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Gene Seymour

Gene Seymour

March 25, 2007

Another fifth of Fields

W.C. FIELDS COMEDY COLLECTION: Volume Two (Universal)

March 11, 2007

Crumbling of an American colossus

PAUL ROBESON: Portrait of the Artist. Four discs (Criterion)

February 25, 2007

Baggy charms in full 'Blume'

Even for its time, "Blume in Love," the 1973 romantic comedy written and directed by Paul Mazursky, offered eccentric challenges to moviegoers' expectations.

February 25, 2007

OSCARS 2007: Do the right thing

When Denzel Washington and Halle Berry won 2001 Academy Awards for best actor and actress, there seemed almost as many African-Americans struggling to restrain their enthusiasm as there were those who were unabashedly jubilant.

January 21, 2007

God-fearing children, an unholy mess of a mom

Jesus Camp (Magnolia Pictures)

January 14, 2007

The nature of change

WALT DISNEY LEGACY COLLECTION: True-Life Adventures (Disney) Four volumes

December 24, 2006

‘Sunshine’ that warms the heart

Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear) is a motivational speaker who believes that people come in two categories: winners and losers. His nine-step program to success, "Refuse to Lose," is so cheesy he can't find anyone to swallow it.

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