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    Articles by J. Hoberman
    Run, Rudy, run! Youngblood sprints toward  a post-pagan future.
    Mel Gibson Is Responsible for All the Wars...
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    OK, slight exaggeration. But he’s at least to blame for this one.

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    Mirren does anything but phone it in.
    The Queen
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., Oct. 20. Rated PG-13. 97 minutes.

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    Don't shoot me! I'm on HBO!
    Smokin’ Aces
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Meridian and other theaters, Fri., Jan. 26. Rated R. 108 minutes

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    Baron Cohen never breaks character, even when  provoking rodeo-goers into  a near riot.
    On the Road
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Sacha Baron Cohen’s howlingly funny mockumentary goes looking for America.

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    Jackman and Weisz.
    The Fountain
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Wed., Nov. 22. Rated PG-13. 96 minutes.

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    Note that Bush's (real) face is absent from poster.
    Assassination Tango
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

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    Owen and Moore fight infertility.
    Children of Men
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Alfonso Cuarón triumphs over studio indifference.

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    Jeff Bridges: scary!
    Tideland
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Runs at Varsity, Fri., Nov. 3–Thurs., Nov. 9. Not rated. 115 minutes.

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    Emo stars Pamela Corkey and Justin Rice.
    Mutual Appreciation
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Runs at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., Dec. 8–Thurs., Dec. 14. Not rated. 109 minutes.

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    Underground fighters  Verd (left)  and Baquero.
    Monstrous Reality
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Magical underworld provides little relief from political violence aboveground.

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    Clooney (left): self-consciously retro.
    Hill of Beans
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Casablanca homage gets stuck in Soderbergh’s throat.

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    Not my beautiful face! Damon versus DiCaprio.
    Bait and Switch
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment.

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    Kidman takes an odd self-portrait.
    Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Uptown, Fri., Nov. 17. Rated R. 122 minutes.

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    Dunst lives in an almost edible environment.
    Marie Antoinette
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Fri., Oct. 20. Rated PG-13. 118 minutes.

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    Scenes from a midnight Mass.
    You Had to Be There . . .
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    . . . But since you weren’t, a tale of Danish porn and Mexican discos with the Maestro of El Topo.

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    The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
    The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Metro and Uptown, Fri., Sept. 29. Rated PG-13. 99 minutes.

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    London (top) and Oldham get lost.
    Old Joy
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Runs at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., Jan. 5– Thurs. Jan. 18. Not rated. 76 minutes.

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    Jaroslav Dusek amid the Lunacy.
    Lunacy
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Runs at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., Oct. 13–Thurs., Oct. 19. Not rated. 118 minutes.

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    Moreno dons a  chain-mail apron  for the killing floor.
    Fast Food Nation
    By J. Hoberman • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., Nov. 17. Rated R. 106 minutes.

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    Brody plays the angst-ridden PI.
    Hollywoodland
    By J. Hoberman • February 8, 2007 12:00 am

    Opens at Seven Gables and others, Fri., Sept. 8. Rated R. 126 minutes.

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