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Levity
popmatters.com –
2003-08-26
Memory is a tricky business. So are movies that mess with it. In Levity , Manual Jordan (Billy Bob Thornton) is an ex-con, released against his will after serving 22 years for the murder of a 17-year-old convenience store clerk... ... Full Article
Levity (review)
flickfilosopher.com –
2003-06-15
No, no, no. Not here. Maybe the title is meant to imply something about the incredible lightness of forgiveness or redemption or the washing clean of your soul of bad things. ... Full Article
Eels Take to Land for Tour
rollingstone.com –
2003-06-03
Advertisement The Eels kick off a tour in support of their new album Shootenanny! June 17th in Los Angeles. The outing is now confirmed to run through an August 9th stop in Austin, Texas. ... Full Article
Movies AP: TOP HEADLINES FEATURED GALLERIES
nwsource.com –
2003-04-10
There's not much levity in "Levity," a somber little American indie unlikely directed by Hollywood screenwriter Ed Solomon ("Charlie's Angels"), but it's an absorbing, well-cast and ultimately satisfying parable that casts a pleasing spiritual glow over its audience. A big ... Full Article
Action comedy screenwriter Ed Solomon switches gears to psychological drama for his feature film directing debut, Levity. Manual Jordan (Billy Bob Thornton) gets released after doing 23 years in prison for accidentally killing a kid during an attempted robbery. ... Full Article
'Levity'
courant.com –
2003-04-04
"Levity" is about as well-meaning as a movie can get, but that's never enough to ensure it comes alive on the screen, which is sadly the case here. ... Full Article
Park City 2003
moviemaker.com –
2003-03-24
Belinda Baldwin, Jason Mann and Jennifer M.Wood | Published March 24, 2003 The lines were long at Sundance 2003 as nearly 20,000 visitors and some 14,000 locals filled the streets of an otherwise quaint Park City, Utah. ... Full Article
Levity
slantmagazine.com –
2003-03-22
Thornton stars as Manuel Jordan, a convict released from prison after serving 23 years for the murder of a teenage convenience store clerk and left to search for redemption in a snowy American city that looks suspiciously like it's located... ... Full Article
Indie film world gathers at Sundance
bbc.co.uk –
2003-01-17
As well as promoting and supporting world cinema, American cinema, short films and online films, the focus of the festival remains its competition for best dramatic and documentary films. ... Full Article
Billy Bob Thornton does a variation of his nearly invisible barber from The Man Who Wasn't There in screenwriter Ed Solomon's directorial debut Levity , escaping once again into a role of a hollow loner whose contemplative interior life dominates... ... Full Article