D.C. MOVIE GUYS

The question of just how far someone will go to achieve their dreams has been a focal point for authors and filmmakers for decades. Woody Allen has examined this territory twice, in his acclaimed drama “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and in his “comeback” film of sorts, 2004’s Oscar-nominated “Match Point.”

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January is usually a difficult time at the multiplex.  After all the Christmas movies have been seen, there’s little left except cheaply made horror films. Every once in a while, a film that hoped to get its Oscar buzz going moves into wide release.  Usually these films don’t offer much.  But “The Bucket List,” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, actually lives up to its presumed pedigree. (more…)