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Review, Video: ENTOURAGE Season 7, Episodes 7-8
By Norm Schrager at August 26, 2010 | 6:30 am | 0 Comment
Since last December, Entourage exec producer Mark Wahlberg has been teasing the idea of a movie version of the series. He mentioned it at the Lovely Bones premiere, and again while doing press for The Other Guys (thanks to colleague Sean O'Connell). I've always been somewhat skeptical of a big-screen take on the Boys from Queens, thinking that the show is too thin, too more...
Review, Video: ENTOURAGE Season 7, Episode 6
By Norm Schrager at August 8, 2010 | 3:26 pm | 1 Comments
Uh oh. Life ain't so powerful for the almighty Ari Gold when it includes a woman scorned. No, not the long-suffering Mrs. Ari. We're talking about Lizzie Grant (Autumn Reeser), who's spittin' vitriol and more than ready to sue her ex-boss for a whole host of bad news. She's got Amanda (Carla Gugino) behind her and, supposedly, a bunch of taped conversations. That's the more...
Film Review: Todd Solondz’s LIFE DURING WARTIME
By Norm Schrager at August 6, 2010 | 6:30 am | 3 Comments
by Norm Schrager, Meet In the Lobby 3.5 / 5 stars Broken spirits. Hopeful hearts. Pedophilia. Ah, it must be another character examination from Todd Solondz, a filmmaker with the sure-handed ability to make us wince through a feature. By crafting challenging conversation and complex performances, Solondz keeps us on edge with Life During Wartime -- but not as riveted as more...
New Trailer, Poster: IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY
By Norm Schrager at July 29, 2010 | 11:10 pm | 1 Comments
If writing-directing partners Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden put a story to film, we wanna see it. No questions asked. With their features Half Nelson and Sugar, the pair shows a quiet intelligence, spending time on character development and narrative with an unassuming style that respects the viewer. Now that's rare. Fleck and Boden's newest is It's Kind of a Funny Story, more...
