Category: Drama
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Michael Moore has a (not so much) love for Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story Directed by Michael Moore Starring Michael Moore and a bunch of miserable Americans. Written by Michael Moore As much as it pains me to say it, America needs Michael Moore. His passion for pointing out fraud in the American system of government, in the business world, and other areas is a…
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The Road is hopeless, heartsick and brave
The Road Directed by John Hillcoat Starring Viggo Mortenson, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael K. Williams, Charleze Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce The Road is impeccably acted, well-directed and with an excellent screenplay. Even so I can never watch this movie again. My heart could not handle it. Taking a view of the apocalypse to the point…
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Extraordinary Measures is intense, concise and anything but hopeless
Extraordinary Measures Directed by Tom Vaughan Starring: Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell, Courtney B. Vance Screenplay adapted by Robert Nelson Jacobs from the book, “The Cure: How a Father raised $100 million – and Bucked the Medical Establishment – in a Quest to Save His Children” by Geeta Anand Brendan Fraser has two modes:…
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Whip It has some nice performances
Whip It Directed by Drew Barrymore Screenplay by Shauna Cross, based on her own novel Starring: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, Juliette Lewis, Andrew Wilson In the wake of the phenomenon that was Juno, Ellen Page was nominated for an academy award. She was on a nice little roll,…
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Dear John is an end to the relationship between the heart and the brain
Dear John Director – Lasse Hallström Starring – Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas Lasse Hallström directed 26 music videos by the pop band, ABBA. Amanda Seyfried starred in the wildly successful movie version of the ABBA-inspired Mamma Mia! One would deem this combination of talents a natural progression for each. The end…
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Mel Gibson is on the Edge of Darkness
Director: Martin Campbell Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston Screenplay by: William Monahan, Andrew Bovell, Troy Kennedy Martin adapted from Martin’s BBC Series Mel Gibson has taken a lot of hits in the last five years. Not all of it unwarranted, but most of it has been. His big problem, he is a Christian,…
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From the Blind Side into the Light
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw Director: John Lee Hancock Sandra Bullock is one of those actresses I have taken for granted. This is not without reason. She definitely is a smart woman, having produced many of her own films and worked on her own terms for several years. This has led to surprise…
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Moon control to Major Sam
Moon (2009) Starring: Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey Director: Duncan Jones Moon is by no means original. It has a very slow, somewhat awkward pace that kind of ambles in spots. It feels like it could have been made in the 70’s without skipping a beat. I liked it. The film…
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Twilight: New Moon serves up a heaping helping…for the ladies.
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattison Director: Chris Weitz Halfway through watching “Twilight Saga: New Moon” (TSNM), it occurred to me that I had not thought of “Interview With A Vampire” (IWAV)since about a year after it came out. IWAV made big waves before it came out, mainly due to the choice of Tom…
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Up In The Air…sort of
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick Director: Jason Reitman This is a conventional movie about an unconventional occupation. George Clooney is a charming man, given an charmless job as a designated hitter of firing. When a company can’t do the job of face to face meetings of people they just screwed over, then they…
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