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Janet Maslin, in a review of an Addams biography for The New York Times, wrote, " Addams's persona sounds cooked up for the benefit of feature writers ... was at least partly a character contrived for the public eye ," noting that one outré publicity photo showed the humorist wearing a suit of armor at home, " but the shelves behind him hold books about painting and antiques, as well as a novel by John Updike.
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In her review for the New York Times, Janet Maslin praised, " Mr. Campbell's manly, mock-heroic posturing is perfectly in keeping with the director's droll outlook ".
Referring to his 1991 film releases, The New York Times ’ critic, Janet Maslin, praised Reeves ’ versatility, saying that he “ displays considerable discipline and range.
Critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film was the greatest adaptation of the novel and remarked on Dunst's performance, " The perfect contrast to take-charge Jo comes from Kirsten Dunst's scene-stealing Amy, whose vanity and twinkling mischief make so much more sense coming from an 11-year-old vixen than they did from grown-up Joan Bennett in 1933.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times said: " Generations is predictably flabby and impenetrable in places, but it has enough pomp, spectacle and high-tech small talk to keep the franchise afloat.
Janet Maslin praised Bridges ' performance in her review for The New York Times: " Mr. Bridges finds a role so right for him that he seems never to have been anywhere else.
" The New York Times ' Janet Maslin wrote, " The Professional is much too sentimental to sound shockingly amoral in the least.
In her New York Times review Janet Maslin wrote, Natalie Portman got film's " archest dialogue ", and called her " a budding knockout, and scene-stealingly good even in an overly showy role.
Janet Maslin wrote a strongly positive review in the New York Times, describing the film as " a delightful and witty compendium of the film maker's favorite things.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that film was " the best and funniest Clint Eastwood movie in quite a while ", and praised Eastwood's directing and the way he intricately juxtaposes the old West and the new.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film marked the highest point of Eastwood's directing career, and the film has since been cited as one of his most underrated directorial achievements.
The film received a mixed reception, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times writing, " his direction is galvanized by a sense of second chances and tragic misunderstandings, and by contrasting a larger sense of justice with the peculiar minutiae of crime.
Janet Maslin in The New York Times said Spacey was at his " wittiest and most agile " to date, and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times singled Spacey out for successfully portraying a man who " does reckless and foolish things who doesn't deceive himself ".
Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it " as breezily escapist as a film this facile can be " and added, " Ms. MacDowell ... has a lovely, demure ease that makes George's appreciative gaze quite understandable.
In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the film a " romantic comedy with barely a laugh or a spark, and with a pace that makes it feel longer than Mr. Kasdan's previous work, Wyatt Earp.
New York Times critic Janet Maslin praised DiCaprio's performance, writing " the film's real show-stopping turn comes from Mr. DiCaprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch.
Janet Maslin of the New York Times called it Almodóvar's " best film by far ," noting he " presents this womanly melodrama with an empathy to recall George Cukor's and an eye-dampening intensity to out-Sirk Douglas Sirk.
Sixty years later, Janet Maslin called it " one of the most haunting of all war films " and an " oasis of subtlety, moral intelligence and deep emotion on the cinematic landscape "; according to Maslin:
In August 1999, Rialto Pictures re-released the film in the United States, based on the Cinematheque negative found in Toulouse ; after watching the new print at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Janet Maslin called it " beautifully refurbished " and " especially lucid.
As noted by the New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin " Yes, there are enough spilled guts and severed limbs to satisfy the bloodthirstiest fan.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote negatively of the film and stated that the beginning of the movie " is the only part of the film that is remotely engaging.
Although Janet Maslin of The New York Times admitted the film's plot was " demented ", she wrote that the film " has done a great deal to ensure the series ' longevity.
" Janet Maslin of The New York Times also gave a positive review.
In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Mr. Hopper finds nice new ways to convey crazy menace with each new role.
Janet and review
Janet Jagan's PPP government was sworn in on 24 December having agreed to a constitutional review and to hold elections within three years, though Hoyte refused to recognise her government.
