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Driving Miss Daisy (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 3, 2012
Bottom Line: A bit of a difficult script, but an otherwise fantastic film. “I’ve never been prejudiced in my life and you know it.” –Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan
“Okay, then why don’t you ask Hoke to go with you?” –Dan Aykroyd as Boolie Werthan
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Good Will Hunting (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jun 2, 2012
Bottom Line: Premise and Williams are great, but the rest is a disappointment. “I got her number. How do ya like them apples?” –Matt Damon as Will Hunting Directed by: Gus van Sant
Starring: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Cole Hauser, Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Richard Fitzpatrick, read more
Flags of Our Fathers
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 29, 2012
Bottom Line: More than just a war film… “No sense being a hero if you don’t look like one.” –Jesse Bradford as Rene Gagnon Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Jesse Bradford, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Ryan Phillippe P read more
Dark Shadows
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 28, 2012
Bottom Line: I vatched Dark Shadows and often vondered vhat had happened to the vonce-vonderful Burton and Depp. “Fifteen, and no husband? You must put those child-bearing hips to good use, lest your womb shrivel up and die.” –Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins Directed by: Tim Bur read more
Lost in Translation (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 27, 2012
Bottom Line: Wonderful slice of life from a great filmmaking family. “Is that everything? It seemed like he said quite a bit more than that.” –Bill Murray as Bob Harris Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Akiko Takeshita, Anna Faris, Bill Murray, Catherine Lambert, Giovanni Rib read more
The Godfather (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 26, 2012
Bottom Line: You can’t refuse an offer to watch this classic crime epic. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” –Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Abe Vigoda, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Gianni Russo, James Caan, read more
Notes on a Scandal
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 26, 2012
Bottom Line: Shocking, unpredictable, engaging. “I hadn’t been pursued like this for years…I knew it was wrong, and immoral, and completely ridiculous, but, I don’t know. I just allowed it to happen.” –Cate Blanchett as Sheba Hart Directed by: Richard Eyre
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The Jerk
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 26, 2012
Bottom Line: All I need is this movie! And a couch! This movie and a couch! And some popcorn! Some popcorn, this movie, and a couch! “For one dollar, I’ll guess you weight, your height, or your sex!” –Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson Directed by: Carl Reiner
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Raging Bull (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 20, 2012
Bottom Line: Furious classic. “You didn’t get me down, Ray.” –Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro Martin Scorsese is the motion picture industry’s equivalent to Ludwig van Beeth read more
The Iron Lady
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 19, 2012
Bottom Line: The Iron Lady has a great performance by Meryl Streep, but that’s about it. “It used to be about trying to do something. Now it is about trying to be someone.” –Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
Starring: Alexandra Roach, Jim Broad read more
Life Is Beautiful (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 19, 2012
Bottom Line: Life may be beautiful, but this film sure isn’t. “Buon giorno, principessa!” –Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice Directed by: Roberto Benigni
Starring: Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Horst Bucholz, Marisa Paredes, Nicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni, Sergio read more
Freakonomics
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 12, 2012
Bottom Line: “Interesting” may be the best word to describe this one. Directed by: Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Heidi Ewing, Morgan Spurlock, Rachel Grady, Seth Gordon
Other Credits: Melvin van Peebles, Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt Intriguing documentary covers some important is read more
Braveheart (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 6, 2012
Bottom Line: Don’t dismiss this as an interminable, three-hour movie. “You tell your king that William Wallace will not be ruled…and nor will any Scot while I live.” –Mel Gibson as William Wallace Directed by: Mel Gibson
Starring: Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie read more
Marvel’s The Avengers
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 5, 2012
Bottom Line: The Avengers is visually marvelous and highly entertaining…but not much more. “We have no quarrel with your people.” –Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
“An ant has no quarrel with a boot.” –Tom Hiddleston as Loki Directed by: Joss Whedon
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The Ides of March
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on May 4, 2012
Bottom Line: Very watchable and absorbing. “You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country, but you can’t f–k the interns. They get you for that.” –Ryan Gosling as Stephen Meyers Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, G read more
Jumping the Broom
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Apr 29, 2012
Bottom Line: Tries to jump nice and clean, but gets its shoe caught. Directed by: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett, Laz Alonso, Paula Patton Literally black comedy (though lacking in humor) about Sabrina (Paula Patton) and Jason (Laz Alonso). Sabrina is an uptown, rich, bilingual woman, whereas read more
The King of Comedy
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Apr 28, 2012
Bottom Line: This “king” was sadly overlooked. Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Robert De Niro, Sandra Bernhard Amusing misadventures of Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) and his involvement with fictional stand-up comic Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Langford is the hos read more
La Vie en rose
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Apr 28, 2012
Bottom Line: La Vie en rose est un trés bon film!! “Les Américains veulent beautés, pas moi. Je ne suis pas la bombe parisienne qu’ils attendaient. Pouvez-vous me voir comme un chorus girl? Où est ma plume dans le cul? Ils pensent que je suis triste, ils sont muets. Je ne vous y connec read more
The Ghost Writer
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Apr 27, 2012
Bottom Line: Well, everybody’s “write” about one thing: Roman Polanski can direct well. “Well all the words are there, they’re just in the wrong order.” –Ewan McGregor as the Ghost Directed by: Roman Polanski
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, Pier read more
The Three Stooges
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Apr 24, 2012
Bottom Line: The Three Stooges is soitenly hilarious, and “Moe” than one would expect, but peppered with faults. “Mind your p’s and q’s.” –Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe
“Don’t forget to dot the i’s.” –Will Sasso as Curly
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