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Jul 2008
DVD, BLU-RAY & MOVIE REVIEWS | DONNE TEMPO | Aug 2008 | Jun 2008

The Deal

July/26/08 04:58 PM Filed in: Christian Toto saw
The Deal on DVD
Michael Sheen's brilliant performance as Tony Blair in "The Queen," which got overshadowed by Helen Mirren's Oscar-winning turn in the title role, wasn't the first time he assumed the Prime Minister's persona. Sheen played a younger, hungrier Blair in "The Deal," a 2003 British telefilm now being released on DVD. Read More...
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Mamma Mia!

July/18/08 12:08 AM Filed in: Christian Toto saw | Romance
Mamma Mia! poster
"Sex and the City" was supposed to be the grrrl power movie of the summer. But "Mamma Mia" clearly swipes that distinction. The movie musical, based on the Broadway show spawned from ABBA's hit machine, might as well be sponsored by NOW. The film's mostly female characters dance, sing, flirt and assert their femininity nearly nonstop. Read More...
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Drillbit Taylor (Unrated Extended Survival Edition)

July/06/08 08:25 PM Filed in: Jacquie Kubin saw | Comedy
Drillbit Taylor (Unrated Extended Survival Edition)
I like Owen Wilson. And wanted to really like Drillbit Taylor. The premise promised 109 minutes, plus bonus features, of diversion wrapped in a cloak of the oh-so-cool Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) helping a trio of nerds, Wade (Nate Hartley), Ryan (Troy Gentile) and Emmit (David Dorfman) traverse the mean highways of high school. Read More...
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My Blueberry Nights

July/06/08 08:14 PM Filed in: Christian Toto saw
My Blueberry Nights
There's nothing a slice of sweet blueberry pie can't cure, right? Except heartache and some poor casting decisions. Singer Norah Jones tries to drown her sorrows in pie but ends up on a belabored road trip in "My Blueberry Nights," a spacey ode to romantic longing and uncertainty. Read More...
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