"The Hudsucker Proxy" (PG) may be the most child friendly movie the Coen brothers ever directed.

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recording a commentary track, 9 years after directing & writing "Homicide" (3.20), Barry Levinson & Henry Bromell remember too little.

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“Chuck” (2007 pilot) seems targeted at 13 year old boys, and written by 14 year olds. we... http://ping.fm/l7vOA

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"Chuck" (2007 pilot) seems targeted at 13 year old boys, and written by 14 year olds. we won't be watching another episode.

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the problem with Chevy Chase's career, post Saturday Night Live, is it makes his original fans wonder: was he ever funny?

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a milestone marking the latter days of cel animation, "Wizards" (1977) offered a taste of visual surrealism for kids.

Pedro Almodóvar's "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" (1999) meanders through moments of authenticity.

"Megamind" (2010) was good enough to warrant a drive to the 100+ year old Robey Theatre (http://ping.fm/s5Cb3), near HearthHill.

The Coen brothers' fair remake of "The Ladykillers" (2004) yet begs the question: why bother, when Mackendrick's already been there (1955)?

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Michael Palin meanders affably through the newer tourist destinations of "New Europe" (2007). suitable as background noise and wallpaper.

time and again, we see the narrative of a novel better translated to a television season than a 2 hour feature. movies are novellas.

like Five-Minute Shakespeare, "The Girl Who Played With Fire" (2009) is just staccato shorthand, meaningless if you haven't read the book.