Bollywood's blissful, idiotic sci-fi mashup

Published Oct 28 2011 by Salon

Bollywood's blissful, idiotic sci-fi mashup

Matt: I’ve actually struggled with this myself. That prose style is so engaging — so powerful and seductive in some ways because it’s like a heightened version of everyday conversation with a really smart person — that it does sink into your mind, whether...

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Entities: Charlotte Rampling, Angelina Maccarone, Pauline Kael, Paul Auster

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Entities: Judith Crist, Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

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Entities: Vincent Canby, Louise Fletcher, Arnon Milchan, Pauline Kael, Elizabeth McGovern

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

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Entities: Pauline Kael, Sean Connery, Guy Hamilton

First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 17 2012 - 1 Documents

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Entities: Pauline Kael, Library of America, Michelangelo Antonioni, Brian De Palma, Roger Ebert

First Reported Apr 03 2012 - Updated Apr 03 2012 - 1 Documents

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