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10/05/09
"The film is really about the fact that you never know what's in the head of somebody else," muses Mathieu Amalric about "Wild Grass," the vibrant new film from director Alain Resnais, in which he plays an unconventional policeman.
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Independent Film Channel (IFC)
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11/14/08
Employing the time-honored dramatic gimmick of bringing members of a messed-up family together for what should be an upbeat event—sometimes it's a wedding or birthday, and here it's that eponymous holiday—Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale slides a bundle of desirable and not-so-desirable presents under his cinematic tree, including a complex story of failure and triumph among characters who are both familiar and surprising.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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11/11/08
November may be too early to call it, but as of now, this writer's favorite film of the year has more in common with "The Family Stone" or "Home for the Holidays" than most European filmmakers' oeuvres -- but it certainly ain't a product of Hollywood.
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Independent Film Channel (IFC)
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11/10/08
Employing the time-honored dramatic gimmick of bringing members of a messed-up family together for what should be an upbeat event—sometimes it's a wedding or birthday, and here it's that eponymous holiday—Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale slides a bundle of desirable and not-so-desirable presents under his cinematic tree, including a complex story of failure and triumph among characters who are both familiar and surprising.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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11/10/08
There is plenty of (semi)lighthearted fare at the art house this week with Danny Boyle tracking a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" whiz kid in Mumbai, Arnaud Desplechin looking at a family reunion in France and a Bollywood musical playing out in Miami, followed by films that are distinctively more "hardcore," whether that refers to Harry Potter fans or elderly curmudgeons.
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Independent Film Channel (IFC)
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10/31/08
Our man Mastidon is back, continuing one of several write-ups/reports/interviews from the premiere of QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
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