Movie Reviews and Clip: 500 Days of Summer

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Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2009 10:30
Written by Lupe Haas

This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true to life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man's no-holds-barred love affair starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel (Yes, Man).

In this clip, the couple pretend to be man and wife in their home while shopping at Ikea.
 
Studio:    Fox Searchlight
Genres:    Comedy And Romance
Release Date:    July 17, 2009
MPAA Rating:    PG-13
Starring:    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Minka Kelly, Rachel Boston, Clark Gregg
Directed By:    Marc Webb
Produced By:    Mark Waters, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mason Novick
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Duplicity Movie Trailer and Reviews

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Published: Tuesday, 09 December 2008 11:42
Written by Lupe Haas

Duplicity

Two longtime lovers and corporate spies (Julia Roberts, Clive Owen) team up to stage an elaborate con and steal a valuable product.

 
Studio:    Universal
Genres:    Drama
Release Date:    March 20, 2009 (wide)
MPAA Rating:    TBA
Starring:    Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Rick Worthy (II)
Directed By:    Tony Gilroy
Produced By:    Laura Bickford, Jennifer Fox
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Doubt Movie Reviews

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Published: Sunday, 28 December 2008 14:06
Written by Lupe Haas

Based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning play, Doubt stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams in a story about the quest for the truth, the forces of change, and the devastating consequences of blind justice in an age defined by moral conviction.

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Che (Part One) Movie Reviews and Film Preview

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Published: Wednesday, 07 January 2009 16:49
Written by Lupe Haas

Steven Soderbergh directs the first part of a two part movie starring Benicio Del Toro as Ernesto "Che" Guevara. the Argentine doctor who joined Fidel Castro's revolution in 1956 Cuba.  

Release Date:   January 9, 2008 (limited)

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After a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Traffic, Benicio Del Toro failed to take on any roles worthy of his talent until now.  In Che, his turn as the charismatic leader in the Cuban Revolution was a role Del Toro was born to play.  His usual low mumbling, unsure of himself voice is gone in the all Spanish-language film released in two parts. Why was Benicio Del Toro left off the best actor category during this award season?  Perhaps the Spanish-language film was a factor.

In release now is the first two hours of the four-hour long film, which concentrates on Che and Fidel Castro’s incursion into Cuba through the island’s jungles.  Del Toro takes charge as the soft-spoken Argentinean doctor who joined Fidel’s call to revolution on behalf of the poor and illiterate.  Director Steven Soderbergh definitely romanticizes Che who has been immortalized on t-shirts and posters along with other revolutionary figures such as Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa.  Che is portrayed as a very sympathetic, kind, and giving leader who suffered from asthma but we don’t see much of the negative side to Che that some Cubans claim.   There is one instance where he orders the execution of his own men who commit murder of a peasant family but you still don’t fault his character for this act of violence because you like him so darn much.  There were times when I wanted to join his revolution. 

As Fidel Castro, actor Demián Bichir portrays the Cuban dictator’s mannerisms and speech so perfectly that it’s like watching the real deal.  The acting ensemble is excellent and the attention to details from language, manners, and native dress are so remarkable for a director who doesn’t speak Spanish nor live in this culture.

I thoroughly liked this film, all four hours of it, which I initially dreaded watching in one sitting but much to my surprise, I enjoyed watching Benicio Del Toro’s masterful creation of Che and Soderbergh’s direction. 

Che: Part One is currently in theaters and Che: Part Two is due out in late January, which covers Che’s unsuccessful revolution in Bolivia.

 

 


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Movie Reviews and Clip: Bruno

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Published: Tuesday, 07 July 2009 14:01
Written by Lupe Haas

Sacha Baron Cohen is back to offend and rile up rednecks as Bruno, a gay, Austrian TV reporter who worms his way into style hot spots.


Watch a film clip from Bruno in which Bruno asks stage parents what their babies will be comfortable with for a photo shoot including hanging them up on a cross.    

 
 
Studio:    Universal
Release Date:    July 10, 2009
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