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Cronenberg's Body Languagenew
In Cronenberg's film about the Russian mob in London, the director and star Viggo Mortensen relate a corker of a story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
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David Cronenberg's Crime Film Updates a Sacred Mythnew
Following the 2005 critical success of A History of Violence, there's a natural impulse to view David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises as a formerly maverick director's continuing foray into accessible, even mainstream, filmmaking.
'Eastern Promises': The Thug Lifenew
David Cronenberg reunites with Viggo Mortensen.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-20-2007 |
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Glances and Spurtsnew
Except for an overly abrupt ending, Eastern Promises is a fantastic film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-19-2007 |
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'Eastern Promises': An Examination of Mother Russianew
Director David Cronenberg has carefully constructed a story about a motherland poisoning its children -- a repeated theme in Russian history, from Ivan's cannibalism to Stalin’s 20 million.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
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David Cronenberg's Still Mean, Darknew
In his new film, Eastern Promises, the director creates scenes where men are hurt or killed in unfathomably painful ways.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-12-2007 |
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'Eastern Promises' is Audacious in its Simplicitynew
Though David Cronenberg's latest movie is superficially a gangster thriller, it is actually about many things.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
09-12-2007 |
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