine industry, and a soundtrack featuring tunes by Luna, Pat Travers, Bonnie Raitt, and others. Viewers will come away from SIDEWAYS with a smile on their faces, and a thirst for a nice glass of Pinot Noir. Reviews Sight and Sound 02/01/2005 "[T]he most likeable and affecting film that Payne has yet made."Uncut 02/01/2005 "SIDEWAYS is a thoughtful, comic road movie about people going through some kind of breakdown."Premiere 02/01/2005 "[A]s a painful, uproarious story of humanity, this is a perfectly contained cinematic experience."Movieline's Hollywood Life 12/01/2004 "[O]ne of the most incisive movies ever made about the intricacies of male bonding."Entertainment Weekly 10/29/2004 "It's an intoxicating feeling when a movie excites and enlivens us like this..."Rolling Stone 11/11/2004 "[The film] fuses bracing wit and emotional gravity into something funny, touching and vital....Pure movie bliss."USA Today 10/22/2004 "This is a building-block movie: Its stand-out excellence becomes apparent only gradually..."Los Angeles Times 10/22/2004 "[A] completely satisfying movie that quietly, gently blows you away. Exactly written, directed with a surgeon's precision and transcendently acted, SIDEWAYS brings emotional reality to a consistently amusing character comedy."

Title: Sideways
Category: Dramas
Actors: Paul Giamatti/ Thomas Haden Church/ Virginia Madsen/ Sandra Oh
Directors: Alexander Payne
UPC: 02454317590
Released: 04 05 2005
Original Release: 2004
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Catalog #: 2227590
Language: SpanishSubtitled
Rating: R (MPAA)
Format: DVD Color
Runtime: 7380 -- $9.99

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