A film critic and writer based out of the great city of Philadelphia; personal highlights include living through an earthquake with Elizabeth Olson, asking an arcane question of the Coen Brothers (which they almost entirely brushed off), and inadvertently pissing off Ray Liotta.
As an integral part of human culture, food sits right up there along with sex and violence, and therefore, gets a lot of play on the big screen. Cinematic food is a tricky business, though. Like a TV commercial it has to look appetizing (unless, of course, the point of its being there is to suggest the opposite), unlike a TV commercial it also has to look realistic, be consumed by actors for take after take, all the while being subtly suggestive, somehow, of a deeper purpose.
The Food: Sunbathers, kids, dogs, naked women, Quint
The Hitch: Once the first couple of people are eaten, about a thousand boats filled with drunk assholes hit the water in an attempt to reap the reward for its capture. Then, there's the little matter of the Orca, whos
The Eater: Anton Ego (voice of Peter O'Toole), a snobby French food critic (is there any other kind?) taking in the culinary landscape of a once famous Parisian restaurant formerly gone to seed, but perhaps enjoying a miraculous revival.
The Eater: Morgan Spurlock, the documentary's director.
The Food: A straight month of Mickey D's, everything super-sized when asked.
The Hitch: Spurlock intends to find out what happens if he eats nothing but fast food for every meal. This experiment in fast food gluttony is strongly
The Eater: Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry), a New York-based project manager for a high-flying restaurant chain who's come to Las Vegas to oversee the construction of a new franchise. Shortly after he first arrives, he has a one-night stand with Isabel (Salma Hayek), who gets pregnant. After attemptin
The Eater: Albert (Michael Gambon), a crass and cruel high-level criminal who enjoys coming to the same fancy restaurant every night to berate the staff and enjoy a meal prepared by head chef Richard (Richard Bohringer).
The Eater: A smattering of friends and family of restaurateurs Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci), owners of a failing Italian restaurant, who are hoping to make a giant rebound.
The Eater: Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn), an impressively big dude with something of a difficult disposition.
The Food: Slices from Sal's Famous
The Hitch: Raheem is already pretty unhappy with Sal (Danny Aiello) for making him turn down his giant radio, when gadfly/provocateur Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito) enlists Raheem to support his boycott of Sal's Famous (to protest Sal's only including Italian Americans on his Wall of Fame), things get a good deal more combustible.
The Eater: Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a teenager selected to compete in the annual cruel and barbaric tradition that pits teens from 12 area districts in a fight to the death.
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