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Angelina Jolie Talks About 'A Mighty Heart'

The star and supermom, who plays the rather homely-looking Mariane Pearl with every curly hair flawlessly in place, sat down to talk about the film at Cannes.
Maui Time  |  Cole Smithey  |  06-04-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Third Hollywood Post-9/11 Same as The Other Two

A Mighty Heart, like the other post-9/11 Hollywood movies (United 93 and World Trade Center), is a would-be documentary subject inflated with promotion in its incarnation as a narrative feature.
Maui Time  |  Cole Smithey  |  06-04-2007  |  Reviews

Period Threads and Story Strandsnew

Tristram Shandy's inspired, breakneck madness provides a good forum for Michael Winterbottom's chief talent: the illumination of human nature, with all its messes and occasional marvels.
Austin Chronicle  |  Kimberley Jones  |  03-24-2006  |  Reviews

For Meta or For Worsenew

Steve Coogan, Michael Winterbottom and Rob Brydon discuss "corpsing," giant vaginas and the making of Tristram Shandy.
Montreal Mirror  |  Sarah Rowland  |  03-24-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Nudge Nudgenew

It's official: Michael Winterbottom makes the best cinematic whatchamacallits around.
Orlando Weekly  |  Steve Schneider  |  03-09-2006  |  Reviews

Lost In a Good Booknew

Tristram Shandy falls short of the example set by Adaptation, an equally head-spinning movie about adapting an unfilmable book.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Curt Holman  |  03-02-2006  |  Reviews

But I Digressnew

The charm of its actors helps Tristram Shandy cut through layers of self-reference.
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  03-01-2006  |  Reviews

Fables of the Deconstruction

The point of the original novel is never to get to the point, which this movie respects as best it can.
Washington City Paper  |  Mark Jenkins  |  02-17-2006  |  Reviews

The Rhythm Methodnew

Michael Winterbottom creates scenester porn in which he records the evolution of a man and a woman's relationship through sex and music -- exclusively.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marrit Ingman  |  09-01-2005  |  Reviews

When the Future Looks an Awful Lot Like 1984new

Cyberpunk, globalism, and renegade romance collide under the watchful eye of Big Brother.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  09-21-2004  |  Reviews

Future Shock: Director Paints a Plausibly Problematic Tomorrownew

At once a weirdly familiar sci-fi trip, a bleak romance, a treatise on technology run amok, and a hot sirocco of mood, Code 46 is the successor to Blade Runner we've long awaited.
The Pitch  |  Gregory Weinkauf  |  09-13-2004  |  Reviews

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