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...forte, but he had a certain cunning," writes Darnton. The executive editor (modeled on the current executive editor, Bill Keller) is too shy to talk to his staff and constantly reminisces about his days as a foreign correspondent in Russia and Africa. The reporter without a moral compass (Judith Miller, of WMD fame) gets caught plagiarizing Tolstoy. There is even a hard-driving and swashbuckling rival publisher named Lester Moloch (modeled on Rupert Murdoch). There are countless reporters and editors with their own bizarre tics or traits. The murder was clearly a clever inside job. More, I will not give...
This much about the film is not true: just about everything I haven't already mentioned. The director, Randall Miller, and his screenwriters exercise an apparently irresistible urge to turn a curious little historical footnote into a tangled vineyard of clichés. Does Barrett have a slacker son (Chris Pine), who needs to learn responsibility? Check. Is there a comely intern named Sam (Rachel Taylor) for him to fall in love with? Double check. Does he have a rival for his affections in Gustavo (Freddy Rodriquez), who also happens to be a promising (and very soulful) vintner himself? Triple...
...closed down and there wasn't the direct-to-video market yet, so there wasn't much of a home for movies like that. I also remember getting a lot of Hitchcock with my parents and discovering Robert Altman, which was huge for me. Watching McCabe and Mrs. Miller for the first time - when I thought I knew what a Western was - totally redefined the genre...
...political campaign" - was the satisfying grin he had one second after this despicable charge, as if he had been so pleased that he managed to make the whole statement without messing it up [Aug. 4]. His entire team must have breathed a sigh of relief. Gayle Miller, Cresco, Pennsylvania...
...rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign"--was the satisfied grin he had after this despicable charge, as if he had been delighted he managed to make the statement and not mess it up [Aug. 4]. His entire team must have sighed with relief. Gayle Miller, CRESCO...