Author Archives: Dan Wiener

About Dan Wiener

Dan Wiener is a part time actor/writer whose work has appeared on Comedy Central and can be found at youtube.com/sweetvictorytv, funnyordie.com/sweetvictory, and sweetvictory.tv. He is currently a graduate student at Pace University earning his Masters in education. He loves movies and can talk about them ad nauseum.

Movie Review: HUGO (Columbia)

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dan Wiener

As a fan of Martin Scorcese’s films, I generally try to get to the theater to see them whenever a new one comes out. I was very curious to see how Scorcese would apply his signature style to an adaptation … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: IDES OF MARCH (Sony)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Dan Wiener

If you know your Shakespeare, then you know the line from which George Clooney’s new film derives its title, The Ides Of March. Spoken in the play Julius Caesar, the warning is a premonition of Caesar’s betrayal by the senators … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: THE DEBT (Focus Features)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Dan Wiener

There’s something refreshing about The Debt, a new thriller directed by John Madden (Shakespeare In Love) starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain (Tree Of Life, The Help), Sam Worthington (Avatar), and Tom Wilkinson. While watching it, it may occur to you, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (Fox)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dan Wiener

First thing’s first – Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has no connection with Tim Burton’s 2001 remake of the original Planet Of The Apes. I want to make this clear because that movie was not very good, whereas … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: BAD TEACHER (Sony)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Dan Wiener

  The “inspirational teacher” movie has become a genre with which we have become very familiar. A bold, courageous teacher comes into a school and shakes things up with his/her revolutionary methods, often to the chagrin of the establishment (save … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (Fox)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Dan Wiener

The last time we saw the X Men on screen all together, fighting for the pride and survival of mutants, we perhaps would rather have not. That movie was X Men 3: The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner as … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: TREE OF LIFE (Fox)

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Dan Wiener

Although the opportunity to do so only comes once every several years, there are some rules to watching a film directed by the enigmatic Terrence Malick (as a caveat, I haven’t seen all of Malick’s films – I have seen … Continue reading →

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