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...convert all studios and movie theaters to sound, and signaled the end of a pristine, vigorous silent-film art. By 1930 virtually every U.S. film was a talkie, and movies haven't shut up since. Jolson's slangy cry was truly the shout heard 'round the world. --By Richard Corliss...
...sudden absence of shocking dialogue and situations. But filmmakers evolved a new "code," one that traded starkness for subtlety. Audiences quickly learned this covert language in which a woman's knowing smile was its own double entendre, and a kiss was never just a kiss. --By Richard Corliss...
Kasdan has been a serious filmmaker, so he gives the goofiness a smart look and some pertinent metaphors about Americans wrongfully detained. But the aim is no higher than the impulse of old schlockmeisters like Roger Corman and Ed Wood: to get the audience to scream. --By Richard Corliss...
...hastily pulled. How much does an Oscar mean to a man with big projects but no smash hit on his resume? While scouting locations for his next film, The Aviator, the director took time for a chat about the vagaries of awards and joys of filmmaking. --By Richard Corliss...
...film shares another sweet secret: Deschanel. At 23, this coltish beauty looks ready for stardom. A man or a movie could get lost in her wide eyes. --By Richard Corliss...