Graphic Novel Adaptations
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Friday, March 16th, 2007Because Rough Men Stand Ready [xrr rating=4.5/5] 300. Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, and Giovani Antonio Cimmino. Music by Tyler Bates. Cinematography by Larry Fong. Edited by William Hoy, A.C.E. Screenplay by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, and Michael […]
Superman Returns (2006) – Movie Review
Thursday, June 29th, 2006Untarnished Steel [xrr rating=3.5/5] Superman Returns. Starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Sam Huntington, Eva Marie Saint, and Marlon Brando. Screenplay by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Based on a story by Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris. Directed by Bryan Singer. (Warner Bros. /Legendary […]
Art School Confidential (2006) – Movie Review
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 […]
V for Vendetta (2006) – Movie Review
Friday, March 24th, 2006V for Vapid [xrr rating=2/5] V for Vendetta. Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, and John Hurt. Screenplay by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski. Directed by James McTeigue. Warner Bros., 2005, Color, 132 min. MPAA Rating: R. V for Vendetta, the latest installment of the Wachowski brothers’s downward slide into formulaic […]
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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