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Paul Giamatti Loses It In Sophie Barthes’ ‘Cold Souls’ Trailer

Paul Giamatti Loses It In Sophie Barthes’ ‘Cold Souls’ Trailer

Struggling to find his mojo in the theater, Paul Giamatti turns to a radical procedure that will help him get rid of that which is holding him back — his soul.

By Neil Miller on June 19, 2009 | Comments

FSR’s Weekly Report Card for 01.30.09

FSR’s Weekly Report Card for 01.30.09

Kevin Carr reviews the movies the studios didn’t allow him to see early this week: Taken and The Uninvited.

By Kevin Carr on January 30, 2009 | Comments

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 101 – A Fat Lotta Nothin’

Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 101 – A Fat Lotta Nothin’

Neil has returned from Park City, but he’s decompressing from his fruitful Sundance trip. So Kristin Dreyer Kramer from NightsAndWeekends.com braved the Ohio snow and ice to make a trip to the Magical Studio in the Sky to join in this week’s fun.

By Kevin Carr on January 30, 2009 | Comments

Sundance Review: Cold Souls

Sundance Review: Cold Souls

A wildly imaginative and ambitious piece of science fiction, Sophie Barthes’ Cold Souls, anchored by a very strong performance from Paul Giamatti, could just be one of the more peculiar, conversation-inducing films of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

By Neil Miller on January 22, 2009 | Comments

Trailer Watch: Elizabeth Banks is Scary in ‘The Uninvited’

Trailer Watch: Elizabeth Banks is Scary in ‘The Uninvited’

Instead of releasing a bunch of horror films and thrillers in the month of October, the powers that be in Hollywood have decided to release the trailers for their horror films in October, and release the actual horror films in January and February.

By Neil Miller on October 3, 2008 | Comments

Mary-Louise Parker Joins the Exceptional Cast of ‘Howl’

Mary-Louise Parker Joins the Exceptional Cast of ‘Howl’

It looks as if Nancy Botwin will be dealing her “MILF Weed” to the beatnik brigade in the upcoming Allen Ginsberg biopic.

By Neil Miller on September 10, 2008 | Comments

My Blueberry Nights Is A Dish That Needs To Cook A Bit Longer

My Blueberry Nights Is A Dish That Needs To Cook A Bit Longer

My Blueberry Nights is the first American film from director Wong Kar-Wai, which actually feels like three short films cobbled together. Great cast and some decent acting, but they feel like student films. Ouch.

By Kevin Kelly on April 4, 2008 | Comments

Movie Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles

Movie Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles

Seeing how the film has already received a 76 percent approval at Rottentomatoes, this is an early contender for the most overrated film of the early year. Apparently it was okay, for once, for critics to check their brains in at the door. I guess I didn’t get the memo.

By Nate Deen on February 15, 2008 | Comments