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George Pal's work wasn't just for effect
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBaby boomers have a soft spot in their hearts for filmmaker and special-effects pioneer George Pal. Long before impersonal computers began creating special effects, Pal brought science fiction and fantasy films to the big screen with his personal...Tags: Fiction, Diseases, Barbara Eden, Film Festivals, Gene Barry
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Wednesday THE ROCKER (Fox Atomic), Twenty years after being kicked out of an '80s hair band, drummer Robert "Fish" Fishman reclaims his rock-god throne by joining his nephew's band. With Rainn Wilson and Christina Applegate. Next Friday DEATH RACE...Tags: Ice Cube, The Rocker, Catherine Keener, Hamlet 2, Christina Applegate
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'Elegy': Adaptation sands off Roth's rough edges
Chicago Tribune critic"Elegy" is a curious example of misplaced good taste. Spanish-born director Isabel Coixet's film, adapted by Nicholas Meyer, recasts into softer, more palatable material the 2001 novella "The Dying Animal," the third in Philip Roth's stories driven by the...Tags: Dennis Hopper, Philip Roth, Deborah Harry, Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz
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Kingsley Gives Gentle Depiction Of Aging Lothario In 'Elegy'
Courant Staff WriterIncreasingly, filmmakers are tackling the issues of aging, loss and regret: "Starting Out in the Evening," "Away from Her," "Venus," "The Savages," "About Schmidt." "Elegy" is a nice addition to this growing field, with sensitive writing and moving...Tags: West Hartford, Dennis Hopper, Philip Roth, Ben Kingsley, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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His trailers keep moviegoers parked
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBenedict Coulter was rushing to finish the first trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "Australia," a World War II-era drama starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, in time to get it delivered to theaters with May's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal...Tags: John Candy, Beverly Hills, Indiana Jones, Hugh Jackman, Steven Spielberg
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Musings On Loss, Grief And Living
Courant Staff WriterAnne Michaels' 1997 novel "Fugitive Pieces" is unforgettable, a mystical meditation on loss, grief and the impossibility of good people ever being able to understand pure evil. If Jeremy Podeswa's adaptation never reaches the heights of the book, it is...Tags: Family, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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'Fugitive Pieces' is a subtle Holocaust tale with powerful performances
Tribune criticThe hero of "Fugitive Pieces" is Jakob, a 9-year-old Polish Jew whose mother hurriedly stuffs him into a hiding place just as the Nazis arrive in 1942. From that nook, he watches as both parents are killed and his beloved sister, Bella, is whisked away to...Tags: Anne Frank, Massacres
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Audrey Tautou goes for broke in delightful 'Priceless'
Sun movie critic(B) At least as translated from the French, "Priceless" takes its title from the MasterCard commercials that list the cost of goods and services, then announce that qualities like joy or satisfaction are "priceless." This wispy romantic comedy offers...Tags: Alec Guinness, Audrey Hepburn, Gad Elmaleh, F Scott Fitzgerald
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Captivating 'Roman De Gare' Not For Impatient
Courant Staff WriterFifteen or 20 minutes into "Roman de Gare" ("Crossed Tracks"), many confused audience members may feel like throwing up their hands in defeat and leaving the theater. But don't. This is the sort of movie that rewards people who stick around until all...Tags: Fanny Ardant
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A Couple Finds Love, And A Bit Of Wisdom
Courant Staff WriterAudrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh have a relaxed, engaging chemistry in "Priceless." They'd have to, to make this French romantic comedy about two shallow people as charming as it is. They are helped by luxe production design, pretty locations, a funny story...Tags: West Hartford, Gad Elmaleh, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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James Stewart: Celebrating his 100th birthday
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTO MILLIONS, James Stewart was Everyman. To Kelly Stewart, he was just Dad. "Dad was a very private person," she says, adding that her father never brought his work home with him. But she got her first inkling of his tremendous popularity at age 6,...Tags: Billy Wilder, James Stewart, Mass Media, Film Festivals, John Ford
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'Priceless' (stars Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh)
Tribune movie criticThe fetching comedy "Priceless" ("Hors de Prix") weighs about as much as its star, Audrey Tautou, but like Tautou's pleasingly craven heroine it knows exactly what it's doing. Tautou plays a gold digger working her way through a series of sugar daddies in...Tags: Ernst Lubitsch, Preston Sturges, Gad Elmaleh, Buster Keaton
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