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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jul 3, 2012
Bottom Line: Quirky, dazzling, funny. Directed by: Edgar Wright
Starring: Alison Pill, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Ellen Wong, Johnny Simmons, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is a 22-year-old nerd and the bassist for an up-and-coming read more
Youth in Revolt
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jul 3, 2012
Bottom Line: Nothing new, but entertaining coming-of-age tale. “In movies the good guy gets the girl. In real life it’s usually the pr–k.” –Michael Cera as Nick Twisp Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Starring: Adhir Kalyan, Ari Graynor, Erik Knudsen, Fred Willard, Jean Sm read more
Chronicle
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jul 2, 2012
Bottom Line: The interesting premise of Chronicle grows absolutely bizarre. Directed by: Josh Trank
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw It was well over a year ago that I was first exposed to the technique with recent horror classic PARANORMAL ACTI read more
Hannah and Her Sisters (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jul 1, 2012
Bottom Line: Now’s the time for a horrible pun: this film is “Han”-tastic! Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Woody Allen I’m a devout fan of director Woody Allen’s films, and I hold a higher respect for him th read more
Collaboration
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jul 1, 2012
Followers, As a sort of side project to this blog (though I’ll still be posting regularly here), I recently started up another blog in collaboration with a great friend and loyal follower, Sam Willis. The blog is called The Two Cinemaniacs; click here to visit it. Please feel free to follow read more
Mean Girls
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 29, 2012
Bottom Line: It’s definitely not what you’d think it is. Directed by: Mark Waters
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Amy Poehler, Daniel Franzese, Jonathan Bennett, Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Lizzy Caplan, Neil Flynn, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey If films were thunderstorms, MEAN GIRLS struck m read more
Insidious
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 24, 2012
in·sid·i·ous adjective /inˈsidēəs/ 1. Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects 2. Treacherous; crafty This is one of my recent favorites. It was actually serendipitous that I watched it yesterday. My friends (or friend, if you subtract the one who ran away screaming) and read more
Brave (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 24, 2012
Bottom Line: Unless you are a die-hard Pixar fan or a young child, Brave may bore you to sleep with its lack of originality. Directed by: Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews
Starring: Billy Connolly, Craig Ferguson, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Robbie Coltrane Ever since i read more
Footloose
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 22, 2012
Bottom Line: Cool and fun, despite numerous flaws. “Wait, wait, wait. Jump back. Are you kidding me? Dancing is against the law? –Kenny Wormald as Ren Directed by: Craig Brewer
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald, Ziah Colon FOOTLOOSE is one of the fe read more
Dumb and Dumber
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 17, 2012
Films have a sort of unintended magic imposed on them when watched more than once: some improve greatly, whereas others tend to grow a bit stiffer. Dumb and Dumber, which I revisited today, is an unfortunate example of the latter. Bottom Line: Funny, yes, but noticeably flawed. “We’ve read more
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 16, 2012
It was sometime within the last two months that I decided I should revisit some of my old favorites and write up about them. Yet with so many of those films lacking reviews on this blog, I didn’t know where to start. I’d like to thank an anonymous fan who recently emailed me and encou read more
Paris, je t’aime
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 15, 2012
Bottom Line: Assez plaisant. Directed by: Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuaron, Bruno Podalydes, Christopher Doyle, Daniela Thomas, Emmanuel Benbihy, Ethan Coen, Frederic Auburtin, Gerard Depardieu, Gurinder Chadha, Gus van Sant, Isabel Coixet, Joel Coen, Nobuhiro Suwa, Oliver Schmitz, Olivier Assayas, read more
Die Hard: with a Vengeance
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 15, 2012
Bottom Line: Bruce Willis (and everyone else associated), what have you done!? Directed by: John McTiernan
Starring: Anthony Peck, Bruce Willis, Colleen Camp, Graham Greene, Jeremy Irons, Larry Bryggman, Nick Wyman, Sam Phillips, Samuel L. Jackson It was in 1988 that director John McTiernan releas read more
Black Hawk Down
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 14, 2012
Bottom Line: Realistic but emotionless and often mindless display of war. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” –Plato Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Gabriel Casseus, Hugh Dancy, Josh Hartnett, Kim Coates, Sam Shepard, Tom Sizemore read more
The Muppets
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 13, 2012
Bottom Line: “Cute” would be the wrong word for this one… “But Kermit, you have to try! The Muppets are AMAZING! You give people the greatest gift that can ever be given!” –Peter Linz as Walter
“Children?” –Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog
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Letters from Iwo Jima (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 12, 2012
Bottom Line: Bleak but marvelous view of the famous World War II battle. “He studied the Americans. So he knows how to beat them.” –Kazunari Ninomiya as Saigo Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Eijiro Ozaki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Ken Watanabe, Ryo Kase, Shido Na read more
Prometheus
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 10, 2012
Bottom Line: Of what I’ve seen thus far, Prometheus is the best film of 2012. “Big things have small beginnings.” –Michael Fassbender as David Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender read more
There Will Be Blood (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 10, 2012
Bottom Line: And there will be bores, too. “I drink your milkshake. I drink it up!” –Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Barry Del Sherman, Ciaran Hinds, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier, Hans Howes, Paul Dano, Paul F. Tompkins Heavy read more
This Is Spinal Tap
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 9, 2012
Bottom Line: A riotous hoot that puts laughter up to 11. “Put it up to eleven.” –Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi
“Eleven. Exactly. One louder.” –Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel
“Why don’t you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make read more
The Godfather Part II (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 8, 2012
Bottom Line: An offer you can’t refuse. Even better than the first part. “I don’t feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies.” –Al Pacino as Michael Corleone Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, G.D. Spradlin, John Cazale, read more