"Bubble"

Steven Soderbergh's latest film is fascinating. It is called "Bubble" and you may have heard of it because of it's innovative marketing that is causing waves. It has been released in (very few) theaters, on DVD, and on a pay cable channel on TV all at the same time. I don't feel like writing very much in the way of explaining his reasons, but it is interesting. It is a very small film that almost no one outside of a major metropolitan area would EVER see on the big screen, so in an attempt to get maximum coverage for his film, he chose to release it this way. I bought it on DVD last night and watched it. Fascinating film. It was shot on HD video, and employs non-professional actors. I'm talking literally, Steven cast the film with locals that he found where he was shooting. He used their real houses as sets, real family members as family members, and a real police detective as a police detective in the film. You get the idea. It is obvious that these people are not real actors. But as Roger Ebert put it, it makes us realize how contrived and fake "REAL" acting actually is compared to real life. Not that I'd want to watch NON-ACTORS all the time, but watching Bubble I knew I was watching what it would look like to watch all this unfold in real life. It is a voyeuristic experience. Anyway, it is fascinating and I recommend people go out and rent this film, or buy it.
I know I didn't say much about the film itself (plot and whatnot), but I have got to go out of town for the weekend, and I wanted to post SOMETHING, but I don't have time to flesh it out. Go to http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060126/REVIEWS/60117006/1023 for the review.
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