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Tokyo 2014: ‘The Connection’ tells the European side of events of the infamous drug operation

Not to be confused with the 1971 classic The French Connection starring Gene Hackman, director Cedric Jimenez’s second feature The Connection essentially tells the European side of events of the infamous drug operation. Academy Award-winner Jean Dujardin leads a strong cast as Pierre Michel, a magistrate stationed in Marseille, determined to cut off the supply chain but unaware of how high up corruption from the local Corsican mob has spread up the political food chain.

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‘The Monuments Men’ wastes an excellent ensemble in a dull, uninspired WWII-set heist story

The Monuments Men Written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov Directed by George Clooney USA and Germany, 2014 The high-school history teachers of the world, or at least of the United States, can breathe easy, because they’ll have a new movie to add to their collections soon enough. Right before exam week, they can pop …

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‘The Artist’ works as an effective homage to, rather than an irritating aping of, a particular brand of populist cinema

The Artist Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius France/Belgium, 2011 This review contains some minor narrative spoilers. Contrary to an assertion prominent in its now mammoth publicity machine, The Artist is not a silent film. There are actually some notable examples of diegetic sound within it, and aside from being in black and white, though …

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