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Tom Tykwer Zings 'The International'new
What, might you ask, is the cause of all this cloak-and-dagger skullduggery? Well, I could tell you, but then I’d have to bore you.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
02-13-2009 |
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Bankers Are the Enemy in Two Subprime Filmsnew
Your neighborhood bank may have long lines, employ irksome tellers, and consistently screw up your balance. But at least it never tries to murder you, right?
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-12-2009 |
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Bad Banks Are Back: Clive Owen and Naomi Watts Sizzle in 'The International'new
The timing of this smart, savvy thriller couldn't be better, what with its corporate-banks-are-evil theme and a hero who yells at banksters that he wants "some fucking justice." And, of course, Clive Owen is always welcome on my movie screen.
Charleston City Paper |
Maryann Johanson |
02-11-2009 |
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Movie Buzz: In Voguenew
Isla Fisher takes the lead role in the big-screen adaptation of Sophie Kinsella’s much-loved ‘Shopaholic’ series, but her love is for fashion, not men.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
02-11-2009 |
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Clive Owen Creates a Secret Agent All His Own in 'The International'new
Clive Owen was not chosen to play James Bond, even after years of speculation that the 007 role was a natural fit. Yet in The International he does get to play a character who somewhat resembles Bond, and with a plot in which the secret agent would feel at home.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
02-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Death and Sniffingnew
Perfume is pretty, but its need for constant narration dooms it to mediocrity.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-18-2007 |
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Aromatic Musingsnew
Adapted from Patrick Suskind's heretofore unadaptable cult novel about an olfactory vampire in 18th-century France, Perfume is a gorgeous but woefully overlong and ultimately misguided mess.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-15-2007 |
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Scents and Sensibilitynew
Ben Whishaw discusses playing one fascinating, nosy killer in Perfume.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
01-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sour Smell of Excessnew
As silly and nasty as it is sumptuous.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-05-2007 |
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An Epic Messnew
The film adaptation of Perfume took years to make -- Stanley Kubrick considered it unfilmable -- and the result is a gory mess.
Tags: Tom, Perfume: The Story of A Murderer, Tom Tykwer, Alan, Kubrick, Lola, Rickman, Run, Stanley, Tykwer
Scents and Sensibilitynew
Tykwer's Euro-extravaganza begins promisingly as a grotesque tour of the 18th century's olfactory nightmare.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-04-2007 |
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Eau de WTFnew
Perfume doesn't stink so much as it just kinda smells disturbingly weird, like when you visit the house of that friend nobody else wants to hang out with.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-03-2007 |
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Sweet Smell of Distressnew
Capturing the elusive scent of womanhood in all its gory details.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
12-28-2006 |
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