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    Articles by Melissa Anderson
    Barnes and a work from his collection.
    The Art of the Steal: Intrigue in the...
    By Melissa Anderson • March 23, 2010 12:00 am

    Matisse called the Barnes Foundation “the only sane place to see art in America.” But the clamor over moving one…

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    As far as the eye can see: nothing but mutton.
    Sweetgrass: Everything You Wanted to Know About Sheepherding,...
    By Melissa Anderson • March 23, 2010 12:00 am

    Though the breathtaking vistas of Big Sky Country in Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s unforgettable sheepherding documentary come close to…

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    Hurt has no time for fools.
    44 Inch Chest: Boorish Brits Beat Boyfriend
    By Melissa Anderson • February 9, 2010 12:00 am

    A quintet of pathetic pals are sized up in this often sharp, nasty exposé of masculinity, written by Sexy Beast…

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    Chan tries to play romantic opposite Valletta.
    The Spy Next Door: Jackie Chan and Billy...
    By Melissa Anderson • January 12, 2010 12:00 am

    Like director Brian Levant’s past two outings—2002’s Snow Dogs and 2005’s Are We There Yet?— Spy is immediately forgettable family…

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    Howard gets lost in Williams.
    The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond: Brush Up...
    By Melissa Anderson • January 5, 2010 12:00 am

    Consider: If Tennessee Williams’ script for Joseph Losey’s 1968 turkey Boom! (an adaptation of his play The Milk Train Doesn’t…

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    Wright Penn learns to relax with Reeves.
    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee: A May-December...
    By Melissa Anderson • December 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Rebecca Miller’s fourth feature may be the only film you’ll ever see with both Cornel West and Monica Bellucci in…

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    Ryan (left) confronts the other woman (Bell).
    Serious Moonlight: Meg Ryan Continues to Confound
    By Melissa Anderson • December 8, 2009 12:00 am

    Timothy Hutton is duct-taped to the potty, and Meg Ryan is just plain potty, in this posthumously produced Adrienne Shelly…

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    Hayes now works for the Earth here in Seattle.
    Earth Days: Eco-Doc Recalls the Green Early ’70s
    By Melissa Anderson • December 8, 2009 12:00 am

    Veteran doc maker Robert Stone (Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst, Oswald’s Ghost) assembles nine talking, graying heads to reminisce…

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    A Wiseman moment in rehearsal.
    La Danse: Just Another Superb Doc From Frederick...
    By Melissa Anderson • December 1, 2009 12:00 am

    Frederick Wiseman’s magnificent documentary offers a portrait of suppleness and agility—not just of the dancers’ bodies but of the august…

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    Maguire (left) goes to the dark side in Afghanistan, while Gyllenhaal reforms.
    Brothers: Jake Gyllenhaal Stars in a Needless Remake
    By Melissa Anderson • December 1, 2009 12:00 am

    Jim Sheridan’s remake of Danish director Susanne Bier’s 2005 original about the familial and psychic trauma caused by Operation Enduring…

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    Bullock tries to do good, fails.
    The Blind Side: Sandra Bullock, Get Off the...
    By Melissa Anderson • November 17, 2009 12:00 am

    Another poor, massive, uneducated African-American teenager lumbers onto screens this month, soon after Precious and obviously timed as a pre-Thanksgiving…

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    Shelton gets lost among the aesthetes.
    (Untitled): Adam Goldberg as Self-Hating Artiste
    By Melissa Anderson • November 9, 2009 12:00 am

    Aiming wide and missing, this satire of the contemporary-art scene was seemingly lifted from the transcripts of late-’80s Senate debates…

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    Rock gives us a tour of beauty.
    Good Hair: Chris Rock Mocks Locks
    By Melissa Anderson • October 20, 2009 12:00 am

    Don Imus’ hateful, racist 2007 remarks about “nappy-headed hos” underscored the immense fear of and fascination with the hair follicles…

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    Tautou as early-20th-century career girl.
    Coco Before Chanel: Audrey Tautou Puts Career Before...
    By Melissa Anderson • October 13, 2009 12:00 am

    Anne Fontaine’s biopic gives us Belle-Époque Coco, opening in 1893 with a grim scene of the 10-year-old waif and her…

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    Wintour looks thrilled to appear in her very own infomercial.
    The September Issue: An Infomercial for Vogue
    By Melissa Anderson • September 29, 2009 12:00 am

    When earlier this decade I worked as a freelancer for a publication two floors below Vogue, each sighting of Anna…

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    Zellweger commits to her period wardrobe.
    My One and Only: Renée Zellweger Gives Birth...
    By Melissa Anderson • September 1, 2009 12:00 am

    Your enjoyment of My One and Only will depend on how much the words “inspired by incidents in the life…

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    Martin (left) with Eugene Levy (as Max Yasgur).
    Taking Woodstock: A ’60s Trip We Don’t Need...
    By Melissa Anderson • August 25, 2009 12:00 am

    “If you remember Woodstock, you probably weren’t there,” the expression goes. And if you were, can you please stop gassing…

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    This is what you, and Heche, want to see.
    Spread: Ashton Kutcher Sells His Bod
    By Melissa Anderson • August 11, 2009 12:00 am

    Broke-ass hustler Nikki (Ashton Kutcher, who also produced) may not have a home or a car, but he does possess…

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    Rogers in his rebellious prime.
    The Windmill Movie: Documentary as Ventriloquism
    By Melissa Anderson • July 21, 2009 12:00 am

    If an obscenely privileged person has the good sense to apologize for his whining, does this self-awareness make the pity…

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    Pfeiffer gets the hats right, if not the accent.
    Chéri: Michelle Pfeiffer Runs Afoul of French Literature
    By Melissa Anderson • June 23, 2009 12:00 am

    “For the first time in my life, I felt morally certain of having written a novel for which I need…

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