Mighty Windbags
It looks like there is at least one Hollywood star who thinks a political endorsement from a celebrity is as useless as one from Al Gore. At a recent lunch at Michael's in honor of Barbarian Invasions...
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Just How ‘Indie’ Is The New York Film Festival?
Late last night in the front room of O’Neals Restaurant at West 64th Street and Broadway, director Ira Sachs was explaining the importance of the New York Film Festival. “A commitment to cinema—over a...
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Sir Ben Kingsley Plays Roth’s Concupiscent Kepesh as Cruz Nudes Up
ELEGY Running time 108 minutes Written by Nicholas Meyer Directed by Isabel Coixet Starring Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard Isabel Coixet’s Elegy, from the screenplay by...
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The Unshine Boys
"It used to be Diane Keaton with me—she always used to tell me, ‘I’m terrible, I’m awful, I can’t do it, you should get someone else.’ And she was always brilliant. Well, Larry is like this,” said...
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Oh, Woody! You Came Home to New York Only to Disappoint Me
Whatever WorksRunning time 92 minutes Written and directed by Woody AllenStarring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr., Henry Cavill On the face of the Woody Allen canon,...
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Patricia, I Love You, but This Film’s a Downer
Blind DateRunning time 80 minutes Written by David Schechter and Stanley Tucci Directed by Stanley TucciStarring Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci One of the more fascinating and discerning actresses in...
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Dispatches from Tribeca: Patricia Clarkson, Lost in Cairo
It's hard to think of another actress who's as consistently compelling as Patricia Clarkson. Even in Shutter Island—in a role that didn't even need to be in the film—she shined; it's no wonder Martin...
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Patty Clarkson Shines (as Usual!) in Cairo Time
One by one, the films from last year's film-festival circuit are arriving at last. The wonderful and versatile character actress Patricia Clarkson is subtly enchanting in Cairo Time, a Canadian film...
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The Wrestler
Patty Clarkson has earned a well-deserved status as the low-budget indie-prod It Girl by elevating humdrum movies above and beyond anything they might otherwise deserve, but even she can't save...
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After-Party Placebo Effect
There were pills on the tables. Small ovals, pale yellow and encased in miniature plastic ziplock bags, were strewn everywhere—on the bars, the banquettes, the orbiting trays. Some had been kicked to...
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