By Simon Miraudo February 8, 2013 In Silver Linings Playbook, the manic depressive Pat (Bradley Cooper) asks young widow Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) out for dinner. He winds up ordering cereal and asking about her past sexual conquests. So… we’re hoping you’re not planning on replicating his unconventional moves this Valentine’s Day. With February 14 just […]
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Interview: Todd Solondz; writer/director of Life During Wartime
January 7, 2011 
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Interview: Todd Solondz; writer/director of Life During Wartime. By Simon Miraudo. “Now you’re a storyteller you might think you are without responsibility. But in directions, actions and words, cause and effect, you need consistency.” Belle and Sebastian sing these lines on the title track of their soundtrack to Todd Solondz’s 2001 feature Storytelling; a two-part […]
Continue readingHappiness rebooted – Life During Wartime review
January 6, 2011 0 Comments
Life During Wartime – Starring Allison Janney, Shirley Henderson and Ciaran Hinds. Directed by Todd Solondz. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. It feels a little wrong, even perverse, to describe a Todd Solondz film as “fun”. But Life During Wartime – the sequel to his acclaimed and highly disturbing 1998 picture Happiness – is fun. […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Happiness
November 3, 2009 11 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, we received our very first challenge from the United States of America! C. Fitzpatrick Biggs told us how unhappy […]
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