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Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'colinfarrell'

February 13, 2008

If what you want out of a movie is moral clarity -- or even coherence -- you should probably avoid the new Irish gangster flick In Bruges. It's a credit to screenwriter and director Martin McDonagh's clever contrivance to hear critics complain that its superlatively violent ending breaks the moral deal. To paraphrase Arthur Penn, the father of critically reviled ultraviolence, we're killing people every day in Iraq, and you're upset that this movie is......

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January 29, 2008

Movies Catch a sneak preview of In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The movie, which screened at Sundance, follows two hit men who are forced to vacation in the tourist hotspot. CNN dared to call the film "Tarantino-esque." Whether or not "Tarantino-esque" fits, the trailer is full of some sharp one-liners. Director Martin McDonagh will be there. Brattle Theatre, 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00, and getting there early is recommended. Check out......

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October 3, 2007

The Globe put out a brief little story announcing that some lackey for the New England Patriots football team inserted the wrong DVD into the players' screening equipment on a flight to Cincinnati. That DVD was for the movie The Recruit, which happened to star--but of course!--Tom Brady's babymama Bridget Moynahan. "Someone" (the Globe didn't say who) quickly popped out the movie. We'd like to think some prankster decided to ruffle Brady's feathers a bit......

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