SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

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Tag: Bill Murray

The Silver Bullet ~ Ghostbusters

Synopsis: Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. Release Date: August 29, 2014 (30th Anniversary Release) Thoughts: I wouldn’t normally feature a trailer for an older film so prominently on this site, but seeing that said film is 1984’s Ghostbusters and that the re-release is set to commemorate the 30th…
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July 28, 2014
Movie Review ~ The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Facts: Synopsis: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan,…
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March 20, 2014
Movie Review ~ The Monuments Men

The Facts: Synopsis: An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, John Goodman, Dimitri Leonidas Director: George Clooney Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 118 minutes Trailer Review: Here…
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February 7, 2014
The Silver Bullet ~ The Grand Budapest Hotel

Synopsis: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Release Date: March 7, 2014 Thoughts: Are you ready for The Grand Budapest Hotel? No, really, are you ready? Because I have the inkling the first great…
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February 7, 2014
The Silver Bullet ~ The Monuments Men

Synopsis: In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renowned works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them. Release Date: December 18, 2013 Thoughts: After scoring so well as the producer of the sleeper underdog of 2012 (Argo), George Clooney now has two movies in…
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August 21, 2013
Movie Review ~ Hyde Park on Hudson

The Facts: Synopsis: The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York Stars: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman, Samuel West, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Eleanor Bron, Olivia Williams Director: Roger…
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December 27, 2012
The Silver Bullet ~ A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

Synopsis: A graphic designer’s enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Release Date: February 8, 2013 Thoughts: Blech, somebody call Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom) and let him know that his frequent collaborator Roman Coppola is copying his obtuse, askew style for his second feature film. Coppola’s last film, CQ, was…
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December 27, 2012