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Jack, frankly, is an anachronism. A lot of his dialogue could be comfortably fitted into a contemporary Owen Wilson romantic farce, and a lot of his more muscular activities are desperate existential improvisations. Depp lets us see his mental gears whirring (and very often clanking) before he takes action that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Johnny Depp in Bits and Pieces | 7/6/2006 | See Source »

These are ripoffs, not homages, but they are also emblematic of a movie that is essentially a special-effects extravaganza . It is, I think, a universal truth of movie making that effects are never funny. They can sometimes wow you, but they can't make you laugh, and Depp cannot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Johnny Depp in Bits and Pieces | 7/6/2006 | See Source »

? ST. PETERSBURG: Russia's cultural capital is arguably at its most romantic in the fall months of September and October, or in winter, which lasts until early March. The turning of the leaves carpets the city in red and gold; the first drifts of snow evoke a scene straight out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Off-Peak, On Budget | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

I am worried about the impact of James Nachtwey's photos of grieving, anguished Congolese. There is a heroism about the images, but there is also a romantic artistry that blunts the pain, and they suggest too strongly the presence of attentive and receptive helpers. We Americans know far too...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

But is that really the way most Americans feel about these roads? Many of us, after all, use them more for daily commutes rather than for recreational trips. And let's be honest -for the millions of metro commuters who endure daily knotted freeway traffic-jams, any portrayal of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Interstates Turn 50 | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

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