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Movie Review: ‘Jack Reacher’

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Danny King

Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Writers: Lee Child (book), Christopher McQuarrie | Cast: Jai Courtney, Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Alexia Fast, Werner Herzog, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Joseph Sikora | Rating: PG-13 | Runtime: 130 minutes | Year (U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 3 stars, Alexia Fast, An Education, Barney's Version, Christopher McQuarrie, David Oyelowo, J, Jack Reacher, Jai Courtney, Joseph Sikora, Lee Child, One Shot, Reviews, Richard Jenkins, Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, The Usual Suspects, The Way of the Gun, Tom Cruise, Werner Herzog | Leave a comment

Clinging to the Past: The 10 Most Overlooked Performances of 2010

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Danny King

I’m still in list-making mode — clearly — and I’ve decided, since I’ve been revisiting many of these films lately, to calm that craving by taking a step back to acknowledge some of 2010′s most overlooked performances. You can find … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Tens | Tagged A Prophet, Aaron Eckhart, Another Year, Anton Corbijn, Barney's Version, Ben Stiller, Birgit Minichmayr, Christian Bale, Christopher Morris, Cillian Murphy, Control, Conviction, Everyone Else, Four Lions, Gareth Edwards, George Clooney, Greenberg, Greta Gerwig, Hilary Swank, Inception, Jim Broadbent, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lars Eidinger, Lesley Manville, Maren Ade, Marion Cotillard, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Monsters, Nicole Kidman, Niels Arestrup, Nigel Lindsay, Overlooked Performances, Pete Postlethwaite, Peter Wight, Rabbit Hole, Rhys Ifans, Rosamund Pike, Ruth Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Scoot McNairy, Tahar Rahim, The American, The Fighter, The Help, Tom Hardy, Tony Goldwyn, Top Tens, Whitney Able | 1 Comment

Trailer for Tom McCarthy’s ‘Win Win’

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Danny King

Tom McCarthy’s Win Win looks absolutely terrific. It’s the writer-director’s follow-up to The Visitor — which earned Richard Jenkins a Best Actor nomination — and it appears to have more of a comedic beat to it. Nevertheless, there are clearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Videos | Tagged Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan, Barney's Version, Burt Young, Jeffery Tambor, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Giamatti, Richard Jenkins, The Visitor, Tom McCarthy, Trailers, Up in the Air, Win Win | 1 Comment

Oscar Predictions: Post-Festival Update

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Danny King

The three major fall festivals have wrapped up, giving me an ideal opportunity to update my Oscar predictions. Over the course of the past month or so, both Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours and Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech – which … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged 127 Hours, Barney's Version, Ben Affleck, Black Swan, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, Dustin Hoffman, Happy-Go-Lucky, Made in Dagenham, Natalie Portman, Nigel Cole, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, Paul Giamatti, Richard J. Lewis, Sally Hawkins, The King's Speech, The Town, Tom Hooper, Toronto International Film Festival | 6 Comments

Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’ Takes Golden Lion at Venice

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Danny King

To the surprise of most people keeping up with this year’s Venice Film Festival, Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere was awarded the festival’s top prize on Saturday. Although reactions to the film couldn’t be described as negative, many spectators had reservations about … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Awards, Barbara Hershey, Barney's Version, Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky, Lost in Translation, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Paul Giamatti, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, Somewhere, The Wrestler, Venice Film Festival | 4 Comments

Teaser for ‘Barney’s Version’

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Danny King

Here is a teaser for Barney’s Version, a film I have only recently become aware of. Directed by Richard J. Lewis (who has done a ton of work on “CSI”), this is an adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s 1997 novel. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Videos | Tagged Barney's Version, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Mordecai Richler, Paul Giamatti, Richard J. Lewis, Rosamund Pike, Trailers, Venice Film Festival | 1 Comment

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