FILM REVIEWS
Man on a Ledge
At the outset of “Man on a Ledge,” Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) threatens to jump twenty stories off the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan (Madison and 45th). A crowd of kooky New Yorkers predictably gathers below, many of them naturally urging him to go for it.
C
Safe House: Making of Action-Thriller
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds co-star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the CIA’s most dangerous traitor, who stuns the intelligence community when he surfaces in South Africa.
Oscar 2011: Nine Films for Best Picture
Nine films received best picture Oscar nominations Tuesday, the first year in which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences allowed for the number to vary between five and 10.
Footnote: Highlight of 2011
“Footnote,” Joseph Cedar’s intriguing and complex family drama, deservedly won the Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Fest. It plays Toronto and New York Film Fests before opening theatrically. Go.
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” one of the very major Hollywood pictures to deal directly with the impact of 9/11, is an ambitiously flawed but ultimately rewarding film that deserves audience support.
B+
Oscar 2011: Films You Need to Watch Before Telecast–The Descendants
A beautifully written, splendidly acted serio comedy about love, family, loss, forgiveness, and redemption, “The Descendants” adds another glorious panel to Alexander Payne’s already distinguished if still brief career.
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Oscar 2011: Major Omissions and Snubs
Despite being one of the biggest breakout stars of 2011, thanks to his mesmerizing performance as a sex addict in the harrowing drama Shame, Michael Fassbender was surprisingly not called among the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards.
Safe House: How Denzel Washington Chooses his Roles?
When casting Safe House, producer Scott Stuber and director Daniel Espinosa placed importance on avoiding tired tropes. Stuber explains the rationale: “Action without character is boring. The script read well because everything moves at a quick pace. Then, when you sit and get to know these people, there’s a real depth to them. We went [...]
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Big Miracle: Behind the Scenes
Inspired by a true story, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the amazing tale of an animal-loving volunteer (Drew Barrymore) and a small-town news reporter (John Krasinski), who are joined by a native Alaskan boy (newcomer Ahmaogak Sweeney) to rally an entire community—and eventually rival world superpowers—to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped [...]
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