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Greta's New Wave: Frances Ha
- By Leonard Maltin
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- May 17, 2013 9:27 PM
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Noah Baumbach, who made an impressive directorial debut with "The Squid and the Whale," continues to blaze his own trail with an effervescent little film called "Frances Ha," which he wrote with its star, Greta Gerwig.
Star Trek Into Darkness
- By Leonard Maltin
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- May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
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Here’s the good news: J.J. Abrams and his writing team haven’t dropped the ball. This sequel to their 2009 reboot of "Star Trek" is lively, well-made popcorn entertainment.
The Great Gatsby
- By Leonard Maltin
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- May 10, 2013 12:15 AM
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Frankly, I was dreading Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," but I wouldn’t have anticipated that this master of gaudy excess had a genuine desire to do justice to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.
Peeples
- By Leonard Maltin
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- May 10, 2013 12:01 AM
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Tyler Perry has become a brand name, as much as Disney or Marvel, over the last decade. As a producer with considerable clout, he’s enabled screenwriter Tina Gordon Chism to make her directorial debut...
Well-Forged: Iron Man 3
- By Leonard Maltin
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- May 2, 2013 11:38 PM
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- 5 Comments
Sequels are a tricky business. I thought "Iron Man 2" squandered much of the good will the original 2008 film, and its oddly inspired casting of Robert Downey, Jr., engendered.
Sugar And Spice: Love Is All You Need
- By Leonard Maltin
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- May 2, 2013 11:26 PM
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I’m a huge fan of Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier, who has given us "Brothers," "After the Wedding," and the Oscar-winning "In A Better World."
A River of Dreams: Mud
- By Leonard Maltin
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- April 26, 2013 12:10 AM
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- 2 Comments
Writer-director Jeff Nichols fulfills the promise he showed in his previous film "Take Shelter" with a beguiling fable called "Mud."
Pain & Gain
- By Leonard Maltin
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- April 26, 2013 12:08 AM
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What burns me up about "Pain & Gain" is that the trailer, and even the excerpts shown on TV, make it look like fun.
A Voyage Worth Taking: Kon-Tiki
- By Leonard Maltin
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- April 26, 2013 12:05 AM
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Thor Heyerdahl made history by traveling nearly 5,000 miles on a balsa-wood raft in 1947. His book about the adventure sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, and his subsequent 1951 documentary earned an Oscar.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
- By Leonard Maltin
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- April 26, 2013 12:03 AM
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- 3 Comments
Having made a number of movies dealing with cultural identity, Mira Nair was an obvious choice to direct the screen adaptation of Mohsin Hamid’s critically acclaimed novel "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," even though she is Indian and the film is rooted in Pakistan.
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