Post tagged with George Clooney

  • Cinema in Focus - DESCENDANTS - 3 Stars

    November 30th, 201111:49 AM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    The destructive ripples of an extra-marital affair go far beyond the adultery. There is not only the betrayal of trust within the marriages, but the loss of innocence within the hearts and lives of the children. This multigenerational impact on the descendants is the moral message of Alexander Payne's "Descendants." Using the same cinematic eye de...

  • Cinema in Focus - THE IDES OF MARCH - 3 Stars

    October 13th, 201107:39 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    As director, writer and producer of "The Ides of March," George Clooney creates a disturbing masterpiece. With an appreciation for how a person's ideals can be lost in the machinations of politics, Clooney presents a candidate for President who speaks of lofty and worthy goals but whose own life is a dark shadow of such enlightenment. Based on the...

  • Cinema in Focus - UP IN THE AIR - 3 Stars

    January 11th, 201006:38 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Detaching ourselves from others is one way to avoid having to carry the weight and responsibilities of life. The difficulty with this solution is that when we avoid any relationship that requires the weight of commitment and the responsibilities of caring for another, we end up isolated and alone. This truth is i...

  • Cinema in Focus - THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS - 2 Stars

    November 13th, 200901:57 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin What would the Cold War have been like if the late Timothy Leary, the LSD-induced guru of the ‘60's, had been in charge of training the U.S. Army? This absurd comedy takes us through every stereotypical "New Age" event that epitomized life in California 25 years ago and suggests that the Army looked at the ...
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