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Directed by MICHAEL ANDERSON Screenplay by DAVID ZELAG GOODMAN...
Directed by ROMAN POLANSKI Screenplay by GERARD BRACH and ROMAN POLANSKI
...their depth of characterization or for the dramatic thrust of their plots, Simon's breezy style and witty one-liners have kept audiences entertained and coming back for more. But now New Yorker Simon has relocated--he has gone west, to Hollywood, where he has written his first original screenplay, Murder by Death, an affectionate spoof of popular detective fiction, and something of a change from the more urbane, comedy of manners subject material of his earlier stage works. But like the plays, Murder by Death follows the Simon "formula"--lots of gloss and not much substance--and suffers...
Despite the fact that the screenplay leaves the actors with nowhere to go in their roles, the performances are virtually all first-rate. Especially enjoyable is Peter Falk as the hard-boiled Frisco detective, Sam Diamond, whose uncouth manner provides an entertaining contrast to the cocktailparty elegance of Dick and Dora Charleston, played to perfection by David Niven and Maggie Smith, and the genteel prissiness of James Coco as the corpulent Belgian detective, Milo Perrier. Peter Seller's performance as the continually proverb-coining Sidney Wang is decidedly bland, however, which comes as a surprise and disappointment, since his impersonations...
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS, OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON Directed by ROBERT ALTMAN Screenplay by ROBERT ALTMAN and ALAN RUDOLPH