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Review: Friends with Money
Filed under: Comedy », Drama », Independent », Sundance », Sony Classics », Theatrical Reviews », Cinematical Indie »
Note: Portions of the review appeared on Cinematical during the Sundance Film Festival, as part of this article.
Friends with Money stars Jennifer Aniston as an unhappy, 30-something, pot smoking maid who can't stop stalking her married ex. Like writer/director Nicole Holofcener's previous films, Walking and Talking and Lovely and Amazing, Friends with Money is an astutely observed relationship dramedy, painfully funny even as it burns. As Holofcener's unhappily unmarried heroine, Olivia, Aniston – a one-note actress, but virtuoso-good at that note – acquits herself more than admirably, considering the film began shooting the day after news of her seperation from Brad Pitt leaked to the press, The timing could maybe not have been more cruely ironic: the role requires Aniston to convince us that she's a loser. Watch for a key moment, about three quarters in, where a romantic rival tells Olivia to "go get [her] own husband." It's not hard to imagine the real-life motivations Aniston used to fuel Olivia's profanity-laden response.
Culkin pleads guilty
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy »
Wow, what a weird couple of months it's been for Macauley Culkin. First he's asked to testify in the Michael Jackson trial (you can imagine his reaction when asked to testify - "oh, for God's sake, why are you dragging me into this?"), and now he pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges of possession of medication without a prescription and marijuana. He was given a deferred sentence and a fine.
And while we're at it, can reporters stop using the term "former child star" Macauley Culkin? Why can't they just say "actor"? Give the guy a break.
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