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...scruffy older man, played by Richard Gere, looks down at a young, black folk singer, played by Marcus Carl Franklin, and does not recognize himself. While a completely logical interaction in the world in which we live, the moment takes place in an infinitely more fascinating and surreal universe—a Bob-Dylan-verse—where confused identity is the norm. “I’m Not There,” written and directed by Todd Haynes (“Far From Heaven”), is a brilliantly fresh film about the legendary life and music...
...conservatives' great hatred of Clinton reveals their sociopathic character. Back in the 1930s and '40s, Franklin Roosevelt was a target of similar hatred by the so-called aristocratic class. But he survived it, as we all know. Sam Loguidice, NEW YORK CITY...
...conservatives' great hatred of Clinton reveals their sociopathic character. Back in the 1930s and '40s, Franklin Roosevelt was a target of similar hatred by the so-called aristocratic class. But he survived it, as we all know. Sam Loguidice, New York City...
...play versions of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the only one who looks the least bit like him is? yes, Cate Blanchett. It's something about the frizzy hair and the cheekbones. The one who looks the least like him is a young black kid, Marcus Carl Franklin, who rides the rails and wanders the back country and finally pays the legendary visit to Woody Guthrie as he lies dying in a hospital. Everyone else - among them Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Christian Bale - just look pretty much like themselves...
...sacred is the American holiday-shopping season that Franklin Roosevelt officially moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday in November (for years like this, with an extra one) to the fourth, to give retailers an edge. They'll need it this time around, as darkened Broadway theaters and striking Hollywood writers dampen the holiday spirit, toys have gotten scary, gas prices trudge ever upward, the dollar slips ever lower, and the credit crisis makes people feel poorer even if they aren't in foreclosure. One marketing firm predicts a "blue Christmas," citing slumping sales of tinsel as a leading indicator...