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...apparently forgot the need for logical connections and transitions. As a result, the attempt to cross the themes of a modern story of teenage angst with historical drama is doomed from the start, despite valiant efforts by Claire Danes and Jeanne Moreau to elevate the film above the listless script. I Love You, I Love You Not fails as an injudicious, offensive appropriation of the Holocaust...
...infected best friend (Robert Downey Jr.) and a one night stand with a beautiful rocket scientist (Nastassja Kinski). Though it shows some intelligence in dealing with issues of loss and adultery, Mike Figgis' latest effort lacks the complexity and emotional heft of Leaving Las Vegas. What redeems the sketchy script just enough to make the film bearable is Figgis' jazzy direction and a nuanced performance by Snipes...
...Depicts director Chantal Akerman leading a cast of 64 in a projected big-budget musical, from auditions to script readings to recording sessions. Harvard Film Archive...
...suffered through more than five money-losing years that bottomed out with Sony Corp. taking a $3.2 billion write-off--essentially admitting its investment had been worthless. Despite having ably handled the flock of pictures he inherited, Calley has yet to shepherd a film of his own devising from script to screen...
...what is Anastasia's target audience? "We wanted our story to appeal to adults," says Mechanic, "particularly women who are most likely to take their kids to the movies." To keep Bluth from wandering too far into his trademark whimsy, the Fox creative brass kept tight reins on script and character development. They also insisted that he and Goldman give up their old-fashioned Rostrum camera and use Silicon Graphics computers in the studio Fox built for them in Phoenix. Says Goldman: "They pulled Don and me into the 21st century, kicking and screaming...