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Interview: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Star Gary Oldman
by Locke Peterseim | December 16th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesOne of my favorite films of 2011 is director Tomas Alfredson’s smart, complex new adaptation of John le Carre’s classic 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley (a role made famous by Alec Guinness in the 1979 BBC miniseries)–a quietly purposeful retired British spymaster who keeps everything (including his [...]
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Interview: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Director Tomas Alfredson
by Locke Peterseim | December 15th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesLet me cut to the chase: Director Tomas Alfredson’s new adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley, is in my top-five favorite films of 2011. John le Carre’s classic 1974 novel rewrote the notion of what a spy story could be, and was made into a terrific BBC miniseries in [...]
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DVD Review: Kung Fu Panda 2
by Locke Peterseim | December 14th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, MoviesDVD Review: Rather than revisit the scenes and slapstick routines of the first movie, Kung Fu Panda 2 widens its scope to include more epic martial-arts adventure. But what it sets aside in Jack Black-ian humor, the new film makes up for with gorgeous visuals and thrilling, well-executed action sequences. Kung Fu Panda 2 is now [...]
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Interview: Young Adult’s Co-star Patton Oswalt
by Locke Peterseim | December 7th, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesThe sharp and darkly funny Young Adult stars Charlize Theron as Mavis, an angry, desperate young-adult lit author returning home to sabotage her high-school boyfriend’s new family and steal him (Patrick Wilson) back. It also marks the reunion of Juno director Jason Rietman (Up in the Air) with screenwriter Diablo Cody, who won the Original [...]
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In Defense of Tyler Perry
by Locke Peterseim | December 5th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, In My Humble Opinion, Movie ListsThere are times it seems Tyler Perry gets it from all sides. Critics attack his plays and films for being both too sappy and mawkishly melodramatic on one hand and too slapsticky low-brow silly on the other. And other African-American filmmakers (like Spike Lee) and black cultural leaders often accuse the playwright, director, TV producer, [...]
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Dawn Keeps On Breaking: Twilight Tops Soft Box Office for Third Weekend
by Locke Peterseim | December 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Box Office News, News1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 — $16.9 million Even though it fell a hefty 60%, a slow post-holiday weekend with no new wide releases let the vamps stay on top for a third weekend–the first such feat for a Twilight film. (2009′s New Moon was number one two weekends in a row.) In 17 [...]
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Five-Q Theatrical Review: Hugo
by Locke Peterseim | December 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Movies, Theatrical ReviewsTheatrical Review: Full of secret gears and hidden magic, Martin Scorsese’s beautiful Hugo is not exactly what it seems. Rather than a “family film,” it’s a glorious ode to the life-giving and healing power of creativity—as well as a tribute to filmmaking and its rich history. – 1) Martin Scorsese Made a Kids’ Movie? Yes. [...]
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Yay, Nay, or Maybe: Hailee Steinfeld and Hugo’s Asa Butterfield to Star in Ender’s Game?
by Locke Peterseim | December 3rd, 2011 | Filed under: NewsIn Orson Scott Card’s classic Ender’s Game science-fiction novels, space travel can take hundreds, even thousands of years. And fans of the beloved books have sometimes felt it might take that long to get them to the big screen. Various directors, writers, and studios have been circling the project for well over a decade. But [...]
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Interview: Darryl Roberts, Director of the Health Documentary America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments
by Locke Peterseim | December 2nd, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesIn 2007, filmmaker Darryl Roberts directed the documentary America the Beautiful–a look at how our culture creates unrealistic and damaging standards of beauty. Now Roberts is back with America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments. This time he’s examining how the diet industry and even doctors, educators, and the government drive Americans to obsess over [...]
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Interview: Shame Star Michael Fassbender and Director Steve McQueen
by Locke Peterseim | December 2nd, 2011 | Filed under: Interviews, MoviesWith an uncomfortable subject (sexual addiction) and an NC-17 rating, the brilliant new drama Shame has a few hurdles to overcome at the cineplex. Luckily it stars Michael Fassbender (Jane Eyre, X-Men: First Class) and is powerfully directed by British artist Steve McQueen. While harrowing and raw, the resulting work is also emotionally honest and [...]
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