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film review: Eclipse

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June 30, 2010 1:00 AM
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I haven’t read Stephenie Meyer’s books, but I liked the first Twilight movie, so even though I’m not a card-carrying Twi-hard I have no axe to grind where this series is concerned. That said, I thought this new installment was incredibly boring. Woe to any newcomer who’s unfamiliar with the characters and situations, because Eclipse offers virtually no exposition. I suppose the filmmakers feel that only the faithful will bother to see it, but that’s no excuse for the complete lack of dramatic context.

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June 29, 2010 4:00 AM
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Pulling John | Leonard Maltin | Leonard Maltin's Secret's Out | Movie Trailers

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June 28, 2010 8:10 AM
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Mary and Max | Leonard Maltin | Leonard Maltin's Secret's Out | Movie Trailers

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June 22, 2010 1:00 AM
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Art & Copy | Leonard Maltin | Leonard Maltin's Secret's Out | Movie TrailersAn excellent--and unsung--documentary now available on DVD.

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June 21, 2010 11:50 AM
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by Sam Wasson (HarperStudio)
This splendid new book is more than a mere “making-of” chronicle. It examines Breakfast at Tiffany’s in a variety of contexts, including the careers of its principals (Truman Capote, Audrey Hepburn, Blake Edwards, Henry Mancini, Edith Head, et al), the state of American mores in the early 1960s, society’s view of single women at that time, and the exigencies of the still-potent Production Code in Hollywood.

To accomplish all this, Sam Wasson decided to tell his story from the inside out, attempting to get inside the heads of his central characters. This approach involves considerable presumption on the author’s part, but—

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June 21, 2010 1:00 AM
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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | Leonard Maltin | Leonard Maltin's Secret's Out | Movie Trailers

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June 17, 2010 12:59 PM
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Director Lee Unkrich says that when he embarked on this film he watched every movie he could find with a “3” in its title, hoping to find a good one he could use as a role model. He came up empty-handed. Perhaps that’s one reason he and his colleagues at Pixar put so much effort into this sequel—to validate its existence. It’s that work ethic, along with creativity and seemingly boundless imagination, that makes Toy Story 3 so good.

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June 17, 2010 12:58 PM
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Cyrus is a movie destined to catch audiences off-guard. The presence of comedic performers like John C. Reilly and especially Jonah Hill may lead many viewers to expect a comedy—and laugh (as at least one preview audience did) at moments that aren’t intended to be funny. But filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass have a surprise up their sleeve: they use these likable actors (along with Catherine Keener and Marisa Tomei) to win us over. Cyrus is actually a serious film with comic undertones…and it’s quite good.

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June 17, 2010 9:13 AM
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Meryl Streep poses with her Silkwood costar Cher

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June 16, 2010 6:16 AM
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Mike Nichols being honored by the American Film Institute

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