I'm not sure why I am constantly put in a position to defend my views on this site to Oscar. This is neither here nor there but I cannot remember one instance where he ever had anything positive to...
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I'm not sure why I am constantly put in a position to defend my views on this site to Oscar. This is neither here nor there but I cannot remember one instance where he ever had anything positive to...
I liken Zellwegger's character to a misogynistic representation because she is a device and not a character. She shows up and within what seems like a week, she is playing house and nagging her...
W.
Written by Stanley Weiser
Directed by Oliver Stone
Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Richard Dreyfuss, Thandie Newton and Jeffrey Wright
George W. Bush:...
Hey Chris. I'm glad to read that you enjoyed this film as much as I did. I saw it for the second time last night and it turned me inside out just as much. I hope this film rises up come award...
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Written by Jenny Lumet
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Starring Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith and Debra Winger
Kym: I’m alive and I’m present...
How has the film tanked? It is playing reasonably well on limited screens.
I loved both WALL-E and I AM LEGEND. I guess I got a soft spot for the eternal loner.
Hey Chris .. I am in complete agreement with your BLINDNESS assessment. Meirelles is such a strong director but he was out of his element here. He was not able to give it any deeper meaning and it...
Wow, more infringement on the BLINDNESS thread. I will have to head over there and check it out after this. I laughed plenty during RELIGULOUS. The humour reminds me of Jon Stewart or Stephen...
Well, that's silly. Get your own thread already, APPALOOSA. Leave BLINDNESS alone already. I feel bad for BLINDNESS. Sure it is flawed but it died at the box office. The studio really mucked...
THE CHURCH OF BILL
RELIGULOUS
Written by Bill Maher
Directed by Larry Charles
Starring Bill Maher
Bill Maher: If it’s one thing I hate more than prophesy, its self-fulfilling prophecy.
...
THE MILD WEST
APPALOOSA
Written by Robert Knott and Ed Harris
Directed by Ed Harris
Starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger and Jeremy Irons
Virgil Cole: That’s the law....
Let me just say, Chris, that RACHEL GETTING MARRIED is an incredible surprise. It is hands down one of my favorite films of the year and I cannot wait to see it again when it hits theatres. I would...
NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST
Written by Lorene Scafaria
Directed by Peter Sollett
Starring Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron, Ari Graynor, Alexis Dziena and Jay Baruchel
...
THE DUCHESS
Written by Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb
Directed by Saul Dibb
Starring Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell
...
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA
Written by James McBride
Directed by Spike Lee
Starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller and Valentina Cervi
2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps: I...
DIRECTOR SERIES
Fernando Meirelles
Brazilian director, Fernando Meirelles has been sharpening his skills for quite some time now, literally. His 2003 international debut, CIDADE DE DEUS (CITY OF...
BURN AFTER READING
Written and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and Brad Pitt
Osborne Cox: With all due respect,...
The Montreal World Film Festival attracts a very particular crowd. It is an appreciative crowd, both respectful and intelligent. For two weeks at the end of August every year, Montrealers craving...
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Written and Directed by Woody Allen
Starring Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Patricia Clarkson and Penelope Cruz
Marie Elena: Only unfulfilled love can...
Great review, Chris. I can't quite tell if you truly enjoyed it as you chalk it up to be a pleasant documentary for mainstream audiences as if you feel yourself separate from that particular group. ...
AMERICAN TEEN
Written and Directed by Nanette Burstein
Jake Tusing: My life sucks right now but what if it’s even worse after high school? I’m afraid of what’s going to happen to me.
I always...
Thanks, Chris. It was a real pleasure meeting Jeremy. And I genuinely enjoyed the film.
*Note: This interview was conducted a few months before Ellen Page hit theatres in JUNO.
THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS
An interview with Bruce McDonald
We all know it’s difficult to be a teenage girl. ...
FUGITIVE PIECES
An interview with writer/director
Jeremy Podeswa
When Jakob was a boy, the last thing his mother said to him as she hid him underneath a covered table was not to come out, no...