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Betrayal
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Play It As It Lays
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The Outfit
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Alex in Wonderland
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The Legend of Lylah Clare
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In The Cool of the Day
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That Cold Day in the Park
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Thumb Trippin'
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Midas Run
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At Long Last Love
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Outcast of the Islands
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Run of the Arrow
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House of Secrets
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Saint Joan
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When the Wind Blows
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While I have concerns about aspects of Michael Hoffman's The Last Station (Sony Classics, 12.4), I certainly understand and agree with the Helen Mirren-for-Best Actress thing. Her performance as Sofya Tolstoy is a little florid, but I think that's appropriate given who and what she is and what she's up against. Her spirit is infectious, intxoicating.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 5, 2009 at 12:42 PM

comment #1

btwnproductions says ...

She and Plummer are the movie, which is otherwise middlebrow Oscar gruel with impoverished cinematography.

Posted by btwnproductions at November 5, 2009 2:46 PM

comment #2

K. Bowen says ...

Rachel Weisz -- Brothers Bloom

Carry on.

Posted by K. Bowen at November 5, 2009 5:39 PM

comment #3

ROTC says ...

Whatever happened to "Love Ranch," the highly touted movie directed by Mirren's husband, Taylor Hackford, where she plays the madam of a bordello? I seem to remember it was supposed to be her follow-up to The Queen and that tit was pretty much in the can when she won her Oscar two and a half years ago.

Posted by ROTC at November 5, 2009 7:17 PM

comment #4

LexG says ...

Where did James McAvoy come from that we're apparently stuck with him forever? I don't really dislike him on screen, I loved WANTED, liked Atonement....

But has anyone -- like, ANYONE EVER -- said, "Oh, cool, THE NEW JAMES MCAVOY MOVIE comes out this weekend!" He's kind of here nor there, no?

Posted by LexG at November 5, 2009 7:18 PM

comment #5

DeeZee says ...

High Fidelity crew's next gig?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i748142eb75e0799f3c1a715fc0b5ef71
Ken Loach does his own Green Zone flick.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ib5a89ec9373cbe143cf4cc0b5203700d
Anna Faris and Dan Akroy's new paycheck gig will feed a lot of bears.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i393f92896d9190dc677c207efc2e9104
Cohen decides to be a law-talking guy.
http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/11/baron-cohen-hangs-shingle-lands-big-col-deal.html
Newmarket goes to another company.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010938.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
People would rather watch New Moon and 2012 than Avatar.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010940.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Audie Murphy gets a biopic.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010919.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Who're the geniuses who thought Goats and 'Box would be worth over 2,000 theaters?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie0545b182eb7e25750d2f19606d01e5a?pn=1
On a related note, Ebert gave 'Carol four stars, Precious four stars, Goats 3 1/2 stars, and This is It four stars.
Anyway, another "It's Complicated" trailer.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/IJKLM/Its-Complicated/trailer.php
Another Brothers trailer.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/0-9ABC/Brothers/trailer.php
Second The Road spot.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/NOPQR/Road,The/trailer.php
Second Everybody's Fine spot.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/DEFGH/Everybodys-Fine/trailer.php
New 'Fox spot and clip.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/DEFGH/Fantastic-Mr.Fox/trailer.php
World series spot for Avatar.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/0-9ABC/Avatar/trailer.php

Posted by DeeZee at November 5, 2009 8:20 PM

comment #6

Rich S. says ...

ROTC said: "I seem to remember it was supposed to be her follow-up to The Queen and that tit was pretty much in the can when she won her Oscar two and a half years ago."

Pretty appropriate slip, considering the subject matter and the fact that we're talking about Helen Mirren.

Posted by Rich S. at November 6, 2009 5:09 AM

comment #7

Ulysses says ...

"Tit in a can"

Posted by Ulysses at November 6, 2009 5:47 AM

comment #8

C is for cookie says ...

ROTC, "Love Ranch" is one of the films (including the David O Russell film "Nailed") that is tied up in litigation because of the money woes of Capitol Films.

I don't know if I'd count on seeing it anytime soon.

Posted by C is for cookie at November 6, 2009 5:50 AM

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