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Review of A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 09 Jul 2006

Even in 1932, when the melodrama was made, the biological and moral issues of insanity were outdated, but Cukor's film features an original,…

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Review of The Illusionist (2006)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 05 Jul 2006

This romantic thriller about magic is bizarre, but thecan't lush Prague setting and grogeous costumes can compensate only up to a point for…

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Review of Gaslight (1944)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 04 Jul 2006

Soaked in paranoia, Cukor's superb pyschological thriller is a period film noir, just like Hitchcock's The Lodger and Hanover Square, both…

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Review of Gas Food Lodging (1992)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 04 Jul 2006

One of the major achievements of Anders' impressive debut is that it touches all the right issues of contemporary working class women without…

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Review of The Gift (2000)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 04 Jul 2006

Failing to deliver as a suspenser, The Gift relies heavily on its name cast, particularly Cate Blanchette, which elevates the old-fashioned…

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Review of From Here to Eternity (1953)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 03 Jul 2006

If a man don't go his own way, he's nothin, says Montgomery Clift in the superbly realized melodrama, set at the oubtbreak of WWII, a motto…

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Review of The French Connection (1971)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 02 Jul 2006

An excellent thriller, with one of the best chase scenes in American film, that also revolves around a fascinating character, a tough, vulgar,…

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Review of Fanny and Alexander (1982)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 02 Jul 2006

Arguably Bergman's most accessible and upbeat work, this childhood fable is magical, personal, and poignant in the way that other masterpieces…

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Review of Faces (1968)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 02 Jul 2006

Cassavetes depicts marital problems with harsh, uncompromising realism and hand-held camera…

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Review of A Few Good Men (1992)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 02 Jul 2006

Highly entertaining courtroom drama that's well-directed by Reiner but narratively flawed…

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 30 Jun 2006

Though not as fresh or funny as the 2003 original, this sequel is occasionally playful, but seldom inventive or witty…

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Review of Fearless (1993)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 30 Jun 2006

Weir and Yglesias, who adapted his novel, don't shy away from dealing with the kinds of issues seldom portrayed in mainstream movies: Fear…

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Review of Lady Vengeance (2005)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 29 Jun 2006

The concluding chapter of the Revenge Trilogy, this is the most visually stunning and, in moments, lyrically hypnotic of the trio of films,…

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Review of All the Pretty Horses (2000)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 28 Jun 2006

Not a disaster as rumored to be, just a disappointing adaptation of a great novel…

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Review of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 27 Jun 2006

Though not as good, thematically, Montiel's coming-of-age saga, based on his published memoir of growing up in Queens circa 1986, is in the…

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Review of Family Prayers (1993)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 27 Jun 2006

Producer Scott Rosenfelt makes a modest directorial debut with this small, well-intentioned Jewish coming-of-age story that's full of heart…

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Review of Valley of the Dolls (1967)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 26 Jun 2006

Based on Susann's steamy bestseller, this delightfully absurd and lurid saga of three girls in corrupt and corrupting Hollywood has become…

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Review of Flirting with Disaster (1996)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 26 Jun 2006

Boasting a clever title, this is an inspired piece of lunacy about sociology versus biology, with terrific performances from Ben Stiller and…

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Review of Darkon (2006)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 25 Jun 2006

For all its hipster appeal, it's hard to imagine anyone who would not be charmed by this ode to nonconformity, a humanistic, thoughtful, and…

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Review of Puccini for Beginners (2006)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 25 Jun 2006

Light and fluffy but inconsequential, Maggenti's second feature in a decade is a pale imitation of Woody Allen's romantic comedies, except…

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