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'Sweeney Todd' Goes to the Dark Side of Musicalsnew
Tim Burton is certain to dominate the holiday's cutthroat competition.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
12-20-2007 |
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The Musical Bio-Pic to End All Musical Bio-Picsnew
John C. Reilly makes a better Johnny Cash (and Roy Orbison) in musical satire Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
12-20-2007 |
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'Charlie Wilson's War': The Great Gamenew
Making a hero out of Charlie Wilson is like making a hero out of Oliver North. Scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin's West Wing-bred populism is too slick for its own good; the film insists that our leaders only lie to us for the best reasons.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
12-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson's War
Celicious Mincemeatnew
Sick of holiday cheer? Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Stephen Sondheim have a fine present for you!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-19-2007 |
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Dylan Avatars!new
Despite some boring parts, I'm Not There successfully revolutionizes the biopic.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-19-2007 |
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Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Close Shavenew
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp walk the razor's edge in Sweeney Todd.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-19-2007 |
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Why is a Paralyzed Editor Like a Hawkish Congressman?new
Take The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to Charlie Wilson's War and find out.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-19-2007 |
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Barber of Gorenew
Tim Burton's inspired Sweeney Todd is black and red all over.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
12-19-2007 |
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Strop the Musicnew
Sweeney Todd delivers grand spectacle, dull tunes.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
12-19-2007 |
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Twisted Sistersnew
Noah Baumbach casts perfect actors to play estranged family
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
12-19-2007 |
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The Gloomy Cinematic Gifts of Christmasnew
Ah, the holidays -- that time when our thoughts naturally turn to slashed throats, drug addiction, child rape and putting dad in a nursing homes. Hence Sweeney Todd, The Kite Runner, Walk Hard and The Savages.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
12-19-2007 |
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Savage Gracenew
Note-perfect, Tamara Jenkins' The Savages puts all too much American moviemaking to shame.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
12-19-2007 |
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Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Carry a 'Toonnew
By limiting itself to precisely one fart joke and one poop joke, Alvin and the Chipmunks is pretty highbrow in today's kiddie-flick environment.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Maryann Johanson |
12-18-2007 |
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Tags: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tim Hill
Corn-based Doc Unearths America’s No. 1 Cropnew
Without calls to action or divisive language, this artistic little piece of investigative journalism explores the hand-in-hand transformation of corn and the American food supply.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
12-18-2007 |
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Tags: Aaron Woolf, King Corn
Crash Landingnew
Contrived and conventional, The Kite Runner fails to fly.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
12-18-2007 |
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Tags: Marc Forster, The Kite Runner
