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The Family Tree

There’s something particularly grating about a quirky indie comedy that doesn’t work, because the line between a failure and a success can be difficult to see. From a couple of brief précis it’s difficult to spell out the difference between The Family Tree and The Royal Tenenbaums, for instance. Many of the key elements are the same, whether it’s disconnected children, an emasculated father figure or overly-stylized camera angles. But something key is missing from The Family Tree that all of its clever plotting and easy jokes about religion and middle-class values can’t hide: real affection for its characters....  read more

Robin Williams in talks for political biopic

In his tenure as America's hairiest leading man (pre-Seth Rogen), or perhaps America's leadingest hairy man (with a notable exception), Robin Williams has embraced the medical, the anti-temporal, and the professorial. But now, "One Hour" Robin will take on a new cinematic challenge: politics. ...  read more