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This Weeks Movie Reviews: Thank You for Smoking Written and directed by Jason Reitman. Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley. Produced by David O. Sacks. Cinematography, James Whitaker. Music, Rolfe Kent. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliot, Katie Holmes, David Koechner, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, J.K. Simmons and Robert Duvall. Fox Searchlight, 2006. R. 92 minutes. Product placement is a thriving enterprise in Hollywood. Cereal boxes stand proudly on kitchen tables. Soda cans grin seductively into the camera. One recent show, HBO's "Big Love," feels at times like a cross between "My Three Wives" and QVC. But what if the product is cigarettes? What kind of person makes sure that more celebrities are smoking on film? In Thank You for Smoking, the fine new satire from Jason Reitman, that person is Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the "Colonel Sanders of Nicotine." Read more...
Lucky Number Slevin Directed by Paul McGuigan. Written by Jason Smilovic. Producers, Chris Roberts, Christopher Eberts, Kia Jam, Anthony Rhulen, Robert Kravis, Tyler Mitchell. Cinematography, Peter Sova. Editor, Andrew Hulme. Production design, Francois Seguin. Music, J. Ralph. Starring Josh Hartnett, Sir Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu and Stanley Tucci. Weinstein Company/Ascendant Pictures, 2006. R. 110 minutes. It's funny what the right trailer will do for a movie. In the case of Lucky Number Slevin, the dapper, zingy trailer might lead you to believe the film is nothing but snappy comebacks and gunfire spun together with playful editing and a large dose of Tarantino-ism. Slevin has these elements, but it's a surprise when you find you're actually in for a leisurely paced crime caper, a who's-screwing-who tale of misdirection and revenge. Read more... |
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