Author: coolpapae
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Atlas Shrugged, Part 1: …Paved with good intentions
Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 – 2011 Directed by Paul Johansson Starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Mardsen, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner, Michael O’Keefe, Patrick Fischler, Jon Polito Written by John Aglialoro, Brian Patrick O’Toole[ based on the novel by Ayn Rand A few years back, when I found that they were making a…
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The Ides of March: Guess what – Campaigns are dirty as politics are
The Ides of March – 2011 Directed by George Clooney Starring Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Jennifer Ehle Written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willmon, based on Farragut North by Beau Willmon Back in the late 80’s, in the Washington primary for the Republicans, a…
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The Guard shows real chemistry between Gleeson and Cheadle, kind of like Gibson and Glover
The Guard – 2011 Written and Directed by John Michael McDonagh Starring Brendan Gleason, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan, David Wilmot, Michael Og Lane, Dominique McElligott, Rory Keenan Early on in The Guard, I got the ringing sense of familiarity. At first, I couldn’t place it. There was a ton of swearing with Gaelic accents, and…
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The Killer Elite – Action like your dad used to watch
The Killer Elite – 2011 Directed by Gary McKendry Starring Jason Statham, Robert DeNiro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by Matt Sherring There us a point towards the end of Killer Elite, when the majority of the killers have been killed and Danny Bryce (Statham) goes to collect the person who had been kidnapped,…
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Margin Call: It wasn’t brains that got me here, I assure you that
Margin Call – 2011 Written and Directed by J.C. Chandor Starring Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Mary McDonnell, Aasif Mandvi What can one say when a movie starts off by laying off 86% of a floor and that is seen as a minor issue…
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Love, Wedding, Marriage: I squished my fish…
Love, Wedding, Marriage – 2011 Directed by Dermot Mulroney Starring Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz, Jane Seymour, James Brolin, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Weston, Jessica Szohr Written by Anouska Chydzik, Caprice Crane I would like to say James Brolin is an idiot. It’s really not too much of a stretch to say the guy who said “Happy 9/11” in a seemingly…
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The Roommate: PG-13. Exactly PG-13
The Roommate – 2011 Directed by Christian E. Christiansen Starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Giganet, Aly Michalka, Danneel Harris, Billy Zane Written by Sonny Mallhi If one ever wanted to see a beautiful girl wear a stupid hat, they need only watch the first 15 minutes of The Roommate, and you will get to…
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The Office: Episode 150 – Pool Party
The Writer – Owen Ellickson Directed by – Charles MacDougall A brief synopsis – A depressed Robert California over the prospects of losing his Playboy Mansion at under market value takes Kevin’s advice and throws an office pool party there. Erin decides to try towin Andy back after hearing something from Meredith. To do this, she makes…
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Forgotten Gem: The original Total Recall
Total Recall – 1990 Director Paul Verhoven Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon & Gary Goldmanbased on the story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick When I found out that they were remaking Total Recall, it occurred to me…
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Shark Night: Finally we get to see Katherine McPhee die
Shark Night – 2011 Directed by David R. Ellis Starring Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Katherine McPhee, Donal Logue, Joshua Leonard, Joel David Moore Written by Will Hayes, Jesse Studenberg Rule 415: If a movie was released in 3D, and Blockbuster didn’t bother to carry it on Blue Ray, it’s not a good sign.…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 