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Droning on

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For one brief, shining moment, the completely unnecessary remake of Robocop suggested the possibility of non-suckage. Pat Novak (Samuel L. Jackson), a host of cable news propaganda, frothily and non-ironically...

A pail of awful

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Forget  Jack and Jill and the fact that Adam Sandler plays them both and not particularly well in his new “twins” comedy. Al Pacino is almost reason enough to see it, all by his bigger-than-life self...

Reel to Reel | Week of Oct. 8, 2009

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Control-Z Cruise

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Every time Tom Cruise, the greatest modern matinee idol, makes a new movie, everybody rushes to fuse artist and art and spews out some variation of “I just don’t like him anymore.” America’s collective moral stance seems to be that we should never forget that someone...

Five unforgettable films from a master

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Mike Nichols was a rare one. He began in comedy, moved to the stage and then made his way to Hollywood, where he forever changed the face of cinema. Sandwiched between the French New Wave and the New American Cinema, Nichols helped bring movies back into the adult ...

reel to reel | Oct. 20, 2011

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9000 Needles...

Reel to Reel | Week of Nov. 17, 2011

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For a list of local movie times visit boulderweekly.com3 Hanna and Simon, a couple in their early 40s, live together in Berlin. With their 20th anniversary looming, they both become restless. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society Azur and Asmar From...

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CHINESE PUZZLE...

reel to reel | Week of Jan. 26, 2012

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3 Superstars in Berlin Three of the biggest names in opera come together for a once in a lifetime performance. At Boedecker Theater and Chez Artiste. — Boedecker Theater 16 Love Sixteen-year-old Ally “Smash” Mash lives between the carefully painted white lines of ...

R2D2 meets the AARP

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First things first: although she’s only eight years younger than he is, nobody will accept that Susan Sarandon would want to kiss Frank Langella on his mouth parts. That premise requires a bigger suspension of disbelief than the rest of Robot & Frank, which presumes ...

reel to reel | Week of June 23, 2011

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Bad Teacher...

‘Broken Embraces’ isn’t funny

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"Films have to be finished," intones Mateo, the blind-former-filmmaker. "Even if you do it blindly...