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HOPE SPRINGS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Committed, her follow up to the phenomenally successful Eat, Pray Love. (click for T&T commentary on this food in film book/movie) In it, she examines, dissects, enlightens, muses and laments on the subject of western marriage, along with the marriage customs and outlooks from a few other cultures. Ultimately, she comes to the conclusion that to a large degree, women come up short in the whole marriage scenario; but despite this fact, the state of matrimony, whether it be legal or symbolic, straight or gay, mixed race, religious or secular, is a state that the human condition longs…
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Pre and Après: Ruby Sparks
The film explores what we look for in relationships; and it's this intention that allows us to buy into the impossible, in such a way that it feels completely possible.
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3 Parts: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED – 1 Part: MOONRISE KINGDOM
Now joining the time travel movie galaxy is Safety Not Guaranteed, a quirky, romantic comedy, written by Derek Connolly, expressly for the deadpan, somberly funny Aubrey Plaza (Parks & Recreations).
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Woody Harrelson in RAMPART
The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves communities to the west and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles including Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard.
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W.E. (Madonna’s Directorial Debut)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Madonna, for all her faults, cast this self-funded feature with uncharacteristic cinematic poise. Otherwise, though, it’s a disappointment – Ed Gibbs The National A glossy mess with no discernible point of view; a gluttonous feast of self-pity by women with a total lack of self-awareness – Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews “W.E.” is a mess, but it’s certainly an attractive one; the characters are underdeveloped, yet so relentlessly art- directed that at least there’s always something lovely to look at – Moira MacDonald I really wish W.E had been released into the public like the blind auditions of The Voice. I’m quite certain that…