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The Ghost Writer Review

Director: Roman Polanski Writers: Polanski (screenplay), Robert Harris (novel and adaptation) Cinematographer: Pawel Edelman Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Timothy Hutton, Tom Wilkinson, Eli Wallach Studio/Run Time: Summit Entertainment, 128 min. Surprisingly uneven, unsurprisingly subpar Roman Polanski may be one of the screen’s best directors, but with the exception of 2002’s The Pianist the fugitive filmmaker has not created anything close to his two signature films: 1968’s Rosemary’s Baby and 1974’s Chinatown. The release of The Ghost Writer does nothing to change that....  read more

Pierce Brosnan Ready to Star in Thomas Crown Affair Sequel

Debonair former Bond star Pierce Brosnan wants to star in the sequel to 1999’s Thomas Crown Affair (itself a remake of a ‘60s Steve McQueen movie). The new movie would again focus on Brosnan’s character, an art thief....  read more

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Review

Release Date: Feb. 12 Director: Chris Columbus Writers: Craig Titley (Screenplay), Rick Riordan (Novel) Starring: Logan Lerman, Alexanda Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan Cinematographer: Stephen Goldblatt Studio/Run Time: Fox 2000 Pictures, 110 mins. Greeked-out adaptation is fun, if flawed, ride. Say you found out your best friend is actually a half-man-half-goat; a satyr. The teacher you suspect has it out for you actually does (really, swooping down on you in full force with claws and pointy teeth). Another teacher, once confined to a wheelchair, is now prancing around on centaur legs. And oh, your dad is Poseidon — you...  read more

Married Life

I spent the first hour of Ira Sachs' new film, Married Life, trying to forget...  read more