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    Atlas Shrugged, Part I (2011) – Movie Review

    Monday, April 18th, 2011

    Back to the Old Drawing Board [xrr rating=3/5] “A house can have integrity, just like a person; and just as seldom….No two buildings have the same purpose. The purpose, the site, the material determine the shape. Nothing can be reasonable or beautiful unless it’s made by one central idea, and the idea sets every detail. […]

    Mirage (1965) – Movie Review

    Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

     George Kennedy, Diane Baker, and Gregory Peck in “Mirage”       Man On the Run with Nowhere to Go [xrr rating=4.5/5] Mirage. Starring Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Leif Erickson, Walter Abel, George Kennedy, and Robert H. Harris. Music by Quincy Jones. Cinematography by Joseph MacDonald.  Art direction by Frank Arrigo and […]

    John Adams (2008) – Miniseries Review

    Friday, July 4th, 2008

      Little Big Man  [xrr rating=5/5] John Adams. Miniseries starring Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, David Morse, Clancy O’Connor, Sarah Polley, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Stephen Dillane, Samuel Barnett, Tom Beckett, John Bedford Lloyd, Jean Brassard, Ritchie Coster, John Dossett, Mamie Gummer, Steven Hinkle, Tom Hollander, Zeljko Ivanek, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Michael […]

    88 Minutes (2007) – Movie Review

    Sunday, April 20th, 2008

    There’s a Madness to his Method [xrr rating=3/5] 88 Minutes. Starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Neal McDonough, Leah Cairns, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Redman, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Eklund, Kristina Copeland, and Tammy Hui. Music by Ed Shearmur. Cinematography by Denis Lenoir, A.S.C., A.F.C.  Production design […]

    The Bucket List (2007) – Movie Review

    Saturday, January 12th, 2008

    It’s Never Too Late to Have a Mid-Life Crisis [xrr rating=3.5/5] The Bucket List. Starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow, Alfonso Freeman, Rowena King, Anton Berry, Jr., Verda Bridges, Destiny Brownridge, Brian Copeland, Ian Anothony Dale, Jennifer Defrancisco, Angela Gardner  and Noel Gugliemi. Music by Marc Shaiman. Cinematography by John […]

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