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Heroic 'Children of Huang Shi' undermined by hype
Sentinel Movie CriticThe Children of Huang Shi is a sentimental, old-fashioned and somewhat fictionalized view of World War II in China as seen through the eyes of one Briton who was there. If it doesn't measure up to the label "epic," it's still an engaging account of one...Tags: Chow Yun-Fat, Rape, Movies, Woody Allen, Roger Moore
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'The Children of Huang Shi': Love, war and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in '30s China
Los Angeles TimesA decadent, exotic city, the brink of war, the sweep of history, a gang of scruffy urchins, the lips and eyes of Jonathan Rhys Meyers — these are the main ingredients in Roger Spottiswoode's The Children of Huang Shi, a small-scale, would-be epic...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Boca Raton, Chow Yun-Fat, Crimes, Gang Activity
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'The Children Of Huang Shi' Handsome, Engaging, Old-Fashioned
ORLANDO SENTINEL"The Children of Huang Shi" is a sentimental, old-fashioned and somewhat fictionalized view of World War II in China as seen through the eyes of one Briton who was there. If it doesn't measure up to the label "epic," it's still an engaging account of...Tags: Movies, Woody Allen, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Roger Moore, Sony Corp.
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'The Children of Huang Shi'
Special to NewsdayA drama drawn in very broad strokes, Roger Spottiswoode's "The Children of Huang Shi" is based on the real-life adventures of George Hogg, who arrived in 1938 Nanjing, China, as a reporter and ended up taking 60 orphan boys on a treacherous mountain...Tags: Chow Yun-Fat, Manhattan (New York City), Children, John Anderson, Movies
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Movie review: 'The Last King of Scotland'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) Every actor comes equipped with a thermostat, and the best actors can jack up the heat with the flick of a finger, or a flicker of menace around the eyes. In the absorbing political thriller "The Last King of Scotland" it takes...Tags: Gillian Anderson, Ridley Scott, Charlie Parker, Government, Movies
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'Notting Hill' Director May Helm Next Bond
Zap2It.comSouth Africa-born director Roger Michell may be coming on board to direct the next film in Columbia and MGM's James Bond franchise. Echoing rumors that have been circulating in the online Bond communities for several weeks, The Hollywood Reporter noted...Tags: Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Daniel Craig
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Tomorrow Never Dies
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday December 19, 1997 There's no advertising tag line on "Tomorrow Never Dies," the new James Bond film, but an accurate one might be "Never wake a sleepwalker. Especially one that's turning a nice profit." As the latest film in a series...Tags: Jonathan Pryce, Robert Maxwell, Judi Dench, Rupert Murdoch, Family
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The 6th Day
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday November 17, 2000 Hollywood, which has been cloning action-adventure movies for years, has gotten around to making an action-adventure movie about cloning. It's called "The 6th Day," and whom does it star? Arnold Schwarzenegger. Twice. ...Tags: Michael Keaton, John Wayne, Michael Rapaport, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Sayles
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