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No Country for Old Men

Coens & McCarthy make compellin ...
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"NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) ****rated R (for strong graphic violence and some language)2 hrs. 2 min.written by: Joel & Ethan Coen, from the novel by Cormac McCarthyproduced by: Joel & Ethan Coen, Scott Rudindirected by: Joel & Ethan CoenThis movie still haunts me. I saw it back on November 23rd at 11:05am and I'm still thinking about it. I knew it would be great going in but as I left the theatre that early afternoon, I had no idea how to approach a review. Sometimes a movie is so good that you just want to tell people "Just go see it and see for yourself" because you feel that any words you have to promote the film wouldn't do it justice. I feel that way with this film and I also feel I don't want to give too much away. By now, many have seen this film and it has deservedly made it's way to several year-end top ten lists. It's complete with all the qualities a classic Coen brothers has: a great script with intelligent and witty dialogue, ... " [More]

Skinwalkers

A Scary Waste of Talent with No ...
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"SKINWALKERS (2006) *PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual material and language)1 hr. 50 min.written by: Todd Jason, James DeMonaco & James Rodayproduced by: Don Carmody & Dennis Beradidirected by: James IsaacNow here's a movie with no teeth that really bites. It's bad in a fun, laughable ways, and I'm not using "laughable" figuratively. I mean I literally laughed out loud at some of the things that happen in the film, things that were meant to be taken seriously. It's a "horror thriller" that is far from horrific and has less thriller than Michael Jackson (well, let's face it, Jackson has quite a horror thriller going for him all by himself). This film, deserves to be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for so many reasons but even then many of the films on that show had some type of cult status. This one will never be a cult classic, in fact I don't know of any cult that would like it. So, um, the ... " [More]

Waitress

Shelly serves excellent Final Film
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"WAITRESS (2007) ****rated PG-13 (for sexual content, language and thematic elements) 1 hr. 44 min. written & directed by: Adrienne Shellyproduced by: Michael RoiffIf you like pies, watching a movie comfortably dish out real characters in real situations without apology....lemme give you a tip, Adrienne Shelly's "Waitress" is for you. Released right at the start of the summer zeitgeist on May 2nd, along with a lil film called "Spider-Man 3", it received rave reviews by critics and gained quite a word-of-mouth following. There was already significant buzz around the film when it debuted at Sundance in January. Most of that buzz was bittersweet because Shelly, the film's writer, director and co-star had been murdered two months earlier. Many in the film community had wondered if her indie was picked up for distribution simply because it had such a mysterious behind-the-scenes story. There was the curiosity of whether or not the film was actually good or ... " [More]

Live Free or Die Hard

A great Bruce Willis actioner b ...
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"Live Free or Die Hard: 2-Disc Unrated Edition (2007) ***2 hr. 10 min.written by: Mark Bomback & David Marconi (source material from John Carlin's magazine article A Farewell to Arms as well as characters created by author Roderick Thorpe)produced by: Michael Fottrelldirected by: Len WisemanAs soon as I found out that this movie was gonna be released on DVD in an "unrated" edition, I knew I could hold off seein' it in the theaters. It's not that I craved more profanity or violence, it's just that all the other Die Hard movies were rated R and it isn't the same without those elements that kinda rating brings. It saddened me that director Len Wiseman was willing to "dumb down" the consistency of this film series in order to possible garner more PG-13 money. Didn't they realize that if fans see another Die Hard movie coming out, they're not gonna pay attention to what the rating is? They're just gonna want nostalgic familiarity a ... " [More]

Talk to Me

Talk Up this!
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"TALK TO ME (2007) ***1/2R for pervasive language and some sexual content.1 hr. 58 min.written by: Rick Famuyiwa & Michael Genetproduced by: Joe Fries, Mark R. Gordon, Sidney Kimmel & Josh McLaughlindirected by: Kasi LemmonsI first noticed writer and director Kasi Lemmons for her acting work, playing Jodie Foster's fellow FBI trainee/student in Jonathan Demme's "Silence of the Lambs". It wasn't a standout performance but the movie left such an indelible mark that I found myself remembering almost everyone in it. She went on to build a reputable enough filmography as an actress but the next time her name caught my attention was for the 1997 film, "Eve's Bayou", her directorial debut starring Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L. Jackson. A critically lauded film set in 1960's Louisiana about a secret that tears apart a well-to-do family. I didn't see her 2001 follow-up film (also with Jackson) "The Caveman's Valentine" but it&# ... " [More]

Rendition

Rendition is Almost Extraordinary
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"RENDITION (2007) *** R for torture/violence and language.2 hrs. & 2 min.written by: Kelley Saneproduced by: Steve Gollindirected by: Gavin Hood2007 just might be the year of a cinematic political siege. With all the movies released this year about the war on Iraq, politics post-9/11 as well as the physical and psychological after effects, you'd think that movie studios are satisfying audience demand for such films. Unfortunately, for these films, the box office results are showing that's not the case. People are not flocking to movies like "A Mighty Heart", "The Kingdom" or "In the Valley of Elah" and it doesn't matter what critics say about them. They just aren't finding audience like a Tyler Perry movie or "The Game Plan" is. Maybe it's due to the incessant barrage of war and politics the media serve viewers and readers, that make them opt for films that will have more of an escapism feel. Since I don't pay much ... " [More]

