The Education Of Charlie Banks

TeeJay · 10 Feb 08 :: 11:20

Martin isn't going. He's still playing in the theatre play in Essen every night all of next week.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 10 Feb 08 :: 11:24

I know, I was just joking.

TeeJay · 16 Feb 08 :: 14:36

I found a review from Tribeca 2007 today that I don't think we've brought here before:

Tribeca 07 Review: The Education Of Charlie Banks
The Education of Charlie Banks, 100 min. Directed by Fred Durst; Produced by Marisa Polvino
To be honest when I heard that Fred Durst, front man for "Nu Metal" band Limp Bizkit, had won the Made in NY Award at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival for his directorial debut The Education of Charlie Banks, I scoffed. This is the guy whose wrote all those sophomoric songs about... well, I don't really know what his songs are about since I never read his lyrics but I assumed they were just about getting laid and smoking blunts. What could he possibly have to say in a feature length movie? Well, you know what happens when you assume... In short, I was wrong. Charlie Banks is a solid film. Not perfect but several notches above your standard festival fare. It's a well made movie that I found thoroughly entertaining and engaging and I'll admit, I seriously prejudged Durst.
According to the press notes, Durst only got into music in order to direct music videos. This, he figured, would be the shortest distance between his meager beginnings and becoming a film director. If that's true, then Durst is smarter than the persona that's portrayed in the media. Wouldn't be the first time.
The story unfolds primarily in the 1970s with Charlie (Jessie Eisenberg, The Squid & The Whale) and Danny (Chris Marquette), two privileged kids from Greenwich Village who are in awe of local street tough, Mick (a great Jason Ritter). In a brief violent prologue, the three are at a high school party where an incident creates a bond that follows them through the core of the movie. After Charlie and Danny are settled into academic life at what appears to be Vassar College, a spontaneous visit from Mick sets things in motion. Though Charlie is the central character, it is Mick who is the most compelling. It's his journey, his experience of redemption on a college campus, that held the most intrigue for me. I found the character of Charlie, while wonderfully played by the well cast Eisenberg, to be less formed. Is Charlie cowardly or brave? Does he have integrity or not? Is he insecure of confident? By the end of the movie I was wondering why the character referenced in the title wasn't Mick.
And while the film manages to feel original it does fall prey to occasional melodrama. In the end though, the movie is a throwback to coming of age stories like Breaking Away, Four Friends, and others of that ilk. If this film --surely to hit theaters very soon-- is any indication of Fred Durst's skill as a director, I'll be looking forward to his next movie indeed.

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-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 16 Feb 08 :: 15:01

I want to see this.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 16 Feb 08 :: 21:39

Yeah, this one's at the top of my wanna see list right now.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 02 Apr 08 :: 18:43

This synopsis tells a bit more about Danny than I've seen in others...

WORLD PREMIERE AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2007 THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE TO BE DETERMINED
This impressive directorial debut from Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst revolves around an intelligent young man named Charlie (played by Jessie Eisenberg of THE SQUID AND THE WHALE) and his tense adult relationship with the neighborhood bully of his youth. Growing up in a tough part of New York City in the 1970s, Charlie notices, but makes a point of avoiding, Mitch, a kid who is chasing girls and beating kids up in the fourth grade. But Charlie's best friend, Danny (Chris Marquette), is eager to prove his toughness, and befriends Mitch as they enter adolescence. One fateful evening Mitch almost kills two guys in Charlie's presence, so Charlie goes to the cops--then becomes terrified and refuses to testify. But the potential cost of what he's done haunts him for years to come, until one day Mitch shows up unannounced at the prestigious college Charlie and Danny attend, bringing with him a silent threat. As Charlie prays for Mitch to go back home, Mitch takes everyone by surprise and tries to fit in and change. In his attempts to assimilate to a new world of intellect and wealth, he goes for the girl of Charlie's dreams, and changes the friendship dynamic Charlie has worked so hard to create. As Mitch becomes increasingly involved in a world unlike the one he came from, tensions grow and truths risk breaking the surface. THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS features stellar performances from Jesse Eisenberg as well as Jason Ritter, who manages to create a charismatic and sympathetic character with tragic limitations. Eisenberg forms the film's moral core, with Eva Amurri giving substance to the female character both men lust for. Durst succeeds in creating a real sense of place, with sets, wardrobe, and music choices adding up to a believable whole.

domesticelefant · 02 Apr 08 :: 19:40

Interesting.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 22 Jul 08 :: 02:40

OK, there's a new trailer for the movie up on MySpace. It's similar to the last one they had, but a bit longer. Really high quality clip too. Check it out...

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu … =266030718

Maybe there's finally gonna be some movement on this one.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 22 Jul 08 :: 04:49

I can't wait for it to come out on DVD. I really want to see it.

domesticelefant · 23 Jul 08 :: 21:07

Me too.

TeeJay · 30 Jul 08 :: 12:38

There's new press photos on the official site. Chris is on 3 out of 12:

source: http://www.charliebanksmovie.com/frameset.html

The new trailer is available there in MOV and WMV format. They also offer a 133 MB PDF press kit.

-TeeJay

magicalturkey · 30 Jul 08 :: 14:16

In that last one, I know they probably caught Chris mid-motion but I got this flash of him going "Do I have to touch him? Don't make me touch him. How about I just do this?"

TheCentralScrutinizer · 30 Jul 08 :: 15:10

Yeah, one out of three out of twelve is actually good. You're right Laura, it does kind of look like that. So, looks like there's finally some movement on this one. My guess is token release and then DVD. I just hope it's soon. Someone said it's now listed on Netflix, but there's no release date yet.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 31 Jul 08 :: 05:04

I want to see this movie soooo bad!!! I can't wait to buy it.

TeeJay · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:23

Found Chris in at least one more pictures they used for the press kit:

Is this him too? Kinda hard to tell, but I think the eyebrows give it away.

-TeeJay

magicalturkey · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:26

It really looks like him in the face, but his hair's too long

TeeJay · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:27

Yeah, that was my thinking as well. Then again, look at how his hair is mohawked up in the front in the other picture. If you comb it down, it could almost be that length, but not quite.

What's kinda cool is that in the press kit they're using a picture of Chris for the cast list that I took. It's the one that's up on wikipedia. I took it when we met Chris at the set of ROTN in Oct '06.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:33

You seriously couldn't tell if that was him? Wow.

TeeJay · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:35

I wouldn't have posted the photo if I wasn't relatively sure. But I wasn't a 100% sure. The hair just looks so weird.

-TeeJay

magicalturkey · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:45

I don't think combing down the spike tips would make his bangs that long. Maybe it's like a flashback type thing and they stuck a wing on him?

TeeJay · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:48

magicalturkey wrote:

Maybe it's like a flashback type thing and they stuck a wing on him?

I think Chris would look weird with a wing on his head.

-TeeJay

magicalturkey · 31 Jul 08 :: 19:50

:doh: Wig. Sorry. I need new glasses and seriously can't see two feet in front of my face right now... can't tell what buttons I'm pressing.

TeeJay · 31 Jul 08 :: 20:15

Charlie Banks poster from the press kit:

Anyone interested in screencaps from the new trailer? If so, I'll grab them off the MOV video I downloaded the other day.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 31 Jul 08 :: 21:02

Cool enough poster. At least Chris is on it. Caps would be sweet!

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 01 Aug 08 :: 09:20

It's soo great Chris has a lead in a movie that looks like it has such great potential. I wish his name was on the cover though.

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