‘The Grand Budapest Hotel with Ralph Fiennes: Wes Anderson’s most memorable character. ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’: Wes Anderson thrillingly expands his ‘thematic and visual palettes’ The mid-career winning streak of writer/director Wes Anderson continues with The Grand Budapest Hotel, a…
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MIB 3 with Emma Thompson, Will Smith May 28 Men in Black III, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, opened with “solid,” though hardly outstanding figures at the North American box office this weekend. I have “solid” in quotes…
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Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia. Meryl Streep & Carey Mulligan: US Critics’ Best Actresses Only two actresses delivered great performances in 2009, at least as far as most US-based critics’ groups were concerned: veteran Meryl Streep as Julia Child…
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White couple, black baby: Sophie Okonedo as black daughter of white parents in Skin Winner of four audience awards, including at the AFI Dallas and Santa Barbara film festivals, Skin tells the factually inspired (and quite curious) story of Sandra…
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George Clooney & Cindy Crawford + Romola Garai & Viggo Mortensen: London Film Festival
by Joan ListerJarvis Cocker, Eric Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, George Clooney, Wally Wolodarsky, and Bill Murray were present at the World Premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated feature Fantastic Mr Fox and the Opening Gala of The Times BFI London Film Festival at the…
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‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’: Bill Murray Torpedoes Wes Anderson’s Meandering Maritime Mess
by Andre S.The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou with Anjelica Huston and Bill Murray. Wes Anderson’s mix of maritime adventure, existential drama, and Jacques Cousteau parody, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is torpedoed by a meandering screenplay and an uninspired central…