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Archive for November, 2012

Life of Pi: A Story About The Power Of A Story

• November 30, 2012 • 3 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: 3D, 3D film, Academy Awards, Adil Hussain, Ang Lee, atheism, David Magee, God, Gospel of Mark, India, Irfan Khan, Life of Pi, Oscar, Pi, Rafe Spall, religion, Richard Parker, Suraj Sharma, Tabu, tiger, visual effects

Silver Linings Playbook: A Grossly Simplistic Depiction of Complicated Subject Matter

• November 22, 2012 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: bipolar disorder, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, David O. Russell, Eagles, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles, misogyny, Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook

Lincoln: This Outstanding Presidential Drama Is One For The Ages

• November 21, 2012 • 3 Comments

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Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Academy Awards, Bruce McGill, Colman Domingo, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Oyelowo, David Straithairn, Gloria Reuben, Gregory Itzin, Hal Holbrook, Jackie Earle Haley, James Spader, Janusz Kaminski, Jared Harris, Jeremy Strong, John Hawkes, John Williams, Joseph Cross, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julie White, Kevin Kline, Lee Pace, Lincoln, Lukas Haas, Mary Lincoln, Michael Stuhlbarg, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, Thaddeus Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Ulysses S. Grant, Walton Goggins

Skyfall: This Time For Bond, It’s Personal

• November 9, 2012 • 5 Comments

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Tags: Adele, Albert Finney, Aston Martin, Ben Whishaw, Berenice Marlohe, Bond girls, Casino Royale, Chigurh, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Javier Bardem, John Logan, Judi Dench, M, MI-6, Moneypenny, Naomie Harris, Quantum of Solace, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Deakins, Roger Moore, Sam Mendes, Sean Connery, shaken not stirred, Silva, Skyfall

Cloud Atlas: A Film Of Admirable Imagination and Ambition

• November 9, 2012 • 4 Comments

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Tags: Adam Ewing, Ben Whishaw, birthmark, Cloud Atlas, David Gyasi, David Mitchell, Dermot Hoggins, Doona Bae, Film, Hae-Joo Chang, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, James D'Arcy, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Keith David, Lana Wachowski, Luisa Rey, movies, reincarnation, Rufus Sixsmith, Sonmi-451, Susan Sarandon, The Wachowskis, Timothy Cavendish, Tom Hanks, Tom Tykwer, transgender, Xun Zhou

Flight: A Tragic Nosedive Into Meandering Cliche

• November 5, 2012 • 2 Comments

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Tags: addiction, alcholism films, alcohol, alcoholism, Brian Geraghty, Bruce Greenwood, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Everything Must Go, Film, Flight, heroin, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, movies, Nadine Velazquez, Nadine Velazquez nude, Robert Zemeckis, Sweet Jane, Tamara Tunie, Under the Bridge

Mini-Reviews: Wreck-It Ralph and The Man With The Iron Fists

• November 3, 2012 • 3 Comments

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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Byron Mann, Film, Fix-It Felix Jr., Grindhouse, Hero's Duty, Jack Knife, Jack McBrayer, Jamie Chung, Jane Lynch, John C. Reilly, King Candy, kung fu, Lucy Liu, movies, Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crowe, RZA, Sarah Silverman, Sugar Rush, The Man With The Iron Fists, Vanellope, Wreck-It Ralph