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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Movie Review: LOOPER
Release date: September 28, 2012 Written and Directed by: Rian Johnson Cast: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels Rating: R; Running Time: 118 minutes It’s official: Looper closes the loop on any doubt … Continue reading
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Tagged assassin, Bruce Willis, Carrie, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kimberly Gadette, Rian Johnson, Sarah Connor, sci-fi, terminator, time machine, time travel
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Movie Review: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
Release date: September 28, 2012 Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky Screenplay by: Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel Voice Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, CeeLo Green Rating: PG; Running Time: 91 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Count Dracula, guest rooms, Hotel, Kimberly Gadette, mummy, Selena Gomez, vampire, werewolf
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Movie Review: LIBERAL ARTS
Release date: September 21, 2012 (ltd.), wider release September 28, 2012 + VOD Written and Directed by: Josh Radnor Cast: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, Zac Efron Running Time: 97 minutes While the title refers to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Janney, campus life, college, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Radnor, Kenyon College, Kimberly Gadette, literature, new york, Ohio, professor, Richard Jenkins, university
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Movie Review: TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE
Release date: September 21, 2012 Directed by: Robert Lorenz Written by: Randy Brown Cast: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, Robert Patrick, Bob Gunton, Joe Massingill Rating: PG-13; Running Time: 111 minutes It’s not just the curve … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Adams, Atlanta Braves, baseball, Clint Eastwood, glaucoma, Kimberly Gadette, Moneyball, talent scout, World Series
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Movie Review: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
Release date: September 21, 2012 (ltd.) Written and Directed by: Stephen Chbosky Based on the book by: Stephen Chbosky Cast: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Mae Whitman, Nina Dobrev, Erin Wilhelmi, Johnny Simmons, … Continue reading
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Tagged 90s, Emma Watson, gay teen, high school, Kimberly Gadette, movie review, Pittsburgh, Rocky Horror Picture Show, suicide, YA novel
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Movie Review: THE MASTER
Written and Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Ambyr Childers, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, Kevin J. O’Connor, Christopher Evan Welch Rating: R; Running Time: 137 minutes As Philip Seymour Hoffman’s “Master” strives … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Adams, Dianetics, drunk, Joaquin Phoenix, Kimberly Gadette, new religion, Philip Seymour Hoffman, pregnant, sailor, Scientology, sexual appetite, unemployment, WWII
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Movie Review: ARBITRAGE
Written and directed by: Nicholas Jarecki Cast: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker Running Time: 100 minutes The title of Arbitrage may lead you to assume that this film is the next in a … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, Arbitrage, bankruptcy, car accident, hedge fund, investment, Kimberly Gadette, manslaughter, philanthropist, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, wealth
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Movie Review: HELLO I MUST BE GOING
Directed by: Todd Louiso Written by: Sarah Koskoff Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Dan Futterman Rating: R; Running Time: 95 minutes Can a 35-year-old divorcée find happiness with a 19-year-old actor? While 16-year age … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, Kimberly Gadette, living at home, older woman, summer love, younger man
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Movie Review: BACHELORETTE
Written and Directed by: Leslye Headland Based on the play by: Leslye Headland Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Kyle Bornheimer, Rebel Wilson, Adam Scott Rating: R; Running Time: 90 minutes If the ladies from Bridesmaids met up with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridesmaids, cocaine, drugs, four friends, high school, Kirsten Dunst, mean girls, sex, stage play, torn wedding dress, wedding
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