Archive for January, 2009
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by DVD Panache Blog
I don’t know how he does it, but Dennis Cozzalio has once again called class to order and served up a dandy of a final for 2008. Dennis puts these out about three times a year, and I’m always excited for what he cooks up, because each [...]
The “Revolutionary Road” review
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
Since the previous item was written, my review of “Revolutionary Road” has been published on the Rocky Mountain News Web site. Let’s hope for a happier New Year than anything you’ll see in Sam Mendes’ adaptation of Richard Yates’ much-admired 1961 novel.
A chance to see an early Truffaut
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
“Shoot the Piano Player” (1960) was Francois Truffaut’s first movie after his groundbreaking “400 Blows,” which debuted a year earlier. if you live in Denver, you can see the film in re-release at the Starz Denver Film Center starting Friday (Jan. 2). Although Truffaut made better films, few [...]
Movie Preview: Pelham 123 and G-Force
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
The year starts off with an interesting take of a couple of films. On one hand we have a film that is a remake, and on the other we have a film that sounds like it’s a conversion of a classic cartoon. Let’s start with the remake.
The Taking [...]
