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Catch 22
1970
Based on Joseph Heller's much-loved best-selling novel, this sometimes disturbing antiwar satire centers around a group of World War II fliers in the Mediterranean and the insanity of war. The catch-22 of the title deals with a military snafu that results when a bombardier in the war attempts to get out of the military by .. Read more
| Starring | Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Anthony Perkins, Jon Voight |
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| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Cannes Blog: 4
- 23 May 2007
In the Cannes There's a funny story attached to a Bob Dylan album from the late sixties called Self Portrait . After the magnificent run of Blonde on Blonde , Nashville Skyline and John Wesley Harding , Dylan chose to release an album of cheap, syrupy cover-versions which, it was recently revealed, was an attempt to intentionally ward off his many admirers and diminish his own celebrity. Rock critic Greil Marcus delivered a famous four word review of the album for Rolling Stone: "What is this... Read more
Charlie Wilson's War
- 08 Jan 2008
Mike Nichols' new film opens on a ceremony honouring a Texas congressman for his role in liberating Afghanistan and bringing down the USSR. Chances are, you've never heard of him. (I know I hadn't.) Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) is a strange sort of hero, a far cry from the innocent idealists you find in everything from Mr Smith Goes to Washington to Evan Almighty. A Democrat with a small but safe constituency, he begins the 80s like the 70s never ended: partaking of playmates, booze and drugs.... Read more
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