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    Aug 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'The Help' is middlebrow? So be it. Count me in.

    If it had been released 50 years ago, "The Help" (which opened Wednesday) would have been the cinematic event of the summer. It has all the elements that once guaranteed critical hosannas. It's based on a beloved, bestselling novel and has a high-class cast that includes several award-winning actresses (Viola Davis, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson, Mary Steenburgen) along with ingratiating newcomers (Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Olivia Spencer). And it tackles a socially momentous theme: the relationship between white women and their black maids in the segregated South during the early days of the civil rights movement. Yet quite a few of the reviews have been lukewarm, which proves how drastically times have changed.
    If it had been released 50 years ago, "The Help" (which opened Wednesday) would have been the cinematic event of the summer. It has all the elements that once guaranteed critical hosannas. It's based on a beloved, bestselling novel and has a high-class...

    Tags: Crimes, The King's Speech (movie), A Better Life (movie), Immigration, Pulitzer Prize Awards

    2. Feb 23, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Foreign-language film: 'Departures'

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    "Departures" Japan The little-seen Japanese film "Departures," directed by Yojiro Takita, tells the story of a failed cellist (Masahiro Motoki) who finds a new lease on life when he accepts a job in the mortuary business. Taking the stage with a...

    Tags: Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Waltz with Bashir (movie), Film Festivals, Entertainment

    3. Jan 23, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 'Waltz With Bashir' is in the big dance

    The five foreign-language film nominees are an eclectic group that includes the first animated movie to compete in the category. Israel's &quot;Waltz With Bashir," which won a Golden Globe, centers on filmmaker Ari Folman's coming to terms with his experiences as a young Israeli soldier during the 1982 war with Lebanon.
    The five foreign-language film nominees are an eclectic group that includes the first animated movie to compete in the category. Israel's "Waltz With Bashir," which won a Golden Globe, centers on filmmaker Ari Folman's coming to terms with his experiences...

    Tags: Golden Globe Awards, The Class (movie), Film Festivals, Austria, Religious Conflicts

    4. Jan 20, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Palm Springs Film Festival winners

    The 20th annual Palm Springs Film Festival on Sunday selected Japan's &quot;Departures," directed by Yojiro Takita, for the Mercedes-Benz audience award for best narrative. The film is also on the Oscar nomination short list for best foreign-language film. "The Modernism of Julius Shulman," directed by Eric Bricker, received the audience award for best documentary feature.
    The 20th annual Palm Springs Film Festival on Sunday selected Japan's "Departures," directed by Yojiro Takita, for the Mercedes-Benz audience award for best narrative. The film is also on the Oscar nomination short list for best foreign-language film....

    Tags: Movies, John Schlesinger, Academy Awards, Austria, Film Festivals

    5. Apr 18, 2010 |Story| Hola Hoy
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    Tags: John Woo, Hong Kong, China, Celebrities, Bruce Lee

    6. Jul 10, 2009 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. The dirty little secret of Oscar winner 'Departures'

    Sentinel Staff Writer
    t was the great surprise in this past year's Oscars, a movie that the smart money never saw coming. Best foreign language film? Had to be Waltz with Bashir, right? Wrong. The wry, compassionate and elegiac Japanese comedy-drama Departures took home...

    Tags: Movies, Academy Awards, Death, Roger Moore, Waltz with Bashir (movie)

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