Mathieu Amalric

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“AUSTRALIA,” starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jacman, directed by Baz Luhrmann. 165 minutes “BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA,” starring the voices of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Andy Garcia. Rated G. 112 minutes “MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2...

Daniel Craig On Shaking And Stirring James Bond

007 star discusses what went into making 'Quantum of Solace' and what is up ahead Written by Devin Zydel on 24 Nov, 2008 Almost a full month since it was released in theatres, Quantum of Solace has proved there are still many...

New movies: 'Bolt,' 'Twilight'

'Bolt' - 3 Stars (PG; 1:36): Bolt (voice of John Travolta) is a canine TV star who treks across the country with a cat (Susie Essman) and a hamster (Mark Walton) to return to the girl who loves him (Miley Cyrus). This 3-D...

'Quantum of Solace' is now a video game

By MARC SALTZMAN • Gannett News Service • November 23, 2008 The latest movie-to-game adaptation? Based on the feature film of the same name, "Quantum of Solace," as well as the prior 007 flick, "Casino Royale," this covert spy...

Trailer trash: Jason Solomons on The Class and TV channel CineMoi

Class dismissedThe best French film of the year, Laurent Cantet's Cannes-winner Entre les murs (or The Class), will not be released in the UK in time to qualify for the next Baftas. As France's official entrant for the foreign...

'Christmas' gives gift of comedy

By James Verniere Friday, November 21, 2008 - Updated 0m ago Don’t confuse “A Christmas Tale,” Arnaud Desplechin’s gloriously shaggy dog of a family soap opera, with “A Christmas Carol,” “A Christmas Story” or “It’s a Wonderful...

A Yule gift of cold comfort and joy

Arnaud Desplechin's “A Christmas Tale” doesn't exactly lay out the tinsel and holly from the outset. Quickly, we learn the history of the Vuillard family – childhood illness, a child conceived in hopes of finding a compatible...

Arts and entertainment highlights, Nov. 23-29

Movies "A Christmas Tale" French director Arnaud Desplechin's film is a marvel of intimate character study, revealing a wealth of behavioral complexity among the members of a dysfunctional family gathering for Christmas. The...

"Un conte de noël" by Mathieu Amalric

The holidays are meant to be joyous occasions where families come together to rejoice in each other's company—in theory, at least. In practice, families are far more bizarre than the outside world could ever know. The holidays...

"Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father" by Mathieu Amalric

When Andrew Bagby was killed on November 5th 2001, he left behind much more than his memory. Childhood friend and filmmaker Kurt Kuenne set out to create a loving documentary about Bagby that illustrated the life of this quirky...