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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW

 Hear About the Morgans? 
 Keep It to Yourself 

Sam Elliott's mustache steals the show. No, really.

MOVIE REVIEW

 Blunt Burnishes 
 Lackluster Young Victoria 

Actress carries a film that does not depart from genre conventions

Movie Review

 Jeff Bridges Makes 
 Crazy Heart Sing 

Career-topping performance should catch Oscar's attention

MOVIE REVIEWs

 Avatar Amazes and Awes 

Cameron's comeback 'the most vivid fantasy world seen on screen'

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 Invictus Does Mandela Justice 

Morgan Freeman is superb in the main role

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 Lovely Bones Hits and Misses 

Peter Jackson's adaptation meets mixed reviews

MOVIE REVIEW

 Serious Moonlight a Dim Effort 

Filming slain writer's script a fine sentiment, poorly executed

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 Brothers Has Strong 
 Acting, Weak Heart 

Critics wonder: Why did Jim Sheridan need to do this remake?

Movie Review

 Everybody's Fine
 No, Everybody's Sappy 

De Niro the best part about predictable holiday treacle

MOVIE REVIEW

 Up in the Air 'Darkly Hilarious' 

Melancholy downsizing dramedy deftly captures this era

MOVIE REVIEW

 Wright Penn Lifts Pippa Lee 

Strong cast boosts 'highbrow chick flick'

Sneak Peek

 Lovely Bones Is 
 Jackson's Best Yet 

After sneak screening, critic predicts Oscar glory; another pans it

MOVIE REVIEW

 Disney Returns 
 to Form With 
 Princess 

Classic animation charms the critics

Movie Review

 Quiet, Creepy, Absurd, 
 Home Wows Critics 

Acclaimed French film makes US debut

MOVIE REVIEW

 Welles Best Part of  
 Me and Orson Welles
 

Christian McKay eclipses Zac Efron

MOVIE REVIEW

 Put Down Old Dogs 

No new tricks in Travolta-Williams turkey

Movie Review

 Bleak Road Not 
 as Good as Book 

Critics split on adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic epic

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 Bullock Shines in 
 Crowd-Pleasing Blind Side  

Football chick flick lacks suspense, delivers happy ending

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 Don't Land On Planet 51 

Laugh-free sci-fi satire mediocre at best

MOVIE REVIEW

 Bad Lieutenant Is 
 Terribly Fantastic 

Cage's unhinged performance dazzles, and Herzog keeps up

Movie Reviews

 New Moon So Bad It's Funny  

Sequel lacks thrills, sense of humor of first 'Twilight'

MOVIE REVIEWs

 Broken Embraces  
 'Gorgeous and 
 Seductive' 

Almodovar's latest mixes noir with melodrama

MOVIE REVIEW

 Look Out, Pixar: 
 Mr. Fox Is Fantastic 

Is it a film for kids? Who cares! gush critics

MOVIE REVIEW

 Pirate Radio Rocks 
 on Good Tunes, Cast 

Playful 60s love/music comedy is more party than plot



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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Is This, Finally, the End of Rudy Giuliani?

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Dec 23, 09 | 8:06 AM BY Michael Wolff

It certainly feels like we dodged another bullet, Rudy deciding not to run for governor or for senator. But it seems suspicious, too. Why would he huff and puff about his designs, first on the governor’s race and then on the Senate seat, and then, with a whimper, shrug his shoulders and withdraw? What’s up his sleeve? Is this a feint? A brand-building exercise? A reflexive bid for attention? Just more incomprehensible and nutty Rudy stuff? Certainly... More »

Brittany Murphy: Does Her Death Count?

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Dec 22, 09 | 8:39 AM BY Michael Wolff

I want to draw my personal line at Brittany Murphy. It’s a death without worthy pathos. It does not even invite much morbid curiosity.... More »

A Dozen Good Reasons Why You Should See Avatar

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Dec 21, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Lewis Grossberger

1. So you can have some conviction in your voice when you join in the national debate over whether it’s any good or not . 2. Even though they’re blue, 10-feet tall and tend to growl and bare their fangs a lot, those Na’vi babes are hot. 3. Best plant life in any movie since The Thing. 4. To answer the age-old question: Who would win a fight between a paraplegic avatar and a hot Na’avi babe against a macho Marine in a robotic armored... More »

‘Let’s Talk About Health Care.’ ‘Please, God, No!’

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Dec 21, 09 | 8:25 AM BY Michael Wolff

What is in the health care bill? The Senate version? The House version? I have been looking through the coverage—the vast sturm... More »

Chuck Schumer Speaks for Me

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Dec 18, 09 | 9:12 AM BY Michael Wolff

Among the worst things you can do in upper-middle-class, politically-correct, don’t-call-attention-to-yourself culture is insult... More »

Berlusconi Strikes Back

7
Dec 17, 09 | 9:20 AM BY Michael Wolff

Some people have all the luck. Or, some people, familiar with adversity and reversals of fortune, know merely to wait until someone... More »

Is Tiger Woods Good or Bad for You?

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Dec 16, 09 | 8:18 AM BY Michael Wolff

There is a more and more insistent question being asked by right-thinking people about why we dwell so obsessively on the domestic problems... More »

Joe Lieberman Is a Piece of Work

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Dec 15, 09 | 10:37 AM BY Michael Wolff

What’s Joe Lieberman’s game? Or, what do you do when you’re cut loose from colleagues, standing, and future? ... More »

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