Black Swan movie with Natalie Portman: Mentally unstable ballerina totally loses it. ‘Black Swan’ movie review: Natalie Portman rises to challenge in ‘most mature’ Darren Aronofsky effort Darren Aronofsky has…
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Brokeback Mountain with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal: Ang Lee movie full of brilliant touches. As I sit here writing, I am finding it hard to gather my thoughts together.…
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Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Inception.’ Inception movie review: Summer blockbuster with brains & soul Christopher Nolan’s Inception is a summer blockbuster that doesn’t act like one. Unlike so many of the…
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Roger Deakins: ‘True Grit’ cinematographer has no Oscar to call his own. Oscar Predictions: Best Cinematography - Roger Deakins, ‘True Grit’ Although Inception‘s Wally Pfister won the 2011 American Society…
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Monster’s Ball 2001 with Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton. This brief piece is an amalgam of two comments posted in response to Alt Film Guide’s Monster’s Ball review written by…
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Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), How to Train Your Dragon (top); Jay Baruchel performing Hiccup (bottom) I have to commend DreamWorks. With movies like Kung Fu Panda and now How to Train…
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127 Hours movie with James Franco as Aron Ralston: Between a rock and a hard place. ‘127 Hours’ movie: James Franco stars in harrowing real-life-based story When I initially heard…
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Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network When a movie, in subsequent viewings, not only sustains the brilliance one saw in it through the first viewing but reveals itself as a more…
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The King’s Speech with Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter I can’t imagine what it must be like to be born into royalty. That kind of life, for all the material…
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The Fighter movie stars Mark Wahlberg as boxer Micky Ward. Wahlberg was the film’s only key cast member not shortlisted for an Academy Award. ‘The Fighter’ movie review: ‘Smart’ –…
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Alice in Wonderland 2010: Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. Alice in Wonderland 2010: Plenty of visuals, no substance In the interest of full disclosure, I should start this commentary…
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True Grit cast: Hailee Steinfeld and Jeff Bridges in ‘wonderful’ Joel and Ethan Coen 2010 Western remake. ‘True Grit’ cast delivers first-rate performances in 2010 Joel and Ethan Coen Western…