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...garment or cosmetic unworn. The radical variation in behavior is meant to highlight how little both Conway and his rubes knew of Kubrick, but it overtakes all other aspects of the film. Malkovich’s extreme performance almost redeems the film, but ultimately only convinces us of the film??s dire need for redemption. No tour-de-force can stand without self-reference, and Malkovich duly delivers on this count. Malkovich, as Conway, as Kubrick, announces to another stooge that he will cast Malkovich as the lead role in the upcoming “3001: A Space...
...aspires to be a hybrid between “Garden State” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” and it has won jury commendations at both the 2006 Seattle Film Festival and the 2006 South By Southwest Film Festival. Unfortunately, the film??s mixture of soul-searching angst and renegade idealism creates more melancholy than comedy in a cinematic experience that gets old fast. The story is about the rise and fall of John “Rugged” Rudgate (Aaron Stanford, “X-Men: The Last...
...fighting each other in battle, the result of an English treaty which causes Irish civil conflict. While the Irish Civil War has not often been explored in film before, Loach presents an uninspired movie. The boring setup of “Barley” is the least of the film??s troubles. The story is long and full of many complicating factors that overtake the film. Subplots meant to humanize the narrative instead leave the viewer unfazed. Unlike popular war films such as “Saving Private Ryan,” the characters never become people...
...ending leaves nothing to the imagination. In fact, as touching and appealing as Sally Field’s character is, her children—and this reviewer—can’t help but start to wish that she would just hurry up and die. Despite the film??s humorous moments, death is an unmercifully tragic subject, and attempts to make light of it often fall flat. Decide for yourself whether you would voluntarily choose to spend two hours dealing with such disconcerting feelings. —Abigail J. Crutchfield can be reached at acrutchf@fas.harvard.edu...
...addicts, representatives from the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR), and state representatives to discuss addiction in Boston. One recovering drug addict who attended the screening and who asked to be identified only as Jimi, said he anticipated that HBO’s name-recognition would help spread the film??s message. “Hopefully, struggling drug addicts will see there are programs designed to help,” he said, adding that the medium of television could appeal to a large number of people. “It’s an easier...