— by BEV QUESTAD — Oh boy! Right after fed-up Howard (Richard Gere) breaks up with his man-eating, sex-starved lover, Monica (Susan Sarandon), she threatens revenge. And right after shy Grace (Diane Keaton) attempts a hotel encounter with demoralized Sam (William Macy), she has regrets. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Richard Gere’
Review: Three Christs
— by BEV QUESTAD — “Three Christs” is as entertaining as it is soul-searching. A brilliant cast, headed by Richard Gere, and a poignant study of mental health make this the new “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” of 2020. Based on the psychiatric case study titled “The [...]
Review: Arbitrage
— by BEV QUESTAD — This is characterization hit out of the ballpark – and this home-run by Richard Gere in “Arbitrage” is breath-taking. He plays a slick wheeler-dealer consumed with what he calls the five ways to success: M-O-N-E-Y. Okay, let’s skip an explanation of the title ([...]
Trailer: Movie 43
— by ALEXA MILAN — When a project attracts the likes of Hollywood power players such as Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and Richard Gere, you might expect it to be the stuff of awards season greatness. But in the case of “Movie 43,” these stars and a slew of other rec[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Double’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — At first glance, the trailer for “The Double” gave me the “tried and true” feeling that some film plots give me. It starts off with an assassination in a very public setting and we come to find out that it was a U.S. Senator a[...]
Under Review: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Crime and gangster films function on atmospheric tension and character drama and the best way to convey both of these aspects is to place the cold-blooded protagonists in an over-populated environment and the best place for the job is the one and only New York[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Hachiko: A Dog’s Story’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Get your tissues ready, animal lovers, because even the trailer for this dog-centric flick is likely to make you shed a tear or two. “Hachiko: A Dog’s Story” tells the tale of the close relationship between college professor Parker Wilson (Richard Gere) and his[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ve lived in Brooklyn my entire life, and never have I experienced the corruption that is portrayed in films like “Clockers,” but I guess my neighborhood would not be considered to have any “street cred.” Nevertheless, it is a[...]
Under Review: ‘Amelia’
— by JOEL CRARY — Much like Amelia Earhart’s attempt at circling the globe in 1937, Mira Nair’s “Amelia” biopic about the pioneering woman pilot can’t quite make it. It lacks solid footing and never grounds itself. It takes an exceptionally dangerous profession and plays its[...]
Five Clips From ‘Amelia’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — One of the movies hoping to get noticed by the Academy Awards this year is “Amelia,” a dramatized biographical film based on the life of Amelia Earhart. The film chronicles the rise to fame of Earhart (played by Hilary Swank) and her relationship with [...]
Make a Reservation For ‘Amelia’
— by VANNA LAND — Entertainment Weekly has just released a new picture for the soon-to-be released biopic “Amelia,” based on the life of Amelia Earhart. The picture features Richard Gere as publisher-promoter George Putnam, whom Amelia eventually married, and director Mira[...]