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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:00 AM

"I'm Not There"

This dazzling film explores the idea of Bob Dylan, "poet, prophet, outlaw, fake, star of electricity."
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Thursday, November 22, 2007 02:28 AM

    I suppose he invented iambic pentameter, too

    "There must be some way up out of here, said the junky to the thief.

    . . .in that arrangement of words, proof positive of Dylan's brilliance. Those words, all by themselves, have natural rhythm and melody, something incredibly difficult to achieve in either poetry or song."

    Hmmm...

    "Step into my parlor, said the spider to the fly."

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