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The Tarnished Angels
Douglas Sirk's critical reputation rests mainly on a series of flamboyant melodramas he directed in the 1950s. "The Tarnished Angels" is probably the least well known, and that's a shame, because it could be the best (Sirk himself thought so). This was the...
Modern Times
For Chaplin fans, this new Criterion release is DVD/Blu-ray nirvana. In addition to the film, there are a number of extras available for the first time. There's a long interview, from the 1990s, with Chaplin's musical collaborator David Raksin. There's a...
The Tourist
The Tourist Suspense. Starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. (PG-13. 105 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Stardom can be a beautiful thing. Channeled into the right material and then guided by a strong hand...
The Legend of Pale Male
The Legend of Pale Male Documentary. Directed by Frederic Lilien. (Not rated. 85 minutes. At the Opera Plaza in San Francisco and Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley.) San Francisco has the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill, but New York has Pale Male, a red-tailed...
Night Catches Us
Night Catches Us Drama. Starring Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie. Directed by Tanya Hamilton. (R. 90 minutes. At the Lumiere Theatre.) It's 1976, in a black neighborhood in Philadelphia. Years have passed since the heyday of 1960s radicalism, but two...
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot Satirical comedy. Written and directed by Henry Jaglom. With Tanna Frederick, Noah Wyle, Christopher Rydell, Peter Bogdanovich. (Rated R. 114 minutes. At the Opera Plaza.) The goal of the aspiring starlet at the heart of Henry Jaglom's...
The King's Speech
The King's Speech Period drama. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. (R. 118 minutes. At the Embarcadero, San Francisco and CineArts in Palo Alto.) "The King's Speech" is a warm, wise film - the best period movie of the year and...
Lena Dunham
Tiny Furniture Comedy. Starring Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham and Alex Karpovsky. Directed by Lena Dunham. (Not rated. 98 minutes. At the Bridge in San Francisco and Shattuck in Berkeley.) Aura is fresh out of college, in possession of a film...
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Adventure fantasy. Directed by Michael Apted. Starring Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley and Ben Barnes. (PG. 115 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. Theologians and C.S. Lewis devotees can discuss the many...
The Tempest
The Tempest Comedy-drama. Starring Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Alfred Molina, Alan Cumming and Russell Brand. Directed by Julie Taymor. (PG-13. 110 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The rating notwithstanding, Julie Taymor's screen adaptation of...
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New Flicks
New Flicks
Julie Taymor flip-flops Shakespeare's tale "The Tempest"; Lena Dunham's "Tiny Furniture"; and more.
Critical Consensus
- The Social Network - 9.5
- Inside Job - 8.7
- Last Train Home - 8.4
- 45365 - 8.3
- Inception - 8.3
- Undertow - 8.3
- Waiting for 'Superman' - 8.2
- My Dog Tulip - 7.9
- Cell 211 - 7.8
- Like Dandelion Dust - 7.7
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