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Pretentious Ending Ruins 'The Mist'new
For a while, The Mist, adapted from a novella at the end of his '80s-era story collection Skeleton Crew, seems like it's going to be a pretty good Stephen King adaptation.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
11-30-2007 |
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'Tableland' Documents Sustainable Farming Successesnew
Tableland shows how local, seasonal food is being produced on a small scale in diverse places like Salt Spring Island, rural Quebec, and inner-city Chicago.
The Georgia Straight |
Carolyn Ali |
11-30-2007 |
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Tags: Craig Noble, Tableland
Food Fightersnew
Le Cirque was the place to see and be seen for more than two decades, a New York landmark that served kings and kingmakers. Director Andrew Rossi captures the run-up to Le Cirque 3.0 in this bittersweet documentary.
NOW Magazine |
Deidre Swain |
11-30-2007 |
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Tags: A Table in Heaven, Andrew Rossi
Saint Charlesnew
Decades before Queer As Folk and Will & Grace, there was Charles Nelson Reilly , best known as the fey 70s game show contestant who wore sailor hats, toupées and, along with frequent TV co-star Paul Lynde, perfected the art of campy innuendo for generations of North American viewers.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
11-30-2007 |
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My Left Lidnew
It’s hard to imagine anything more daunting than the task faced by director Julian Schnabel and screenwriter Ronald Harwood in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – bringing to the screen the memoirs of former Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke that left him entirely paralyzed, save for his left eyelid.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Wade Major |
11-30-2007 |
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Fun and Gunnew
Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man show, The Life of Reilly, is a blast, but Hitman mostly shoots blanks.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-29-2007 |
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The Righteous Bigots of 'For the Bible Tells Me So'new
In its fascinating examination of five religious families in which a son or daughter is gay (surprise!), For the Bible Tells Me So is nothing less than astonishing.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-29-2007 |
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Heartbreak Be Damnednew
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir's seemingly sweet, bouncy pop songs come with a strong dash of melancholy and bitterness and dry humor, a self-aware cynical hint that they know how futile and silly it is to write songs about heartbreak, but knowledge be damned -- they're doing it anyway.
The Portland Mercury |
Hannah Carlen |
11-29-2007 |
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'Manda Bala': Stranger Than Fictionnew
Documentary reveals a Brazil way out of balance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-29-2007 |
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Tags: Jason Kohn, Manda Bala
'Redacted': War Tapesnew
Style muddies the substance of Brian De Palma's latest.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-29-2007 |
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Tags: Brian De Palma, Redacted
Season's Screeningsnew
Prestige plus eye candy equals holiday movies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman and Felicia Feaster |
11-29-2007 |
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Lee Harvey Oswald Continues to Capture the Imaginationnew
Rather than endorsing conspiracy theories, Oswald's Ghost studies them as anger-driven symptoms of cultural obsession.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
11-29-2007 |
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Tags: Oswald's Ghost, Robert Stone
'The Savages': Dying With Laughternew
A black comedy that nearly qualifies as softcore grief porn.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
11-29-2007 |
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Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
'Protagonist': Fast, Cheap and Euripidesnew
Intriguing documentary follows the parallel lives of four men.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
11-29-2007 |
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Tags: Jessica Yu, Protagonist
'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' is Eye-Catchingnew
Schnabel achieves greatness through the incredible accomplishments of a man left with one eye.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-29-2007 |
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