Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

"Confessions of a Dangerous MInd' was excellent and I'm surprised it doesn't receive more credit.The story is an 'autobiographical' tale of TV producer Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) who doubles as a CIA-assassin. The movie is based on the book with... Full review

One of Charlie Kaufman's more overlooked and underrated screenplays, 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' may have been something of a departure from the high-concept experimentalism that made his previous brainchildren, 'Being John Malkovich' and 'Adaptation' (a masterpiece and a near-masterpiece,... Full review

Since "ER" George Clooney has been a very popular actor, mainly because so many women find him very attractive. But through the years he has been able to prove that he's more than just a pretty face in the crowd.... Full review

While quite very obviously a well crafted lie sold as truth this movie does not fail to entertain and was one of the more underrated films of the year of it's release. A commercial failure the film was re-released later... Full review

Let me start by saying my respect for Clooney as a producer and now a director continue to go up. Backing this one was also Steven Soderbergh... and as a result you get stellar (for scale only) performances by Julia... Full review

Spoilers herein.Yet another example of why even the best actors cannot be trusted with intelligent material. They just don't have the skills required. But this is a pretty good try, better than most films in fact.Here's the setup: a man... Full review

What if the creator and host of two of the 1970s biggest and lamest television game shows was also a part-time CIA hitman? That he used The Dating Game and The Gong Show as a cover to stage assassinations in... Full review

Chuck Barris is a man who decides that his future is in television and tries to come up with ideas for new shows to elevate himself up from the position of tour guide. When his show isn't picked up from... Full review

George Clooney's directorial debut is a compelling dramatic biopic about `Gong Show' host Chuck Barris, who claims to be a hit man for the CIA. Barris started out small, but decided to go for the big time and move to... Full review

We all remember Chuck Barris as the creator of some of television's most successful - albeit notoriously mind-numbing - game shows: `The Dating Game,' `The Newlywed Game,' and `The Gong Show.' But did you know that he was also a... Full review

"More of this is true than you would believe," reads the opening subtitle. The film is based on the book by Jon Ronson, whose investigation into the U.S. ... Full Article

Some upcoming holiday releases seem like deja vu all over again, either because of the talent involved or themes that evoke the ghosts of crowd-pleasers past. ... Full Article

Posted Oct 28, 2009 @ 03:31 PM Just when you thought it was safe, or at least worth the effort to go back to the movies, Hollywood chucks another worthless pile at unsuspecting audiences. ... Full Article

Chuck Barris' 1984 autobiography, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind , is best remembered these days as an outrageous prank, the sort of nose-thumbing craziness expected from the man responsible for TV shows like The Gong Show and The Dating Game... ... Full Article

Published by Tim Kash on Friday, June 29, 2007 at 12:50 pm. With some truly commendable stand-out performances in films like The Green Mile , Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and of... ... Full Article