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Friday, May 5th, 2006Speaking Truth to Poseurs [xrr rating=3.5/5] Art School Confidential. Starring Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Matt Keeslar, Jim Broadbent, Joel David Moore, and Anjelica Huston. Screenplay by Daniel Clowes. Directed by Terry Zwigoff. (United Artists/Sony Pictures Classics, 2006, Color, 102 min. MPAA Rating: R). What does a true artist live for, deep in his […]
Thank You for Smoking (2005) – Movie Review
Friday, April 14th, 2006Reitman Lights Up the Screen [xrr rating=4/5] Thank You for Smoking. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, William H. Macy, David Koechner, J.K. Simmons, Rob Lowe, Katie Holmes, Sam Elliott, and Robert Duvall. Screenplay by Jason Reitman. Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley. Directed by Jason Reitman. (Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2005, Color, 92 […]
Sideways (2004) – Movie Review
Thursday, November 25th, 2004Bacchanalia [xrr rating=4/5] Sideways. Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylousie Burke, Jessica Hecht, Missy Doty, M.C. Gainey, Alysia Reiner, Shake Toukhmanian, and Duke Moosekian. Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael, A.S.C. Edited by Kevin Tent, A.C.E. Music by Rolfe Kent. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Based on the novel […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Movie Review
Wednesday, December 10th, 2003Fistful of Leone [xrr rating=5/5] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffre, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito, Molino Rocho, and Mario Brega. Cinematography by Tonino Della Colli. Edited by Eugenio Alabiso and Nino Baragli. Restored version edited by Joe D’Augustine. Sets and costumes […]
American Splendor (2003) – Movie Review
Friday, September 12th, 2003American Navel Gazer [xrr rating=2.5/5] American Splendor. Starring Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Shari Springer Berman, James Urbaniak, Sylvia Kauders, and Harvey Pekar. Based upon original material by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner. Written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. (Fine Line Features, Color, 101 minutes. MPAA Rating: R.) Having long admired […]
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