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Rourke wrestles for the Oscar
Mickey Rourke has had his share of tough fights, bad moves and missed chances, but in "The Wrestler" he seeks the big win.
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Leave room for "Doubt"
Meryl Streep channels Dick Cheney in the Catholic drama "Doubt" -- shifty eyes, curled smile and grievous certainty
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What's so "Wonderful" about "Life"
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Before cable TV made it a holiday mainstay, "It's a Wonderful Life" was an all-but-forgotten work in Frank Capra's canon. Or so he told us one night before dinner.
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'Christmas in July' in December
I'll make this short, if you're a Coen Brothers fan, and you haven't heard of Preston Sturgis, you owe it to yourself to go see "Christmas in July" Friday night at SSU.
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"Nobel Son" a chip off the old "Bottle Shock"
The newest Alan Rickman vehicle, "Nobel Son" follows "Bottle Shock" to the theaters with many of the same principals. It's good old fashioned disorganized fitful fun, suitable for the misanthropic corpophage in us all.
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Kaufman's "Synecdoche" is just that
There's no doubt that Charlie Kaufman is funny -- disturbingly so. But is that enough, or too much?
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CHRISTIAN KALLEN writes about film, both current and classic — what to watch and what to miss. With an emphasis on alt-TV movies, overlooked expressionism, troubled subtext and local film events, In the Dark provides an alternative to the blockbuster mentality.
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