"Nick Cassavetes gets to the heart of the story without running afoul of the truth police....The superb actors flesh out the social commentary." Movieline's Hollywood Life "[A] tightly controlled, highly charged piece of storytelling, based on real-life events."Film Comment 3 stars out of 5 -- "[M]uch like KIDS, these hedonistic junior gangsters are a middle class parent's nightmare....ALPHA DOG is quite compelling..."Ultimate DVD36.8352
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"[A] tightly controlled, highly charged piece of storytelling, based on real-life events."Film Comment "Nick Cassavetes gets to the heart of the story without running afoul of the truth police....The superb actors flesh out the social commentary."Movieline's Hollywood Life 3 stars out of 5 -- "[M]uch like KIDS, these hedonistic junior gangsters are a middle class parent's nightmare....ALPHA DOG is quite compelling..."Ultimate DVD36.8352
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"...[A] sweetly funny and touching film..."Rolling Stone "...Mature....[A] sensitive piece of work..."Sight and Sound "...Charming and full of compassion....So well structured and accomplished that it projects an aura of freshness..."Variety "...Nick Cassavetes reveals the influence of his father, and he's certainly learned the importance of depth of character form both parents, Yet you have the feeling in this tender, often funny film that this Cassavetes is definitely his own man..."Los Angeles Times "...A film of gentleness and low-key romance....Like his father, Nick Cassavetes has made a movie about a slice of life..."Chicago Sun-Times36.75031
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"...Brazen and rare....[A] huge-hearted emotional fairytale..."New York Times "...Penn shows he can do romantic comedy and severe drama within one tiny film..."Film Comment "...[Penn's performance is] full of heart and talent....[Travolta] appears at once solid and airborne..."Entertainment Weekly "...Penn does some of the best acting of his career. So does Wright Penn, and Travolta shows up at the half-way mark to do an irresistible turn in a rare supporting role..."Los Angeles Times36.4358
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"[I]t's easy to surrender to the swooning violins on the soundtrack....It helps that the film is lovingly crafted and extremely well-acted." Movieline's Hollywood Life "Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams break through the barrier to evoke high-strung, slightly crazed teenagers plunging headlong into first love....Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts..." New York Times "[P]atiently told, impressively performed, and beautifully shot..." Entertainment Weekly "The performances respect the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, not pushing too hard. It's a tear-jerker, but well-acted and deeply felt."Chicago Sun-Times36.35673
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"[I]t's easy to surrender to the swooning violins on the soundtrack....It helps that the film is lovingly crafted and extremely well-acted." Movieline's Hollywood Life "Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams break through the barrier to evoke high-strung, slightly crazed teenagers plunging headlong into first love....Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts..." New York Times "[P]atiently told, impressively performed, and beautifully shot..." Entertainment Weekly "The performances respect the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, not pushing too hard. It's a tear-jerker, but well-acted and deeply felt."Chicago Sun-Times36.35673
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"[I]t's easy to surrender to the swooning violins on the soundtrack....It helps that the film is lovingly crafted and extremely well-acted." Movieline's Hollywood Life "Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams break through the barrier to evoke high-strung, slightly crazed teenagers plunging headlong into first love....Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts..." New York Times "[P]atiently told, impressively performed, and beautifully shot..." Entertainment Weekly "The performances respect the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, not pushing too hard. It's a tear-jerker, but well-acted and deeply felt."Chicago Sun-Times36.35673
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"...Mr. Washington manages to be fittingly morose without losing his powerhouse quality..." New York Times "...[Washington] puts in another strong performance..."USA Today "...JOHN Q. is unafraid to speak the plain truth..."Los Angeles Times "...[The film] raises genuine, sobering questions....Washington performs with a tearful, righteous anger..."Entertainment Weekly36.35673
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"...Mr. Washington manages to be fittingly morose without losing his powerhouse quality..." New York Times "...[Washington] puts in another strong performance..."USA Today "...JOHN Q. is unafraid to speak the plain truth..."Los Angeles Times "...[The film] raises genuine, sobering questions....Washington performs with a tearful, righteous anger..."Entertainment Weekly36.35673
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"[Made with] intelligence and insight....It allows for nuances and takes time to focus this story of an illness on all the people it affects."Hollywood Reporter "[T]he best performance comes from Diaz, who eclipses her previous heavy roles and pulls off the tricky determined mother persona without turning impassioned care into grating shrillness."Movieline36.35673
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"[I]t's easy to surrender to the swooning violins on the soundtrack....It helps that the film is lovingly crafted and extremely well-acted."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[P]atiently told, impressively performed, and beautifully shot..."Entertainment Weekly "The performances respect the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, not pushing too hard. It's a tear-jerker, but well-acted and deeply felt."Chicago Sun-Times "Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams break through the barrier to evoke high-strung, slightly crazed teenagers plunging headlong into first love....Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts..."New York Times36.35673
