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Movie Trailer: Friends With Kids

A new movie is coming out this Friday. It is called Friends With Kids. I’m advertising the movie on my sidebar for the month. Thought I’d let you know more about it. Here’s the Trailer.

And here is the Press Release about the movie.

SYNOPSIS: Friends With Kids is a daring and poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends’ relationships and wonder if there’s a better way. They decide to have a kid together – and date other people.

Jennifer Westfeldt wrote, directed, and stars in the romantic comedy Friends with Kids. She plays Julie, a Manhattanite whose biological clock is about to run out, so she convinces her longtime platonic best friend, Jason (Adam Scott) to father a child with her. They seem to have a much easier time juggling the responsibilities of new parenthood without the complication of being in a relationship with each other, which is in contrast to the two couples they are closest to. As their friends’ marriages implode, Julie and Jason’s happy equilibrium topples over as well when he falls for a hot young artist (Megan Fox) and she begins dating a successful businessman
(Edward Burns).

There are big laughs and unexpected emotional truths as this unconventional ‘experiment’ leads everyone in the group to question the nature of friendship, family and, finally, true love.

Friends With Kids stars Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”), Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns.

Written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein).

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will release Friends With Kids on March 9, 2012.

Find Your Bliss and The Hero Within While Finding Joe

I was sent a screener of the movie Finding Joe. This is a movie that visually explores the principles and influence that Joseph Campbell has had on interpreting Mythology. I watched the movie twice, in the same night. I wanted to really absorb the movie for a couple of reasons. I’ve always had a fascination with Mythology and I’ve wanted to learn more about Joseph Campbell. I studied Mythology for a semester in college but beyond college I have read more books on Arthurian legend than I can count and I am a fan of movies, comic books and books, all things that draw upon what Campbell calls “The Hero’s Journey” Continue reading Find Your Bliss and The Hero Within While Finding Joe