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The Lives of Others

A collection of 4 posts
Looking Elsewhere

Elsewhere: The Lives (and Films and Albums) of Others

In this episode of "Looking Elsewhere": The Lives of Others. Lisa Hannigan. Emmylou Harris and friends. The Criterion Collection. And so much more...
19 Aug 2016 3 min read
The Lives of Others (2006)
On Movies & Media

The Lives of Others (2006)

At the movies, transformations are the norm. Men become monsters and beasts are transformed by beauties on a regular basis. The formula is so familiar that storytellers and artists face a tremendous challenge if they hope to capture audiences with a sense of something new. Remember Schindler's List?
24 Nov 2008 4 min read
On Movies & Media

In memory of Ulrich Mühe... and Andrei Tarkovsky

Farewell to Ulrich Mühe, a talented actor whose excellent lead performance in last year's Oscar-winning The Lives of Others made me aware of his talent for the first time. He was 54. BBC reports that he had been struggling with stomach cancer. (Thanks to Chattaway for the alert.
25 Jul 2007
On Movies & Media

Film Forum: The Lives of Others, Reign Over Me, Pride, Shooter, TMNT, The Last Mimzy

By the beard of Zeus, it's... Looking Closer's Film Forum!REVIEW OF THE WEEK: Nothing makes me sit up and pay attention the way I do when a film critic I admire and respect publishes a review in stark disagreement with my own feelings about a
27 Mar 2007 14 min read
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