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PRIVATE WORLDS.(The Dancer Upstairs)(A Mighty Wind)(Movie Review)
Throughout the first forty minutes or so of John Malkovich's "The Dancer Upstairs,"I wanted to walk out. This political-manhunt movie, starring the Spanish actor Javier Bardem (from "Before Night Falls”), is set in a nameless and spooked South American country, and at times it seems a spooked piece of filmmaking. Malkovich, directing his first movie (he has directed in the theatre for twenty years), frames his scenes a little shakily--now and then, he rushes through things, as if clarity were a philistine vice to be avoided. He uses Spanish, Italian, and Argentinean actors, and you can hear them trying to be relaxed and colloquial in English--a straining for ease ...
- Malkovich the maverick; What was it about the novel The Dancer Upstairs that...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) Michael, David December 5, 2002 700+ words
...very much on John Malkovich's mind. His...directoral debut, The Dancer Upstairs, was passed by...happy or not." Malkovich optioned the rights...s novel, The Dancer Upstairs, after reading...element of The Dancer Upstairs is of secondary...interesting to Malkovich ...
- The dancer upstairs. (Opening In Theaters Next Week).(new movie directed by...
- Magazine article from: Video Store April 20, 2003 700+ words
Fox Searchlight Javier Bardem Opens: May 2, Limited Release John Malkovich makes his directing debut with this drama. Bardem is a Latin American police officer who hunts a violent revolutionary and falls...
- `The Dancer Upstairs'.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hewitt, Chris May 7, 2003 700+ words
...thriller "The Dancer Upstairs" is actually...thrills. John Malkovich, who directed...appear in "The Dancer Upstairs," has no gift...all. ___ THE DANCER UPSTAIRS 2-{ stars Directed by: John Malkovich Starring: Javier...
- The Dancer Upstairs.(Movie Review)
- Magazine article from: Cineaste Backstein, Karen September 22, 2003 700+ words
...directed by John Malkovich, screenplay by...Pictures release. John Malkovich's The Dancer Upstairs is that rare American...surprisingly, given Malkovich's own career as...the focus in The Dancer Upstairs is almost always...
- The Dancer Upstairs.(video release)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Video Store Krywicki, Jarad August 3, 2003 700+ words
The Dancer Upstairs Prebook 8/27; Street...turned-director John Malkovich makes a confident, lush debut with The Dancer Upstairs, a political thriller set...audiences, and, though Malkovich displays remarkable talent...
- The Dancer Upstairs.(video recording review)(Video Recording Review)
- Magazine article from: Video Business August 25, 2003 700+ words
...called out. Bottom Line: Malkovich takes on an ambitious, contemplative...not inappropriate, because Malkovich and writer Nicholas Shakespeare...actor turned director, The Dancer Upstairs should be the ticket for...thriller or anyone curious about Malkovich's talents behind the camera...
- Spanish steps: with The Dancer Upstairs, actor Javier Bardem inches closer to...
- Magazine article from: W Cutter, Kimberly March 1, 2003 700+ words
...Falls and John Malkovich's upcoming...directorial debut, The Dancer Upstairs. But judging...Europe," says Malkovich, who sought...the Sun and The Dancer Upstairs. "I love the...Bardem says of Malkovich, whom he now...
- Fox's spy thriller The Dancer Upstairs. (Features).(Fox releases the video 'The...
- Magazine article from: Video Business July 21, 2003 700+ words
John Malkovich got behind the camera for the first time for Fox's spy thriller The Dancer Upstairs, which bows Sept. 23 (prebook Aug. 27) on rental-priced VHS and 29.98 DVD. The disc contains commentary and featurettes.