by Tim Russell | Mar 21, 2011 | News
How about that Bradley Cooper? He can do comic timing (“The Hangover”) and he can do drama, as evidenced in “limitless”, but entertaining, somewhat incredulous, film about Eddie Morra (Cooper), a victim of writer’s block, who discovers...
by Tim Russell | Mar 8, 2011 | News
I wasn’t sure how Johnny Depp would handle the vocal gymnastics of an animated gecko but he is more than up to the task in “Rango”, directed by Gore Verbinski, Depp’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” collaborator. In fact, hats off to all...
by Tim Russell | Feb 18, 2011 | News
Unknown puts star Liam Neeson back into “Taken” action mode as Dr. Martin Harris, who leaves his wife ( a dreary January Jones) as they check into a Berlin Hotel for a Bio-Food conference, to return to the airport to find his missing briefcase. He is...
by Tim Russell | Feb 18, 2011 | News
I met my wife in Dubuque Iowa 38 years ago so I know the potential for shenanigans and personal growth in that state’s River Towns. “Cedar Rapids” provides all that and more for Tim Lippe, brilliantly played by the “Office” and...
by Tim Russell | Feb 11, 2011 | News
By Ed Huyck, Thu., Feb. 10 2011 @ 12:10PM Prolific local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s latest work gets a one-night-only production this weekend and features a pair of familiar voices for listeners of A Prairie Home Companion. In Voice Match, two voice-over...
by Tim Russell | Jan 25, 2011 | News
I was pleasantly surprised with the 83rd Academy Award Nominations this morning. 1. Best Picture: “Black Swan,” ”The Fighter,” ”Inception,” ”The Kids Are All Right,” ”The King’s Speech,” ”127...
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