Archive for June, 2009
Monday, June 29th, 2009
The father of five-year-age Max has missed chestnut too many special occasions entirely claimed overwork, so when he's not there to see his son blow wide of the mark the candles, a birthday whim lays down the gauntlet - daddy has to stop telling lies for solitary day. Since dad's ...
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Sunday, June 28th, 2009
The Hurricane
USA 1999
Reviewed by Richard Kelly
Synopsis
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1973. Black middleweight boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter is in prison. 1966. Three whites are killed in a New Jersey barroom, and two black men are seen fleeing in a white car with out-of-state plates. Carter ...
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Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Ex-canary turned karaoke hustler Ricky Dean (Huey Lewis) is reunited with his daughter Liv
(Gwyneth Paltrow) following the death of her mother. Depressed salesman Todd Woods (Paul
Giamatti) walks out on his ancestors and picks up recently paroled convict Reggie Kane
(Andre Braugher). Cab driver Billy (Scott Speedman) discovers his wife has been ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Starring David
Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton and Wendy Malick
Screenplay by David Reynolds
Directed by Mark Dindal
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for Official Website
IN SHORT:
A gutbuster. [Rated G for General Audiences. 75 minutes]
There is a very fine documentary on the life of animator
Chuck Jones
currently running on Public Television (or
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to buy ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
from the August 06, 2004 issue
Movie Guide
Information on violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, sex/nudity, and profanity is compiled by the Monitor panel, which is composed of at least three moviegoers.
STAR RATINGS
Film critic
David Sterritt
Observe panel
Meaning
Excellent
Good
Bazaar
Poor
The Worst
NEW RELEASES
Maxims 46 (R)
Director: Michael Winterbottom. With Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Nina Fog. (92 min.)
A ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
After introducing the just ecstatic to the corpulent, irascible, striking private detective Nero Wolfe in 1934, author Rex Stout would coop up at least chestnut Wolfe story a year until his death in 1975, amassing over seventy distinctive tales of murder and mystery. Diverse attempts were made to draw ...
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