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JACK GOES BOATING – Q&A with AMY RYAN
Jack’s in his late forties, early fifties, it’s kinda hard to tell being played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who has got to be the most unhealthy looking creature on the face of the earth. Honestly, he looks like an unearthed corpse, embalmed about a week ago; particularly with his hair matted and tangled with attempted dread locks. For this sneak preview of Jack Goes Boating, the audience was treated to a guest appearance by actress, Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone). Q: How was it playing opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, while he’s also directing? AR: To be directed by your leading man.. um… Well, we had the extraordinary experience of rehearsing…
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Ryan Reynolds in a Pine Box: BURIED
Paul Conroy is a civilian truck driver with CRT, a US company with I assume, government contracts to be operating in Iraq. Job hazards are a part of the deal when working in a country at war; however, it seems Paul’s job delivering supplies has been relatively safe until this fateful day when his convoy is ambushed and he’s knocked unconscious, waking up buried.
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Commentary – Wall Street Money Never Sleeps
To me, Insider Trading is just a lucrative game of Whisper Down the Lane. Business Execs whispering in the ears of their peers and watching what happens as it travels to those that are listening out on Wall Street. Will the final message be accurate, completely distorted, or an amalgamation? No matter the outcome, why should it be illegal if this is the game? Continued on PFS site.
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Commentary – The Town
Someone commented I sounded angry in my last post. Didn’t mean to come across that way, was more of an observation and an honest admission of feeling just a tad bit usurped; although I was never in anyway promised sole blogging contribution to PFS site. At any rate, my latest post of Ben Affleck’s new flick The Town is up – For me, I’ve always questioned Affleck’s appeal as a leading man. Yes, back in 1997, (OMG was it really that long ago?) I was swept up in the Good Will Hunting frenzy and was happy for these supposed upstarts success. But after that, I really didn’t care for Affleck…
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Foodie Film: EAT PRAY LOVE
Six months into my 38th year of this life, I had my first panic attack. I didn't know that's what it was until months later. Symptom after symptom starting piling up on me until there were days I could no longer move my arms or neck. The doctors told me I was suffering from an auto-immune condition...
