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FILM REVIEW: Zack Snyder’s ‘300’

Posted on March 12, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Federico Fellini famously made his glorious films with no sound and added voices and Foley in post-production. In his new comic-book film “300,” director Zack Snyder apparently has shot only the actors and added everything else in … Continue reading →

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FILM REVIEW: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Good German’

Posted on March 10, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett If ever there was an example of false advertising it is to place on current paperback editions of Joseph Kanon’s terrific novel “The Good German” the key art for Steven Soderbergh’s wretched vanity film version. Why Soderbergh … Continue reading →

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One winner among the Oscar awards montages

Posted on February 26, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett No surprise that the best film montage in last night’s Oscar show was Giuseppe Tornatore’s impressionistic assembly of clips from the Academy’s best foreign-language film winners. The director of “Cinema Paradiso” (pictured) put together a rapid-fire sequence … Continue reading →

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