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A Trip Through a Montreal Man's Messy Life in Barney's Versionnew

Barney Panofsky is a boozy, sweaty, ostensible fuckup who—despite being played by Paul Giamatti—is nonetheless strikingly successful in business and even more so with women.
Tags: Barney's Version
The Illusionist Animates a Tati Screenplaynew

The French animated film The Illusionist is as wispy and delicate as a helium balloon floating on the wind.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
02-16-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Illusionist
Barcelona Becomes Gomorrah in Biutifulnew

The picture Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu paints of Barcelona in his new film Biutiful is anything but.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
02-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Biutiful, Javier Bardem
The Illusionist, the Magnificent New Film From Sylvain Chometnew

Deeply felt and painfully melancholy, The Illusionist wallows in the visual and aural furniture of a vanishing popular culture.
Tags: The Illusionist
Action Man: Identity Spy Thriller Stays Afloat

"Unknown" is a fish-out-of-water mystery thriller.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-14-2011 |
Reviews
Elton Strikes Backnew

Elton John finds balance in his life while hitting another creative peak with ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski and Carla Sameth |
02-14-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Elton John, Gnomeo & Juliet
Welcome to Shelbyvillenew
Documentary Examines Small-Town Culture Clashes Post 9/11.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
02-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Welcome to Shelbyville
Don't Open This Chain Letternew

In this teen scream, if you hear "You've got mail," you're the next to die.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
02-09-2011 |
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Year of The Fish In Watery Animationnew

Rotoscoping makes this Cinderella tale all the more magical.
Boise Weekly |
Eric Austin |
02-09-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Year of the Fish
Anne Hathaway (Mis)cast as Catwomannew

Maybe she can break into song and smile that goodie-goodie smile after she finishes engaging in criminal activity in a skin-tight costume with a whip for a weapon/accessory.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
02-07-2011 |
Movies
Dissing the Bard: Shakespeare Plays Fodder for Elton John Promo Reel

Sharing only a measly resemblance to the legendary storyline for William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," this animated children's movie is an abomination by any standard.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-07-2011 |
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Maid in the Shade: The Housemaid and The Ritenew

What's a worse job, cleaning house for a wicked family or exorcising demons?
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
02-04-2011 |
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And When I'm Sad, I Slidenew
A marriage slips away in a heartbreaking tale of lost passion.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
02-03-2011 |
Reviews
Swan Divenew

Our beloved Natalie Portman tests our patience. Severely.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
02-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Ivan Reitman, No Strings Attached
Portlandianew

Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein play quintessential citizens of the City of Roses.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
02-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Portlandia