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“Lost In Yonkers” seemed to be yet another Neil Simon comedy. I selected this film because Richard Dreyfuss was in it, one of the few films of his I hadn’t seen. This film is adapted from the play “Lost In Yonkers”. Having seen a number of Neil Simon plays on stage I thought we were [...]

“Role Models” is a silly, funny movie, much in the manner of Aptow films. The two main characters are friends in their 30′s who seem like they are going nowhere in life. When they get assigned community service as big brothers the adventures begin. The script by Paul Rudd and director David Wain is well [...]

“Frost Nixon” is adapted from the original play in which Frank Langella starred as President Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost. Langella captures Nixon’s power and quirkiness while Sheen finds the intellect in the easy going Frost. The excellent screenplay by Peter Morgan was based on his original award-winning London and Broadway stagings of [...]

“Extras” is a quirky, funny take on movie extras and life as a wannabe star. The team of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (“The Office”) works their magic in this series complete with big name guest stars. With clever writing and great comedic acting combined this is satire at its best. Ricky Gervais stars as [...]