Pineapple Express/George Washington

Watched Pineapple Express this weekend. Yet another Apatow project. Alright. But the director of it made a genius film a while back called George Washington. I saw it a year or so ago, and wish I remember more about it. Basically it was set in a dying town in the south. Factories were abandoned, and kudzu vines were taking over. The film followed the lives of a couple of ~13 y.o. black kids who weren't professional actors, but completely lit up the screen. It's a slow, subtle indie movie. Criterion did a nice job on it. Cinemtaography is gorgeous. I'm doing a terrible job of explaining it... but it's very highly recommended.

Update: All the Real Girls is pretty good, too. Same director. I liked it for similar reasons -- small town southern US is interesting on film or in books.