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Tag Archives: Stanley Tucci
Beauty and the Beast
If you loved Beauty and the Beast and just enjoyed it, don’t read the following. Seriously. I usually don’t like to see “event films” or those preceded by great hype, on the opening weekend. I had to wait longer than … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged Aaron Tveit, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, Be Our Guest, Beauty and the Beast, Belle, Dan Stevens, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Gaston, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, La La Land, Le Fou, Les Miserables, Loving, Luke Evans, Lumiere, Matthew Crawley, Moulin Rouge!, Mrs. Potts, Room, Stanley Tucci, The Imitation Game, The Jungle Book
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Passengers
Passengers Passengers arrived months ago with a great deal of marketing but ended up with a rather soft landing. If not for a positive review when I was looking to see a video, I would likely have let it … Continue reading
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part Two
It’s only been a month since the last installment of The Hunger Games was released, but in the dominant glow of the latest Star Wars film, it seems much longer ago than that. Part of the reason for that is … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Gale, Glenn Close, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Lawrence, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Nuremberg, Part Two, Peeta, President Snow, Stanley Tucci, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, The Third Man, Triumph of the Will, Woody Harrelson
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
In one of the few moments of suspense in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 (which should win most awkward movie title of the year), Finnick (Sam Claflin) speaks and speaks and speaks to mark time and distract folks from an … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Phillips, Elizabeth Banks, Francis Lawrence, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Liam Hemsworth, Paul Greengrass, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, United 93
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August: Osage County
August: Osage County, a terribly named film based on the slightly less poorly named play of the same name, recalls American Hustle. It overflows with talented actors acting up a storm in a cinematic structure that can’t contain them. Except … Continue reading
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Yes, it’s true. The second in the series is a better film than the first. It’s leaner, tougher and grittier—the elements the first lacked to its detriment. And yes, it helps if you have seen the first one. (In fact, … Continue reading
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