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Review of Lady Vengeance (2005)

By Lanning : (254) on 29 Jul 2009

This is good, beautifully shot, with a great musical score . . . But Oldboy and even Sympathy for Mr…

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Review of Rocket Science (2007)

By Lanning : (254) on 10 Jul 2009

A long time ago, I remember myself recoiling at comments made about the script for The Usual Suspects…

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Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Lanning : (254) on 25 Jun 2009

Wow, what a visually amazing work of cinematography. And talk about your proverbial cast of thousands…

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Review of A Face in the Crowd (1957)

By Lanning : (254) on 16 Jun 2009

So I'm watching this with my sister last night, who's visiting from England, and I tell her it's a powerful performance by Andy Griffith…

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Review of Edmond (2006)

By Lanning : (254) on 29 May 2009

Mamet? Brother. The word ponderous comes to mind. That's not good, by the way. Embarrassing also seems appropriate…

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Review of My Man Godfrey (1936)

By Lanning : (254) on 29 May 2009

One of those rare near perfect films. The more I see of William Powell, the more I wish I could have sat down and had a beer with him…

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Review of Police Story (1985)

By Lanning : (254) on 18 May 2009

This is the best kind of Jackie Chan movie: Jackie Chan in control of all elements of production…

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Review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

By Lanning : (254) on 06 May 2009

Beautiful cinematography and masterful direction combine with a tight story to allow Malle to create a microcosm of wartorn Europe by means…

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Review of The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

By Lanning : (254) on 04 May 2009

This is a surprise to me…

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Review of A Good Year (2006)

By Lanning : (254) on 12 Apr 2009

Can't help it. Just LOVE the movie. For the smell, taste, atmosphere... simply for the Provence...:)…

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Review of Viridiana (1962)

By Lanning : (254) on 03 Apr 2009

Maybe because I didn't see this when it first arrived on the scene, I have to say that nearly 50 years later, it actually strikes me as dated…

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Review of La Strada (1954)

By Lanning : (254) on 30 Mar 2009

No question, this is my favorite Fellini. Masina is always good, but she truly shines in this one…

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Review of Late August, Early September (1999)

By Lanning : (254) on 10 Feb 2009

I see the word sublime used in reference to this movie. Sublime is not the word I'd choose here…

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Review of Shall We Dance (1937)

By Lanning : (254) on 09 Feb 2009

Astaire and Rogers: Is there a better movie dance team…

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Review of Monsoon Wedding (2001)

By Lanning : (254) on 31 Jan 2009

I really liked the girl who played Ria, the girl who played Alice, the guy who played the bride's father, and the groom (Parvin Dabas, the…

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Review of This Is England (2007)

By Lanning : (254) on 26 Jan 2009

I don't know, it's about everything: . . . suicide, despair, where did our hope go? Lost hope, that's it, lost hope…

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Review of This Is England (1941)

By Lanning : (254) on 26 Jan 2009

I don't know, it's about everything: . . . suicide, despair, where did our hope go? Lost hope, that's it, lost hope…

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Review of The Big Chill (1983)

By Lanning : (254) on 14 Jan 2009

01/14/09 update:I just saw this again after quite a while. It's still 5-star worthy…

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Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Lanning : (254) on 12 Jan 2009

Carlotta made this movie for me. Her facial expressions are simply priceless…

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Review of On the Waterfront (1954)

By Lanning : (254) on 06 Jan 2009

From the time I was a kid, this was the movie that made me want to be an actor…

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