Open Range

Costner wisely spotlights Duvall
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"OPEN RANGE (2003) ****R for violence.2 hrs. 18 min.written by: Craig Storper (screenplay) & Laruan Paine (novel, The Open Range Men)produced by: Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts & David Valdesdirected by: Kevin Costner I like it when I find myself sitting in a movie theater watching a film and actually realize that I'm really enjoying the experience. That was the case on a one hot summer day in August back in 2003, when I watched this movie. I remember sitting there thinking how I'd love to get away and live off the vast open plains as I maintained and defended what was mine. I also remember thinking about how this film would be received. I knew that most people already loathed Costner for movies like "Waterworld" and "The Postman" yet I remained optimistic about his work. There are, after all, worse actors out there. He's worked on enough movies that have succeeded to warrant my attention and this film was no different.Turns out, Costner's ret ... " [More]

Cactus Flower

Dated but Far from Wilted
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"CACTUS FLOWER (1969) ***rated PG1 hr. 44 min.written by: I. A L Diamond, Abe Burrows (play "Cactus Flower"), Pierre Barillet & Jean-Pierre Gredy (play "Fleur de Cactus")produced by: Mike Frankovichdirected by: Gene SaksI happened upon this one the other night on television and was pleasantly surprised. I was fooling around with the free movies on my cable's free On Demand feature. I don't really go there that much for movies but on this particular Friday night, the selections were pretty dry. Not as dry as a cactus mind you (heh, sorry). Well, I saw that it was released in 1969 and it had Walter Matthew, an actor I just love and who's filmography I've been meaning to bone up on. I knew nothing about the film. The Turner Classic Movies guy came on before the film started and said something about how this was Goldie Hawn's debut feature film. Hmph. I hoped that her performance here was better than the majority of her work in the last coupla ... " [More]

Knocked Up

Apatow & Rogen in the sack agai ...
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"KNOCKED UP (2007) ***R for sexual content, drug use and language.2 hrs. 9 min.written by: Judd Apatowproduced by: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson & Clayton Townsenddirected by: Judd ApatowSo I finally got around to seeing what is being touted as the best comedy of the year. That's really not saying much just cuz there just aren't many good comedies out there. In fact, there's currently not many good comedies period. Notice how I don't really review too many comedies? That's cuz most of the comedies out there are awful and awfully unfunny. Maybe it's cuz my taste for cinematic humor can range from "Rushmore" to "Hot Fuzz", films that aren't necessarily labeled as straight-up "comedies" but tend to serve my funny bone a lot more the some senseless (and often tasteless) guffaws seen in most comedies. I mean, really....Ben Stiller is fast becoming the Steven Seagal of comedy! When a comedy does come around that gets generally ... " [More]

Harsh Times

Bale delivers yet again!
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"HARSH TIMES (2006) ***R for strong violence, language and drug use.2 hrs.written by: David Ayerproduced by: David Ayer & Christian Baledirected by: David AyerHonorably discharged Army Ranger, Jim Davis (Christian Bale) is messed up, he's having violent and sweaty post-traumatic nightmares from his recent tour in Iraq. Upon returning home to South Central Los Angeles, he has hopes of a career in LAPD law enforcement or any kind of legal, um....enforcement that he can get his hands on. He sees such a career helping him meet his other goal of marrying his Mexican girlfriend Marta (Tammy Tull), making her a legal citizen and migrating her to his barrio. What gets in the way of these desires though is himself. Jim is a walking time bomb of frustration, paranoia, rage and bitterness yet he's a loyal friend. But he's the type of loyal friend that you wanna stay on good terms with to ensure your own safety. Mike Alonso (Freddy Rodriguez) grew up with Jim in the hood and rem ... " [More]

In the Valley of Elah

Less Haggis, More Jones!
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"IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH****R for violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity.2 hrs. written by: Paul Haggis (screenplay) & Mark Boal (from article: Death and Dishonor)produced by: Larry Becsey, Paul Haggis, Darlene Caamano Loquest, Steve Samuels & Patrick Wachsbergerdirected by: Paul HaggisRecently, I attended a free screening of a movie that will resonate with me for some time and I'm sure will be the cause of controversy for some viewers once it's released. That's no surprise considering writer/director Paul Haggis is best known for his 2005 Best Picture winner "Crash" which was a controversial film and win. I liked that movie and felt it deserved the win but I know that some critics and moviegoers felt that Haggis' themes were a lil ham-handed or forced upon them. I can understand all that and I was okay with those claims cuz overall the film's performances ascended any of my gripes. This film has less gripe and more pra ... " [More]

3:10 to Yuma

Actors keep this one right on t ...
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"3:10 TO YUMA (2007) ****R for violence and some language.1 hr. 57 min.written by: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas & Halsted Welles (screenplay) and Elmore Leonard (short story)produced by: Kathy Conrad & James Mangolddirected by: James MangoldThis review comes with my own bias seeing as how I grew up watching westerns on TV. I'd watch reruns of The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Bonanza & The Big Valley. Then I became quite fond of Eastwood feature film westerns and many of the more realistic and gritty takes on the genre. It was probably back then when I fell in love with the Wild West and all it's expansive open country and living-off-the-land lifestyle. Sure, it was a dangerous time to live with seldom a cure for common illnesses and all the six-gun shooting goin' on but I just loved the idea that a man could get his hands dirty, work his land for a living and provide for his family. It seems simple yet hard but certainly not complicated. Maybe that's what I ... " [More]

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