Friday, November 25, 2011

'Snatch': A Well Oiled Machine About ... What?

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Turkish (Jason Statham), Mickey O;Neil (Brad Pitt)  and Tommy (Stephen Graham) in 'Snatch.' T he problem with "Snatch," Gu...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ellroy Outing Splashes Blood, Violence On Screen

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Rampart," with story and screenplay by James Ellroy, features Woody Harrelson as a dirty cop, Dave "Date Rape Dave" Brown, ba...
Monday, November 21, 2011

All Aboard Guy Ritchie's Quick-Cut, Malevolent Joy Ride

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Normally I write here about movies and TV shows I've seen. But two Netflix discs have been sitting unwatched on my coffee table for near...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Forget About Plausibility, Just Entertain

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As I've maintained, I am a dedicated Hitchcock fan, despite what any of his detractors might say . The dude gave us decades of spine-tin...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Garner Shoots From Hip -- Collateral Damage Results

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James Garner, AKA Jim Rockford, the trailer park dwelling TV detective from "The Rockford Files," has published a biography. Inste...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Kael's Writing Came Off Without A Hitch

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With the press reviews of the new Pauline Kael bio, " A Life in the Dark ," I was surprised to read that the doyenne of film criti...
Saturday, October 15, 2011

The Bad, The Horrible And The Unbalanced

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They say good villains make good drama. Here are my Top 5 favorite crime film villains. These five are particularly memorable as some of the...
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