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www.culturevulture.net - : Gus Van Sant both directed and wrote his early films -- Mala Noche, Drugstore Cowboy, My Private Idaho -- and they were films that showed originality, exuberance, and integrity: the promise of an auteur. Then there were some less successful outings followed by a breakthrough of sorts--the hugely successful Good Will Hunting, which earned him an Oscar nomination. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the Oscar for their script for Good Will Hunting, a script full of youthful idealism which Van Sant proficiently molded into a popular product that managed to avoid going completely overboard with sentimentality. more...
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www.eonline.com - : In the holiday-movie blizzard, Forrester's a great find. This intimate film centers around two stellar performances--one by an old great Scot (Sean Connery), and one by a stunning low-key newcomer (Robert Brown). Connery plays a one-novel genius who lost his inspiration eons ago and prefers to hide from reality inside his Bronx apartment. When he meets Brown (who originally auditioned for a smaller role to help pay off his cell-phone bill but ultimately landed the costarring slot), more...
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