Ang Lee’s ‘Taking Woodstock’ Lays Down Too Mellow a Vibe to Be Memorable
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View Article‘In a World...’ Reveals a Voiceover of Heart, Hilarity
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– One the most familiar movie clichés is the sonorous voice that intones “In a world…” to begin a movie trailer, and then extols the virtues of that upcoming feature. Lake Bell,...
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