Film

SEE ‘Burn” After reading this

By at 11 September, 2008, 4:53 pm

But you will have to wait a few days. Went to a preview screening of the Coen Brothers “Burn After Reading” at the Aero (we love the Aero!) and it was funny and great – sort of a slacker comedy about grown ups international espionage adultery made by incredibly experienced and talented filmmakers. Every role […]

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“You kill me” slays me and Caution of “Lust, Caution”

By at 19 June, 2008, 11:59 am

Summer seems to be a good time to catch up on videos and cable movies. Here a bunch I recently watched, with very short reviews “You Kill Me” A John Dahl movie with Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni. I enjoyed this, definitely worth watching, Kingsley is a  hit man whose alcoholism gets in the way […]

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Tom Rothman on Fox’s Movie Channel

By at 18 June, 2008, 12:07 pm

Tom Rothman, the chairman of Fox Filmed Enterainment, has been introducing movies on their cable channel since last year but I’ve only discovered this recently. Let me start by saying two things: First, is it not enough to receive millions for running a successful movie studio, do you have to take the job away of […]

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EVER WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE THE LAST MAN ON EARTH?

By at 4 June, 2008, 10:28 am

Then go to a showing of “Sex in the City.” I went with my wife last night, and despite being a Tuesday evening, the theater was filled, filled with women in groups of five or more, so much so that the estrogen was palpable. As for the movie, to fans of the show it delivered […]

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What M. Night doesn’t get

By at 2 June, 2008, 10:00 am

There is an article in today’s New York Times where M. Night tries to repair some of the damage done surrounding “Lady in the Lake,” his last movie which performed abysmally.  He goes on about his maverick qualities and how he hasn’t sold out – blah, blah blah. Part of what M. Night fails to […]

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SEX SELLS!

By at 2 June, 2008, 9:47 am

This morning’s newspapers are writing about the success of the “SEX IN THE CITY” movie. The newspapers and studios are SHOCKED, SHOCKED SHOCKED that women over 30 are going in droves to the movies.This hasn’t happened since….Well, since THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA starring the over 30 Meryl Streep, or THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, with Bette […]

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MUST SEE TV: RECOUNT on HBO

By at 28 May, 2008, 2:17 pm

RECOUNT, the HBO movie based on the Florida recount in the 2000 Bush vs Gore election is great movie making. Jay Roach has done an incredible job.Every aspect of the film — the casting, the visual details, the performances are all memorable.     The fact that we know the outcome yet the movie puts you […]

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Ricky Gervais & Larry “Doc” Karman

By at 23 April, 2008, 4:16 pm

Lawrence Karman, a/k/a “Doc” Karman, cameraman extraordinaire, who has made several appearances in my column occasionally under his nom de Magyar, Latzi, is working on Ricky Gervais’ movie, “This Side of Truth” shooting currently in Lowell, Mass. Gervais, best known as creator of “The Office” (he starred in the original Brit version) and also creator […]

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Ricky Gervais & Larry “Doc” Karman

By at 23 April, 2008, 4:16 pm

Lawrence Karman, a/k/a “Doc” Karman, cameraman extraordinaire, who has made several appearances in my column occasionally under his nom de Magyar, Latzi, is working on Ricky Gervais’ movie, “This Side of Truth” shooting currently in Lowell, Mass. Gervais, best known as creator of “The Office” (he starred in the original Brit version) and also creator […]

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Remembering Abby Mann

By at 28 March, 2008, 10:08 am

Abby Mann, of “Judgment in Nuremberg” fame died this week. I interviewed him in 2005 on the occasion of a stage production of Judgment in Long Beach, at his home in Beverlywood. He was a writer who never lacked material, who never suffered from “Agism” who was being hired by studios in his 70s and […]

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