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Marrakech Film Festival '11: Forest Whitaker Working With 'Goodfellas' Writer Nicholas Pileggi On His Louis Armstrong Biopic
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After early supporting roles in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "The Color of Money," "Platoon," "Stakeout" and "Good Morning, Vietnam," Forest Whitaker finally landed a leading role, winning Best Actor at Cannes in the process, in 1988's "Bird" the biopic of jazz legend Charlie Parker directed by Clint Eastwood. Nearly 25-years-on, it looks like the actor-director is finally returning to another jazz icon, stepping behind the camera this time, although enlisting the help of his old collaborator on the film.
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Not funny. Gregory is an asshole character and plays into the stereotypes.
Of course he says that Yoda doesn't fight. Back then Yoda was a muppett, Lucas didn't know
So sad that the press has to be so unimaginative and just perpetuate this inane stereotype of Ric
OMG! OMG! Can't wait to see Marion and Joaquin!!!!
Phillips in particular is such a whiner. Why even bother addressing the critics? If there's a
Just a close-up that's it? Musta missed that. Either way, he's in it for 1 sec?
Sounds to me more like you had lofty expectations and felt cheated. Meanwhile, the rest of us that
Lighten up! Liotta enjoys breaking balls. Must everyone spew the same fake bullshit?
Great review but there's a mistake. This is not Adèle Exarchopoulos first movie . She was in
Why did you give Only God Forgives a rotten rating on Rottentomatoes with a B review? how does that