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All the Way on HBO

By reviewedbymarkleonard July 29, 2016 2 Comments

Well, this is becoming a comfortable little niche for director Jay Roach. Years past his “Austin Powers” trilogy heyday, Mr. Roach has directed a solid trilogy now, of political stories for HBO. And they were all first broadcast during Presidential Election years. 2008 saw “Recount”, based on the tumultuous Bush vs. Gore 2000 race for […]

Trumbo

By reviewedbymarkleonard December 18, 2015 8 Comments

The heck with well intentioned…it’s just not very good. Why do a major motion picture about the communist witch hunt of the late 1940’s, cast it with a slate of wonderful actors–and then have them play overblown caricatures? And to top it all off, why throw poor deceased legend Edward G. Robinson (played by the […]

Julianne Moore…finally her year?

By reviewedbymarkleonard December 12, 2014 2 Comments

There were lots of big stories coming out of the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations yesterday, but a good portion of them were totally expected. Lots of attention for “Birdman”, “Boyhood”, “Foxcatcher” and “The Imitation Game”? No surprise. Eddie Redmayne nod for playing Stephen Hawking? Check. Reese Witherspoon up for Best Actress in “Wild”? […]

Julianne Moore…finally!!!

By reviewedbymarkleonard September 24, 2012 2 Comments

As predicted on this blog OVER SIX MONTHS AGO…Julianne Moore finally nabs the big prize—for portraying 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin in “Game Change”. So, after coming up empty with 4 Oscar, 3 BAFTA and 6 Golden Globes nominations for her film work(note: she did grab an Independent Spirit award for her stellar turn […]

Game Change on HBO

By reviewedbymarkleonard March 19, 2012 Leave a comment

First things first: I read the book “Game Change” in 2010, and this is not “Game Change”. The John Heilemann and Mark Halperin political chronicle has a cover that reads, “Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime”. Its 400 plus pages zeroes in on the entire 2008 United […]