Topic: Jeremy Irons
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'Beautiful Creatures' plays its supernatural story too straight
'Creatures,' an ordinary-boy-meets-teen-witch story, could have used a dash of Tim Burton ghoulishness.
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South Wind
Washington Post critic Michael Dirda weighs in on Norman Douglas' classic "South Wind" a 1917 novel that makes for hilarious and "utterly pagan" beach reading.
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How 'Hatfields and McCoys' became cable's biggest-ever hit
The History Channel miniseries 'Hatfields and McCoys' is the most-watched non-sports show ever on cable. Yes, it's violent and vulgar, but it's also good, movie-style entertainment, critics say.
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Gift ideas for everyone: 'Harry Potter,' Adele, 'Law & Order,' and 'Super Mario 3D'
Your gift list can get long with nieces and nephews, grandparents and friends all needing a present this holiday season. Try a few of these items that are sure to please like 'Winnie the Pooh,' 'Ken Burns: Prohibition,' and the video game 'Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.'
12/06/2011 11:11 am -
Margin Call: movie review
'Margin Call' is entertaining with a good cast, but somewhat formulaic.
10/21/2011 12:18 pm -
Culture Cafe 'Margin Call' trailer hints at a taut Wall Street thriller
The movie about dealings on Wall Street will have to make tedious tasks interesting to watch, but it looks like a thriller with mainstream appeal.
10/19/2011 11:04 am -
Culture Cafe 'Prohibition' – so much more than gangsters and flappers
This Sunday (8 to 10 p.m. EDT) Ken Burns turns his prodigious research efforts and illuminating camerawork loose on America's failed attempt to sober up.
09/28/2011 04:32 pm -
'The Kennedys' miniseries: Where JFK meets Michael Jackson
Two big new miniseries, 'The Kennedys' and 'The Borgias,' take on historical figures. But in the end, their story lines might tell us more about the present day than they do about history.
04/01/2011 09:04 pm -
The Last Lions: movie review
Filmed in Botswana, ‘The Last Lions’ is a haunting portrait of a mother defending her young.
02/26/2011 12:10 am -
Sundance Film Festival: Oprah, Belafonte, and some indie gems in drama and documentary
Oprah launched her documentary film club and Belafonte carries on his social activism full tilt at the Sundance Film Festival, which was abuzz with talk about the digital future of film as much as the indie films themselves.
01/28/2011 01:57 pm -
Mad World
Paula Byrne's engaging ‘partial’ bio of Evelyn Waugh focuses on his relationship with the family who inspired "Brideshead Revisited."
03/29/2010 04:03 pm -
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
The Beatles getting better all the time, the humor in politics on zolitics.com, Brit pop singer Gary Go, and more.
09/14/2009 01:00 am -
Tough choices for the Tonys
A year of strong dramas, tragedies, and farce made for a tight race.
06/05/2009 01:00 am -
Broadway leaps into spring
Some big-name actors return to the stage and stir up the classics.
02/13/2009 12:00 am -
Review: 'Appaloosa'
Old-style western plays on the camaraderie and courage of frontier life.
09/20/2008 01:00 am -
Review: 'Brideshead Revisited'
Lastest interpretation of Evelyn Waugh's novel is more egalitarian and faith-oriented with a superb performance by Emma Thompson as the family matriarch.
07/26/2008 01:00 am
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