Garden Party

Maybe if you are not from Los Angeles you may appreciate this movie more... But if you are from LA you see all the horrible plugs! It was disgusting. I was not entertained slightly!... Full review

Maybe if you are not from Los Angeles you may appreciate this movie more... But if you are from LA you see all the horrible plugs! It was disgusting. I was not entertained slightly!... Full review

Not bad for the first 30 minutes, but then it's becoming corny and confusing. Then afterward it's becoming more wacky and didn't go anywhere. Overall it's a good documentary movie rather than a drama. Not bad on the acting, I think... Full review

A nice introspective look at the lives of Los Angeles youth as they struggle to gain a foothold. The characters cross paths as it moves along. It is worth watching. It is quirky and comedic.... Full review

Not bad for the first 30 minutes, but then it's becoming corny and confusing. Then afterward it's becoming more wacky and didn't go anywhere. Overall it's a good documentary movie rather than a drama. Not bad on the acting, I think... Full review

A nice introspective look at the lives of Los Angeles youth as they struggle to gain a foothold. The characters cross paths as it moves along. It is worth watching. It is quirky and comedic.... Full review

These are unlikeable, unpleasant young idiots with nothing to recommend them, and Garden Party is a grinding, dumb examination of people that no one with half a brain would care anything about. In Garden Party , those people are photogenic young artsy types who hope to achieve some sort of success in Los Angeles. ... Full Review

But if you're looking for a movie that has sympathetic protagonists, a linear plot, and a sense of closure, "Garden Party" is a film gone fallow. When Internet-sex addict Todd ( Richard Gunn ) finds nude pictures of realtor Sally, he shows them to her and helps her track down the photographer who accepted the submission of them for his website. ... Full Review

Oddly, halfway through, when Freeland strains our credulity even further by having all his disparate derelicts intersect in increasingly implausible ways-apparently there's only one coffee shop between Pasadena and the Pacific Ocean-the film finally feels fresh. ... Full Review

If you are a fan of indie cinema with a bit of an edge, Garden Party might worth attending. July 11, 2008 Peter Los Angeles, CA While the film perhaps takes a somewhat familiar approach to young people and morality in Los Angeles, it also has some strong performances particularly from Alexander Cendese and Eric Smith, who are most natural in front of the camera. ... Full Review

The film actually gets stronger as it goes along which is always a huge plus. Quite impressive that he actually wrote the songs as well, besides the cover of "Garden Party" that is. Erik Smith as Sammy: Young, naive and full of dreams. ... Full Review

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This event is already sold-out, but it's worth getting on de LaB's waiting list for its next happening east of La Brea, naturally, on Saturday, April 4 at Blue Velvet . ... Full Article

I had the realization today that this is my sixth straight "working" SXSW (the first three I spent as a showcasing artist, the last three I've spent passing judgment on other showcasing artists), and it's the first one in a... ... Full Article

Garden Party starts with April (Willa Holland), a beautiful 15 year-old with an Avril Lavigne look, who tries to escape from her lascivious stepfather by acquiring a fake ID and posing for nude internet photos for cash. ... Full Article

July 11, 2008 - We've been in a post-Fourth of July funk around the IGN offices this week, nursing our third-degree burns (dang Roman candles), working through a bad case of the runs (too many hot dogs, don't you know),... ... Full Article

THE plodding "Garden Party" is a slow ride to nowhere.A cast of no-name actors portrays young Angelenos on the make in a series of interconnected vignettes. ... Full Article