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Callous Disservicenew
While Callas Forever seems sincere in its attempt to pay tribute to the world’s most famous opera singer, it unwittingly disserves her in its bizarre wish-fantasy about resurrecting her voice onscreen.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-25-2005 |
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Tags: Callas Forever, Franco Zeffirelli
Back to Bhutannew
Travellers & Magicians feels a bit like Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales as retold by Siddhartha, as this Himalayan beauty gently delivers a very accurate anti-materialistic Buddhist morality lesson.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
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Steam Heatnew
Japanese anime director Katsuhiro Ôtomo, best known for Akira, here delivers a dazzlingly straightforward rush that thrusts its protagonist into astonishing action set-piece after set-piece.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Steamboy
The New Palace Guardnew
Uday Hussein's former pleasure palace is now home to an American artillery regiment, whose members we get to know from their poolside antics to their far more sobering responsibilities of patrolling Baghdad.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
03-16-2005 |
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No Child Left Behindnew
Even though Born Into Brothels – winner of the 2004 Oscar for Best Documentary – is a devastating portrait of impoverished Calucutta children who are born into the sex trades, the film is also an inspiring document about human possibilities.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-16-2005 |
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One Spooks; the Other Doesn'tnew
Dread and mystery are the hallmarks of this South Korean psychological thriller.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
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Tags: A Tale of Two Sisters, Kim Ji-woon
The Boy Can't Help Itnew
Only this troubled suburbanite family knows if they are imaginary heroes or ordinary people.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dan Harris, Imaginary Heroes
Autopilotsnew
There are no great animation advance in Robots, but neither is it a return to The Ice Age.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
03-16-2005 |
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Eco-wise Animénew
This gorgeously dystopian South Korean film rivals and, at times, surpasses the best of Japanese animé.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-04-2005 |
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Kidding Aroundnew
Vin Diesel plays a Navy SEAL who draws diaper duty.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, The Pacifier
Back to the Futurenew
This mix of amnesia, time travel, and Adrien Brody adds up to a fairly forgettable experience.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Maybury, The Jacket
Doomed Is More Like Itnew
The latest from the Scream team hardly merits a weak yelp.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-04-2005 |
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Tags: Wes Craven, Cursed
Adultery, Bollywood Stylenew
Bollywood romance glosses over the cultural ramifications of marriage and adultery, but is heavy on the music and melodramatics.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bewafaa, Dharmesh Darshan
Clan of the Gay Bearsnew
Spanish drama avoids the politics of gay adoption while focusing instead on realistic characters and situations.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bear Cub, Miguel Albaladejo
Chili Leftoversnew
The follow-up to Elmore Leanard's Get Shorty is rife with star talent but short on inspiration.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Cool, F. Gary Gray
