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November 14, 2006
Film. Prime
Film. Prime: Ben Younger is a film writer-director from Brooklyn. We're biased but we think that Brooklynites* make the best films (think: Spike Lee, Woody Allen, Steve Buscemi, Noah Baumbach). "That's why they call it the planet. Not a borough or a province, our style's uncommon (Mos Def)." Anyway, Younger made his feature film debut with Boiler Room, a corporate drama with colorful dialogue and an early 90's hip hop soundtrack. His use of music is up there with Spike and Woody, in my opinion. Younger would use a gritty little song like this in one of his films. [Desire]
Younger's second film, Prime, is a romantic comedy. It's about the odd intersection of three New Yorkers. Rafi, a recently divorced, 37-year-old career woman and David, a talented 23-year-old Jewish painter, meet by chance and fall in love. Rafi shares all her secrets with her therapist Lisa. Unbeknownst to Rafi, Lisa happens to be David's mother. It's the kind bizarre story that only makes sense in New York. The characters have depth, the locales are authentic and the dialogue is natural.
View the trailer for Prime and catch it on HBO [Here]
Posted by james at November 14, 2006 11:54 PM