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What happens in a fantasy can be more involving than what happens in life, and thank goodness for that.

~Roger Ebert

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But considering that I walked in expecting no complexity at all, let alone the visual wonderments, 'Snow White and the Huntsman' is a considerable experience.

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You can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act happy' and expect them to do it. They must in some essential way be happy.

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Many thrillers follow such reliable formulas that you can look at what's happening and guess how much longer a film has to run.

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Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised.

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One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.

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It's not often a thriller keeps me wound up as well as 'Headhunters' did. I knew I was being manipulated and didn't care. It was a pleasure to see how well it was being done.

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Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.

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It does seem true that a lot of people will do anything, however humiliating, for fame.

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All but a very few of us are in debt. We exist as entities who borrow money and spend the rest of our lives making interest payments on a debt tally that never seems to budge. Whatever wealth we have, in labor, property or cash, is suctioned to the top.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: June 18th, 1942

Died: April 4th, 2013

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