Man in the Chair

(2008)

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by Melissa Rose Kimbler | Published March 21, 2008 Everyone knows that art has the power to entertain, but sometimes it also has the ability to educate simply by showing real life. ... Full Article

By Carl Hoover | Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 11:41 AM Six films open Friday in Waco - mainstream releases Vantage Point, Charlie Bartlett, Witless Protection and Be Kind Rewind plus, surprise, the French animated (and black-and-white) adaptation of Persepolis (Oscar-nominated... ... Full Article

Christopher Plummer's performance as an alcoholic stumblebum and one-time Hollywood gaffer has been hailed, though it could hardly be in acknowledgement of its realism. Plummer, as the cigar-puffing curmudgeon "Flash", is sought out by a movie-mad teen (Michael Angarano) who... ... Full Article

Indeed, I was kind of shocked, while researching some information for this review, that Plummer has never been nominated for an Academy Award, and that his lone Golden Globe nomination was for playing F. ... Full Article

Cameron enlists the assistance of a reluctant retired gaffer named Flash, the only surviving crew member from the legendary film, "Citizen Kane." Flash taps into the unused talent of his elderly retired filmmaker friends at the Motion Picture Retirement Home,... ... Full Article

Of all the movies to reference in "Man in the Chair," Michael Schroeder's hackneyed intergenerational drama that loses a touching story in a barrage of excessive editing, why in the world did the writer-director decide to use Orson Welles's masterpiece ... Full Article

MAN IN THE CHAIR
nypost.com2007-12-07
December 7, 2007 CHRISTOPHER Plummer tries his hand at a Burt Young character in "Man in the Chair," an indie about a student filmmaker (Michael Angarano) who meets a drunken curmudgeon (Plummer) who once worked as a gaffer on "Citizen ... Full Article

"Finally, stripling movie nerds get their own art-house Karate Kid !" shouts Nick Pinkerton , tracking Man in the Chair for the Voice . Ed Gonzalez in Slant : "When the promise of a college scholarship convinces the delinquent Cameron... ... Full Article

Mexican peasants secretly plan a political uprising. At Film Forum (1:38). NR: violence. In Spanish with subtitles. Despite the cruelty of its story, Francisco Vargas' Mexican drama is suffused with a stark and haunting beauty. ... Full Article

There is one fact of life that most of us dont like to think about, but fact it is, and it applies to every single one of us. ... Full Article

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