Running thoughts on movies and their makings.

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• Over Here, Oscar! The Sea Inside, The Woodsman, Hotel Rwanda, The Assassination of Richard Nixon.
  David Edelstein Dec. 29, 2004
  
• Joel Schumacher's Symphony Plus, Lemony Snicket, Meet the Fockers, and the very, very last word on biopics.
  David Edelstein Dec. 20, 2004
  
• Wings of Desire Martin Scorsese joins the mile-high club in The Aviator.
  David Edelstein Dec. 15, 2004
  
• Another Biopic Contest! Plus, Steven Soderbergh's dopey Ocean's Twelve.
  David Edelstein Dec. 10, 2004
  
• Readers Picks for Best Biopics Plus, more on the genre.
  David Edelstein Nov. 19, 2004
  
• Straight on Till Neverland Plus, more reader mail on The Incredibles.
  David Edelstein Nov. 9, 2004
  
• What's It All About? Alfie:a dry, anachronistic remake.
  David Edelstein Nov. 5, 2004
  
• Bush's Gift to American Culture Plus, Jamie Foxx's Ray.
  David Edelstein Oct. 29, 2004
  
• Vengeful Wraiths and Starving Actors Plus, the answer to a reader question.
  David Edelstein Oct. 19, 2004
  
• Jane Fonda's War Record Plus, wingers respond to Team America.
  David Edelstein Oct. 11, 2004