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The Hangover Part III
23 May 2013 9:05 PM, PDT
Sequels are the curse of modern-day moviegoing. Occasionally you find a good one, but more often the second or third installment dissipates all the fun and sense of discovery that made the original a hit in the first place. The Hangover is one of the funniest movies in recent memory. I tried to remind myself of that as I watched The Hangover Part III, a pointless and mostly unfunny film that can only be seen in a positive light because it’s infinitesimally better than The Hangover Part II. I won’t waste much time describing the storyline. Suffice it to say that Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms get in trouble again because of their dimwitted friend Zach Galifianakis, whom they try to...
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Before Midnight
23 May 2013 9:00 PM, PDT
If you’ve followed the saga of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, from their initial flirtation in Before Sunrise (1995) to their Paris reunion in Before Sunset (2004) you’ll definitely want to see Before Midnight, even if you don’t find the results as fully satisfying as the previous installments in this trilogy. I liked the first film fairly well, but I loved the second, because I was drawn to the idea of two people getting a chance to rethink a missed opportunity. Many viewers will find it just as easy to relate to the older, more settled couple depicted in Before Midnight. Now in their early 40s, they’re raising twin daughters and winding up an idyllic summer in Greece, where...
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Fast & Furious 6
23 May 2013 9:00 PM, PDT
Apparently I’ve been misreading the success of this series. I thought it was all about street racing, muscle cars, and eye-popping stunts. But, as I learned from the latest installment, it’s really about “family.” I know this because the characters told me so, over and over again. They also say, on far too many occasions, “It’s what we do.” What they do is street race, drive muscle cars, and perform eye-popping stunts, but that’s beside the point. There is comfort in familiarity, which is why having original cast members Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Walker, and Jordana Brewster back together from the first movie, made in 2001, is a definite asset, along with other colorful...
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In Search Of ‘The Searchers’
20 May 2013 9:00 PM, PDT
Glenn Frankel’s The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend (Bloomsbury) has received more attention from the mainstream press than the average film book, and for good reason: it is an exceptional piece of writing and research. What’s more, it isn’t just a look behind the scenes of a famous movie; the author explores the notorious real-life incident that inspired Western author Alan LeMay to write his novel: the abduction of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker by Comanche Indians in 1836. Hers was not a unique story, but it took on added significance because of her family background, and one relative’s refusal to give up on finding her. Frankel is an experienced journalist and...
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