Review: ‘$5 a Day’
One of the great joys of reviewing movies for ComicMix is being offered little gems I’ve never heard of, the movies that come and go too quickly to gain much attention. For example, take [[[$5 a Day]]], which sports a solid cast led by Christopher Walken – right there, you want to see this, right? Walken rarely repeats himself and is always fun to watch on screen. He’s backed by Alessandro Nivola, Peter Coyote, Amanda Peet, and Sharon Stone so it’s a good crew.
On the surface, this sounds like your paint-by-numbers buddy/road film as an estranged father and son go on a cross-country trip. Even with that cast, it might be a little different, but now imagine the car is decorated in Sweet & Low packaging and that every stop along the way is precisely calculated to take advantage of complimentary food or discounted gas.
Nat is a broken man claiming to be dying of a brain tumor. His life irrevocably changed when he and the love of his life broke up and he became a drifting conman whose greatest pride is managing to live on $5 a day. Often it involves the ultimate in frugality such as saving box tops to get a Barbie-themed Polaroid camera which he regularly uses to take “photos for my wallet”.
Ritchie grew up, learning his dad’s cons and tricks, until he wound up spending 11 months in jail when one of the scams went south. He’s distanced himself from his dad and has been eking out a living as a health inspector but his inability to open up to Maggie means their relationship is breaking up. Nat’s summons to Atlantic City begins their reconciliation and the launch point for a poignant portrait.
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Creator/producer Russell T Davies has started serious work on fourth season of Torchwood. Right now, that means doing his writing bit – and gathering the other writers for the 10-episode season. His team lacks nothing in heroic fantasy street cred.
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Yesterday, BOOM! Studios joined the growing number of companies to add the rank of Chief Creative Officer to their mastheads. Mark Waid, the publisher’s Editor-in-Chief was named CCO with Matt Gagnon promoted to Editor-in-Chief. Marvel also formalized C.B. Cebulski’s talent scout role by naming him Senior Vice President, Creator & Content Development of Marvel
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This weekend, you’ll see ComicMix contributors Aaron Rosenberg, Robert Greenberger, Alan Kistler, Jen Rosenberg, Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, and me (and possibly Ian Bonds) at 
