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Thursday, July 2,2009
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Cheri (Review)
Set in the Belle Epoque era of the late 1800s, Michelle Pfeiffer plays Lea, an aging high-society courtesan whose romantic dabblings with a young stud named Cheri (Rupert Friend) lead to a certain ennui of requited lust for the aged Lea, whose life plan was not as thoroughly conceived as she imagined. Pfeiffer momentarily teases the oh-so-droll drama from its dull-witted eroticism from time to time, but the overall effect is that of stale chocolate. Grade: C.
Wednesday, July 1,2009
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Gangster Hero No. 1
John Dillinger used his Midwestern sensibility to become a national celebrity in the 1930s
By the summer of 1934, John Dillinger's fame had caught up with him and his debts were getting close. Even at the tail end of a one-year crime spree totaling at least six states (including Ohio and Indiana), 11 banks and $300,000, he remained a working-class hero. The law saw things differently, promoting him to Public Enemy No. 1.
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Wednesday, July 1,2009
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Whatever Works (Review)
Larry David, of 'Seinfeld' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' fame, is an acquired taste I no doubt won't ever wholly embrace. That being said, I had far less difficulty than you might imagine giving Woody Allen's latest film, 'Whatever Works,' the benefit of the doubt despite the presence of David as Boris Yellnikoff, a pompous boor. Grade: B-.
Tuesday, June 30,2009
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Movies
Public Enemies (Review)
While rife with period detail and often shot at authentic locations, 'Public Enemies' doesn't possess the visceral jolt of director Michael Mann's best films, all of which pulsate with the technologically informed rhythms of modern life. Yet Mann almost makes us believe that Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) will live forever. And, in a sense, he has. Grade: B-.
Friday, June 26,2009
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Movies
Away We Go (Review)
Younger moviegoers in search of thoughtful, literate romantic comedies that credit them for being intelligent and sensitive might respond strongly to 'Away We Go,' directed by Sam Mendes ('Revolutionary Road,' 'American Beauty') from a screenplay by husband-and-wife writers Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. Grade: B.
Friday, June 26,2009
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Movies
My Sister's Keeper (Review)
Nick Cassavetes' three-hankie weepy lurches during its music-video sequences and gratuitous voice-over narration from members of the Fitzgerald family as they struggle with their terminally ill daughter Kate (well played by Sofia Vassilieva). Yet, in spite of some of its less-than-elegant editorial decisions, 'My Sister's Keeper' is full of terrific performances. Grade: B.
Friday, June 26,2009
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Movies
The Wrecking Crew (Review)
The Wrecking Crew is a term — which has become part of Rock history lore — for the younger, talented session musicians who arrived in Los Angeles as the city was becoming a center for such gifted, ambitious Rock & Roll and 1960s-Pop producers/arrangers/artists as Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Jimmy Webb, Herb Alpert, Lee Hazlewood, Lou Adler, Bones Howe (the Fifth Dimension) and many more. Cincinnati World Cinema presents this documentary Sunday and Monday at The Carnegie in Covington. Grade: B-plus.
Friday, June 26,2009
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Movies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Review)
Nothing I or any other critic can say about this movie will have even the slightest impact on the summer blockbuster crowds starving for a real tent-pole, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to direct moviegoers from seeing this epic monstrosity from the king of epic monstrosities, Michael Bay. Grade: F.
Wednesday, June 24,2009
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Movies
48 Hours of Mayhem
The 48 Hour Film Project injects Cincinnati with a weekend of creative juice
Taken aback by that crazy-looking dude wielding a big knife in your neighbor's backyard last weekend? Don't be: It was probably just one of the 56 area teams that took part in 48 Hour Film Project, a celebration of creative smarts.
Friday, June 19,2009
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Movies
Year One (Review)
Jack Black and Michael Cera essentially play themselves in lifeless comedy
'Year One' features the hyper-stylized flow of Jack Black and the more laidback comic science of Michael Cera as a pair of pre-historic dudes bumrushing their way through the less-than-epic first era of Man. Problems abound in this tone-deaf mix, beginning with the fact that Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera), besides being completely incompetent as hunters and gatherers — the only jobs available at the time in their village — aren't even thinly disguised versions of the actors. Grade: D-.
