Movies A 'Miracle' That's Somewhat Less Than Wondrous September 26, 2008 Spike Lee's latest highlights the oft-neglected contributions of African-American servicemen in World War II. But an overstuffed screenplay and an uneven tone undercut the effort. A 'Miracle' That's Somewhat Less Than Wondrous Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95010037/95106881" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Spike Lee's Epic Canvas, Painted With Broad Strokes Fresh Air September 26, 2008 Miracle At St. Anna, based on James McBride's novel, follows four soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division after they're cut off by Axis forces in the Tuscan countryside during World War II. Spike Lee's Epic Canvas, Painted With Broad Strokes Listen · 5:36 5:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95086125/95086241" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies 'Eagle Eye': Death By A Thousand Cuts September 25, 2008 Hyperkinetic jump-cut editing and a clangorous Mission Impossible-style score can't cover up the essential idiocy of D.J. Caruso's paranoid thriller, which seems cobbled together from random elements of far better movies.
Movies 'The Lucky Ones': Suspiciously Serendipitous September 25, 2008 Three returning soldiers deal with a massive power outage, a barroom catfight, a visit to a megachurch, a certain amount of silly sex comedy and an entirely implausible plot twist involving a twister.
Movies LaBute's 'Terrace' Comes With A View (But Whose?) September 18, 2008 "What could be safer than living next to a cop?" Almost anything, if the cop is Samuel L. Jackson's Abel Turner. The latest from Neil (Nurse Betty) LaBute has a weird, anxious edge — which helps make up for its plot.
Movies 'Appaloosa': Fun With The Guys, Until A Filly Arrives September 18, 2008 With two laconic, unflappable heroes and a nicely psycho villain, Ed Harris' new Western does a lot right. The bit with the pretty young widow, unfortunately, isn't one of them. 'Appaloosa': Fun With The Guys, Until A Filly Arrives Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94753888/94795846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies In A Crowded 'Ghost Town,' One Spirited Standout September 18, 2008 After curmudgeonly dentist Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) almost (but not quite) dies, he finds that he can see the recently departed — and they are really, really annoying.
Movies For Wang's 'Good Prayers,' A Merely Modest Result September 18, 2008 Wayne Wang's low-key father-daughter story succeeds less with the peaks and valleys of its family drama than with the gently amusing immigrants-discovering-America vignettes it offers.
Movies A 'Battle In Seattle,' Staged With Politics In Mind September 18, 2008 Based on events — anti-globalization protests turned violent — that occurred barely a decade ago, Stuart Townsend's directorial debut plays like an update of '30s social melodrama.
Movies In 'Moving Midway,' A House And Its Home Truths September 18, 2008 A New Yorker and his cousins relocate a North Carolina plantation house. In the process, they grapple with the legacy of their common ancestors — those who lived there, and those who worked its land.
Movies 'The Duchess': Free Spirits, Tight Laces And Scandal September 16, 2008 Saul Dibb's lavishly pretty historical romance, about an 18th century aristocrat with a penchant for politics and politicians, gets beyond the gilded surfaces to show the constrictions — and the pains they caused. 'The Duchess': Free Spirits, Tight Laces And Scandal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94662956/94680726" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies For 'The Women,' A Cut-Rate Reno-vation September 12, 2008 Despite the best efforts of an able cast (including Meg Ryan and Annette Bening), this loose remake's only virtue is that it allows critics to talk about the stylish, gossipy George Cukor original. For 'The Women,' A Cut-Rate Reno-vation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94421361/94572476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Burn' Notice: Losers Losing, And No One Cares Fresh Air September 12, 2008 Joel and Ethan Coen's new black comedy sets its dim-bulb characters careening through a blackmail-and-infidelity plot. The cast is top notch, but the directors seem so little invested, they might as well be on autopilot. 'Burn' Notice: Losers Losing, And No One Cares Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94552936/94558390" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies 'Towelhead': An Awakening, With Laughter And Pain September 11, 2008 Alan Ball's film follows the dark but shockingly funny story of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening paths of adolescence and sexual awakening.
Movies 'Burn After Reading' — And Repeat As Necessary September 11, 2008 The Coen brothers' latest may be a comedy, but it's a Coen brothers comedy — meaning it's as bleak and hopeless as comedies are allowed to get before the laughter dies bitterly on your lips. 'Burn After Reading' — And Repeat As Necessary Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94526051/94545586" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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