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The author, who died on Tuesday, turned out novels that were intricately engineered entertainment systems.

ILast Chance HarveyI is the kind of movie that probably wouldnt get much attention if it were released at any other time in the year. An unambitious romance aimed at grown-ups, it deserves the handful of champions it will find, but probably not the Oscar campaign its heading into. Featuring a lovely performance from Emma Thompson, with slightly less impressive Dustin Hoffman in the title role, its a small movie of simple pleasures thats easily forgotten when its over.

Theres not much here for even the youngest kids to sink their teeth into; its typical homecoming, save the herd stuff and it breezes by so fast that itll feel like the movie belongs squeezed into a Saturday morning, half-hour block of cereal-selling kiddie entertainment. Missing is the originals carefully constructed, almost lyrical waves of cartoony gags and wacky asides set to pulse pounding, hip-hop beats.

Film Reviews: Would-be prima ballerinas at Russia's prestigious Perms Order of Honor Choreographic School strive for perfection while contending with body image problems, bloody toes and abusive teachers in the enthralling docu "A Beautiful Tragedy."

"Soul Men" is a raucous, rambling comedy, offering some laughs, some groans and a feast for fans of the musical idioms it mocks and celebrates.

Its been speculated by some that this new direction for Bond may have been borne in part out of Jason Bourne envy, but ICasino RoyaleI never dipped into outright Bourne copycatting. IQuantum of SolaceI does, going so far as to duplicate entire Bourne scenes, only done much more clumsily and with only a fraction of the amazing artistry found in Matt Damons roof jumping.

If there was ever a movie to make somebody regret that they had any familiarity with the Harry Potter universe, it

When Daniel Craig was announced as the next 007, the collective groan from the Ian Fleming faithful was almost loud enough

In a segment of the Woody Allen film Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask,

French director Arnaud Desplechin returns to the U.S. three years after his last domestically distributed picture, Kings & Queen, bearing a