A Late Quartet (2012)

Directed by: Yaron Zilberman
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots, Wallace Shawn

The Quartet, Mark Ivanir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener. Source: Filmofilia

Set in New York City, A Late Quartet follows 4 musicians as they celebrate their 25^th anniversary as a world class string quartet. When Peter (Christopher Walken) discovers he is in the early stages of Parkinson’s, he and the quartet must come to the reality that it may be time to find a replacement. The group begins to fall apart as jealousy arises between Robert (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Daniel (Mark Ivanir).  When Juliette (Catherine Keener) begins to support former flame Daniel over husband Robert, things begin to heat up for the married couple. Add in Alex (Imogen Poots), Juliette and Robert’s talented daughter, who develops an attraction to her violin instructor Daniel….we got us a juicy story line.

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

After hearing good things about this movie when it screened at TIFF, I decided to check it out. Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) definitely left me speechless and I must admit a tad bit confused. Marty (Colin Farrell) is a struggling writer who wants to write a screenplay about, you guessed it, seven psychopaths. His alcoholism prevents him from focusing and finding inspiration. With help from his friends Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken), he eventually does write this screenplay. Along the way we meet a bunch of crazy characters including Charlie (Woody Harrelson) who is on a mission to find his beloved shih tzu Bonny.

From left to right: Farrell, Walken, Rockwell Source: thecoast.ca