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Tag Archives: George Clooney
“That’s the way I work: I try to imagine what I would like to see.” — Sofia Coppola
It’s her birthday today. Doing these posts is a way to pull up things from my gigantic archives. I might as well find ways to share them. But it’s also a reminder of how much I haven’t written. Topics I … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies, On This Day
Tagged Bill Murray, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Coppola, women directors
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Performances I Loved This Year
I still haven’t seen a couple of big ones. Hence … it’s a work in progress, and I’m sure I’m forgetting people. But these stand out. Royalty Hightower, “The Fits” [My review] Matthias Schoenaerts, “A Bigger Splash” Cliff Curtis, “The … Continue reading
2016 Movies To See
Out Now Out Soon Out Earlier This Year
Posted in Movies
Tagged Asghar Farhadi, Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, Colin Farrell, George Clooney, Hediyeh Tehrani, Isabelle Huppert, Jim Jarmusch, Justin Timberlake, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Jackson, Richard Linklater, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson, Spike Lee, Taraneh Alidoosti, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hanks
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Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016); d. The Coen Brothers
That’s the official poster. Boring. I like this one much better. In comparison to Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar! has an outlook on humanity that is damn near sunny. Inside Llewyn Davis’ was a well-observed portrayal of the coffee-house folk-music … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, comedy, George Clooney, John Garfield, musicals, reviews, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton
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The Trailer for the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!: “I Can’t Wait” Doesn’t Even Begin to Cover It
I’m hyperventilating. Scarlett Johanssen as a cross between Esther Williams, Jean Harlow, and Carole Lombard? Her voice! The tough-dame voice that no longer exists in cinema anywhere? Tilda Swinton as Hedda Hopper? George Clooney as a pre-verbal Clark Gable type? … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, comedy, George Clooney, musicals, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton
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Gravity (2013)
SPOILERS AHEAD I saw this at a press screening the week before it opened. I then went to see it in an IMAX situation on Sunday. Even on a smaller screen in a private screening room, the film is overwhelming. … Continue reading
2011 Oscars: Best Actor Nominees
This article originally appeared on Capital New York. Demián Bichir as Carlos Galindo in A Better Life Mexico-born actor Demián Bichir plays Carlos, an undocumented immigrant struggling to get by in Los Angeles, working as a gardener, and sleeping on … Continue reading
Review: The Ides of March (2011)
This review was originally published on Capital New York. American politics can be a dirty business. For whom is this a surprise? So-called upright men who declare themselves our leaders have been found in all kinds of compromising undignified positions, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged drama, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, politics, Ryan Gosling
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