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Joseph Gorden Levitt and Lynn Collins star in Uncertainty

Being of the same age, of course I’ve had a crush on Joseph Gordon-Levitt ever since 3rd Rock from the Sun, even though it came to our part of the world a few years late (by the way, thanks to Dexter, I now know John Lithgow only as Arther Mitchell, aka the Trinity; his sweet image has been irreversibly tarnished).

So Joseph grew up and started doing niche movies that were interesting: Mysterious Skin, Brick (which I loved), The Lookout, etc (crush magnified). He also happened to study French poetry (crush sealed). But then, he developed a knack for doing movies that never go from being “almost good” to good. In fact, the only thing good about 500 Days of Summer is that he plays the main guy; everything else about that movie is a big blah (actually I have a whole thing to say on that topic, but I’ll save that for later); and even though he had a very small role in it, Miracle at St. Anna was possibly the biggest disappointment. It’s the most unique movie experience ever because it can be one of the best or the shittiest movies you saw, depending on which scene you’re talking about. Until now, I didn’t even know that he was in that GI Joe movie. To come to the point, I’ve taken it upon myself to loosely monitor his career within my capacity (watching GI Joe falls outside that capacity), which naturally means I’ll go see Uncertainty this Friday at the IFC Center, where he and the crew will be present for Q&A. However, I’m more curious about his short Sparks:

UNCERTAINTY stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lynn Collins, and Olivia Thirlby and directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel will appear in person Friday, November 13 at the 7:25 and 9:45pm shows. Gordon-Levitt, McGehee, and Siegel will also appear Saturday at the 7:25 and 9:45pm shows, and McGehee and Siegel will appear Sunday at the 7:25pm show, which will screen with Gordon-Levitt’s short Sparks.

Watch the trailer