<P>The life story of Pu Yi, who ascended the throne of China at the age of three, and was eventually deposed, is told in flashback during his detention and "reeducation" at a prison camp in the 1950s. </P>
<P>In this story Bertolucci found bo…
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<P>The Oscar winning 1934 comedy directed by Frank Capra is showing at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30pm!</P>
<P>If you haven'st had the pleasure of previously seeing this exceptional example of the “screwball” c…
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<P>Fatherhood has a way of changing people, even caustic comedians like Martin Lawrence. According to one televised interview, this once foul-mouthed, stand-up entertainer wanted to tame down to a G-rated performance so his kids could see Dad o…
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<P>Any Hollywood movie that begins with the phrase 'based on a true story' is knowingly practicing false advertising. While the key word is always 'based,' the filmmakers know it's the word 'true' that will send the hearts of its audience aflut…
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<P>"trainspotting" is that rarity: a movie that arrives bearing the imprimatur of hip and turns out to live up to all of the advance hype. The most original, daring, thrilling movie to be released this year, "Trainspotting" is one of those occa…
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<P>The Japanese phrase "mono no aware," is a bittersweet reference to the transience of life. It came to mind as I was watching "Lost in Translation," which is sweet and sad at the same time it is sardonic and funny. Bill Murray and Scarlett Jo…
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<P>Whatever happened to the delight and, if you'll excuse the term, the magic in the "Harry Potter" series? As the characters grow up, the stories grow, too, leaving the innocence behind and confusing us with plots so labyrinthine that it takes…
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<P>Must Love Dogs is a product - a pre-packaged, easily-digestible motion picture designed with one particular audience in mind. You know the kind of film. You have seen it before, usually with names like Nancy Myers or Nora & Delia Ephron …
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<P>On a bad day, you could probably pick apart Peter Segal's flirty romantic comedy "50 First Dates" pretty easily: The movie's pacing is lax and stringy at times, you can see some of the jokes coming at you from a mile away, and in certain sce…
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<P>Despite all of the cheap, cheesy, and/or thoroughly unnecessary sequels I've seen on purpose in my time, a second helping of the 2006 dance-romance (ro-dance?) Step Up was not high on my list of potential larks, thanks to dance-movie fatigue…
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<P>Just Like Heaven, in which a workaholic doctor too busy for relationships finally meets the man of her dreams (here, literally), is another cinematic press release targeting audiences with a positive spin on the ugly subjects of death, loss …
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<P>Made of Honor, beginning with its flat pun of a title, is another wedding-themed romantic comedy that fizzles when it should fizz. As anyone who has seen the ubiquitous posters knows, Patrick Dempsey (aka Dr. McDreamy) plays the maid of hono…
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<P>The worst thing you can do when facing the latest installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise is to yearn for the same kind of sturdy poetry J.K. Rowling has given us in the books they're based on. Which isn't to say that we haven't some…
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<P>Most of Martin Scorsese's films have been about men trying to realize their inner image of themselves. That's as true of Travis Bickle as of Jake LaMotta, Rupert Pupkin, Howard Hughes, the Dalai Lama, Bob Dylan or, for that matter, Jesus Chr…
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