Trixie

Pros: Watson, Nolte, Mulroney, Warren, Murphy, and the thugs who can't shoot straight, are very funny.
Cons: Comically lush Leslie Anne Warren does not get to sing.

Can there be such a thing as "Comedy Noir"? Can FARGO go West, Young Woman?

In her self effacing way, Beatrice "Trixie" Zurbo (Emily Watson), the heroine of Writer/Director Alan Rudolph's new Post Modern whodunit, TRIXIE, would seem to test...

Pros: Good "name" actors
Cons: Self-indulgent direction, silly plot, inane dialogue

With Robert Altman as his mentor/producer, Alan Rudolph is truly an experimental film-maker and, as with any innovator, he has some hits ("Choose Me," "Afterglow") and misses ("Breakfast of Champions," "Mrs....

Pros: Nathan Lane
Cons: Bad script, overdone directing & acting

Director Alan Rudolph is a great experimenter. With director Robert Altman acting as his mentor, he ought to feel free enough to try anything. His pictures sometimes feel like he’s filmed whatever whim or notion flies into his head, without even a second...

Pros: Great acting, clever dialogue
Cons: none

What a strange little film and yet it's almost totally enjoyable. The acting is superb and the story line, while not at all believable, definitely shows creativity.(NOTE: I use WebTV and cannot paragraph so I use...

Pros: Met some nice people in the lobby
Cons: The Movie Itself

This movie had it all! No real plot, ridiculously aimless acting, and a script that must have been taken off of the men’s room at a local Denny’s located right next to the bus station.

To begin with, I thought the movie might be good as it...