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    Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: In 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' society is the bad guy

    Violence is the trigger in "The Place Beyond the Pines," Derek Cianfrance's latest love letter to bad breaks. But it's the ripple effect of responsibility, regret, limited resources and guilt that makes "Pines" particularly relevant in a time when so many struggle from paycheck to paycheck.
    Violence is the trigger in "The Place Beyond the Pines," Derek Cianfrance's latest love letter to bad breaks. But it's the ripple effect of responsibility, regret, limited resources and guilt that makes "Pines" particularly relevant in a time when so many...

    Tags: Shame (movie), Social Sciences, Bradley Cooper, Culture, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Killing Them Softly' has deft cast, heavy hand, critics say

    One look at Brad Pitt's slick hair, black leather jacket and gleaming shotgun might give you the impression that his new film, "Killing Them Softly," is a gritty, cold-blooded gangster flick — which it is. But as directed by Andrew Dominik, who also worked with Pitt on "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," the 2008-set "Killing Them Softly" is also a recession-era parable about the evils of corporate capitalism.
    One look at Brad Pitt's slick hair, black leather jacket and gleaming shotgun might give you the impression that his new film, "Killing Them Softly," is a gritty, cold-blooded gangster flick — which it is. But as directed by Andrew Dominik, who also...

    Tags: James Gandolfini, Killing Them Softly (movie), The Boston Globe, Brad Pitt, Entertainment

    3. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: Brad Pitt is smooth, but 'Killing Them Softly' isn't

    News reports of economic woes and misbegotten corporate schemes play like a soundtrack in "Killing Them Softly," a moody crime noir starring Brad Pitt as a New Orleans hit man dealing with a down market, bad bets and loose change.
    News reports of economic woes and misbegotten corporate schemes play like a soundtrack in "Killing Them Softly," a moody crime noir starring Brad Pitt as a New Orleans hit man dealing with a down market, bad bets and loose change. Though the notion of...

    Tags: Richard Jenkins, Tony Soprano (fictional character), Barack Obama, Brad Pitt, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. May 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Cannes 2012: Festival offers only small hints of Oscar season

    24 Frames
    Michael Haneke's "Amour" is one of the films that emerged from the Cannes Film Festival with Oscar heat. Which others can try to replicate the feat of 2011's "The Artist"?...
    5. Oct 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Oscar nomination for 'Animal Kingdom' star Jacki Weaver?

    Gold Derby
    News of "Animal Kingdom's" good fortune at awards Down Under sparked our resident Aussie Rob Licuria (Awards Heaven) to send us his thoughts. See below. But, first, here is what Kenneth Turan said of the film in his L.A. Times review: " 'Animal Kingdom'...
    6. May 18, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  6. Ryan Gosling's 'How To Catch A Monster' Sees Strong Sales

    Variety
    Sierra/Affinity has sold 20 international markets for Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, fantasy drama "How to Catch a Monster." Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith and Rob Zabrecky are starring...

    Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Matt Smith, Ryan Gosling, Entertainment, Christina Hendricks

    7. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Capsule reviews of feature films

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    ADMISSION 2 1/2 stars. Tina Fey stars as a Princeton admissions officer, Paul Rudd is a hippie-dippie progressive school head lobbying for one of his students, in this odd mix of romantic comedy, improbable soap and Ivy League satire. 1 hr. 57 PG-13 (sex,...

    Tags: Stephenie Meyer, Olga Kurylenko, Bronx (New York City), Tina Fey, Iron Man 3 (movie)

    8. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. A 'Place Beyond the Pines' where two actors shine ★★★ 1/2

    In director Derek Cianfrance's previous feature, "Blue Valentine," pretension found itself in a stern deadlock with dramatic honesty. Thanks to the performance of Michelle Williams, opposite the flashier, more contrived flourishes of Ryan Gosling, the results were worth seeing.
    In director Derek Cianfrance's previous feature, "Blue Valentine," pretension found itself in a stern deadlock with dramatic honesty. Thanks to the performance of Michelle Williams, opposite the flashier, more contrived flourishes of Ryan Gosling, the...

    Tags: Ray Liotta, Bank Robbery, Bradley Cooper, Blue Valentine (movie), Eva Mendes

    9. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| RedEye

  9. 'The Place Beyond the Pines' review: Cooper 1, Gosling 0

    <strong>** (out of four)</strong>
    ** (out of four) First, let’s acknowledge something nice: Bradley Cooper is very good in “The Place Beyond the Pines,” even better than the Oscar-nominated actor was in “Silver Linings Playbook.” Unfortunately, director/co-...

    Tags: Metallica (music group), Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling, Silver Linings Playbook (movie)

    10. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 'Girls' recap, episode 7: 'Video Games'

    Hannah accompanies Jessa to visit her father in upstate New York.
    Hannah accompanies Jessa to visit her father in upstate New York. The opening scene shows them waiting at a sparse train station to be picked up, Jessa looking like Anne of Green Gables clutching her carpet bag. Their dialogue as they wait for Jessa's...

    Tags: Girls (tv program), Lena Dunham, Rosanna Arquette, Demi Moore

    11. Nov 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Brad Pitt's 'Killing Them Softly' deals with the financial difficulties of contract killers ★★★

    In an ugly economy, murder becomes the last beautiful act. That's the state of the nation in "Killing Them Softly," a harsh and stimulating black comedy set in the recent past, starring Brad Pitt as a hit man hired to eliminate, in his own inimitable style, some underworld thieves in post-Katrina New Orleans.
    In an ugly economy, murder becomes the last beautiful act. That's the state of the nation in "Killing Them Softly," a harsh and stimulating black comedy set in the recent past, starring Brad Pitt as a hit man hired to eliminate, in his own inimitable...

    Tags: The Weinstein Company, Ray Liotta, Barack Obama, Killing Them Softly (movie), Brad Pitt

    12. Dec 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 9, 2012

    now playing "End of Watch" (R). Police partners form a close bond, and also share a challenging life on the street. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña. TownMall Cinemas (7:00 p.m.) "Killing Them Softly" (R). A mob enforcer goes after a pair of low-...

    Tags: Naomie Harris, Skyfall (movie), Sarah Silverman, Brad Pitt, Abraham Lincoln

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