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Compact Visions: 2009's Oscar-Nominated Short Filmsnew
It would be a mistake to look at short film as only a step on the way to features, just as it would be unfair to think of short stories as only an introduction to an eventual novel.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-04-2010 |
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'In the Loop': War of the Wordsnew
Never before have I seen the word mellifluous used -- quite accurately, no less -- to describe the dialogue of a film rich with such remarkable profanity.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Armando Iannucci, In the Loop
'O'Horten': Norwegian Wouldnew
It would be a mistake to overstate or oversell Bent Hamer's sweet, dry, restrained film, which applies an appealing spareness to the story of a 67-year-old man experiencing a transformative few days.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
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'Ponyo' Is Almost Perfectnew
Hayao Miyazaki's latest is glorious, and gloriously fun.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
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'Julie & Julia': Cooking For Twonew
The delightful Julie & Julia is full of things often thought to be near-impossible in Hollywood movies.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'AM/PM' Gives Us 120 Impeccably Compact Stories of Love, Discomfort & Concert Souvenirsnew
These single-page stories were written, one in the morning and one in the evening, over the course of two months. This timeline, and their brevity, may make it sound like this is a simple little book, but it's not.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Fiction
'(500) Days of Summer' Is Just Too Fucking Cutenew
(500) Days of Summer has a few fantastic scenes, but mostly, it hovers nervously around the edges of a moment.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
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'Summer Hours': The Objects and the Affectionnew
Olivier Assayas' tastefully made family drama is compact and close, calm and collected.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'Every Little Step': Rejection, Rejection, Successnew
You needn't be a musical theater geek to find this documentary about the casting of A Chorus Line fascinating.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
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Jenny Owen Youngs' Latest Album is a Charming 'Failure'new
Transmitter Failure is richly layered, confessional ballads snuggling up to wry admissions, strings that sweep sharing space with ukuleles that chirp, but Jenny Owen Youngs' voice is the eye of the lush, poppy hurricane.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
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'Harry Potter': There's No Place Like Hogwartsnew
Director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves occasionally coast on fans' intense familiarity with J.K. Rowling's novel, but for the most part they do well with Prince, a satisfying, somber yet funny story which carefully sets the stage for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
Man on the 'Moon'new
Duncan Jones' Moon is a compact, smartly made science fiction throwback of a film.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
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Let 'Brothers' Take Time to Bloomnew
There's a particular satisfaction in the way the pieces of The Brothers Bloom shift and circle around each other, the story woven by one character reflecting the story given to us by writer-direction Rian Johnson.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Rudo y Cursi': Just What the Name Saysnew
The reuniting of Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna isn't enough to make Rudo y Cursi work.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
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'Up': Such Great Heightsnew
Pixar's 10th movie is one of its best.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
