THE NANNY DIARIES (2007) Starring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans, Donna Murphy, Paul Giamatti, Nicholas Art, John Henry Cox, Nina Gabiras and Victoria Boothby. Screenplay by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. Directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The 2002 book The … Continue reading
MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM (2007) Starring Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, Zach Mills, Rebecca Northan, Kiele Sanchez and Ted Ludzik. Screenplay by Zach Helms. Directed by Zach Helms. Distributed by Fox Walden. 94 minutes. Rated G. A lot of people have been trying to humbug this charming little confection. Yes, it is lighter than … Continue reading
INTO THE WILD (2007) Starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Brian Dierker, Vince Vaughn, Zach Galiafinakis, Kristen Stewart and Hal Holbrook. Screenplay by Sean Penn. Directed by Sean Penn. Distributed by Paramount Vantage. 140 minutes. Rated R. I suspect that there will be two very polar opposite kinds of reactions … Continue reading
DARFUR NOW (2007) Featuring Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Adam Sterling, George Clooney, Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Written by Ted Braun. Directed by Ted Braun. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 99 minutes. Rated PG. It’s not easy to make an uplifting film about genocide, but Darfur Now does … Continue reading
THE OUTSIDERS OF NEW ORLEANS – LOUJON PRESS (2007) Featuring Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb, Jon Edgar Webb, Wayne Ewing and the voice of Charles Bukowski. Directed by Wayne Ewing. Distributed by Wayne Ewing Films. 58 minutes. Not Rated. This short documentary pays tribute to LouJon Press, a little-known self-run publishing house that in a small … Continue reading
BROKEN (2007) Starring Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto, Valerie Azlynn, Randall Batinkoff, James Brandon, Jake Busey, Scarlett Chorvat, Chad Cunningham, Kevin Daniels, Michael A. Goorjian, Linda Hamilton, Tess Harper, Joe Hursley, Martin Kelly, Bianca Lawson, Marc Lynn, Billy Marti, Navid Negahban, Adam Nelson, Peter Pasco, Mark Sheppard, Jessica Stroup and Arthur Williams Jr. Screenplay by Drew … Continue reading
MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) Starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O’Keefe, Ken Howard, Sean Cullen, Austin Williams, Terry Serpico and Remy Auberjonois. Screenplay by Tony Gilroy. Directed by Tony Gilroy. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 119 minutes. Rated R. It takes some real confidence for a filmmaker to name a movie Michael Clayton. … Continue reading
STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME (2007) Featuring Jack Polak, Ina Soep and the voices of Jeroen Krabbé and Ellen Ten Damme. Written by Michèle Ohayon. Directed by Michèle Ohayon. Distributed by Red Envelope Entertainment. 94 minutes. Not Rated. Love is never really thought to have bloomed in the Holocaust. With the horrible conditions, the desperation … Continue reading
DECK THE HALLS (2006) Starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, Kristin Chenoweth, Alia Shawkat, Dylan Blue, Kelly Aldridge, Sabrina Aldridge, Jorge Garcia, Fred Armisen, Gillian Vigman and Kal Penn. Screenplay by Matt Corman, Chris Ord and Don Rhymer. Directed by John Whitesell. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. 95 minutes. Rated PG. I have an … Continue reading
RENDITION (2007) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Omar Metwally, Igal Naor, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Aramis Knight, Rosie Malek-Yonan and J.K. Simmons. Screenplay by Kelley Sane. Directed by Gavin Hood. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 120 minutes. Rated R. Rendition is a movie which wears its political convictions on its … Continue reading
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