Ask the Dust
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Set in Los Angeles back in the 1930s, a struggling young writer has arrived with dreams of making it big. However, holed up in his hotel room, he is fast running out of money, and suffering a series case of writer's block. Inspiration arrives in the form of a sexy young waitress, and although they have a love-hate relationship, it soon gets steamy. Things get more complicated when another woman with wedding plans arrives to stake her claim. All the while, they are struggling to survive while dreaming the American dream.
115 minutes, No persons under 13 (Sex, Nudity)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit
Where's it showing? / Book tickets
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| Cast | Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk |
| Director | Robert Towne |
| Screenplay | Robert Towne, from the novel by John Fante |
| Music | Ramin Djawadi, Heitor Pereira |
| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Not available |
| Made in | 2006 |
| Produced by | Paramount Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Ascendant Pictures, Capitol Films, Moonlighting Films, Noble House Entertainment Pictures, VIP 3 Medienfonds |
| SA Distributor | Ster-Kinekor |
Official Site | IMDB page | FPB Report | ScreenIt Report
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| Alcohol / Drugs | Smoking | Disrespectful / Bad Attitude | Imitative Behaviour | Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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| Jump Scenes | Tense Family Scenes | Music (Scary/Tense) | Music (Inappropriate) | Topics to talk about |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 | |
| South African Media | ||
Cape Argus/The StarDiane de Beer  | 1 | |
| Cape TimesKevin Crust | 10 | |
| iAfrica.comMelanie Daly | 5 | |
| Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal | 12 | |
| The CitizenSabrina Dean | 11 | |
| Sunday TimesBarry Ronge | 10 | |
| 24.comAlistair Fairweather | 5 | |
| International Media | ||
| BBC (UK)Stella Papamichael | 5 | |
| Box Office (USA)Annlee Ellingson | 5 | |
| Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert | 15 | |
| eye Weekly (Canada) | 1 | |
| ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli | 15 | |
| Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers | 13 | |
| ScreenIt (USA) | 8 | |
| Metacritic.com33 critics | 12 | |
| RottenTomatoes.com99 critics | 10 | |
| RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer | 7 | |
| Internet (IMDB)1852 Netizens | 12 | |
| Average .. 44% | 8 | |
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