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...masked man haunting the Paris Opera has inspired half a dozen movies, from Lon Chaney's silent classic to Brian De Palma's rock-'n'-roll Phantom of the Paradise. But Leroux's theme -- of ripe passions that can be spoken only in song -- suggests an apter venue than cinema. Mightn't The Phantom be the source for a passable Broadway-style musical...
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...films of Eric Rohmer are an acquired taste. Rohmer, who belonged to the French New Wave of the fifties, and who served as director of the influential magazine Les Cahiers du Cinema for six years, is the filmmaker's filmmaker. He describes his work as "a cinema of thoughts rather than actions," and has stated that he doesn't care for commercial success. His movies are sparse and unadorned, almost parsimonious, and many audiences find them irritating and boring. And yet, despite all of this, many of his films are quite enjoyable. The latest release from Rohmer, "A Tale...
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...CINEMA Sommersby and The Vanishing: the Hollywood touch...