Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
Kristen Stewart is solid as Joan Jett but it sounds like Michael Shannon steals the show in THE RUNAWAYS, while Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut JACK GOES BOATING is an acting showcase and the Duplass Brothers turn up with their most mainstream film to date with CYRUS starring John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill and Catherine Keener
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Posted on November 21st, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
The ever vigilant Nick Plowman of Fataculture just gave me the heads up to Anne Thompson’s Variety report that Fox Searchlight beat out Lionsgate, Overture, The Weinsteins, Sony and others for the rights to distribute Darren Aronofsky’s much praised film The Wrestler starring Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei.
Which studio’s logo appears on the film [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
As Toronto fires up and Venice winds down, here’s a smattering of reviews of the higher profile films critics are talking about.
The Wrestler. Though he found the plot of Darren Aronofsky’s film predictable at times, THR’s Stephen Farber liked this story of a former wrestling star, especially the performances, calling Mickey Rourke’s a career-best:
“Rourke dispenses [...]
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