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Things by Carol Lane Patterson
EMPEROR’S CLUB Emperor’s Club is a quick hike through one life and its impact on other’s lives. Kevin Kline is his best when doing his quiet, unassuming gentleman roles. His films are not redundant, and yet the roles all have a certain quality of gentleness, with wisdom won the hard way by personal sacrifice, dedication to the truth and a general willingness to view oneself honestly, not with the rose-tinted lenses through which most prefer to see themselves. The student contingent of Neil Tolkin’s screenplay adapting Ethan Canin’s ‘The Palace Thief’ offer the young people more than ensemble casting… Emile Hirsch, Paul Franklin Dano, Rishi Mehta, and Jesse Eisenberg are excellent up-and-coming actors. Universal distributed this Beacon, Fine Line, Horsepower, Live planet, Longfellow, Sydney Kimmel collaboration.
In contrast to ‘Emperor’s…’ examination of small choices that shake the ethical foundations of the psyche. About Schmidt shares a conclusion about life where the choices were all small, uninspired and simply those of achieving the American Dream (good job, good home, good kids, good vacations, etc.) The screenplay by Alexander Payne, adapted Louis Begley’s novel which suggests nothing extraordinary ever happens in a life lived with only those options satisfied. About Schmidt is a stark look at forced retirement and the aging process. The film portrays a type of person that—bereft of emotion—does not interact well with others, or in fact, really doesn’t even know how to live. This person has bounced along the channels of life’s Pinball table, cluelessly banging up ‘points’ with every feckless experience. As Nicholson’s character begins to really ‘feel’ the lives loosely connected to his own, the whole Pinball method of accumulating points goes on tilt. The entire movie plays out at a very slow pace and the harsh realism in which the protagonist is portrayed can make the viewer uncomfortable. Unlike Kline’s trenchant for affability, Jack Nicholson goes for the rougher types—untidier, and usually raunchy. In About Schmidt, his fans are not disappointed, as he reprises that character in its now aging version. New Line Cinema distributed this New Line / Avery Pix movie.
CURRENT RELEASES In contrast, Santa Clause II is a warm, humorous movie that thoroughly entertains, and in fact, is a bit better than the original. A Metaphysical, Spiritual, Holistic Publication | In Light Times | Issue Index |
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