Over/Under: ‘Scent of a Woman’ vs. ‘Goodbye Solo’
Features By Nathan Adams on January 10, 2012 | Comments (2)You might assume that over the course of his forty-some year acting career, Al Pacino has probably won enough Oscars to stock a whole trophy room, but actually he’s only won once. It was for his performance as a blind, pissed-off, ex-military man with plans to kill himself after indulging in a weekend of fine food and fine escorts in Scent of a Woman. The movie was kind of a big deal back in the early 90s, getting nominated for a bunch of awards and winning everybody’s grandma and grandpa’s hearts in the theaters. Plus, Pacino had a catchphrase in the movie – “hoo-ah!” – which got referenced and quoted (to an annoying degree) for years after. In 2009, Ramin Bahrani made a movie about a similarly pissed off old white guy who has made a conscious decision and an appointment to kill himself called Goodbye Solo. It didn’t have any name actors like an Al Pacino, and it didn’t manage to win any awards that you’ve ever heard of, but it was really good anyway. So much so that I think it’s a shame that it never got any play with anyone outside of the movie snob crowd.
American Girls Swarm the Chicago Premiere of ‘Kit Kittredge’
Features By Kevin Carr on June 21, 2008 | Be the First To CommentOne of the first celebrities to walk the red carpet was Gracie, a geriatric basset hound played by Meg in the film. Being the ultimate diva, Grace gave no personal interviews.
Photos: Wahlberg, O’Donnell and a Body Count on the Set of Max Payne
Movie News By Neil Miller on May 9, 2008 | Comments (6)One our most faithful FSR readers and scoopers Jason has sent us over a few gems early this morning. This time around he has delivered a few interesting shots from the set of the upcoming video game to screen adaptation Max Payne.
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