Word: detailism
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...trek to save Middle Earth. But Jackson proves he is up to it. This first episode shows him well on his way to creating a film epic that nearly matches its source. Fellowship is not simply a sumptuous illustration of a favorite fable; though faithful in every detail to Tolkien, it has a vigorous life of its own--grandeur, moral heft and emotional depth...
...larger woman to eat the anorexic. Dogs, directed by first-time helmer Bong Joon Ho, takes on a lesser taboo in a manner reminiscent of another of this year's inspired works, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie from Montmartre. Both Bong and Jeunet have an eye for eccentric detail, produce a bagful of tricks and visual kink and find the most unlikely "feel good factor." Dogs' bark is more hysterical and a notch or two rougher than Amelie. Part Hitchcock's Rear Window, part Monty Python's Parrot Sketch, Bong's Dogs may be this year's most inventive Asian...
...bearded soldiers making their way up a pass in the White Mountains of Tora Bora were decked out in flat-topped Afghan caps and flowing shalwar kameezes. From a distance only one detail gave them away as Americans. Afghan alliance fighters - dedicated but largely untrained - walk upright, making themselves easy targets for enemy fire. The Americans were shimmying up the hill on their bellies...
...CINEMA, Nov. 19]. Despite what Corliss thinks, there is nothing wrong with making a lavishly faithful version of J.K. Rowling's outstanding literature. Excellent prose is difficult to transfer to film. What director Chris Columbus has done for moviegoers is to capture characters in an intriguing plot, rich with detail, and give these characters a sense of magic. I have only praise for Rowling and Columbus for entertaining all ages and all intellects. CINDY CAMPBELL Stanley, Kans...
With such exquisite attention to detail, Soderbergh makes the actors’ jobs almost too easy. The mood is firmly set before his actors grace the screen, and they seem to effortlessly slide into their roles, feeding off the director’s rhythms. Clooney riffs on his rugged, cocky Out of Sight character, but reigns in his persona to match the film’s ambience, and lends a sentimentality to Ocean’s reasons for pulling the job. Danny wants to bring down Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the owner of all three casinos, because he?...