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Portrait of the Enemy: Eastwood’s Humanizing Letters

Ken Watanabe as General Kuribayashi in Clint Eastwood
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Ken Watanabe as General Kuribayashi in Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima has been made from a screenplay by Japanese-American fi  read more »

Modest, Idealistic Filmmakers— But All That Was Long Ago

A face from the good old days: Frank Capra.
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A face from the good old days: Frank Capra.

Remember when movies mattered?    read more »

Stunning History: Are We Numb to Film Violence?

David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, from a screenplay by Jack Olson, based on the graphic no  read more »

Stunning History: Are We Numb to Film Violence?

Oh, Viggo! Scary-sexy in <i>A History of Violence</i>.
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Oh, Viggo! Scary-sexy in A History of Violence.

David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, from a screenplay by Jack Olson, based on the graphi  read more »

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Dazzles, But a Little Grim for Me

Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, from a screenplay by John August, Pamel  read more »

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Dazzles, But a Little Grim for Me

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Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, from a screenplay by John Augus  read more »

Is Wes Craven's Red Eye A Real Hollywood Thriller?

Wes Craven’s Red Eye, from a story by Carl Ellsworth and Dan Foos, happily emerges as the kind of  read more »

Is Wes Craven’s Red Eye A Real Hollywood Thriller?

Flight show: Rachel McAdams in the scary plane movie <i>Red Eye</i>.
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Flight show: Rachel McAdams in the scary plane movie Red Eye.

Wes Craven’s Red Eye, from a story by Carl Ellsworth and Dan Foos, happily emerges as the kind  read more »

Eight Day Week

Wednesday 27th Life is LaBute-iful? Ready to be stuffed ?  read more »

Communities Under Pressure: Developers Besiege Florida Island

John Sayles' Sunshine State , from his own screenplay, was shot on Amelia Island, Fla.  read more »

Hoffman Mumbles, Mad City Fumbles . . . Anastasia : Beauty And the Mad Priest

Hoffman Mumbles,(11)Mad City Fumbles Dustin Hoffman is so weird in Mad City ; he mumbles incoherentl  read more »

A 10-Year-Old Murderer Propels a Nervy Debut Film

Kasi Lemmons' Eve's Bayou marks the latest happy occasion to celebrate a sparkling directorial debut  read more »