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Friday, August 3, 2007 12:00 AM

"Becoming Jane"

This misguided movie imagines Jane Austen's life as a genteel, tasteful Harlequin romance.

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  • Friday, August 3, 2007 09:32 AM

    Beautiful people redux

    If I recall my correctly from my college days, some superficial dumb-ass named Roland Barth was of the opinion that staring at beautiful people was one of the central pleasures of cinema. I'm sure we can name plenty of others who have written or said essentially the same thing, be they highbrow, lowbrow, or otherbrow.

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