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Review: Anderson rediscovers balance in `Kingdom'
May. 21, 2012 7:44 PM ET (AP)
The contradiction inherent to all Wes Anderson films _ the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are longing to burst free _ is at...
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In 'Moonrise Kingdom,' Wes Anderson relocates
May. 18, 2012 8:56 AM ET (AP)
In Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," the famously meticulous director takes his fastidiously fashioned world and flings it into the woods.
Even a relatively loose Anderson film is more ornately...
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Review: `Marigold Hotel' offers safe escape
May. 2, 2012 3:41 PM ET (AP)
In theory, seeing Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy share the screen should be a delight.
In reality, the seriocomic romp "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" merely has its moments,...
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Myanmar comedy shows struggle for national image
May. 1, 2012 8:38 AM ET (AP)
When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: Real life....