| ‘Running’ tastelessly portrays Burroughs’ successful memoir |
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| There's talk of Annette Bening receiving an Oscar nomination for her performance in "Running With Scissors." I'd like to put one stop to that talk if I can. Don't get me wrong - I think Ms. Bening is one unique talent who has lit up the screen in films such as "The Grifters" and "Bugsy." She's at her best when she's an outwardly sunny charmer with one predator's heart. But here she gives one screeching, self-indulgent performance in one precious, pretentious, relentlessly irritating film about deranged people engaging in twisted acts and telling themselves they're free spirits when in fact they should all be institutionalized. ... |
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| Raves for `Spring' on Broadway Haven't Ignited the Box Office |
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Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- ``Spring Awakening'' opened on Dec. 10 to the most ecstatic notices any new Broadway musical has received in years. Money reviews, in the argot of the business. Yet two weeks later, the show's producers are still waiting for the big money to roll in. Broadway is heading into the post- holiday box-office doldrums. January and February are shakedown months, when even hit shows go begging for customers and weak sisters fall by the wayside. ... |
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