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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: RoboCop; Winter's Tale; The Past; The LEGO Movie
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 1:56 PM
Click on the link to be taken directly to the review.
- Sony
- RoboCop
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:47 PM
- Screen Gems
- About Last Night
About Last Night - Kevin Hart, Regina Hall
Endless Love - Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde
The Past - Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim
RoboCop - Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman (opened Wednesday)
Winter's Tale - Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 2:00 PM
- Columbia
- The Monuments Men
The Lego Movie - Animated; voices of Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman
The Monuments Men - George Clooney, Matt Damon
Vampire Academy - Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Film / Film News The Best of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:35 PM
Although Philip Seymour Hoffman had already been appearing in movies both good (Nobody's Fool) and bad (Scent of a Woman), it wasn't until 1997 that he really commanded my attention with his work in two movies by Paul Thomas Anderson: the masterpiece Boogie Nights and the criminally overlooked Hard Eight (in which he has a small part as a smarmy gambler). After that, I looked forward to all his performances, always wondering why he never received true breakout stardom. That finally happened, of course, when he won the Best Actor Oscar for 2005's Capote.
As a tribute to his passing this past weekend at the age of 46, I've narrowed down my list of favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman performances. Considering the depth of his talent, I'm sure others can come up with radically different lists, citing his turns in such films as Doubt, Synecdoche, New York, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Red Dragon, Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia and more.
Boogie Nights (1997). As Scotty J., the pudgy crew member who has a crush on porn star Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg).
Choice Moment: After he tries to kiss Dirk and gets rejected, his self-lambasting ("Fucking idiot!") is almost painful to watch.
The Big Lebowski (1998). As Brandt, the personal assistant to "The Big Lebowski" (David Huddleston).
Choice Moment: His priceless reaction to when Bunny Lebowski (Tara Reid) offers The Dude (Jeff Bridges) a blowjob for a thousand dollars. "Hahahaha! Wonderful woman. We're all - we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited."
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:21 PM
- Paramount
- Labor Day
Labor Day - Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin
That Awkward Moment - Zac Efron, Miles Teller
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Film / Film News / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Ride Along; Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 2:03 PM
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- Universal
- Ride Along
The Best & Worst Films of 2013
Also Playing:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM
- Roadside Attractions
- Vanessa Hudgens in Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter - Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson
I, Frankenstein - Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy
The Invisible Woman - Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones
Monday, January 20, 2014
Film / Film News Sisters in Spirit
Posted By Emiene Wright on Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:35 PM
Fontayne (Yolonda Ross) and Bernice (LisaGay Hamilton) grew up so close they could "go for sisters," but they've been separated by time and circumstance for 20 years. Now reunited as parolee and parole officer, their relationship shifts when the officer seeks her friend's help in rescuing her son from a Tijuana drug cartel.
- Variance Films
- Yolonda Ross in Go for Sisters
Ever since its 2013 SXSW selection, buzz has been building for the indie thriller Go For Sisters, which also stars Edward James Olmos, Harold Perrineau and Isaiah Washington. The film comes to Charlotte for a limited, two-night engagement Jan. 22-23 at Studio Movie Grill in the EpiCentre. Ross, who was just nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film, talks to Creative Loafing about the movie and her upcoming projects.
Creative Loafing: The bond between Fontayne and Bernice feels so real, I have to wonder: Were you and LisaGay Hamilton friends before shooting?
Yolonda Ross: No, she's L.A.-based and I'm New York-based. It was our first time ever meeting and we just clicked personalities. It did feel like Fontayne and Bernice, even though we 're definitely different people. We just respected each other and we both knew what we were getting into with a low-budgeted film. Lots of times, you have to help each other in those situations because there's not a lot of pampering. I enjoyed the whole process of it.
The film was directed by John Sayles [Lone Star, Passion Fish], who is as known for his character-driven plots as he is for wringing films from very tight budgets. Did that add to the onscreen tension?
It definitely did. One of my favorite scenes that shows that is when Bernice and Fontayne are driving through in traffic in TJ, with pedestrians walking down the streets. LisaGaye had to drive and deliver dialogue, and there's a camera in her face the whole time. The frustration in her face and voice is so real. I laugh every time I watch that scene. It's all acting, of course, but it's very real.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Film / Film News / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Inside Llewyn Davis; Her; August: Osage County; Lone Survivor; plus, Best and Worst Movies of 2013
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:43 PM
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- Warner Bros.
- Her
The Best & Worst Films of 2013
Also Playing:
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM
- RLJ/Image Entertainment
- The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box - Michael Sheen, Lena Headey
August: Osage County - Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts
Cold Comes the Night - Bryan Cranston, Alice Eve
- Warner Bros.
- Her
Her - Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson
Inside Llewyn Davis - Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan
The Legend of Hercules - Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss
Lone Survivor - Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster
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