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	Rounders (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rounders is a 1998 film about the underground world of high-stakes poker.
		Rounders is about a former rounder Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) who is torn between his commitment to his girlfriend Jo (Gretchen Mol) to stop gambling, and his loyalty to his best friend “Worm” (Edward Norton).
		Rounders began filming in December of 1997 and was set mostly in New York City, with the notable exception being that the law school scenes were filmed at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rounders_(movie) (1710 words)

	Rounders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Points ("rounders") are scored by the batting team by completing a circuit around the field through four bases/posts without being put 'out' - for example, by a ball they batted being 'caught-out' or touching a tagged base/post.
		The rules of rounders are laid-down by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland[1].
		The rules of rounders are regulated by the National Rounders Association in England[2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rounders (1657 words)

	Articles - Rounders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rounders is a sport which originated in the United Kingdom.
		Rounders is now played on all levels from school level to international (in and around england) The chief differences between rounders and baseball or softball are:
		Irish rounders is an Irish version of the game which is very similar to softball, the chief difference being that the distance between bases is 90 ft (27.4 m), as in baseball, rather than 60 ft (18.3 m).
	www.workze.com /articles/Rounders (763 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Rounders at Epinions.com
		Rounders tells the story of Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), who was once a pretty good card shark, and his best friend Worm (Edward Norton), an accomplice fresh out of jail.
		Rounders is rated R for pervasive language, some innuendo and brief nudity.
		Above all, it is a compelling film, one that you want to keep watching throughout, and one that you will likely want to watch again when finished.
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	Rounders
		The filmmakers also delineate the strata of a rounder's life in New York City, from various games with "fish" (suckers with more money than skill) to the poker clubs, which vary from the more respectable Chesterfields to an edgy, subterranean lair run by Teddy KGB (a malevolent John Malkovich employing a near-inscrutable Russian émigré accent).
		Rounders is a morality tale set in a world that plays by its own rules.
		Like Dahl's noir films, it's formula with a twist: a very strong cast (Norton is especially good as a man who dearly deserves his nickname), colorful and stereotypical characters who nonetheless still hold a few surprises up their sleeves, and a claustrophobic world made surprisingly expansive by cinematographer Jean-Yves Escoffier's sweat-soaked widescreen images.
	www.metrotimes.com /movies/filmarchive/18/50/rounders.html (425 words)

	DVD Review:Rounders
		It's in some of these base scenes that "Rounders" is at it's most thrilling, with the tag team of the charming Damon and the weasily Norton trading signals and going from game to game.
		"Rounders", of course, leads up to the big game-of-games, but along the way there are some magnificent scenes, and the fact is, the whole thing works mainly because "Rounders" has one of the best, smartest scripts in American film this year.
		I found the film highly enjoyable the first time and decided to go for another round, see if there were a few things that I could pick apart the second time.
	www.angelfire.com /il/currentfilm/roundersdvd.html (1435 words)

	Rounders . Memphis Flyer . 09-21-98
		Rounders is blindingly bright, where The Last Seduction was appropriately dark so as to put its seaminess in its proper place.
		Rounders is basically a con-man film that glorifies the skill of making a quick buck.
		While Rounders never really nails the lure of poker, it is successful in capturing the tension that causes a nervous sweat – it’s in the reading of another man’s tics, in the hesitation of throwing in more chips, and in the slow, card-bending revelation of a hand.
	www.filmvault.com /filmvault/memphis/r/rounders1.html (522 words)

	LIGHT VIEWS FILM REVIEW: ROUNDERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As "Rounders" begins, law student Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is about to make the biggest mistake of his life.
		Dahl and the writers populate the film with colorful background characters.
		There's a lot of poker jargon in "Rounders." Some of it is explained, some of it is not.
	www.lightviews.com /rounders.htm (827 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Film Listings
		Rounders provides a total immersion into the world of professional poker hustlers -- or rounders -- and the experience is fascinating and drenched in atmospheric allure.
		Rounders touches on all these themes but fails to follow any of them through to their logical conclusions.
		In the action film Crank, a hitman is injected with a poison that will cause his heart rate to drop lethally if he stops moving.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gbase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid:138150 (596 words)

	SPLICEDwire: "Rounders" review
		"Rounders" is a movie in which the central character is not nearly as fascinating as the fringe players that surround him.
		"Rounders" (a term for a skilled player who earns a living at poker) is about Mike's guilt-by-association re-entry into the gambling scene and his resulting struggle to maintain a front as the scrupulous, upright Joe he's trying to become.
		The pivotal moment in the film -- the apex of Mike's understanding of his nature -- depends on a disappointingly ingenuous tell (unconscious physical give-away that card players use to deduce your confidence in your hand) from, supposedly, the most skilled rounder in the film.
	www.splicedonline.com /98reviews/rounders.html (661 words)

