Tag: film
member name: Alan Waldman
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February 06, 2008 11:22 AM EST --
by Sharon and Alan Waldman
England's Deborah Kerr--particularly in her heyday during the 1950s and 1960s--was an immensely talented actress who went from being cast primarily in prim Englishwoman . . .
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August 01, 2006 11:23 AM EDT --
Although critics love to dump on Woody Allen these days, his last pair of movies have been a lot of fun: Match Point and Scoop. Both are lighthearted murder mysteries set in London and starring Scarlett . . .
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September 20, 2006 12:16 PM EDT --
I thought Black Dahlia was pretty good. All the physical things--sets, costumes, music--were terrific. Hartnett was dull but Johanssen, Eckhart, Swank and Kirschner were excellent.
The problem is, as . . .
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October 09, 2006 01:30 PM EDT --
Although it is too violent and a bit dramatically over-the-top in spots, The Departed, with a great cast of Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Mark . . .
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October 24, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
Swedish screenwriter-director Ingmar Bergman, who died recently at age 89, was one of the most respected filmmakers of the 20 th Century. Leading helmers including Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, David . . .
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December 27, 2007 11:47 AM EST --
Although way too bloody (to attract 17-year-old boys who would usually avoid musicals), the new film Sweeney Todd is terrific. I have long considered it the greatest American musical--Sondheim's . . .
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July 25, 2006 08:43 PM EDT --
In the past four years, dozens of smart, well-made documentaries have been flooding art theatres (sometimes even spreading into mall multiplexes), amassing awards and critical kudos and generating strong . . .
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January 30, 2008 11:26 AM EST --
My wife and I just suffered through 2.5 hours of nearly unbearable crap: the film THERE WILL BE BLOOD. It is nominated for many Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Oscar (Day-Lewis was ludicrously over . . .
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February 02, 2006 01:10 PM EST --
There were more good movies out in 2004 than in most recent years, including lots of fine documentaries, the usual segment of excellent independent pics and much fine foreign fare. As usual, TV (British . . .
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November 21, 2006 11:03 AM EST --
I thought the CASINO ROYALE was pretty good, and it was nice to drop the stale double-entendre jokes of the first 20-odd Bond films in favor of a more realistic portrayal. I didn't find Eva . . .
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January 02, 2009 07:23 PM EST --
THE 25 BEST FILMS ALAN WALDMAN SAW IN 2008
Although there were plenty of crappy movies around in 2008, this was
a better season than its predecessor (as . . .
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August 24, 2006 11:32 AM EDT --
I just saw and greatly enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine. Very funny. Lots of surprising , original bits. Good performances. Alan Arkin steals the show as the horny old grandpa. The little girl is delightful. . . .
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April 20, 2008 03:17 PM EDT --
TRIBUTE TO
PAUL SCOFIELD
Special Thoughts from
FILMS FOR TWO
by Sharon and Alan Waldman
Great British thespian Paul Scofield--despite performing in only 20 films and 13 TV . . .
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July 17, 2006 01:31 PM EDT --
Yesterday my wife and I greatly enjoyed an outstanding new documentary film: WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR. We highly recommend that you go see it.
There was one aspect of it that I liked even better than . . .
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September 27, 2008 07:42 PM EDT --
This review by Alan and Sharon Waldman appeared at the movie website Films For Two. To read it with all the original photos (and the shots of us), go to: http://www.films42.com/guests/visitor.asp . . . .
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January 02, 2009 07:16 PM EST --
By Alan and Sharon Waldman
You can read the original version, with photos, at the Films 42 website: http://www.films42.com/tribute/paul_newman.asp#b
Paul Newman . . .
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January 31, 2006 08:29 PM EST --
<h1 style="">Voices of the 2000 WGA Awards </h1>
Winners, nominees, presenters and celebrities discuss the craft of writing
<h1 style="">Interviews by Alan . . .
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February 18, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
Published at the Films42 website: http://www.films42.com/tribute/heath_ledger.asp
by Sharon and Alan Waldman
In his brief film and TV career-23 projects in 15 years-Heath Ledger played a range . . .
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August 17, 2006 01:12 PM EDT --
This provocative interview of mine ran a few years back on the Writers' Guild's website.
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April 16, 2009 07:03 PM EDT --
A version of this article with photos can be found under "Tributes" at www.films42.com .
By Sharon and Alan Waldman
Highly talented and versatile British actress Natasha Richardson’s . . .
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