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'La Vie en Rose': Glitter in the Gutternew
Olivier Dahan shows us why singer Edith Piaf matters.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-06-2007 |
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Tags: La Vie en Rose, Olivier Dahan
'Ocean's Thirteen': Triskaidekaphobia Rulesnew
When Steven Soderbergh feels bad, his movies get good.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
06-06-2007 |
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'Pierrepoint': Spall, Bearernew
Death becomes Timothy in The Last Hangman.
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.
'Knocked Up': Parents Trappednew
Finding humor beyond male nipples.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
06-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
'Knocked Up': A Grown-Ass Mannew
Judd Apatow nails the tragicomedy of adulthood.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
Ready for His Close-Upnew
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-01-2007 |
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'Once': Ballad Of a Relationshipnew
Hey, movie musicals needn't blow ... who knew?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
06-01-2007 |
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Tags: John Carney, Once
'Once': Singing the Praisesnew
This delicate Irish import, which stars the frontman of the Frames, is an insightful and endearing reimagining of a familiar genre: the musical.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
'Mr. Brooks': Addicted to Killingnew
Serial killers are a dime a dozen in this often beguiling but essentially ludicrous movie that stars Kevin Costner in an unconventional role.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
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Tags: Bruce A. Evans, Mr. Brooks
'Knocked Up': The Parent Trapnew
Although it's extremely funny in bursts, Judd Apatow's new comedy flirts once too often with schmaltz before toppling into melodrama in its third act.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
06-01-2007 |
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Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
'Jindabyne': Gone Fishingnew
The Australian director of Lantana returns to similar psychological terrain with this drama based on a Raymond Carver short story and starring the fantastic Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
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Tags: Jindabyne, Ray Lawrence
'Gracie': Soccer Scrumnew
Davis Guggenheim (director of An Inconvenient Truth) tells this more-or-less true story of one New Jersey girl's struggle to play soccer in the male-dominated sports world of the late 70s.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-01-2007 |
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Tags: Davis Guggenheim, Gracie
'Beyond the Gates': Machete Madnessnew
With infinite grace but no real suspense, this film bears dramatic witness to the Rwandan ethnic genocide of the last decade.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-01-2007 |
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'Adam's Apples': Tart, Sweet, and Deliciousnew
Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
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