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"Slumdog Millionaire'
A passport to India
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is a marvel of innovative cinematography and storytelling. It feels very realistic, but at the same time, it's also a fairy tale.
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Steven Soderbergh's 'Che'
Viva la (yawn) Revolution
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Cuban revolution's grim executioner, put people to death and wrecked Cuba's economy. Steven Soderbergh's two-part epic puts people to sleep and wastes their time.
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Clint Eastwood: Mellowing archetype
From killer to conciliator: Clint Eastwood's remarkable ride
Clint Eastwood, the nihilist gunslinger of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns and the cop run nearly amok of the Dirty Harry series, has reversed gears in the last 20 years and— as his current Gran Torino shows— found ways to raise dark questions about American manhood and American nationhood while persuading us we're still being entertained.
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'Frost/Nixon' at the Ritz 5.
Brothers under the skin
Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon, adapted from the London stage play, pits a ferrety David Frost (Michael Sheen) against a hulking Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) in the modern media's version of Gunfight at the OK Corral. Both men won and both men lost; but Langella's Nixon, a tour de force, is the real reason to see the film.
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Oliver Stone's "W'
A family worthy of Shakespeare (or at least Mario Puzo)
Oliver Stone is no Shakespeare but an amusing cartoonist who paints in broad strokes and loves a good villain. That leaves him at a loss in dealing with George W. Bush, who seems to have wrought far more evil than he was intellectually capable of.
W. A film directed by Oliver Stone. www.wthefilm.com/
W. A film directed by Oliver Stone. www.wthefilm.com/
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Philip Roth's "Indignation'
What Philip Roth knows about me
Each of Philip Roth’s books, in some way, shape or form, explains me to me. Is Indignation a great book? I don’t know yet. But it has changed me.
Indignation. A novel by Philip Roth. 256 pages; $26.00. Houghton Mifflin. www.amazon.com/Indignation-Philip-Roth/dp/054705484X
Indignation. A novel by Philip Roth. 256 pages; $26.00. Houghton Mifflin. www.amazon.com/Indignation-Philip-Roth/dp/054705484X
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Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Woody Allen returns to top form in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a wry comedy (or anti-comedy) that freshly explores his perennial theme, the anarchic consequences of love.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona. A film by Woody Allen. At the Ritz Five, 214 Walnut St. (215) 925-7900 or www.landmarktheatres.com.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona. A film by Woody Allen. At the Ritz Five, 214 Walnut St. (215) 925-7900 or www.landmarktheatres.com.
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Herzog's 'Encounters at the End of the World'
Werner Herzog’s new film explores the bleakly beautiful landscape of Antarctica and its inhabitants, none stranger than its human ones. In the process Herzog raises philosophical issues rarely touched upon in recent cinema.
Encounters at the End of the World. A film by Werner Herzog. encountersfilm.com.
Encounters at the End of the World. A film by Werner Herzog. encountersfilm.com.
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"The Soloist,' by Steve Lopez
The soul of a journalist, the suffering of a musician
On the world’s worst Skid Row, Steve Lopez discovers a newspaper columnist’s dream: a homeless psychotic Juilliard dropout who loves his suffering as much as his music. Lopez’s first venture into non-fiction is a wonder filled with rich subtleties.
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music. By Steve Lopez. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008. 288 pages; $25.95.
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music. By Steve Lopez. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008. 288 pages; $25.95.
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Jim Thompson's "Golden Gizmo'
The pulp novelist Jim Thompson is largely forgotten for two reasons: He’s a genre writer, and he really never wrote about anybody whom anyone would want to know personally. But he always manages the transformation from cliché to human being in a surprising way.
The Golden Gizmo. By Jim Thompson. 192 pages, 1954. Vintage edition, 1998.
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The Golden Gizmo. By Jim Thompson. 192 pages, 1954. Vintage edition, 1998.
www.amazon.com.
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