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Friday, September 16 2011

Rod Lurie's 'Straw Dogs' Remake, In Which Girls Suffer

Straw Dogs finds a way to blame not only David, and the sweaty men he wants to be and fears at the same time, but also, emphatically, the women who make the men this way.


Thursday, April 30 2009

Nothing But the Truth

By the time the focus tightens onto Armstrong's jail time, the movie turns righteous and, it must be said, a little tedious.


Monday, December 22 2008

Nothing But the Truth

Rod Lurie's Nothing But the Truth looks at the compromises and complications that shape the "truth" in legal systems, media collusions, and politics in DC.


Thursday, April 24 2008

Resurrecting the Champ

An interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work.


Friday, August 24 2007

Resurrecting the Champ

Maybe Erik just is so dim that he doesn't understand what's at stake in his storytelling, the way it reflects and repeats a history of storytelling.


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Thursday, September 15 2011

'Straw' vs. 'Straw'

Sam Peckinpah had politics - national and gender - on his mind when he made his movie. Rod Lurie just has a few pretty faces.


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Thursday, September 15 2011

Rod Lurie remakes classic ‘Straw Dogs’ for a new generation

MIAMI — Rod Lurie, director of the politically charged dramas “Deterrence,” “The Contender” and “Nothing But the Truth,” has spent plenty of time in the…


Friday, August 24 2007

Josh Hartnett sees reporters from the other side of the story

"I would love to play a rock star," he said. "If somebody said it was time to make The Iggy Pop Story, I'd be there."


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