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Pennies from Heaven (1981)
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"Roughly three quarters into Eytan Fox’s Yossi & Jagger, Jagger finally puts his foot down. When the impending ambush is over, he tells him, they will travel East, they will rent a hotel room, they will ask for a single bed. “I’m tired of pretending,” he tells Yossi, and from that moment on you don’t have to be a psychic (or an avid movie queen) to know Jagger won’t be returning from the ambush. Yossi responds with the traditional “You knew what you were getting into...” speech that he will undoubtedly recant as Jagger is brought to the brink of death. This is not to say Avner Bernheimer’s script is weak, in a sense he turns conventional melodrama on its head. And considering he telegraphs the climax it is surprisingly effective and yes, wrenching. Based on a true story, Yossi and Jagger is a cinematic coupe de grace achieved by tactical strategy. Using documentary film technique (hand-held cameras, natural lighting, flat col ... "
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"What can I tell you about De-Lovely, Irwin Winkler's musical biopic on the life of Cole Porter? It's disappointing, but not overwhelmingly so. It's engaging and more than pleasurable enough to warrant your time and the cost of a ticket. When it clicks, it's amazing. When it falters, the result isn't fatal. It takes a lot of risks, which more often than not succeed to great effect. There are times when the set pieces, acting, dialogue, lighting almost melt as the film combines it with Porter's wistful, ruminating music and you can feel the flood of emotion surpassing contextual detail. Borrowing from other films, such as Pennies from Heaven, A Chorus Line, and especially All That Jazz, De-Lovely's music spills over into reality. Performance as artifice is deconstructed. Kevin Kline (as Porter) and Ashley Judd (Porter's wife Linda) are inspired casting choices. Kline can seem self-absorbed without being dull. His desire to be liked makes us forget his compulsive need for attention. H ... "
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