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If a hot new director is called "The next Quentin Tarantino," his next release will sink. This is very much akin to a singer being proclaimed "The next Dylan," or the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Also applies to Tarantino. MARK McDERMOTT Park Forest, IL
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	People The Sapphires: Interview with Wayne Blair by Katherine Tulich With its irresistible soundtrack of 60's soul music, "The Sapphires" was a huge box office hit in Australia when it was released last year, and is now being released worldwide. It's an uplifting story, inspired by real events, about four Aboriginal women who traveled from their home in the Australian outback to perform for US troops during the Vietnam War. Ang Lee: Of water and Pi "This is the best use of 3-D I've ever seen," I say to Ang Lee. And I mean it. His "Life of Pi," based on Yann Martel's novel about a shipwrecked boy, is an astonishment, not least because it never uses 3-D for its effect, but instead as a framing device for the story as a whole. There are, for example, shots where the point of view is below the sea's surface, looking up at the boat and into the sky beyond. The surface of the sea seems to be an invisible membrane between the water and the air. I've never seen anything like it. Ben Affleck, poised for success (again) There's a tense scene in Ben Affleck's new thriller "Argo" that dramatizes how the magic of Hollywood is potent all over the world. The movie, based on a true story, involves a cockamamie scheme to rescue six American embassy workers during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis by passing them off as location scouts for a non-existent science-fiction epic. Andrew Sarris, 1928-2012: In Memoriam Andrew Sarris, who loved movies, is dead at 83. He was the most influential American film critic of his time, and one of the jolliest. More than anyone else, he was responsible for introducing Americans to the Auteur Theory, the belief that the true author of a film is its director. Largely because of him, many moviegoers today think of films in terms of their directors. Andrew Sarris, 1928-2012: In Memoriam » Search Search powered by YAHOO!		roger ebert's journal our foreign correspondents thumbs Two Thumbs Up® Linked here are reviews in recent months for which I wrote either 4 star or 3.5 star reviews. What does Two Thumbs Up mean in this context? It signifies that I believe these films are worth going out of your way to see, or that you might rent them, add them to your Netflix, Blockbuster or TiVo queues, or if they are telecast record them. Your Movie Sucks™ Gathered here in one convenient place are my recent reviews that awarded films Zero Stars, One-half Star, One Star, and One-and-a-half Stars. These are, generally speaking to be avoided. Sometimes I hear from readers who confess they are in the mood to watch a really bad movie on some form of video. If you are sincere, be sure to know what you're getting: A really bad movie. in theaters more current releases » One-minute movie reviews still playing Evil Dead From Up on Poppy Hill G.I. Joe: Retaliation Gimme the Loot The Host The Iran Job Jurassic Park 3D The Place Beyond the Pines The Place Beyond the Pines Room 237 The Sapphires Simon Killer Starbuck To the Wonder Trance Tyler Perry's Temptation Upstream Color Wrong more current releases » on dvd new on dvd more new on dvd » coming on dvd more coming on dvd » great movies on dvd more great movies on dvd » ebert's dvd commentaries Buy now » Buy now » Buy now » Buy now » Buy now » Buy now »