	Rounders
		Rounders begins as Mike (Matt Damon), a young, intelligent, law school student as playing no limit Texas Hold ‘em at a high stakes table.
		Mike spends the rest of the film wheelin and dealin on the tables, despite the fact that he’s flushing his law career and his relationship down the drain.
		In the end, Rounders is virtually a poker ad, convincing us that you really can win if you just believe in yourself.
	www.filmnote.com /Film/R/Rounders.htm (500 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Rounders" Collector's Edition DVD Review
		It’s not that the film is bad or anything, but before now, the idea of a film about people who play Texas Hold ‘Em wouldn’t have really sucked me in.
		And if the film has done its job right, you are into the game because you are into the characters, not the other way around.
		While the film is geared a little towards the poker loving crowd, it’s a film that any one can jump into.
	www.moviefreak.com /dvd/r/rounders_se.htm (662 words)

	Rounders- Edward Norton Information Page
		It reviewed past films that focused on card playing, showed clips from "Rounders", covered the 1998 World Series of Poker, featured interviews with some of the actors in Rounders, and the Rounders movie trailer was shown several times during the commercials.
		Rounders aroung the world-The title of Rounders was changed depending on the country in which it was released.
		The rounder definition above is from an interview with Norton (conducted by the Rounders screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman) from Jane September 1998 interview with Edward Norton
	www.edward-norton.org /rounders.html (1150 words)

	ROUNDERS
		What makes this film interesting is the people who populate it.
		The film makes a serious distinction between professional card players and everyone else and if it is only halfway accurate you should be very scared the next time you go to Vegas or Atlantic City.
		Though he's normally a smart and straight player, he risks his entire bankroll ($30,000) on one hand against the owner of a local parlor named KGB (John Malkovich) in the hopes that he'll win and be able to go Vegas and play with the big boys.
	www.crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsR/f_rounders.html (768 words)

	Las Vegas Weekly Departments: Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In one sense Rounders is not that different from Dahl's previous films, in that its drama depends on the gradual unfolding of certain key relationships.
		Rounders is a film that gets its substance from performances that stick to your ribs.
		In Rounders, he has a stillness that is rare in his work and that makes Knish completely, quietly believable.
	www.lasvegasweekly.com /departments/film/rounders.html (818 words)

	Rounders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Whether you'll like this film or not depends in large measure on how much you know about the game of poker.
		This is a quiet film with some explosive moments; basically it's an actor's film, with lots of intensity and emotion.
		Rounders is rated R. Running time is 2 hours.
	www.toto.net /kcfilms/rounders.html (353 words)

	Combustible Celluloid film review - Rounders (1998), John Dahl, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, dvd review
		Rounders, the fifth movie by John Dahl, is good enough to join his great double whammy from 1994; Red Rock West and The Last Seduction.
		Other directors simply pay homage to film noir and their movies come across as copies or throwbacks, but Dahl's movies work because he seems to understand the inner workings of film noir, and the absurd situations that people can get into.
		No film noir character can ever escape the call of the underworld, no matter how much he denies it.) The catalyst is Mike's best friend Worm, played by the again-brilliant Edward Norton.
	www.combustiblecelluloid.com /archive/rounders.shtml (905 words)

	Rounders (1998): Reviews
		Rounders is such a smart, tough little film that its strengths override its fairly serious weaknesses.
		Rounders is more involved with the insulated, arcane world of a gambler than it is with the things that actually make a movie work, such as characters and relationships and a script that connects all its dots.
		Rounders see's all the angle's but doesn't have the courage to make a move.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/rounders (1140 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Rounders: Collector's Edition
		Rounders, a fairly low-budget (by Hollywood standards) drama set in New York City's seedy underground poker scene, opened in the fall of 1998, with a pair of up-and-coming young actors as co-stars.
		Rounders doesn't quite have three true legends of the 20th Century screen in its cast, but that's not to say that the acting leaves much to be desired.
		Rounders is a very, very, very good film that falls just inches short of being "outstanding." Poker fans will love it; guys will embrace it; women should be able to find something entertaining in it.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/roundersce.php (2627 words)

