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Tag: Albert Brooks
‘Drive’ – Ryan Gosling’s getaway on Peacock
Sleek pulp crime cool meets arthouse style thriller in Drive (2011, R) starring Ryan Gosling as a taciturn getaway driver. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (a veteran of gritty, brutal Danish underworld dramas) with a silky smoothness and a stylized cool that recalls Le Samourai and Walter Hill’s The Driver, and an eighties vibe and […]
Albert Brooks is ‘Lost in America’ on Criterion Channel
Albert Brooks has been making his offbeat brand of satirical comedies about the neuroses and anxieties of affluent Americans, lost in the bubble of their own insular cultures, for more than 40 years. His third feature Lost in America (1985) remains his most incisive satire and most popular film. Brooks is David, a successful Los […]
What to watch: Albert Brooks on Netflix, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ on VOD, and scores of new titles on Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu
All seven features written and directed by Albert Brooks are now streaming on Netflix. We don’t know how long this contract lasts so you may want to start watching now. In chronological order, they are Real Life (1979, PG) with Charles Grodin, Modern Romance (1981, R) with Kathryn Harold, Lost in America (1985, R) with […]
Watch This!: Albert Brooks explains how he got Netflix to stream his movies
Let’s be clear: Albert Brooks does not advocate kidnapping, but… Yes, this is a commercial for movies coming to Netflix, but it’s a commercial created by and starring Albert Brooks, and if you are a fan, it’s a must-see. Coming to Netflix July 1: Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), Defending Your Life […]