With his slick hair and gigantic cell phone, the Gordon Gekko of Oliver Stone’s original “Wall Street” was the villain who made it OK to think Greed is Good. Out of the slammer and plopped back into New York just a few months before the financial meltdown of 2008, the Gordon Gekko of Stone’s sequel […]
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Just like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the high school comedy “Easy A” has a random musical number with no real connection to the plot. There’s a lot of borrowing from other coming-of-age movies too, from “Say Anything” and “Sixteen Candles” to “Clueless” and even “Mean Girls.” The theft pays off because of “Superbad” alum Emma
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Ben Affleck knows how to make gritty crime dramas about Boston. And how to pull fine performances out of established actors and newcomers with Boston accents. Maybe it’s just Boston, or maybe the star of “Gigli” really is an excellent filmmaker. After a sensational debut in 2007 with “Gone Baby Gone,” Affleck is back in
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Former laughing stock Ben Affleck is receiving some of the best reviews of his career for the leading role in this week’s crime drama, “The Town.” Affleck also co-wrote and directed the film, a follow-up to his stellar directorial debut, “Gone Baby Gone.” While his reputation behind-the-scenes remains perfect (he also won an Oscar for
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Labor Day’s gone, the nights are chilly and football has regained its inexplicable hold on the general public. It also means a worthy bunch of quality films will be trickling into local theaters soon. Based on early reviews and overall buzz, here are 10 movies worth getting excited about: The Town (Sept. 17) Ben Affleck’s
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