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Digging Up Secrets in the Intense and Absorbing Incendiesnew

Their late mother's instructions are shocking and cold: "Bury me with no casket, no prayers, naked, facedown, away from the world."
The Tree of Lifenew

Terrence Malick pushes his luck.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-01-2011 |
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Iraqi Children Show Us Their Worldnew

In his outstanding documentary The First Movie, filmmaker Mark Cousins wants to find the innocence and hope that still remain in Iraq, bursting to life in its children.
Charleston City Paper |
Ryan Finn |
05-31-2011 |
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Tags: The First Movie, Mark Cousins
Unearned Treasurenew

The new 'Pirates of the Caribbean' is lifeless -- but that's not stopping it from bringing in the bucks.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-27-2011 |
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Summer Movie Preview 2011new

Sit back, relax, and let Uncle James tell you about the stuff Hollywood has in store for you!
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-26-2011 |
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Care Bearnew

'Kung Fu Panda 2' looks great -- but its serious tone may upset some young viewers.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
05-25-2011 |
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Tags: Kung Fu Panda 2
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Isn't That Greatnew

Unfortunately, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold turns out to be the perfect advertisement for the corporations involved because it sells that ad-man buzz word “authenticity” and association with ironic in-jokes that such products crave.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2011 |
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Second Verse Same as the First : Todd Phillips Plays it Too Safe

The formula mold that worked so well the first time around loses some steam in this follow up to the most successful R-rated movie ever made.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-23-2011 |
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Event Horizon: Terrence Malick Believes

"The Tree of Life" is a bold but flailing attempt to create an epic transgressive experimental cinema of cosmic proportions.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-23-2011 |
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Tags: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
France's Bloody 16th Century Comes to Lifenew

The Princess of Montpensier tells the story of a 16th-century noblewoman whose body is not her own, and who lives in a world in which marriages are political alliances and prudent women suppress their romantic feelings.
A Sponsored Messagenew

In 'Greatest Movie Ever Sold,' Morgan Spurlock explores his feelings more than the topic at hand.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
05-19-2011 |
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More Vampires Againnew

The great Paul Bettany is stuck in another regrettable production.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
05-18-2011 |
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Tags: Paul Bettany, Priest 3D
13 Assassinsnew

Takashi Miike disembowels the samurai film.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
05-18-2011 |
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Roses Are Red, This Is A Blue Valentinenew

Method acting leads to honest connection on screen.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
05-18-2011 |
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Mermaids, Pirates, and Swords

Having dropped the dead-weight of Orlando Bloom and his guilty-by-association co-star Keira Knightley, the fourth installment of the "Pirates" franchise has finally discovered a way to be coherent.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-16-2011 |
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