Tag: reviews
member name: Alan Waldman
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August 28, 2006 11:58 AM EDT --
My wife and I just enjoyed the historic thriller THE ILLUSIONIST, starring a mysterious Edward Furlong, an evil Rufus Sewell (longtime Brit heart-throb) and a dangerous Paul Giamatti. The plot is compelling, . . .
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August 30, 2006 10:24 PM EDT --
Everybody knows that John Grisham writes great legal thrillers and that England's Dick Francis keeps pumping out entertaining, educational thrillers that have something to do with his former profession . . .
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February 06, 2008 11:22 AM EST --
by Sharon and Alan Waldman
England's Deborah Kerr--particularly in her heyday during the 1950s and 1960s--was an immensely talented actress who went from being cast primarily in prim Englishwoman . . .
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November 18, 2006 06:20 PM EST --
Unlike 70% of U.S. critics, I liked the film THE DA VINCI CODE very much, and I enjoyed it again today on DVD. I loved the book and thought Akiva Goldsman did an excellent job of selecting a representative . . .
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December 18, 2006 10:45 AM EST --
I enjoyed Blood Diamond and thought it was very well acted, had some dramatic visuals, dramatized the conflict diamonds problem well and pointed a finger at the guiltiest party--the powerful, heartless and . . .
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October 24, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
Swedish screenwriter-director Ingmar Bergman, who died recently at age 89, was one of the most respected filmmakers of the 20 th Century. Leading helmers including Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, David . . .
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December 27, 2007 11:47 AM EST --
Although way too bloody (to attract 17-year-old boys who would usually avoid musicals), the new film Sweeney Todd is terrific. I have long considered it the greatest American musical--Sondheim's . . .
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September 08, 2006 01:29 PM EDT --
The Wire begins its fourth season this Sunday evening on HBO (with repeat episodes every weeknight on one HBO channel or another). I have told you this is the best-written TV series of the past decade. . . .
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July 25, 2006 08:43 PM EDT --
In the past four years, dozens of smart, well-made documentaries have been flooding art theatres (sometimes even spreading into mall multiplexes), amassing awards and critical kudos and generating strong . . .
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April 18, 2007 02:15 PM EDT --
My very favorite film of 2006, The History Boys, is now out on DVD, and I strongly recommend it to you. This is such a rich film. I believe that the more intelligent you are the more you will find in it . . .
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January 30, 2008 11:26 AM EST --
My wife and I just suffered through 2.5 hours of nearly unbearable crap: the film THERE WILL BE BLOOD. It is nominated for many Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Oscar (Day-Lewis was ludicrously over . . .
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August 22, 2009 01:15 PM EDT --
Although it is too violent and gory for many sensitive souls, I found THE INGLORIOUS BASTERDS to be an oustanding film. Very suspenseful and dramatic, with a strong European cast and a fine screenplay. . . .
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January 02, 2009 07:23 PM EST --
THE 25 BEST FILMS ALAN WALDMAN SAW IN 2008
Although there were plenty of crappy movies around in 2008, this was
a better season than its predecessor (as . . .
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August 17, 2009 12:55 PM EDT --
It is sad that many excellent movies never find distributors and get to theatres, but go straight to DVD. Two very fine ones that met that fate are GOSPEL HILL and BEAUTIFUL OHIO. Gospel Hill is on cable . . .
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February 12, 2007 02:45 PM EST --
We just saw and throughly enjoyed THE LIVES OF OTHERS, a brilliant, sensitive, wonderfully executed German film that is up for the Best Foreign Film Oscar this year. One reason my wife and I enjoyed it . . .
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September 27, 2008 07:42 PM EDT --
This review by Alan and Sharon Waldman appeared at the movie website Films For Two. To read it with all the original photos (and the shots of us), go to: http://www.films42.com/guests/visitor.asp . . . .
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January 02, 2009 07:16 PM EST --
By Alan and Sharon Waldman
You can read the original version, with photos, at the Films 42 website: http://www.films42.com/tribute/paul_newman.asp#b
Paul Newman . . .
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February 18, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
Published at the Films42 website: http://www.films42.com/tribute/heath_ledger.asp
by Sharon and Alan Waldman
In his brief film and TV career-23 projects in 15 years-Heath Ledger played a range . . .
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April 16, 2009 07:03 PM EDT --
A version of this article with photos can be found under "Tributes" at www.films42.com .
By Sharon and Alan Waldman
Highly talented and versatile British actress Natasha Richardson’s . . .
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February 07, 2006 07:27 PM EST --
This was a surprisingly good year for movies. I saw 90 of them in 2003—in theatres or on video/DVD—but only one of my 30 favorites (BIG FISH, Sony) was produced by a big Hollywood studio. (Three . . .
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