Raising Flagg

Published: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 6:02 p.m. MDT Alan Arkin has the enviable ability of making nearly everything he's in watchable. Sadly, "Raising Flagg" sorely tests that ability. ... Full Article

This messy family dramedy, billed as "the first motion picture in years to be both financed and filmed entirely in Oregon," severely challenges the belief that a great actor can make the most implausible dreck sound good. ... Full Article

It's so rare to find a film that offers juicy roles for veteran (i.e. old) actors that one goes in rooting for "Raising Flagg." Alan Arkin, who won a long-overdue Oscar for "Little Miss Sunshine," tops a cast that includes... ... Full Article

Flagg Purdy (a perpetually disinterested Alan Arkin) has been playing chess with neighbor, friend, and one-time romantic rival Gus Falk (Austin Pendleton) for over 30 years, always the loser but never lacking for perseverance. ... Full Article

An elderly community handyman and notorious curmudgeon effectively isolates himself from his friends and neighbors by suing his lifelong best friend over a minor transgression in director Neal Miller's character-driven comedy drama. ... Full Article

PG-13 -By Frank Lovece For movie details, please click here . You're Alan Arkin, one of the most respected veteran actors alive, and you've chosen to do two low-budget independent films about extended family. ... Full Article