Author Image: Jan Stuart

Jan Stuart

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‘Transsiberian’: Fascinating strangers on a train

" Transsiberian" is the quintessence of what critic Judith Crist affectionately refers to as a movie-movie: a picture that breathes entertainment through every celluloid sprocket hole while seeming, without affect...
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Beyond The Gates (R)

Who's in it: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy What it's about: The 1994 genocide in Rwanda, viewed through the eyes of a Catholic priest (Hurt) and an English teacher (Dancy) at...
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Mafioso (not rated)

Who's in it: Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell What it's about: In this 1962 Italian film, a factory manager (Sordi) experiences a rude awakening when he brings his two daughters and...
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Amazing Grace (PG)

Who's in it: Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Albert Finney, Youssou N'Dour. What it's about: William Wilberforce (Gruffudd) shook up Britain's parliamentary system in the late 18th Century when he fought...
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The Lives of Others (R)

Who's in it: Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck What it's about: A secret police officer (Muehe) in 1984 East Berlin and the playwright (Koch) he is tracking undergo crises...
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Seraphim Falls (R)

Who's in it: Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson (above), Michael Wincott, Anjelica Huston What it's about: Embittered Southerner Col. Morsman Carver (Neeson) hunts a Union Army officer Gideon (Brosnan) after the...
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Old Joy (NOT RATED)

Who's in it: Will Oldham, Daniel London What it's about: Two 30-ish buddies (Oldham, London) pack up a station wagon for a weekend adventure, but soon learn that remembering their...
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“Jesus Camp” (not rated)

Who's in it: Becky Fischer What it's about: Documentary follows Becky Fischer, the director of Kids in Ministry International, and her born-again disciples as they go after converts in bowling...
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“Lemming” (unrated)

Who's in it: Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, Andre Dussolier What it's about: The happy marriage of Alain and Benedicte Getty (Lucas, Gainsbourg) is subverted by the embittered wife...