Easy Virtue I've wanted to see this when I saw the trailer early last year, but wasn't fast enough to make it to the theater. Adapted from Noel Coward's 1924 play, it's a comedy that pokes fun at the stifling British upper class. Jessica Biel stars as a feisty American divorcee Larita who re-marries a …
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Everyone’s a Critic: Two Twin-Cities natives review ‘A Serious Man’
Happy Monday, everybody! In this special edition of Everyone's a Critic, I thought it'd be fun to have a couple of my Minnesota friends to offer their (slightly different) views on a movie that happens to be filmed in our neck of the woods. This is the first movie set in Minnesota from the Coen …
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Friday Flix Q: If you were a casting director, what would your dream ensemble cast look like?
Happy Friday, folks! I wasn't going to post anything today, but this news I heard yesterday just sparked my inner casting-agent yearning aspiration to new heights. The new Hollywood powerhouse Relativity Media (according to Vanity Fair's feature on its founder Ryan Kavanaugh, the studio grossed $2 billion last year) announced yesterday that they're producing a …
Chat-Worthy Upcoming Flix: ‘Coriolanus’, Nolan’s Superman/Batman & ‘Jane Eyre’ remake
CORIOLANUS If you read my blog regularly, you'll know that I've sort of aspire to be a casting agent. One of my casting wish is to have my fave actor Gerard Butler to co-star with fellow Scottish actor Brian Cox. The multi-award winning actor is known for his villainous roles in Troy, Bourne Supremacy and …
Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: Iron Man 2
Ok, now with the Oscars behind us, bring on the Summer blockbusters! It's no coincidence that the brand new Iron Man 2 trailer's released right after the Sunday telecast on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE. I was kind of meh about the first trailer that's more Mickey Rourke's Whiplash-centered, but this new one looks awesome! I especially …
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Flix News of the Week: Joaquin Phoenix returns to acting?
Did anybody else hear about this? As I was reading a bunch of stuff on the Oscars, I came across this article titled Joaquin Phoenix Says He'll be Back to Movies, which of course piqued my interest. The Hollywood Reporter writer Roger Friedman said he met Phoenix just last week at Soho House in NYC, …
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2010 82nd Oscar Highlights: Part 2
By 9 o'clock last night [Part 1 Highlights], three of my predictions lined up with the Academy's: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. And here's what the rest of the night had in store: Classy lady in red Sigourney Weaver presents Best Art Direction award. Avatar wins. YAY! Can't imagine any …
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