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Away From Her

Away From Her

I admit it was a long time after the release of “Away From Her” that I watched it.  I finished a particularly tricky project so feeling very accomplished and brave one July afternoon I took advantage of the moment and put in a screener I had laying around. “Hey, why did you wait to see [...]

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“Knowing”… (AKA NO-ing)

“Knowing”… (AKA NO-ing)

I’m pretty sure we’d all admit that Nicholas Cage has carved out a nice little groove for himself in the world of Entertainment.  He has a unique flair about him that is somewhat haphazard and loose fitting while maintaining sharp edges with a pointy attitude.  The combo of those qualities make him seem sincere and [...]

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“The Duchess”  (Of Lameville)

“The Duchess” (Of Lameville)

It is the story of the Duchess of Devonshire but it should have been called the Duchess of Lameville!  If you were every wondering if a person could live in a giant palace, have everything you can dream of, never get your head cut off but still be as boring as mud drying this is [...]

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Shopgirl

Shopgirl

There are 18 million open moon roofs in Los Angeles.  As Mirabelle Buttersfield (Claire Danes) gazes out and up into a dark LA night sky we look down at her life recently but firmly planted in the unforgiving and unyielding Los Angeles concrete jungle.  From the first shot “Shopgirl” grabs hold of what can be [...]

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