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18 Sep 2013:Alex von Tunzelmann: Ron Howard's biopic of James Hunt and Niki Lauda's rivalry captures their racy lives. But in truth the two were good friends
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12 Sep 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Producer Sam Goldwyn thought Anthony Kimmins's tale of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion was about a lovable Scots terrier. Frankly, it might as well have been
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3 Sep 2013:
Ron Howard's account of David Frost's post-Watergate TV interviews isn't always faithful to fact, but then neither was Richard Nixon
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29 Aug 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Amanda Seyfried earnestly attempts an honest portrayal of Linda Boreman, but the Deep Throat actor remains a mystery
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21 Aug 2013:
Naomi Watts' star turn as real-life CIA agent Valerie Plame lets her director make bold accusations about the Bush administration – but he may yet be proved right
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15 Aug 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Werner Herzog's take on the story of a semi-feral youth who turned up in 19th-century Nuremberg stays true in fact and spirit with the casting of the unforgettable Bruno Schleinstein
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6 Aug 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Howard Hawks's 1955 tale about the building of Khufu's Great Pyramid is a big camp mess with nothing in the throne room
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25 Jul 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Striking scenes and costumes straight out of the Dutch Golden Age don't compensate for a colourless plot in this Vermeer period piece
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11 Jul 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: It's a rollicking caper, but Butch and Sundance's lives were cartoonish at times – spiked with undramatic boring bits
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4 Jul 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Even without the furry earmuffs and horned hats that real Vikings didn't actually wear, this would still be a terrible film
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27 Jun 2013:
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh look gorgeous but it's Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth who steals the show
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20 Jun 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Cecil B DeMille's film does justice to the tale of lust and betrayal, despite the stuffed lion and bouncing temple stones
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14 Jun 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Trying to humanise pigheaded royals running full-tilt towards death is a tough call. Luckily the other side weren't much better
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4 Jun 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: Michael Douglas gets all the details right as flamboyant entertainer in a tale that defies embellishment
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29 May 2013:
Alex von Tunzelmann: This 1998 tale of a sexually voracious presidential candidate was overtaken by real-life events involving a certain Monica Lewinsky
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