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You can bring home one magical coming-of-age tale on DVD and Blu-ray this July. The Great Buck Howard will be released on DVD on July 21. ... Full Article
The Great Buck Howard
deseretnews.com –
2009-04-15
The title character in "The Great Buck Howard" is a former celebrity who likes to drop the names of his alleged celebrity acquaintances, as a way of making his showbiz career look more impressive. ... Full Article
The Great Buck Howard
paloaltoonline.com –
2009-04-10
Troy Gabel (Colin Hanks) is toiling away at law school and hating every minute. Despite his dad's objections he does what any self-respecting 20-something would do -- quits school and decides to become a writer. ... Full Article
Filmmakers have mined our schizophrenic feelings about Hollywood has-beens with great success in the past, whether it's high melodrama ("Sunset Boulevard") or brilliant satire ("This Is Spinal Tap"). ... Full Article
SCOTT EYMAN ON FILM: Thoughts on movies from our 'Culture Club' blogger
palmbeachpost.com –
2009-04-05
The Great Buck Howard isn't going to change anybody's life, but I enjoyed it because of that, not in spite of it. It's a character study - somewhere between Broadway Danny Rose and Death of a Salesman - of a... ... Full Article
'Buck Howard' is not quite magical
nola.com –
2009-04-03
Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Colin Hanks, left, Emily Blunt, John Malkovich and Steve Zahn star in 'The Great Buck Howard.' There's a moment in "The Great Buck Howard" when the assistants for John Malkovich's irascible, past-his-prime mentalist learn that an... ... Full Article
What's on TV tonight?
chicagotribune.com –
2009-04-03
In a young writer's life, few moments are as transformative as the one when he ventures into the unknown to find inspiration in that vast arena known as life. ... Full Article
Buck Howard is pretty good - not great
chron.com –
2009-04-03
T he Great Buck Howard 's demanding protagonist wants to make one thing perfectly clear: His first name's Buck, his last name's Howard, and as for the superlative qualifier - well, you'd better hear him tell it. ... Full Article
Movie review: The Great Buck Howard
pegasusnews.com –
2009-04-03
The Great Buck Howard is one of those films that makes one wonder, "How exactly did this film attract all this talent?" John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, and Tom Hanks (Colin's father, in case you didn't know/were wondering) all... ... Full Article
E mily Blunt's big-screen fortunes have soared in the almost three years since her scene-stealing work in "The Devil Wears Prada." Her current turns - with Amy Adams in the sleeper hit "Sunshine Cleaning" and with John Malkovich in "The... ... Full Article