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Directed by Andrew Adamson
Starring Ben Barnes, William Moseley, and Georgie Henley
The first two installments of C.S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia have gotten the big-screen treatment, and my fingers are crossed that the producers will take the Harry Potter route for future adaptations and start parceling out directing duties piecemeal. Andrew Adamson, the director of [...]

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Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman

So, I’d resisted admittance onto the Juno bandwagon. It came out last year and was met with instant critical acclaim, commercial success, and a rabid following. Roger Ebert named it the film of the year. Diablo Cody, the stripper-turned-screenwriter, won the Oscar [...]

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Directed by Alex Gibney
reviewed by John Murphy
A documentary about Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson is being released this week on  DVD. I wrote a review for Godspy.com, excerpted here:
Gonzo should have been subtitled “The Life and Work and Death of Hunter S. Thompson,” because the writer’s suicide three years ago was the flare-out of a [...]

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