The Astronaut Farmer with Billy Bob Thornton. The Astronaut Farmer is considerably more than the story of a guy who builds a rocket. In truth, writer/director Michael Polish and co-screenwriter…
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The sacred cows of the Hollywood firmament – or Hollywood barn, if you want to be really literal – will receive hosannas from certain quarters no matter how mediocre their…
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Sideways movie: Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church enjoy days of wine and women. Sideways movie review: California winery tour follows conventional road to male maturity With the 1999 Matthew…
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Independent Spirit Awards: Sideways among crowd-pleasing winners. Alexander Payne’s California Wine Country-set road movie – and sleeper hit – about two men discovering their inner adult wholly dominated this year’s…
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Awards season news: In an ungodly turn of events, Jesus Christ and Jason Bourne lost out to Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man (“Spidey” among friends/crazy fans) at the Critics’ Choice Awards.…
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The NSFC Awards’ surprisingly mainstream winner, Clint Eastwood’s maudlin boxing melodrama Million Dollar Baby is unlike most of the group’s recent Best Film selections – e.g., American Splendor, Mulholland Dr.,…
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Wine Country road movie Sideways: Life lessons, picturesque views of California’s Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country, and the (sexist) portrayal of adult men as overgrown babies are all found in…