Saturday, January 26, 2008

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Link to The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Meet the Spartans

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NEW YORK --  Mercifully brief (but not brief enough) spoof of the swords-and-sandals epic "300" that, minus the elongated end credits, has a running time of a little more than 70 minutes and virtually no laughs.

Persepolis

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Marjane Satrapi adapts her graphic novel about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war.

Baghead

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PARK CITY -- With its sly in-jokes, "Baghead" -- from Veteran Sundance participants Mark and Jay Duplass -- should stir laughter on the fest circuit, but it really percolates once it slides into its low-budget horror mode.

Red

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PARK CITY -- Norwegian directors Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee have filled the boots of Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood in this modern-day, old-style Western.

An American Soldier

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PARK CITY --  A comprehensive, even-keeled depiction of today's recruiting process, "An American Soldier" brims with insight and drops us on the domestic front-lines of our military.

Love Comes Lately

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PARK CITY -- This slow-paced and often melancholy film from German writer-director Jan Schutte contains none of the verve and vitality of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer's stories and will probably get relegated to Jewish film festivals and ancillary markets.

Incendiary

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PARK CITY -- An anti-terrorism tale from the perspective of a young British mother, this taps the bewilderment and anger of our contemporary age.

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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PARK CITY -- A biographical documentary doesn't get any better than this. Director Alex Gibney smoothly brings together astute talking heads, old interviews and archival footage to pull off a three-dimensional portrait of a man who was extraordinarily hard to pin down. Gibney nails him.

Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?

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PARK CITY -- Docu maker Morgan Spurlock turns to examining U.S. foreign policy and the "war on terror" with his trademark style. This time around, however, the target is more elusive and Spurlock's aim less assured.

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