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THAT EVENING SUN (Film Review) (Trailer)
On November 30, 2009 at 12:39 am
** ½ (out of four) Rating: PG-13 (violence, disturbing images) Director: Scott Teems “That Evening Sun” is a quiet little film about an old man named Abner Meecham (played by the dependable Hal Holbrook), who refuses to disappear from life simply because he is aged, and therefore irrelevant. He walks out of the nursing home [...]
PIRATE RADIO (Film Review) (TRAILER)
On November 23, 2009 at 10:21 am* 1/2 (out of four) Rating: R (strong language, brief nudity, subject matter) Director: Richard Curtis Imagine government-controlled airwaves, with politicians deciding what music is deemed listenable. It sounds like Tipper Gore is in charge, but in fact we are talking about the British government in 1964. In researching the movie “Pirate Radio,” the truth [...]
TIFF Gets Body Conscious: Megan’s Body Sells “Jennifer’s Body” + Matt Damon’s Weighty “Informant”
On September 20, 2009 at 1:32 amDarnation! I recognize that scheduling more than 300 films is an arduous task but why is that all the movies I want to see at the Toronto International Film Festival seemed to be screening AT THE EXACT SAME TIME?! It’s like I’m being punished for sacking out on my couch watching movies on Netflix and [...]
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
On August 14, 2009 at 1:30 am
After seeing the horrendous GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I was ready for a good comedy. However, I may need to look elsewhere. Director Neal Brennan, who used to write for the Chappelle’s show, brings us The Goods. The film takes place for the most part at Selleck Motors, a used car lot that [...]
