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Anderson sees these people joined at a level below any possible knowledge, down where fate and destiny lie. They have been joined by their actions and their choices. (Roger Ebert)
At last we see what a four-hour erection looks like. View quote
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To be sure, they sometimes do bad things, but the movie understands them and their flaws. Like great fiction, House of Sand and Fog sees into the hearts of its characters, and loves and pities them. View quote
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I walked away in elation and disbelief, yet hardly suspected that this day would set the course for the rest of my life. View quote
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Herzog by his example gave me a model for the film artist: fearless, driven by his subjects, indifferent to commercial considerations, trusting his audience to follow him anywhere. View quote
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Of course the interview was never used. View quote
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Some of these reviews were written in joyous zeal. Others with glee. Some in sorrow, some in anger, and a precious few with venom, of which I have a closely guarded supply. View quote
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Quantum theory is now discussing instantaneous connections between two entangled quantum objects such as electrons. View quote
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Once you accept the notion that the state has the right to kill someone and the right to define what is a capital crime, aren't you halfway there? View quote
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This is a masterful and heartbreaking film, and it does honor to the memory of the victims. View quote
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I am more content with questions than answers. (Roger Ebert)
Dances With Wolves has the kind of vision and ambition that is rare in movies today. View quote
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Magnolia is the kind of film I instinctively respond to. Leave logic at the door. Do not expect subdued taste and restraint, but instead a kind of operatic ecstasy. View quote
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Kids are not stupid. They are among the sharpest, cleverest, most eagle-eyed creatures on God's Earth, and very little escapes their notice. View quote
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What Charlize Theron achieves in Patty Jenkins' Monster isn't a performance but an embodiment. View quote
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Magnolia is a film of sadness and loss, of lifelong bitterness, of children harmed and adults destroying themselves. View quote
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In one sense, it tells absorbing stories, filled with detail, told with precision and not a little humor. On another sense, it is a parable. The message of the parable, as with all good parables, is expressed not in words but in emotions. After we have felt the pain of these people, and felt the love of the policeman and the nurse, we have been taught something intangible, but necessary to know. View quote
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I find it a way to elevate the whole story into a larger realm of inexplicable but real behavior. We need something beyond the human to add another dimension. View quote
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Speaking in my official capacity as a Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Schneider, your movie sucks. View quote
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Buster survives tornados, waterfalls, avalanches of boulders, and falls from great heights, and never pauses to take a bow: He has his eye on his goal. And his movies, seen as a group, are like a sustained act of optimism in the face of adversity. View quote
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Watching Avatar, I felt sort of the same as when I saw Star Wars in 1977. (Roger Ebert)
Many moviegoers and video viewers say they do not "like" black and white films. In my opinion, they are cutting themselves off from much of the mystery and beauty of the movies. Black and white is an artistic choice, a medium that has strengths and traditions, especially in its use of light and shadow. View quote
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This is precisely the same construction used by many serial killers and heads of state, who use language to separate themselves from the consequences of their actions. View quote
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Once again, he has silenced the doubters by simply delivering an extraordinary film. View quote
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The elements in The Wizard of Oz powerfully fill a void that exists inside many children. View quote
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