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Coppolas cop-out
YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the novella by Mircea Eliade, with Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara and Bruno Ganz.... -
JOHN HARKNESSs Top 10 Movies
Rating: NNNNNThis was a surprisingly good year, perhaps short on great films but very strong on good ones. My short list ran to about 30... -
Actors ace it
THE BUCKET LIST directed by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, with Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd and Sean Hayes. A Warner Brothers release.... -
The pain in Spain
THE ORPHANAGE (Juan Antonio Bayona). 110 minutes. Subtitled. Rating: NNNThe longer I think about The Orphanage, the less I like it, even though I’m fond... -
Eye on the prizes
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY directed by Julian Schnabel, written by Ronald Harwood from the book by Jean-Dominique Bauby, with Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner... -
Kite cant fly
The Kite Runner directed by Marc Forster, written by David Benioff from Khaled Hosseinis novel, with Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan... -
Dull, period
ATONEMENT (Joe Wright). 130 minutes. Opens Friday (December 7). Rating: NNAtonement was made by the Pride And Prejudice team - director Joe Wright, star Keira... -
Video arcade fire
THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS directed by Seth Gordon, with Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell and Walter Day. An Alliance release. 79 minutes.... -
Six directions home
I'M NOT THERE directed by Todd Haynes, written by Haynes and Oren Moverman, with Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin... -
Weddings off
MY BROTHER?S WEDDING (Charles Burnett). 85 minutes. Screens Friday and Sunday (November 23 and 25) at Cinematheque. Rating: NNKiller Of Sheep, Charles Burnett's 1977 neo-realist... -
Missable Mist
THE MIST (Frank Darabont). 127 minutes. Opens Friday (November 23). Rating: NNAccording to the internet movie Database, more than 100 films or TV shows have... -
Terrorizing truth
TERROR'S ADVOCATE directed by Barbet Schroeder, written by Prosper Keating. A Mongrel Media release. 135 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (November 16). Rating: NNNNNAt 65, Barbet... -
China syndrome
LA CHINOISE (Jean-Luc Godard). 97 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (November 16) at Cinematheque Ontario. Rating: NNNNLike many filmmakers in the late 60s, Jean-Luc Godard was... -
De Palma’s not retreating
REDACTED Written and directed by Brian De Palma, with Rob Devaney, Ty Jones and Izzy Diaz. A Maximum Films release. 90 minutes. Opens Friday (November... -
Why is Josh Brolin so damn happy?
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, from the novel by Cormac McCarthy, with Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones...
