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Tag: chris cooper

trailers

I Grieve: DEMOLITION Trailer

A grief-stricken postcard from an old friend from home…

Posted on February 11, 2016February 22, 2016
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DEMOLITION plays TIFF 2015

Choose the music to destroy to…and then destroy the music

Posted on September 11, 2015September 15, 2015
reviews

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

Sometimes the human part of a superhuman story is just far more interesting.

Posted on May 5, 2014March 11, 2015
reviews

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

With family like this, who needs enemies?

Posted on January 12, 2014January 17, 2014
reviews

THE MUPPETS

It’s Time To Put On Make-Up…It’s Time to Dress-Up Right. It’s Time to Get Things Started…

Posted on November 20, 2011December 20, 2012
trailers

Island of Souls (THE TEMPEST Trailer)

Taymor Tells Another Tale of Billy the Bard.

Posted on October 13, 2010March 11, 2015
reviews

THE TOWN

Shippin’ Up to Boston and Robbing It Blind.

Posted on September 22, 2010January 16, 2012
reviews

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Jonze takes the imposing beasts Maurice Sendak first made us all afraid of, and makes them stand in the sunshine until we seem them for what they are: lonely, isolated, and misguided.

Posted on October 28, 2009January 28, 2012
trailers

Wild Nights – WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Trailer!!!!

Oh…my…sweet…Lord!!!!

Posted on March 25, 2009March 29, 2012
reactions, TIFF

TIFF Reaction – NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU

Forward: NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU was brought to the Toronto International Film Festival as a work in progress. Please take my thoughts below with … Read More ›

Posted on September 7, 2008July 25, 2011

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