The French Minister revisits the speechmaking and politicking that characterized the trans-Atlantic lead up to war.
Movies
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The Magnificent Anderson
Yes, Wes Anderson’s films are hyper-stylized, but they’re rich in meaning too. None more so than The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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Sit and Wait for the Sadness
The Ozarks—land of hillbillies and a few vast modern fortunes—are the setting for recent literary thrillers.
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When Hollywood Went to War
In Five Came Back, Mark Harris takes a look at the directors who turned propaganda into high art.
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As Good As It Gets for Oscar
This year was the prototype of what’s probably the best that can be expected of the Academy Awards.
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Noah Goes Hollywood
A flood, you say? More like a flood of ass-kicking.
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The Oscars? Let’s Grouch
The Academy Awards grow ever more inconsequential. At least there will be no “we saw your boobs” ditty this year, though.
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Ashes to Ashes—The 3D Edition
When you buy a ticket to a movie called Pompeii, expecting art or even brains would be fatuous; what you want is a good time. Sue me for confessing I had one.
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A Monumental Failure
Honestly, who on earth thought George Clooney’s The Monuments Men was a good idea for a movie?
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Campaigns and the Human Condition
“Mitt” reminds us that seeing a candidate’s “true” self is impossible, no matter who he is.