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The Road

On "The Road" with John Hillcoat

The Aussie director talks about Viggo Mortensen, Coke, cannibalism and adapting Cormac McCarthy's bleak parable
Andrew O'Hehir
The Road

"The Road": Post-apocalypse now

Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel
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The Princess and the Frog

"The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty

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Dysfunctional for the holidays

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Cinematic genius meets teen heartthrob

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I survived "The Christmas Sweater"

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A wartime romance for our turbulent era

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