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Legend Keptnew
A paean to the Middle Eastern oral storytelling tradition narrates the life of the 11th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician, and poet from the perspective of a 12-year-old Iranian-American.
Boston Phoenix |
Mattias Frey |
12-09-2005 |
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Lost Soul Foundnew
As filmmaker Margaret Brown’s biography attests, Texas music legend Townes Van Zandt wrote so capably about lost souls because he was one himself.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
12-09-2005 |
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Knights in Armoirenew
The new film version of the first of Lewis's seven Narnia volumes plays like The Lord of the Rings with training wheels.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
12-09-2005 |
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Into Africanew
Scientists say the origins of humanity can be found in Africa. Two new documentaries suggest its destiny may lie there too.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-05-2005 |
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Lift Your Glassnew
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the most camera-ready of the series. The trouble is, it’s also overstuffed and rambling.
Boston Phoenix |
Joyce Millman |
11-18-2005 |
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Fine Linenew
The tortured and demonic part of Johnny Cash that stoked his genius often gets lost in the platitudes, the rough edges airbrushed by sentimentality. But not in James Mangold’s movie bio of the Man in Black.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-18-2005 |
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Austen’s Powernew
To judge from Joe Wright’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen may have invented the tracking shot.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-11-2005 |
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Rupture of the Deepnew
Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale has that whiff of authenticity. Peter Keough reviews the film and interviews the director.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-07-2005 |
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Apocalypse Whatevernew
Jarhead, the Waiting for Godot of war movies, gets lost in the desert.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-07-2005 |
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Eloquent Crusadernew
George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck is caustic and captivating.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-11-2005 |
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Tags: George Clooney, David, Strathairn, Edward, Joseph, Good Night, and Good Luck., McCarthy, Murrow, R., senator
Lived to Tellnew
Bob Dylan looks back in Scorsese’s No Direction Home.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
09-22-2005 |
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Math Whiznew
Proof wields more talent than credence.
Boston Phoenix |
Carolyn Clay |
09-22-2005 |
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Tags: John Madden, Proof
In Cold Bloodnew
David Cronenberg defines the history of violence, though with such cold-blooded efficiency and cryptic detachment, his film may evoke more admiration than pleasure.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-22-2005 |
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Bill Murray Bloomsnew
Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers sends Bill Murray in search of his romantic past.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-04-2005 |
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Tags: Broken Flowers, Jim Jarmusch
Darkness Falls: Leave Uwe Boll's Latest Video Game Adaptation Alonenew
Alone in the Dark, the movie, has very little to do with Alone in the Dark, the game. But whereas the game drew on film noir and the faceless horrors of H.P. Lovecraft to create an ominous atmosphere, the movie seems primarily inspired by Boll's sense of self-satisfaction.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
02-08-2005 |
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Tags: Uwe Boll, Alone in the Dark
