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Run For Your Wife!
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Category: Reel Reviews
The latest reviews on Hollywood’s blockbusters, independent films, and hidden gems of the Los Angeles Theater scene.
Eight-And-A-Half Minus Six
What went nearly brilliantly for director Rob Marshall in his adaptation of the Broadway musical CHICAGO seven years ago somehow misses the mark, albeit with many familiar elements, in this season’s NINE. As with CHICAGO, Marshall again mines Broadway with NINE, presenting a similarly-staged musical with fantasy numbers interspersed throughout the relatively drab world of [...]
THE MAKING OF AVATAR
James Cameron’s long-awaited epic fantasy Avatar might not be Titanic, his last film, released twelve years ago, but it is definitely titanic in size and scope. “It’s got a big story – that’s where it starts,” said producer Jon Landau, who also produced Titanic and started as a unit production manager. “Jim created a story [...]
Caught up in Crazy Heart
There’s something about the twang and sorrow of country music that makes me feel like I’m back home in Ohio, or I’m depressed…or I’m just depressed in Ohio. Crazy Heart tells the story of the country singer, Bad Blake, as he struggles to get back the success he once had. But Crazy Heart is more [...]
“Uncertainty” reluctant to find the right course
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins deliver great performances, but the film can’t quite figure out what it wants to do with itself.
The Blind Side
Blind sided by a good movie, that I just never saw coming. Sandra Bullock looks good as a blonde.
Taking of Pelham 1,2,3…
John Travolta sports a tremendous goatee and Denzel is Denzel. Both stars on the same screen, what a treat. Too bad nobody had the bright idea of giving them a good script.
From Twilight to New Moon
Swapping the director’s chair with Catherine Hardwicke is the actor/writer/producer/director, Chris Weitz as he leads the Twilight sequel into the New Moon. Beginning the saga at a party where a drop of Bella (Stewart)’s blood causes an unexpected feeding frenzy attempt, Edward (Pattinson) makes the choice all girls will hate and does what he thinks [...]
The Glory of Living Starring Ms. Kate Huffman
By Rebekah Voss on Nov 17, 2009 in L.A. Theatre
The L.A. Theatre Scene: Dark comedy successfully hits the stage,
