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NOT FADE AWAY

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • December 21, 2012 12:55 AM
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Some filmmakers invite more open-mindedness than others. As creator of 'The Sopranos' and writer of other high-quality TV shows, David Chase has earned the right to aim high in his ambitious directorial debut feature…

ZERO DARK THIRTY

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • December 19, 2012 1:00 AM
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In 'The Hurt Locker', director Kathryn Bigelow and journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal told a riveting story against the backdrop of the war-torn Middle East. In their new collaboration,' Zero Dark Thirty', they dramatize a real-life series of events, spanning nearly a decade, that are just as compelling and even more complex.

In The Loop

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • December 9, 2009 12:14 AM
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Here’s a novelty: a smart, sassy, relevant and multifaceted political satire. Director Armando Iannucci and his writing team, experienced in the world of standup and television comedy in Britain, got their feet wet with a politically-oriented TV series called The Thick of It. This feature is an expansion of ideas and concepts that originated there. Tom Hollander, a talented actor whom you’ll recognize from a variety of films (including—no kidding—Pirates of the Caribbean), plays a...