THE SCENESTER: The film fest is legal (and a half), badass mothers and Philly's close-up

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THE SCENESTER: The film fest is legal (and a half), badass mothers and Philly's close-up

POSTED: Friday, October 16, 2009, 9:44 PM

Filed Under: Movies Scenester

Admit it, you want more from this week's Movie section. Yesterday marked the opening of the 18 ' Philadelphia Film Festival. We gave you 14 reviews (plus extras online!!) in the section this week. What are you going to see at the fest? Anything strike your fancy? I'm beyond excited for District B13: Ultimatum and Fish Tank, among others. What about you? Let's discuss in the comments! Black Dynamite ' B

Check out my interview with director Scott Sanders and star Michael Jai White:

CP: So Scott, you starting out working with the Wayans brothers who have made an incredible amount of money on these parody films. So where do you where to draw the line between parody and homage as a filmmaker? SS: My explanation starts in the original pose and photograph. This pose to me is badass but the nunchucks just take it 10 percent too far. But it's still badass. That's kind of the source of our humor, just a light touch with the satire. The original movies are pretty crazy to begin with. A 10 percent extra just makes it really funny and then you don't feel like you're straining for the joke. I read a review on Ain't it Cool, which I really liked that said when black Dynamite goes into the pool hall and closes the gate after they're insulting him, you laugh. But you don't laugh because it's ha-ha jokey-jokey funny. You laugh because you're like, 'Oh my god, this badass is gonna kill this guy.' It's a different kind of a laugh than in something like Meet the Spartans where they're kicking Britney Spears down a hole. That's a different kind of humor.

Law Abiding Citizen ' C-

More Than a Game ' B-

New York, I Love You ' D

A Serious Man ' A-

The Stepfather

Where the Wild Things Are ' A-

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