Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Fritz the Cat (1972) ***

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UR, 78 min. Director: Ralph Bakshi Writers: Ralph Bakshi, Robert Crumb (characters) Starring: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCu...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Billy Elliot (2000) ***½

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R, 110 min. Director: Stephen Daldry Writer: Lee Hall Starring: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Stu...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Electric City (2012) ***½

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NR, 20 5-min. webisodes Creator: Tom Hanks Director: Joel Trussell Writer: Tom Hanks Starring: Tom Hanks, Holland Taylor, Jeanne Tri...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold (1996) ***

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NR, 28 min. Director/Writer/Narrator: William Wegman Starring: Battina, Crooky, Fay Ray, Chundo So, I’m visiting my old stomping g...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Beat the Devil (1953) ***

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NR, 89 min. Director: John Huston Writers: Truman Capote, John Huston, James Helvick (novel) Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Chronicle (2012) **½

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PG-13, 84 min. Director: Josh Trank Writers: Max Landis, Josh Trank Starring: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Ke...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Slumdog Millionaire (2008) ****

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R, 120 min. Director: Danny Boyle Writers: Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup (novel “Q & A”) Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kap...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Screwballs (1983) ½*

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R, 82 min. Director: Rafal Zielinski Writers: Linda Shayne, Jim Wynorski Starring: Peter Keleghan, Kent Deuters, Linda Speciale, Alan ...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) ***

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NR, 110 min. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Harauya Yamazaki, Monkey Punch (graphic novel), Môrisu Ruburan (character...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Tiny Furniture (2010) **

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NR, 98 min. Director/Writer: Lena Dunham Starring: Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham, Jemimah Kirke, Merritt Wever, Alex Karpovs...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises / *** (PG-13)

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Bruce Wayne/Batman: Christian Bale John Blake: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Selina Kyle/Catwoman: Anne Hathaway Bane: Tom Hardy Commission...
Friday, July 20, 2012

The Dark Mourning

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In light of this morning’s tragic events in Aurora, Colorado, A Penny in the Well will not be posting a review today. I do, however, offer...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Flash Gordon (1980) *

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PG, 111 min. Director: Mike Hodges Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Michael Allin (adaptation), Alex Raymond (characters) Starring: Sam J....
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, season 1 (2010) ***

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TV-MA, 6 21-min. episodes Creator: David Cross Director: Alex Hardcastle Writers: David Cross, Shaun Pye Starring: David Cross, Shar...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—The Dark Knight (2008) ****

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PG-13, 152 min. Director: Christopher Nolan Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane (characters) Starring...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Batman Begins (2005) ***½

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PG-13, 140 min. Director: Christopher Nolan Writers: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam N...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Savages / *** (R)

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O: Blake Lively Chon: Taylor Kitsch Ben: Aaron Johnson Lado: Benicio del Toro Elena: Salma Hayek Dennis: John Travolta Alex: D...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Breaking Bad, season 4 (2011) ****

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TV-MA, 13 47-min. episodes Creator: Vince Gilligan Directors: Adam Bernstein, Michelle MacLaren, David Slade, Colin Bucksey, Michael Clo...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Penny Thoughts ‘12—Sleeping Beauty (2011) **

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NR, 101 min. Director/Writer: Julia Leigh Starring: Emily Browning, Rachel Blake, Ewan Leslie, Peter Carroll I know Snow White has...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

20 Personal Answers About Movies

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People are always making lists on Facebook. You see these types of things go around fairly regularly. “10 most influential albums.” “Wha...