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I speak as one who invested early in Rourke futures. Reviewing Barry Levinson's 1982 buddy comedy Diner for TIME, I wrote that "the prize in this gallery is Mickey Rourke, who made a strong impression in Body Heat and assumes command of Diner whenever he is onscreen. With a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wrestler: Mickey Rourke's Comeback Fight | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

The first half of Che unreels as inspirational history, the second half unravels as tragedy. Part 2 is essentially a remake of Part 1, with many scenes repeated. Guevara has to instill military discipline in his ragtag rebels in Cuba, then in Bolivia. In both places he has to decide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guerrilla in the Mist: Soderbergh's Che | 12/13/2008 | See Source »

So often when we evaluate dramatic performances in films, we cheat. As we don’t know what it’s like to be chased by dinosaurs, or to fight in a war, we instead cut an onscreen character down to size, distill what we can relate to...

Author: By Yair Rosenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Frost/Nixon | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

When Weezer released their second album, “Pinkerton,” in 1996, it was voted the second worst album of the year by the readers of Rolling Stone. This is strange considering that “Pinkerton” is now regarded as one of the best...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Los Campesinos! | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

But while there might be a shortage of convincing Obama doppelgangers on TV, the same cannot be said of YouTube. The site boasts thousands of mimics, ranging from excruciatingly off-the-mark to the exceptionally spot-on. Take Iman Crossun, a 26-year-old Ohio native, who posted his first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fauxbamas: The Search for a Good Obama Mimic | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

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