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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Should Button up a few Oscars
Definitely among the top films on my list this year. Despite its sometimes brash bid for Academy Awards (and worthy of them for Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and David Fincher, plus cinematography, makeup and costumes), BENJAMIN BUTTON stays the course even as it threatens to veer off into art for art's sake. Think of the touchstones of a certain Oscar-winning GUMP, stir in some TITANIC doomed romance, a reversal of DORIAN GRAY and even a touch of what Coppola only wished he'd done with YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, and you have a good start on BUTTON. It's definitely worth its benjamins! Jeff Farance Film Critic Daytona Beach, FL
Corporate Affairs (2008)
Another fine film from Dan Cohen
''Corporate Affairs'' (''Ted's MBA'') 4 ½ (of 5 stars)
Dan Cohen, whose ''Diamond Men'' was a Cinematique hit, again upends the world of commerce in ''Corporate Affairs.''
Breckin Meyer plays Ted, who's promoted beyond his dreams, and certainly beyond his training or experience. But he's a quick thinker who solves corporate glitches as fast as his inept colleagues can create them around him. His computer work requires extensive travel, which leads to on-the-road trysts, unbeknownst to his wife. The software he's servicing is a house of cards. So is his personal life. Each time they start to tumble down, he reshuffles and emerges the victor. But how long can he juggle all of these conflicts without imploding? Writer/director Cohen masters sarcastic wit just as Ted earns his master's on the road to oblivion.
-- Film Critic Jeff Farance
The Flyboys (2008)
Ideal for all ages
A standout at the 2008 Daytona Beach Film Festival, ''The Flyboys'' deserves to be seen.
Here's the review from Film Critic Jeff Farance:
''The Flyboys'' 5 (of 5 stars)
This is the sort of discovery that film festivals live for. As do festival audiences.
To say it's a family film is to take nothing away from its maturity, its urgency and its adventure as two boys with a love of all things airborne become entwined in a mob plot to rip off a casino's cash haul by crashing the plane carrying it and its guards.
A sprinkling of familiar faces (Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Robert Costanzo) accent the fine performances by stars Jesse James and Reiley McClendon.
But what's amazing is the total professionalism, including some palm-sweat-inducing aerial acrobatics and ground chase scenes, along with outstanding special effects. ''The Flyboys'' simply soars, and takes its audience along into the clouds for a breathtaking ride.