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'I Served the King of England' is a charming tale
Sentinel Movie CriticCzech director Jiri Menzel returns to the themes and time-setting of his 1966 classic Closely Watched Trains with his latest, I Served the King of England. It's a charming, picaresque and very sexy dance through the finest hotels and brothels in...Tags: Roger Moore, The Holocaust (1934-1945), World War II (1939-1945), Czech Republic, Nazi Party
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Movie review: I Served the King of England -- 4 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticCzech director Jiri Menzel returns to the themes and time period of his 1966 classic Closely Watched Trains with his latest, I Served the King of England. It's a charming, picaresque and very sexy dance through the finest hotels and brothels in...Tags: Roger Moore, The Holocaust (1934-1945), World War II (1939-1945), Czech Republic, Europe
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A little life, please
Times Staff WriterYou may have heard that the Academy Awards are on tonight, and though the winners will be news in all media, what ultimately lends the Oscars their power is that they're on television. That many viewers of the telecast — viewers all around this...Tags: Meryl Streep, Television, Jon Stewart, Rob Lowe, Arts and Culture
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'The Boy Who Cried Bitch: The Adolescent Years' Take 2
![If you think reviewing movies is a dandy job, picture this: Feeling duty-bound to devote an evening to revisiting something truly awful because reels were shown out of order — a little like watching both the dubbed and subtitled versions of Roberto Benigni's "Pinocchio," only worse.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-02/28020539.jpg "If you think reviewing movies is a dandy job, picture this: Feeling duty-bound to devote an evening to revisiting something truly awful because reels were shown out of order — a little like watching both the dubbed and subtitled versions of Roberto Benigni's "Pinocchio,\" only worse.")
Special to The TimesIf you think reviewing movies is a dandy job, picture this: Feeling duty-bound to devote an evening to revisiting something truly awful because reels were shown out of order — a little like watching both the dubbed and subtitled versions of...Tags: Easter, Entertainment, Movies, New York, Teen-agers
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'Broken Flowers'
Times Staff WriterThe legend of Don Juan has been kicking around since 1630, when Spanish dramatist and monk Tirso de Molina wrote a play about a heartless libertine who seduces the daughter of a nobleman, then kills her father. The villain of the story, and an atheist...Tags: Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bill Murray, Johnny Depp, Sofia Coppola, Arts and Culture
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'The Pink Panther'
Zap2It.comSteve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The trenchcoat, the mustache, the ridiculous accent. It's not too much of a stretch, is it? Well, no, it isn't -- not for the current incarnation of Steve Martin, anyway. This is the guy who's been coasting for...Tags: Sony Corp., DVDs and Movies, Blake Edwards, Crime, Law and Justice, Comedy (genre)
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Keeper of the Oscar script
The second in a series of occasional stories on the people behind Hollywood's biggest night.
The script for the Academy Awards telecast runs about 250 pages. With another 250 pages of ancillary lists — of phone numbers, nominees, presenters,...Tags: Television, Jack Palance, The Tonight Show (tv program), Entertainment, Academy Awards
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'The Tiger and the Snow'
![Roberto Benigni was an amusing delight in the 1986 Jim Jarmusch films "Down by Law" and "Coffee and Cigarettes" and a wonderfully wistful wayfarer in Fellini's lovely allegorical valedictory, "The Voice of the Moon" (1989). But by 1997, "Life Is Beautiful," his sugar-coated Holocaust fantasy, Benigni had allowed pathos to sink into bathos. His "Pinocchio" (2002) was excruciating in both its Italian- and English-language versions.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-12/27104103.jpg "Roberto Benigni was an amusing delight in the 1986 Jim Jarmusch films "Down by Law\" and \"Coffee and Cigarettes\" and a wonderfully wistful wayfarer in Fellini's lovely allegorical valedictory, \"The Voice of the Moon\" (1989). But by 1997, \"Life Is Beautiful,\" his sugar-coated Holocaust fantasy, Benigni had allowed pathos to sink into bathos. His \"Pinocchio\" (2002) was excruciating in both its Italian- and English-language versions.")
Special to The TimesRoberto Benigni was an amusing delight in the 1986 Jim Jarmusch films "Down by Law" and "Coffee and Cigarettes" and a wonderfully wistful wayfarer in Fellini's lovely allegorical valedictory, "The Voice of the Moon" (1989). But by 1997, "Life Is...Tags: Entertainment, Jean Reno, Movies, Poetry, Jim Jarmusch
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Animated-film troika rides again
THE Oscars and Golden Globes may not always see eye to eye, but the groups proved decidedly in tune this year when it came to serenading animated feature films.
Both awards organizations tapped box office favorites "Cars" and "Happy Feet" while giving...Tags: Vehicles, University of California, Los Angeles, John Lasseter, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes
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'Pinocchio'
![Roberto Benigni's "Pinocchio" is a bummer in any language. The most expensive Italian movie ever made ($45 million), it opened on Christmas Day in the U.S. minus press previews to poor business and worse reviews. The film had been given a painstaking dubbing job -- though not free of that dreaded hollow and colorless sound -- in an attempt to attract the holiday family trade.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2003-02/6523715.jpg "Roberto Benigni's "Pinocchio\" is a bummer in any language. The most expensive Italian movie ever made ($45 million), it opened on Christmas Day in the U.S. minus press previews to poor business and worse reviews. The film had been given a painstaking dubbing job -- though not free of that dreaded hollow and colorless sound -- in an attempt to attract the holiday family trade.")
Times Staff WriterRoberto Benigni's "Pinocchio" is a bummer in any language. The most expensive Italian movie ever made ($45 million), it opened on Christmas Day in the U.S. minus press previews to poor business and worse reviews. The film had been given a painstaking...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Walt Disney, Federico Fellini
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'Life Is Beautiful'
Times Film CriticWhen the narrator of the surprising "Life Is Beautiful" says, "This is a simple story but not an easy one to tell," he's speaking of the tale he's introducing. But the thought applies as well to the challenges facing co-writer, director and star Roberto...Tags: Italy, Academy Awards, Romance (genre), Jim Jarmusch, Massacres
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Jakob the Liar
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday September 24, 1999 Robin Williams, enough already. Enough with the compassionate roles, the humanitarian roles, the caring and concerned roles. Enough with the good deeds, for pity's sake. Remember being funny? Maybe you could try that again....Tags: Liev Schreiber, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Defense, Eddie Murphy, Religious Conflicts
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