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The Tudors reminds us that, like Islam and Judaism today, Christianity has had, and undoubtedly continues to have, its own fundamentalists, ideologues, and terrorists.
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Miss Julie
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A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
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Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Male
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The Best Big Screen Eye Candy of 2007
When flipping through my mental catalog of the year's films, certain scenes stand out. This past year offered a veritable feast of visual goodies.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le Papillon)
The movie follows the outline of Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir, not only recounting his former, super-glam playboy life, but also reckoning with his current condition, asserting a self without speech or gesture.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Diving Bell feels like another world and visually, it looks like no other film.
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Rush Hour 3
Chris Tucker is smart as Hell. Don’t believe it? Well, can you name another actor earning $25 million for doing the same thing he’s done for the last nine years -- the EXACT same thing, mind you.
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Rush Hour 3
Disjointed and hyperbolic, the film's many chases and showdowns pit Carter and Lee against an array of forces -- again.
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Monkey Business (Part 4: August)
In past years, Hollywood purposely counter programmed these renowned Cineplex dog days, trying to offset the perception that cinematic scraps were all the studios had to offer. From the look of this lame list, it's apparently back to the filmic fridge for some patently warmed over offerings.
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A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman (1961-1963)
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