Category: Film
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Coming soon to the Hell Cineplex
Strike one, two and three: “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” stars Adam Sandler. Strike four, five and six: According to Nikki Finke, Universal has worked with GLAAD to ensure that this movie is gay-friendly in an “In and Out” kind of way. “In and Out” — directed by comedy hack Frank Oz –was […]
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Julie Christie is an idiot
Splendid actress, but remarkably deluded … Told that she should see “The Lives of Others,” the award-winning movie about East Germany, Christie paused, then replied, “I’m not sure I can bear to see a film they gave the Oscar to, that tells you what awful people Communists are.” As James Kirchick observes: “The Lives of […]
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Sonata for a good man
Malcontenters know I loathe hyperbole, so when I deem "The Lives of Others" a masterpiece, you can trust me. It’s a film that addresses major themes without overplaying them, instructive yet romantic, heartbreaking yet, in the end, affirming. You will be moved, but not at all manipulated. The anchor of the movie is Ulrich Muhe, […]
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The Woody Allen biopic
(A classic via The Onion) I’m talking kind of an overall “triumphs and tribulations of the daily lives of various New York intellectuals as they go about their daily lives” kind of a thing. I’ve thought of a title, and if I may, it’s a little self-indulgent, I know, but don’t use it if you […]
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Coming soon to the Hell Cineplex
I have no doubt this will be the worst movie of the summer. In the name of Orson, will someone please explain the appeal of Robin Williams? I’ve loathed this guy for 30 years, and still he persists. Never has there been a more inexplicable success.
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