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Precious

P recious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Directed by Lee Daniels Written by Geoffrey Fletcher Starring Gabourey (Gabby) Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey Classification: 14A When she first published the novel Push , poet and author Sapphire (née ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mo'Nique,  Lee Daniels,  Mariah Carey,  Alice Walker,  Lenny Kravitz

Mary and Max

M ary and Max Written and directed by Adam Elliot Featuring the voices of Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman Classification: PG Unusual, personal and something of a breakthrough in adult claymation, Max and Mary opened the 2009 Sundance Film ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Toni Collette,  Nick Park,  Barry Humphries

An onscreen tease

T he Twilight Saga: New Moon Directed by Chris Weitz Written by Melissa Rosenberg Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner “Pent up” has been the phrase used to describe the audience demand for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, after ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kristen Stewart,  Chris Weitz,  Taylor Lautner,  Robert Pattinson,  Stephenie Meyer

An embarrassment of apocalypses

2 012 (opened yesterday) Director Roland Emmerich ( Independence Day , Godzilla , The Day After Tomorrow ) Cast John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Oliver Platt Apocalyptic cause Massive shifts in the Earth's crust lead to earthquakes, volcanoes and ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Cusack,  Viggo Mortensen,  Roland Emmerich,  Ethan Hawke,  Amanda Peet

Pirate Radio

P irate Radio Written and directed by Richard Curtis Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Sturridge Classification: 14A He may have done more to influence British romantic comedies than anyone in the past 20 years, but Richard Curtis, ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Richard Curtis,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Kenneth Branagh,  Tom Sturridge,  Bill Nighy

Antichrist

A ntichrist Written and directed by Lars von Trier Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe Classification: R Notorious for its scenes of mutilation and violence, Antichrist , the new film from Danish director Lars von Trier, is sincere in its ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Lars von Trier,  Willem Dafoe,  Oscar Wilde

FILM / NOW PLAYING

S elected mini-reviews, rated on a system of 0 to 4 stars, by Rick Groen and Liam Lacey. Full reviews appeared on the dates indicated. Amreeka *** Something of a stealth political film, Amreeka is an often broad but heartfelt fish-out-of-water comedy, ...

From RICK GROEN AND LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Marcus Dunstan,  Brian Clough,  Leeds United,  Oren Peli,  Vogue Magazine

When We Were Boys

W hen We Were Boys Directed by Sarah Goodman Classification: 14A Sarah Goodman's very good cinéma vérité documentary When We Were Boys takes us inside the rituals of male adolescence at Royal St. George's, an elite Toronto boys school. If not revelatory, ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MasterCard,  Jim Guthrie

Gentlemen Broncos

G entlemen Broncos Directed by Jared Hess Written by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess Starring Michael Angarano and Jemaine Clement Classification: PG There's a lesson behind Gentlemen Broncos , the new film from director Jared Hess: Don't try to mock above ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jared Hess,  Michael Angarano,  Tim Burton,  Paul Thomas Anderson,  Jennifer Coolidge

The Men Who Stare at Goats

T he Men Who Stare at Goats Directed by Grant Heslov Written by Peter Straughan Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges Classification: 14A There's a certain whiff about The Men Who Stare at Goats , which is not the aroma of the ...

From LIAM LACEY, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jeff Bridges,  George Clooney,  Ewan McGregor,  Kevin Spacey,  Edward R. Murrow

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