TRAILER: Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience...

A while back, I wrote a review about Observe and Report, and mentioned that sometimes, there is a certain member of the cast or crew of a film that get's my butt into my seat. Well, one of those people, happens to be Steven Soderbergh, whose newest film, The Girlfriend Experience, was just outside of my top 5 most anticipated films of May. However, it may have been in the top two if I had seen this amazing trailer. Thanks to HULU, and check it out below!



Here is the plot synopsis for this little known film...

Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, the film tells the story of five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her mainstream film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation – “the girlfriend experience.” Chelsea thinks she has her life totally under control—she feels her future is secure because she runs her own business her own way, makes $2000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend (Chris Santos) who accepts her lifestyle. But when you’re in the business of meeting people, you never know who you’re going to meet…

I love Soderbergh, for many a reason, the top of which is his diversity. From his big budget flicks like the Ocean's series, to his no budget flicks, like Bubble, of which this film is most closely related. He can go from huge cast of long standing actors, to randomly picking people out of his Facebook top Friends, and going that route. This film fits the latter, and I can't wait. What do you guys think?

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POSTER: The Girlfriend Experience...

Wow, can you say awesome. NY Mag has premiered the first poster for Steven Soderbergh's newest film, The Girlfriend Experience. It's a follow up to his film, Bubble, a low budget, if by low you mean 0 dollars. It is going to be distributed via Magnolia Pictures, and is definitley on my most anticipated list. Check out the poster below!



Check out the plot synopsis!

The Girlfriend Experience stars real life pornstar Sasha Grey as a $10,000 per night call girl. It first premiered as a surprise during the Sundance Film Festival this year and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures in May. This is Steven Soderbergh's unofficial "follow-up" to his low budget film Bubble from a few years ago. Neil Miller of Film School Rejects said in his review: "Soderbergh has captured some truly stunning visuals and has delivered a non-linear narrative that is both engaging and not overly complicated." Will definitely be checking this out and for more reasons than just to see Sasha Grey on the big screen.

What do you think about it?

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NEWS: Soderbergh Directing a 3-D Rock Musical About Cleopatra??

Alright, so, this is an interesting little tid bit that the people over at Variety have just reported...I don't know what to say, so, let's just let them do the talking...

For his next directing effort, Steven Soderbergh is plotting a 3-D live-action rock ’n’ roll musical about Cleopatra.
He is courting Catherine Zeta-Jones to play the Egyptian queen and Hugh Jackman to play her lover, Marc Antony.

The $30 million "Cleo" will be shopped for financing and distribution within the next two weeks. Greg Jacobs is producing with Casey Silver.

The music has been written by the indie rock band Guided by Voices, and the script is by James Greer, a former bass player for the band and an author.

While Soderbergh has recently done a spate of wildly different projects, this one will be his first full-blown musical.

Soderbergh, who’s about to release the Benicio Del Toro starrer "Che" and wrapped Matt Damon starrer "The Informant," is also prepping a Richard LaGravanese-scripted Liberace film at Warner Bros., with Michael Douglas attached to play the entertainer and Damon to play his companion, who sued him for palimony.

Before "Cleo," Soderbergh’s directing "The Girlfriend Experience," setting porn star Sasha Grey to play a $10,000-a-night call girl in a film that will be simultaneously distributed in theaters, on DVD and on the HDNet movie channel by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner’s HDNet label.

Calls to Soderbergh’s reps went unreturned.


So, let me get this straight. Soderbergh, the great Steven Soderbergh, will be helming a Rock and Roll Musical about the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Hugh Jackman with music by the cool little band Guided By Voices...Personally, I'm all in. It's campy as hell, but it will no doubt be fun. What do you think??

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The Taking Of Pelham 123 Pics...New Mummy 3 Poster...The Girlfriend Experience...

Hey guys! Here are just a couple of pieces of news on this rather slow day.

- Taking of Pelham 123 has begun shooting. This film stars Denzel Washington, John Travolta, and James Gandolfini. It's a remake of an older film, which I have no knowledge of, so I will have to check that out. These pics could be promising..



- The first poster for the upcoming film, The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon Emporer has just come out...




-Speaking of new posters, the first Sex And The City poster is out now...check it out...Gotta love SJP...only girl I know who can really pull of fishnets...



-Other non poster news...Steven Soderbergh's next film will be about Highschool prostitutes! It will be called The Girlfriend Experience, and will be released in theatres and on DVD the same day as a part of his six film deal with HDNet, which began with the great film, Bubble. Can't wait...

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