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My 26 Movie Reviews on Another Website

Posted on August 11, 2010 Written by ripitup

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I’ve been writing on Triond for so many months, I realized I have written a total of 26 movie reviews there. Well, I wrote more movie posts if you count the collection posts (such as Top 5 Movie Endings, Ewan Mcgregor Movies: 10 Films Featured and Only One Recommended) and actor trivia posts.

Worry not!  I will later update this post so that all my movie-related articles will be under one roof. But for now, enjoy your links and descriptions to 26 different movies’ reviews that give info about the cast and plot and don’t contain spoilers without warning you.

Enjoy!

New Moon The second movie of the Twilight Saga starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.

He (She) is Just Not That Into You starring Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johannson, Bradley Cooper, Ben Affleck, Justin Long and Drew Barrymore.

Playing by Heart starring starring Angelina Jolie, Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, Madeleine Stowe, Jon Stewart, Gillian Anderson, Jay Mohr, Ellen Burstyn and Ryan Phillippe

The Last Time starring Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and Amber Valletta

The Saint starring Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee starring Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves, Alan Arkin, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Monica Belluci and Maria Bello

 Made of Honor starring Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd

 Enchanted starring Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams and James Marsden

 Forever Young starring Mel Gibson Jamie Lee Curtis and Elijah Wood

 Just Like Heaven starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo

 Law Abiding Citizen starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx

 It’s a boy girl thing starring Kevin Zegers

 Braveheart starring Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack and Sophie Marceu

 Dorian Gray starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin and Rebecca  Hall

 Gamer starring Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall

 The Day After Tomorrow starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenaal and Emmy Rossum

 Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts

 At First Sight starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino

 The Usual Suspects starring Kevin Spacey and Benicio Del Toro

 Beyond Borders starring Clive Owen and Angelina Jolie

 Wolf starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jack Nicholson and James Spader

 Yours, mine and ours starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo

 Closer and Titanic

 Fight Club starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton

 You’ve Got Mail starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks

 The One Jim Carrey Movie to Hate: I Love You Philip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor

 

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WHITE PALACE: SEXY ROMANCE with Susan Sarandon and James Spader

Posted on February 3, 2010 Written by ripitup

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white palace with susan sarandon and james spader
White Palace with Susan Sarandon and James Spader

I love White Palace. It is romantic, bittersweet and fun. Sometimes it is realistic and sometimes not. But it is lovely and modern. It was shot in 1990, but this is a story about a relationship some people would frown upon even today.

It goes against the usual norms of starting a relationship. Well remember anything from the book/movie he is not just that into you? (Well, you can read about it here). The guy is not all that into you if you have to pick him from the bar, get yourself a ride home, convince him to stay over, and jump on him when he is sleeping and initiate everything? How does a love story come out of here? Bear with me, here.

Nora (Susan Sarandon) is a 43-year-old waitress working at a fast food restaurant.  Max is a 27-year-old advertising executive going places. They really have nothing in common. Max is organized and controlled, whereas Nora is a messy, free-spirited woman. They meet by chance when Max stops by the restaurant and then run across each other at a bar. Nora is all over this beautiful guy (oh yes, Susan Sarandon is attractive but a James Spader in his 20s is the perfect male beauty). Max is so wasted, he can’t even react properly. He is still upset about his wife’s death even after two years have passed. But somehow he finds himself at Nora’s. After spending the night together, Max goes home. He would never consider seeing Nora again, but he realizes this is the most fun he has had in such a long time. So he starts hanging out with her. And instead of a relationship based on just sex, this turns into a relationship where they are crazy about each other. But Max has trouble taking her into his social circle. She doesn’t fit in. Their differences start to get in the way. But does it really matter after you have fallen head over heels?

The movie is directed by Luis Mandoki, a director who is very apt at conveying emotions to the screen. I like many of his films, including Message in a Bottle with Kevin Costner and When a Man Loves a Woman with Andy Garcia. Mind you, he is pretty solid with thrillers too- having directed Trapped; starring Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend.

If you have against romance movie in general, obviously this is not your movie. But then again, it is not just about the romance. It’s about how we perceieve love, loss, goals, family and relationships. The acting is of course just right. Plus, it is great when James Spader plays a nice guy. Remember his Wolf?

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Sarandon and Spader make a lovely couple.

Other Susan Sarandon Movies:

Bernard and Doris: Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon

Arbitrage starring Richard Gere: Gere Golden Globe Nominee for Best Actor

 


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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: James Spader, Kevin Costner, Luis Mandoki, Message in bottle, Susan Sarandon, White Palace, Wolf

Wolf stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Jack Nicholson and James Spader

Posted on February 1, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Wolf movie poster with Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer
Wolf movie poster with Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer

I have published my review on Wolf here: http://cinemaroll.com/cinemarolling/wolf-movie-review-starring-michelle-pfeiffer-jack-nicholson-and-james-spader/

Hope you enjoy it.

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: Jack Nicholson, James Spader, Michelle Pfeiffer, shapeshifters, thriller, werewolves, Wolf

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