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Anonymous Film Critic - March 2007

Uma Thurman's Fun Pitch

March 28th 2007 21:36

Uma Thurman has done a mini-movie for Pirelli Tires which is such a fun, sexy, scary, humorous homage to Kill Bill, that you can, (or I do), forgive it being a commercial.

If only Ford, or another American car manufacturer, would persuade Angie Jolie to do the same thing for them... We might be able to save the industry (and the jobs)....

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David O. Russell may be talented, but there's a catch....

"In 1999, ... tensions on the set had been steadily increasing, [Mr.] Clooney confronted [Mr.] Russell with the intention of defending the crew.

"According to a 2000 Playboy interview with George Clooney, he got into a fight with [Mr.] Russell on the set of Three Kings because of the way Russell was treating his crew.

According to [Mr.] Clooney, [Mr.] Russell was demeaning the crew verbally and physically.

[Mr.] Clooney felt this was out of line and let [Mr.] Russell know by saying:

"David, it's a big day. But you can't shove, push or humiliate people who aren't allowed to defend themselves."

[Mr.] Russell then taunted Clooney by saying:

"Why don't you just worry about your f----- -up act? You're being a d---. You want to hit me? Come on, p---y, hit me.

Mr. Ruseell then grabbed Clooney by the throat and Clooney "went nuts."
(From Wikipedia)

[Mr. Russell eventually apologized and filming continued, but [Mr.] Clooney describes the esperience as '...the worst experience of my life."

(There also was a New York Times article, later reprinted in Rebels On The Backlot, in 2006. )

Now, the 'net is talking about the film clips of the director berating his cast on his later movie, I Heart/Love Huckabees.

o.k., here are some clips YouTube ,

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I enjoyed Three Kings. I thought it was a smart and compassionate movie. I didn't see Spanking The Monkey, despite good reviews, because no matter how clever or perceptive the perspective, the subject matter, incest, does not appeal to me, particularly as entertainment.

I (Heart)/Love Huckabees, also off my radar until now, will probably, finally, get a viewing, because like other film watchers, I'm wondering if a good movie came out of this awful emotional confrontation.

But, like others, I'm also wondering, what price art?

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The Da Vinci Code

March 21st 2007 16:33

Sir Leigh Teabing: If it's that important to stop us, you'll have to shoot us.
[Points to Remy]
Sir Leigh Teabing: You can start with him.

Ron Howard has made an enjoyable, well-crafted movie out of one of the most controversial books published in years. It is suspenseful (and I read the book twice), respectful of all perspectives on religion, and enjoyable as a murder/mystery. It is not an attempt to destroy any one's religion, nor is it an apology to any organized faith, glossing over possible human errors, or sins, committed in the name of God.

It's a Hitchcock worthy race across countries to stop a murderer, or murderers, before they kill again, and get what Hitchcock used to call the McGuffin (Labyrinth.net.au): the thing that is the point of the movie.

At least one reviewer has pointed out that JFK, directed by Oliver Stone, was a good movie. Whether or not the conspiracy theory of assisination is correct, the movie is good story telling.

All the performances are credible, with Ian McKellen perhaps standing out a bit, which may be due to his character's charming flamboyance (and his fun with portraying it).

The music is worthy of listening to separatly on an album/cd/mp3.

Tom Hanks has the difficult task of making the lead, who disrupts, and explains, so much of the author's much attacked theory, plausible. And he does so. One really wouldn't expect less of a man whose range goes from Forrest Gump to the professional killer of Road To Perdition.

When the discourse about the religious theories settles down, this movie will probably be a mystery classic.

Film available from Yahoo (trailers, clips and interviews):
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Don Cheadle, A Glimpse

March 13th 2007 15:31

Bob's just finished watching Hotel Rwanda (while seeking detente with his computer, after a week of less than perfect negotiations). As I heard, in the background, the haunting music from that sorrowful and inspirational movie, I felt I had to write to get it out of my system.

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Scarlett Johansson, Staying Busy

March 6th 2007 19:36

This coming Sunday the Parade section of the local paper will feature Scarlett Johansson on the cover. You can get an early look at some photos at this link

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