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    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 […]

    Amazing Grace (2006) – Movie Review

    Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

      Grace Under Pressure [xrr rating=4.5/5] Amazing Grace. Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N’Dour, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Jeremy Swift, Nicholas Farrell, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Bill Paterson, and Albert Finney. Original music by David Arnold. Cinematography by Remi Adefarasin, B.S.C. Edited by Rick Shaine, A.C.E. Written by Steven […]

    Becket (1964) – Movie Review

    Saturday, February 24th, 2007

      Dictum Meum Pactum  [xrr rating=4.5/5] Becket. Starring Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer, Gino Servi, and Paolo Stoppa. Music by Laurence Rosenthal. Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth, B.S.C. Edited by Anne V. Coates, A.C.E. Screenplay by Edward Anhalt, based on the play by Jean Anouilh. […]

    The Last Sin Eater (2007) – Movie Review

    Friday, February 9th, 2007

      The Importance of Being Earnest   [xrr rating=3/5] The Last Sin Eater. Starring Louise Fletcher, Henry Thomas, Soren Fulton, A.J. Buckley, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Peter Wingfield, Elizabeth Lackey, Thea Rose, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, and introducing Liana Liberato. Music by Mark McKenzie. Cinematography by Robert Seaman. Screenplay by Brian Bird and Michael Landon, Jr., based on the novel […]

    Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – Movie Review

    Friday, January 19th, 2007

         “I’m NOT ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille!”: Doug Jones as Goatboy in Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth”   Pretención [xrr rating=3/5] Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno). Starring Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo, César Vea, and Roger Casamajor. Music by Javier Navarrete. Cinematography by Guillermo […]

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