Tag Archives: Gadette

Remembering Andy Griffith, Movie Review: A FACE IN THE CROWD

Posted on July 10, 2012 by KimberlyG

Directed by: Elia Kazan Screenplay by: Budd Schulberg Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick, Anthony Franciosa A few years before his name became synonymous with long-running television series (The Andy Griffith Show [1960-68], Mayberry R.F.D. [1968-1971] and Matlock [1986-1995]), Andy Griffith … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Posted on June 26, 2012 by KimberlyG

Having garnered the top Grand Jury prize at Sundance last January, the mythical fantasy Beasts of the Southern Wild additionally gobbled up the 2012 Cannes’ Caméra d’Or (defined as “the Best Feature Film encompassing all official and parallel selections”). Not that there’s anything run-of-the-mill … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: YOUR SISTER’S SISTER

Posted on June 15, 2012 by KimberlyG

Release date: June 15, 2012 Written and directed by: Lynn Shelton Cast: Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass, Mike Birbiglia Rating: R Running Time: 90 minutes Films that are a combination of script and improv can often be deadly rambles, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ROCK OF AGES

Posted on June 15, 2012 by KimberlyG

Directed by: Adam Shankman Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise Just for fun, let’s compare the 1988 music video of David Lee Roth’s “Just … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: THAT’S MY BOY

Posted on June 15, 2012 by KimberlyG

Release date: June 15, 2012 Directed by: Sean Anders Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, James Caan, Vanilla Ice Rating: R It’s getting so bad, you have to wonder if Adam Sandler doesn’t sit in his gazillion dollar mansion, … Continue reading →

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Doing a Verbal Cannes-Cannes

Posted on June 9, 2012 by KimberlyG

Doing a Verbal Cannes-Cannes, and/or Chatting Without Fear: The #2 classical station in the nation, All Classical 89.9, hosts a weekly podcast, or “audio episode,” each week, called FOUR ON THE AISLE. The players/critics: Ed Goldberg, Becky Ohlsen, D.K. Holm … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: PEACE, LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDING

Posted on June 8, 2012 by KimberlyG

Release date: June 8, 2012 (ltd.) VOD, June 15, 2012 Directed by: Bruce Beresford Starring: Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen, Chace Crawford More akin to a Jane Fonda vanity project than an actual narrative, Peace, Love & Misunderstanding is so bland … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: PROMETHEUS

Posted on June 8, 2012 by KimberlyG

Release date: June 8, 2012 Directed by: Ridley Scott Written by: Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Charlize Theron As the TV series Lost approached the highly-anticipated finale of its six seasons of unanswered … Continue reading →

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