Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist ***

Nick (Michael Cera) and Nora (Kat Dennings) meet one night clubbing in NYC and find they are soul mates, with real-sounding dialogue and a kick-ass sound track.

Rated PG-13. 90 minutes. Peter Sollett - Director, Lorene Scafaria - Writer (screenplay), Rachel Cohn - Writer (novel), David Levithan - Writer (novel), Kerry Kohansky - Producer, Andrew Miano - Producer, Chris Weitz - Producer, Paul Weitz - Producer, Tom Richmond - Cinematographer, Mark Mothersbaugh - Composer, David Doernberg - Production Designer, Myron I. Kerstein - Editor.

Principal actors: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Ari Graynor, Jay Baruchel, Rafi Gavron, and Aaron Yoo.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Religulous ****

The ever irreverent and devout doubter Bill Maher looks at the evil that men do in the name of religion. Funny and thought-provoking.

Rated R. Larry Charles - Director, Bill Maher - Writer / Producer, Jonah Smith - Producer, Palmer West - Producer, Anthony Hardwick - Cinematographer, Jeff Groth - Editor, Christian Kinnard - Editor, Jeffrey M. Werner - Editor.

Principal actors: Bill Maher, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, Steve Berg, and Andrew Newberg.