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Now that I’m done crying my eyes out, a few words on Tate Taylor’s “The Help,” which I caught this afternoon. It’s a beautiful film, safe, sure, but it knows where to lay the emotional hammer down and where to let the rock keep skipping on the surface. Most striking is the ensemble, as there […]
‘The Help’ and the year’s best ensemble performance…so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:49 pm · August 3rd, 2011
‘Life During Wartime’ trailer and poster
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:07 am · March 31st, 2010
Todd Solondz’s loose, recast sequel to “Happiness” was, for me, one of the pleasant surprises of last autumn’s festival circuit — more focused and astringently funny than his last two features, it’s also about as humane a work as the now middle-aged enfant terrible is capable of conceiving. Fans of all actors in the formidable […]
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OFF THE CARPET: Looking at the leading ladies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:24 am · October 5th, 2009
Now is the time when everyone begins assessing the race at its beginnings, and the gist I’m getting is that no one really knows what to write about. Stabs at analysis end up being responses to other takes or rehashed arguments, and nothing really insightful is being brought to the table. And let’s face it. […]
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What the… ?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:51 am · November 12th, 2008
Insane pre-production news for the day: Charlotte Rampling and Paris Hilton are to appear in the same film. I could make some crack about moving from the sublime to the ridiculous, but… oh wait, I already did. If that tidbit isn’t enough to blow your mind, let me put it in context — they have […]
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