What are you watching this holiday?
Jeff Bayer | Contributing Writer
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Just like the typically insane overdone holiday meal, Hollywood brings us an overflowing plate of films to choose from. The main dish is the Oscar hopefuls. Normally at this time of year, there are a couple of films that already seem to have nominations locked up, but this year’s race is wide open. Beyond the films hoping for awards, we have some family crowd pleasers such as Disney’s “Enchanted.” There are side dishes as well like “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” by the team that brought us “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” So without further ado, let’s chow down on the 2007 Holiday Movie Preview.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Enchanted - movie review
Jeff: ‘Enchanted’ not quite McDreamy
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Plot: A classic animated fairytale smacks New York right in the face when a princess (Amy Adams) is cast out of her land by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon). Will her prince (James Marsden) rescue her? Or will a handsome lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) change her views?
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Plot: A classic animated fairytale smacks New York right in the face when a princess (Amy Adams) is cast out of her land by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon). Will her prince (James Marsden) rescue her? Or will a handsome lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) change her views?
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Margot at the Wedding - movie review
Jeff: Dysfunction is guest of honor at this ‘Wedding’
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Plot: Margot (Nicole Kidman) and her son attend the wedding of her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Margot constantly points out everyone’s shortcomings, including her sister’s soon-to-be husband Malcolm (Jack Black), all while she is dealing with her own life falling apart.
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Plot: Margot (Nicole Kidman) and her son attend the wedding of her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Margot constantly points out everyone’s shortcomings, including her sister’s soon-to-be husband Malcolm (Jack Black), all while she is dealing with her own life falling apart.
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I'm Not There - movie review
Jeff: You have to love Dylan to enjoy ‘I’m Not There’
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Plot: Inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan comes “I’m Not There.” Todd Haynes directs six different actors portraying Dylan as a series of shifting personae at different moments in his life and/or dreams.
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Plot: Inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan comes “I’m Not There.” Todd Haynes directs six different actors portraying Dylan as a series of shifting personae at different moments in his life and/or dreams.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Beowulf - movie review
Jeff: ‘Beowulf’ in 3-D is a must see
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 16, 2007
Plot: A great warrior named Beowulf (Ray Winstone) comes to a land in need of a hero. He attempts to battle a beast known as Grendel (Crispin Glover), but then Beowulf realizes the monster has a seductive mother (Angelina Jolie) who is even more evil.
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 16, 2007
Plot: A great warrior named Beowulf (Ray Winstone) comes to a land in need of a hero. He attempts to battle a beast known as Grendel (Crispin Glover), but then Beowulf realizes the monster has a seductive mother (Angelina Jolie) who is even more evil.
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - movie review
Jeff: No big laughs, but ‘Emporium’ still has some magic
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 16, 2007
Plot: “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” is a magic toy story where everything comes to life. Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) runs the place, but when he decides to depart, he hires an accountant (Jason Bateman) and attempts to leave the store in the reluctant hands of the store manager, Molly (Natalie Portman).
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 16, 2007
Plot: “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” is a magic toy story where everything comes to life. Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) runs the place, but when he decides to depart, he hires an accountant (Jason Bateman) and attempts to leave the store in the reluctant hands of the store manager, Molly (Natalie Portman).
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Friday, November 09, 2007
No Country for Old Men - movie review
Jeff: ‘No Country’ a great game of cat and mouse
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 9, 2007
Plot: Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Cormac McCarthy, this is the story of Llewelyn (Josh Brolin) stumbling upon pickup trucks surrounded by dead men, drugs and $2 million. He takes the cash, which leads to a killer (Javier Bardem) chasing him down and a local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) attempting to contain the violence.
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 9, 2007
Plot: Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Cormac McCarthy, this is the story of Llewelyn (Josh Brolin) stumbling upon pickup trucks surrounded by dead men, drugs and $2 million. He takes the cash, which leads to a killer (Javier Bardem) chasing him down and a local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) attempting to contain the violence.
