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Monday Sep 29 | Smart-Popcorn.com

Movie Review: Eagle Eye

Director D.J Caruso has had a strange career. He debuted with a funky modern noir character piece called The Salton Sea.

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Related Topix: Angelina Jolie, Hot Chicks, Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Eagle Eye

Thu Sep 25, 2008

Scotsman.com Living

Film of the week - Righteous nonsense Righteous Kill (15) * Directed...

RIGHTEOUS KILL * DIRECTED BY: JON AVNET STARRING: ROBERT DE NIRO, AL PACINO, CURTIS JACKSON, CARLA GUGINO THE heat is definitely not back on as Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino reteam for this dismal thriller about ...

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Related Topix: Robert De Niro, Godsend, Horror, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Hide and Seek, Crime Movies, Family, Drama, Action, Adventure, Al Pacino, Sport, Heat

Tue Sep 23, 2008

City Paper

Read The Man Who Knew Too Little in Film

Actor Shia LaBeouf is the best thing that ever happened to director DJ Caruso. After three flops at the box office that should have destroyed most careers, including the Al Pacino ham-fest Two for the Money , ...

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Related Topix: Shia LaBeouf, Al Pacino, Vocal, Alfred Hitchcock, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Rear Window, Mystery Movies, North by Northwest, Adventure, Movies, Entertainment

Fri Sep 19, 2008

Mirror.co.uk

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunited for Righteous Kill

They are legendary movie heavyweights who have acted together just once, in the closing scene of the 1995 thriller, Heat.

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Sport, Comedy Movies, Showtime, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Action, Analyze This, Heat, Entertainment

Thu Sep 18, 2008

Tri-County Journal

Movie Review: DeNiro, Pacino unable to save 'Righteous Kill"?

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are old. This is a bit of stating the obvious, but it drives home the point that after mirrored careers of almost 40 years it took until now for the two to star in a movie together.

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Related Topix: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Analyze This, Sport, S1m0ne, Thriller, Drama, Insomnia, Science Fiction Movies, Entertainment

Mon Sep 15, 2008

The Wichita Eagle

Matthew McConaughey grows up ... kind of

Despite a public perception that he mirrors his breakthrough role as an irresponsible and undisciplined stoner in the 1993 Richard Linklater film "Dazed and Confused," McConaughey is showing definite signs of ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Video Games, Ben Stiller, Matthew McConaughey, Sport, Failure to Launch, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama

Thu Aug 28, 2008

Tbs.com

Two for the Money

Drama, Sports Armand Assante, Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Rene Russo Former college football star, Brandon Lane's uncanny ability to predict the outcome of a game introduces him to an unexpected new career ...

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Related Topix: Armand Assante, Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Rene Russo, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Movies, Entertainment

Thu Jul 24, 2008

A.V. Club

Feature: The New Cult Canon: The Devil's Advocate

" Diaboli virtus in lumbis est . Diaboli virtus in lumbis est . The virtue of the devil is in his loins." And now Camp Month brings us to The Devil's Advocate - or, as I'd like to call it, How I Learned To Stop ...

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Black Entertainment, Denzel Washington, Stephen Rea, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, ...And Justice for All

Fri May 16, 2008

Mail & Guardian

Hollywood boys who just don't want to grow up

“Yes, I hope to. I like directing and it's infinitely more creative than acting”

When to slow down and retire? For most people in their 60s the decision is a no-brainer -- the sooner the better. via Mail & Guardian

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Related Topix: Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama

Sun May 04, 2008

CANOE

Al Pacino's slump deepens

"I'm nuts, I'm weird but I'm great." That was Al Pacino in a 1974 interview with the South African publication, Cinema & TV. via CANOE

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Dog Day Afternoon, Crime Movies, Drama, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Insomnia, Scent of a Woman

Sat Apr 26, 2008

WORLD Magazine

Movie Review

Pacino vehicle is a boring, violent display of misogyny Sam Thielman Someone wants to kill Al Pacino. via WORLD Magazine

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Scent of a Woman

Thu Apr 24, 2008

The Movie Blog

It's Time To Accept It. Pacino And De Niro Are Done

Just over 4 years ago I wrote an article here on The Movie Blog stating that actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were, at the time, overrated actors and did not deserve to be mentioned in any conversation about ... via The Movie Blog

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Dog Day Afternoon, Comedy Movies, Robert De Niro, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama

Tue Apr 22, 2008

Digital Spy

McConaughey praises Pacino acting skills

“I learned a lot. He made me a better actor. "I hope the feeling was mutual. It was as much fun as I've had working with someone. Working with someone that good just improves your own skills, that's one of the great things about this job.”

Matthew McConaughey has said it was "like dancing every day" working with Al Pacino. via Digital Spy

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Related Topix: Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Sport, Crime Movies, Drama, Comedy Movies, Thriller

Mon Apr 21, 2008

Los Angeles Times

How the mighty have fallen

“Now Pacino is very rich, maybe because he never spends any money; he just puts it in his mattress. . . . They all live off the fat of the land.”

Ithought Francis Ford Coppola was being cranky last fall when he badmouthed Al Pacino and Robert De Niro -- the stars of Coppola's immortal 'Godfather' films -- for taking parts for the money and losing their ... via Los Angeles Times

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Analyze That, Meet the Fockers, Entertainment

Sun Apr 20, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel

'88 Minutes' is too much, not enough

Director: Jon Avnet Producer: Randall Emmett, George Furla, Avi Lerner, Jon Avnet, Gary Scott Thompson Writer: Gary Scott Thompson Genre: Suspense/Thriller, Drama Distributor: Sony Pictures/TriStar Watch: View ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama

Sat Apr 19, 2008

Miami.com

So-called thriller is 108 minutes too long

One of the things that distinguish great actors from merely good ones is that they can elevate the sorriest of scripts through sheer performance. via Miami.com

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Crime Movies, Drama, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Movies, Entertainment

Fri Apr 18, 2008

FilmCritic

88 Minutes

A slop bucket of misconceived tricks, rigor-mortis mood, and laughable intentions, Jon Avnet's 88 Minutes certainly isn't the first bad movie that the still-feral Al Pacino has top-lined but, for one reason or ... via FilmCritic

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama, Deborah Kara Unger, Entertainment

Thu Apr 17, 2008

Kansas.com

Movie Review: '88 Minutes'

“If I can't forgive you, I don't deserve you”

One of the things that distinguish great actors from merely good ones is that they can elevate the sorriest of scripts through sheer performance. via Kansas.com

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama

Mon Mar 24, 2008

Monsters and Critics

Matthew McConaughey Cast in Failure to Launch

Similar articles Two For The Money comes to DVD Jan. 17th McConaughey's Croc Encounter Shanghai Noon Director Tom Dey set for Failure to Launch More about Matthew McConaughey African grappler Matthew ... via Monsters and Critics

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Related Topix: Matthew McConaughey, Sport, Crime Movies, Drama, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Failure to Launch

Thu Feb 14, 2008

Hecklerspray

Al Pacino Gets To Be The Shoutiest Ever James Bond Villain

“It's not a major role but it's an extremely important one. It will be a brief on-screen appearance. "Everyone is really excited at the prospect of having such a huge star joining the cast. It will be fabulous to see him square up against Bond.”

February 14th, 2008 at 16:15 by Stuart Heritage Think that A Quantum Of Solace is a crappy name for a James Bond title? Perhaps it'll make more sense when it's bellowed by a 67-year-old shouting midget with no ... via Hecklerspray

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Related Topix: Al Pacino, Sport, Crime Movies, Drama, Comedy Movies, Thriller

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