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Saturday, December 21st, 2002The Quiet Man [xrr rating=4.5/5] About Schmidt. Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, June Squibb, and Howard Hesseman. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Based on the novel by Louis Begley. Directed by Alexander Payne. (New Line Cinema, 2002, Color, 125 minutes. MPAA Rating: R.) Alexander Payne’s new movie, About […]
Ghost World (2001) – Movie Review
Tuesday, August 14th, 2001Every Cynic Is a Frustrated Romantic [xrr rating=4.5/5] Ghost World. Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban, Stacey Travis, Charles C. Stevenson, Jr., Dave Sheridan, Tom McGowan, Debra Azar, Brian George, and Pat Healy. Cinematography by Alfonso Beato, A.S.C. Edited by Carole-Kravetz-Aykanian and Michael R. Miller. Music […]
American Beauty (1999) – Movie Review
Sunday, June 6th, 1999Look Closer: Hectoring, Moralizing, Stridency [xrr rating=2.5/5] American Beauty. Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Roberts, and Barry Del Sherman. Screenplay by Alan Ball. Directed by Sam Mendes. (Dreamworks SKG, Color, 122 minutes. MPAA Rating: R.) American Beauty opens and […]
Citizen Ruth (1996) – Movie Review
Friday, December 20th, 1996Ruthlessly On-Target [xrr rating=4/5] Citizen Ruth. Starring Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kelly Preston, and M.C. Gainey. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Directed by Alexander Payne. (Miramax Films/Independent Pictures, 1996, Color, 102 minutes. MPAA Rating: R.) One of the most oft-repeated clichés of the pro-choice movement is […]
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