Posted by moviegeek916 on March 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Angels in America (2003) – For a while, the premium cable network Home Box Office had the slogan “It’s not TV, it’s HBO.” This mainly reflected the artistically challenging shows they aired like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, and The Wire (of course they also ran Sex and the City, so I guess it … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Howl (2010) — So first I need to start off by saying this movie was not what I expected. I was more-or-less expecting a straightforward legal drama about one of the last works of poetry/literature to be tried for obscenity. To be certain the film is about that, but is anything but a straightforward legal … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 2010, Alessandro Nivola, Allen Ginsberg, Andrew Rogers, David Strathairn, Howl, James Franco, Jeff Daniels, Jeffrey Friedman, Jon Hamm, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mary-Louise Parker, poem adaptation, Rob Epstein, Treat Williams, true story
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Red (2010) — Entertaining. There are laughs, shit blows up, and likeable actors act likeable. I’d say this movie delivers pretty much everything it promises in the trailer. Having never read the comic I can’t say whether or not it lives up to its source material. Don’t really care too much really. It may not … Continue reading →
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