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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: September 2010
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. On DVD: A Little Box of Butters. For many, Eric Cartman was, for a long time, the reason to watch South Park. He is to that show what Bart once was to The Simpsons. But just as Bart was overtaken by Homer in terms comedy value and viewer interest, Cartman's dominance was decisively split by the arrival and increasing centrality of Leopold "Butters" Stotch. Butters showed up during South Park. In 2008). This two-disc set collects thirteen Butters-centric episodes in...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: December 2010
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. On DVD: The Special Relationship. Written by Peter Morgan and directed by Richard Loncraine, concludes Morgan's "Blair Trilogy" of films, and expands HBO's string of historical films that zoom in on pivotal periods in the lives of world leaders. Morgan's loose trilogy began with two films directed by Stephen Frears: The Deal. For British Television, and The Queen. There is an interesting transition that occurs in. Well above the average film released anywhere this past...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: May 2011
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. In Theaters: The Tree of Life. I'm still processing The Tree of Life. Still turning over its many ingredients, layers, and moments. The fact that it's been two weeks since the screening and my brain is still stewing means that the film is special and unusual. Yet I don't think I wholly enjoyed Terrence Malick's Palm d'Or-winning sixth feature. The Tree of Life. The Tree of Life. Does not. The film's striking imagery and subtle themes don't require the storytelling ...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: How Did You Do It? A Conversation with Rob Corddry
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. How Did You Do It? A Conversation with Rob Corddry. Rob Corddry’s newest series, Adult Swim’s Childrens Hospital. That’s right: no apostrophe), is a gag-a-second mockery of one of television’s old standbys: the medical drama. Childrens Hospital. Is the next logical step for Corddry, who began as an actor in college, continued into improv with the Upright Citizens Brigade, and landed a spot on The Daily Show. On Thursday, June 30. I was a theater and English major in co...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: On DVD: The Company Men
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. On DVD: The Company Men. A topical film that grapples (somewhat aloofly) with the importance of "work" in our daily lives, The Company Men. And this brings me to what troubles me about. Why do we have those jobs in the first place? These and related questions are exactly the ones that the newly-unemployed have the opportunity to ask and the present recession has indeed led many to shift their career tracks entirely. Read the full review here. View my complete profile.
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: February 2011
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. On DVD: Get Low. Robert Duvall has been playing spirited old men for more than twenty years, and now pushing eighty, Duvall has found what might be the best of these roles in Felix Bush, the protagonist of Aaron Schneider's directorial debut, Get Low. Is a showcase for Duvall, and the character of Felix Bush is layered in way that allows the actor to explore an uncommonly broad portion of his range. Read the full review here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On DVD: Get Low.
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: September 2011
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. The Turtleneck and Jeff. Every time that other company made an announcement, Jeff waited in the wings, sweating, thinking, "It's my time now! He was tired of waiting. He had his lines memorized. He had quality announcements, too! But one's man's tragedy is another man's opportunity. Wednesday, Jeff was center-stage. He chose his costume carefully, wary of comparisons. Comparisons would be made, he knew, so why not tweak their expectations? Moment. It was his. I write: ...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: The Turtleneck and Jeff
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. The Turtleneck and Jeff. Every time that other company made an announcement, Jeff waited in the wings, sweating, thinking, "It's my time now! He was tired of waiting. He had his lines memorized. He had quality announcements, too! But one's man's tragedy is another man's opportunity. Wednesday, Jeff was center-stage. He chose his costume carefully, wary of comparisons. Comparisons would be made, he knew, so why not tweak their expectations? Moment. It was his. I write: ...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: January 2011
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. I walked out of Biutiful. So take this review with an appropriate measure of skepticism. I haven't walked out of a movie in years, but Biutiful. Seemed to be daring me to leave within its first twenty minutes. Despite an arresting pair of opening moments, Biutiful. Devolves into a sluggish, meandering, dour assemblage of scenes that are utterly - shockingly - without momentum. At two-and-a-half hours, Biutiful. Despite walking out, I cannot say that Biutiful. Nor is th...
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver: Michelle Amador's Heartland Tour (and Me)
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Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver. Michelle Amador's Heartland Tour (and Me). I'm honored to be a part of this thing. Erin and Michelle's goal is to foster an ongoing dialogue. That bridges national regions, creative goals, and modes of expression. In Michelle's words, it's "a collaborative, cross-medium artist/non-artist search for what's at the center, for what's in our hearts - our own, and those we encounter.". The Heartland tour is being funded by a Kickstarter-style campaign, launched recently by ...
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