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...FAITHLESS This is Ingmar Bergman's third retelling of an autobiographical fragment about one of his failed, youthful love affairs. But this time he's added a darker layer of melodrama to his screenplay; Liv Ullmann has burnished her direction with a forgiving glow, and in Lena Endre the two have found a perfect new generation Bergman heroine--beautiful, strong and rueful...
...instantly recognizable as an Anderson film. In addition to his characteristic jump shots, Anderson once again employs an eclectic soundtrack to galvanize his film. Although his musical selections for Tenenbaums fall within the same vintage as Rushmore, he now substitutes the more upbeat British Invasion tunes for a darker, more melancholic sound appropriate for his newest film’s more depressing themes. Songs by Elliot Smith, Nico and the Rolling Stones pepper the soundtrack, and his use of instantly recognizable songs (“Hey Jude” blares over the opening scenes) demonstrate the more mainstream feel...
Overall, Anderson’s third film The Royal Tenenbaums is much darker than his previous cinematic ventures, but the slight divergence is worth the effort. With its collage of complex familial and romantic relationships, demented humor and all-star talent, the film certainly lives up to its tagline: “Family isn’t a word, it’s a sentence...
...Three”—Chrysler, GM and Ford—were built on that principle (ironically, Chrysler is now owned by Germans). Furthermore, the commercialization of Christmas has been an issue for decades. It is the merging and amplification of these darker, manipulative parts of capitalism that suggests that the malls may be more stifling than usual this holiday season...
...Perfectionist also proved less than perfect. One side of my toast tended to come out darker than the other--fine for bagels, but not for bread. And while I had 63 options for browning, the short, 20-in. cord gave me too few options for where to put the thing...