AltWeeklies Wire
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
Vanity Farenew
This week brings two tales of transformative bonds between adults and children: TransAmerica and The Kid & I. Both are issue movies that encourage viewers to hug the outcasts in their midst, but TransAmerica is by far the better of the pair.
The Village Voice |
Ben Kenigsberg |
12-02-2005 |
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Austen’s Powernew
To judge from Joe Wright’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen may have invented the tracking shot.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-11-2005 |
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Freak Shownew
The Polar Express mixes animation and real human movement, resulting in stiff, unintentional fright.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-11-2004 |
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Will Smooth Flight Prove Audience Delight?new
Steven Spielberg enters his Capra period with this optimistic melting-pot tale starring pal Tom Hanks, whose underused comic instincts come to the fore.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-17-2004 |
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Tags: Steven Spielberg, Tom, Barry, Stanley, Chi, Luna, The Terminal, Hanks, Catherine, Diego, Kumar, McBride, Pallana, Saldana, Shabaka-Henley, Tucci, Zeta-Jones, Zoe
Documentary Ponders Spin During Iraq Warnew
Some of the same criticisms leveled at both Al-Jazeera and Centcom's press spin can also be leveled at the documentary "Control Room."
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-10-2004 |
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