"Neds," "Applause," "Mamma Roma," More
David Hudson"Just when you thought British cinema was in danger of stalling in its default mode — classy crowd-pleasing, with award-worthy millinery — along comes Neds to give it a rude and vital kick
Peter Weir
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Peter Weir and Yet More Lists
David HudsonVoyager: The Films of Peter Weir opens today at the Walter Reade Theater in New York and runs through the weekend. In the Voice, Nicolas Rapold surveys the oeuvre: "Weir's sense of foreboding, stroked
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"Another Year," "Blue Valentine," More
David Hudson"Class consciousness has frequently played a role in Mike Leigh's films, and not only because, as a storyteller whose native terrain is modern Britain, he can hardly hope to avoid it," writes AO
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Telluride 2010. Peter Weir's "The Way Back" + Index and Wrap
David HudsonIt's not that The Way Back was the big score for Telluride this year or that its debut there has generated awards season buzz or any of that, but rather, Peter Weir's presence up in those Colorado
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DVDs. Zwigoff, Walsh + "Sunset Blvd" @ 60
David Hudson"A habitual crank with a pronounced antisocial streak and an aversion to mainstream culture, the director Terry Zwigoff has one of the most distinctive sensibilities in American movies," writes Dennis