	Rounders - Music from the Movies
		And Rounders is, of course, not his first jazz score: the rejected score for The Telephone and last year's The Man Who Knew Too Little are two examples of his previous jazz ventures.
		The opening piece, "Rounders", is a fine example: a slow blues with warm string chords, electric and acoustic pianos and vibraphone.
		Rounders is without doubt this year's coolest film score.
	www.musicfromthemovies.com /review.asp?ID=563 (715 words)

	JoBlo reviews the movie "Rounders"
		This movie was never boring for me, was filmed in just the right amount of time, and did maintain an extreme air of authenticity throughout.
		I would recommend this film to all those who love the game of poker, and are interested in exploring the life themes of addiction and loyalty.
		ROUNDERS better than you think it is. Like GOOD WILL HUNTING made you want to be smart, ROUNDERS makes you want to play poker.
	www.joblo.com /rounders.htm (1747 words)

	Rounders
		Rounders is the sixteenth century version of a bat and ball game that dates back to "the dawn of time".
		Soundtrack: Rounders Soundtrack composed by Christopher Young and released by Varese Sarabande in 1998 with catalog number of (VSD 5980) which has music for the following films: Rounders...
		Rounders tells the story of Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), who was once a pretty...
	www.electronicsview.com /Sports/Rounders (853 words)

	Rounders, the film
		It was considerably the most moving film, digging into all your emotions without manipulating but rather taking you through an experience that makes you see why the title of this film was so appropriate.
		Damon is, of course, the lightning rod for the sizzle surrounding Rounders.
		Matt is the star of this little film, for which he reportedly settled for the measley salary of $600K.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/fullmonty/282/rounders.html (2296 words)

	Amazon.com: Rounders: DVD: John Dahl,Matt Damon,Edward Norton,John Turturro,Paul Cicero,Ray Iannicelli,Gretchen ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A `grinder' is a rounder, but is a cautious player, interested only in playing it safe, avoiding the big risks and possible big rewards, always satisfied in being able to make enough to live reasonably well.
		"Rounders" is not a bad film because of its flaws, but unfortunately its one-dimensionality makes it only a decent film and while it isn't a great film, it is an entertaining one.
		Rounders was set in New York City but all of the law school scenes were filmed in and around Rutgers Law School in Newark, NJ.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305268789?v=glance (2974 words)

	USIA - Portrait of the USA, Ch. 11
		Kept out of other occupations by racial prejudice, they were able to make their mark in a brand-new business: the exhibition of short films in storefront theaters called nickelodeons, after their admission price of a nickel (five cents).
		They were attracted by the mild climate, which made it possible to film movies outdoors year-round, and by the varied scenery that was available.
		And they owned hundreds of theaters in cities and towns across the nation -- theaters that showed their films and that were always in need of fresh material.
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	Amazon.co.uk: Rounders [1998]: DVD: John Dahl,Matt Damon,Edward Norton,John Turturro,Paul Cicero,Ray ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rounders is a well researched film which gives a very good feel for the poker world, a little extreme perhaps, but the core emotions of the game are well portrayed.
		Rounders follows the fortunes of a law student(Damon)who plays poker to make money, going around to all the games in and around New York to earn the money to pay for his education.
		Through the course of the film we are brought along on quite a rollercoaster of changing fortunes and high stakes gambling but the film is consistantly focused around poker.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005U1XG (1268 words)

	'Rounders': Knowing When to Hold 'em and Fold 'em but Just Not When to Run
		Though the film has routine daytime scenes, it truly lives by night in a world of glamorous shadows, smoldering colors and secret thrills.
		Famke Janssen slinks through the film as what would be an attractive alternative to card-playing in any other story.
		This film is rated R. It includes profanity, brief partial nudity and suggestive situations.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/film/091198rounder-film-review.html (577 words)

	Rounders : filmcritic.com Movie Review
		Rounders (the name is short-hand for people who make their living playing poker) stars Matt Damon and Edward Norton as poker playing buddies going in different directions.
		Director John Dahl (The Last Seduction) and the film's writers glamorize the world of professional poker playing from the outset, so be warned.
		If you don't feel that you can sympathize with trials and tribulations of professional gamblers, this film is probably not for you.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/84dbbfa4d710144986256c290016f76e/ae9c4af07cf74fb288256694001a61be?OpenDocument (492 words)

	hip online: film review
		Rounders is a gorgeous film and is full of suspense—but many of the key players aren’t used to further the movie.
		FRANKLY: Rounders is a film that doesn’t lived up to its potential and the great cast is literally wasted.
		In the end Rounders becomes the typical Hollywood film when it had all the chances in the world to be something different.
	www.hiponline.com /reviews/film/r/rounders-dvd.html (297 words)

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