Parties. Parties. Parties. There hasn't been many. There were mini parties, Halloween and Christmas ones at the office. But this year has seen a lack of parties and only a few big nights out. I'm hoping the new year will bring lots more parties to enjoy.
Don't forget to check out where it all started over at
Wandering Through the Shelves.
Sisters
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play sisters who find out their parents are selling their childhood home so decide to have one last party. But of course they aren't teenagers anymore, they are in nearer 40, as are all their friends. It's hilarious and fun, hitting in on nostalgia and realising that you can't do some of the crazy stuff you did when you were younger. I'm not 40 but as I get older I understand this film beyond my love for Tina and Amy. It went head to head with Star Wars last year (good for them) and they didn't come out on top of the box office but the Ellis Sisters throw one hell of a party.
Can't Hardly Wait
Highschool seniors throw a big party at the end of the year and it is crammed full of stereotypes. Set almost entirely at a party where several stories and characters intertwine. Its over the top and very typpical of its time, late 90s but it does have quite few now famous people in it.
200 Cigarettes
Before cross section ensemble comedy dramas were over done and rubbish, there was 200 Cigarettes. The titke refers to the total amount smoked in the film. With a cast including the Affleck brothers to Courtney Cox to Dave Chappelle to a cameo from Elvis Costello, this is the best of the late 90s casting right here. The party is hosted by Martha Plimpton who spends the whole film wondering why no one has showed yet. It is pointed out to her that people won't turn up until late, which they do and she misses it. Her guests enjoy some crazy times before arriving that all befitting the NYE anticlimax. Last year to signify New Years Eve, I wrote a little longer post
HERE.
