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Sunday, November 24, 2002
movies
Film: war's foot soldier?
KENNETH TURAN: We have been brainwashed by history and, more to the point, by the movies into thinking we cannot lose.

ASK THE CRITIC
Ask Manohla Dargis
The Times' movie critic answers your questions. New answers Monday.


TOP OF THE BOX OFFICE
 1. 'Harry Potter'
 2. '8 Mile'
 3. 'Santa Clause 2'
 4. 'The Ring'
 5. 'Half Past Dead'

  photo gallery

  NOTABLE RELEASES
'Auto Focus'
'Bloody Sunday'
'Far From Heaven'
'Femme Fatale'
'The Quiet American'


Top Stories
Infinite jest   Infinite jest
MOVIES: At 81, comedian Rodney Dangerfield wants to keep the laughs, and the movies, coming -- and it's costing him.

James Coburn: Versatile, with a beguiling charm
AN APPRECIATION: The Oscar winner, who died Monday at age 74, proved capable of doing heroes and villains and, perhaps above all, comedy that arose from character rather than funny lines.

China breaks out   China breaks out
MOVIES: UCLA archive presents edgy films that couldn’t have been made as recently as 10 years ago.


Movie Columns
Pony that soars   Pony that soars
VIDEO SHELF: DreamWorks' 'Spirit' leads the DVD releases this week.

Nowhere man   Nowhere man
THE BIG PICTURE: Director Phillip Noyce went home again to find the voice he'd lost.

Recently Reviewed
Bond's 40 but refuses to behave   Bond's 40 but refuses to behave
MOVIE REVIEW: "Die Another Day" is only intermittently entertaining, but it's hard not to be a sucker for its charms.

A full-length 'Solaris' still exceptional at 30
MOVIE REVIEW: Andrei Tarkovsky's beautiful and astonishing 1972 masterpiece.

An elegant story of corruptibility   An elegant story of corruptibility
MOVIE REVIEW: Michael Caine carries 'The Quiet American,' set in French colonial Vietnam in 1952.

Hello again, Mr. Chips
MOVIE REVIEW: Well cast though it is, 'The Emperor's Club' follows in some politely familiar footsteps.

'Friday' dawns anew, full of zesty raunch   'Friday' dawns anew, full of zesty raunch
MOVIE REVIEW: Ice Cube returns in a third installment of the comedy, which is as outrageous as ever.


  
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