Movie Notes: Hard Eight
Synopsis
Old time gambler Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) takes John (John C. Reilly) under his wing.
Movie Notes: A Single Man
Synopsis
Professor George Falconer (Colin Firth) can’t get over the death of his partner, Jim.
Movie Notes: Sullivan’s Travels
Synopsis
Director Sullivan (Joel McCrea) wants to make a serious film, and decides unwisely to go undercover to experience true suffering.
Movie Notes: The Descendants
Synopsis
After his wife’s boating accident, Hawaii lawyer and land baron Matt King (George Clooney) reconnects with his two moody daughters.
Movie Notes: American Splendor
Synopsis
Grumpy Cleveland file clerk Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) writes autobiographical comics based on his ordinary life.