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Fred Claus - movie review
Jeff: ‘Fred Claus’ has Vince and not much else
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 9, 2007
Plot: We’ve never been told the tale of Santa’s brother Fred, until now. Fred (Vince Vaughn) is stuck in the shadow of Santa (Paul Giamatti), but after Fred gets into some financial trouble, he is forced to head to the North Pole and work with the jolliest man alive. When Clyde (Kevin Spacey) shows up for an audit, the future of Christmas is in jeopardy.
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 9, 2007
Plot: We’ve never been told the tale of Santa’s brother Fred, until now. Fred (Vince Vaughn) is stuck in the shadow of Santa (Paul Giamatti), but after Fred gets into some financial trouble, he is forced to head to the North Pole and work with the jolliest man alive. When Clyde (Kevin Spacey) shows up for an audit, the future of Christmas is in jeopardy.
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Lions for Lambs - movie review
Jeff: No bombshells in ‘Lions for Lambs’
Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 9, 2007
Plot: Injuries to two Army rangers on a new military assignment in Afghanistan are all connected to Senator Irving (Tom Cruise), reporter Janine Roth (Meryl Streep) and a political-science professor (Robert Redford).
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Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, November 9, 2007
Plot: Injuries to two Army rangers on a new military assignment in Afghanistan are all connected to Senator Irving (Tom Cruise), reporter Janine Roth (Meryl Streep) and a political-science professor (Robert Redford).
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Josh Brolin - No Coutnry for Old Men & American Gangster - interview
Hitting his stride: Beep chats with Josh Brolin
Friday, November 9, 2007
The older brother in “Goonies” is probably the most popular role Josh Brolin has ever played. After more than 20 years as an actor on stage and the big screen, that might be changing. Brolin starred in “Grindhouse,” “American Gangster,” “Into the Valley of Elah,” and his biggest role of the year in the Coen brothers’ “No Country for Old Men.”
Before we sat down to begin the interview, Brolin looked out the window and said, “ I actually slept well for the first time in about a year last night.” It’s easy to understand why, considering he was getting roles in films like “Into the Blue” and now he’s working with Denzel Washington, Tommy Lee Jones and Russell Crowe. And if you’re curious, even though he looks like a black coffee kind of guy, he drinks hot tea.
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Friday, November 9, 2007
The older brother in “Goonies” is probably the most popular role Josh Brolin has ever played. After more than 20 years as an actor on stage and the big screen, that might be changing. Brolin starred in “Grindhouse,” “American Gangster,” “Into the Valley of Elah,” and his biggest role of the year in the Coen brothers’ “No Country for Old Men.”
Before we sat down to begin the interview, Brolin looked out the window and said, “ I actually slept well for the first time in about a year last night.” It’s easy to understand why, considering he was getting roles in films like “Into the Blue” and now he’s working with Denzel Washington, Tommy Lee Jones and Russell Crowe. And if you’re curious, even though he looks like a black coffee kind of guy, he drinks hot tea.
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Friday, November 02, 2007
Bee Movie - movie review
Jeff: ‘Bee’ buzzes right along
Friday, November 2, 2007
Plot: Through the comedy of Jerry Seinfeld comes an animated story of a bee name Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld) who wants more out of working in the bee factory. He sets off on an adventure and breaks the cardinal rule, he talks to a florist (Renee Zellweger). This leads to a crash course in interacting with humans that could have disastrous consequences.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Plot: Through the comedy of Jerry Seinfeld comes an animated story of a bee name Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld) who wants more out of working in the bee factory. He sets off on an adventure and breaks the cardinal rule, he talks to a florist (Renee Zellweger). This leads to a crash course in interacting with humans that could have disastrous consequences.
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American Gangster - movie review
Jeff: ‘American Gangster’ chooses style over substance
Friday, November 2, 2007
Plot: “American Gangster” is based on the true story of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the heroin kingpin of Harlem in the 1970s. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an outcast cop who heads up the newly formed DEA. Both have a deep pride in what they do, and approach a confrontation where only one can come out on top.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Plot: “American Gangster” is based on the true story of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the heroin kingpin of Harlem in the 1970s. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an outcast cop who heads up the newly formed DEA. Both have a deep pride in what they do, and approach a confrontation where only one can come out on top.
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