Bill Pullman

Quelle Surprise! Bottle Shock Sublime Vintage; Costner in a Squeaker

In Vino Veritas: Alan Rickman in Bottle Shock
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In Vino Veritas: Alan Rickman in Bottle Shock

BOTTLE SHOCK
RUNNING TIME 110 minutes
WRITTEN By Jody Savin, Ross Schwartz, and Randall Miller
DIRECTED BY Randall Miller
STARRING Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Freddy Rodriguez, Rachael Taylor

Two things I can count on every August: Movies get lousier than they were all year, and I go on vacation. This time, it’s different. I’m still taking a month off, but there are some big surprises at the movies. Most of them are unexpected and underpublicized, some of them boast low budgets and high rewards, a few of them need to be added to your must-see list, and you can start with Bottle Shock, a marvelous, beautifully made, feel-good movie that is guaranteed to revive everyone’s flagging faith in American pride at home and abroad—something in these sorry, perilous times we’re desperately short of.  read more »

It’s All Still Happening at the Zoo: Albee Revisits His Favorite Park Bench

Bill Pullman and Dallas Roberts in Edward Albee’s <i>Zoo Story</i> at the Second Stage
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Bill Pullman and Dallas Roberts in Edward Albee’s Zoo Story at the Second Stage

Edward Albee’s Peter and Jerry is a wholly successful evening at the Second Stage, a reminder—if any were needed—that Mr. Albee’s soul-sick inmates at the zoo still have the power to disturb us greatly.  read more »

A Man, a Woman and a Goat-What's New About That?

Edward Albee's new play, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?  read more »