By GroovyMovieGuy on February 22, 2009
A Coen brothers’ dark comedy that’s as quirky as one could hope for. Set in DC with CIA operatives and fitness club employees, “Burn After Reading” weaves a tangled web of entertainment.
The cast is great. Frances McDormand shows her ass (or was it a stunt ass?), George Clooney is an ass, John Malkovich can be [...]
Posted in Comedy, Index | Tagged Academy Award, Coen Brothers, Comedy, dark comedy, Oscar, quirky |
By movieMoll on February 22, 2009
Viewers who didn’t enjoy “Raising Arizona” or “Fargo” won’t like “Burn After Reading” either. However, those who are entertained by Joel and Ethan Coen’s distinctively dark comic sensibilities may agree with my assessment that this is their best film since “Fargo.” Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) work in a fitness club, [...]
Posted in Comedy, Index | Tagged Academy Award, Coen Brothers, Comedy, dark comedy, Oscar, quirky |
By GroovyMovieGuy on February 19, 2009
What’s black and white and red all over? “Reservoir Dogs.”
No dull moments in this action-filled shoot ‘em up flick. Even the scenes consisting mostly of dialogue are filled with so much tension that the plot kept moving quickly.
Harvey Keitel turns in a powerful and assured performance. Steve Buscemi balances Keitel with an edge that cuts.
The [...]
Posted in Drama, Index, Thriller | Tagged Academy Award, crime thriller, Drama, Oscar, Tarantino |
By movieMoll on February 19, 2009
Quentin Tarantino’s directorial debut features all the elements that have become his signature, a winning combination of humor, memorable dialogue, retro music — and violence. In “Reservoir Dogs” senior gangster Joe and his son Lucky Eddy assemble six guys for a diamond heist. Taking a cue from the game “Clue” the unacquainted criminals keep their [...]
Posted in Drama, Index, Thriller | Tagged Academy Award, crime thriller, Drama, Oscar, Tarantino |
By GroovyMovieGuy on February 18, 2009
Blah, blah, blah. Hollywood making a statement about Hollywood. Who gives a rat’s ass. And they didn’t even go “full retard.” (Stop whining about that statement. Watch the movie and you’ll understand.) The best part of “Tropic Thunder” is Robert Downey Jr. who is the only actor who could pull off being a dude, playing [...]
Posted in Action Adventure, Comedy, Index | Tagged Academy Award, action, adventure, Comedy, film making, Oscar |
By movieMoll on February 15, 2009
“Top Hat” has all the best that 1930s musicals had to offer — glamorous evening gowns, dreamy art deco sets, an array of quirky supporting character actors and perfect chemistry between leads Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The plot finds Rogers falling in love with Astaire, but trying to avoid him because she mistakenly believes [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Romance | Tagged Academy Award, Astaire and Rogers, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, golden age, Irvin Berlin, Musical, Oscar, Romance |
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