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2005 Stories by Jean Oppenheimer

• Little Misses

  published December 29, 2005

  Amid Hollywood's zillion-dollar explosions and computer-enhanced trickery, plenty of quieter, better films sneaked into theaters virtually... More >>

• Simply Galling

  published December 1, 2005

  A tale of deception, betrayal, and revenge, this contemporary Greek tragedy — complete with an unwitting Medea — becomes so overwrought... More >>

• Countdown to Twelve

  published October 20, 2005

  Some films leave an indelible impression on the heart and mind. Innocent Voices is one of those films. Set in El Salvador in the... More >>

• Côte D'Azur

  published October 20, 2005

  Sex is on everybody's mind in this breezy, insouciant French film from writer/directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. A comedy —... More >>

• Exhuming McCarthy

  published October 13, 2005

  Good Night,and Good Luck, a riveting movie that's as entertaining as it is socially and politically important, could not have come... More >>

• Countdown to Twelve

  published October 13, 2005

  Some films leave an indelible impression upon the heart and mind. Innocent Voices is one of those films. Set in El Salvador in the... More >>

• Artful Dodging

  published September 29, 2005

  It's almost impossible to watch Roman Polanski's rendition of Oliver Twist without drawing parallels between the privations endured... More >>

• With Abandon

  published April 28, 2005

  Don't let the PG-13 rating fool you. Though it's acted almost completely by children, Nobody Knows is not a film for... More >>

• Blade Runners

  published January 6, 2005

  Over a three-month period in 1994, machete-wielding Hutu tribesmen in Rwanda hacked to death 800,000 Tutsi men, women, and children. News reports,... More >>