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Richard Portnow
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(2007) R
(2007) PG-13
(2007) R
(2006) R
(2001) R
(2001) R
(2000) R
(2000) R
(1999)
(1999) R
(1999) R
(1999) R
(1998) Unrated
Not a bad movie, and you can't miss with the nude scenes from Marissa Tomei. I'd watch this one again. It makes you think. Well written.
Turturro and Goodman are outstanding in this bizarre, mildy comic and ultimately dark tale about an inspired NY playwright turned Hollywood scriptwriting hack in the late 30s-early 40s. His idealism and ideas are pretty much gone to seed in this dry desert environment, and in his quest to make the ultimate play about 'the working man', he meets Charlie (Goodman), an honest-to-gosh working dude, or is he? Great art deco sets, perfect supporting performances by many (including Judy Davis as the wife of a deranged Fitzgerald-Faulkner type fellow hack and Steve Buscemi as the weird Bellhop 'Call me Chet!') make this film great to watch - not to mention the twists and turns of the story line that will leave you wanting to watch it again.
This is really just the sweetest movie. John Cusack is totally adorable as the best high school boyfriend ever. It's funny and romantic and very real. Lloyd's speech at the dinner table about he wants to do (or not do) for a living is classic. I always have a smile on my face when this movie ends. Run out and rent it if you haven't seen it yet.
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