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David Denby

A collection of 3 posts

Looking Elsewhere

Browser: "Penelope." Terry Gilliam. Cinema and the City. Whit Stillman. Denby's Oscar rant.

1. I found some time during my travels to jot down thoughts on an overlooked, underrated fantasy film -- Penelope -- and its relationship with other "Beauty and the Beast" tales. 2 Someday, Charlie Kaufman will make a movie about the career of Terry Gilliam, depicting the astonishing,

Looking Elsewhere

Browser: Gerard Manley Hopkins & Paul Mariani; A moratoriaum on Holocaust films?; Plus, U2, Katherine Heigl, Keanu and more 2008 Film Awards

Paul Mariani, one of my favorite poets, has now penned a new book on Gerard Manley Hopkins. Books and Culture has a review. More... * Should there be a moratorium on "Holocaust films"? Stewart Klawans thinks so. * Watch out, polygamists. Here comes Katherine Heigl. Variety reports: "Katherine Heigl

On Movies & Media

V for Very Disappointing

I won't publish my review of V for Vendetta until opening day. But I will say that I managed to make it until the closing credits without walking way in boredom and disgust... but just barely. I will, however, link to one of those pages where the reviewer