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...place when he was still a child results in a perfect memoir of a time when the old world of one generation mashed up with the new world of the next. All the while Pierre-Francois immerses himself in historical books and comics. Gradually "Epileptic" becomes as much a portrait of an artist as a portrait of a family in crisis...
...auditorium of Tripoli's Corinthia Hotel, a number of Libyan officials sit onstage in dark suits and ties, addressing scores of Western executives in flawless English about the country's new business opportunities. A few feet away is a huge portrait of the most famous face in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, in his trademark African robe and sunglasses, fist in the air, a defiant look on his face, as if to say to the roomful of businessmen: I still run things around here. But the businessmen don't seem to notice. Instead they are transfixed by a tall young man with...
...knows if that large mission can be accomplished? Hotel Rwanda is, finally, only a movie. That said, however, it is a powerful portrait of a slightly befuddled man who, when inhuman demands were placed on him, found within himself an unexpected response. In ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the events, Rwandan President Paul Kagame offered to come to the aid of any country in which genocide was taking place. He has sent a small contingent to Darfur to help restore stability after clashes between the government and rebel forces. Courage, Winston Churchill once said, is the virtue that makes...
Nevada senator Harry Reid's capitol office is decorated--incongruously, given his taciturn demeanor--with large portraits of two fabulously flamboyant Americans, Andrew Jackson and Mark Twain. The Jackson portrait is dynamic, wind whipped, but slightly obligatory. Old Hickory, the first President who was not an aristocrat, was the brawling founder of the modern Democratic Party, and Reid, newly elected Senate minority leader, is now the highest-ranking Democrat in Washington...
DiCaprio is ever plausible and watchable; he carries this big picture with grace. As for Scorsese, he seems to have taken a cue from the DiCaprio façade, fashioning a portrait of smooth surfaces and trusting DiCaprio to show what's inside. Well, an actor can reveal meaning, but he shouldn't be asked to invent it. Despite its star's heroic efforts, The Aviator is a gorgeous jet, flying on automatic pilot. --By Richard Corliss