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Cliche Attacknew
The Mist is ruined by a horrendous performance from Marcia Gay Harden.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-28-2007 |
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Lost in the Experiencenew
About a Son documents Kurt Cobain from his own point of view.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-28-2007 |
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Soprano James Gandolphini Sings Tenor ... or Somethingnew
Yes, Romance and Cigarettes is a musical, falling somewhere between the impossibly bleak Pennies From Heaven and, at the other end of the genre spectrum, the weirdly meta cheeseball antics of Moulin Rouge.
Dig Boston |
Shaula Clark |
11-28-2007 |
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What Else Will 2007 Bring to the Movies?new
December rules -- everyone's rolling out the Oscar contenders in time for eligibility. Here's a short clip 'n' save list of films still to come.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
11-28-2007 |
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'Romance and Cigs': Lewder, Smarter Than the Average Musicalnew
The atmosphere is just surreal enough for songs from Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, and Connie Francis to be worked in organically, and, as the cast members aren't singers, per se, their voices are often featured along with the original musical numbers, creating a sing-along kind of purity.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
11-28-2007 |
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People Who Need Peoplenew
Are the most fucked-up people in the world. Take it from Noah Baumbach and Kurt Cobain.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
11-28-2007 |
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'Margot at the Wedding': Unholy Matrimonynew
Nicole Kidman as a party killer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-28-2007 |
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'The Mist': White Noisenew
Rescuing a Stephen King adaptation from the fog.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-28-2007 |
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'I'm Not There': Man for All Seasonsnew
Todd Haynes' latest wrestles with Bob Dylan's life and myth.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-28-2007 |
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Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Crispin Hellion Glover's Strange Nocturnal Emissionsnew
Working with cash banked from playing an eccentric baddie in Charlie's Angels, Glover produced and directed a feature from a perspective no one else would likely ever consider.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
11-28-2007 |
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Asian Sex Tourism is at the Forefront of 'Holly'new
What gives Holly its strength is that it's a well-told story that doesn't belabor the point with cheap music cues or David Fincher-esque grungy sets.
'I'm Not There' Breathes Life Into the Many Sides of Bob Dylannew
Like a gem whose intrinsic flaws only make it more fascinating, Todd Haynes' biopic changes shape as you hold it to the light.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-27-2007 |
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Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
'Starting Out in the Evening': Intelligent Designnew
If Starting Out in the Evening is a movie about how little we know and how much we presume, it is also about transformation, and heartbreak and halting renewal.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
11-26-2007 |
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Family Matters in 'Margot at the Wedding'new
Everyone is on the brink of something in Noah Baumbach's latest -- marriage, divorce, puberty -- and by the time one character huffs, "I'm out of breath," you'll have a reasonable idea of how she feels.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
11-26-2007 |
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Tackling Pop Culture's Greatest Enigmanew
I'm Not There turns out to be a triumph of intellect and cinematic imagination that feels light rather than heavy, and such a novel approach to film biography as to leave every Ray and Walk the Line looking especially clueless.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
11-26-2007 |
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Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
