Cannes: Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona and Woody

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More Good Ink for Cruz in Barcelona
Published 5/17/2008 by Sasha Stone at Awards Daily 2008
... of emotion and captivating everyone in the process. Allen even generates affectionate comic mileage from the common rap on Cruz’s acting–that she’s great in Spanish but blah in English–by having her deliver Maria Elena’s colorful tirades in her native language, only to be told again and again by Juan Antonio to speak English so Cristina can understand her. She’s dynamite here in either language. Richard Corliss of TIME Mag is impressed: Well, maybe not in that empyrean, but arguably in the ballpark. ...

Today in Cannes Hell: Indy, Indy, Indy! (And Harvey and Woody) [Cannes Film Festival]
Published 5/19/2008 by STV at Defamer
... It's no less ambitious than restoring Woody Allen's name, we suppose, which the Weinsteins may have done as well with his much-appreciated Cannes premiere Vicky Cristina Barcelona. (The film even has Timecritic Richard Corliss flirting with relevancy with one of his best reviews in years.) Not to be outdone, Harvey's wife Georgina Chapman is ...