Monthly Archives: December 2008

FROST/NIXON

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Other than some fine moments by Langella and some nice supporting turns by Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell and Kevin Bacon, “Frost/Nixon” fails to add anything of substance to the history that it portrays…

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FROST/NIXON

Note – because this is based on true events, and those events provide a context in which to evaluate this fictionalized interpretation, there are...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CENERE

BOOTLEG FILES 262 “Cerene” (1916 Italian film with the only cinema appearance of Eleonora Duse). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public...

2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OUT-OF-COMPETITION FILMS

Sundance Institute has announced the lineup of films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the out-of-competition sections of Premieres,...

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IN THE DARK (DVD)

This is not the perfect film, but Brian Luna is perfect for the role of The Messenger. He is the character. The casting director should receive some sort...

2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN COMPETITION

Sundance Institute has announced the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 25th...

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PLAYING COLUMBINE

Let’s play a video game where you’re the shooters at the Columbine High School Massacre! Directed by the creator of the video game Super Columbine...

2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW FRONTIER SELECTIONS

The 2009 Sundance Film Festival has announced the selection of artists and scientists whose work will be presented at the 2009 edition of New Frontier....

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THE FOLK SINGER

"The Folk Singer: A Tale of Men, Music and America" proves two things: M.A. Littler ("The Road to Nod") is a powerful filmmaker who gets It, and Jon...

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FOUR CHRISTMASES

To put it in the best light possible, I recommend thinking of "Four Christmases" not so much as a really short movie but as a very special holiday episode...

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THE UNDERTAKER

"The Undertaker", a short film by Swati Kapila, is about a young boy named Victor (Travis Stella) who serves as an apprentice to Mr. Kaufmann (Tod Engle),...

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