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eventually moves and stirs you , even if it often resembles those steamy mexican tv dramas/soap operas called telenovelas .
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the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely , a victim of mental illness .
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sands also convinces jorge ramirez ( retired-fbi , has old scores to settle with barrillo ) to come out of retirement and take out barrillo and dr . guevera ( personal dr . to barrillo , killed jorge 's partner a long time ago ) , who brutally tortured and killed ramirez ' fbi partner .
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welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it , but he 's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst .
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connor and murphy are quite content with this `` natural `` life and their pasts begin to seem faded and worn .
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nine good teeth reveals many of the common truths hidden away in all our families , as well as the unexpected - late night visits from jack kerouac , illicit love affairs and the occasional murder .
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very well made , but does n't generate a lot of tension .
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red and the boys embark on a road trip across the country , en route to a duct tape festival in the usa , where they intend to win first prize by creating a sculpture made of at least 50 % duct tape .
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it will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat because of the blood and gore or the good looking babes .
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as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i 'm telling you , this is f * * * ed ' . maybe he was reading the minds of the audience .
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a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls .
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it 's hard to fairly judge a film like ringu when you 've seen the remake first . many of the effective horror elements are dampened through familiarity , [ yet ] are worthwhile .
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may be far from the best of the series , but it 's assured , wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation .
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an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product .
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he 's lost his super powers , and it will take all of bachelorman 's skill and cunning to get his lois lane back .
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american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone .
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the film includes victim discussion therapy sessions , phone councilling , conversations between police and abusers , arrests , debates and discussion between the workers at the refuge , trying to decide what should be done about certain cases .
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blueberry is stationed in the little town of palomito as sheriff .
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a subtle , poignant picture of goodness that is flawed , compromised and sad .
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tess and her daughter anna are always fighting and they think each other do n't see how hard their life is .
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this version 's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful .
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cul de sac is a story about a man who tries to end his life unsuccessfully .
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though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted .
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kar is an unlikely candidate , a streetwise young man whose only interest is himself .
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julian , a young heroin addict tattoos a ouija board on his back to communicate with a spirit he has known .
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the wild thornberrys movie has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate .
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carol miller is a psychologist with a dark secret that prevents her making physical contact with other people .
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their calendar became a worldwide sensation , out-selling even of britney spears and cindy crawford .
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much of the lady and the duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes .
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it 's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate .
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moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995 's safe .
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harsh , effective documentary on life in the israeli-occupied palestinian territories .
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it 's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay .
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she also has an ulcer and does n't get much sleep .
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a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it is scary .
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this story of unrequited love does n't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour .
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bobby quickly learns however , that smith is no regular john , and their meeting has unintended consequences that neither of them is prepared to afford .
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on the whole , the movie lacks wit , feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality .
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this is pretty dicey material . but some unexpected zigs and zags help .
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her in-laws , who are tired of eva interfering in their lives , decide to set her up with someone so she can leave them alone .
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carion relies on a gesture or passages of silence to get his point across ; it 's a technique that packs a greater emotional punch than a tidy , hollywood-style monologue ever would .
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however when her doodles of a spiralling forest continue to draw themselves it is only the start of a creative process that will see her removed from her dull form .
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after a confrontation with a house elf named dobby , harry escapes to the weasley house with ron weasley ( rupert grint ) in a flying car .
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it is a film that will have people walking out halfway through , will encourage others to stand up and applaud , and will , undoubtedly , leave both camps engaged in a ferocious debate for years to come .
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martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid .
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even tere 's final schizoid moment ca n't dilute the hopefulness of guillen 's bittersweet saga .
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tempest productions journeys to the heart of the anime subculture in search of answers .
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yoyo and cheung promise to get marry in order to please their mothers .
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but when evil marauders steal their mothers & # 180 ; s body in an attempt to trick their way into the island , the brothers join forces to deliver their dead mother to be buried with their father .
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he reluctantly agrees to protect a child , pinta balletto ( fanning ) , whose parents are threatened by a rash of kidnappings .
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instead of admitting his guilt , the detective is given an unexpected alibi , but this `` solution `` only multiplies the emotional complexity and guilt over his partner 's death .
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lovable rogue max mackendrick dreams about winning big on the melbourne cup .
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it takes this never-ending confusion and hatred , puts a human face on it , evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding .
