Monthly Archives: January 2012
‘The Descendants’ Is A Poignant Drama
The 84th Academy Award nominations were announced last Tuesday, and “The Descendants” starring Oscar-winner George Clooney collected five, including the prestigious ones for best picture, best actor, and best director. Fortunately for all Clooney fans in the area, the film … Continue reading
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‘Contraband’ A Totally Trite Crime Film
Well, after having seen back-to-back 10s in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “War Horse” the past two weeks, it was back to reality at the theater this weekend as “Contraband,” a new action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and … Continue reading
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“War Horse” Indescribably Exceptional
Every once in a long time Hollywood turns out a film so perfectly made that available adverbs and adjectives don’t really do it justice, but I’m going to take a crack at it. “War Horse” is a breathtakingly beautiful, majestically … Continue reading
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“Dragon Tattoo” Worthy Of Oscar Nods
Stieg Larsson was a Swedish journalist who was just 50 years old when he suffered a fatal heart attack on Nov. 9, 2004, after climbing seven flights of stairs to his office because the elevator in the building was out … Continue reading
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