Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, Philip Bosco
Rated R
Release date: Nov. 28, 2008 (Limited)
"I wish I could just sleep until I was eighteen and skip all this crap-high school and everything-just skip it." -- Dwayne Hoover from Little Miss Sunshine
"We’re doing the right thing, Wendy. We’re taking better care of the old man than he ever did of us." -- Jon Savage from The Savages
The Savages: Close To The Bone
The Savages is brutal, honest, funny, and very painful to watch. Tamara Jenkins has crafted a film that hits so close to home for me that I was tempted to walk out at several junctures. This is not to say that she has made a bad film -- nothing could be further from the truth. The Savages is an unflinching look at what it means to grow old in America -- what it means when the children of aging parents have to step up and take responsibility...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Movie Reviews: The Savages
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Mortensen, Hoffman On Board for Xavier Gens' Shipwreck Film?
Monday, December 24, 2007
Movie Review: Charlie Wilson's War
Directed by Mike Nichols
Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rated R
Release date: Dec. 21, 2007
"My constituents know they're not electing a constipated monk." -- Charlie Wilson
"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world. And the people who deserved the credit are the ones who made the sacrifice. And then we fucked up the endgame." -- Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson's War: Good Times before the Blowback
Charlie Wilson's War eradicated the sour taste in my mouth left by such dry polemics as Rendition and Lions For Lambs. Watching these films, the filmmakers' heart is in the right place, but the execution was bland and off putting. I even found the films to be insulting at times. The real-life story of Texas Congressman, Charlie Wilson, and his involvement in the largest CIA covert operation is anything but dry. Thanks to Mike Nichols' effortless direction and Aaron Sorkin's witty screenplay based on the late George Crile's book of the same name, the film never goes off the rails into misguided pandering...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Friday, November 30, 2007
'Charlie Wilson’s War' Release Date Moved Up
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2007
Universal City, California, November 30, 2007 – Universal Pictures has accelerated the release date of Charlie Wilson’s War by four days, moving the film from Tuesday, December 25, 2007, to Friday, December 21, it was announced today.
Adam Fogelson, Universal Pictures’ President of Marketing and Distribution, stated, “We saw an opportunity to advance the release of this film and are taking advantage of that. We’ve seen how strongly Charlie Wilson’s War plays and can’t wait to get it in front of audiences everywhere. We are confident that their enthusiastic word-of-mouth will be one of the things that helps us continue playing strongly through this terrific moviegoing period.”...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Monday, November 19, 2007
'Charlie Wilson's War' Trailer + Images
Read the official synopsis below; production photos and links for the trailer in multiple formats are here after the jump...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
