CINESPECT » Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com VIEWS ON THE NEW YORK FILM SCENE Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 “Oz” Could Be Greater, More Powerful http://cinespect.com/2013/03/oz-could-be-greater-more-powerful/ http://cinespect.com/2013/03/oz-could-be-greater-more-powerful/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:42:40 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=4893 Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and Powerful" has its pleasures, but falls far short of its “Wizard”ly forbearer

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2013/03/oz-could-be-greater-more-powerful/feed/ 1 “On the Waterfront” on DVD and Blu-ray http://cinespect.com/2013/02/on-the-waterfront-on-dvd-and-blu-ray/ http://cinespect.com/2013/02/on-the-waterfront-on-dvd-and-blu-ray/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:56:49 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=4813 With their new “On the Waterfront” DVD and Blu-ray, Criterion preserves and elucidates a moving, entertaining monument to Method acting

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2013/02/on-the-waterfront-on-dvd-and-blu-ray/feed/ 0 “Hyde Park on Hudson”: Hot Doggin’ It http://cinespect.com/2012/12/hyde-park-on-hudson-hot-doggin-it/ http://cinespect.com/2012/12/hyde-park-on-hudson-hot-doggin-it/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:00:16 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=4610 Bill Murray as F.D.R. is the primary draw to Roger Michell's “Hyde Park on Hudson,” opening Friday, December 7 at Angelika Film Center New York

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2012/11/lincolnthe-re-founding-fathers/feed/ 1 “Flight”: On the Radar, Under the Influence http://cinespect.com/2012/11/flighton-the-radar-under-the-influence/ http://cinespect.com/2012/11/flighton-the-radar-under-the-influence/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:56:17 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=4446 Stuart Weinstock reviews Robert Zemeckis's "Flight," opening nationwide on Friday, November

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2012/11/flighton-the-radar-under-the-influence/feed/ 0 Seduction and Ennui in Southern California http://cinespect.com/2012/10/seduction-and-ennui-in-southern-california/ http://cinespect.com/2012/10/seduction-and-ennui-in-southern-california/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:32:37 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=4379 “Nobody Walks," now showing at Landmark Sunshine Cinema, brings an indie sensibility to a mainstream-friendly web of relationships and complications

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2012/10/seduction-and-ennui-in-southern-california/feed/ 0 Connery. Sean Connery. http://cinespect.com/2012/08/connery-sean-connery/ http://cinespect.com/2012/08/connery-sean-connery/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:00:28 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=4007 Stuart Weinstock reviews the series "James Bond No. 1: Sean Connery's 007,” which runs from Friday, August 31 through Thursday, September 6 at IFC Center

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2012/08/connery-sean-connery/feed/ 0 What’s French for “Bromance”? http://cinespect.com/2012/05/whats-french-for-bromance/ http://cinespect.com/2012/05/whats-french-for-bromance/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 05:21:46 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=3542 “The Intouchables,” a funny and improbably unsentimental French blockbuster, attempts to conquer New York this weekend

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2012/05/whats-french-for-bromance/feed/ 1 The Lesser Evil http://cinespect.com/2012/05/the-lesser-evil/ http://cinespect.com/2012/05/the-lesser-evil/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 19:06:24 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=3523 “The Dictator,” Sacha Baron Cohen’s play for scripted comedy stardom, falls short of its satiric targets despite its comic pedigree

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]]> http://cinespect.com/2012/05/the-lesser-evil/feed/ 1 “The Avengers,” or How Marvel Got Its Peanut Butter in Its Chocolate http://cinespect.com/2012/05/the-avengers-or-how-marvel-got-its-peanut-butter-in-its-chocolate/ http://cinespect.com/2012/05/the-avengers-or-how-marvel-got-its-peanut-butter-in-its-chocolate/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 12:19:05 +0000 Stuart Weinstock http://cinespect.com/?p=3412 The Avengers is a massive, satisfying spectacle, but what does it mean for big-budget filmmaking to come

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