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A Separation—movie review

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • December 29, 2011 10:31 PM
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Habib Madjidi ©, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
What can you say about a film that is so vividly real, and so intense, that it holds you spellbound for two hours, without letup? A Separation, written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, would be superior filmmaking under any circumstances. That it also enables Western audiences to relate to its Iranian characters as people—not as political enemies or faceless statistics—is an equally great achievement.

All This And George Clooney, Too!

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • September 6, 2011 6:31 AM
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George Clooney poses with his director, Alexander Payne, at the world premiere of The Descendants.


The Telluride Film Festival has hosted many famous people over the past 38 years, including celebrated filmmakers and actors. But there’s something about George Clooney that makes women swoon and men want to hang out with him. He’s a Movie Star, and while he wears other hats (and wears them well) there’s no getting around his personal magnetism. He charmed everyone he met this past weekend, graciously posed for pictures, and reaffirmed his reputation as—