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“The Untold Story” Which Isn’t Really

Just got the new Entertainment Weekly in the mail and was pleasantly surprised to see that Heath Ledger was on the cover. Unfortunately, the story itself didn’t seem to shed any new light on his tragic end, nor was it, as claimed, “The Untold Story”.
Particularly distasteful in my opinion was a comment by cinematographer Nicola [...]

Best Film Song of 2008

In the category of “Who is that?” for coolest music in a film of 2008 I would have to nominate M.I.A.’s song, “Paper Planes”. It’s not that I haven’t heard of M.I.A. before; as a matter of fact I gave her 2005 album “Arular” a bunch of listens. I can’t, however, remember anything nearly as [...]

In The Works

Bunch of reviews in the pipeline — Milk, Seven Pounds, Benjamin Button, Defiance, and more. Tonight I watched a Brazilian film from 2006, O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (The Year My Parents Went On Vacation). It was filled with beautiful colors and had some good child acting, but all in all [...]

Induction of the Film Kvetch Blog

Writing a definitive review can be a somewhat tedious process. Critics, after all, should not be too quick to criticize. Healthy discourse, however, which naturally involves a bit of banter, is part of what moviegoing is all about.
As such, I’ve decided that a blog is a natural extension of the Film Kvetch Movie Review website. [...]



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