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Monsieur Lazhar
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 10, 2012
Bottom Line: Monsieur Lazhar is a heavy burden of a Canadian drama. Directed by: Philippe Falardeau
Starring: Danielle Proulx, Emilien Neron, Fellag, Gabriel Verdier, Louis-David Leblanc, Marianne Soucy-Lord, Marie-Eve Beauregard, Seddik Benslimane, Sophie Nelisse, Vincent Millard What a film. In read more
The Elephant Man (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 8, 2012
Bottom Line: “Beautiful” doesn’t even begin to describe this glorious work of art. Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Freddie Jones, Hannah Gordon, Helen Ryan, John Gielgud, John Hurt, Michael Elphick, Phoebe Nicholls, Wendy Hiller Charlie Chaplin. read more
A Scheduling Update
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 5, 2012
Hello followers: This has been an idea I’ve neglected for a while; I guess I found it was time to take it off the back burner. I’ve decided, rather than barraging you all with my critiques, to schedule them so that you can expect a review to go up on my blog, rather than being surprise read more
Rushmore
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 4, 2012
Bottom Line: Humor is the bright spot of this wolf in sheep’s clothing. Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Brian Cox, Connie Nielsen, Jason Schwartzman, Luke Wilson, Mason Gamble, Olivia Williams, Sara Tanaka, Seymour Cassel, Stephen McCole Wes Anderson is among the most acclai read more
Bullitt (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 3, 2012
Bottom Line: The eventual source of all cop thrillers. Directed by: Peter Yates
Starring: Don Gordon, Ed Peck, Ed Renella, Georg Stanford Brown, Jacqueline Bisset, Norman Fell, Robert Duvall, Robert Vaughn, Simon Oakland, Steve McQueen, Victor Tayback Dirty Harry. Die Hard. Speed. Heat. L.A. Confi read more
Insomnia
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 3, 2012
Bottom Line: Great cast, marvelous director, weak story. Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Jay Brazeau, Larry Holden, Lorne Cardinal, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Oliver “Ole” Zemen, Paul Dooley, Robin Williams An American remake of a foreign film. When read more
A Thousand Words
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 2, 2012
Bottom Line: Eddie Murphy’s revised proverb states: “A Thousand Words is worth a boring, unfunny picture.” Directed by: Brian Robbins
Starring: Brian Norris, Clark Duke, Cliff Curtis, Eddie Murphy, Emanuel Ragsdale, Eshaya Draper, Kerry Washington, Lou Saliba, Ruby Dee, Sarah Sco read more
The Big Lebowski (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 1, 2012
Bottom Line: A cult classic – definitely, man. Directed by: Joel Coen
Starring: David Huddleston, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Mark Pellegrino Philip Moon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid Sometimes great minds do think alike. Brothers Joel and E read more
The Bourne Legacy
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Sep 1, 2012
Bottom Line: If you viewed Rita Hayworth as a central character in The Shawshank Redemption, you’d appreciate The Bourne Legacy‘s continuing analysis of Jason Bourne. Directed by: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Corey Stoll, Donna Murphy, Edward Norton, James Joseph O’Neil, Jeremy Renner, read more
Fight Club
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 30, 2012
Bottom Line: Stylish, preposterously original black comedy. Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Christina Cabot, David Andrews, Edward Norton, Eugenie Bondurant, George Maguire Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf Aday, Richmond Arquette, Zach Grenier 1st RULE: You do not talk about Fight C read more
Another Editor’s Note
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 29, 2012
Hit the jump to read my note. Hello followers: I just wanted to post a general update so as to make you all aware of a few items. Two days ago, I began my freshman year of high school. In case it’s not obvious–in which case you probably clicked the “subscribe” button with read more
Wall Street
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 26, 2012
Bottom Line: An engaging, well-made drama. “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” –Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko Directed by: Oliver Stone
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Chuck Pfeifer, Franklin Cover, Hal Holbrook, James Karen, John C. McGinley, Leslie Lyles, Martin Sheen, Mich read more
The War of the Roses
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 26, 2012
Bottom Line: If parodied on a Simpsons episode, this would be called Itchy and Scratchy Get Married. “So how am I supposed to respond? You to tell me you wished I was dead?!” –Michael Douglas as Oliver Rose
“I thought it was important.” –Kathleen Turner as Barba read more
Grading Scale Update
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 25, 2012
Hello followers! Within the past few hours, I have made an update to my grading scale: I added a B+, a C+, and a D+. As my letter grades, is essentially based on the generic five-star scale, I’ve decided to keep it simple and have the new grades convert in the same way as the slightly higher read more
Hannibal Rising
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 25, 2012
Bottom Line: More like Hannibal Chastising a classic villain. “I don’t believe it!” –Dez (Aidan Quinn) in Desperately Seeking Susan Directed by: Peter Webber
Starring: Aaran Thomas, Dominic West, Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Helena-Lia Tachovska, Martin Hub, Michele Wade, Rhys read more
Per un pugno di dollari
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 24, 2012
Bottom Line: A heavily influential, landmark “spaghetti Western”. Directed by: Sergio Leone
Starring: Antonio Prieto, Carol Brown, Clint Eastwood, Joe Edger, Johnny Wels, Jose Calvo, Marianne Koch, Richard Stuyvesant, S. Rupp, W. Lukschy Despite having been long since established as it read more
Following
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 24, 2012
Bottom Line: An overlooked debut from the director of The Dark Knight. Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Alex Haw, Darren Ormandy, Dick Bradsell, Gillian El-Kadi, Jennifer Angel, Jeremy Theobald, John Nolan, Lucy Russell, Nicolas Carlotti Now that countless unforgettable names such as Alfre read more
Bernie
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 23, 2012
Bottom Line: Bernie is Jack Black’s best work yet. Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Brandon Smith, Jack Black, Juli Erickson, Larry Jack Dotson, Matthew McConaughey, Mona Lee Fultz, Rick Dial, Shirley MacLaine, Sonny Davis, Tommy G. Kendrick It’s easy to admit that Jack Black h read more
Leonard Maltin’s 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 23, 2012
It rarely happens: I was overjoyed when I brought in the mail today. Why? My long-awaited copy of critic Leonard Maltin’s quintessential Movie Guide, revised and up-to-date with every review for just about every movie imaginable (save for those made after mid-2012, of course, as well as TV read more
The Secret Life of Bees – Director’s Extended Cut
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Aug 21, 2012
Bottom Line: It has its moments to shine amongst two hours of staggering boredom. Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Alicia Keys, Dakota Fanning, Hilarie Burton, Jennifer Hudson, Nate Parker, Paul Bettany, Queen Latifah, Shondrella Avery, Sophie Okonedo, Tristan Wilds When you come acros read more