Articles tagged "peter weir"

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Witness: Special Collector’s Edition (1985)

by Nikki Tranter

[14.Sep.05] :. Bemused at times, Detective John Book is nonetheless captivated by the Amish community's simplicity, its decency, and its ability to thrive despite its antiquities.

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The Truman Show: Special Edition (1998)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Aug.05] :. You want the happy ending and Truman's self-assertion, even if that desire is shaped by those ideologies and ideals marketed by both Truman Shows.

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Apr.04] :. When the men's opposition is revealed in its tenderest moments, you recall that Weir's work can be supple and strange.

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Nov.03] :. When Master and Commander allows for deviance from such straight-ahead expectations, it is more interesting than when it heaves ho for the thrill-kill.

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The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

by Philip Booth

[3.Nov.03] :. 'As a result of their immoral acts, the young people were corrupted, totally. They'd grown up with this kind of violence and were uncontrollable.'"

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