May 26th, 2007 02:42pm
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“Screenings” movie column
?2007 Gil Mansergh
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
To let you know where I stand in the critic’s debate over the latest in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, the short answer is: “I loved it” (except for the first few minutes where a seemingly endless line of scrofulous, nameless, pirates and pirate wenches are led to the gallows and hanged eight at a time). The action …
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May 25th, 2007 01:33pm
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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNew Releases 5/25/07
Bug (R)Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Michael ShannonDirected by: William FriedkinBased on an off-Broadway stage play and featuring the same star, this thriller about a paranoid man who feels and sees bugs crawling under his skin is the director’s best work since “The Exorcist” and the level of acting is excellent. But…the one room set is stage bound, the self mutilation …
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May 18th, 2007 12:44pm
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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNew Releases 5/18/07
Shrek the Third (PG)Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas Directed by: Ramen Hui, Chris MillerAdvertised (by the studio) as “inspired by at least 28 award-winning movies,” the new directors vowed to eliminate modern pop culture references and instead substitute baby boomer pop culture references. The green ogre whines that he isn’t like he used to be “and he’s not. …
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May 11th, 2007 12:56pm
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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNew Releases 5/11/0728 Weeks Later (R)Rose Byrne, Jeremy RennerDirected by: Juan Carlos FresnadilloThe virus that mutated in “28 Hours” is the only thing alive and original in this explosive, bloody, inferior shadow sequel of a “zombies run amok ” movie. 2 pieces of we deserve better than this toast.
Georgia Rule (R)Lyndsey Lohan, Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, Dermit Mulroney, Cary …
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May 4th, 2007 12:46pm
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Gil Mansergh’s Cinema ToastNew Releases 5/04/07
Spiderman 3 (PG-13)Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Hayden Church, Topher GraceDirected by: Sam RaimiYou feel at times like you have fallen into some kind of rabbit hole with strange characters inviting you to their idea of a tea party or croquet game in this newest visit with spidey. Weepy at times, exhilarating at times, comic at times, mind-blowing at times the movie makers do …
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