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To Thine Own Self Be Trunew
The cautionary Capote tale deserve multiple stagings -- especially if they're this good.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
10-12-2006 |
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The Killer Withinnew
It's another Truman Capote picture about how the author wrote In Cold Blood -- and it stands solidly on its own merits.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
Housekeepingnew
Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Keeping Mum, Niall Johnson
Summer of Lust, Super-Gay Versionnew
At its heart, Another Gay Movie tells a simple story of growing up, getting laid and maybe even finding love.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Another Gay Movie, Todd Stephens
Despotly Seeking Idinew
Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
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Bucking the Systemnew
Kirby Dick takes the old, familiar complaint about the MPAA's inconsistencies and makes a compelling argument for revisiting the decades-old system.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
10-12-2006 |
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Gimme Shelternew
Not since The Usual Suspects has a film of such complexity been so immensely enjoyable to watch.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Here Come the Bridesnew
This Spanish comedy is about same-sex marriages and mothers-in-law.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Manuel Gómez Pereira, Queens
Opera Bouffenew
This Chinese film by veteran Zhang Yimou is a tale about good intentions and missed opportunities.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
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The Joy of Sexnew
John Cameron Mitchell's sophomore film effort asserts -- with great gusto and even a brass band -- our universal right to sexual happiness.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
The Sound of One Detective Crackingnew
A hard-boiled detective investigates a murder at a Buddhist monastery.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Marc Rosenbush, Zen Noir
Coming in Lastnew
The other Truman Capote movie isn’t just second fiddle -- it’s awful.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
Freaks in the Familynew
Incest and murder are the order of the day in this taboo-busting but ultimately confusing film.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Larry Kent, The Hamster Cage
A Truer Trumannew
Capote finally gets the biopic he deserves.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-12-2006 |
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Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
Time to Dienew
This Chainsaw origin story is flat-out terrible.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-11-2006 |
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