April 25th, 2008 12:14pm
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New Releases 4/25/08
Michael Caine great as jewel thief in “Flawless,” Harold and Kumar end up behind bars in “Guantanamo Bay”
Baby Mama (R)Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver, Dax ShepardDirector: Michael McCullersAlthough some of the jokes miss by a thousand miles, this comedy manages to avoid the common problem of former SNL spinoff movies “namely trying to turn a ten minute script into a …
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April 23rd, 2008 11:26pm
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In 1912, photographer Ernest J. Bellocq began shooting portraits of the prostitutes in Storyville “New Orleans’ fabled red light district. Sixty-six years later, those evocative photos inspired “Pretty Baby” a controversial movie directed by Louis Malle in which the virginity of a 12-year-old girl (played by Brooke Shields) is sold at auction. With lush, soft-edged cinematography by Sven Nyquist, the film is quite beautiful, lulling audiences into …
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April 17th, 2008 11:00pm
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New Releases 4/18/08
88 Minutes (R)Starring: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Amy Brenneman, Leelee Sobieski, Deborah Kara UngerDirected by: Jon AvenalFrom the press notes “A college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled …
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April 14th, 2008 12:06pm
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NOTE: I sat on a panel with fellow film critics on Sunday. Thanks to all who visited with us.
Rocking and Rollin’ at the Sonoma Valley Film Festival
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So what wine should you drink while watching Michael Keaton in the movie “Batman?” If you think it should be an expensive sparkling wine presented in a black bottle and cellared in a dark cave then you made the exact same choice the …
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April 11th, 2008 01:06pm
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SPECIAL “Sonoma Valley Film Festival this weekend around the plaza in
the city of Sonoma. I’ll be on the critics panel Sunday at noon with
fellow critics from The Hollywood Reporter and Film Threat. Stop by and say hello. Check out sonomafilmfest.org
New Releases 4/11/08
Prom Night (PG-13)Starring: Brittany Snow, Idris ElbaDirected by: Nelson McCormickGil does not screen slasher movies
Smart People (R)Starring: Dennis Quaid, …
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April 4th, 2008 02:44pm
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For the week of 4/04/08
Tautou is “Priceless,” Clooney gets stuck in the mud.
HEADS UP!
Gil will be sitting on a critics panel with Kirk Honeycutt (from the
Hollywood Reporter), and Chris Gore (from Film Threat) at 12:00 Sunday
April 13th at the Sonoma Film Festival in Sonoma. Come by and say “Hello.”
Nim’s Island (PG)Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard ButlerDirected by: Jennifer Flacket, Mark Levin If …
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