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Extended Family: STORIES WE TELL Film Review
By Norm Schrager at May 18, 2013 | 7:54 am | 1 Comments
3.5 / 5 stars During the introduction of Sarah Polley’s documentary Stories We Tell, the writer-director’s sister, Joanna, poses the most relevant question: “Who f%*king cares about our family?!” A fair assessment of the project. Anyone would wonder aloud why a general audience would be interested in a warts-and-all look at their own family. (Unless their last more...
Documentaries , Featured , Independent Film , Movie Posters , Reviews
Not So Novel: THE GREAT GATSBY Film Review
By Norm Schrager at May 9, 2013 | 9:45 pm | 1 Comments
2 / 5 stars You don’t have to be an F. Scott Fitzgerald purist to dislike Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. It’s easy for anyone to find wrongdoing with this new-look adaptation, even those who embrace co-writer/director Luhrmann’s oft-criticized earlier films (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!) For a guy whose movies celebrate with gleaming glitz, more...
Drama , Featured , Movie Posters , Reviews
Spock Meet Spock: New Audi TV Spot With Nimoy and Quinto
By Norm Schrager at May 8, 2013 | 6:37 am | 0 Comment
Even the most casual fan of J.J. Abrams' version of Star Trek knows that we get two -- yes, two! -- Mr. Spock appearances: One young Spock played by Zachary Quinto (already a geek convention favorite from TV's Heroes) and Leonard Nimoy's "older" Spock, having crossed an alternate reality continuum or something to have a conversation or two. Audi knows just what to do with more...
Stories from the (Un) Funny Farm: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Film Review
By Norm Schrager at April 30, 2013 | 9:37 pm | 3 Comments
3.5 / 5 stars There’s no logical reason why Golden Globe voters categorized Silver Linings Playbook as a comedy during the 2012 awards season. Even at its most effective and appealing, David O. Russell’s tale of psychiatrically troubled souls doesn’t have much to laugh at. Mental illness, painful loss, obsessive gambling... This clearly ain’t What About Bob? more...
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