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Review: 'Two Lovers'
![Set during a gray Brighton Beach winter, "Two Lovers" begins with the solid shape of Joaquin Phoenix lumbering down a pier, a bag of dry cleaning slung over his shoulder. We don't know who he is or anything about him, really, but for the heavy resignation and hopelessness that saturate his every step. There is no hesitation as he makes his way up and over the railing, jumping into the frigid bay below. But submerged deep in the icy waters, he discovers that he is not yet ready to die.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-02/45033584-12143130.jpg "Set during a gray Brighton Beach winter, "Two Lovers\" begins with the solid shape of Joaquin Phoenix lumbering down a pier, a bag of dry cleaning slung over his shoulder. We don't know who he is or anything about him, really, but for the heavy resignation and hopelessness that saturate his every step. There is no hesitation as he makes his way up and over the railing, jumping into the frigid bay below. But submerged deep in the icy waters, he discovers that he is not yet ready to die.")
Film CriticSet during a gray Brighton Beach winter, "Two Lovers" begins with the solid shape of Joaquin Phoenix lumbering down a pier, a bag of dry cleaning slung over his shoulder. We don't know who he is or anything about him, really, but for the heavy resignation...Tags: Natural Resources, Forests, James Gray, Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow
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Movie review: Two Lovers -- 4 out of 5 stars
![Two Lovers is a melancholy love triangle played in a melodramatic key — an age old tale of "She loves him, he loves another, but that other loves a married man."](http://media.trb.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-03/45386448-04061857-300201.jpg "Two Lovers is a melancholy love triangle played in a melodramatic key — an age old tale of "She loves him, he loves another, but that other loves a married man.\"")
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticTwo Lovers is a melancholy love triangle played in a melodramatic key — an age old tale of "She loves him, he loves another, but that other loves a married man." The twists here are intentional and coincidental. The man torn between two women is...Tags: James Gray, Roger Moore, Joaquin Phoenix, Bipolar Disorder, Gwyneth Paltrow
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Director James Gray is resigned after losing his muse Joaquin Phoenix
Sentinel Movie CriticFilmmaker James Gray sighs the sigh of that 1,000th Joaquin Phoenix question. It's not a sigh of impatience but of resignation. When your A-list star, your muse in three movies, abruptly announces his "retirement" from acting after finishing your...Tags: Cinema Industry, Roger Moore, James Gray, Joaquin Phoenix, Death
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'Sixty Six': Acting makes memoirish film feel alive
Chicago Tribune criticInspired by director Paul Weiland's childhood, notably a fraught bar mitzvah that coincided with the 1966 World Cup final, the British comedy "Sixty Six" recalls Neil Simon, but the good Neil Simon—the one who delivered commercial mainstream...Tags: Happy-Go-Lucky (movie), Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Rea, Neil Simon, AMC (tv network)
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8th District: Jerry Nadler
Congressman Jerrold Nadler represents New York's Eighth Congressional district. The Eighth, one of the most diverse districts in the nation, includes Manhattan's West Side below 89th Street, Lower Manhattan, and areas of Brooklyn including Borough Park,...Tags: Elections, Jerrold Nadler, Ridge, Coney Island, Crime, Law and Justice
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Surveillance Video Captures 17-Mile Dragging Death of NYC Pedestrian
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WPIX) -- It's being called a horrific tragedy that leaves New Yorkers questioning just how something like this could happen. According to the New York Police Department, a pedestrian crossing a street in Corona, Queens early Wednesday...Tags: Death, WPIX, Brooklyn (New York City), Queens (New York City), New York City
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Pedestrian Struck, Dragged 17 Miles
BRIGHTON BEACH, N.Y. (WPIX) -- A driver is being questioned by police Wednesday after it was discovered he struck a pedestrian in the Corona section of the Queens and dragged him 17 miles away to Brooklyn. According to police, the incident unraveled...Tags: Vehicles, Death, WPIX, Brooklyn (New York City), Queens (New York City)
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Movie Review: Two Lovers
Can we talk for a minute about: Joaquin Phoenix? So he's quitting acting to be a rap star now. (I smell a mockumentary in the works, but we'll see.) The bigger question is whether anyone will miss him. Decide for yourself by watching James Gray's...Tags: Judd Apatow, James Gray, Joaquin Phoenix, Drama (genre), Entertainment
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'Lord of War'
![Writer-director Andrew Niccol has either never heard of or has chosen to ignore the old Hollywood dictum that insists "if you want to send a message, use Western Union." His "Lord of War" is unapologetically purposeful, a forceful film with a lot on its mind.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-09/19489186.jpg "Writer-director Andrew Niccol has either never heard of or has chosen to ignore the old Hollywood dictum that insists "if you want to send a message, use Western Union.\" His \"Lord of War\" is unapologetically purposeful, a forceful film with a lot on its mind.")
Times Staff WriterWriter-director Andrew Niccol has either never heard of or has chosen to ignore the old Hollywood dictum that insists "if you want to send a message, use Western Union." His "Lord of War" is unapologetically purposeful, a forceful film with a lot on its...Tags: Cinema Industry, Christianity, McDonald's, Ian Holm, Death
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'The Great New Wonderful'
Newsday"The Great New Wonderful" uses 9/11's lingering aftermath as a frame for its multi-narrative portrait of New Yorkers on the edge. But you're often tempted to wonder whether 9/11 is more an excuse than a motif since the episodes of stress and denial...Tags: Olympia Dukakis, Tony Shalhoub, Judy Greer, Jim Gaffigan, Entertainment
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Travel: 2005-2006 Beach Guide
Heading to the shore? Whether you're looking for a beach town to visit, trying to find the best beach or the best restaurant, the Mcall.com Beach Guide is your top source! Click the sections below for New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland shore guide...Tags: Atlantic County, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Delaware, Ocean City, Bethany Beach
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The Taxman
FOR THE TIMESFriday October 1, 1999 Where would crime thrillers be without the amateur sleuth who pokes his or her nose into places where professional investigators are too stupid to tread? Muscling into a field already dense with rabbis, Girl Scouts and...Tags: Wade Dominguez, Joe Pantoliano, Death, Michael Chiklis, Crimes
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