Daily Archives: December 26, 2014

Christoph Waltz on villainy, art, music and Bond

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“The most cruel dictators are usually, in private, quite charming people,” purrs Christoph Waltz in that gloriously precise, Oscar-winning Austrian accent. Not that he’d know. He’s not met any, or played a dictator in a movie — yet. But give … Continue reading →

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The winners and heroes in “The Interview” saga? Independent theaters

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I have been following, with a mixture of interest and annoyance, the whole “Interview” release/threats kill the release/released in spite of the threats saga, much of it on vacation in the remote wilds of rural Va. The “interest” part was … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Interview”

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Christmas Day, thousands of Americans filled theaters to see a Japanese corporation’s movie by a Canadian director mocking the dictator of North Korea. All in the name of freedom — and rude, raw laughs. And if we’ve learned nothing from … Continue reading →

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