Trees Lounge

Fantastic, funny, well-acted barfly film! Steve Buscemi at his weird best. The type of film that makes you think and makes you laugh at the same time. Also makes me want to get a drink somewhere.... Full review

To be honest,I'm the type who watch movies just because and consider movies are just themselves. To watch this movie and being awed is simply remarkable.Congratulations,Mr. Buscemi,you have won a fan(atic) and thank you for making a movie to picture some... Full review

Just happened upon this channel hopping In the early hours saw Steve Buscemi and wondered what's going on here? Not a lot as It seemed but that's not the point. Just sit back - preferably with a lager and allow... Full review

This semi-biographical tale centres around a down on his luck, yet charismatic bar fly, set on his way to self destruction. Buscemi'second self directed/penned feature is slower paced than some might expect. This in no way detracts from the overall... Full review

Maybe it's that I am originally from Long Island, 22 years removed, that helped to make me really dig this film set in Nassau County. A big Steve Buscemi fan, this may be his best acting, just ahead of Ghost World.... Full review

Watched this with some trepidation, having seen the absolutely excellent trailer. So few movies live up to their trailers, especially indies. Anxiety increased by having read Buscemi's fairly harrowing account of making the film in one of those 'The Directors'... Full review

An ensemble-cast version of Cassavetes filmmaking (it even has Seymour Cassel!) where cameo appearances like that of Samuel L. Jackson float in and out of the title lounge, we take a look at the portrait of the down and out... Full review

Excellent film dealing with a group of unhappy people who drown their sorrows in booze, powder, and sex. The chief sorrowmeister, Tommy, was a pathetic loser who spent inordinate amounts of time swilling beer and shots in a shabby bar... Full review

There are plenty of movies I can think of that I wished were a little (or a lot) shorter. Trees Lounge however presents mme with one of the rare movies that I wish were longer. I wanted this movie to... Full review

"Trees Lounge" is directed, written by and starring my favorite actor. Do I even have to mention his name? It seems that even the least-buffiest of film buffs knows who the terrific bad-toothed bug-eyed fellow from so many films is.... Full review

Trees Lounge is a terrific movie in all aspects.....I was expecting a good performance from Steve Buscemi, the star..... ... Full Review

Trees Lounge is a terrific movie in all aspects.....I was expecting a good performance from Steve Buscemi, the star..... ... Full Review

What makes the film extraordinary, however, is....every step he takes is in the wrong direction.....What makes the film a treat to watch is Buscemi's good-humored.... ... Full Review

Without them he's sinking further into the sad netherworld of the Trees Lounge, his home away from home. Rather than writing himself the heroic role that central casting - traditionally obsessed with looks - will always deny him, Buscemi has identified with another loser. ... Full Review

Buscemi gives us an authentic portrait of a certain kind of person, a worthy thing to do, and he makes it fun, a necessary thing to do. Steve Buscemi plays the hero, Tommy, an out-of-work auto mechanic whose ex-girlfriend is married to his former best friend. ... Full Review

ML: There are independent films and then there are independent films. I would say a film like Trees Lounge by Steve Buscemi, that's an independent film. ... Full Article

This is Buscemi's fourth film as director (TREES LOUNGE, ANIMAL FACTORY, LONESOME JIM), but my first one to actually watch. It's about journalist Pierre Peders (Busemi) interviewing a Paris Hilton type actress named Katya (Sienna Miller). ... Full Article

Hayden's first live disc can best be described as "acoustic romance songs." Sounds fitting for him, doesn't it? It's intense without being overbearing, serious at times and funny at others - a perfect balance. ... Full Article

Set in the early 1980's, the film revolves around a group of young adults who make the journey from youth to adulthood. The action centres in and around the "club" where they meet to dance and which also forms the... ... Full Article

Friday October 18, 1996 How many people are there in the United States whose entire lives revolve around characters and events in a neighborhood bar? ... Full Article

Release Date: 1996 Ebert Rating: ***½ By Roger Ebert Oct 25, 1996 If anybody ever wrote a Field Guide to Alcoholics, with descriptions of their appearance, sexual behavior and habitats, there would be a full-color portrait on the cover of... ... Full Article