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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Worldnew
ComicCon screening reveals a script and a Cera that soar.
Boise Weekly |
Ethan Ede |
08-03-2010 |
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See Salt: I spy with my little eye ... a very good movienew
I'm fairly certain that Angelina Jolie could kick my ass.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-28-2010 |
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Half-Time in Hollywoodnew
If the Oscars were a game of golf, Hollywood would be stuck in a sand trap on the ninth hole.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Winter's Bone
'Vincere': Winning and Losing At Any Costnew
Benito Mussolini's delusions of grandeur reserved him his own personal corner of hell. Vincere, an epic of historical fiction, is heaven.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
05-05-2010 |
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'Tattoo" is a Thrilling First Installment in Three-Part Seriesnew
Based on the first of Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy series, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sets a high bar for the two already-finished sequels to follow.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
04-14-2010 |
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Playing with Himself: Spalding on Spalding in Soderbergh's Latestnew
In And Everything Is Going Fine, the insightful new documentary directed by Steven Soderbergh, Spalding Gray tells stories about his troubled family, his creative process and what he called poetic journalism.
Boise Weekly |
Gavin Dahl |
04-07-2010 |
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'North Face': Why Use an Assassin When You've Got an Alp?new
A fictionalized account of one early attempt to summit Eiger is told in the new German film North Face, which depicts a disastrous 1936 climb.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Robert Wierenga |
04-07-2010 |
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Tags: North Face, Philipp Stolzl
'The September Issue': Wintour of our Discontentnew
R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the assemblage of Vogue's September 2007 publication, which became the single largest issue printed of any monthly magazine. The film, however, never really finds its mark.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
10-21-2009 |
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'O'Horten' Examines Life After Retirementnew
A story of lonely, passive people struggling with age, infirmity and boredom might sound like a subtitled snooze-fest, but director Hamer deftly infuses this work with wry humor and a subtle surrealism that arrests the audience's attention.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
09-02-2009 |
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'Rudo y Cursi': Fraternal Futbolnew
Beto (Diego Luna) and Tato (Gael Garcia Bernal) are half-brother plantation workers in a rural Mexican village where they play on a local soccer team. After talent scout Batuta (Guillermo Francella) catches a weekend scrimmage and offers them representation on rival teams, the two yokels head for Mexico City and sport stardom.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
08-26-2009 |
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'The Time Traveler's Wife' Isn't Timeless, but it Works For Nownew
It might not be high art, but The Time Traveler's Wife is just what any sappy romantic could ask for.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Robert Wierenga |
08-19-2009 |
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'(500) Days of Summer' Ain't No Sunshinenew
Whatever became of the rom-com? Back in the early- to mid-90s, it was simple. Boy meets girl. Girl isn't interested. Boy chases girl until he catches her. Done and done.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
08-12-2009 |
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'The Hurt Locker' Shows a Slower, but No Less Scary, Side of Warnew
With fierce performances by a largely unknown cast and restrained and effective direction, The Hurt Locker helps complete a picture the nightly news cannot hope to show.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
07-29-2009 |
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'Outrage' Explores a Caucus of Closetsnew
Our tabloid culture loves to know who's doing who and where. But is this exposure -- often made at the expense of one's privacy -- a social imperative? In the case of closeted homosexual politicians who vote against gay issues, Kirby Dick would say yes.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
07-22-2009 |
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'Summer Hours' is a Simple Film, but That's its Greatest Strengthnew
The Musee d'Orsay commissioned four directors to create films that feature both the gallery and living French treasure Juliette Binoche. Olivier Assayas' Summer Hours is the second in this series.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
07-08-2009 |
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