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More Magic Needed: 'Parnassus' Doesn't Worknew
Heath Ledger is solid in his final film, but the movie itself doesn't work. Ledger had already filmed a bunch of scenes when he passed away in January 2008. Rather than scrap the film, Terry Gilliam and friends came up with an idea to keep the project moving forward.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-13-2010 |
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Heath Ledger’s Death the Least of Dr. Parnassus’ Problemsnew
The most impressive thing about The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is its very existence. About a third of the way through filming the mind-bending fantasy, leading man Heath Ledger died of a tragic drug overdose. Director Terry Gilliam ingeniously cast three of Ledger's A-list friends to play Ledger's character.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
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'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus': City Paper Grade B+new
The narrative is a showy gloss on the Faust legend with Tom Waits as a carny-huckster Beelzebub and Christopher Plummer as a monk-turned-immortal showman, and its reliance on oft-told tales and fairy tale archetypes is welcome given how the narrative seems to unravel rather than unfold.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-12-2010 |
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Gone for Goodnew
Gilliam disappears down the rabbit hole.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
12-19-2006 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, Tideland
A Doll of a Filmnew
What's the matter with Kansas? Tideland has heroin-fueled answers.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-15-2006 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, Tideland
The Curse of Quixotenew
Terry Gilliam misfires completely in this dreary, unfocused, and exhausting psychodrama.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-27-2006 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, Tideland
Stray Heirsnew
Tideland is like a Wyeth painting...on smack.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-27-2006 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, Tideland
Director Loses His Way in New Filmnew
Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm has more in common with the Germany that beget Jagermeister and Arnold Schwarzenegger than it does the Germany of black forests, wicked witches and runaway gingerbread men.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-25-2005 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Grimm Reapernew
Terry Gilliam's fairy tale harvest falls a few bushels short.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-25-2005 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Pure Jabberwockynew
Terry Gilliam is at it again, bringing one more skewed fantasy to the screen.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-25-2005 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Outlook: Grim
Terry Gilliam's fairy tale fueled compromise between his vision and the studio's dime won't let audiences leave happily ever after.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
08-25-2005 |
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Grimm Jobnew
Terry Gilliam's latest brings no magic to his fantasy of fabled fabulists.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ian Grey |
08-24-2005 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Sometimes a Fantasy
Terry Gilliam comfortably treads familiar surreal ground in The Brothers Grimm.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-16-2005 |
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Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Blessed Are the Cheesemakersnew
In 2004 A.D., as the five remaining members of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe lie in coffins in a Vanity Fair spread to jeer at their own deaths, it's really nice to have them back together commanding the big screen.
Cleveland Scene |
Gregory Weinkauf |
10-25-2004 |
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