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Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin and Annette Insdorf, moderator of the “Reel Pieces” series at 92Y Most families have their share of rage, but the Westons in “August: Osage County,” opening December 25, make other dysfunctional families seem normal. The film, adapted by Tracy Letts from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, offers … Read more
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Jonah Hill landed his biggest coup yet: he costars with Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which opened on Christmas day. On Thursday, Hill spoke at Annette Insdorf’s “Reel Pieces” series at the 92Y.
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“August: Osage County,” opens Christmas day. Written by Tracy Letts, adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. It’s a close look at three sisters played by Juliette Lewis, Julia Roberts and Julianne Nicholson. Meryl Streep plays Violet Weston, the drug-addled matriarch. Also starring Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard. Produced by George Clooney and Harvey Weinstein
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Over the past three-plus decades Whitaker has worked with an extraordinary array of brilliant directors in an astounding number of films. The movies include “The Color of Money” (Martin Scorsese), “Platoon” (Oliver Stone) “Good Morning, Vietnam” (Barry Levinson), “Bird” (Clint Eastwood), “Body Snatchers” (Abel Ferrara), and “The Crying Game” (Neil Jordan).
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And the winners are… Best Picture: American Hustle Best Director: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave Best Screenplay: Eric Singer & David O. Russell, American Hustle Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Best Actor: Robert Redford, All is Lost Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle Best Supporting Actor: … Read more
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Seven people escape decimated New York. They have one thing in common: The alcoholic gene. The same genetic quirk that makes alcoholics and addicts susceptible to booze and drugs gives them a mysterious ability to evade the undead. They just need to stay quiet, fight smart, and get along with each other.
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Evan Rachel Wood stars with Shia LaBeouf in the “True Romance” style slash Tarrantino-esque thriller, “Charlie Countryman,” opening today in limited release. LaBeouf plays Charlie whose dead mother appears and sends him to Bucharest, Romania. The griefstricken and unglued Charlie is led through a series of bizarre events that lead him to Gabi (Wood), a mysterious Romanian he falls instantly in love with. The trouble is, as director Fredrik Bond put it, “Gabi is like playing with plutonium.” It is a dark and twisted, yet funny, love story in the brutal underworld of Bucharest.
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John Sayles is a master filmmaker whose greatest strength is his humility. His latest film is the crime thriller “Go For Sisters,” about intense relationships framed in a sleazy Mexican border town. Bernice (LisaGay Hamilton) and Fontayne (Yolonda Ross) grew up together but life sent them in opposite directions. Twenty years later, Fontayne is on parole … Read more
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In Kevin Macdonald’s adventure thriller, the movie ‘Black Sea,’ Law’s character Captain Robinson has been kicked out of the British Navy. Then he discovers a Russian U-boat that he believes to contain Russian gold sent to Hitler as a bribe from Stalin. The movie is about greed and love.
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Justin Long and his younger brother, Christian, co-wrote the romantic comedy “A Case of You” about hack writer Sam (Long) and coffee shop worker Birdie (Evan Rachel Wood). Nerdy Sam thinks he’s not enough for free-spirited Birdie, so he stalks her online. The rom-com is loaded with comedy heavyweights Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell and Vince Vaughn. The cast also includes Brendan Fraser, Busy … Read more
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