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America's Sweethearts, a review by Tom

Title: America's Sweethearts
Year: 2001
Director: Joe Roth
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 99 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German

Stars:
Julia Roberts
Billy Crystal
Catherine Zeta-Jones
John Cusack
Hank Azaria

Plot:
Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (John Cusack) are America's Sweethearts - the country's favorite couple, on-screen and off. But when their very public romance turns into a very private breakup, only veteran press agent Lee (Billy Crystal) and Gwen's assistant Kiki (Julia Roberts) can help Gwen and Eddie show some love while they promote their last film together.

But the press junket is in a resort hotel miles from anywhere, and while Lee and Kiki frantically try to keep the media away from the real story - and keep Gwen and Eddie from revealing their secret - Kiki finds something entirely unexpected in this romantic comedy about true love, happily ever after and other Hollywood endings.

Awards:

ASCAP Awards

2002

Won

Top Box Office Films

James Newton-Howard

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

I haven't watched this one in a while. I remembered it as rather boring. So I was surprised that I really enjoyed it. Billy Crystal as the manager/PR guy is great. And I liked Julia Roberts as Kiki. Hank Azaria as the lisping Spanish guy is hilarious. Also fun was Seth Green in the small role of Billy Crystal's "apprentice". And what's not to like about Christopher Walken as eccentric film maker.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on April 8th, 2010)

8½, a review by Jon

***** Year: 1962 Director: Federico Fellini Rating: 15 Length: 133 Min.

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A film director (Mastroianni) is struggling to find the creativity required to deliver his next movie and consequently is being hassled by industry figures as well as his wife and his mistress. In order to escape his tormentors, the director retreats into a world of memories, dreams and fantasies. The result is a dazzling array of themes and images which make 8 1/2 the quintessential Fellini movie. It also closely mirrors his own problems prior to getting the project off the ground.

Reviewing a film like AdaptationRear WindowIl Posto, La Commare Secca and Mamma Roma

(From Jon's Random Reviews on May 2nd, 2011)

The IT Crowd: Version 3.0 - (mini) marathon, a review by Achim

3. Tramps Like Us
Trying to say something shouldn't be in the way of the comedy. Too much time was spent with too little meaning (the Roy thread) and the rest was pretty much all over the place (from a few good laughs all the way to cringe-worthy). It's still funny, just not as funny as it should be.



(From The IT Crowd: Version 3.0 - (mini) marathon on July 31st, 2009)