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Movie Review: IRON MAN 3
Release date: May 3, 2013 Directed by: Shane Black Screenplay by: Drew Pearce & Shane Black Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Stephanie Szostak, Paul Bettany Rating: … Continue reading
Movie Review: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
Release date: March 8, 2013 Directed by: Sam Raimi Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff Rating: PG; Running Time: 130 minutes In the 1939 L. Frank Baum-based film, a young girl named Dorothy Gale flees … Continue reading
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Movie Review: ON THE ROAD
Release date: December 21, 2012 Directed by: Walter Salles Screenplay by: José Rivera Adapted from the novel “On the Road” by: Jack Kerouac Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Elisabeth Moss, Alice Braga, Kirsten Dunst, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Beat Generation, bebop, benzedrine, Cannes 2012, Jack Kerouac, Kimberly Gadette, Kristen Stewart, marijuana, Neal Cassady, On the Road movie review, road picture, writer
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Movie Review: ZERO DARK THIRTY
Release date: December 19, 2012 (ltd.); wide release January 11, 2013 Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Written by: Mark Boal Cast: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, Edgar Ramirez, James Gandolfini, Mark Duplass Rating: R; … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Abbottabad, capture, global terrorism, Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Bigelow, kill, Kimberly Gadette, Mark Boal, Osama bin Laden
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Movie Review: AMOUR
Release date: December 19, 2012 (ltd.) Written and Directed by: Michael Haneke Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud Rating: PG-13; Running Time: 127 minutes A couple holds each other tight, shuffling and swaying together as they effect an … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannes winner, elderly couple, French actors, Kimberly Gadette, Michael Haneke, octogenarian, old age, Palme d'Or, sickness, stroke
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Movie Review: LAY THE FAVORITE
Release date: December 7, 2012 Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: D.V. DeVincentis Cast: Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vince Vaughn, John Carroll Lynch, Corbin Bernsen Rating: R; Running Time: 94 minutes Like Rebecca Hall’s inane giggle, Lay the … Continue reading
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Tagged bookie, Bruce Willis, dancer, gambler, gambling, hedge your bets, Kimberly Gadette, Lay The Favorite, numbers, plastic surgery, stephen frears, stripper, topless
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Movie Review: KILLING THEM SOFTLY
Release date: November 30, 2012 Written and Directed by: Andrew Dominik Based on the novel “Cogan’s Trade” by: George V. Higgins Cast: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella, Trevor Long, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Brad Pitt, crime thriller, faltering economy, hit men, James Gandolfini, Kimberly Gadette, poker game, presidential election
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Movie Review: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-PART 2
Release date: November 16, 2012 Directed by: Bill Condon Screenplay by: Melissa Rosenberg Based on the novel by: Stephenie Meyer Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Michael Sheen, Dakota … Continue reading
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Tagged Bella, Cullens, Edward, fifth installment, imprinting, Jacob, Kimberly Gadette, Kristen Stewart, last installment, mother, newborn, Robert Pattinson, Stephenie Meyer, Taylor Lautner, Twilight Saga, vampire, Volturi
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Movie Review: PRICE CHECK
Release date: November 16, 2012 Written and Directed by: Michael Walker Cast: Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais, Cheyenne Jackson, Edward Herrmann Running Time: 92 minutes Similar to having to endure a forced visit to a family gathering, … Continue reading
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