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Gentlemen Broncos

Hoping that his novel brings him fame and fortune, high school loner Benjamin Purvis (Michael Angarano) attends a fantasy writers conference and later discovers that his masterwork has been plagiarized by an iconic author (Jemaine Clement, “Flight of the Conchords”). Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White also star in this quirky comedy from co-writer-director [...]

Posted 24 August 2010 § Comedy § Zero Star Club ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Crazy Heart

When reporter Jean Craddock (Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal) interviews Bad Blake (Oscar winner Jeff Bridges) — an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend — they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. But can he leave behind an existence playing in the shadow of [...]

Posted 28 July 2010 § Drama ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Five Minutes of Heaven

A powerful meditation on guilt, forgiveness and reconciliation, this potent drama stars Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt as two men on opposite sides of Northern Ireland’s political struggle: one a killer, the other the brother of the man he killed. In crafting his keenly sensitive film, director Oliver Hirschbiegel eschews the predictable to deliver a [...]

Posted 16 July 2010 § British § Drama ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Away We Go

Buoyed by the news that they are expecting their first baby, Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) embark on a journey to locate the perfect place on the planet to raise their child. But their quest inevitably yields many unexpected surprises. Sam Mendes directs this quirky comedy while Allison Janney, Catherine O’Hara, Josh Hamilton, [...]

Posted 15 July 2010 § Comedy § Romance ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Whatever Works

While falling for a young Southern belle (Evan Rachel Wood), an aging New York City eccentric (Larry David) finds himself caught in a series of bizarre situations involving the girl’s parents and his own Greenwich Village group of pals. Written and directed by legendary filmmaker Woody Allen, this romantic comedy also stars Patricia Clarkson, Ed [...]

Posted 14 July 2010 § Comedy § Romance ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Love & Sex

Love is war, and sex is the battleground in this wry, funny look at contemporary mating and relating. Kate (Famke Janssen) is a magazine writer who discards boyfriends the way some people change shoes. Adam (Jon Favreau) is a serious-minded serial monogamist. When they meet, it’s love at first sight — but staying together may [...]

Posted 10 April 2010 § Comedy § Romance ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Somers Town

After leaving his Nottingham hometown for the big city of London, brash young Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) befriends introverted Polish immigrant Marek (Piotr Jagiello). The mismatched teens bond as they each develop a crush on Maria (Elisa Lasowski), a French waitress. Director Shane Meadows’s black-and-white coming-of-age film follows the teens as they experience their first summer [...]

Posted 04 April 2010 § British § Comedy § Drama ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,