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Daily Archives: September 5, 2013
Movie Preview: Keanu directs, co-stars and casts an Asian Keanu look-alike in “Man of Tai Chi”
Yeah, this is an interesting direction for “The Chosen One” to go in — directing martial arts pictures. But why not, Keanu? Limited release Nov. 1.
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Daniel Radcliffe is a VERY young Allen Ginsburg in “Kill Your Darlings”
Was it Hemingway or Fitzgerald who first used the phrase “Kill Your Darlings,” about the ruthless process of winnowing down, editing one’s writing? I always heard Hemingway. Daniel Radcliffe plays the Beat Poet Allen Ginsburg in this recreation of his … Continue reading
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Movie Review: More unwanted chronicles of “Riddick”
“Riddick,” a movie that might have been titled “A Diesel and his Digital Dingo-dongo Dog,” is built to mirror the signature traits of its star. Like Vin Diesel, it has bulk, lumbering clumsily along as it repeats Diesel’s greatest hits … Continue reading