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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Director: Terry Gilliam Writers: Terry Gilliam Charles McKeown Starring: Johnny Depp Heath Ledger Colin Farrell Jude Law Christopher Plummer Lily Cole Tom Waits Quotes: Nothing is permanent, not...
A Frozen Flower (Ssang-hwa-jeom)
A Frozen Flower (Ssang-hwa-jeom) Director: Ha Yu Writer: Ha Yu Starring: Jin-mo Ju Ji-hyo Song In-seong Jo In-beom Ko Tae-won Kwon Ju-hwan Lim Ji-hyeon Min Ji-ho Shim Wook-hwan Yeo A “Budding”...
Complices (Partners)
Complices (Partners) Director: Frederic Mermoud Writers: Frederic Mermoud Pascal Arnold Starring: Virginia Anderson Cyril Descours Emmanuelle Devos Frédéric Epaud Serge...
The Revenant
The Revenant Director: Kerry Prior Writer: Kerry Prior Starring: David Anders Chris Wylde Louise Griffiths Rating: 6.5 of 10 stars. Scheduled to show 10-10-09 @ 11:00 PM; 10-16 @ 10:45 PM; &...
Mammoth
Mammoth Director: Lukas Moodysson Writer: Lukas Moodysson Starring: Michelle Williams Gael García Bernal Marife Necesito Sophie Nyweide Rating: 9 of 10 stars Looms LARGE as to Quality work!...
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Director: Gavin Hood Writers: David Benioff Skip Woods Starring: Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber Danny Huston Will i Am Lynn Collins Kevin Durand Dominic Monaghan Taylor Kitsch...
Obsessed
Obsessed Director: Steve Shill Writer: David Loughery Starring: Idris Elba Beyoncé Knowles Ali Larter Bruce McGill Scout Taylor-Compton Ron Roggé Rating: PG-13 Quotes: She was naked in your hotel...
Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning Director: Christine Jeffs Writer: Megan Holley Starring: Amy Adams Emily Blunt Alan Arkin Steve Zahn Rating: R Quotes: It's a business lie, not a life lie. It's not the same thing....
Race to Witch Mountain
Race to Witch Mountain Director: Andy Fickman Writers: Andy Fickman Mark Bomback Matt Lopez Starring: Dwayne Johnson AnnaSophia Robb Alexander Ludwig Ciarán Hinds Carla Gugino Rating: PG Quotes:...
Adventureland
Adventureland Director: Greg Mottola Writer: Greg Mottola Starring: Jesse Eisenberg Ryan Reynolds Kristen Stewart Rating: R Quotes: Lisa told me that he brought another girl down to his mother's basement....
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Sydney Pollack was an actor turned professor turned director turned producer turned actor again. I, have watched his films over and over again, and loved his hosting of The Essentials series on AMC, and now realize that I, along with millions of others have been attending classes on story, screenwriting, and editing. When he couldn’t make it initially as an actor, he was invited to teach. Apparently he never stopped. He was rooted in technique, but not afraid of improvisation. He could talk to an actor and help them find the center of their character in a scene. He demonstrated through his versatility that you can not only survive but thrive if you continue to work at what you love. There are not too many people whose projects jump in scope from the screwball turns in Tootsie, to the epic landscapes in Out of Africa, to taking bit parts in his own films and making them his own. I searched my house for a movie of his to watch, and all I could find was my used copy of The Interpreter that I had bought in a “5 films for $20” deal at the video store. Apparently, his films are so ubiquitous, that I never had the need to have a personal copy of anything else. In the end, it turned out to be a great choice. The extra features on the DVD were all about Sydney. He gives the commentary, he talks about his career, how frustrating and wonderful it can be to make movies – he even gives a demonstration why you should watch a film in its original format (Pan & Scan vs Widescreen). What a find! Again, always a teacher – Sydney you will be missed.
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