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Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori star in “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” / Photo: Fox Searchlight Wes Anderson’s gleeful, absurdist adventure “The Grand Budapest Hotel” took home top honors in the 2014...
Dec 16, 2014 / Eric M. ArmstrongRamin Bahrani, the New York-based auteur responsible for such indie darlings as “Chop Shop” (2007) and “Goodbye Solo” (2008) shot a curious little short in 2009 called “Plastic Bag.” It follows a...
Sep 30, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong
In Potiche , Catherine Deneuve plays Suzanne Pujol, the titular ‘trophy wife’ who thinks that jogging, housekeeping and writing light verse are enough to keep her happy. But deep down, she feels...
Sep 2, 2011 / Alison Frank
Submarine has been given, on the whole, an easy ride from the critics. I think that there are three reasons for over-indulgence towards this largely forgettable film. First, for many UK reviewers,...
May 16, 2011 / Alison Frank
Rich, middle-aged, white women sitting around a posh Santa Barbara pad drinking expensive wine and talking about their vaginas. If that doesn’t sound appealing then “It’s Complicated” probably isn’t...
Jan 9, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Mr. Fox, although a kleptomaniac and an irresponsible sociopathological thrill-seeker, sure is charming and sometimes even quote-unquote fantastic. But what about the farmers? Boggis, Bunce and Bean...
Dec 23, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Wichita, KAN.—Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts today announced that the 2009 Tallgrass Film Festival Ad Astra Award recipient will be legendary independent film actor Seymour Cassel....
Aug 18, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBankrupt media company Tribune Media Services (a division of newspaper publisher Tribune Co) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Academy-award winning actor and director Warren Beatty in an attempt to...
Mar 21, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong