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since then , he was considered crazy by everyone in town , except for his childhood girlfriend , caitlin ( emma caulfield ) , and her younger brother .
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`` politics are murder `` is a `` film noir `` comedy mixing dry martinis with politics and murder .
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there is no solace here , no entertainment value , merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us .
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against the background of an australian desert landscape , so much space and so few people , sandy , a geologist , and hiromitsu , a japanese businessman , play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe .
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one of the film 's most effective aspects is its tchaikovsky soundtrack of neurasthenic regret .
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like rudy yellow lodge , eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .
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thus , christina spends the rest of the movie searching for him with her best friend courtney .
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this eruption of bloody violence becomes the catalyst for the unleashing of dark forces with terrifying results .
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one day in the life of a hit man , ronnie , who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man , august , who he had brought into the business three years ago .
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the film 's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes . . . drag the movie down .
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he is an aspiring writer struggling with these : endless nights marked by creative block , memories of a childhood rotten with abuse , and the thirst of unspeakable sexual desires .
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~a contract brings them together in bucharest : a rigged attack on a romanian general standing for election , an attack during which they will let themselves be killed .
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a bonanza of wacky sight gags , outlandish color schemes , and corny visual puns that can be appreciated equally as an abstract frank tashlin comedy and as a playful recapitulation of the artist 's career .
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run , do n't walk , to see this barbed and bracing comedy on the big screen .
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no matter what people tried , nothing could stop the water .
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during the hunt fedot meets his love marusya - the magical bird-woman .
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the story is timeless , but when adapted to the modern age , it makes for a wrenching film -- never preachy or sentimental , and refreshingly non-judgmental about the fundamental and contradictory issues it raises .
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an amusing , even joyful second take on e . b . white 's beloved children 's book .
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you 've seen it before : the ex-con who stumbles while striving to assimilate back into society . but writer-director joe maggio and his able cast makes you care about this man 's sorry journey in virgil bliss .
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waiting for godard can be fruitful : 'in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action .
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however , as simone 's fame skyrockets , he can not bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world .
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his old friends and family members have changed , almost beyond recognition .
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while investigating a career-making cover story about a mysterious billionaire ( jason priestley ) , she finds herself accused of murder .
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i walked away from this new version of e . t . just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes .
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but instead of broadway or movies , her appearances have been limited to industrials and infomercials .
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but he does n't plan on the long line of other houseguests that try to keep him from his mission .
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who 'd want to hang out in hef 's grotto with james caan and three dozen playmates , when you can grow up with reaganomics and rock hudson 's declining health ? ``
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this means that he is able to speak/understand snakes .
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by the end , it becomes clear that the patient is the woman in the story and the narrator is her suitor .
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it captures the spirit of a small , country town as its citizens discover that beer definitely tastes better when it 's free .
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rodriguez . . . was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight .
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perhaps the most remarkable aspect of murderous maids is how restrained and sensitive french director jean-pierre denis keeps his film .
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to escape their troubles and find women , they book a trip on board a cruise-liner , unaware the travel agent has just played a horrid trick on them in retaliation for nick offending his secret gay lover .
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set in a future britain , this black comedy revolves around one day in the life of a drug dealer .
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a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man .
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a famous psychiatrist ( ty adams ) takes on the job of trying to cure patients at the sedah state hospital , run by it 's folksy doctor ( sam delazo ) .
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a renowned plastic surgeon with a serious gambling problem owes a huge sum of money to the mafia .
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this is the story of a pot-smoking , free-wheeling los angeles record producer ( mcdormand ) , with a rock star boyfriend ( nivola ) , whose straight-laced son ( bale ) comes back home after graduation from harvard medical school with his rich fianc & # 233 ; ( beckinsale ) , who 's working on a book .
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juliette binoche 's sand is vivacious , but it 's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile .
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so they hire the lesbian carpet cleaners to rid the evil bitch trasha once and for all .
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charles ' entertaining film chronicles seinfeld 's return to stand-up comedy after the wrap of his legendary sitcom , alongside wannabe comic adams ' attempts to get his shot at the big time .
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chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .
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dre is an executive with a hip-hop record company based in new york .
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it 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling , but as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that 's been given the drive of a narrative and that 's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work .
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the five main characters are 20-year-olds who are close friends and always hang out together at each others ' homes and at their favorite coffeehouse .
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schefberg has the courage to make the story messily un-formulaic .
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