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"[I]t's easy to surrender to the swooning violins on the soundtrack....It helps that the film is lovingly crafted and extremely well-acted." Movieline's Hollywood Life "Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams break through the barrier to evoke high-strung, slightly crazed teenagers plunging headlong into first love....Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts..." New York Times "[P]atiently told, impressively performed, and beautifully shot..." Entertainment Weekly "The performances respect the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, not pushing too hard. It's a tear-jerker, but well-acted and deeply felt."Chicago Sun-Times36.35673
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"[I]t's easy to surrender to the swooning violins on the soundtrack....It helps that the film is lovingly crafted and extremely well-acted."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[P]atiently told, impressively performed, and beautifully shot..."Entertainment Weekly "The performances respect the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, not pushing too hard. It's a tear-jerker, but well-acted and deeply felt."Chicago Sun-Times "Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams break through the barrier to evoke high-strung, slightly crazed teenagers plunging headlong into first love....Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts..."New York Times36.35673
$39.92
"[Made with] intelligence and insight....It allows for nuances and takes time to focus this story of an illness on all the people it affects."Hollywood Reporter "[T]he best performance comes from Diaz, who eclipses her previous heavy roles and pulls off the tricky determined mother persona without turning impassioned care into grating shrillness."Movieline36.3172
$6.19
"[Made with] intelligence and insight....It allows for nuances and takes time to focus this story of an illness on all the people it affects."Hollywood Reporter "[T]he best performance comes from Diaz, who eclipses her previous heavy roles and pulls off the tricky determined mother persona without turning impassioned care into grating shrillness."Movieline36.3172
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"...Oft-shattering....Uneasily lifelike..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE is perhaps the greatest of Cassavetes' films..." Chicago Sun-Times "Rowlands, Oscar-nominated for her unforgettable performance...is pushed remorselessly into a full-blown breakdown..." Uncut0.2372033
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"[T]he colors are almost always incredibly vivid in saturation, often with spot colors of violet, but many scenes are awash in other hues that enhance the fantasy setting and locations." Widescreen Review7.65863
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"[T]he colors are almost always incredibly vivid in saturation, often with spot colors of violet, but many scenes are awash in other hues that enhance the fantasy setting and locations." Widescreen Review7.65863
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"[T]he colors are almost always incredibly vivid in saturation, often with spot colors of violet, but many scenes are awash in other hues that enhance the fantasy setting and locations." Widescreen Review7.65863
$7.49
"[T]he colors are almost always incredibly vivid in saturation, often with spot colors of violet, but many scenes are awash in other hues that enhance the fantasy setting and locations."Widescreen Review7.65863
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"[T]he colors are almost always incredibly vivid in saturation, often with spot colors of violet, but many scenes are awash in other hues that enhance the fantasy setting and locations."Widescreen Review7.65863
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"[O]ne of the most controversial creators of postwar cinema." Premiere24.23104
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"[A] rollercoaster ride of male bonding, starring Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, and the director himself..."Film Comment "A melancholy mood piece about the perils of trying to return to adolescence....The film indelibly captures the hollow feeling that ensues when drinking, partying, and hanging out stop being fun and become a grueling endurance test." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club13.27851
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Rolling Stone (3/21/96, p.96) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...never before have manic elements elevated Cave's shtick to art as on MURDER BALLADS....literate, sultry and tortured....the performance of Nick Cave's life..."Entertainment Weekly (3/8/96, p.66) - "Not for the squeamish, this is the rare pop record that resonates with the weight of the ages..." - Rating: B+Q (3/96, p.93) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Musically, the Bad Seeds touch on tinkling cabaret jazz, country-paced morbidity and every morose station between..."Option (3-4/96, p.89) - "...On MURDER BALLADS, Cave offers literary devices that separate good murder ballads from gratuitous cheap thrills..."Melody Maker (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #16 on Melody Maker's list of 1996's `Albums Of The Year.'Melody Maker (1/27/96, p.33) - Recommended - "...the most avowedly grim in purpose of all Cave's records....also the funniest....It dips its toes into all manner of styles. Cave is a stranger to none of them, but many would--rightly--be considered unacceptable coming from anyone else..."Mojo (Publisher) (5/01, p.46) - "More deaths than a Sam Peckinpah movie. Co-stars Polly Harvey and Kylie Minogue..."New York Times (Publisher) (2/11/96, Sec.2, p.30) - "...MURDER BALLADS is about more than storytelling. In each song, Mr. Cave meticulously creates a macabre fable and then distills it to a single image of death in much the way a photographer arranges a studio shoot..."NME (Magazine) (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #7 in NME's 1996 critic's poll.NME (Magazine) (2/3/96, p.44) - 7 (out of 10) - "...grotesque, horrifying, and vaudevillian all at once, an uphill slog you would be hard pressed to term `entertainment"....[Cave's] baritone doesn't sound disgusted or repulsed, just...cold and diapassionate...so the tables are turned on the listener..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.83) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "With Cave sending up his image as the master of the macabre, dismantling it even as he refined his storytelling..."10.88573
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BOOK REVIEWS COMING SOON!!!!10.3632
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Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.140) - Ranked # 45 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums"Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Very Good10.34132
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