Justin Bieber: Always Believing

Still Suffering From Bieber Fever? This Unauthorized Biography Is An Unenlightening Retread
Filmmaker Thomas Gibson is looking to cash in on the on-going interest in Justin Bieber with the documentary feature "Justin Bieber: Always Believing." But there's a problem. What, if anything, can this film provide that its many predecessors did not? Very little. This 70 minute film is not endorsed by Bieber and features insight from about six industry insiders with dubious titles like Public Relations Specialist, On-Air Personality, Music Industry Executive, and Gossip Columnist. Some have a passing familiarity with Bieber, some have zero connection whatsoever. I'm not exactly sure why I should care about their perceptions when they offer nothing personal to the discussion. If you watch the news or have seen the other Bieber tributes, I don't suspect you'll glean anything new from this offering. Again, with these unauthorized projects, they don't even pay for music rights so it's all talk!

Just some of the recent films/DVDs:

Justin Bieber: Never Say...

GREAT DVD!! LOVE IT
This is a pretty good un-official DVD! its great for any Belieber! It Is a great collectors item for any Bieber lover

Always Believe
This was really good, did not know what to expect
It is a very entertaining and informative
Everyone would enjoy this not just Justin fans :)

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Starbuck

Time to Grow Up, Bucko!
This Canadian entry to the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival (this review was first posted May 7th, 2012) is a "crowd-pleaser," which is snide film-critic speak for "No betrayals, no angst, no slaughters, no misery," nothing that warms the cockles of the hearts of the artistes; just a laugh-filled time spent with a witty guy who just happened to make 533 deposits in a sperm bank (for money) 20 years ago. (Wait until you figure out the reason he wanted the money!) Through a clerical error, the clinic used only his deposits for a year. (At the clinic, he went by the name "Starbuck" for anonymity.)

Now middle-aged and completely oblivious to the clinic's old error, our hero is an over-grown adolescent, living with a lovely young policewoman who just found out she's pregnant. He drives a delivery truck for his father's butcher shop and mostly ignores all of his parking tickets and any temptation to grow up. Her news is NOT welcome.

Out of the blue, 142 of his...

Beautiful movie with a beautiful message
I haven't felt this good after watching a movie in a long time. This movie elevates you and makes you want to be a better person. It makes you think through feeling.

Canadian comedy with serious undertones
Imagine my surprise when out of the blue this past weekend this movie appeared at the local art-house theatre here in Cincinnati, even though this movie is two years old and I think already available on DVD. I had heard about this movie, and the premise of the movie was such that I gave in and went to see it.

"Starbuck" (2011 release from Quebec; 110 min.) brings the story of David (played by Patrick Huard), who in the late 80s made frequent donations to the local sperm bank (why? because he needed the money! Starbuck? his alias at the sperm bank!) and now 20+ years later learns from the sperm bank's lawyer that his sperm was used on many occasions, resulting in no less than 533 biological kids (!), and that 142 of them now have filed a class action law suit to find out the identity of their biological father. As it is, Davis is a good-for-nothing who slacks on the job (at his father's butcher shop) and not very nice to his girlfriend (whom we learn has just become...

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Act Like You Love Me

Great movie
I enjoyed this movie. I wish it was a little long. A good movie to watch on a girls nights.

Good message
I thought it was going to suck when first started, but to my surprise it was pretty good. Christian Keyes is funny and Essence is cool to. I've watched it more than once. Now some of the actors are not as seasoned as others, but they all have to start somewhere. Overall I enjoyed.

Cute and fun
Of course, who doesn't like Christian Keyes? A nice rom-com. Set in LA or So-Cal this flick follows a woman who hires an actor to portray her boyfriend. Yes, predictable but nice situations.

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