Daily Archives: April 25, 2013

Tonight’s screening: “Stories We Tell”

Sarah Polley’s new documentary is about how we tell the tale of our lives. Some of us bury the lead, some go on and on, fixating on the trivial and repeating themselves (I am related to a few of those). … Continue reading

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William “Departed” Monahan to adapt Le Carre’s latest?

Deadline.com is reporting that William Monahan, screenwriter of “The Departed” and “Body of Lies,” has been tapped to adapt John Le Carre’s latest novel, “A Delicate Truth,”  for the big screen. Haven’t read the book. Are there cell phones in … Continue reading

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“Thor: The Dark World” doesn’t look like much fun

A good looking but dark and humorless trailer to the comic book sequel, due out in October.

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Weekend movies: Great reviews for “Mud,” mixed for “Pain & Gain,” no reviews for “Big Wedding”

Michael Bay has been saying his “Low budget” comedy “Pain & Gain,” a sometimes gory account of dopey doped up Miami bodybuilders who kidnap a shady businessman and torture him into signing over his fortune, only cost $26 million. Mark … Continue reading

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