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Mrs. Doubtfire
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Feb 2, 2013
Review No. 401 The Bottom Line: I “doubt” Robin Williams can get much funnier. Directed by: Chris Columbus
Screenplay by: Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon
Based on: “Alias Madame Doubtfire” by Anne Fine
Daniel Hillard: Robin Williams
“Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire̶ read more
Life of Brian
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 31, 2013
Review No. 399 The Bottom Line: Honk if you love Brian. Or just shout to Jehov–hey, I didn’t even finish the word yet! Directed by: Terry Jones
Written by: Monty Python
Starring: Monty Python Distributed by Orion Pictures and Warner Bros. on August 17, 1979. Produced in English and Lat read more
Mulholland Dr. (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 29, 2013
Review No. 397 The Bottom Line: As much as I love David Lynch, I wouldn’t recommend this as a starter. Directed by: David Lynch
Written by: David Lynch
Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn: Naomi Watts
“Rita”: Laura Elena Harring
Also Starring: Ann Miller, Justin Theroux, Robert Forster Dis read more
Monday Movies of the Mind #4
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 28, 2013
The Idea: mashup of Midnight in Paris and Twilight The Tagline: “An American vampire in Paris.” The Plot: Bella and Edward travel to Paris, planning to honeymoon there. But every time twilight rolls around, Bella finds herself encountering F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and other writers read more
Unforgiven (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 24, 2013
Review No. 393 The Bottom Line: Unforgotten. Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: David Webb Peoples
Will Munny: Clint Eastwood
Little Bill Daggett: Gene Hackman
Ned Logan: Morgan Freeman
English Bob: Richard Harris
Also Starring: Anna Thomson, Anthony James, David Mucci, Frances Fisher, Jaimz read more
Gosford Park (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 23, 2013
Review No. 392 The Bottom Line: It’s a murder mystery? Directed by: Robert Altman
Written by: Julian Fellowes
Idea by: Robert Altman and Bob Balaban
Mrs. Croft: Eileen Atkins
Jennings: Alan Bates
William McCordle: Michael Gambon
Mrs. Wilson: Helen Mirren
Constance Trentham: Maggie Smith
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The Royal Tenenbaums
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 20, 2013
Review No. 390 The Bottom Line: Royal. Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Royal Tenenbaum: Gene Hackman
Etheline Tenenbaum: Anjelica Huston
Chas Tenenbaum: Ben Stiller
Margot Tenenbaum: Gwyneth Paltrow
Richie Tenenbaum: Luke Wilson
Eli Cash: Owen Wilson
Henry Sherma read more
Moulin Rouge! (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 17, 2013
Review No. 387 The Bottom Line: A highly intoxicating, strenuous musical. Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Written by: Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
Satine: Nicole Kidman
Christian: Ewan McGregor
Also Starring: Jim Broadbent, John Leguizamo, Richard Roxburgh Distributed by 20th Century Fox on June 1, 200 read more
Life of Pi (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 13, 2013
Review No. 384 The Bottom Line: Life of Pi, or crouching tiger, hidden spirit. Directed by: Ang Lee
Written by: David Magee
Based on: “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
Pi: Sujar Sharma
Pi (adult): Irrfan Khan
Pi (age 11/12): Ayush Tandon
Pi (age 5): Gautam Belur
Also Starring: Adil Hussain, read more
Blue Velvet
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 12, 2013
Review No. 383 The Bottom Line: Frightening. Weird. Demented. In two words, David Lynch. Directed by: David Lynch
Written by: David Lynch
Dorothy Vallens: Isabella Rossellini
Jeffrey Beaumont: Kyle Maclachlan
Frank Booth: Dennis Hopper
Sandy Williams: Laura Dern
Also Starring: Dean Stockwell, Fran read more
Mean Streets
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 8, 2013
Review No. 380 The Bottom Line: It’s good, but it’s not GoodFellas. Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Written by: Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin
Charlie: Harvey Keitel
Johnny Boy: Robert De Niro
Tony: David Proval
Teresa: Amy Robinson Distributed by Warner Bros. on October 2, 1973. Produ read more
Big Trouble in Little China
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 6, 2013
Review No. 379 The Bottom Line: John Carpenter’s silly, silly, silly, fun, fun, fun cult movie. Directed by: John Carpenter
Written by: W.D. Richter
Based on: an early screenplay by Gary Goldman and David Z. Weinstein
Jack Burton: Kurt Russell
Gracie Law: Kim Cattrall
Wang Chi: Dennis Dun
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Les Misérables (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 4, 2013
Review No. 378 The Bottom Line: Les Misérables is the most beautiful film of last year. Directed by: Tom Hooper Written by: William Nicholson Based on: musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg; novel by Victor Hugo Book by: Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil Original French lyrics by: Alain Boubl read more
It’s a Wonderful Life (2)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Jan 2, 2013
Review No. 376 The Bottom Line: It’s a wonderful film. Directed by: Frank Capra
Written by: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra
Based on: “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern
George Bailey: James Stewart
Also Starring: Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymor read more
Saturday Night Fever (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Dec 24, 2012
Three notes: One, I watched Saturday Night Fever on Saturday, December 22nd, in celebration of the apocalypse that never came the day before. Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive. Two, this is my last film review for the year of 2012, but there are equally important posts appea read more
The Color of Money
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Dec 23, 2012
Bottom Line: It ain’t silver, but it’s worth summa’ yer silver. Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Fast Eddie: Paul Newman
Vincent Lauria: Tom Cruise
Carmen: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio “I’ve got to admit it’s getting better,
A little better all the time.
I have to ad read more
The Hustler (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Dec 22, 2012
Note: I really had trouble writing a conventional review for The Hustler. I hope what I resorted to was even better: a reworking of a number from The Music Man–”Ya Got Trouble”. You may want to listen to the original version before reading my review. It’s a) free-verse and read more
Hitchcock
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Dec 21, 2012
Bottom Line: Hitchcock is a film you should see…from the beginning! Directed by: Sacha Gervasi Alfred Hitchcock: Anthony Hopkins Alma Reville: Helen Mirren Also Starring: James D’Arcy, Jessica Biel, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Wincott, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette “When I saw it condense read more
The Campaign
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Dec 20, 2012
Bottom Line: The Campaign is one of 2012′s funniest films. Directed by: Jay Roach
Cam Brady: Will Ferrell
Marty Huggins: Zach Galifianakis “Politics, noun. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” – read more
Ruby Sparks
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by The Cinemaniac on Dec 19, 2012
Bottom Line: Ruby Sparks…has good intentions. Directed by: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Calvin Weir-Fields: Paul Dano
Ruby Sparks: Zoe Kazan
Also Starring: Aasif Mandvi, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Chris Messina, Deborah Ann Woll, Steve Coogan, Toni Trucks “If you love som read more