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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...actors grace the screen, and they seem to effortlessly slide into their roles, feeding off the director’s rhythms. Clooney riffs on his rugged, cocky Out of Sight character, but reigns in his persona to match the film’s ambience, and lends a sentimentality to Ocean??s reasons for pulling the job. Danny wants to bring down Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the owner of all three casinos, because he’s dating Tess, and thanks to Clooney’s restraint, he’s surprisingly credible. It may be Ocean?...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Always Double Down on 'Eleven' | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...When Ocean??s crew finally executes the theft, it’s as slick as any I’ve ever seen, but the elements leading up to the climax captivate well before the film’s closing 30 minutes. Even though Ocean??s Eleven beats with a heart straight from a heist flick, through its veins courses much more substantial, more nuanced filmmaking. As with Traffic—though here much more subtlety—Soderbergh contrasts textures, colors and lighting in almost every scene. Damon’s introduction is filmed grainy...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Always Double Down on 'Eleven' | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...Ocean??s Eleven treads a fine line between sentimentality, cheeky tribute and über-cool self-indulgence, easily Soderbergh’s least “serious” film to date. In blackjack, it is a cardinal rule to double down when holding 11 for the high stakes, winner-take-all bet. Ocean??s Eleven gambles, bets big and takes down the house...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Always Double Down on 'Eleven' | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...Ocean??s Eleven, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Julia Roberts, is released by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by Steven Soderbergh...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Always Double Down on 'Eleven' | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...cast’s willingness to forgo their usual salaries is a testament to their faith in Anderson’s film-making. As Stiller notes, “I would venture to say that we didn’t take as big a pay cut as the Ocean??s Eleven stars because we didn’t get paid as much, but everybody was working for whatever it was just to do the movie.” Stylistically, the cast wears the same clothes throughout, sans Chas’ switch from a red jumpsuit to a black...

Author: By Michelle Kung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: American Royalty | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

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