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Nov
13

PIRATE RADIO Part 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Richard Curtis

written by Dan Persons

Richard Curtis had a death in the family. I’d flown in to London to do the interviews for my PIRATE RADIO coverage, and the director was at the top of my list. Some things, though, take precedence over spending fifteen minutes with a dumpy New York journalist, and for Curtis, this had to be one [...]

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Jun
18

Tatia Rosenthal on $9.99

written by Dan Persons

What with all the “family-oriented” animation that we’re going to be saddled with over the next few months, Tatia Rosenthal’s debut stop-motion animated feature, $9.99, comes as a welcome change. Based on the stories of Etgar Keret — who for the indie film crowd is probably best known for writing the seed story that became [...]

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May
25

Stephan Elliott on EASY VIRTUE

written by Dan Persons

Not so much a classic, dry martini as one of those newfangled drinks that get whipped up in upscale bars — you know, the kind of beverage made with exotic liquors and maybe one of those faux, LED ice cubes for a bit of dazzle — EASY VIRTUE takes one of Noel Coward’s earlier plays [...]

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Apr
15

Preview of INGLORIOUS BASTERDS

written by Dan Persons

“Business is a-boomin’.”
Here’s the brief (too brief, some might say) glimpse of Tarantino’s upcoming INGLORIOUS BASTERDS that aired on AMERICAN IDOL.
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