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Woody and Woody...new

Woody Allen's self-conscious examination of comedy vs. tragedy isn't such a bad film. It's merely all right -- very high-concept and on its way to interesting but never there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Melissa Levine  |  04-02-2005  |  Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chlöe Sevigny, Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell

Thanks to Deathnew

Javier Bardem aces the role of a charming quadriplegic who wants to die in this drama by Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Melissa Levine  |  01-11-2005  |  Reviews
Tags: suicide, Alejandro Amenábar, The Sea Inside, euthanasia, and Lola Dueñas, Belén Rueda, Mateo Gil, right to die

Misdirectednew

The Spanish director's latest is a movie about a movie, which Almodóvar addresses with his usual strengths -- zest, humor, and sharp visual beauty -- as well as his weaknesses, including the failure to acknowledge the gravity of his subject.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Melissa Levine  |  11-30-2004  |  Reviews
Tags: transsexual, transgender, Gael Garcia Bernal, Spanish, Pedro Almodóvar, Bad Education, and Daniel Giménez Cacho, Fele Martinez, movie director

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