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Murder 101 (1991, Bill Condon)

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s kind of amazing how much self-depreciation can turn something around. Not to spoil Murder 101’s usage–it’s actually not the spoiler for the mystery–but think of The Muppet Movie. Almost the entire running time of the movie, there are frequent acknowledgments of the absurdity of the TV movie thriller genre. Murder 101’s charm, in the […]

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Tagged: Bill Condon· Pierce Brosnan· Roy Johansen· USA Network·

Mamma Mia! (2008, Phyllida Lloyd)

August 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The first act of Mamma Mia! practically kills the entire thing. The goofy proposition of a musical set to ABBA songs engenders a lot of curiosity (one starring Meryl Streep provokes a lot more), but the first act–when it tries to be a narrative–is a disaster. The attempts at narrative and summary storytelling are atrocious. […]

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Tagged: Catherine Johnson· Judy Craymer· Meryl Streep· Phyllida Lloyd· Pierce Brosnan· Universal Pictures·

Butterfly on a Wheel (2007, Mike Barker)

June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Besides opening with that long, awkward and confusing title, Butterfly on a Wheel opens a lot like a 1980s thriller would. Robert Duncan’s score is quite effective throughout the film, but during the opening titles–knowing very little about the movie–I think I got a little more hopeful than I should have. Butterfly takes place over […]

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Tagged: Lions Gate Films· Maria Bello· Mike Barker· Pierce Brosnan· William Morrissey·

Die Another Day (2002, Lee Tamahori)

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Fun. I’m trying to think–besides the Ocean series–of fun Hollywood blockbusters these days. It seems like fun is out. Certainly with James Bond. Die Another Day is a lot of fun. In fact, unlike some of the other Bond movies–the ones I can remember well–it seems to be more concentrated on being fun than anything […]

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Tagged: Ian Fleming· John Cleese· Lee Tamahori· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Michael Madsen· Neal Purvis· Pierce Brosnan· Robert Wade· ★★

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999, John McTiernan)

January 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Every time I watch Thomas Crown, I wonder if there’s some magical explanation for all John McTiernan’s other films (except Die Hard, which is, too, singular). Because The Thomas Crown Affair, as I love saying, is the last great utterly mainstream film. But there’s something more… the tone of the film, the Bill Conti score, […]

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Tagged: Alan Trustman· Faye Dunaway· John McTiernan· Kurt Wimmer· Leslie Dixon· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Pierce Brosnan· Rene Russo· ★★★★

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