By popular demand, from The Horse's Mouth, Ronald Neame, 1958. In Konga, John Lemont,1961. A friend reminded me that when we were kids, I did this Michael Gough "impersonation" that…
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With Joan Greenwood in The Man In The White Suit, Alexander Mackendrick, 1951. All the obits are of course citing his avuncular Alfred, but I always most enjoyed him playing…
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That's as in "Just Keep Lawyerin'," ar ar ar. Two rather differently toned films featuring attorneys as their protagonists open this week: The Lincoln Lawyer, with Matthew McConaughey havin' a…
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José Mojica Marins and Rui Rezende in Encarnação do Demônio (Embodiment of Evil), directed by Marins, 2008 I've quoted this passage from Caetano Veloso's memoir, Tropical Truth, before: In 1967,…
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The only really commendable feature of the invaders-from-wherever bombast fest Battle: Los Angeles is its absolute disinclination to even try to be "satirical." E.g., there are no gags in this…
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