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Around Town: Superman flies again and the New Wave returns
24 FramesA Francois Truffaut retrospective, an animation festival and a screening of 1978’s “Superman” are among this week’s highlights.... -
London theater, 2013: Not a bargain, but the real deal
Seattle TimesIn the West End, marquees were alight and vintage playhouses, tiered like fancy wedding cakes, were booked to capacity. At its Southbank arts complex, just off the Waterloo Bridge, the Royal National Theater's three auditoriums were buzzing. At...Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Imperial and Royal Matters, Brad Pitt, London Theatre, BBC
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Fast-Paised review: 'Miss Potter'
Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger) begins her career as an author of children's books in 1902 London. She never planned to marry but may have a change of heart, thanks to publisher Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor). Big question: Can this costume drama...Tags: David Kirschner, Beatrix Potter, Drama (genre), Barbara Flynn, Renee Zellweger
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Movie review: 'Miss Potter'
Tribune movie critic2½ stars (out of four) The creator of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was once paid a visit by a fan. "I've come to see the famous author Beatrix Potter," the stranger announced. "Well," said the celebrity, continuing with her gardening, "now you've seen her,...Tags: Beatrix Potter, Death, Entertainment, Emily Watson, Movies
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Promising 'Crush' Takes a Bad Turn
TIMES STAFF WRITERJohn McKay's "Crush" begins as a captivating romantic comedy and then, at the very moment it's most involving, takes a wholly gratuitous and disastrous swerve and just keeps on going from bad to worse. Left in the lurch are three skillful actresses--Andie...Tags: Romance (genre), Andie MacDowell, Comedy (genre), Sony Corp., Imelda Staunton
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Movie review, 'Crush'
The romantic-comedy genre now relies so much on stock characters and cliched bittersweet situations, outlined in broad strokes, that there are no jolts of real recognition. A romantic comedy that twists these conventions is rare and refreshing. "Crush"...Tags: Romance (genre), Jane Austen, Andie MacDowell, Comedy (genre), Genres
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Movie review: 'Bright Young Things'
Tribune Movie Critic3 1/2 stars (out of 4) Stephen Fry's "Bright Young Things," like the novel from which it was adapted-- Evelyn Waugh's 1930 British comic gem "Vile Bodies"--is a brilliant, giddy satiric romp with a discreetly moralistic viewpoint beneath its high-style...Tags: Benny Goodman, Michael Sheen, Bob Fosse, Stockard Channing, Peter O'Toole
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