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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: May 2009

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

Film DVD Review

Resurrecting the Champ

by Marc Calderaro

[24.Apr.08] :. An interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work.

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News

Josh Hartnett sees reporters from the other side of the story

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[24.Aug.07] :. "I would love to play a rock star," he said. "If somebody said it was time to make The Iggy Pop Story, I'd be there."

PopWire

 

Film Review

Resurrecting the Champ

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Aug.07] :. Maybe Erik just is so dim that he doesn't understand what's at stake in his storytelling, the way it reflects and repeats a history of storytelling.

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News

Jerry Weintraub is the ‘heart and soul’ of the ‘Ocean’s’ trilogy

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[8.Jun.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Frank Sinatra lived two doors down. Cary Grant dropped by regularly. Tom Cruise just bought the house next door. George Clooney sits by the pool. Brad and Angelina have...

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Film Review

Oceans Thirteen (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Jun.07] :. Every time George Clooney or Bernie Mac admits to the lameness of Number Two, the third film in the franchise can't help but promise improvement.

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Monkey Business (Part 2: June)

by Bill Gibron

[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.

 

In Good Company (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jan.05] :. In Good Company pushes Carter and Dan up against one another, so that they can work through their mutual anxieties, resentments, and jealousies.

 

Line of Fire

by Chris Elliot

[8.Dec.03] :. Line of Fire trots out an entire season's worth of supporting cast in its initial 60 minutes, each with his or her own thumbnail typology.

 

Alex & Emma (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[19.Jun.03] :. It is Alex's fantasy into which the film and Emma's seeming interests devolve.

 

Bartleby (2001)

by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

[30.May.02] :. [The office] is a penitentiary for the non-criminal, and a continually witty and dry visual joke.

 

Focus (2001)

by Kevin Devine

[18.Oct.01] :. William H. Macy plays Larry like a length of coaxial cable in a bowtie and a cardigan.

 

Bait (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The film's most effective balancing act comes in the form of Foxx's terrific performance: throughout, he's quirky, subtle, and thankfully able to keep up with the movie's lurching tone-and-genre shifts, from comedy to action to almost-arty to melodrama.