Janet Maslin, in her review for The New York Times, wrote, " Mike Nichols, who directed Working Girl, also displays an uncharacteristically blunt touch, and in its later stages the story remains lively but seldom has the perceptiveness or acuity of Mr. Nichols's best work ".
Janet Maslin in her review for The New York Times comments, " Ms. Goldberg plays the character's amazement, irritation and great gift for back talk to the hilt.
In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin said, " The only sneaky scheme at work here is the one that inflates a hollow plot to fill 2¼ hours while banishing skepticism with endless close-ups of big, beautiful movie-star eyes.
In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin said the film " is every bit as magical as the trick around which it revolves.
In an October 17, 1980, review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin noted " the film's cleverness is aggressive and cool ," but concluded that although " the gamesmanship of The Stunt Man is fast and furious ... gamesmanship is almost all it manages to be ".
The day after the shooting, Clinton announced he asked Attorney General Janet Reno to review a proposal by New York City Mayor-elect Rudy Giuliani that would set up a national uniform licensing system for gun buyers.
In her review for New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Restoration crams in more research and period detail than it can comfortably digest, but its story is not overwhelmed by such overkill ".
The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century, Alfred A. Knopf ( 2010 ) 531 p. " A Magazine Master Builder " Book review by Janet Maslin, The New York Times, April 19, 2010 ( p. C1 of the NY ed.
In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves, and a good deal less substantial ".
However, Janet Maslin's review in the New York Times said that it came as " a welcome surprise that So I Married an Axe Murderer, which might have been nothing more than a by-the-numbers star vehicle, surrounds Mr. Myers with amusing cameos and gives him a chance to do more than just coast ".
In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " But when that group sing-along arrives, Magnolia begins to self-destruct spectacularly.
The New York Times Janet Maslin expressed similar sentiments in a 1988 review of the Berenstain Bears ' video series, calling the bears " a thoroughly disagreeable bunch.
In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Genuine fairy tales are rare ; so is film-making that is thoroughly original in an unobtrusive way.
In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Despite her sullen posturing, which is all this role requires, Ms. Jolie has the sweetly cherubic looks of her father, Jon Voight ".
In her review in the New York Times, Janet Maslin said, " As Holy Smoke moves from its early mix of rapture and humor into more serious, confrontational stage, it runs into trouble.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave a largely positive review, " Burton invests awe-inspiring ingenuity into the process of reinventing something very small ," she wrote.
Janet and biography
According to his widow Janet Asimov ( in her biography of Isaac, It's Been a Good Life ), he had no idea how to continue after Foundation and Earth, so he started writing the prequels.
* Janet Frame biography on NZ On Screen-including links to Three New Zealanders: Janet Frame and Wrestling with the Angel
* James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Janet Browne, Charles Darwin: Volume 2-The Power of Place
But this argument is not supported by Janet Morgan's biography, Agatha Christie, or by Laura Thompson's biography, Agatha Christie: An English Mystery ; both biographers state unequivocally, without further explanation, that Sleeping Murder was written in 1940.
In an unauthorized biography of Janet Jackson, a confrontational family incident was described.
This biography claims that, in 1979, Jackson and her two youngest children, Randy and Janet, confronted a woman who worked for Joseph's company, whom Katherine had often reportedly accused of cheating with Joseph.
Robert Hugh Benson: Life and Works, a biography by Janet Grayson, was published in 1998.
The historian of science Janet Browne has argued in her recent biography of Darwin that his ability to correspond daily played a crucial role in the development of his theory and his ability to garner support for it from colleagues.
A biography " In Quest of Jessie Weston " by Janet Grayson appears in " Arthurian Literature ," Vol 11 ( 1992 ).
Janet Reitman, who documented the history of Scientology in her 2011 book Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion, called Bare-faced Messiah " the best and most comprehensive biography of L. Ron Hubbard.
And through an account of Janet ’ s biography her intimately connected past with Guyana comes alive.
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