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The original “Sleuth” remains a classic, bolstered by Joseph Mankiewicz’s unpretentious direction and several stellar performances. Branagh’s version is fun, but the eccentric direction is all too often distracting, and Law’s overwrought acting style detracts from...

Author: By Tamara J. Harel-cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sleuth | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

If you were going to play the parlor game of arranging the most interesting, improbable, imaginary conversation among American entertainers, you could do worse than the one that took place in midtown Manhattan earlier this month. The participants were the filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, known for smart, stylish and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A conversation between author Cormac McCarthy and the Coen Brothers, about the new movie No Country for Old Men | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

Sixty years later, the Democrats faced another incumbent President: war hero Ulysses Grant. To oppose him they tapped Horace Greeley, an eccentric idealist and newspaper editor. Greeley had been an opponent of slavery (he urged Abraham Lincoln to abolish it even before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued) and a supporter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unlikely Nominees | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

Her design philosophy is simple: a shoe that can translate easily from the office, to a restaurant, and to cocktails later on. Stripping down her company of all the mumbo-jumbo lingo of high-end design, Chantra defies comparison to the notions of crazy and eccentric fashion personalities so prevalent...

Author: By Peter B. Weston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Class to Couture | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

Spencer Krug is everywhere, but for those who prefer rock’s more experimental side, “Random Spirit Lover” is the place to find him. Krug, for the uninitiated, is not only keyboardist and vocalist for Sunset Rubdown, but a creative force behind Wolf Parade...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sunset Rubdown | 10/5/2007 | See Source »

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